Robert Fullerton

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Robert Fullerton was a British colonial administrator best known as the inaugural Governor of the Straits Settlements in the early 19th century.

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Label Occurrences
Robert Fullerton canonical 2

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
human
appliesToJurisdiction Malacca state
surface form: Malacca

Penang state
surface form: Penang

Singapore
Straits Settlements
appointedBy British East India Company
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer British East India Company
Colonial Office
surface form: British colonial administration
endTime 1830
fieldOfWork colonial governance
public administration
followedBy succeeding Governors of the Straits Settlements
hasHonorificTitle Governor
heritage British
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor being the inaugural Governor of the Straits Settlements
notableWork development of Penang as administrative center of the Straits Settlements
early administrative organization of the Straits Settlements
occupation colonial administrator
officeEstablishedForPosition Governor of the Straits Settlements
partOf British Malaya
positionHeld Governor of Penang
Governor of the Straits Settlements
precededBy separate administrations of Penang, Malacca and Singapore
residence George Town, Penang
Penang
Straits Settlements
significantEvent creation of the Straits Settlements as a unified administration
startTime 1826
timePeriod early 19th century

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Subject: Robert Fullerton
Description of subject: Robert Fullerton was a British colonial administrator best known as the inaugural Governor of the Straits Settlements in the early 19th century.

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