George Frederick Edmonstone
Sir George Frederick Edmonstone (11 April 1813 – 24 September 1864)[1] Knight Indian Civilian(KCB),[2] was an administrator in India.[3]
Life
Edmonstone was born in Calcutta, the fourth son of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765–1841), a member of the supreme council in India and a director of the East India Company.[4]
In 1829 Edmonstone went to the East India College at Haileybury, the precursor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, before proceeding to Bengal in 1831.[4]
He held various positions in the Indian civil service before being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 19 January 1859 to 27 February 1863.[4][5],[6]
One of the houses at Haileybury and Imperial Service College was named after Edmonstone, along with other distinguished Indian civil servants.[4]
Time line
Government offices | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe |
Lieutenant Governor of the North-Western Provinces 19 January 1859–27 February 1863 |
Succeeded by R. Money (acting) |
References
- ↑ http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79&startUrl=http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ee/edmonstone2.htm
- ↑ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=P8981&tabType=ARCHIVE
- ↑ http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101008497/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Oxford DNB Accessed 20 October 2009
- ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm
- ↑ The India list and India Office list for 1905 By Great Britain, India Office #130
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