Governors of Bencoolen

Summary

This is a list of governors, deputy governors, residents, and lieutenant-governors of the presidency and residency versions of British Bencoolen.[1]

List edit

Deputy governors edit

Subordinated to Madras Presidency

  • 1685: Ralph Ord
  • 1685 – 1690: Benjamin Bloom
  • 1690 – 1691: James Sowdon
  • 1691 – 1695: Charles Fleetwood
  • 1695 – 1696: Charles Barwell
  • 1696 – 1699: Matthew Mildmay
  • 1699 – 1700: Robert Broughton
  • 1700 – 17 Dec 1705: Richard Watts
  • 1705 – 1708: Matthew Ridley
  • 1708: James Cross
  • 1708: Abraham Hoyle
  • 1708: John Delapie
  • 1708 – 1710: Robert Skingle
  • 1710: Jeremiah Harrison (Supervisor)
  • 1710 – 1711: Anthony Ettricke
  • 1711 – 1712: John Daniell
  • 1712 John Hunter
  • 1712 – 1716: Joseph Collett - On 1 September 1712, Collett arrived at York Fort in Bencoolen in Sumatra and was subsequently appointed Governor.
  • 1716 – 1717: Theophilus Shyllinge
  • 1717 – 1718: Richard Farmer
  • 1718 – 1719: Thomas Cooke (Supervisor)
  • 1719 – 1723: Isaac Pyke
  • 1723: Thomas Dunster
  • 1723 – 1728: Joseph Walsh
  • 1728 – 1730: Nicholas Morse
  • 1730 – 1731: Stephen Newcome
  • 1731 – 1736: Francis Everest
  • 1736 – 1746: Robert Lennox                    
  • 1746 – 1752: Joseph Hurlock
  • 1752 – 1754: Robert Hindley
  • 1754 – 1755: John Walsh (Supervisor)
  • 1755: John Pybus
  • 1755 – 1756: Thomas Combes
  • 1757 – 1758: Randolph Marriott
  • 1758 – 2 April 1760: Roger Carter
  • 2 Apr 1760 – 1760: Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (French Commander)

Governors of Bencoolen Presidency edit

  • Feb 1762 – Jul 1762: Samuel Ardley (acting)  
  • 1760 – 1767: Roger Carter
  • 1767 – 1776: Richard Wyatt
  • 1776: Robert Hay
  • 1776 – 1780: William Broff
  • 1780 – 1781: Hew Steuart
  • 1781 – 1785: Edward Coles

In 1785, Bencoolen became a Residency, within the Bengal Presidency

Deputy governors of Bencoolen edit

  • 1785 – 1786: John Crisp (1st time)
  • 1786 – 1787: Thomas Palmer
  • 1787 – 1789: George Salmon (Supervisor)
  • 1789 – 1793: John Crisp (2nd time)
  • 1793 – 1799: Robert Broff
  • 1799: John Crisp (3rd time)
  • 1799 – 1800: Philip Braham (acting)
  • 1800 – 1805: Walter Ewer

Residents of Bencoolen edit

  • April 1805 – 23 December 1807: Thomas Parr
  • 1808 – 1810: Richard Parry
  • 1810 – 1812: William Parker
  • 1812 – 22 Mar 1818: George John Siddons

Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen edit

Resident of Bencoolen edit

  • 1824 – 1 Mar 1825: John Prince

References edit

  1. ^ "Indonesia".

External links edit

  • http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm#Bencoolen