Geoffrey Edmund Cator
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Sir Geoffrey Edmund Cator C.M.G.
was born in 1884. Sir Geoffrey was the son of Ronert Cator of Bath. Married with Elizabeth Margaret Wynne Mostyn in 1922, he had a son, Peter John Cator (26 October 1924 - 22 January 2006) and daughter Rosemary Ann Cator. Sir Geoffrey died in 1973 at Lacock
, Wiltshire
, England
.
, the District Officer of Klang
and also member of the Legislative Council of Federated Malay States
. He was the British Resident of Selangor (1932-1933) and British Resident of Perak (1933-1939). His last post was the head of the Malay States Information Agency in London
. He was made a Knight Bachelor
in the 1946 New year's Honours List. He had previously been awarded the CMG in 1936. Cator Avenue in Taiping
was named after him.
, Sir Geoffrey also responsible for planning the war strategy, initially he published some written reviews, when Malaya
was ambushed by the Japanese. His publications were,
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
was born in 1884. Sir Geoffrey was the son of Ronert Cator of Bath. Married with Elizabeth Margaret Wynne Mostyn in 1922, he had a son, Peter John Cator (26 October 1924 - 22 January 2006) and daughter Rosemary Ann Cator. Sir Geoffrey died in 1973 at Lacock
Lacock
Lacock is a village in Wiltshire, England, 3 miles from the town of Chippenham. The village is owned almost in its entirety by the National Trust, and attracts many visitors by virtue of its unspoiled appearance.-History:...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
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, England
England
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.
Career
Sir Geoffrey joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1907 until 1939. He was the British Resident of Brunei from May 1916 until March 1921. Later he was posted as the Superintendent of Government Monopolies of Straits SettlementsStraits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under direct British control as a crown colony on 1 April 1867...
, the District Officer of Klang
Klang
Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...
and also member of the Legislative Council of Federated Malay States
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula—Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang—established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946, when they, together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay...
. He was the British Resident of Selangor (1932-1933) and British Resident of Perak (1933-1939). His last post was the head of the Malay States Information Agency in London
London
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. He was made a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in the 1946 New year's Honours List. He had previously been awarded the CMG in 1936. Cator Avenue in Taiping
Taiping, Perak
Taiping is a town located in northern Perak, Malaysia. With a population of 191,104 , it is the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital. Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, but was then replaced by Ipoh...
was named after him.
Contributions
During the World War IIWorld War II
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, Sir Geoffrey also responsible for planning the war strategy, initially he published some written reviews, when Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
was ambushed by the Japanese. His publications were,
- Malaya's war effort, Asiatic reviews (1940)
- Malaya: The first year, Asiatic review (1940)
- Course of Japanese invasion of Malaya, Crown colonist (February 1942)
- Malaya and the Japanese attack, Asiatic review (1942)
- Malaya: a retrospect, Asiatic review (1942)