Sir William Hood Treacher | |
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 Sir William Hood Treacher | |
| 1stBritish Governor of North Borneo | |
| In office 26 August 1881 – 1887 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | SirWilliam Maunder Crocker |
| 6thBritish Resident of Selangor | |
| In office 1892–1896 | |
| Preceded by | SirWilliam Edward Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | SirJohn Pickersgill Rodger |
| 6thBritish Resident of Perak | |
| In office 1896–1902 | |
| Preceded by | SirFrank Swettenham |
| Succeeded by | SirJohn Pickersgill Rodger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-12-01)1 December 1849 |
| Died | 3 May 1919(1919-05-03) (aged 69) |
Sir William Hood TreacherKCMG (1 December 1849 – 3 May 1919) was a British colonial administrator in Borneo and theStraits Settlements. He founded theAnglo Chinese School in Klang on 10 March 1892.
Treacher was the fourth son of Rev. Joseph Skipper Treacher, MA, Vicar ofSandford-on-Thames,[1] by his first wife Pauline Louise Blanche Pierret. His father was anOxford graduate.[2][3]
On 19 April 1866, at the age of sixteen, Treacher matriculated atSt Mary Hall, Oxford, where he held a Scholarship for four years. He graduatedBA in 1870 and in 1881 proceeded toMA by seniority.[3]
Cousin of John Gavaron Treacher, a doctor inSarawak from 1843 and Colonial Surgeon toLabuan from 1848, William arrived in Labuan via Singapore in 1871 to be Acting Police Magistrate, becoming Colonial Secretary of Labuan in 1873, going on to become the firstGovernor of North Borneo (1881–1887); Resident of Selangor (1892–1896); the sixthBritish Resident of Perak (1896–1902); and secondResident-General of British Malaya (1901–1904).[4] His grand-nephew,Sir John Treacher rose to be anAdmiral in theRoyal Navy.[5]
Treacher married Elizabeth Frances Cornelia Rumsey (known as Leila), the daughter of the Rev. J. Rumsey, at Ss Philip & James's Church inOxford on 25 April 1881. Their daughter Leila Treacher was born in Singapore in 1882.
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| New title | British Governor of North Borneo 1881–1887 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Resident of Selangor 1892–1896 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Resident of Perak 1896–1902 | Succeeded by |
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