Frederick George Penney

Frederick George Penney or Frederick Gordon Penney[1][2] (c.1856 – 5 August 1928) was a colonial administrator. He was a cadet of Straits Settlement in 1876 and retired as the Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements in 1906.

Frederick George Penney
9th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office 1 January 1905 – 13 April 1905
Governor	Sir John Anderson
Preceded by	Sir William Thomas Taylor
Succeeded by	Edward Lewis Brockman (acting) Captain Arthur Young
Colonial Treasurer of Straits Settlements
In office 24 August 1898 – 31 December 1904
Personal details
Born	c. 1856
Died	5 August 1928 (aged 71–72) Bexhill-on-Sea
Mother	Louisa Jane Campbell
Father	William Penney
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Profession	Colonial Administrator

Education

Penney graduated from University of Edinburgh with a M.A.[1]

Personal life

He is the son of William Penney and Louisa Jane Campbell.[1][3]

Career

In 1876, Penney appointed Cadet of Straits Settlement.[1][2][4] and in 1879 as Acting Coroner, Singapore.[5]

In 1880, he was the Acting Collector of Land Revenue, Penang.[6] and in 1883 was appointed Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Penang[7] and, in the same year, transferred to Singapore as Second Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests.[8]

In 1884, he was the Acting First Magistrate and Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Singapore[9] and in July 1886 to June 1887, he was Acting Second Assistant Colonial Secretary when Mr E W Birch was on leave of absence.[10][11]

On 23 June 1887, he was appointed as Inspector of Schools for Straits Settlements when Mr E C Hill went for a long leave of absence[11] and in 1889, he was the Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[12]

On 4 July 1890, he was promoted to Senior District Officer (Province Wellesley) and continue as Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.[13]

On 12 April 1897, he was appointed Acting Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Stamp Duties[14] and member of the Legislative Council[15] in the consequence of the death of Mr H A O'Brien (Acting Colonial Treasurer) and continue as Senior District Officer (Province Wellesley).

On 24 August 1898, he was appointed as Colonial Treasurer[16] and continue as Collector of Stamp Duties.[2][17]

On 5 July 1904, he was appointed as Resident Councillor of Malacca and continue as Colonial Treasurer[18] and on 1 January 1905, he was appointed as Colonial Secretary to succeed Sir William Thomas Taylor, who was appointed as the Resident General of the Federated Malaya States (F.M.S.).[2][19]

Retirement and death

On 13 April 1905, Penney took an eight and a half months leave of absence[20] and later retired in 1906 due to poor health.[1] He died on 5 August 1928 at the age of 72.[2]

References

1. "Mr Penney Retires". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 14 December 1905. p. 371.
2. "Death of Mr. F. G. Penney". The Straits Times. 3 September 1928. p. 8.
3. "Frederick Gordon Penney". robertwhitton.
4. "No. 24359". The London Gazette. 1 September 1876. p. 4828.
5. "The Government Gazette 30th May". Straits Times Overland Journal. 3 June 1879. p. 1.
6. "Government Gazette, 28th May". Straits Times Overland Journal. 31 May 1880. p. 1.
7. "Government Gazette, 13th April". The Straits Times. 13 April 1883. p. 2.
8. "Government Gazette, 27th July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 2 August 1883. p. 3.
9. "Government Gazette, 3rd October". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 October 1884. p. 1.
10. "Government Gazette, 2nd July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 8 July 1886. p. 1.
11. "Government Gazette 24th June". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 29 June 1887. p. 1.
12. "Local and General". Straits Advocate. 22 June 1889. p. 5.
13. "Government Gazette, 4th July". Straits Times Weekly Issue. 9 July 1890. p. 8.
14. "Appointments". The Straits Times. 10 April 1897. p. 3.
15. "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 15 April 1897. p. 2.
16. "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 20 October 1898. p. 7.
17. "Untitled". The Straits Times. 8 December 1900. p. 2.
18. "Gazette Notifications". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 29 June 1904. p. 409.
19. "Untitled". The Straits Times. 21 November 1904. p. 4.
20. "Government Gazette". The Straits Times. 15 April 1905. p. 8.