Donald MacGillivray
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Sir Donald Charles MacGillivray, KCMG
, MBE
was the last Colonial Administrator to serve in Malaya. He was the British High Commissioner in Malaya and also the Governor of Straits Settlements.
, he was educated at Sherborne School
and Trinity College, Glasgow
. On 19 December 1966, he was warded to Nairobi Hospital
as the result of a long illness patiently borne. On 24 December 1966, eventually he died.
from 1954 until 1957. After celebrating Malaya's independence (Hari Merdeka
), Sir Donald was accompanied by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
of Malaya and his consort, together with Malaya's first prime minister, Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman
to board the plane in Sungai Besi Airport
. Sir Donald also served as the Chairman of the State Council of British Colony of Kenya, which has five European and six Non-European members. This is almost similar with what he chaired during his administration in British Malaya, where a Legistrative Council for the Federation of Malaya was formed, with appointed local and European council members. Before that, he was the Colonial Secretary in Jamaica (1947), Deputy High Commissioner of Malaya, until he became the British High Commissioner in Malaya. On 5 August 1957, he signed the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1957.
Order of St Michael and St George
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, MBE
MBE
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was the last Colonial Administrator to serve in Malaya. He was the British High Commissioner in Malaya and also the Governor of Straits Settlements.
Life
Born in 1906, ScotlandScotland
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, he was educated at Sherborne School
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
and Trinity College, Glasgow
Trinity College, Glasgow
Trinity College, Glasgow, Scotland, is the Church of Scotland's College at the University of Glasgow. It provides special supervision of candidates for the ministry through a Principal and a College Council...
. On 19 December 1966, he was warded to Nairobi Hospital
Nairobi Hospital
The Nairobi Hospital is a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. It was built as a European Hospital, as Kenya was then a British colony. It was later renamed The Nairobi Hospital. In the 1990's, there were two cases of the highly dangerous Biosafety Level 4 pathogen Marburg, one a patient and one a doctor,...
as the result of a long illness patiently borne. On 24 December 1966, eventually he died.
Career
Sir Donald MacGillivray was the only colonial administrator who openly discussed Malaya's independence with the Malays. He served MalayaFederation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
from 1954 until 1957. After celebrating Malaya's independence (Hari Merdeka
Merdeka
Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning Independent or freedom. It is derived from the Sanskrit Maharddhika meaning "rich, prosperous and powerful". In the Malay archipelago, this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave...
), Sir Donald was accompanied by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....
of Malaya and his consort, together with Malaya's first prime minister, Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, AC, CH was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained as the Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined the...
to board the plane in Sungai Besi Airport
Sungai Besi Airport
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. Sir Donald also served as the Chairman of the State Council of British Colony of Kenya, which has five European and six Non-European members. This is almost similar with what he chaired during his administration in British Malaya, where a Legistrative Council for the Federation of Malaya was formed, with appointed local and European council members. Before that, he was the Colonial Secretary in Jamaica (1947), Deputy High Commissioner of Malaya, until he became the British High Commissioner in Malaya. On 5 August 1957, he signed the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1957.
Honor
- Knight Commander of the Order of St.Micheal & St.George (KCMG)
- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)