Edward Lewis Brockman

Sir
Edward Lewis Brockman
Chief Secretary, Federated Malay States
In office
4 September 1911[1][2] – 1920[3]
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir Arthur Young
as Resident-General of the FMS
Succeeded byWilliam George Maxwell
11th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
1 February 1911[4] – 4 September 1911[1][2]
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir John Anderson
Preceded bySir Arthur Young
Succeeded byRichard James Wilkinson
Resident of Pahang
In office
November 1908[5] – 1910
MonarchEdward VII
GovernorSir John Anderson
Preceded byCecil Wray
Harvey Chevallier (acting)
Succeeded byWarren Delabere Barnes
Acting Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
13 April 1905[6] – 29 June 1906[7]
Preceded byFrederick George Penney
Succeeded byCaptain Arthur Young
Personal details
Born29 June 1865
Died10 January 1943(1943-01-10) (aged 77)
OccupationColonial administrator

Sir Edward Lewis Brockman KCMG (29 June 1865 – 10 January 1943)[8] was a colonial administrator who served briefly as the Colonial Secretary to the Straits Settlements in 1911 and was the chief secretary to the Federated Malay States (FMS) from 1911 to 1920. He announced the establishment of the Town Planning Committee to oversee Kuala Lumpur town planning service. He was descendant of the English Brockman family. Brockman Road (Jalan Dato' Onn) in Kuala Lumpur was named after him, where the former Prime Minister office was located.

  1. ^ a b "Mr. and Mrs. Brockman". The Straits Times. 5 September 1911. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b "No. 28527". The London Gazette. 1 September 1911. p. 6453.
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  6. ^ "Government Gazette". The Straits Times. 15 April 1905. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Wednesday, July 4. 1906". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 5 July 1906. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Brockman, Sir Edward Lewis, (29 June 1865 – 10 Jan. 1943)". ukwhoswho. 1 December 2007.