Governors of Singapore

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Governors of Singapore was the title of the chief political executive during its pre-independence phase in the history of the Singapore, under British.

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[edit] Resident of Singapore (1819-1826)

The Resident and Commandants of Singapore ruled the British colony that is today the Republic of the Singapore. The men that held this position governed Singapore from 1819 to 1826, on behalf of the British East India Company.

Picture Name From Until
Maj-Gen. William Farquhar February 6, 1819 May 1, 1823
Dr. John Crawfurd May 27, 1823 August 15, 1826

[edit] Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826-1946)

Main article: List of British Governors of Straits Settlements

The Governors of the Straits Settlements ruled the Straits Settlements. The men that held this position governed the Straits Settlements from 1819 to 1826, on behalf of the British East India Company (until 1858), the India Office (until 1867) and the Colonial Office (until 1946).

Picture Name From Until
Robert Fullerton 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
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 March 16, 1867 November 4, 1873
Sir Andrew Clarke November 4, 1873 May 8, 1875
Sir William Jervois May 8, 1875 April 3, 1877
Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements		 April 3, 1877 August 1877
Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson August 1877 February 10, 1879
Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements		 February 10, 1879 May 16, 1880
Sir Frederick Weld May 16, 1880 October 17, 1887
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith 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 November 5, 1901 April 16, 1904
Sir John Anderson April 16, 1904 September 2, 1911
Sir Arthur Young September 2, 1911 February 17, 1920
Sir Laurence Guillemard February 17, 1920 June 3, 1927
Sir Hugh Clifford June 3, 1927 February 5, 1930
Sir Cecil Clementi February 5, 1930 November 9, 1934
Sir Shenton Thomas 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
From September 12, 1945 to April 1, 1946.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
British High Command		 September 12, 1945 April 1, 1946
Continuation of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
Sir Shenton Thomas September 12, 1945 April 1, 1946

[edit] Governors of Singapore (1946-1959)

The Governors of Singapore ruled Singapore. The men that held this position governed the Crown Colony of Singapore from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the Colonial Office until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in where the Office of the Governor was abolished.

Picture Name From Until
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson April 1, 1946 March 20, 1952
Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe
Acting Governor of Singapore		 March 20, 1952 April 21, 1952
Sir John Fearns Nicoll April 21, 1952 June 2, 1955
Sir William Goode
Acting Governor of Singapore		 June 2, 1955 June 30, 1955
Sir Robert Brown Black June 30, 1955 December 9, 1957
Sir William Goode December 9, 1957 June 3, 1959

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