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John Pickersgill (J.P.) Rodger
Perihal J.P. Rodger.
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Sejarah Ringkas
- 1851 (12 February): Dilahirkan di Marylebone, London.
- 1870: Setelah tamat pengajian di Eton College, beliau bergiat dalam sukan kriket, sebelum melanjutkan pengajian perundangan di Christ Church, Oxford University.
- 1872: Berkahwin dengan Maria Tyser, dikurniai seorang anak perempuan.
- 1877: Mula berkhidmat sebagai peguam.
- 1882: Menyertai Perkhidmatan Kolonial British. Dilantik Chief Magistrate and Commissioner of Lands di Selangor.
- 1884: Dilantik sebagai Residen Selangor, menggantikan Frank Swettenham.
- 1886 (16 September): Perasmian Keretapi KL-Klang
“The grand opening of the KL-Klang railway, at the first KL Railway Station (thatched roof), located on present-day Textile Museum. The stripes were actually red & yellow, according to contemporary news report. Bluff Hill in the background, 16 Sept 1886: From Sultan Abdul Samad, to his left: Frederick Weld the Governor of S.S, Lady Weld, J.P. Rodger the Selangor Resident, Yap Ah Shak the Kapitan China, and H.C. Syers the Superintendent of Police in front of the guards.” (pseudanon @ Skyscraper City, Oct 3, 2017: |"The grand opening of the KL-Klang railway"). (Gambar: G.R Lambert & Co, Singapore, A black & white print, from a disbound book The Queen's Empire 2. 1899 @ Cetak Nadir: |"Railway Enterprise In The Malay Peninsula by G.R Lambert & Co. (1899)").
“After a short and pleasant run the train arrived at the terminal station at Kwala Lumpur, where some of the principal residents, including a number of ladies, were waiting to receive the governor, Lady Weld and the Misses Weld, and the Sultan. Among the ladies were Mrs. Venning, Mrs. Spence Moss, Mrs. Belfield and Mrs. Bellamy. the station was beautifully decorated, and a guard of honour commanded by Mr. H. C. Syers the Superintendent of the Selangor Police Force was in attendance. On the platform of the station Mr. Rodger, the Acting Resident of the State of Selangor, addressed His Excellency the Governor in a speech full of interest…” (Straits Times Weekly Issue, 15th Sept. 1886, Pages 7, 8 & 9 @ Malcom Wilton-Jones: "The Opening of the Selangor Railway").
- 1896: Kembali menjadi Residen Selangor.
- 1897 (14-17 Julai): Menghadiri Mesyuarat Durbar Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu yang pertama di Kuala Kangsar.
Kiri: Gambar pertama: “Gambar menunjukkan raja-raja dan pembesar Melayu serta pegawai-pegawai British yang hadir. Duduk dari kiri ke kanan : Hugh Clifford (Residen Pahang), J.P.Rodger (Residen Selangor), F.A.Swettenham (Residen Jeneral), Sultan Ahmad (Sultan Pahang), Sultan Abdul Samad (Sultan Selangor), Sir Charles Mitchell (Pesuruhjaya Tinggi), Sultan Idris (Sultan Perak), Tuanku Muhammad (Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan) dan W.H.Treacher (Residen Perak).” (Arkib Negara Malaysia: |"Mesyuarat Durbar Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu yang Pertama, Kuala Kangsar, Julai 1897").
Kanan: Gambar kedua, lebih informal, dengan pertambahan barisan belakang: “Ahli Mesyuarat Durbar 1897 di perkarangan Istana Negara, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, Perak” (Yusrin Faidz Yusoff, 5 December 2019: |"Mesyuarat Durbar 1897").
- 1901: Residen Perak
- 1904: Berpindah ke Gold Coast, Afrika Barat untuk menjadi Gabenor di sana.
- 1910 (September): Setelah bersara, beliau meninggal dunia pada September 1910 di London (berusia 59 tahun), dan |dikebumikan di sana.
Peninggalan
"Rodger Street" sempena beliau di Kuala Lumpur, kini adalah Jalan Hang Kasturi. (Wikipedia).
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