Hugh Low | |
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 Hugh Low | |
| 4th British Resident of Perak | |
| In office 1 April 1877 – 31 May 1889 | |
| Preceded by | James G. Davidson |
| Succeeded by | Frank A. Swettenham |
| Acting Governor of Labuan | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | John Pope Hennessy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1824 Upper Clapton, United Kingdom |
| Died | 18 April 1905 (aged 80) Alassio, Italy |
| Spouses | Catherine Napier
(m. 1848; died 1851)Ann Douglas
(m. 1885) |
| Children | Hugh Brooke Low (son) Catherine Elizabeth Low (daughter) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Stuart Low (brother) |
Sir Hugh Low, GCMG[1][2] (10 May 1824–18 April 1905) was a British colonial administrator and naturalist. After a long residence in various colonial roles in Labuan, he was appointed as British administrator in the Malay Peninsula where he made the first trials of Hevea rubber in the region. He is often considered the first successful British administrator in the region, whose methods became models for subsequent British colonial operation in the entire South East Asia Region.[3]
He made the first documented ascent of Mount Kinabalu in 1851. Both Kinabalu's highest peak as well as the deep gully on the northern side of the mountain are named after him.[3][4]
- ^ 1879 Birthday Honours
- ^ 1883 Birthday Honours
- ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei By Simon Richmond, Damian Harper, Tom Parkinson, Richard Watkins Published by Lonely Planet, 2007; ISBN 1-74059-708-7, ISBN 978-1-74059-708-1