John Trump ISO (1858 – 1941) was a British engineer in British Malaya from 1878 to 1914, and served as head of the Public Works Department of the Federated Malay States.
John Trump | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Public Works Department of the Federated Malay States | |
| In office 1908-1914 | |
| Preceded by | Francis St. George Caulfeild |
| Succeeded by | R.O.N. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 1941 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Career edit
John Trump began his career in 1878, aged 20, when he joined the Ceylon Public Works Department where he remained for five years.[1]
In 1883, Trump went to Perak as officer commanding the 2nd Division of the Ceylon Pioneers. In 1886, he was appointed District Engineer of Kinta, was later promoted to Deputy State Engineer, and in 1901 was appointed to the substantive position of State Engineer.[1][2][3]
In 1904, Trump was appointed as Acting Director of Public Works for the Federated Malay States,[2] and in 1908 was promoted to head the department as Director.[4] One of his achievements was working on the completion of the 21-mile long Krian Irrigation Canal in Perak which cost $1.6 million.[5] In his final report as Director in 1914, he confirmed that $10.4 million had been spent on public works in the Federated Malay States in the preceding year, the highest expenditure being on expansion of the road network.[6]
In 1914, he retired to England and died in London in 1941.[7][8]
Honours edit
In 1914, he was awarded the Imperial Service Order.[4][9]
References edit
- ^ a b Wright, Arnold; Cartwright, H. A. (1908). Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources;. Cornell University Library. London, Durban, Colombo, Perth (W. A.), Singapore, Hongkong, and Shanghai, Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company, limited. p. 318.
- ^ a b Who's who in the Far East, 1906-7, June. University of California Libraries. Hongkong, China mail. 1906. p. 316.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Perak Government, Taiping (1902). The Perak Government Gazette 1902 Volume 15. p. 754.
- ^ a b "Birthday Honours". The Straits Times. 22 June 1914. p. 9.
- ^ "Krian Irrigation Canal". The Straits Budget. 16 August 1906. p. 10.
- ^ "F.M.S. Public Works". Malaya Tribune. 18 May 1914. p. 4.
- ^ "Malayans die in London". Morning Tribune. 6 February 1941. p. 3.
- ^ "F M.S. Appointments". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 30 June 1914. p. 7.
- ^ "Page 4880 | Supplement 28842, 19 June 1914 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-11.