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The persons on this position governed Singapore from 1819 to 1826, on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1801).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="120px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="3" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamFarquhar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/WilliamFarquhar.jpg/80px-WilliamFarquhar.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/WilliamFarquhar.jpg/120px-WilliamFarquhar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/WilliamFarquhar.jpg/160px-WilliamFarquhar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1210" data-file-height="1727" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Major-General <a href="/wiki/William_Farquhar" title="William Farquhar">William Farquhar</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1774–1839)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">6 February 1819 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 May 1823 </td> <td rowspan="2">4 years, 2 months </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire" title="Aberdeenshire">Aberdeenshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Resident of <a href="/wiki/Malacca" title="Malacca">Malacca</a>,<br />Chief Engineer </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Allan_Ramsay_-_King_George_III_in_coronation_robes_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Allan_Ramsay_-_King_George_III_in_coronation_robes_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/80px-Allan_Ramsay_-_King_George_III_in_coronation_robes_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="125" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/George_IV_1821_color.jpg/120px-George_IV_1821_color.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/George_IV_1821_color.jpg/160px-George_IV_1821_color.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1029" data-file-height="1501" /></a></span> <p><b><a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">George IV</a></b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Crawfurd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/John_Crawfurd.jpg/80px-John_Crawfurd.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/John_Crawfurd.jpg/120px-John_Crawfurd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/John_Crawfurd.jpg/160px-John_Crawfurd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="565" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Dr <a href="/wiki/John_Crawfurd" title="John Crawfurd">John Crawfurd</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1783–1868)</span> </td> <td>27 May 1823 </td> <td>15 August 1826 </td> <td>3 years, 2 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Argyll" title="Argyll">Argyll</a>, Scotland </td> <td>Surgeon, Diplomat </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_(1826–1942)"><span id="Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_.281826.E2.80.931942.29"></span>Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Singapore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements" title="List of governors of the Straits Settlements">List of governors of the Straits Settlements</a></div> <p>The <b>Governor of the Straits Settlements</b> ruled the <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a>. The persons on this position governed the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946, on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a> (1826–1858), the <a href="/wiki/India_Office" title="India Office">India Office</a> (1858–1867) and the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a> (1867–1946) respectively. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1904%E2%80%931925).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281904%E2%80%931925%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">British Straits Settlements</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="120px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="3" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Fullerton,_by_George_Chinnery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg/79px-Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg/119px-Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg/158px-Robert_Fullerton%2C_by_George_Chinnery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2643" data-file-height="3200" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Fullerton" title="Robert Fullerton">Robert Fullerton</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1773–1831)</span></td> <td rowspan="2">27 November 1826 </td> <td rowspan="2">12 November 1830 </td> <td rowspan="2">3 years, 11 months </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, Scotland </td> <td rowspan="2">Second Member of Council,<br />and President of the Board of Trade </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_IV_1821_color.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/George_IV_1821_color.jpg/80px-George_IV_1821_color.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/George_IV_1821_color.jpg/120px-George_IV_1821_color.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/George_IV_1821_color.jpg/160px-George_IV_1821_color.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1029" data-file-height="1501" /></a></span><br /><b>George IV</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg/80px-William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg/120px-William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg/160px-William_IV_in_1833_by_Shee_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1155" data-file-height="1661" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_IV" title="William IV">William IV</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg/80px-Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg/120px-Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg/160px-Robert_Ibbetson_1789-1850.jpg 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Kenneth_Murchison.jpg/112px-Kenneth_Murchison.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Kenneth_Murchison.jpg/149px-Kenneth_Murchison.jpg 2x" data-file-width="724" data-file-height="944" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Murchison" title="Kenneth Murchison">Kenneth Murchison</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1794–1854)</span> </td> <td>7 December 1833 </td> <td>17 November 1836 </td> <td>2 years, 11 months </td> <td>Scotland </td> <td>Resident Councillor<br />of the <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">4 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg/79px-Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg/119px-Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg/158px-Sir_Samuel_George_Bonham.jpg 2x" data-file-width="357" data-file-height="473" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_Bonham" title="George Bonham"><b>Sir Samuel George Bonham</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1803–1863)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">18 November 1836 </td> <td rowspan="2">January 1843 </td> <td rowspan="2">6 years, 1 month </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, England </td> <td rowspan="2">Resident Councillor<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="21"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg/80px-Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg/120px-Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg/160px-Queen_Victoria_by_Bassano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2729" data-file-height="3851" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria"><b>Victoria</b></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1801).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_%281801%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_J_Butterworth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/William_J_Butterworth.jpg/80px-William_J_Butterworth.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/William_J_Butterworth.jpg/120px-William_J_Butterworth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/William_J_Butterworth.jpg/159px-William_J_Butterworth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1035" data-file-height="1441" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Major General <a href="/wiki/William_John_Butterworth" title="William John Butterworth">William John Butterworth</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1801–1856)</span> </td> <td>August 1843 </td> <td>21 March 1855 </td> <td>11 years, 9 months </td> <td><i>Unknown</i> </td> <td>Lieutenant-Colonel<br />of the 38th Madras Regiment </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Augustus_Blundell" title="Edmund Augustus Blundell">Edmund Augustus Blundell</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1804–1868)</span> </td> <td>21 March 1855 </td> <td>6 August 1859 </td> <td>4 years, 4 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a>, England </td> <td>Resident Councillor of Penang </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg/25px-British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg/38px-British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg/50px-British_Raj_Red_Ensign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/India_Office" title="India Office">India Office</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, 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<td>7 years, 7 months </td> <td>Kent, England </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg/80px-HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Major General Sir <a href="/wiki/Harry_Ord" title="Harry Ord">Harry St. George Ord</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1819–1885)</span> </td> <td>16 March 1867 </td> <td>4 March 1871 </td> <td>3 years, 11 months </td> <td>Kent, England </td> <td>Special Commissioner to West Africa </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/80px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/120px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/160px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="298" /></a></span> </td> <td>Major General <a href="/wiki/Edward_Anson" title="Edward Anson">Edward Archibald Harbord Anson</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1826–1925)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>4 March 1871 </td> <td>22 March 1872 </td> <td>1 year and 18 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England </td> <td>Lieutenant Governor of Penang </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg/80px-HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Major General Sir Harry St. George Ord</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1819–1885)</span> </td> <td>22 March 1872 </td> <td>3 November 1873 </td> <td>1 year, 7 months </td> <td>Kent, England </td> <td>Colonial administrator </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/80px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/120px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/160px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="298" /></a></span> </td> <td>Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1826–1925)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>3 November 1873 </td> <td>4 November 1873 </td> <td>1 day </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Lieutenant Governor of Penang </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Andrew_Clarke_(1873)_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg/80px-Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg/120px-Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg/160px-Sir_Andrew_Clarke_%281873%29_by_G_R_Lambert.jpg 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="316" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Clarke_(British_Army_officer,_born_1824)" title="Andrew Clarke (British Army officer, born 1824)">Andrew Clarke</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1824–1902)</span> </td> <td>4 November 1873</td> <td>8 May 1875 </td> <td>1 year, 6 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, England </td> <td>Director of Works at the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)" title="Admiralty (United Kingdom)">Admiralty</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Jervois.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/William_Jervois.jpg/80px-William_Jervois.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/William_Jervois.jpg/120px-William_Jervois.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/William_Jervois.jpg/160px-William_Jervois.jpg 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="359" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Jervois" title="William Jervois">William Jervois</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1821–1897)</span> </td> <td>8 May 1875 </td> <td>3 April 1877 </td> <td>1 year, 10 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>, England </td> <td>Colonel of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Royal Engineers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/80px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/120px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/160px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="298" /></a></span> </td> <td>Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1826–1925)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>3 April 1877 </td> <td>August 1877 </td> <td>4 months </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Lieutenant Governor of Penang </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg/80px-William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg/120px-William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg/160px-William_C._F._Robinson.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="494" data-file-height="699" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_C._F._Robinson" title="William C. F. Robinson">William Cleaver Francis Robinson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1834–1897)</span> </td> <td>August 1877 </td> <td>10 February 1879 </td> <td>1 year, 5 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Westmeath" title="County Westmeath">County Westmeath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Western_Australia" title="Governor of Western Australia">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/80px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/120px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg/160px-Archibald_Edward_Harbord_Anson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="298" /></a></span> </td> <td>Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1826–1925)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>10 February 1879 </td> <td>16 May 1880 </td> <td>1 year, 3 months </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Lieutenant Governor of Penang </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frederick_Weld.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Frederick_Weld.jpg/80px-Frederick_Weld.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Frederick_Weld.jpg/120px-Frederick_Weld.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Frederick_Weld.jpg/160px-Frederick_Weld.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="788" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Weld" title="Frederick Weld">Frederick Weld</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1823–1891)</span> </td> <td>16 May 1880 </td> <td>17 October 1887 </td> <td>7 years, 5 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>, England </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg/80px-Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg/120px-Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Cecil_Clementi_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="149" data-file-height="183" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Clementi_Smith" title="Cecil Clementi Smith">Cecil Clementi Smith</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1840–1916)</span> </td> <td>17 October 1887 </td> <td>30 August 1893 </td> <td>5 years, 10 months </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg/80px-Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg/120px-Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg/160px-Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="343" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Edward_Maxwell" title="William Edward Maxwell">William Edward Maxwell</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1846–1897)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>30 August 1893 </td> <td>1 February 1894 </td> <td>5 months and 2 days </td> <td><i>unknown</i> </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Mitchell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charles_Mitchell.jpg/80px-Charles_Mitchell.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charles_Mitchell.jpg/120px-Charles_Mitchell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Charles_Mitchell.jpg/160px-Charles_Mitchell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="928" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Charles_Mitchell_(colonial_administrator)" title="Charles Mitchell (colonial administrator)">Charles Mitchell</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1836–1899)</span><br /><i><span style="font-size:85%;">Died while in office</span></i> </td> <td>1 February 1894 </td> <td>7 December 1899 </td> <td>5 years, 10 months </td> <td>London, England </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_British_South_African_colonies#Natal_Colony" title="List of governors of British South African colonies">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Natal" title="Colony of Natal">Natal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">— </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg/80px-James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg/120px-James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg/160px-James_Alexander_Swettenham.jpg 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Swettenham" title="Alexander Swettenham">James Alexander Swettenham</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1846–1933)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 December 1899 </td> <td rowspan="2">5 November 1901 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 year, 10 months </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a>, England </td> <td rowspan="2">Colonial Secretary<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King-Edward-VII_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg/119px-King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg/159px-King-Edward-VII_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2142" data-file-height="3330" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg/80px-Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg/120px-Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg/160px-Sir_Frank_Swettenham_by_John_Singer_Sargent_1904.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="885" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Frank_Swettenham" title="Frank Swettenham">Frank Swettenham</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1850–1946)</span> </td> <td>5 November 1901 </td> <td>16 April 1904 </td> <td>2 years, 5 months </td> <td>Derbyshire, England </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Federated_Malay_States#Resident-General" title="Federated Malay States">Resident-General</a><br />of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_Malay_States" title="Federated Malay States">Federated Malay States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">16 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_john_anderson.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sir_john_anderson.gif/80px-Sir_john_anderson.gif" decoding="async" width="80" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sir_john_anderson.gif/120px-Sir_john_anderson.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sir_john_anderson.gif/160px-Sir_john_anderson.gif 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="1631" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(colonial_administrator)" title="John Anderson (colonial administrator)">John Anderson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1858–1918)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">16 April 1904 </td> <td rowspan="2">2 September 1911 </td> <td rowspan="2">7 years, 4 months </td> <td rowspan="2">Aberdeenshire, Scotland </td> <td rowspan="2">Colonial administrator </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-King_George_1923_LCCN2014715558_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3283" data-file-height="4629" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg/80px-Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg/120px-Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg/160px-Sir_Arthur_Henderson_Young_1921.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1116" data-file-height="1496" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Young_(colonial_administrator)" title="Arthur Young (colonial administrator)">Arthur Henderson Young</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1854–1938)</span> </td> <td>2 September 1911 </td> <td>17 February 1920 </td> <td>8 years, 5 months </td> <td><i>unknown</i> </td> <td>Resident-General<br />of the Federated Malay States </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png/80px-Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png/120px-Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png/160px-Sir_Laurence_Guillemard.png 2x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Guillemard" title="Laurence Guillemard">Laurence Guillemard</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1862–1951)</span> </td> <td>17 February 1920 </td> <td>3 June 1927 </td> <td>7 years, 3 months </td> <td><i>unknown</i> </td> <td>Colonial administrator </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hugh_Charles_Clifford_(The_Straits_Times,_15_October_1929).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg/80px-Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg/120px-Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg/160px-Hugh_Charles_Clifford_%28The_Straits_Times%2C_15_October_1929%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Clifford_(colonial_administrator)" title="Hugh Clifford (colonial administrator)">Hugh Clifford</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1866–1941)</span> </td> <td>3 June 1927 </td> <td>21 October 1929 </td> <td>2 years, 4 months </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Governor of <a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">British Ceylon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Scott_(colonial_administrator)" title="John Scott (colonial administrator)">John Scott</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1878 – 1946)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>21 October 1929 </td> <td>5 February 1930 </td> <td>3 months and 15 days </td> <td><i>unknown</i> </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg/80px-SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg/120px-SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="212" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Clementi" title="Cecil Clementi">Cecil Clementi</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1875–1947)</span> </td> <td>5 February 1930 </td> <td>17 February 1934 </td> <td>4 years and 12 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Cawnpore</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hong_Kong" title="Governor of Hong Kong">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg/80px-Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg/120px-Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg/160px-Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Caldecott" title="Andrew Caldecott">Andrew Caldecott</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1884–1951)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>17 February 1934 </td> <td>9 November 1934 </td> <td>8 months and 23 days </td> <td>Kent, England </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of the Straits Settlements </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/80px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/120px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/160px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="322" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Shenton_Thomas" title="Shenton Thomas">Shenton Thomas</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1879–1962)</span> </td> <td rowspan="4">9 November 1934 </td> <td rowspan="4">15 February 1942 </td> <td rowspan="4">7 years, 3 months </td> <td rowspan="4">London, England </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Gold_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of the Gold Coast">Governor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_(British_colony)" title="Gold Coast (British colony)">Gold Coast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">21 </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_(HS85-10-36416).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/79px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/119px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg/159px-HRH_The_Prince_of_Wales_No_4_%28HS85-10-36416%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2222" data-file-height="2994" /></a></span> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_VIII" title="Edward VIII">Edward VIII</a></b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_(cleaned).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/79px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/119px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/159px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3545" data-file-height="4862" /></a></span> <p><b><a href="/wiki/George_VI" title="George VI">George VI</a></b> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore" title="Japanese occupation of Singapore">Japanese occupation of Singapore</a></i> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_(1868%E2%80%931945).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/25px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/38px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/50px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Japanese_occupation_(1942_to_1945)"><span id="Japanese_occupation_.281942_to_1945.29"></span>Japanese occupation (1942 to 1945)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Singapore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Japanese occupation (1942 to 1945)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore" title="Japanese occupation of Singapore">Japanese occupation of Singapore</a>, there were two <b>Mayors</b><sup id="cite_ref-odate_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-odate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and five <b>Military Administrators</b> appointed to Syonan-to. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> Mayor of Syonan-to「昭南島」(Shōnan-tō) <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_(1868%E2%80%931945).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/25px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/38px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/50px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="3" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Odachi_Shigeo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Odachi_Shigeo.jpg/80px-Odachi_Shigeo.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Odachi_Shigeo.jpg/120px-Odachi_Shigeo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Odachi_Shigeo.jpg/160px-Odachi_Shigeo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shigeo_%C5%8Cdachi" title="Shigeo Ōdachi"><b>Odate</b> Shigeo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1892–1955)</span> </td> <td>7 March 1942 </td> <td>8 July 1943 </td> <td>1 year, 4 months </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamada,_Shimane" title="Hamada, Shimane">Hamada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shimane_Prefecture" title="Shimane Prefecture">Shimane</a> </td> <td>Bureaucrat in the <a href="/wiki/Home_Ministry" title="Home Ministry">Home Ministry</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/85px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/127px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/169px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1088" data-file-height="1516" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Hirohito" title="Hirohito"><b>Emperor Shōwa</b></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td> </td> <td><b>Naito</b> Kanichi<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1897–19??)</span> </td> <td>19 July 1943 </td> <td>12 September 1945 </td> <td>2 years, 1 month </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ehime_Prefecture" title="Ehime Prefecture">Ehime</a> </td> <td>Chief Military Administrator<sup id="cite_ref-odate_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-odate-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore#End_of_the_occupation" title="Japanese occupation of Singapore">End of Japanese occupation of Singapore</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1925%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></i> </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> Military Administrator of Syonan-to「昭南島」(Shōnan-tō) <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_(1868%E2%80%931945).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/25px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/38px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg/50px-War_flag_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army_%281868%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="2" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg/80px-Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg/120px-Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg/159px-Yamashita_Tomoyuki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="688" data-file-height="974" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tomoyuki_Yamashita" title="Tomoyuki Yamashita"><b>Yamashita</b> Tomoyuki</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1888–1946)</span> </td> <td>15 February 1942 </td> <td>1 July 1942 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctoyo,_K%C5%8Dchi" title="Ōtoyo, Kōchi">Ōtoyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dchi_Prefecture" title="Kōchi Prefecture">Kōchi</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Commanding Officer<br />of the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-Fifth_Army_(Japan)" title="Twenty-Fifth Army (Japan)">Japanese 25th Army</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/73px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg" decoding="async" width="73" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/110px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg/146px-Hirohito_in_dress_uniform.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1088" data-file-height="1516" /></a></span><br /><b>Emperor Shōwa</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%8E%E8%97%A4%E5%BC%A5%E5%B9%B3%E5%A4%AA" class="extiw" title="jp:斎藤弥平太"><b>Yaheita</b> Saito</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1885-1953)</span> </td> <td>1 July 1942 </td> <td>8 April 1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kagawa_Prefecture" title="Kagawa Prefecture">Kagawa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg/80px-Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg/120px-Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg/160px-Hisaichi_Terauchi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1576" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hisaichi_Terauchi" title="Hisaichi Terauchi"><b>Terauchi</b> Hisaichi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1879–1946)</span> </td> <td>8 April 1943 </td> <td>22 March 1944 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> </td> <td>Commanding Officer<br />of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Expeditionary_Army_Group" title="Southern Expeditionary Army Group">Southern Expeditionary Army Group</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg/79px-General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg/119px-General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg/159px-General-Kenji-Doihara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="723" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Doihara" title="Kenji Doihara"><b>Doihara</b> Kenji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1883–1948)</span> </td> <td>22 March 1944 </td> <td>7 April 1945 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Okayama" title="Okayama">Okayama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okayama_Prefecture" title="Okayama Prefecture">Okayama</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Commanding Officer<br />of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Seventh_Area_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Seventh Area Army">Japanese 7th Area Army</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg/80px-Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg/120px-Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg/160px-Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="852" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seishir%C5%8D_Itagaki" title="Seishirō Itagaki"><b>Itagaki</b> Seishiro</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1885–1948)</span> </td> <td>7 April 1945 </td> <td>12 September 1945 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morioka" title="Morioka">Morioka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i>End of Japanese occupation of Singapore <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1925%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></i> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_(1945–1946)"><span id="Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_.281945.E2.80.931946.29"></span>Governors of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Singapore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governors of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1925%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">British Straits Settlements</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="120px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="3" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/British_Military_Administration_(Malaya)" title="British Military Administration (Malaya)">British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements</a></i> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1925%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><br /><i>From 12 September 1945 to 31 March 1946.</i> </th> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_(cleaned).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/79px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/119px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/159px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3545" data-file-height="4862" /></a></span><br /><b>George VI</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg/80px-Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg/120px-Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg/159px-Lord_Mountbatten_Naval_in_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2740" data-file-height="4226" /></a></span> </td> <td>Lord <a href="/wiki/Lord_Mountbatten" title="Lord Mountbatten">Louis Mountbatten</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900–1979)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">British High Command</span> </td> <td>12 September 1945 </td> <td>31 March 1946 </td> <td>6 months and 19 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a>, England </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_East_Asia_Command" title="South East Asia Command">Supreme Allied Commander</a><br />of the <a href="/wiki/South-East_Asian_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="South-East Asian theatre of World War II">Southeast Asia Theatre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_(1925%E2%80%931946).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_British_Straits_Settlements_%281925%E2%80%931946%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/80px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/120px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png/160px-Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="322" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Shenton_Thomas" title="Shenton Thomas">Shenton Thomas</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1879–1962)</span> </td> <td>12 September 1945 </td> <td>31 March 1946 </td> <td>6 months and 19 days </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Colonial administrator </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:gainsboro" colspan="8"> <p><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Singapore_(1952%E2%80%931959).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <i>Singapore became a separate <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Singapore" title="Colony of Singapore">Crown Colony</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></i> </p> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governors_of_Singapore_(1946–1959)"><span id="Governors_of_Singapore_.281946.E2.80.931959.29"></span>Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Singapore&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Governor of Singapore</b> governs Singapore. The persons on this position governed the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Singapore" title="Colony of Singapore">Colony of Singapore</a> from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a> until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in which the Office of the Governor was abolished. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="1500px"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver" colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Singapore_(1946%E2%80%931952).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281946%E2%80%931952%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Crown Colony of Singapore <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" width="25px">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" width="120px">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="325px">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Born–Died)</span> </th> <th colspan="3" width="400px">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Background or<br />previous appointment </th> <th rowspan="2" width="100px">Monarch </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Gimson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Frank_Gimson.jpg/80px-Frank_Gimson.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Frank_Gimson.jpg/120px-Frank_Gimson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Frank_Gimson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="157" data-file-height="229" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Gimson" title="Franklin Gimson">Franklin Charles Gimson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1890–1975)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">1 April 1946 </td> <td rowspan="2">20 March 1952 </td> <td rowspan="2">5 years, 11 months </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a>, England </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Secretary_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong">Colonial Secretary</a><br />of <a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_(cleaned).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/79px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/119px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg/159px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3545" data-file-height="4862" /></a></span><br /><b>George VI</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_(retouched)_(cropped)_(3-to-4_aspect_ratio).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/79px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="79" height="106" class="mw-file-element" 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height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Wilfred_Lawson_Blythe.jpg/150px-Wilfred_Lawson_Blythe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Wilfred_Lawson_Blythe.jpg/199px-Wilfred_Lawson_Blythe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="517" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Lawson_Blythe" title="Wilfred Lawson Blythe">Wilfred Lawson Blythe</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1896–1975)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>20 March 1952 </td> <td>21 April 1952 </td> <td>1 month and 1 day </td> <td><i>unknown</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Secretary_of_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Secretary of Singapore">Colonial Secretary</a> <p>of Singapore </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Fearns_Nicoll2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/John_Fearns_Nicoll2.jpg/80px-John_Fearns_Nicoll2.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/John_Fearns_Nicoll2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="133" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Fearns_Nicoll" class="mw-redirect" title="John Fearns Nicoll">John Fearns Nicoll</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1899–1981)</span> </td> <td>21 April 1952 </td> <td>2 June 1955 </td> <td>3 years, 1 month </td> <td>London, England </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of Hong Kong </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Allmond_Codrington_Goode" class="mw-redirect" title="William Allmond Codrington Goode">William Allmond Codrington Goode</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1907–1986)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span> </td> <td>2 June 1955 </td> <td>30 June 1955 </td> <td>28 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex" title="Middlesex">Middlesex</a>, England </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of Singapore </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg/80px-Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg/120px-Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg/160px-Sir_Robert_Brown_Black_in_1963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Black_(colonial_administrator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Black (colonial administrator)">Robert Brown Black</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1906–1999)</span> </td> <td>30 June 1955 </td> <td>9 December 1957 </td> <td>2 years, 5 months </td> <td>Edinburgh, Scotland </td> <td>Colonial Secretary<br />of Hong Kong </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td> </td> <td><b>Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1907–1986)</span> </td> <td>9 December 1957 </td> <td>2 June 1959 </td> <td>1 year, 5 months </td> <td>Middlesex, England </td> <td>Chief Secretary<br />of Singapore </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro" colspan="9"><i><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Singapore_(1952%E2%80%931959).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Singapore_%281952%E2%80%931959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Singapore" title="Colony of Singapore">Singapore</a> is granted self-governance in 1959 within the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Singapore&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary,_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary, Singapore">Chief Secretary, Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Borneo" title="Governor of North Borneo">Governor of North Borneo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Malaysia" title="History of Malaysia">History of Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Singapore" title="History of Singapore">History of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Singapore" title="Legislative Council of Singapore">Legislative Council of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_the_Straits_Settlements" title="Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements">Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Singapore" title="List of chief secretaries of Singapore">List of Chief Secretaries of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">President of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">Prime Minister of Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Negara" title="Yang di-Pertuan Negara">Yang di-Pertuan Negara</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_St._Vincent" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of St. Vincent">Governor of St. Vincent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Trinidad and Tobago">Governor of Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tobago" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Tobago">Lieutenant governors of Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Trinidad" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Trinidad">Governor of Trinidad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador">Governor of Newfoundland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_general_of_Canada" title="List of governors general of Canada">Governor General of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of British Columbia">Governor of 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Islands">Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_the_West_Indies_Federation" title="Governor-General of the West Indies Federation">Governor-General of the West Indies Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Connecticut" title="List of colonial governors of Connecticut">Governor of Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Pennsylvania" title="List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania">Governor of Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Florida" title="List of colonial governors of Florida">Governor of Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Georgia" title="List of colonial governors of Georgia">Governor of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Maryland" title="List of colonial governors of Maryland">Governor of Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts" title="List of colonial governors of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts-Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_New_Hampshire" title="List of colonial governors of New Hampshire">Governor of New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_New_Jersey" title="List of colonial governors of New Jersey">Governor of New-Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Governor_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Governor of New York">Governor of New-York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North-Carolina_(1712%E2%80%931776)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of North-Carolina (1712–1776)">Governor of North-Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Pennsylvania" title="List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania">Governor of Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of colonial governors of Rhode Island">Governor of Rhode-island and Providence Plantations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_South_Carolina" title="List of colonial governors of South Carolina">Governor of South-Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Virginia" title="List of colonial governors of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>former<br />(Asia)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_colonial_administrators_of_Aden" title="List of British colonial administrators of Aden">Governor of Aden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Burma" title="List of colonial governors of Burma">Governor of Burma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governors_of_British_Ceylon" title="Governors of British Ceylon">Governor of Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_High_Commissioners_of_the_United_Kingdom_for_Malaya" class="mw-redirect" title="List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom for Malaya">High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States</a> <ul><li>Senior British representatives in the constituent protected states</li> <li>Senior British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Adviser_to_the_Government_of_Johore" class="mw-redirect" title="General Adviser to the Government of Johore">General Adviser to the Government of Johore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adviser_to_the_Sultan_of_Kedah" class="mw-redirect" title="Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah">Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adviser_to_the_Government_of_Kelantan" class="mw-redirect" title="Adviser to the Government of Kelantan">Adviser to the Government of Kelantan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adviser_to_the_Government_of_Perlis" class="mw-redirect" title="Adviser to the Government of Perlis">Adviser to the Government of Perlis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adviser,_Trengganu" class="mw-redirect" title="Adviser, Trengganu">Adviser, Trengganu</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hong_Kong" title="Governor of Hong Kong">Governor of Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors-general_of_India" title="List of governors-general of India">Viceroy and Governor-General of India</a> <ul><li>Heads of the provinces of British India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_colonial_administrators_of_Aden" title="List of British colonial administrators of Aden">Governor of Aden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Bengal_Presidency" title="List of governors of Bengal Presidency">Governor of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Bombay_Presidency" title="List of governors of Bombay Presidency">Governor of Bombay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_Governors_and_Presidents_of_Madras_Presidency" 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title="High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands">High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Isle_of_Wight" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of the Isle of Wight">Governor of the Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_commissioners_of_Malta" title="List of civil commissioners of Malta">Civil Commissioner of Malta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Malta">Governor of Malta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minorca" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Minorca">Governor of Minorca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Governor of Northern Ireland">Governor of Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>former<br />(Oceania)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Australia">Governor of South Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor of Tasmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Governor of Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Western_Australia" title="Governor of Western Australia">Governor of Western Australia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_Swan_River_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony">Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Singapore#Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_(1826–1942)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Singapore">Governors of the Straits Settlements<br />(under British India)<br /><span class="nobold">(1826–1867)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Fullerton" title="Robert Fullerton">Robert Fullerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Ibbetson" title="Robert Ibbetson">Robert Ibbetson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Murchison" title="Kenneth Murchison">Kenneth Murchison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bonham" title="George Bonham">Sir Samuel George Bonham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_John_Butterworth" title="William John Butterworth">William John Butterworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Augustus_Blundell" title="Edmund Augustus Blundell">Edmund Augustus Blundell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Singapore#Governors_of_the_Straits_Settlements_(1826–1942)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Singapore">Governors of the Straits Settlements<br />(under Colonial Office)<br /><span class="nobold">(1867–1942)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orfeur_Cavenagh" title="Orfeur Cavenagh">Sir Orfeur Cavenagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Ord" title="Harry Ord">Sir Harry St. George Ord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Clarke_(British_Army_officer,_born_1824)" title="Andrew Clarke (British Army officer, born 1824)">Sir Andrew Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Jervois" title="William Jervois">Sir William Jervois</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edward_Anson" title="Edward Anson">Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson</a></i> *</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_C._F._Robinson" title="William C. F. 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