John Crawfurd

John Crawfurd
Crawfurd in the 1850s
2nd Resident of Singapore
In office
27 May 1823  15 August 1826
Appointed byStamford Raffles
MonarchGeorge IV
Preceded byWilliam Farquhar
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Governor of the Straits Settlements
Personal details
Born(1783-08-13)13 August 1783
Islay, Argyll, Scotland
Died11 May 1868(1868-05-11) (aged 84)
South Kensington, London, England
Spouse
Horatia Ann Perry
(m. 1820; died 1855)
Children
  • Margaret Campbell Crawfurd (daughter)
  • Horatia Charlotte Campbell Crawfurd (daughter)
  • Eleanor Charteris Crawfurd (daughter)
  • Walter Crawfurd (son)
  • Oswald John Frederick Crawfurd (son)
Parents
  • Samuel Crawfurd (father)
  • Margaret Campbell (mother)
Residence(s)Argyll, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationColonial administrator
Profession
  • Author
  • diplomat
  • physician

John Crawfurd FRS (13 August 1783 – 11 May 1868) was a British physician, colonial administrator, diplomat and writer who served as the second and last resident of Singapore.