Orfeur Cavenagh

Sir Orfeur Cavenagh
7th Governor of Straits Settlements
In office
6 August 1859 – 16 March 1867
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byEdmund Augustus Blundell
Succeeded bySir Harry St. George Ord
Personal details
Born8 October 1820
Hythe, Kent
Died3 July 1891(1891-07-03) (aged 70)
St. Aubyn, Sussex
Spouse
Elizabeth Marshall Moriarty
(m. 1842⁠–⁠1891)
Children2 sons
Parents
  • James Gordon Cavenagh (father)
  • Ann née Coates (mother)
ProfessionColonial administrator,
British Army officer
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch/service British Indian Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsGwalior campaign
First Anglo-Sikh War
Indian Rebellion
Memorial plaque to Cavenagh in St Mary's Church, Long Ditton, Surrey

General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh KCSI (8 October 1820 – 3 July 1891) was the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements, governing from 1859 to 1867.[1]

  1. ^ Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9780810873872. Retrieved 9 March 2019.