Charles Mitchell (colonial administrator)

Sir Charles Mitchell GCMG
Charles Mitchell
14th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office 1 February 1894 – 7 December 1899
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	William Edward Maxwell
Succeeded by	Sir James Alexander Swettenham (acting)
7th Governor of Natal
In office December 1889 – July 1893
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Havelock
Succeeded by	Francis Haden (acting)
Acting Governor of the Leeward Islands
In office 1888–1888
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
Succeeded by	Sir William Smith
4th Governor of Fiji
In office January 1887 – February 1888
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir John Bates Thurston (acting)
Succeeded by	Sir John Thurston
3rd High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office January 1887 – February 1888
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir John Bates Thurston (acting)
Succeeded by	Sir John Thurston
Acting Governor of Natal
In office 22 December 1881 – 6 March 1882
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Redvers Buller
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Bulwer
Personal details
Born	1836 London, United Kingdom
Died	7 December 1899(1899-12-07) (aged 62–63) Singapore
Resting place	St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
Citizenship	British
Spouse(s)	Fanny Rice (d.1885) Eliza Weldon,
Children	Hugh Mitchell
Profession	Colonial Administrator, Royal Marines officer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch/service	Royal Marines
Years of service	1852–1878
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell GCMG (1836 – 7 December 1899) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Marines, before joining the Colonial Service, in which he served in British Honduras, British Guiana, Natal. He then served as Governor of Fiji, of the British Colony of Natal & Zululand (1881–1882), and of the Straits Settlements (1 February 1894 to 7 December 1899).