Malacca was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under

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sovereignty after the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and had been part of the Straits Settlements until 1946. During

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, it was occupied by the

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from 1942 to 1945. After the post-war dissolution of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca become Crown colonies in the Federation of Malaya while

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became a standalone Crown colony separate from Malaya. In 1955,

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held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Malacca with a merger with Malayan Union (which was then replaced by Federation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the

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, Malacca was integrated as part of the federation, which later known as

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when it merged with another territories in British Borneo.

Resident Commissioners

*Sep 1945 - 31 Mar 1946, James Calder (acting) *1946 - Nov 1947, Edward Victor Grace Day *24 Nov 1947 - 7 Mar 1949, John Falconer *1949, William Cecil Taylor *25 Oct 1949 - 1954, George Evans Cameron Wisdom *20 Dec 1950 - 9 Jan 1951, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom *20 Dec 1951 - 6 Jan 1952, Jonathan Edgar Meredith Cave, acting for Wisdom *18 Apr 1952 - 21 Oct 1952, Harold George Hammett *21 Apr 1954 - 31 Aug 1957, Harold George Hammett *28 Aug 1954 - 15 Sep 1954, Fulwar Rupert Caven Fowle, acting for Hammett *25 Sep 1956 - Feb 1957, Maurice John Hayward, acting for Hammett *1957, Albert William Nicholson

References

Straits Settlement of Malacca British Malaya Former countries in Malaysian history Straits Settlements {{Malaysia-hist-stub