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John Lisseter Humphreys (21 September 1881 – 15 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator, and
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphreys, John Lisseter 1881 births 1929 deaths Colonial Administrative Service officers Bromsgrove Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Governors of North Borneo
John Lisseter Humphreys (21 September 1881 – 15 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator, and Governor of North Borneo
The Governor of North Borneo was the appointed head of the government of North Borneo.
Originally the Governor was appointed by the North Borneo Chartered Company, which was responsible for the administration of the protectorate. Upon North Bor ...
from 15 October 1926 until his death while on leave in China
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in December 1929.
Humphreys was educated at Bromsgrove School. He was a senior classical scholar of Brasenose College, Oxford and entered the Straits Settlement Civil Service in 1905 as Cadet. Among other appointments he has been a magistrate in Singapore and Penang. He was British Agent at Terengganu
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from 1916–1919; Adviser at Terengganu from 1919–25, Adviser at Kedah from 1925–1926, before being appointed Governor of North Borneo
The Governor of North Borneo was the appointed head of the government of North Borneo.
Originally the Governor was appointed by the North Borneo Chartered Company, which was responsible for the administration of the protectorate. Upon North Bor ...
in October 1926. During his furlough in late 1929, he contracted pneumonia and was rushed to the hospital in Tientsin where he succumbed due to a heart failure on the afternoon of Sunday, 15 December.British North Borneo Herald, 2 January 1930; page 1
J. L. Humphreys was awarded the C.B.E. in 1925 and the C.M.G in 1928.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Humphreys, John Lisseter 1881 births 1929 deaths Colonial Administrative Service officers Bromsgrove Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Governors of North Borneo