Arthur Young (colonial administrator)

Sir Arthur Henderson Young
Arthur Henderson Young as Governor of the Straits Settlements
17th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office
2 September 1911 – 17 February 1920
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir John Anderson
Succeeded bySir Laurence Guillemard
High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
In office
9 September 1911 – 24 August 1920
Preceded bySir John Anderson
Succeeded bySir Laurence Guillemard
Resident-General of Federated Malay States
In office
1 February 1911 – 4 September 1911[1]
Preceded byWilliam Thomas Taylor
Succeeded byEdward Lewis Brockman
(as Chief Secretary to the Government of the FMS)
10th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
29 June 1906 – 31 January 1911
Preceded byFrederick George Penney
Succeeded byEdward Lewis Brockman
Personal details
Born31 October 1854
Died20 October 1938(1938-10-20) (aged 83)
Spouse
Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy
(m. 1885; died 1936)
Parent
  • Colonel Keith Young (father)
ProfessionColonial Administrator

Captain Sir Arthur Henderson Young GCMG KBE (31 October 1854 – 20 October 1938[2]) was a British colonial administrator.

  1. ^ "Mr. and Mrs. Brockman". The Straits Times. 5 September 1911. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Young, Captain Sir Arthur Henderson, (31 Oct. 1854–20 Oct. 1938), JP". ukwhoswho. 1 December 2007.