John Lisseter Humphreys

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John Lisseter Humphreys (* 1881; † 16. Dezember 1929) war ein britischer Kolonialgouverneur in Britisch-Nordborneo. Nach Verwendungen als Agent von 1916 und ab 1919 als Berater in Nord-Borneo war er ab Oktober 1926 bis zu seinem Tode Gouverneur der Kronkolonie. rdf:langString
John Lisseter Humphreys CMG CBE (21 September 1881 – 15 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator, and Governor of North Borneo from 15 October 1926 until his death while on leave in China in December 1929. J. L. Humphreys was awarded the C.B.E. in 1925 and the C.M.G in 1928. rdf:langString
rdf:langString John Lisseter Humphreys
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rdf:langString John Lisseter Humphreys (* 1881; † 16. Dezember 1929) war ein britischer Kolonialgouverneur in Britisch-Nordborneo. Nach Verwendungen als Agent von 1916 und ab 1919 als Berater in Nord-Borneo war er ab Oktober 1926 bis zu seinem Tode Gouverneur der Kronkolonie.
rdf:langString John Lisseter Humphreys CMG CBE (21 September 1881 – 15 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator, and Governor of North Borneo from 15 October 1926 until his death while on leave in China in December 1929. Humphreys was educated at Bromsgrove School. He was a senior classical scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford and entered the Straits Settlement Civil Service in 1905 as Cadet. Among other appointments he has been a magistrate in Singapore and Penang. He was British Agent at Terengganu from 1916–1919; Adviser at Terengganu from 1919–25, Adviser at Kedah from 1925–1926, before being appointed Governor of North Borneo in October 1926. During his furlough in late 1929, he contracted pneumonia and was rushed to the hospital in Tientsin where he succumbed due to a heart failure on the afternoon of Sunday, 15 December. J. L. Humphreys was awarded the C.B.E. in 1925 and the C.M.G in 1928.
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