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General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh (8 October 1820 – 3 July 1891) was the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements, governing from 1859 to 1867.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 47 relations: Addiscombe Military Seminary, Aga Khan I, Bengal Army, Cavenagh Bridge, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Coat of arms, Colonial Office, Crown colony, Danapur, East India Company, Edmund Augustus Blundell, Emir, First Anglo-Sikh war, Fort William College, Fort William, India, General (United Kingdom), General officer, Governor-General of India, Gwalior campaign, Harry Ord, Hythe, Kent, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Isma'ilism, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Jung Bahadur Rana, Kingdom of Mysore, Kolkata, List of diplomatic missions of Nepal, List of governors of the Straits Settlements, Long Ditton, Malacca, Manjung District, Nepal, Order of the Star of India, Penang, Queen Victoria, Royal charter, Sindh, Singapore, Straits Settlements, Surrey, Sussex, United Kingdom, Volunteer Force, 1881 Birthday Honours, 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot, 3rd Skinner's Horse.

  2. Bengal Staff Corps officers
  3. British military personnel of the Gwalior Campaign
  4. Governors of the Straits Settlements

Addiscombe Military Seminary

The East India Company Military Seminary was a British military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey, in what is now the London Borough of Croydon. Orfeur Cavenagh and Addiscombe Military Seminary are Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary.

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Aga Khan I

Hasan Ali Shah (translit; 1804–1881), known as Aga Khan I (translit), was the 46th imam of the Nizari Isma'ilis.

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Bengal Army

The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

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Cavenagh Bridge

Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core.

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Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning

Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning, (14 December 1812 – 17 June 1862), also known as the Viscount Canning and Clemency Canning, was a British statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the first Viceroy of India after the transfer of power from the East India Company to the Crown of Queen Victoria in 1858 after the rebellion was crushed.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Colonial Office

The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created in 1768 from the Southern Department to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the Thirteen Colonies, as well as, the Canadian territories recently won from France), until merged into the new Home Office in 1782.

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Crown colony

A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by England, and then Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English and later British Empire.

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Danapur

Danapur is an Indian satellite town and one of the 6 sub-divisions (Tehsil) in Patna district of Bihar state.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Edmund Augustus Blundell

Edmund Augustus Blundell (8 August 1804 – 12 October 1868) was a British colonial administrator. Orfeur Cavenagh and Edmund Augustus Blundell are administrators in British Singapore and governors of the Straits Settlements.

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Emir

Emir (أمير, also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has a long history of use in the Arab World, East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.

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First Anglo-Sikh war

The first Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Ferozepur district of Punjab.

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Fort William College

Fort William College (also known as the College of Fort William) was an academy of oriental studies and a centre of learning, founded on 18 August 1800 by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India, located within the Fort William complex in Calcutta.

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Fort William, India

Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata).

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General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.

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Governor-General of India

The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the Emperor/Empress of India and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Monarch of India.

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Gwalior campaign

The Gwalior campaign was fought between the British and Maratha forces in Gwalior in India, December 1843.

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Harry Ord

Sir Harry St. Orfeur Cavenagh and Harry Ord are administrators in British Singapore and governors of the Straits Settlements.

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Hythe, Kent

Hythe is a market town and civil parish on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in Kent, England.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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Isma'ilism

Isma'ilism (translit) is a branch or sect of Shia Islam.

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James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie

James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), known as the Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India.

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Jung Bahadur Rana

Jung Bahadur Rana,, was born Bir Narsingh Kunwar (1817-1877).

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Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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List of diplomatic missions of Nepal

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nepal, excluding honorary consulates.

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List of governors of the Straits Settlements

The governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Straits Settlements became a Crown colony. Orfeur Cavenagh and List of governors of the Straits Settlements are administrators in British Singapore and governors of the Straits Settlements.

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Long Ditton

Long Ditton is a residential suburb in the borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England on the boundary with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.

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Malacca

Malacca (Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca.

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Manjung District

The Manjung District, formerly known as Dindings, is a district in the south-western part of the state of Perak, Malaysia.

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Nepal

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

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Order of the Star of India

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861.

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Penang

Penang (Pulau Pinang) is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Royal charter

A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent.

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Sindh

Sindh (سِنْدھ,; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind) is a province of Pakistan.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Straits Settlements

The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Sussex

Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Volunteer Force

The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.

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1881 Birthday Honours

The 1881 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire.

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The 32nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702.

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3rd Skinner's Horse

The 3rd Skinner's Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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See also

Bengal Staff Corps officers

British military personnel of the Gwalior Campaign

Governors of the Straits Settlements

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfeur_Cavenagh

Also known as William Cavenagh, William Orfeur Cavenagh, William Orfeur Cavenagh (governor).