Herbert William Emerson

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Sir Herbert William Emerson, KCSI GCIE CBE (1881–1962) was a public servant in British India, mostly renown as the governor of the Punjab (12 Apr 1933—1 Feb 1934).

In 1930-1933 he was either the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department or Home Secretary and in the latter capacity correspondent of Mahatma Gandhi.

On being appointed a governor, he also became the Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India.

In 1938 he became League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees, and Director of the Inter-Governmental Committee on Refugees, dealing primarily with Russian and European Jewish refugees.^[1]

He was an active writer, recording local customs and publicizing his opinions.

Literature

Oxford Biography Index Number 101067177

References

↑ http://www.jta.org/1938/09/23/archive/sir-herbert-emerson-former-punuab-governor-named-to-head-leagues-new-refugee-body

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Name	Emerson, Herbert William, Sir
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Short description	Governor of Punjab
Date of birth	1881
Place of birth
Date of death	1962
Place of death

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