Frederick George Penney Explained

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.

Education

Penney graduated from University of Edinburgh with a M.A.[1]

Personal life

He is the son of William Penney and Louisa Jane Campbell.[1] [2]

Career

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]

Retirement and death

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mr Penney Retires. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 14 December 1905. 371.
  2. Web site: Frederick Gordon Penney. robertwhitton.
  3. News: Death of Mr. F. G. Penney. The Straits Times. 3 September 1928. 8.
  4. News: The Government Gazette 30th May. Straits Times Overland Journal. 3 June 1879. 1.
  5. News: Government Gazette, 28th May. Straits Times Overland Journal. 31 May 1880. 1.
  6. News: Government Gazette, 13th April. The Straits Times. 13 April 1883. 2.
  7. News: Government Gazette, 27th July. Straits Times Weekly Issue. 2 August 1883. 3.
  8. News: Government Gazette, 3rd October. Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 October 1884. 1.
  9. News: Government Gazette, 2nd July. Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 July 1886. 1.
  10. News: Government Gazette 24th June. Straits Times Weekly Issue. 29 June 1887. 1.
  11. News: Local and General. Straits Advocate. 22 June 1889. 5.
  12. News: Government Gazette, 4th July. Straits Times Weekly Issue. 9 July 1890. 8.
  13. News: Appointments. The Straits Times. 10 April 1897. 3.
  14. News: Untitled. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 15 April 1897. 2.
  15. News: Gazette Notifications. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 20 October 1898. 7.
  16. News: Untitled. The Straits Times. 8 December 1900. 2.
  17. News: Gazette Notifications. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 29 June 1904. 409.
  18. News: Untitled. The Straits Times. 21 November 1904. 4.
  19. News: Government Gazette. The Straits Times. 15 April 1905. 8.