Government of the Straits Settlements

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British colonial administration colonial government

The Government of the Straits Settlements was the British colonial administration that governed the key trading ports of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca in Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Straits Settlements government	3
British colonial government of the Straits Settlements	1
Government of the Straits Settlements canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial administration ⓘ colonial government ⓘ
administrativeStatus	Crown colony ⓘ Presidency under British India ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Labuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ
capital	Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currency	Straits dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing	Japanese occupation during World War II ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
establishedBy	British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
executiveBranch	Executive Council of the Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	British Military Administration in Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Penang and Malacca administration under Malayan Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Singapore government NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown Colony of Labuan administration under British North Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Union government NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	East India Company administration in the Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Governor of the Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem	English common law ⓘ
location	Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	creation of the Straits Settlements as a distinct administrative unit in 1826 ⓘ reconstitution as a Crown colony in 1867 ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Governor of the Straits Settlements ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	British Empire ⓘ British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportedTo	Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	colonial administration in Labuan ⓘ colonial administration in Malacca ⓘ colonial administration in Penang ⓘ colonial administration in Singapore ⓘ customs and excise in the Straits Settlements ⓘ education policy in the Straits Settlements ⓘ judiciary in the Straits Settlements ⓘ policing in the Straits Settlements ⓘ port administration in Malacca ⓘ port administration in Penang ⓘ port administration in Singapore ⓘ public works in the Straits Settlements ⓘ
seatOfGovernment	Government House, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1826 ⓘ
transferDate	1867 ⓘ
transferredTo	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements → partOf → Government of the Straits Settlements ⓘ

Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School → foundedBy → Government of the Straits Settlements ⓘ

this entity surface form: Straits Settlements government

Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps → governedBy → Government of the Straits Settlements ⓘ

this entity surface form: Straits Settlements government

Government House, Singapore → builtFor → Government of the Straits Settlements ⓘ

this entity surface form: British colonial government of the Straits Settlements

Coat of arms of the Straits Settlements → usedBy → Government of the Straits Settlements ⓘ

this entity surface form: Straits Settlements government