Ernest Woodford Birch
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Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, KCMG[1] (29 April 1857 – 17 December 1929) was a British colonial administrator who served as the eighth British resident of Perak (1904–1911).
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Sir Ernest Woodford Birch | |
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8th British Resident of Perak | |
In office 1904–1910 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Pickersgill Rodger |
Succeeded by | Henry Conway Belfield |
Governor of North Borneo | |
In office 1901–1903 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Preceded by | Hugh Charles Clifford |
Succeeded by | Edward Peregrine Gueritz |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 April 1857 Trincomalee, British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) |
Died | 17 December 1929(1929-12-17) (aged 72) Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, Sussex, England |
Spouse | Margaret Niven |
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