<page_title> List of governors of Penang </page_title> <section_title> Governors of Prince of Wales Island </section_title> <table> <cell> Charles Andrew Bruce <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 1810 <col_header> Ended </col_header> </cell> <cell> Died in office. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Edward Phillips <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Acting. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1811 <col_header> Appointed </col_header> </cell> <cell> Archibald Seton <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Edward Phillips <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Acting <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Edward Phillips <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> </table>
William Edward Phillips was acting governor of the Prince of Wales' Island on three separate occasions; On the death of Charles Andrew Bruce, Dec. 1810 till Archibald Seton arrived in 1811.