Frederick George Penney
Colonial Administrator
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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.
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Frederick George Penney | |
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| 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
Penney graduated from University of Edinburgh with a M.A.[1]
Personal life
He is the son of William Penney and Louisa Jane Campbell.[1][3]
Career
In 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]