James W. W. Birch
Politician
1826 – 1875
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Who was James W. W. Birch?
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch was the first British Resident in Perak, Malaysia. He was appointed to the post on 4 November 1874 as the government adviser to the Sultan of Perak following the signing of the famous Pangkor Treaty on 20 January 1874, which established Perak as a British protectorate state. He was the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements between 1870 and 1874.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1826
Southern England - Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- Singapore
- Died
- Nov 2, 1875
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on July 23, 2013
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