Frank Swettenham

1st Resident General of the Federated Malay States

1850 CE to 1946 CE

Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham GCMG CH (28 March 1850 – 11 June 1946) is the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent Malaysia) which is formed by combining a number of sultanates.

He served from 1 July 1896 to 1901.

He is also an amateur photographer.

He was born in Belper, Derbyshire, Britain.

He is one of close to forty former British empire officials to actually oppose the Malayan Union.

He creates a dictionary "Vocabulary of the English and Malay languages".

He also publishes two books, "Malay Sketches" and "Unaddressed Letters".

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