Frank Swettenham

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British colonial administrator human

Frank Swettenham was a prominent British colonial administrator and writer who played a key role in the formation and governance of British Malaya in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Frank Swettenham canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ
awardReceived	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1850-03-28 ⓘ
birthPlace	Belper, Derbyshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate	1946-06-14 ⓘ
educatedAt	Cheltenham College NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter's School, York NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	British colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Settlements administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	British ⓘ
familyName	Swettenham NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Malay studies ⓘ Southeast Asian history ⓘ colonial administration ⓘ
fullName	Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWrittenOn	Malay customs and society NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay language ⓘ history of British Malaya ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	administrative structure of British Malaya ⓘ
knownFor	first Resident-General of the Federated Malay States ⓘ role in the formation of the Federated Malay States ⓘ writings on Malaya and the Malay people ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Malay ⓘ
notableFor	promoting the concept of the Federated Malay States under British protection ⓘ
notableWork	British Malaya: An Account of the Origin and Progress of British Influence in Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Sketches NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	colonial administrator ⓘ diplomat ⓘ linguist ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ
positionHeld	Governor of the Straits Settlements ⓘ Resident of Perak ⓘ Resident of Selangor ⓘ Resident-General of the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeldEndTime	Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1904 ⓘ Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, 1901 ⓘ
positionHeldStartTime	Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1901 ⓘ Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, 1896 NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ

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British Resident in Perak → officeHolder → Frank Swettenham ⓘ