Harry Graham Haig

Sir Harry Graham Haig KCSI CIE (born 13 April 1881, died 1956) [1] was a British administrator in India. He twice served as Governor of the United Provinces.[2][3]

Haig was an opponent of Mohandas Gandhi's campaign for Indian independence, describing it as a "menace".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sean Scalmer, Gandhi in the West: The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest. Cambridge University Press 2011. ISBN 0521139589 (p. 84)
  2. ↑ "Sir Harry Graham Haig, Governor of UP". The Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ↑  Low, D. A. (1885–1900). "Haig, Sir Harry Graham". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


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