Frank Swettenham

Sir Frank Swettenham GCMG CH
Oil painting of Swettenham by John Singer Sargent
King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George
In office 1925–1938
Preceded by	Sir Montagu Ommanney
Succeeded by	Sir William Weigall
Majority	British
15th Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements
In office 5 November 1901 – 16 April 1904
Monarchs	Queen Victoria Edward VII
Preceded by	James Alexander Swettenham (acting Governor)
Succeeded by	Sir John Anderson
Resident-General of the Federated Malay States
In office 1 July 1896 – 4 November 1901
Preceded by	Newly Created
Succeeded by	William Hood Treacher
5th British Resident of Perak
In office 1 June 1889 – 30 June 1896
Preceded by	Hugh Low
Succeeded by	William Hood Treacher
3rd British Resident of Selangor
In office September 1882 – March 1884
Preceded by	William Bloomfield Douglas
Succeeded by	John Pickersgill Rodger
2nd British Resident of Perak
In office 5 November 1875 – March 1876
Preceded by	James W.W. Birch
Succeeded by	James G. Davidson
Personal details
Born	(1850-03-28)28 March 1850 Belper, England
Died	11 June 1946(1946-06-11) (aged 96) London, UK
Spouses	Constance Sydney Holmes (a.k.a. Sydney Swettenham) ​ ​ (m. 1878; div. 1938)​ Vera Seton Guthrie ​ ​ (m. 1939⁠–⁠1946)​
Residence(s)	King's House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation	Colonial official

Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham GCMG CH (28 March 1850 – 11 June 1946) was a British colonial administrator who became the first Resident general of the Federated Malay States, which brought the Malay states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang together under the administration of a Resident-General based in Kuala Lumpur. He served from 1 July 1896 to 4 November 1901. He was also an amateur painter, photographer and antique collector.