Charles Moncrieff Goodyear

Charles Moncrieff Goodyear (26 July 1867 - 22 December 1923) was a British surveyor, who served as the third Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States, from 1920 to 1922.[1][2]

Charles Moncrieff Goodyear
3rd Surveyor General of Malaysia
In office
1 July 1920 – 26 July 1922
Preceded byJoseph Peascod Harper
Succeeded byVictor Alexander Lowinger
Personal details
Born(1867-07-26)26 July 1867
Manchester, Lancashire
Died22 December 1923(1923-12-22) (aged 56)
Middlesex, England
CitizenshipBritish
NationalityEnglish
SpouseEthel Orr

Charles Moncrieff Goodyear was born 26 July 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, the eldest son of Charles Goodyear (1838-1925) and Margaret Millie née Blair (1844-1869). He studied at Manchester Grammar School, between 1877 and 1885 before attending Merton College, Oxford. In 1887 he received second class honours in Mathematical Moderations, in 1889 honours in Mathematics and in 1890 as Bachelor of Arts degree.[3]

In September 1893 he qualified as licensed land surveyor in New South Wales, Australia.[4] On 2 May 1902 he was appointed as a surveyor (1st grade) in Selangor and in June 1904 he was promoted to Supernumerary District Surveyor.[5] He went onto take charge of the Negeri Sembilan Surveying Department.[6] On 1 July 1920 he was appointed Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States, replacing Joseph Peascod Harper, remaining in the position until he retired on 26 July 1922.[7][8]

He returned to England after retiring from Survey Department and in April 1923 married a widow, Ethel Orr, in France.[9]

Goodyear died on 22 December 1923 in Middlesex, England, at the age of 53.

In June 1926 his wife, Ethel, remarried R. P. Maw in Algeria.[10]

See also

References
  1. Goodyear, Charles Moncrieff (1976). "FMS Survey Department Report For The Year 1921" (PDF). National Archives of Malaysia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. Colonial Office, Great Britain (1924). Colonial Reports - Annual (Issues 1187-1232). H. M. Stationery Office. p. 38.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men: 1890-1892. James Parker & Co. p. 240.
  4. "Licensed Surveyors". Evening News. No. 8204. New South Wales, Australia. 16 September 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Goodyear, C. M." (PDF). National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. Wright, Arnold (1908). Twentieth Century Impressions of British Malaya: its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company Limited. p. 324.
  7. Federated Malay States. Survey Department (1921). Report of the Survey Departments of Malaya. Federated Malay States, Government Press. p. 9.
  8. Annual Departmental Reports of the Straits Settlement. 1922. p. 92.
  9. "The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 23 April 1923. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "SOCIETY AND PERSONAL". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 29 March 1926. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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