Governor of the Straits Settlements

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British colonial governorship colonial office government position

The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.

Aliases (1)

His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial governorship → colonial office → government position →
alsoHeldOfficeAs	British High Commissioner in Malaya → High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States →
appliesToJurisdiction	Christmas Island → Cocos (Keeling) Islands → Labuan → Malacca → Penang → Singapore → Straits Settlements →
appointedBy	British monarch → Crown →
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of the Straits Settlements →
commanderOf	Straits Settlements military forces →
country	United Kingdom →
establishedUnder	Letters patent → Royal instructions →
firstHolder	Robert Fullerton →
flag	Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements →
governs	British Crown colony of the Straits Settlements →
hasSeat	Malacca → Penang → Singapore →
headOfGovernmentFor	Straits Settlements →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
lastHolder	Sir Shenton Thomas →
legalForm	Crown colony governorship →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Southeast Asia →
nativeLabel	Governor of the Straits Settlements →
officeAbolishedOn	1 April 1946 →
officeCreatedOn	1 April 1867 → 1826 →
officeHolderOf	Straits Settlements →
officeHolderTitle	His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements →
officeType	colonial governor →
partOf	British Empire →
predecessor	Governor of Prince of Wales Island, Malacca and Singapore →
residence	Government House, Singapore → The Residency, Malacca → The Residency, Penang →
style	His Excellency →
subordinateTo	Colonial Office → Secretary of State for the Colonies →
successor	Governor of Malayan Union → Governor of Singapore →
termLength	not fixed →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malacca Volunteer Corps →	governedBy
Governor of the Straits Settlements ("His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements") →	officeHolderTitle
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force →	subordinateTo