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Frank Swettenham

1850–1946 · 20th century

Frank Swettenham was a British colonial administrator in Malaya. Fluent in Malay, he served as Resident of Selangor and Perak and, in 1896, became the first Resident-General of the Federated Malay States, which he had helped design. From 1901 to 1904 he was Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States.

Frank Swettenham
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Federated Malay States

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