Orfeur Cavenagh
Orfeur Cavenagh | |
|---|---|
1921 portrait of Cavenagh | |
| 7th Governor of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 6 August 1859 – 16 March 1867 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Edmund Augustus Blundell |
| Succeeded by | Harry Ord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1820 Hythe, Kent |
| Died | 3 July 1891 (aged 70) St. Aubyn, Sussex |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Marshall Moriarty
(m. 1842–1891) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Colonial administrator, British Army officer |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Gwalior campaign First Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh KCSI (8 October 1820 – 3 July 1891) was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements to be appointed by the East India Company, governing from 1859 to 1867 under the India Office.