List of chief secretaries of Singapore
Resident councillors of Singapore (1826-1867)
The resident councillor of Singapore was a high ranking government civil position in colonial Singapore during the Straits Settlements era. It was second only to the governor of the Straits Settlements in the colonial government.
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Origin | Background or previous appointment | Governor (From–To) | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | John Prince (1772-1848) | 15 August 1826 | 18 November 1827 | — | — | ![]() Robert Fullerton | |
2 | Kenneth Murchison (1794–1854) | 29 November 1827 | 6 December 1833 | Scotland | Employee at East India Company | ||
![]() Robert Ibbetson | |||||||
3 | ![]() | Sir Samuel George Bonham (1803–1863) | 7 December 1833 | 18 November 1836 | Kent, England | Employee at East India Company | Kenneth Murchison (1833-1836) |
4 | Thomas Church (1798–1860) | 4 March 1837 | 20 September 1856 | Somerset, England | Assistant Resident of Pinang | ![]() Samuel George Bonham | |
![]() William John Butterworth | |||||||
Edmund Augustus Blundell (1855-1859) | |||||||
5 | Henry Somerset MacKenzie (1826–1904) [1][2] | 22 September 1856 | 13 July 1859 [3] | — | — | ||
![]() William Orfeur Cavenagh (1859-1867) | |||||||
— | ![]() | Colonel Ronald MacPherson (1817–1869) | 10 March 1859 — 7 October 1860 As acting Resident Councillor | Island of Skye, Scotland | Resident Councillor of Malacca | ||
6 | 8 October 1860 | 31 March 1867 |
Colonial secretaries of the Straits Settlements (1867–1942)
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Origin | Background or previous appointment | Governor (From–To) | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Colonel Ronald MacPherson (1817–1869) | 1 April 1867 | 6 December 1869 (Died in office) | Island of Skye, Scotland | Resident Councillor of Singapore | ![]() Sir Harry St. George Ord (1867-1871) |
— | E W Shaw Acting[4] | 7 December 1869 | 5 June 1870 | — | Colonial administrator | ||
2 | ![]() | James Wheeler Woodford Birch (1826–1875) | 6 June 1870 | 4 November 1874 | — | Colonial administrator | |
![]() Edward Anson (1871-1872) 1st time Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir Harry St. George Ord (1872-1873) | |||||||
![]() Edward Anson (1873) 2nd time Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir Andrew Clarke | |||||||
— | ![]() | Thomas Braddell (1823–1891) Acting | 4 November 1874 | 17 February 1876 | County Wicklow, Ireland | Attorney-General of Singapore | |
William Willans (d. 1905)[5] Acting | — | Colonial Treasurer of Straits Settlements | |||||
![]() Sir William Jervois | |||||||
Charles John Irving (1831–1917) Acting | London, England | Auditor-General of Straits Settlements | |||||
3 | Sir John Douglas (1836–1885) | 17 February 1876 | 17 August 1878 | Limerick, Ireland | Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | ||
![]() Edward Anson (1877) 3rd time Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson | |||||||
4 | ![]() | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (1840–1916) | 3 September 1878 | 17 November 1885 | London, England | Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong | |
![]() Edward Anson (1879-1880) 4th time Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir Frederick Weld | |||||||
5 | ![]() | Sir John Frederick Dickson (1835–1891) | 17 November 1885 [6] | 31 August 1891 [7][8] | — | Colonial administrator | |
![]() Sir Cecil Clementi Smith | |||||||
— | Arthur Philip Talbot (b. 18?? – d. 19 December 1898)[9] Acting | 31 August 1891 [7][8] | 9 March 1892 [10] | — | Colonial administrator | ||
6 | ![]() | William Edward Maxwell (1846–1897) | 9 March 1892 [10] | 11 February 1895 | — | British Resident of Selangor | |
![]() William Edward Maxwell (1893-1894) Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir Charles Mitchell | |||||||
7 | ![]() | James Alexander Swettenham (1846–1933) | 11 February 1895 | 7 December 1899 | Derbyshire, England | Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
— | ![]() | Sir Walter Egerton (1858–1947) Acting | 7 December 1899 | 5 July 1901 | — | Colonial administrator | ![]() James Alexander Swettenham (1899-1901) Acting |
Charles Walter Sneyd-Kynnersley (1849-1904) Acting | — | Colonial administrator | |||||
8 | Sir William Thomas Taylor (1848–1931) | 5 July 1901 | 31 December 1904 | — | Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | ![]() Sir Frank Swettenham (1901-1904) | |
![]() Sir John Anderson | |||||||
9 | Frederick George Penney (c. 1856–1928) | 1 January 1905 | 13 April 1905 | — | Resident Councillor of Malacca | ||
— | ![]() | Edward Lewis Brockman (1865–1943) Acting | 13 April 1905 | 29 June 1906 | — | Assistant Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements | |
10 | ![]() | Sir Arthur Young (1854–1938) | 29 June 1906 | 31 January 1911 [11] | — | Colonial administrator Navy officer | |
11 | ![]() | Edward Lewis Brockman (1865–1943) | 1 February 1911 [11] | 4 September 1911 [12] | — | Resident of Pahang | |
12 | Richard James Wilkinson (1867–1941) | 4 September 1911 [12][13] | February 1916 | Salonika, Greece | British Resident at Negeri Sembilan | ![]() Sir Arthur Young (1911-1920) | |
— | William George Maxwell (1871–1959) Acting | February 1916 [14] | April 1916 | Malacca, Straits Settlements | British Adviser for Kedah | ||
13 | Sir Frederick Seton James (1870–1934) | April 1916 | 19 March 1924 | UK | Colonial administrator | ||
![]() Sir Laurence Guillemard | |||||||
— | George Hemmant (1880–1964) Acting 1st time Acting | 19 March 1924 | 2 April 1924 | — | Colonial administrator | ||
14 | Edward Shaw Hose (1871–1946) | 2 April 1924 | 21 November 1925 | Surrey, England | British Resident of Negri Sembilan | ||
15 | Sir Hayes Marriott (1873–1929) | 21 November 1925 | 16 December 1928 | — | General Adviser to Johore | ||
![]() Sir Hugh Clifford | |||||||
— | George Hemmant (1880–1964) 2nd time Acting | 16 December 1928 | 12 February 1929 | — | Colonial administrator | ||
16 | Sir John Scott (1878–1946) | 12 February 1929 | 23 May 1933 | — | Chief Secretary of Tanganyika Territory | ||
Sir John Scott | |||||||
![]() Sir Cecil Clementi | |||||||
17 | ![]() | Sir Andrew Caldecott (1884–1951) | 23 May 1933 | 7 December 1935 | Kent, England | Chief Secretary of Federated Malaya States (FMS) | |
![]() Sir Shenton Thomas | |||||||
18 | Sir Alexander Sym Small (1887–1944) | 7 December 1935 | 19 January 1940 | North Lanarkshire, Scotland | Treasurer of Straits Settlements | ||
19 | Stanley Wilson Jones (1888–1962) | 19 January 1940 | 27 January 1942 | — | British Resident of Selangor | ||
— | Hugh Fraser (1891–1944) Acting | 27 January 1942 | 15 February 1942 | — | Colonial administrator |
Colonial Secretaries of Singapore (1946-1955)
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Origin | Background or previous appointment | Governor (From–To) | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron (1896–1964) | 1 April 1946 | 29 April 1950 | Aberdeen, Scotland | Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer | ![]() Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (1946-1952) | |
— | J D M Smith Acting | 29 April 1950 [15] | 30 June 1950 [16][17] | — | Colonial administrator | ||
![]() | Wilfred Lawson Blythe (1896–1975) | 30 June 1950 | 30 July 1953 | — | Colonial administrator | ||
2 | |||||||
Wilfred Lawson Blythe (1952) Acting | |||||||
![]() Sir John Fearns Nicoll (1952-1955) | |||||||
3 | William Allmond Codrington Goode (1907–1986) | 30 July 1953 | February 1955 | Middlesex, England | Colonial administrator |
Chief Secretaries of Singapore (1955-1959)
№ | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Origin | Background or previous appointment | Governor (From–To) | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | William Allmond Codrington Goode (1907–1986) | February 1955 | 9 December 1957 | Middlesex, England | Colonial Secretary of Singapore | William Goode (1955) Acting | |
Sir Robert Brown Black (1955-1957) | |||||||
William Goode (1957-1959) | |||||||
2 | Edgeworth Beresford David (1908–1965) | 29 January 1958[18] | 2 June 1959 | London, England | Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong |
References
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 12 March 1859. p. 2.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780810873872.
- ^ "The Overland Singapore Free Press". Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 14 July 1859. p. 5.
- ^ "Straits Settlement Government Gazette".
- ^ "Legislative Council". The Straits Times. 8 May 1875. p. 2.
- ^ "Death of Sir Frederick Dickson". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 29 December 1891. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Departure of Sir Frederick Dickson". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 1 September 1891. p. 6.
- ^ a b "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 1 September 1891. p. 10.
- ^ "Special Telegram". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 14 January 1899. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Local and General". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 15 March 1892. p. 2.
- ^ a b "The Governor's Trip". The Straits Times. 31 January 1911. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Mr. and Mrs. Brockman". The Straits Times. 5 September 1911. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 28527". The London Gazette. 1 September 1911. p. 6453.
- ^ "Legislative Council Changes". The Straits Times. 11 February 1916. p. 8.
- ^ "Mr. J.D.M. Smith". Malaya Tribune. 2 May 1950. p. 5.
- ^ "Mr. Blythe Back For New Post". The Straits Times. 30 June 1950. p. 7.
- ^ "Leaves Tomorrow". The Straits Times. 1 July 1950. p. 7.
- ^ "Last Chief Secretary". Singapore Standard. 30 January 1958. p. 4.
External links
- WorldStatesmen - Singapore
- Historical Dictionary of Singapore (Justin Corfield) ISBN 9780810873872
- Past and present leaders of Singapore
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