Luis Sigismund Himley

Louis Sigismund Himley
Louis Sigismund Himley
10th Surveyor General of Malaysia
	In office; 13 March 1956 – 1 April 1960
Preceded by	Christopher Noble
Succeeded by	Arnold Lessel MacMorland Greig
Personal details
Born	28 November 1906; Macagua, Cuba
Died	18 April 1984 (aged 77); Bovey Tracey, Devon
Resting place	Manaton, Devon
Nationality	English
Spouse	Christine Mary Douglas
Children	three

Luis Sigismund Himley (28 November 1906 – 18 April 1984) was an English surveyor, who served as the tenth Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States between 1956 and 1960.

Luis Sigismund Himley was born in Macagua, Cuba on 28 November 1906, the son of William Charles Himley (1863-1924) and Violet Emily née Brune (1872-1945). He attended St. John's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1928. In September 1929 he took up a position with the Survey Department of the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlement.^[1] On 9 August 1931 he was promoted to assistant superintendent in Selangor.

Himley married Christine Mary Douglas (1908-1990), in April 1934, in Newton Abbot, Devon. They had three children.

Prior to World War II he was appointed as a captain in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force.^[2]

In September 1950 he was appointed the surveyor for Singapore.^[3] On 13 March 1956 he was appointed as the Surveyor-General of Federation of Malaysia, following the retirement of Christopher Noble.^[4] He remained in that position until 1 April 1960.

In February 1961 he travelled to Mauritius where he was commissioned to prepare a report on the cadastral survey of Mauritius to the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, which he completed and presented on 16 May that year.^[5]^[6]

He died on 18 April 1984 in Bovey Tracey, Devon. England, at the age of 77. He was buried in Manaton, Devon.

References

^ "Appointments to Malaya". Straits Budget. 10 May 1928. p. 26. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.
^ "S. S. V. F. Officers". Straits Budget. 2 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.
^ "Six New S'pore Appointments". Singapore Standard. 14 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Board of Singapore.
^ Colonial Office; Department of Technical Co-operation; Ministry of Overseas Development, eds. (1960). Conference of British Commonwealth Survey Officers - Report of Proceedings. Vol. 1. H. M. Stationery Office. p. vi.
^ Economic Planning Committee (Mauritius) (1960). Progress Report on the Reconstruction and Development Programme. Government Printer. p. 24.
^ Library of Congress (1965). Madagascar and Adjacent Islands: A Guide to Official Publications. General Reference and Bibliography Division, Reference Department, Library of Congress. p. 33.

[1] "Appointments to Malaya". Straits Budget. 10 May 1928. p. 26. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.

[2] "S. S. V. F. Officers". Straits Budget. 2 January 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Library Board of Singapore.

[3] "Six New S'pore Appointments". Singapore Standard. 14 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2022 – via National Board of Singapore.

[4] Colonial Office; Department of Technical Co-operation; Ministry of Overseas Development, eds. (1960). Conference of British Commonwealth Survey Officers - Report of Proceedings. Vol. 1. H. M. Stationery Office. p. vi.

[5] Economic Planning Committee (Mauritius) (1960). Progress Report on the Reconstruction and Development Programme. Government Printer. p. 24.

[6] Library of Congress (1965). Madagascar and Adjacent Islands: A Guide to Official Publications. General Reference and Bibliography Division, Reference Department, Library of Congress. p. 33.

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