Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur
Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1872-1934) was the first British resident in Brunei. He was educated in Kelly College, Tavistock and Queen's college, University of Oxford.[1] McArthur was appointed in 1895 in London after an open competition to Hong Kong and Strait Settlements civil service (later known as Malayan civil service).[2] He was dispatched to Brunei to make recommendations about the structure of the administration for the "dying sultanate". McArthur was appointed Acting Consul in April 1904, arrived to Brunei on 3 May and remained until 10 November.[3] Following his Report on Brunei in 1904 the British government decided to maintain Brunei as a separate administrative entity.[4]
Works
- Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1987). Report on Brunei in 1904. Ohio University Center for International Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-0-89680-135-6.
References
- ^ Gran Bretaña Dominions Office; Dominions Office (Great Britain).; Gran Bretaña Colonial Office (1939). The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List ...: Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Oversea Dominions and Colonial Dependencies of Great Britain... Waterlow & sons limited. p. 686.
- ^ The London Gazette. Tho. Newcomb over against Baynards Castle in Thamse-street. 1895. p. 6903.
- ^ Graham Saunders (5 November 2013). A History of Brunei. Taylor & Francis. pp. 107–117. ISBN 978-1-136-87401-7.
- ^ Keat Gin Ooi (2004). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. ABC-CLIO. p. 868. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2.
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