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Kenneth Murchison
3rd Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office
7 December 1833 – 17 November 1836
Monarch William IV (1830–1837)
Preceded by Robert Ibbetson
Succeeded by Samuel George Bonham
Resident Councillor of Straits Settlements
In office
29 November 1827 – 6 December 1833
Preceded by John Prince
Succeeded by Samuel George Bonham
Personal details
Born 1794 (1794)
Scotland
Died 1 August 1854(1854-08-01) (aged 59–60)
Bathampton, Bath, Somerset, England
Spouses
Charlotte Pryce
(m. 1815; died 1816)

Anne Nesham
(m. 1826; died 1846)
Children
  • Charlotte Cox (daughter)
  • Kenneth-Robert Murchison (son)
  • Roderick Murchison (son)
Parents
  • Kenneth Murchison Sr. (father)
  • Barbara Mackenzie (mother)
Relatives Roderick Murchison (brother)
Alexander Murchison (brother)
Residences Somerset, England
Occupation Colonial administrator

Kenneth Murchison (1794 - 1 August 1854) was the Resident Councillor of Penang and Resident Councillor of Singapore, as well as the third Governor of the Straits Settlements.

Early life

Murchison was born in Scotland in 1794 to Barbara (née Mackenzie) and Kenneth Murchison. His elder brother was geologist Roderick Murchison. The family moved from Ross-shire in Scotland to Bathampton in Somerset England for his father to recuperate from an illness, but he would die there in 1796. His mother then took the family to Edinburgh and remarried.

Career

He began his working career with the East India Company. He was appointed the Resident Councillor of Penang on 29 November 1827, he was also appointed the Resident Councillor of Singapore. While he was Resident in Penang, he conducted a geological survey of Penang on behalf of his brother Roderick Murchison, who was President of the Geological Society. He became the Governor of the Straits Settlements on 7 December 1833, however, he spent much of his time as Governor outside of Southeast Asia, and the administrative duty was performed by his deputy George Bonham. Bonham took over as Governor on 18 November 1836.

Personal life

Murchison was married to Charlotte Pryce in 1815 and had a daughter Charlotte. His first wife died in 1816, and he married Anne Nesham in 1826 with whom he had two surviving sons, Kenneth-Robert and Roderick.

He died on 1 August 1854.

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