Background
BELFIELD, Henry Conway was born in 1855. Son of late John Relfield,Justice of the Peace,of Primley Hill,South Devon, and Eliza Conway, daughter of Captain George Bridges, Royal Navy. B. 29 November 1855.
BELFIELD, Henry Conway was born in 1855. Son of late John Relfield,Justice of the Peace,of Primley Hill,South Devon, and Eliza Conway, daughter of Captain George Bridges, Royal Navy. B. 29 November 1855.
Rugby; Onel College, Oxford, Bachelor of Arts.
Barristerat -law”, Inner Temple, 1880, and practised on the Western Circuit and P t the Devon and Exeter Sessions. Entered 8 mgor Civil Service as Magistrate, 18S4. Chiei.magistrate, Selangor.
1888.
Senior Magistrate, Perak, 1892. On the federation of the Malay States in 1896 was appointed to be the First Commissioner of Lands and Mines. Also chief examiner in the Malay language.
Acted as British Resident, Selangor, on frequent occasions, 1897-1901.
British Resident, Negri Sembilan, 1901. Acting British Resident, Perak, 1904.
Special mission to Labuan and Brunei, 1905. Acting ResidentGeneral, Federated Malay States, May 1908.
Justice of the Peace Devonshire. British Resident of Selangor, Federated Malay States, since 1902.
Clubs: Junior Carlton, Ranelagh, Royal Automobile.
Spouse 1884, Florence, 4thdaughter of late Reverend James Rathborne.