List of administrators of British Brunei

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British Resident in Brunei
Residen British di Brunei
ريسيدن بريتيسه د بروني
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Colonial Office
Style The Honourable
(Malay: Yang Berhormat)
Type Resident Minister
Member of State Council
Residence Bubungan Dua Belas
Brunei Town
Appointer The Crown
Term length At Her Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorConsulates-General
FormationJanuary 1906 (1906-01)
First holder Malcolm McArthur
Final holder Dennis White
Abolished29 September 1959 (1959-9-29)
Succession High Commissioner

This is a list of administrators of the British protectorate of Brunei.

Contents

History

Brunei became a British protectorate in 1888, and in 1906 a British resident was given administrative authority. The sultan was obliged to follow his advice. Despite having a foreign government, Brunei's importance started to rise again in 1929 when petroleum production began. [1] In place of[ clarification needed ] Malay customs, traditions, and Islam, the British administration designated a British Resident to serve as the sultan's advisor in all other affairs. A formal constitution was formed by the 1959 Agreement, giving Brunei internal autonomy. [2]

By the end of 1905, Brunei had been reduced to just two tiny, independent enclaves in Sarawak, covering a total area of 5.765 square metres (62.05 sq ft).[ citation needed ] In fact, had it not been for the British Government's reluctant intervention at this point, James Brooke would have completely engulfed the Sultanate. In order to preserve the monarchy, Sultan Hashim requested British assistance in the internal administration of his nation. He agreed to receive a British officer, to be called the Resident, who opinions were to be received and acted upon on all matters under the Anglo-Brunei Treaty of 1905–1906. Until 1959, successive Residents, who had originally been seconded from the Malayan Civil Service, were in charge of running Brunei. [3]

List of administrators

No.NameYears
Consuls General to Brunei
1 James Brooke [4] 1846–1856
2 Spenser St. John [5] 1856–1863
British Consuls in Brunei
1Noel Penrose Trevenen1890–1898
2Arthur Louis Keyser1898–1900
3Godfrey Hewett1900–1904
4 Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur 1904–1905
No.NameYears
Consuls General to Brunei
1 James Brooke [4] 1846–1856
2 Spenser St. John [5] 1856–1863
British Consuls in Brunei
1Noel Penrose Trevenen1890–1898
2Arthur Louis Keyser1898–1900
3Godfrey Hewett1900–1904
4 Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur 1904–1905
British Residents in Brunei
1 Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur [6] [7] Jan 1906– May 1907 [7] [8]
2Harvey Chevallier [6] May 1907–Dec 1907 [7] [8]
(1) Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur [6] [7] Dec 1907– Apr 1908 [7] [8]
3John Fortescue Owen [6] [7] Apr 1908– Sep 1909 [7] [8]
(2)Harvey Chevallier [6] [7] Nov 1909– Nov 1913 [7] [8]
4Francis William Douglas [6] [7] Nov 1913– Jan 1915 [7] [8]
5Ernest Barton Maundrell [9] [6] [7] Feb 1915– May 1916 [7] [8]
6 Geoffrey Cator [10] [6] [7] Jun 1916– Mar 1921 [7]
7Lucien Allen Arthur [6] [7] Mar 1921– Jan 1923 [7]
8 Eric Ernest Falk Pretty [6] [7] Jan 1923– Mar 1926 [7]
9Oswald Eric Venables [6] [7] Mar 1926– May 1927
(8) Eric Ernest Falk Pretty [6] [7] 1927–1928
10 Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron [6] [7] May 1928– Sep 1931 [7]
11 Thomas Falkland Carey [6] [7] Sep 1931– Oct 1934 [7]
12 Roland Evelyn Turnbull [11] [7] Nov 1934– Jan 1937
13John Graham Black [6] [7] Jan 1937– Dec 1940 [7]
14Ernest Edgar Pengilly [6] [7] Jan 1940– Dec 1942 [7]
Japanese occupation of Brunei (1942-1945)
15 William John Peel [12] Jul 1946– Jan 1948 [7]
16L.H.N. Davis [13] [14] [7] Jan 1948– Aug 1948 [7]
(8) Eric Ernest Falk Pretty [15] [7] Aug 1948– Jun 1951 [7]
17 John Coleraine Hanbury Barcroft [6] [7] Jul 1951– Jun 1954 [7]
18 John Orman Gilbert [6] [16] Jun 1954– Jul 1958 [16]
19 Dennis Charles White [17] [16] Jul 1958– Sep 1959 [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brunei - History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Country Facts | Brunei Darussalam". www.un.int. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ↑ Horton, A. V. M. (1986). "British Administration in Brunei 1906-1959". Modern Asian Studies. 20 (2): 353–374. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00000871. ISSN   0026-749X. JSTOR   312580. S2CID   144185859.
  4. 1 2 Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (1861). Journal. RSA. p. 456.
  5. 1 2 Sir Sidney Lee (1912). Dictionary of National Biography: Neil-Young. Macmillan. p. 249.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Henige, David P. (1970). Colonial Governors . University of Wisconsin Press. p.  103. ISBN   9780299054403.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Horton, AVM (1996). Turun-Temurun: A Dissection of Negara Brunei Darussalam (First ed.). Bordesley, Worcestershire, United Kingdom: A. Horton. p. 167. ISBN   0952483122.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yunos, Rozan (2009). "The British Residents of Brunei Darussalam". The Brunei Times. Brunei Times PLC. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Murder of the Brunei British Resident". The Brunei Times . 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Retracing history of streets of Bandar". The Brunei Times . 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Anon (5 April 1940). "Malayan given high post in Br. Honduras". Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. National Library, Singapore. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  12. ↑ Roth, Andrew (14 May 2004). "Obituary: Sir John Peel". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituaries 2004. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  14. ↑ Horton, A. V. M. (1990). "A Note on Post-War Constitutional Change in Brunei 1944—1948". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 63 (1 (258)): 39–54. ISSN   0126-7353. JSTOR   41493145.
  15. ↑ The Sarawak Museum Journal. Sarawak Museum. 1995. p. 105.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Horton, AVM (1996). Turun-Temurun: a dissection of Negara Brunei Darussalam (First ed.). Bordesley, Worcestershire, United Kingdom: A. Horton. p. 168. ISBN   0952483122.
  17. ↑ "No. 41831". The London Gazette . 29 September 1959. p. 6136.
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