Resident of Singapore (1819-1826)

Picture	Name	From	Until
	Maj-Gen. William Farquhar William Farquhar Major-General William Farquhar was an employee of the East India Company, and the first Resident of colonial Singapore.-Early life:Farquhar was born at Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen in 1774, and joined the East India Company as a cadet when he was 17...	February 6, 1819	May 1, 1823
	Dr. John Crawfurd John Crawfurd John Crawfurd , Scottish physician, and colonial administrator and author, was born in the island of Islay, Scotland...	May 27, 1823	August 15, 1826

Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826-1946)

Picture	Name	From	Until
	Robert Fullerton Robert Fullerton (governor) Robert Fullerton, was born in 1773 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of Rev. William Fullerton.-Career:Robert Fullerton was a Governor of Penang and also the first Governor of Straits Settlements, appointed by the Colonial Office, London...	November 27, 1826	November 12, 1830
	Robert Ibbetson	November 12, 1830	December 7, 1833
	Kenneth Murchison	December 7, 1833	November 18, 1836
	Sir Samuel George Bonham	November 18, 1836	January 1843
Ruled directly from the British East India Company British East India Company The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China... From January to August 1843.
	Colonel Major-General William John Butterworth	August 1843	March 21, 1855
	Edmund Augustus Blundell	March 21, 1855	August 6, 1859
	Major General Sir William Orfeur Cavenagh	August 6, 1859	March 16, 1867
	Major General Sir Harry St. George Ord Harry Ord Major-General Sir Harry St. George Ord GCMG, CB, RE, was born on 4 August 1819 in North Cray, Kent, England. He was the son of Henry Gough Ord and grandson of Craven Ord of Greenstead Hall, Essex, a prominent antiquarian.-Education and career:...	March 16, 1867	November 4, 1873
	Sir Andrew Clarke Andrew Clarke (administrator) Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke, GCMG, CB, CIE was a British soldier and governor as well as a politician in Australia.-Background and education:...	November 4, 1873	May 8, 1875
	Sir William Jervois William Jervois Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB was a British military engineer who saw service, as Second Captain, in South Africa...	May 8, 1875	April 3, 1877
	Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson Edward Anson Major General Archibald Edward Harbord Anson KCMG, was born on 16 April 1826 with a twin sister at 32 Devonshire Place. He was the youngest son of Major General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet Anson K.C.B. and his mother was from the Dickenson family... Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements	April 3, 1877	August 1877
	Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG was a British colonial administrator and a musical composer, being the author of several well known songs...	August 1877	February 10, 1879
	Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson Edward Anson Major General Archibald Edward Harbord Anson KCMG, was born on 16 April 1826 with a twin sister at 32 Devonshire Place. He was the youngest son of Major General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet Anson K.C.B. and his mother was from the Dickenson family... Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements	February 10, 1879	May 16, 1880
	Sir Frederick Weld Frederick Weld Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG , was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.-Early life:Weld was born near...	May 16, 1880	October 17, 1887
	Sir Cecil Clementi Smith Cecil Clementi Smith Rt Hon Sir Cecil Clementi Smith G.C.M.G. , was a British colonial administrator. He was known for his effective work in quelling Chinese secret societies in the Straits Settlements, such as those in Singapore...	October 17, 1887	August 30, 1893
	William Edward Maxwell Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements	August 30, 1893	February 1, 1894
	Sir Charles Mitchell	February 1, 1894	December 7, 1899
	James Alexander Swettenham Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements	December 7, 1899	November 5, 1901
	Sir Frank Swettenham Frank Swettenham Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham GCMG CH was the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States which was formed by combining a number of sultanates. He served from 1 July 1896 to 1901. He was also an amateur photographer...	November 5, 1901	April 16, 1904
	Sir John Anderson John Anderson (governor) Sir John Anderson GCMG KCB JP was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Ceylon and Governor of Straits Settlements.-Education:...	April 16, 1904	September 2, 1911
	Sir Arthur Young Arthur Young (governor) Captain Sir Arthur Henderson Young GCMG KBE was born in 1854. He was the son of Colonel Keith Young. On 5 November 1885, Sir Arthur married Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy, daughter of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa and Lady Julia Jephson. He died on 20 October 1938.-Career:He joined the...	September 2, 1911	February 17, 1920
	Sir Laurence Guillemard Laurence Guillemard Sir Laurence Guillemard was a British civil servant who served as high commissioner of Malaysia when it was under the British Empire. Guillemard was one of the promoters of British policies favouring the Malay ethnic group....	February 17, 1920	June 3, 1927
	Sir Hugh Clifford Hugh Clifford Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, GCMG, GBE was a British colonial administrator.-Early life:Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and his wife Josephine Elizabeth, née Anstice; his grandfather was Hugh Clifford, 7th Baron...	June 3, 1927	February 5, 1930
	Sir Cecil Clementi Cecil Clementi -Early life and education:Born in Cawnpore, India, Clementi was the son of Colonel Montagu Clementi, Judge Advocate General in India, and his wife, Isabel Collard. He attended St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Sanskrit and the classics. In 1895, he won the Hertford...	February 5, 1930	November 9, 1934
	Sir Shenton Thomas Shenton Thomas Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, GCMG, GCStJ was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1934–1942 during which time World War II began. He died at age 82...	November 9, 1934	February 15, 1942
Japanese Occupation of the Straits Settlements From February 15, 1942 to September 12, 1945.
British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements British Military Administration The British Military Administration was the interim administrator of British Malaya between the end of World War II and the establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946. Specifically, the entity lasted from September 1945 to April 1946... From September 12, 1945 to April 1, 1946.
	Lord Louis Mountbatten Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh... British High Command	September 12, 1945	April 1, 1946
Continuation of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
	Sir Shenton Thomas Shenton Thomas Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, GCMG, GCStJ was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1934–1942 during which time World War II began. He died at age 82...	September 12, 1945	April 1, 1946

Governors of Singapore (1946-1959)

See also

• Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
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• Governor
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• History of Malaysia
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• History of Singapore
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• Yang di-Pertuan Negara
  Yang di-Pertuan Negara
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• Legislative Council of Singapore
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