General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements to be appointed by the East India Company, governing from 1859 to 1867 under the India Office.
1921 portrait of Cavenagh
Memorial plaque to Cavenagh in St Mary's Church, Long Ditton, Surrey
Cavenagh Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans across the Singapore River. Located near the river's mouth in the Downtown Core Planning Area of Singapore's Central Area, it is the oldest bridge in
Orfeur Cavenagh
…Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1881 Birthday Honours on 24 May 1881. Singapore's Cavenagh Road and Cavenagh Bridge is named in honour of the governor. The coat of arms of the Cavenagh family can still be seen atop the signage at both ends of the bridge. Cavenagh…
Cavenagh Bridge (right) in 1890
The police notice (pictured in 2007) which presently stands at the bridge