Henry Conway Belfield
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Sir Henry Conway Belfield KCMG JP born on 29 November 1855 and died on 8 January 1923. Sir Henry attended the Rugby School
, Warwickshire
and University of Oxford
. He was a qualified barrister in 1880 and practiced law in England
until 1884. Sir Henry joined Malayan Civil Service from 1884 until 1912. He had a son named Stafford St George Conway Belfield and a daughter Violet Enid Jane Belfield, who married Major Hamilton Frederick Ward, son of Lieutenant Robert Frederick Ward. He served British Malaya
for almost 28 years, including became the British Resident for three Malay States; the British Resident of Negeri Sembilan (1901 - 1902), British Resident of Selangor (1902 - 1910), and British Resident of Perak (1910 - 1912). Sir Henry posted as the Governor of Kenya (4 October 1912 - 14 April 1917).
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
and University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was a qualified barrister in 1880 and practiced law in England
England
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until 1884. Sir Henry joined Malayan Civil Service from 1884 until 1912. He had a son named Stafford St George Conway Belfield and a daughter Violet Enid Jane Belfield, who married Major Hamilton Frederick Ward, son of Lieutenant Robert Frederick Ward. He served British 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...
for almost 28 years, including became the British Resident for three Malay States; the British Resident of Negeri Sembilan (1901 - 1902), British Resident of Selangor (1902 - 1910), and British Resident of Perak (1910 - 1912). Sir Henry posted as the Governor of Kenya (4 October 1912 - 14 April 1917).
Books written by Sir Henry
- Report Upon the Present Condition of Affairs in Labuan and Brunei (1905)
- Handbook of the Federated Malay States (1906)
- Gold Coast. Report Legislation Governing Alienation Native Lands Gold Coast Colony Ashanti (1912)