Alexander Swettenham

Sir James Alexander Swettenham KCMG (1846 – 19 April 1933) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of British Guiana (1901–1904) and Governor of Jamaica (1904–1907).

Sir
Alexander Swettenham
KCMG
Governor of Jamaica
In office
30 September 1904  1907
MonarchEdward VII
Preceded byAugustus Hemming
Succeeded bySydney Haldane Olivier
41st Governor of British Guiana
In office
3 July 1901  26 September 1904
MonarchEdward VII
Preceded byWalter Joseph Sendall
Succeeded byFrederick Mitchell Hodgson
Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office
7 December 1899  5 November 1901
MonarchsQueen Victoria
Edward VII
Preceded bySir Charles Mitchell
Succeeded bySir Frank Swettenham
7th Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements
In office
11 February 1895  7 December 1899
MonarchQueen Victoria
GovernorCharles Mitchell
Preceded byWilliam Edward Maxwell
Succeeded byWalter Egerton (acting)
Sir Charles Walter Sneyd Kynnersley (acting)
20th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue
In office
31 July 1891  10 June 1895
Preceded byGeorge Thomas Michael O'Brien
Succeeded byWilliam Thomas Taylor
Personal details
Born
James Alexander Swettenham

1846
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Died19 April 1933(1933-04-19) (aged 86–87)
La Colline, Switzerland
Resting placeVevey, Switzerland
Spouse
Mary Emily née Copeland
(m. 1905)
Parent
  • James Oldham Swettenham (father)
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
OccupationColonial administrator
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