Henry Conway Belfield

Sir Henry Conway Belfield KCMG JP born on 29 November 1855 and died on 8 January 1923. Sir Henry attended the Rugby School, Warwickshire and University of Oxford. He was a qualified barrister in 1880 and practiced law in England until 1884. Sir Henry joined Malayan Civil Service from 1884 until 1912. He had a son named Stafford St George Conway Belfield and a daughter Violet Enid Jane Belfield, who married Major Hamilton Frederick Ward, son of Lieutenant Robert Frederick Ward. He served British Malaya for almost 28 years, including became the British Resident for three Malay States; the "British Resident of Negeri Sembilan (1901 - 1902)", "British Resident of Selangor (1902 - 1910)", and "British Resident of Perak (1910 - 1912)". Sir Henry posted as the Governor of Kenya (4 October 1912 - 14 April 1917).

Books written by Sir Henry

*Report Upon the Present Condition of Affairs in Labuan and Brunei (1905)
*Handbook of the Federated Malay States (1906)
*Gold Coast. Report Legislation Governing Alienation Native Lands Gold Coast Colony Ashanti (1912)

References

* [http://books.google.com.my/books?id=BqWshUWJBikC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=Henry+Conway+Belfield&source=web&ots=dXqKrAc2H7&sig=r-w6SYwrZRRUpqP732FCVbdmcdc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA43,M1 Sir Henry Conway Belfield]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p9559.htm#i95588 thePeerage.com]
* [http://books.google.com.my/books?id=4szhDBSZehUC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=henry+conway+belfield&source=web&ots=GDD5Ej3NJe&sig=d2SVwykwdm1QTkg0OVPgVnozUsg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA41,M1 Government and Labour in Kenya, 1895-1963]