List of British representatives in the Raj of Sarawak facts for kids
This article lists the British representatives in the Raj of Sarawak from 1888 to 1946. They were responsible for representing British interests in the Raj of Sarawak during the period of a British protectorate (from 14 June 1888 to 1 July 1946), until the country was ceded to the United Kingdom and became the Crown Colony of Sarawak.
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
No. | Portrait | Name | Term | Notes |
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Agents for Sarawak and North Borneo | ||||
1 | The governors of the Straits Settlements | 14 June 1888 – 25 December 1941 | Based in Singapore | |
Liaison Officer to Sarawak and North Borneo | ||||
2 | Walter Evelyn Pepys | 1940 – 25 December 1941 | Japanese prisoner December 1941 – 1945 during the Japanese occupation of British Borneo | |
Vacant | 25 December 1941 – 1946 | |||
Resident | ||||
3 | John Coleraine Hanbury Barcroft | 1946 | ||
Representative | ||||
4 | Christopher William Dawson | 1946 – 1 July 1946 |
See also
- White Rajahs
- List of heads of government of the Raj of Sarawak
- History of Sarawak
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