William Napier

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1846–1848

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Napier, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Labuan made a British Crown colony

   1846–1848

   Role: Lieutenant-Governor

   1. 118 December 1846 to 24 December 1846 · LabuanTreaty of Labuan and Cession

      Captain Rodney Mundy acquired Labuan for Britain through the Treaty of Labuan with the Sultan of Brunei in 1846.

   2. 21847 · LabuanFormal Cession in Perpetuity

      The Anglo-Brunei Treaty of Friendship in 1847 formalized the cession of Labuan to the British in perpetuity.

   3. 31848 · LabuanEstablishment of Labuan as a Crown Colony

      Labuan was formally established as a British Crown colony in 1848, with James Brooke appointed as the first governor.

Sources

1. Labuan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26