Luis Sigismund Himley

Louis Sigismund Himley
10th Surveyor General of Malaysia
In office
13 March 1956 – 1 April 1960
Preceded byChristopher Noble
Succeeded byArnold Lessel MacMorland Greig
Personal details
Born(1906-11-28)28 November 1906
Macagua, Cuba
Died18 April 1984(1984-04-18) (aged 77)
Bovey Tracey, Devon
Resting placeManaton, Devon
NationalityEnglish
SpouseChristine Mary Douglas
Childrenthree

Luis Sigismund Himley (28 November 1906 – 18 April 1984) was an English surveyor, who served as the tenth Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States between 1956 and 1960.

Luis Sigismund Himley was born in Macagua, Cuba on 28 November 1906, the son of William Charles Himley (1863-1924) and Violet Emily née Brune (1872-1945). He attended St. John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1928. In September 1929 he took up a position with the Survey Department of the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlement.[1] On 9 August 1931 he was promoted to assistant superintendent in Selangor.

Himley married Christine Mary Douglas (1908-1990), in April 1934, in Newton Abbot, Devon. They had three children.

Prior to World War II he was appointed as a captain in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force.[2]

In September 1950 he was appointed the surveyor for Singapore.[3] On 13 March 1956 he was appointed as the Surveyor-General of Federation of Malaysia, following the retirement of Christopher Noble.[4] He remained in that position until 1 April 1960.

In February 1961 he travelled to Mauritius where he was commissioned to prepare a report on the cadastral survey of Mauritius to the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, which he completed and presented on 16 May that year.[5][6]

He died on 18 April 1984 in Bovey Tracey, Devon. England, at the age of 77. He was buried in Manaton, Devon.

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References

  1. ^ "Appointments to Malaya". Straits Budget. 10 May 1928. p. 26. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.
  2. ^ "S. S. V. F. Officers". Straits Budget. 2 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.
  3. ^ "Six New S'pore Appointments". Singapore Standard. 14 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Board of Singapore.
  4. ^ Colonial Office; Department of Technical Co-operation; Ministry of Overseas Development, eds. (1960). Conference of British Commonwealth Survey Officers - Report of Proceedings. Vol. 1. H. M. Stationery Office. p. vi.
  5. ^ Economic Planning Committee (Mauritius) (1960). Progress Report on the Reconstruction and Development Programme. Government Printer. p. 24.
  6. ^ Library of Congress (1965). Madagascar and Adjacent Islands: A Guide to Official Publications. General Reference and Bibliography Division, Reference Department, Library of Congress. p. 33.