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William Goode (colonial administrator)

British colonial administrator

British colonial administrator

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nameSir William Goode
honorific-suffix
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order23rd
officeGovernor of North Borneo
monarchElizabeth II
term_start21 April 1960
term_end15 September 1963
predecessorRoland Turnbull
successor*Office abolished*
order11st
office1Yang di-Pertuan NegaraYang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore
term_start13 June 1959
term_end12 December 1959
monarch1Elizabeth II
primeminister1Lee Kuan Yew
predecessor1*Position established*
successor1Yusof Ishak
order24th
office2Governor of Singapore
monarch2Elizabeth II
1blankname2Chief Minister
1namedata2Lim Yew Hock
term_start29 December 1957
term_end22 June 1959
predecessor2Robin Black
successor2*Office abolished*
order31st
office3List of Chief Secretaries of Singapore#Colonial Secretaries of Singapore (1946–1955)Chief Secretary of Singapore
monarch3Elizabeth II
term_start3February 1955
term_end39 December 1957
predecessor3*Office established*
successor3Edgeworth Beresford David
order43rd
office4List of Chief Secretaries of Singapore#Colonial Secretaries of Singapore (1946–1955)Colonial Secretary of Singapore
term_start430 July 1953
term_end4February 1955
monarch4Elizabeth II
predecessor4Wilfred Lawson Blythe
successor4*Office abolished*
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* {{marriageMary Harding19381947endd.}}
children1
birth_date
birth_placeTwickenham, Middlesex, England
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death_placeGoring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
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Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode (8 June 1907 – 15 September 1986) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1957 to 1959, Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore in 1959, and Governor of North Borneo from 1960 to 1963.

Early life

Goode was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, and attended Oakham School and Worcester College, Oxford.

Career

Goode joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1931, studying law in his spare time. In 1959, as part of transitional arrangements, he was made Yang di-Pertuan Negara of the State of Singapore from June to December, and United Kingdom Commissioner. From 1960 to 1963 he was the last governor and Commander-in-Chief of North Borneo. During negotiations on the formation of Malaysia Goode supported the idea of British governors remaining in North Borneo and Sarawak for a transitional period, suggesting this would increase support for federation within the two territories. This was rejected by the Malayan government. Goode also criticised Fuad Stephens, then leader of the United National Kadazan Organisation political party, when Stephens voiced support for a 1963 federation date.

Awards and honours

He was invested with Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1952 New Year Honours and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1957.

He was knighted with Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ) in 1958.

He was made Grand Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1963 New Year Honours shortly before his retirement to Berkshire, England.

Personal life

In 1938, Goode married Mary Harding. She died in 1947 and three years later he married Ena Mary McLaren.

Goode died in Goring-on-Thames in 1986, aged 79.

References

References

  1. (22 April 1960). "Sir William is sworn in". The Straits Times.
  2. (3 December 1959). "Farewell in the rain for Goode". The Straits Times.
  3. "William A. C. Goode".
  4. He was admitted to the bar by [[Gray's Inn]] in 1936. From 1936 to 1939 he served as district officer, [[Raub District. colony's capitulation]] in 1942, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese and sent to work in Siam on the [[Burma Railway]] from 1943 to 1945. He remained in Malaya after the war, and in 1948 became deputy economic secretary to the [[Federation of Malaya. Federation]]. In 1949 he was posted to [[Aden]] as chief secretary, where he also acted as governor from 1950 to 1951. He returned to Singapore as [[Chief Secretary, Singapore. colonial secretary]] in 1953 and became the colony's last British governor in 1957.{{London Gazette. (19 November 1957)
  5. {{London Gazette. (5 June 1959)
  6. {{London Gazette. (18 March 1960)
  7. David CC Lim. (17 March 2024). "What Sarawak’s Orang Ulu reminded the Queen". Daily Express.
  8. {{London Gazette. (28 December 1951)
  9. {{London Gazette. (5 November 1957)
  10. {{London Gazette. (4 July 1958)
  11. {{London Gazette. (28 December 1962)
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