Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur

Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1872 – 21 February 1934) was the first British resident of Brunei.

Malcolm McArthur
1st British Resident to Brunei
In office
1906–1908
MonarchEdward VII
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Fortescue Owen
Personal details
Born1872
Medway, Kent, United Kingdom
Died21 February 1934
EducationKelly College
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford
OccupationColonial administrator

The son of General Charles McArthur and his wife Lucy Large, he was born in Medway, Kent. He was educated in Kelly College and The Queen's College, Oxford.[1] McArthur was appointed in 1895 in London after an open competition to Hong Kong and Strait Settlements civil service (later known as Malayan civil service).[2] He was dispatched to Brunei to make recommendations about the structure of the administration for the "dying sultanate". McArthur was appointed Acting Consul in April 1904, arrived to Brunei on 3 May and remained until 10 November.[3] Following his Report on Brunei in 1904 the British government decided to maintain Brunei as a separate administrative entity.[4]

Malcolm retired in 1922, due to ill health, moving to Italy where he died in 21 February 1934.[5]

Works
  • Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1987). Report on Brunei in 1904. Ohio University Center for International Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-0-89680-135-6.
Jalan McArthur in 2023

Namesakes

References
  1. Gran Bretaña Dominions Office; Dominions Office (Great Britain).; Gran Bretaña Colonial Office (1939). The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List ...: Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Oversea Dominions and Colonial Dependencies of Great Britain... Waterlow & sons limited. p. 686.
  2. The London Gazette. Tho. Newcomb over against Baynards Castle in Thamse-street. 1895. p. 6903.
  3. Graham Saunders (5 November 2013). A History of Brunei. Taylor & Francis. pp. 107–117. ISBN 978-1-136-87401-7.
  4. Keat Gin Ooi (2004). Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor. ABC-CLIO. p. 868. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2.
  5. "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. Atiyah, Jeremy (2002). Southeast Asia. Rough Guides. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85828-893-2.
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