Frederick George Penney or Frederick Gordon Penney[1][2] (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.
Frederick George Penney | |
|---|---|
| 9th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 1 January 1905 – 13 April 1905 | |
| Governor | Sir John Anderson |
| Preceded by | Sir William Thomas Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Edward Lewis Brockman (acting) Captain Arthur Young |
| Colonial Treasurer of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 24 August 1898 – 31 December 1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1856 |
| Died | 5 August 1928 (aged 71–72) Bexhill-on-Sea |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Colonial Administrator |
Education
editPenney graduated from University of Edinburgh with a M.A.[1]
Personal life
editHe is the son of William Penney and Louisa Jane Campbell.[1][3]
Career
editIn 1876, Penney appointed Cadet of Straits Settlement,[1][2][4] and in 1879 as Acting Coroner, Singapore.[5]
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In 1880, he was the Acting Collector of Land Revenue, Penang.[6] and in 1883 was appointed Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Penang[7] and, in the same year, transferred to Singapore as Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests.[8]
In 1884, he was the Acting First Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Singapore[9] and in July 1886 to June 1887, he was Acting Second Assistant Colonial Secretary when Mr E. W. Birch was on leave of absence.[10][11]
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[11] and in 1889, he was the Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[12]
On 4 July 1890, he was promoted to Senior District Officer (Province Wellesley) and continue as Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[13]
On 12 April 1897, he was appointed Acting Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Duties[14] and member of the Legislative Council[15] 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[16] and continued as Collector of Stamp Duties.[2][17]
On 5 July 1904, he was appointed as Resident Councillor of Malacca and continued as Colonial Treasurer[18] 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.).[2][19]
Retirement and death
editOn 13 April 1905, Penney took an eight and a half months leave of absence[20] and later retired in 1906 due to poor health.[1] He died on 5 August 1928 at the age of 72.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Mr Penney Retires". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 14 December 1905. p. 371.
- ^ a b c d e "Death of Mr. F. G. Penney". The Straits Times. 3 September 1928. p. 8.
- ^ "Frederick Gordon Penney". robertwhitton.
- ^ "No. 24359". The London Gazette. 1 September 1876. p. 4828.
- ^ "The Government Gazette 30th May". Straits Times Overland Journal. 3 June 1879. p. 1.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 28th May". Straits Times Overland Journal. 31 May 1880. p. 1.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 13th April". The Straits Times. 13 April 1883. p. 2.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 27th July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 2 August 1883. p. 3.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 3rd October". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 October 1884. p. 1.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 2nd July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 July 1886. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Government Gazette 24th June". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 29 June 1887. p. 1.
- ^ "Local and General". Straits Advocate. 22 June 1889. p. 5.
- ^ "Government Gazette, 4th July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 9 July 1890. p. 8.
- ^ "Appointments". The Straits Times. 10 April 1897. p. 3.
- ^ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 15 April 1897. p. 2.
- ^ "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 20 October 1898. p. 7.
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 8 December 1900. p. 2.
- ^ "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 29 June 1904. p. 409.
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 21 November 1904. p. 4.
- ^ "Government Gazette". The Straits Times. 15 April 1905. p. 8.