Frederick Victor Duckworth

Frederick Victor Duckworth CMG (11 August 1901 – 18 May 1974) was a British colonial administrator who served as the last British Adviser of Selangor from 1954 to 1956.

Early life and education Duckworth was born on 11 August 1901, the son of Arthur Duckworth and May Anderson. He was educated at North Point and Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Career Duckworth joined the Malay Civil Service as a cadet in 1925, and went to Singapore where he served as a magistrate. He then served in a variety of posts including District Officer of Balik Pulau in 1927; Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang in 1928; Assistant Controller of Labour at Klang in 1928; Controller of Labour to Johore in 1933; magistrate in Singapore again from 1937 to 1938, and Deputy Controller of Labour to the Federated Malay States from 1938 to 1940. and an official Member of Federal Legislative Council for a three year term. In 1953, he served as Member for Industrial and Social Relations, and from 1954 to 1956, served as the last British Adviser of Selangor. Having reached the official retirement age, he left the civil service in 1956.

Personal life and death Duckworth married Eileen Mary whom he divorced in 1933 on the grounds of adultery. In 1939, he married Margaret Wade and they had a daughter and a son.