List of British Residents of Perak explained

This is a list of the British Residents of Malay State of Perak, British Malaya.[1] The position of Resident was an administrative post. By the terms of the Pangkor Treaty, the Resident was an adviser to His Highness Sultan of Perak whose decisions were binding in all matters in administration except for Malay customs and religion. The British Resident post is also equivalent with today's Menteri Besar post, where he was the chairman of the Perak State Council and the Sultan was the Lord President of the Council. The official residence for the Resident was at the Residency Hill, Taiping. Other residences were also available in Kuala Kangsar and Ipoh. After World War II, the position of British Resident was replaced by a British Adviser. Eventually, when Malaya achieved Independence, the British Adviser post was abolished.

British ResidentPortraitHonourEntered officeLeft office
none4 November 1874 2 November 1875
GCMG, CH5 November 1875 March 1876
3. James Guthrie Davidsonnone11 April 1876 31 March 1877
4. Sir Hugh LowGCMG, KCMG, CMG1 April 1877 31 May 1889
GCMG, CH1 June 1889 30 June 1896
KCMG1 July 1896 12 December 1901
KCMG, CMG13 December 1901 9 February 1904
KCMG, CMG10 February 1904 5 March 1911
KCMG, CMG, JP6 March 1911 15 December 1911
10. Oliver Marks15 December 1911 9 August 1912
CMG9 August 191212 August 1912
CMG12 August 1912 17 September 1919
13. Sir William George Maxwell (acting to 19 December 1919)KBE, CMG17 September 1919 12 September 1920
14. Colonel William James Parke Hume (acting for Maxwell to 12 September 1921) CMG29 June 192013 July 1921
CMG, OBE14 July 192120 December 1925
20 December 19256 June 1927
17. Henry Wagstaffe Thomson6 June 1927 1929
CMG1929 1930
none1931 1932
CMG1933 1939
CMG1939 1941
CMG, MC19461948
19481951
24. Edwin Cyril Geddes Barrett (acting to Blelloch)CMG19531954
25. Dato’ Ian BlellochCMG19511956

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Notes and References

  1. Malaysian States http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm