# Harry St. George Ord - Governor of the Straits Settlements

URL: https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/harry-st-george-ord
Reign: 1867 – 1871
Number in the list: 76
Dynasty: Straits Settlements
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_St._George_Ord

First Governor of the Crown Colony.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [William Orfeur Cavenagh](https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/william-orfeur-cavenagh)
- Next in list: [Edward Archibald Harbord Anson](https://allhistories.com/singapore/rulers/edward-archibald-harbord-anson)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1867 - [Impounding Reservoir, later MacRitchie, supplies water](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1867-impounding-reservoir-later-macritchie-supplies-water)
- 1867 - [Government House (the Istana) is built](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1867-government-house-the-istana-is-built)
- 1867 - [Straits Settlements become a Crown colony](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1867-straits-settlements-become-a-crown-colony)
- 1869 - [Suez Canal opens, boosting Singapore's steamship trade](https://allhistories.com/singapore/timeline/1869-suez-canal-opens-boosting-singapore-s-steamship-trade)