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In 1953, a British Commission, headed by Sir George Rendel, proposed a limited form of self-government for Singapore. A new Legislative Assembly with twenty-five out of thirty-two seats chosen by popular election would replace the Legislative Council, from which a Chief Minister as head of government and Council of Ministers as a cabinet would ...
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (1890–1975) 1 April 1946 20 March 1952 5 years, 11 months Leicestershire, England Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong: George VI: Elizabeth II — Wilfred Lawson Blythe (1896–1975) (acting) 20 March 1952 21 April 1952 1 month and 1 day unknown: Colonial Secretary. of Singapore 2 Sir John Fearns Nicoll (1899–1981 ...
George Duval Buffett (November 19, 1928 – October 13, 2012) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1979 to 2002. [1] Buffett attended University of New Mexico and was a businessman. [ 2 ]
The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Singapore is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Singapore.. Singapore, previously a British colony, became an internally self-governing state in 1959 and George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, was appointed commissioner (not high commissioner) for Singapore and South East Asia.
Singapore becomes the centre of government of the Straits Settlements. [8] [9] 1833: 7 December: Kenneth Murchison was appointed as the third Governor of the Straits Settlements. [10] 1834: 1 August: Singapore Free School was established. [11] 1836: 18 November: Sir Samuel George Bonham was appointed as the fourth Governor of the Straits ...
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← 1954 1953 1952 1955 in Singapore → 1956 1957 1958 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: Other events of 1955 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: until 2 June: Sir John Fearns Nicoll 2 June-30 June: Sir William Goode (as Officer Administrating the Government) starting 30 June: Sir ...
Jimmy Buffett‘s cause of death has been revealed. According to an obituary for the “Margaritaville” singer, he had been privately “fighting Merkel cell skin cancer for four years.”