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Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair CMG, Chief Commissioner For The Pacification Of Larut
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Subject :Major John Frederick Adolphus McNair CMG, Chief Commissioner for the Pacification of Larut
Published By : None
Location : Perak / Penang
Estimated Year : 1880
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Simon McNair Scott, UK / Winson Saw, Penang
Remark : J F A McNair was born in England on 23 October 1828 and educated first at King's College London and then the School of Mines. His childhood was filled with the study of geology. He began his working life with the British East India Company in Madras. There he studied and became fluent in Hindustani, a skill that would help him later in Malaya. From Madras, McNair was transferred to Malacca (one of the Straits Settlements) in 1853 to be responsible for the Madras Native Artillery with the rank of Major.
Following an appointment in Singapore as private secretary and aide-de-camp to the Governor of Straits Settlements, he was reappointed Executive Engineer and Superintendent of Convicts in the Straits Settlements and head of both Public Works and the Oriental Gaol in Singapore. Here he combined his responsibilities and used the prisoners for a variety of major building projects.
In 1875, as part of the arrangements of the Pangkor Treaty, he was appointed Chief Commissioner for the Pacification of Larut in Perak. This is believed to be his only Perak appointment. One of his fellow commissioners was Capitan China Chung Ah Quee, aka Chung Keng Quee, the Hai San chief during the Larut tin wars .
In 1882, he was appointed Acting Resident Councillor to the Governor of Penang a post from which he resigned in 1884 on medical grounds. He passed away on 17 May 1910 in Brighton, England.
To read more about The Pangkor Treaty / Pangkor Engagement, click here
To read a Summary of an article about Capitan China Chung Ah Quee, click here
Following an appointment in Singapore as private secretary and aide-de-camp to the Governor of Straits Settlements, he was reappointed Executive Engineer and Superintendent of Convicts in the Straits Settlements and head of both Public Works and the Oriental Gaol in Singapore. Here he combined his responsibilities and used the prisoners for a variety of major building projects.
In 1875, as part of the arrangements of the Pangkor Treaty, he was appointed Chief Commissioner for the Pacification of Larut in Perak. This is believed to be his only Perak appointment. One of his fellow commissioners was Capitan China Chung Ah Quee, aka Chung Keng Quee, the Hai San chief during the Larut tin wars .
In 1882, he was appointed Acting Resident Councillor to the Governor of Penang a post from which he resigned in 1884 on medical grounds. He passed away on 17 May 1910 in Brighton, England.
To read more about The Pangkor Treaty / Pangkor Engagement, click here
To read a Summary of an article about Capitan China Chung Ah Quee, click here
Filename : 20090719-007