List of chief secretaries of Singapore

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Resident councillors of Singapore (1826-1867)

The resident councillor of Singapore was a high ranking government civil position in colonial Singapore during the Straits Settlements era. It was second only to the governor of the Straits Settlements in the colonial government.

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PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officeOriginBackground or
previous appointment
Governor
(From–To)
Took officeLeft office
1John Prince
(1772-1848)
15 August 182618 November 1827 Robert Fullerton, by George Chinnery.jpg

Robert Fullerton
(1826-1830)

2 Kenneth Murchison
(1794–1854)
29 November 18276 December 1833ScotlandEmployee at
East India Company
Robert Ibbetson 1789-1850.jpg

Robert Ibbetson
(1830-1833)

3 Sir Samuel George Bonham.jpg Sir Samuel George Bonham
(1803–1863)
7 December 183318 November 1836Kent, EnglandEmployee at
East India Company
Kenneth Murchison
(1833-1836)
4 Thomas Church
(1798–1860)
4 March 183720 September 1856Somerset, EnglandAssistant Resident of Pinang Sir Samuel George Bonham.jpg

Samuel George Bonham
(1836-1843)

William John Butterworth (cropped).jpg

William John Butterworth
(1843-1855)

Edmund Augustus Blundell
(1855-1859)
5Henry Somerset MacKenzie
(1826–1904)
[1] [2]
22 September 185613 July 1859
[3]
Sir Orfeur Cavenagh.jpg
William Orfeur Cavenagh
(1859-1867)
Ronald MacPherson.jpg Colonel Ronald MacPherson
(1817–1869)
10 March 1859 — 7 October 1860
As acting Resident Councillor
Island of Skye, ScotlandResident Councillor of Malacca
68 October 186031 March 1867

Colonial secretaries of the Straits Settlements (1867–1942)

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officeOriginBackground or
previous appointment
Governor
(From–To)
Took officeLeft office
1 Ronald MacPherson.jpg Colonel Ronald MacPherson
(1817–1869)
1 April 18676 December 1869
(Died in office)
Island of Skye, ScotlandResident Councillor of Singapore HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg
Sir Harry St. George Ord
(1867-1871)
E W Shaw
Acting [4]
7 December 18695 June 1870Colonial administrator
2 J.W.W. Birch.gif James Wheeler Woodford Birch
(1826–1875)
6 June 18704 November 1874Colonial administrator
Archibald Edward Harbord Anson.jpg
Edward Anson
(1871-1872)
1st time Acting
HarryStGeorgeOrd-1877-1880.jpg
Sir Harry St. George Ord
(1872-1873)
Archibald Edward Harbord Anson.jpg
Edward Anson
(1873)
2nd time Acting
Sir Andrew Clarke (1873) by G R Lambert.jpg

Sir Andrew Clarke
(1873-1875)

Thomas Braddell.jpg Thomas Braddell
(1823–1891)
Acting
4 November 187417 February 1876County Wicklow, IrelandAttorney-General of Singapore
William Willans
(d. 1905) [5]
Acting
Colonial Treasurer of Straits Settlements
William Jervois.jpg

Sir William Jervois
(1875-1877)

Charles John Irving
(1831–1917)
Acting
London, EnglandAuditor-General of Straits Settlements
3Sir John Douglas
(1836–1885)
17 February 187617 August 1878Limerick, IrelandAccountant General and Controller of Revenue
Archibald Edward Harbord Anson.jpg
Edward Anson
(1877)
3rd time Acting
William C. F. Robinson.jpeg

Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson
(1877-1879)

4 Cecil Clementi Smith.jpg Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
(1840–1916)
3 September 187817 November 1885London, EnglandColonial Treasurer of Hong Kong
Archibald Edward Harbord Anson.jpg
Edward Anson
(1879-1880)
4th time Acting
Frederick Weld.jpg

Sir Frederick Weld
(1880-1887)

5 John Frederick Dickson.jpg Sir John Frederick Dickson
(1835–1891)
17 November 1885
[6]
31 August 1891
[7] [8]
Colonial administrator
Cecil Clementi Smith.jpg

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
(1887-1893)

Arthur Philip Talbot
(b. 18?? – d. 19 December 1898) [9]
Acting
31 August 1891
[7] [8]
9 March 1892
[10]
Colonial administrator
6 Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg William Edward Maxwell
(1846–1897)
9 March 1892
[10]
11 February 1895British Resident of Selangor
Sir-William-Edward-Maxwell-1.jpg
William Edward Maxwell
(1893-1894)
Acting
Charles Mitchell.jpg

Sir Charles Mitchell
(1894-1899)

7 James Alexander Swettenham.jpg James Alexander Swettenham
(1846–1933)
11 February 18957 December 1899Derbyshire, EnglandAccountant General and Controller of Revenue
Walter Egerton.jpg Sir Walter Egerton
(1858–1947)
Acting
7 December 18995 July 1901Colonial administrator James Alexander Swettenham.jpg
James Alexander Swettenham
(1899-1901)
Acting
Charles Walter Sneyd-Kynnersley
(1849-1904)
Acting
Colonial administrator
8Sir William Thomas Taylor
(1848–1931)
5 July 190131 December 1904Accountant General and Controller of Revenue Sir Frank Swettenham by John Singer Sargent 1904.jpg
Sir Frank Swettenham
(1901-1904)
Sir john anderson.gif

Sir John Anderson
(1904-1911)

9 Frederick George Penney
(c. 1856–1928)
1 January 190513 April 1905Resident Councillor of Malacca
Edward Lewis Brockman.png Edward Lewis Brockman
(1865–1943)
Acting
13 April 190529 June 1906Assistant Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
10 Sir Arthur Henderson Young.png Sir Arthur Young
(1854–1938)
29 June 190631 January 1911
[11]
Colonial administrator
Navy officer
11 Edward Lewis Brockman.png Edward Lewis Brockman
(1865–1943)
1 February 1911
[11]
4 September 1911
[12]
Resident of Pahang
12 Richard James Wilkinson
(1867–1941)
4 September 1911
[12] [13]
February 1916Salonika, GreeceBritish Resident at Negeri Sembilan Sir Arthur Henderson Young.png
Sir Arthur Young
(1911-1920)
William George Maxwell
(1871–1959)
Acting
February 1916
[14]
April 1916Malacca, Straits SettlementsBritish Adviser for Kedah
13Sir Frederick Seton James
(1870–1934)
April 191619 March 1924UKColonial administrator
Sir Laurence Guillemard.png

Sir Laurence Guillemard
(1920-1927)

George Hemmant
(1880–1964)
Acting
1st time Acting
19 March 19242 April 1924Colonial administrator
14 Edward Shaw Hose
(1871–1946)
2 April 192421 November 1925Surrey, EnglandBritish Resident of Negri Sembilan
15Sir Hayes Marriott
(1873–1929)
21 November 192516 December 1928General Adviser to Johore
Hugh Charles Clifford (The Straits Times, 15 October 1929).jpg

Sir Hugh Clifford
(1927-1929)

George Hemmant
(1880–1964)
2nd time Acting
16 December 192812 February 1929Colonial administrator
16Sir John Scott
(1878–1946)
12 February 192923 May 1933Chief Secretary of Tanganyika Territory

Sir John Scott
(1929-1930)
Acting

SIRCECILCLEMENTIHKU.jpg

Sir Cecil Clementi
(1930-1934)

17 Sir Andrew Caldecott.jpg Sir Andrew Caldecott
(1884–1951)
23 May 19337 December 1935Kent, EnglandChief Secretary of Federated Malaya States (FMS)
Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas.png

Sir Shenton Thomas
(1934-1942) & (1945-1946)

18Sir Alexander Sym Small
(1887–1944)
7 December 193519 January 1940North Lanarkshire, ScotlandTreasurer of Straits Settlements
19 Stanley Wilson Jones
(1888–1962)
19 January 194027 January 1942British Resident of Selangor
Hugh Fraser
(1891–1944)
Acting
27 January 194215 February 1942Colonial administrator

Colonial Secretaries of Singapore (1946-1955)

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officeOriginBackground or
previous appointment
Governor
(From–To)
Took officeLeft office
1Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce McKerron
(1896–1964)
1 April 194629 April 1950Aberdeen, ScotlandDeputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer Frank Gimson.jpg
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson
(1946-1952)
J D M Smith
Acting
29 April 1950
[15]
30 June 1950
[16] [17]
Colonial administrator
Wilfred Lawson Blythe
(1896–1975)
30 June 195030 July 1953Colonial administrator
2
Wilfred Lawson Blythe
(1952)
Acting
John Fearns Nicoll2.jpg
Sir John Fearns Nicoll
(1952-1955)
3 William Allmond Codrington Goode
(1907–1986)
30 July 1953February 1955Middlesex, EnglandColonial administrator

Chief Secretaries of Singapore (1955-1959)

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officeOriginBackground or
previous appointment
Governor
(From–To)
Took officeLeft office
1 William Allmond Codrington Goode
(1907–1986)
February 19559 December 1957Middlesex, EnglandColonial Secretary of Singapore William Goode
(1955)
Acting
Sir Robert Brown Black
(1955-1957)
William Goode
(1957-1959)
2 Edgeworth Beresford David
(1908–1965)
29 January 1958 [18] 2 June 1959London, EnglandColonial Secretary of Hong Kong

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