List of governors of the Straits Settlements
The governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Straits Settlements became a Crown colony.Thereafter the governor was appointed by the Colonial Office.Between 1942 and 1945 the office was not filled, as the Straits Settlements was under Japanese occupation.From the late 19th century onward, the governor of the Straits Settlements was usually also British High Commissioner in Malaya and Brunei and British Agent for Sarawak and British North Borneo.[1] Edward VIII George VI
British East India CompanyStraits SettlementsColonial OfficeJapanese occupationBritish High Commissioner in MalayaBruneiBritishSarawakBritish North BorneoBritish Straits SettlementsRobert FullertonGeorge IVWilliam IVRobert IbbetsonKenneth MurchisonSir Samuel George BonhamVictoriaWilliam John ButterworthEdmund Augustus BlundellIndia OfficeWilliam Orfeur CavenaghHarry St. George OrdEdward Archibald Harbord AnsonAndrew ClarkeWilliam JervoisWilliam Cleaver Francis RobinsonFrederick WeldCecil Clementi SmithWilliam Edward MaxwellCharles MitchellJames Alexander SwettenhamEdward VIIFrank SwettenhamJohn AndersonGeorge VArthur Henderson YoungLaurence GuillemardHugh CliffordJohn ScottCecil ClementiAndrew CaldecottShenton ThomasEdward VIIIGeorge VIJapanese occupation of SingaporeBritish Military Administration of the Straits SettlementsLord Louis MountbattenCrown ColonyColonial Secretary, Straits SettlementsList of Chief Secretaries of SingaporeLegislative Council of the Straits SettlementsGovernors of SingaporeHistory of SingaporeHistory of MalaysiaGovernor of PenangGovernors, civil commissioners and administrators of British dependenciesCrownDependenciesLieutenant Governor of GuernseyLieutenant Governor of the Isle of ManLieutenant Governor of JerseyOverseasterritoriesGovernor of AnguillaGovernor of Ascension (Administrator of Ascension)Governor of BermudaCommissioner for the British Antarctic TerritoryCommissioner for the British Indian Ocean TerritoryGovernor of the Virgin IslandsGovernor of the Cayman IslandsGovernor of the Falkland IslandsGovernor of GibraltarGovernor of MontserratGovernor of PitcairnAdministrator of the Pitcairn IslandsCommissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGovernor of Saint HelenaGovernor of Tristan da Cunha (Administrator of Tristan da Cunha)Governor of the Turks and Caicos IslandsGovernor of British MauritiusGovernor of British CameroonsGovernor of the GambiaGovernor of Gold CoastLieutenant Governor of Griqualand WestGovernor of KenyaGovernor of Lagos ColonyGovernor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandGovernor of Northern RhodesiaGovernor of NyasalandGovernor of Southern RhodesiaGovernor of NigeriaGovernor of SenegalGovernor of the SeychellesGovernor of Sierra LeoneGovernor-General of South AfricaHigh Commissioner for Southern AfricaGovernors of British South African coloniesGovernor of British SomalilandGovernor of TanganyikaGovernor of UgandaResident in ZanzibarGovernor of the BahamasGovernor of BarbadosLieutenant Governor of GrenadaLieutenant-Governor of BerbiceGovernor of British GuianaGovernor of British HondurasGovernor of CubaGovernor of DominicaLieutenant-Governor of Demerara-EssequiboGovernor of JamaicaGovernor of the Leeward IslandsGovernor of St. LuciaGovernor of St. VincentGovernor of Trinidad and TobagoLieutenant governors of TobagoGovernor of TrinidadGovernor of NewfoundlandGovernor General of CanadaGovernor of British ColumbiaGovernor of New BrunswickGovernor of Nova-ScotiaGovernor of Prince Edward IslandGovernor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and AnguillaGovernor-in-Chief of the Windward IslandsGovernor-General of the West Indies FederationGovernor of ConnecticutGovernor of Delaware