John Pickersgill Rodger
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Sir John Pickersgill Rodger KCMG |
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| 7th British Resident of Perak | |
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In office 1902–1904 |
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| Preceded by | Sir William Hood Treacher |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ernest Woodford Birch |
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12 February 1851 Marylebone, London |
| Died | 19 September 1910 (aged 59) Mayfair, London |
| Religion | Christian |
Sir John Pickersgill Rodger KCMG (12 February 1851 – 19 September 1910) was a British colonial administrator.
Rodger was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the English Bar in 1877. He was the British resident of Selangor (1884–1888) and (1896–1902), the first British Resident of Pahang (1888–1896), and British Governor of the Gold Coast 3 March 1904 – 19 September 1910.
Rodger was appointed CMG in 1899 and knighted KCMG in 1904.
Rodger was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Kent in 1870.
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