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Robert Ibbetson
Robert Ibbetson | |
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| 2nd Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
| In office 12 November 1830 – 7 December 1833 | |
| Monarch | William IV (1830–1837) |
| Preceded by | Robert Fullerton |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Murchison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1789 England |
| Died | 4 November 1880 (aged 91) Portsmouth, England |
| Resting place | Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, England |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Georgina Hutchings Bennett, née Caunter |
| Relations | Myra Grace Kerr (granddaughter) |
| Children | Robert, Harriet Grace, Elvira, Samuel Kerr, Georgina Fanny |
Robert Ibbetson (4 May 1789 – 4 November 1880) was a colonial governor of the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca, and Singapore from 1832 to 1834.[1][2]
- ^ Boundary Treaty with Johore, 15 June 1833.
- ^ Political and statistical account of the British settlements in the Straits of Malacca by Thomas John Newbold, published 1839.
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