Hayes Marriott

Sir Hayes Marriott
KBE CMG
15th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
21 November 1925 – 16 December 1928
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir Laurence Guillemard
Sir Hugh Clifford
Preceded byEdward Shaw Hose
Succeeded byGeorge Hemmant (Acting)
Sir John Scott
British General Adviser (Johore)
In office
1920–1926
Preceded byJohn Fortescue Owen (acting)
Succeeded byCharles Walter Hamilton Cochrane
Resident (Melaka) (acting)
In office
24 May 1911 – 22 Jan 1912
Preceded byLittleton Edward Pipe-Wolferstan
Succeeded byWalter Cecil Michell (acting)
Personal details
Bornc. 1873
Died9 February 1929(1929-02-09) (aged 55–56)
Cause of deathPneumonia[1][3]
Spouse
Alice Smith (Lady Marriott)
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(m. 1908; died 1929)​
ChildrenJohn Marriott[1]
Richard Marriott[1]
Parent
  • Rev. W. H. Marriott (Vicar of Thrussington)[2] (father)
RelativesWilliam Marriott (brother)[1]
OccupationColonial Administrator

Sir Hayes Marriott KBE CMG (c. 1873 – 9 February 1929)[2][3] was a British colonial administrator. Marriott joined the Straits Settlement Civil Service in 1896 as a cadet[4] and rose to the high position of Colonial Secretary before retiring in 1928.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference family was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Retirement of Sir Hayes Marriott". The Straits Times. 26 December 1928. p. 11.
  3. ^ a b "At the Call of Duty". The Straits Times. 16 March 1929. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 15 December 1896. p. 378.
  5. ^ "Sir Hayes Marriott". Malaya Tribune. 27 December 1928. p. 10.