| Frederick George Penney | |
| Order: | 9th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements |
| Term Start: | 1 January 1905 |
| Term End: | 13 April 1905 |
| Predecessor: | Sir William Thomas Taylor |
| Successor: | Captain Arthur Young |
| Governor: | Sir John Anderson |
| Order1: | Colonial Treasurer of Straits Settlements |
| Term Start1: | 24 August 1898 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 1904 |
| Birth Date: | c. 1856 |
| Death Place: | Bexhill-on-Sea |
| Mother: | Louisa Jane Campbell |
| Father: | William Penney |
| Alma Mater: | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession: | Colonial Administrator |
Frederick George Penney or Frederick Gordon Penney (c.1856 – 5 August 1928) was a colonial administrator. He was a cadet of Straits Settlement in 1876 and retired as the Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements in 1906.
Penney graduated from University of Edinburgh with a M.A.[1]
He is the son of William Penney and Louisa Jane Campbell.[1] [2]
In 1876, Penney appointed Cadet of Straits Settlement,[1] [3] and in 1879 as Acting Coroner, Singapore.[4] In 1880, he was the Acting Collector of Land Revenue, Penang.[5] and in 1883 was appointed Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Penang[6] and, in the same year, transferred to Singapore as Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests.[7]
In 1884, he was the Acting First Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Singapore[8] and in July 1886 to June 1887, he was Acting Second Assistant Colonial Secretary when Mr E. W. Birch was on leave of absence.[9]
On 23 June 1887, he was appointed as Inspector of Schools for Straits Settlements when Mr E. C. Hill went for a long leave of absence[10] and in 1889, he was the Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[11]
On 4 July 1890, he was promoted to Senior District Officer (Province Wellesley) and continue as Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[12]
On 12 April 1897, he was appointed Acting Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Duties[13] and member of the Legislative Council[14] as a consequence of the death of Mr H. A. O'Brien (Acting Colonial Treasurer) and continued as Senior District Officer (Province Wellesley).
On 24 August 1898, he was appointed as Colonial Treasurer[15] and continued as Collector of Stamp Duties.[3] [16]
On 5 July 1904, he was appointed as Resident Councillor of Malacca and continued as Colonial Treasurer[17] and on 1 January 1905, he was appointed as Colonial Secretary to succeed Sir William Thomas Taylor, who was appointed as the Resident General of the Federated Malaya States (F.M.S.).[3] [18]
On 13 April 1905, Penney took an eight and a half months leave of absence[19] and later retired in 1906 due to poor health.[1] He died on 5 August 1928 at the age of 72.[3]