Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur

Malcolm Stewart Hannibal McArthur (1872-1934) was the first British resident in Brunei. He was educated in Kelly College, Tavistock and Queen's college, University of Oxford. McArthur was appointed in 1895 in London after an open competition to Hong Kong and Strait Settlements civil service (later known as Malayan civil service). He was dispatched to Brunei to make recommendations about the structure of the administration for the "dying sultanate". McArthur was appointed Acting Consul in April 1904, arrived to Brunei on 3 May and remained until 10 November. Following his Report on Brunei in 1904 the British government decided to maintain Brunei as a separate administrative entity.