Frank swettenham biography
A leading light in Perak’s late 19th century advance: Frank ......
Frank Swettenham
British colonial official in Malaya
Sir Frank Athelstane SwettenhamGCMG CH (28 March 1850 – 11 June 1946) was a British colonial administrator who became the first Resident general of the Federated Malay States, which brought the Malay states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang together under the administration of a Resident-General based in Kuala Lumpur.
He served from 1 July 1896 to 4 November 1901.
Frank swettenham biography
He was also an amateur painter, photographer and antique collector.
Early life
He was born in Belper, Derbyshire, the son of attorney James Oldham Swettenham,[1] and Charlotte Elizabeth Carr and was educated at the Dollar Academy in Scotland and St Peter's School, York.[2] He was a descendant of Mathew Swetenham, Henry IV's bow bearer, and the younger brother of the colonial administrator Sir James Alexander Swettenham.
Career
Swettenham was a British colonial official in British Malaya, who was famous as highly infl