Hayes Marriott

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Alice Smith (Lady Marriott)
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Sir Hayes Marriott
KBE CMG
15th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
21 November 1925 –16 December 1928
ChildrenJohn Marriott [1]
Richard Marriott [1]
Parent
  • Rev. W. H. Marriott (Vicar of Thrussington) [3] (father)
RelativesWilliam Marriott (brother) [1]
OccupationColonial Administrator

Sir Hayes Marriott KBE CMG (c. 1873 – 9 February 1929) [3] [2] was a British colonial administrator. Marriott joined the Straits Settlement Civil Service in 1896 as a cadet [4] and rose to the high position of Colonial Secretary before retiring in 1928. [5]

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Career

Marriott joined the Straits Settlement Civil Service in November 1896 as a cadet. [4] Between 1897 and 1900, Marriott was a District Officer at Alor Gajah, Malacca, and from 1905 to 1908, Marriott was appointed as Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore. In 1911, Marriott was appointed as Superintendent of Census [6] and Inspector of Prison was later appointed as the acting Resident of Malacca in the same year till 1912. [7] [8] From 1912 to 1920, Marriott was appointed as Private Secretary to the Governor and the High Commissioner of Malay States, Sir Arthur Young. Marriott also held several posts of Auditor General, Secretary to the High Commissioner and Custodian of Enemy Property, in additional to his own duty, during the time of shortage of manpower due to the World War I. In 1917 to 1918, Marriott was also appointed as Acting Treasurer. [9] Between 1919 and 1928, Marriott was occasionally appointed as the Officer Administering the Government when the Governor was away [10] [11] [12] or Acting Colonial Secretary when the Colonial Secretary is away or vacant. [13] From 18 December 1920 to 1926, Marriott was appointed General Adviser to Johore, and at the same time as acting colonial secretary. [14] From 1925 to 1928, Marriott was finally appointed as the 15th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlement, when Mr Edward Shaw Hose retired.

Family

Hayes Marriott's father was Rev. W. H. Marriott, Vicar of Thrussington, in Leicestershire. Hayes Marriott married Alice Smith, daughter of J. R. Smith of Hasholme Hall, Yorkshire on 2 June 1908 in Singapore [15] [16] and had two sons (John [17] and Richard) [1] from the marriage.

Retirement and death

After over thirty years of service in the British Empire, Marriott intended to retire as a Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlement at the end of 1927. Due to change in the Governor during the middle of 1928, Marriott stayed on for the entire of 1928 to enable Sir Hugh Clifford to take leave in July 1928 with the knowledge that the Government is in safe and experienced hands.

Marriott finally left Singapore for retirement on 16 December 1928. [18] After arriving at England on 26 January 1929, he contacted pneumonia (due to drastic weather change) and died on 9 February 1929. [1] His wife, Lady Marriott also died a week later (16 February) due to pneumonia.

Honours

Marriott was appointed Companion of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in the 1924 Birthday Honours on 3 June 1924, [19] [20] and Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1927 Birthday Honours on 3 June 1927. [21]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Our London Letter". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 20 March 1929. p. 4.
  2. 1 2 "At the Call of Duty". The Straits Times. 16 March 1929. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 "Retirement of Sir Hayes Marriott". The Straits Times. 26 December 1928. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 15 December 1896. p. 378.
  5. ↑ "Sir Hayes Marriott". Malaya Tribune. 27 December 1928. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Social and Personal". The Straits Times. 24 February 1911. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Malaysian States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 6 January 1912. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, July 3, 1918". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 3 July 1918. p. 4.
  10. ↑ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 16 September 1919. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "Social and Personal". The Straits Times. 30 October 1919. p. 7.
  12. ↑ "Social and Personal". The Straits Times. 23 December 1919. p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Armistice Anniversary". Malaya Tribune. 8 November 1919. p. 5.
  14. ↑ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 17 January 1920. p. 6.
  15. ↑ "Marriage of Mr. Marriott". The Straits Times. 2 June 1908. p. 7.
  16. ↑ "Wedding". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 3 June 1908. p. 5.
  17. ↑ "Domestic Occurrences. Birth". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 5 July 1909. p. 4.
  18. ↑ "Late Sir Hayes Marriott". Malaya Tribune. 12 February 1929. p. 8.
  19. ↑ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 3 June 1924. p. 8.
  20. ↑ "No. 32941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1924. p. 4410.
  21. ↑ "No. 33280". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1927. p. 3603.
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