List of governors of the Straits Settlements
List of British Governors (1826–1946)
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Portrait

Name
(Born–Died)

Term of office

Monarch

Took office

Left office

Duration

1

Robert Fullerton
(1773–1831)

27 November 1826

12 November 1830

3 years, 11 months

George IV

William IV

2

Robert Ibbetson
(1789–1880)

12 November 1830
7 December 1833
3 years, 25 days

3

Kenneth Murchison
(1794–1854)

7 December 1833
17 November 1836
2 years, 11 months

4

Sir Samuel George Bonham
(1803–1863)

18 November 1836

January 1843

6 years, 1 month

Queen Victoria

Ruled directly from the British East India Company
From January to August 1843.

5

Major General William John Butterworth
(1801–1856)

August 1843
21 March 1855
~ 11 years, 9 months

6

Edmund Augustus Blundell
(1804–1868)

21 March 1855
6 August 1859
4 years, 4 months

7

Major General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh
(1820–1891)

6 August 1859
16 March 1867
7 years, 7 months

8

Major General Sir Harry St. George Ord
(1819–1885)

16 March 1867
4 November 1873
6 years, 7 months

9

Sir Andrew Clarke
(1824–1902)

4 November 1873
8 May 1875
1 year, 6 months

10

Sir William Jervois
(1821–1897)
8 May 1875
3 April 1877

1 year, 10 months

–

Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson
(1826–1925)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

3 April 1877

August 1877

~ 4 months

11

Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson
(1834–1897)

August 1877

10 February 1879

~ 1 year, 5 months

–

Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson
(1826–1925)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

10 February 1879

16 May 1880

1 year, 3 months

12

Sir Frederick Weld
(1823–1891)

16 May 1880

17 October 1887

7 years, 5 months

13

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
(1840–1916)

17 October 1887

30 August 1893

5 years, 10 months

–

William Edward Maxwell
(1846–1897)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

30 August 1893

1 February 1894

5 months and 2 days

14

Sir Charles Mitchell
(1836–1899)
(Died while in office)

1 February 1894

7 December 1899

5 years, 10 months

–

James Alexander Swettenham
(1846–1933)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

7 December 1899

5 November 1901

1 year, 10 months

Edward VII

15

Sir Frank Swettenham
(1850–1946)

5 November 1901

16 April 1904

2 years, 5 months

16

Sir John Anderson
(1858–1918)

16 April 1904

2 September 1911

7 years, 4 months

George V

17

Sir Arthur Young
(1854–1938)

2 September 1911

17 February 1920

8 years, 5 months

18

Sir Laurence Guillemard
(1862–1951)

17 February 1920

3 June 1927

7 years, 3 months

19

Sir Hugh Clifford
(1866–1941)

3 June 1927

21 October 1929

2 years, 4 months

–

Sir John Scott
(1878 – 1946)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

21 October 1929
[2]

5 February 1930

3 months and 15 days

20

Sir Cecil Clementi
(1875–1947)

5 February 1930

17 February 1934

4 years and 12 days

–

Sir Andrew Caldecott
(1884–1951)
(Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements)

17 February 1934
[3]

9 November 1934

8 months and 23 days

21

Sir Shenton Thomas
(1879–1962)

9 November 1934

15 February 1942

7 years, 3 months

Edward VIII

George VI

Japanese Occupation of the Straits Settlements
From 15 February 1942 to 12 September 1945.

British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements
From 12 September 1945 to 31 March 1946.

George VI

–

Lord Louis Mountbatten
(1900–1979)
(British High Command)

12 September 1945

31 March 1946

6 months and 19 days

Continuation of the Governor of the Straits Settlements

21

Sir Shenton Thomas
(1879–1962)

12 September 1945

31 March 1946

6 months and 19 days

Singapore became a separate Crown Colony

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