biography
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Swettenham, Sir Frank (Athelstane)
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pronunciation:
[swetenam]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1850–1946)
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| biography:
| Colonial administrator in Malaya, born in Belper, Derbyshire, C England, UK. He was British resident in Selangor (1882) and Perak (1889–95), then resident-general in the Federated Malay States (1896–1901). Knighted in 1897, he was governor and commander-in-chief of the Straits Settlement (1901–4), and became an authority on Malay language and history, writing a number of books on the subject. Port Swettenham, Selangor, is named after him. |
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