William John Butterworth

Major-General William John Butterworth CB


5th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office August 1843 – 21 March 1855
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Samuel George Bonham
Succeeded by	Edmund Augustus Blundell

Personal details
Born	10 June 1801
Died	4 November 1856(1856-11-04) (aged 55)
Parents	Captain William Butterworth (father) Ann Hodgkinson (mother)
Profession	Colonial administrator, Military officer

Major-General William John Butterworth CB (10 June 1801 – 4 November 1856) was the governor of the Straits Settlements from August 1843 to 21 March 1855.^[1] In 1851, when the Straits Settlements were transferred from the authority of the Governor of Bengal to be directly under the control of the Governor-General of India, Butterworth remained as governor.

Career

Butterworth joined the army in Madras and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 38th Madras Regiment. While he was governor of the Straits Settlements, Butterworth was instrumental in establishing the Singapore Volunteer Corps.^[2] Butterworth was later promoted to major general in 1855.^[3]

Personal life

Butterworth's parents were Captain William Butterworth RN and his wife Ann (née Hodgkinson). Captain Butterworth died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Awards and honours

Butterworth was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1838 Coronation Honours.^[4]

Legacy

The town of Butterworth, Penang is named after him.

References

^ Ben Cahoon. "Singapore". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9780810873872. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ "No. 6465". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 February 1855. p. 163.
^ "No. 19638". The London Gazette. 20 July 1838. p. 1661.

Government offices
Preceded by Samuel George Bonham	Governor of the Straits Settlements 1843 – 1855	Succeeded by Edmund Augustus Blundell

Governors of Singapore (1819–1959)
(with italics * for the Acting)
Resident of Singapore (1819–1826)	William Farquhar Dr. John Crawfurd
Governors of the Straits Settlements (under British India) (1826–1867)	Robert Fullerton Robert Ibbetson Kenneth Murchison Sir Samuel George Bonham William John Butterworth Edmund Augustus Blundell
Governors of the Straits Settlements (under Colonial Office) (1867–1942)	Sir Orfeur Cavenagh Sir Harry St. George Ord Sir Andrew Clarke Sir William Jervois Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson * Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson * Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld Sir Cecil Clementi Smith William Edward Maxwell * Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell Sir James Alexander Swettenham * Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham Sir John Anderson Sir Arthur Henderson Young Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard Sir Hugh Charles Clifford Sir John Scott * Sir Cecil Clementi Sir Andrew Caldecott * Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Japanese Mayor of Syonan (1942–1945)	Shigeo Odate Kanichi Naito
British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)	Lord Louis Mountbatten Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Governors of the Crown Colony of Singapore (1946–1959)	Sir Franklin Charles Gimson Wilfred Lawson Blythe * Sir John Fearns Nicoll William Allmond Codrington Goode * Sir Robert Brown Black Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode

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