Edmund Augustus Blundell

Edmund Augustus Blundell (8 August 1804 – 12 October 1868) was a British Colonial administrator.

Edmund Augustus Blundell
6th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office 21 March 1855 – 6 August 1859
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Major General William John Butterworth
Succeeded by	Major General Sir William Orfeur Cavenagh
Resident Councillor of Penang
In office 1849–1855
Resident Councillor of Malacca
In office 1847–1849
Commissioner of Tenasserim
In office 1833–1843
Personal details
Born	8 August 1804 Taunton, Somerset, England
Died	12 October 1868 (aged 64) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Spouse(s)	Mellor Mynors Farmer
Mother	Mary Ann Horniblow
Father	William Blundell
Profession	Colonial administrator

History

Born 8 August 1804 in Taunton, Somerset, England, the son of William Blundell & Mary Ann Horniblow. He joined East India Company as a writer in 1820 and was a British diplomat and Commissioner of Tenasserim 1833–1843, Resident Councillor of Malacca from 1847 to 1849 and Resident Councillor of Penang from 1849 to 1855. He became Governor of Straits Settlements (1855 - 1859),[1] which was administered by British India.

He was married to Mellor Mynors Farmer. In addition, he had a Burmese mistress who gave him 11 children.[2] He gave them his name and sent them to be educated in Calcutta and England. Blundell died in 1868 at Harrogate.

References

1. "Past and present leaders of Singapore". Singapore National Library Board.
2. Corfield, Justin. Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 9780810873872. Retrieved 9 March 2019.