Malacca was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and was part of the Straits Settlements until 1946.
During World War II, it was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. Following the disbandment of the Straits Settlements in the aftermath of World War II, Penang and Malacca evolved into Crown colonies within the Federation of Malaya, while Singapore transformed into an individual Crown colony distinct from Malaya. In 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Malacca with a merger with Malayan Union (which was then replaced by Federation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, Malacca was integrated as part of the federation, which was later known as Malaysia when it merged with the territories in British Borneo.
Resident Commissioners
Sep 1945 – 31 Mar 1946, James Calder (acting) 1946 – Nov 1947, Edward Victor Grace Day 24 Nov 1947 – 7 Mar 1949, John Falconer 1949, William Cecil Taylor 25 Oct 1949 – 1954, George Evans Cameron Wisdom 20 Dec 1950 – 9 Jan 1951, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom 20 Dec 1951 – 6 Jan 1952, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom 18 Apr 1952 – 21 Oct 1952, Harold George Hammett 21 Apr 1954 – 31 Aug 1957, Harold George Hammett 28 Aug 1954 – 15 Sep 1954, Fulwar Rupert Caven Fowle, acting for Hammett 25 Sep 1956 – Feb 1957, Maurice John Hayward, acting for Hammett 1957, Albert William Nicholson
See also Crown Colony of Penang
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