James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch was a British colonial official who was assassinated in the Malay state of Perak in 1875, an event that led to the outbreak of the Perak War and ultimately to the extension of British political influence over the Malay Peninsula.
- Occupation
- photographer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 3, 1826
- Died
- November 2, 1875