Edmund Augustus Blundell

Edmund Augustus Blundell
6th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office 21 March 1855 – 6 August 1859
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Major General William John Butterworth
Succeeded by	Major General Sir William Orfeur Cavenagh
Resident Councillor of Penang
In office 1849–1855
Resident Councillor of Malacca
In office 1847–1849
Commissioner of Tenasserim
In office 1833–1843
Personal details
Born	8 August 1804 Taunton, Somerset, England
Died	12 October 1868(1868-10-12) (aged 64) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Spouse	Mellor Mynors Farmer
Parents	William Blundell (father) Mary Ann Horniblow (mother)
Profession	Colonial administrator

Edmund Augustus Blundell (8 August 1804 – 12 October 1868) was a British colonial administrator.

History

Born 8 August 1804 in Taunton, Somerset, England, the son of William Blundell and Mary Ann Horniblow. He joined the East India Company as a writer in 1820 and was a British diplomat and Commissioner of Tenasserim from 1833 to 1843, Resident Councillor of Malacca from 1847 to 1849 and Resident Councillor of Penang from 1849 to 1855. He became Governor of the Straits Settlements (1855–1859),^[1] which was administered by British India.

Whilst in Asia he had a Burmese mistress who he had 11 children with.^[2] He gave them his name and sent them to be educated in Calcutta and England. He married Mellor Mynors Farmer on 22 January 1861 after he had returned to England.^[3]

Blundell died in 1868 at Harrogate.

References

1. "Past and Present Leaders of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. Singapore National Library Board. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
2. Corfield, Justin J. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Singapore (New ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7387-2.
3. England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index 1837–1915 Year 1861 Registration quarter Jan Feb Mar, District Kensington, London, Volume 1a, page 102

Government offices
Preceded by William John Butterworth	Governor of the Straits Settlements 1855–1859	Succeeded by William Orfeur Cavenagh