Hugh Fraser (colonial administrator)
Hugh Fraser (1891–1944), was a British colonial administrator. He was the last acting Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements before the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 to the Japanese Occupation and was interned in Changi Prison. He subsequently died in Outram Road Prison in 1944.
Hugh Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Acting Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 27 January 1942 – 15 February 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor | Sir Shenton Thomas |
| Preceded by | Stanley Wilson Jones |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Federal Secretary of the Federated Malay States (FMS) | |
| In office 1939 – January 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| High Commissioner of FMS | Sir Shenton Thomas |
| Preceded by | Christopher Dominic Ahearne |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | 1944 (aged 52–53) |
| Profession | Colonial Administrator |
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