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[Participants at Federal Conference, Kuala Lumpur, July 1903], 1903-07

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/27

Scope and Contents

366 x 283 mm (mounted on card). An official group portrait of the conference participants taken in the specially built wooden pavilion. Figures identified are (front row, left to right starting from first European figure): (Sir) Henry Conway BELFIELD (1855-1923); British Resident, Selangor 1902-1912; (Sir) John Pickersgill RODGER (1851-1910); British Resident, Perak 1901-1904; (Sir) William Hood TREACHER (1849-1919); Resident General, F.M.S. 1902-1904; Allh el din Suleiman Shah; Sultan of Perak; Sir Frank Athelstane SWETTENHAM (1850-1946); Governor of the Straits Settlements 1901-1904; Sir Ahmad Maatham Shah; Sultan of Pahang; Tunku Mohammed; Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan; (Sir) Walter EGERTON (1858-1947); British Resident, Negri Sembilan 1902-1904; later Governor of Lagos 1904-1906, Southern Nigeria 1906-1912, British Guiana 1912-1917; Douglas Graham CAMPBELL (1867-1918); acting British Resident, Pahang 1903. Second Row: George CUMMING; arr. Malaya 1888 and worked on coffee plantation, Negri Sembilan; joined Straits Trading Co., Kuala Lumpur circa 1894; started mining on own account circa 1898; owner of two mines, at Salak South and Rawang; unofficial European member, Selangor Council of State circa 1904; represented mining interests at Conference [standing behind J.P. Rodger]; Captain Frederic Delmar BARRY; Fife Artillery; ADC to Sir Frank Swettenham 1900-1903 [standing behind W. Egerton].

Dates

  • Creation: 1903-07

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

BAM 4/28.

Related Materials

For a note about Captain BARRY see BAM 4/29.

General

PJ.

Originator(s)

G R Lambert and Co

Finding aid date

2002-05-17 13:17:13+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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