Sir Malcolm Stevenson KCMG

Malcolm Stevenson was a colonial administrator, the last High Commissioner and first Governor of Cyprus, administering the island from 1920 to 1926. He was then briefly Governor of the Seyshelles from May 1927 until his death 6 months later on 27 November 1927. He was born on 15 March 1878, the year that Cyprus came under British control. He was Irish, born in Lisburn and educated in Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin. His first posting was Ceylon in 1901, becoming Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary in 1915 after marrying the Hon. Mabel Chalmers, daughter of the Ceylon Governor, Lord Robert Chalmers in 1914. He was appointed Chief Secretary of Cyprus in May 1917, administering the government from Nov 1918 to Aug 1920 when he was appointed High Commissioner. When Cyprus became a Crown Colony in May 1925 his title changed to Governor. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in Jan 1920 and KCMG in 1923 making him Sir Malcolm Stevenson.