This is a list of governors, deputy governors, residents, and lieutenant-governors of the presidency and residency versions of British Bencoolen. List
Deputy governors Subordinated to Madras Presidency 1685: Ralph Ord 1685 – 1690: Benjamin Bloom 1690 – 1691: James Sowdon 1691 – 1695: Charles Fleetwood 1695 – 1696: Charles Barwell 1696 – 1699: Matthew Mildmay 1699 – 1700: Robert Broughton 1700 – 17 Dec 1705: Richard Watts 1705 – 1708: Matthew Ridley 1708: James Cross 1708: Abraham Hoyle 1708: John Delapie 1708 – 1710: Robert Skingle 1710: Jeremiah Harrison (Supervisor) 1710 – 1711: Anthony Ettricke 1711 – 1712: John Daniell 1712 John Hunter 1712 – 1716: Joseph Collett - On 1 September 1712, Collett arrived at York Fort in Bencoolen in Sumatra and was subsequently appointed Governor. 1716 – 1717: Theophilus Shyllinge 1717 – 1718: Richard Farmer 1718 – 1719: Thomas Cooke (Supervisor) 1719 – 1723: Isaac Pyke 1723: Thomas Dunster 1723 – 1728: Joseph Walsh 1728 – 1730: Nicholas Morse 1730 – 1731: Stephen Newcome 1731 – 1736: Francis Everest 1736 – 1746: Robert Lennox 1746 – 1752: Joseph Hurlock 1752 – 1754: Robert Hindley 1754 – 1755: John Walsh (Supervisor) 1755: John Pybus 1755 – 1756: Thomas Combes 1757 – 1758: Randolph Marriott 1758 – 2 April 1760: Roger Carter 2 Apr 1760 – 1760: Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (French Commander)
Governors of Bencoolen Presidency Feb 1762 – Jul 1762: Samuel Ardley (acting) 1760 – 1767: Roger Carter 1767 – 1776: Richard Wyatt 1776: Robert Hay 1776 – 1780: William Broff 1780 – 1781: Hew Steuart 1781 – 1785: Edward Coles
In 1785, Bencoolen became a Residency, within the Bengal Presidency
Deputy governors of Bencoolen 1785 – 1786: John Crisp (1st time) 1786 – 1787: Thomas Palmer 1787 – 1789: George Salmon (Supervisor) 1789 – 1793: John Crisp (2nd time) 1793 – 1799: Robert Broff 1799: John Crisp (3rd time) 1799 – 1800: Philip Braham (acting) 1800 – 1805: Walter Ewer
Residents of Bencoolen April 1805 – 23 December 1807: Thomas Parr 1808 – 1810: Richard Parry 1810 – 1812: William Parker 1812 – 22 Mar 1818: George John Siddons
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen 1818 – 1824: Stamford Raffles - who enacted major reforms, including the abolishment of slavery, as well as founding of Singapore.
Resident of Bencoolen 1824 – 1 Mar 1825: John Prince
References
External links http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm#Bencoolen