Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff

Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff
CMG
British Resident of Pahang
In office
1924–1928
Preceded byEdward Shaw Hose
Succeeded byJames William Simmons
Personal details
Born3 July 1875
DiedApril 1946
Winchester, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationColonial administrator

Ernest Charteris Holford Wolff CMG (3 July 1875 – April 1946) was a British colonial administrator who served in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.

Career

After graduating with a BA at Oxford University, Wolff entered the Malay Civil Service in 1897 as a cadet in Pahang. He subsequently served in various posts including Head of the Postal and Telegraph departments, Kuala Lipis (1899), Assistant District Officer, Pekan (1900), assistant to the Residents of Negeri Sembilan, and Selangor (1901-2), Chairman of the Sanitary Board, Seremban (1904), District Treasurer, Telok Anson (1906), acting Secretary to the Resident Negeri Sembilan (1907), assistant secretary to the Resident-General (1909), District Officer, Kuantan (1909), District Officer, Upper Perak (1911), District Officer Larut (1912), and Superintendent of Convict Establishments and Inspector of Prisons (1915).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

In 1915, he joined the Colonial Secretariat in Singapore as assistant Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, and in 1923 was sworn in as a member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements for a term of three years.[9] In 1921, he had also served as Assistant Colonial Secretary to the Federated Malay States. In 1923, he was appointed Director of Education of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.[10]

In 1924, after briefly serving as acting British Adviser in Kedah,[11] he was appointed British Resident of Negeri Sembilan where he remained until 1927.[12] He then served briefly as acting Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements,[13] returning to Negeri Sembilan as Resident until his retirement in 1928.[14]

Personal life and death

Wolff married Mary Lilias Alison on 6 December 1912.[15] He died in April 1946 in Winchester, England, aged 70.[12]

Honours

Wolff was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1928 New Year Honours.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Pahang News". The Straits Budget. 18 May 1899. p. 3.
  2. ^ Who's who in the Far East, 1906-7, June. University of California Libraries. Hongkong, China mail. 1906. p. 399.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Perak Notes". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 17 February 1898. p. 111.
  4. ^ "F.M.S. Gazette". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 16 May 1911. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Federal Appointments". Straits Echo. 6 February 1912. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Social and Personal". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 25 October 1909. p. 4.
  7. ^ "F.M.S. Official Changes". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 7 November 1902. p. 3.
  8. ^ "M. A. P." Straits Echo. 16 March 1915. p. 4.
  9. ^ "New Councillors". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 11 January 1923. p. 26.
  10. ^ "Malay Education". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 7 December 1922. p. 12.
  11. ^ "M.A.P." The Straits Echo. 15 January 1924. p. 4.
  12. ^ a b "Death Of Former M.C.S. Official". The Straits Times. 27 April 1946. p. 3.
  13. ^ "Social and Personal". The Straits Times. 29 March 1927. p. 8.
  14. ^ "Malayans at Home". The Straits Times. 26 December 1928. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Social and Personal". The Straits Times. 3 January 1912. p. 6.
  16. ^ "C.M.G. for Mr. Wolff". The Straits Budget. 5 April 1928. p. 12.