List of Governors of the Straits Settlements
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The governors of the Straits Settlements were the heads of the British colonies of the Straits Settlements on the Straits of Malacca . The main settlements were Penang , Singapore and Malacca .
Until 1867, the Straits Settlements were administered by the British East India Company , which appointed the governor. Thereafter, the Straits Settlements received the rank of crown colony and the Colonial Office determined the governor. In 1946 the colonies were dissolved.
The governor of the British colony Straits Settlements was also high commissioner for the Federated Malay States on the Malaysian peninsula, for British North Borneo , Brunei , Sarawak and, at times, Labuan . The Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) and Christmas Island , which were previously part of Ceylon for administrative purposes , have also been administered by the governor of the Straits Settlements since 1886. Penang and Malacca was administered by local councilors under the supervision of the Governor of the Straits Settlements. In the former sultanates of Perak , Selangor , Negri Sembilan and Pahang , a permanent representative (resident) of the colonial administration was active after 1896 in the rank of resident-general who was subordinate to the High Commissioner; his decisions - except for religious questions - were binding.
| Surname | Taking office | Resignation |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Fullerton | November 27, 1826 | November 12, 1830 |
| Robert Ibbetson | November 12, 1830 | December 7, 1833 |
| Kenneth Murchison | December 7, 1833 | November 18, 1836 |
| George Bonham | November 18, 1836 | January 1843 |
| William John Butterworth | August 1843 | March 21, 1855 |
| Edmund Augustus Blundell | March 21, 1855 | August 6, 1859 |
| William Orfeur Cavenagh | August 6, 1859 | March 16, 1867 |
| Harry Ord | March 16, 1867 | November 4, 1873 |
| Andrew Clarke | November 4, 1873 | May 8, 1875 |
| William Jervois | May 8, 1875 | April 3, 1877 |
| Edward Anson (interim) | April 3, 1877 | August 1877 |
| William Cleaver Francis Robinson | August 1877 | February 10, 1879 |
| Edward Anson (interim) | February 10, 1879 | May 16, 1880 |
| Frederick Weld | May 16, 1880 | October 17, 1887 |
| Cecil Clementi Smith | October 17, 1887 | August 30, 1893 |
| William Edward Maxwell (interim) | August 30, 1893 | February 1, 1894 |
| Charles Mitchell | February 1, 1894 | December 7, 1899 |
| Alexander Swettenham (interim) | December 7, 1899 | November 5, 1901 |
| Frank Swettenham | November 5, 1901 | April 16, 1904 |
| John Anderson | April 16, 1904 | September 2, 1911 |
| Arthur Young | September 2, 1911 | 17th February 1920 |
| Laurence Guillemard | 17th February 1920 | June 3, 1927 |
| Hugh Clifford | June 3, 1927 | 5th February 1930 |
| Cecil Clementi | 5th February 1930 | November 9, 1934 |
| Shenton Thomas | November 9, 1934 | February 15, 1942 |
| Japanese occupation of the Straits Settlements | ||
| Lord Louis Mountbatten (Military Administrator) | September 12, 1945 | April 1, 1946 |
| Shenton Thomas (civil governor) | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Straits Settlements , in: Encyclopædia Britannica , 1911, Volume 25, page 980f., Taken from: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica / Straits Settlements , Wikisource (English language version), online at: en.wikisource.org / ...
- ↑ England / United Kingdom , Directory of Colonies, Section England / United Kingdom , compilation of the encyclopedia of WorldStatesmen.org, online at: worldstatesmen.org / ... (individual selected countries there)