Sir Percy Cunynghame, 10th Baronet

Sir Percy Francis Cunynghame, 10th Baronet of Milancraig OBE (21 February 1867 – 7 January 1941) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as Resident, Sarawak on the staff of Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.

Early life

Cunynghame was born on 21 February 1867, the son of Sir Francis George Thurlow Cunynghame, 9th Baronet of Milncraig and Jessica Bloxsome, daughter of Rev. W. H. Bloxsome.[1] He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1900.[2]

Career

In 1886, Cunynghame joined the Sarawak Civil Service and served in the Rajang. In 1888, he served as Sarawak consul in Labuan. From 1892 to 1902, he served as acting Resident of the 5th Division, Limbang, and from 1902 to 1904, Resident of the 3rd Division, Sibu.[1][3][4]

In 1895, he accompanied the Raja on an expedition against the rebels led by the Orang Kaya Tumonhhong whom they captured at Medalam.[5] In 1903, he led a successful raid against Dyak rebels in Batang Lupar district for which he was complimented by the Rajah,[6] and in 1908, led a similar expedition in the same area with Sarawak Rangers having recently been appointed their Commandant.[3][7]

In 1904, he was appointed Resident of the 1st Division at Kuching and Member of the Supreme Council.[8] In 1906, the Rajah appointed him officer administering the Government during his absence giving him temporary control of Sarawak.[3][9][10] He retired from the service in 1909, and went into business becoming chairman of United Malaysian Rubber Co Ltd.[1][11][12]

During the First World War (1914–1918) he served in the 5th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and was mentioned twice in dispatches.[1]

He settled in England, and served as Deputy Lieutenant (1936) and JP for County London.[13]

Personal life and death

He married Maud Albinia, only child of Major Selwyn-Payne at Gloucester Cathedral in 1903, and they had two sons.[1][14][15]

Cunynghame died on 7 January 1941, aged 73, and the funeral was held in Buckminster.[3][16]

Honours

Cunynghame was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1919 New Year Honours.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Who was who, 1941-1950 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. 1967. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7136-0171-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Local and general". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 11 December 1900. p. 2.
  3. ^ a b c d "Obituary" (PDF). Sarawak Gazette. 1 February 1941. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Sarawak appointments". The Straits Budget. 20 February 1902. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Rajah Brooke's expedition". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 29 June 1895. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Disturbances in Sarawak". The Straits Times. 9 April 1903. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Jungle fighting in Sarawak". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 15 October 1908. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Sarawak official moves". The Straits Times. 22 June 1904. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Sarawak news". The Straits Times. 14 January 1903. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Untitled". Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser. 10 August 1906. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Resident of Kuching". The Straits Budget. 6 May 1909. p. 6.
  12. ^ "United Malaysian Rubber Co., Ltd". Straits Echo. 25 August 1910. p. 5.
  13. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants for London". The Times. 16 May 1936. p. 17.
  14. ^ "Friday, December 5. 1902". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 11 December 1902. p. 374.
  15. ^ "A Sarawak wedding". The Straits Times. 11 January 1904. p. 5.
  16. ^ "Deaths". The Times. 11 January 1941. p. 6.
  17. ^ "New Year Honours". The Times. 1 January 1919. p. 9.
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