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Claude Hill (engineer)
Sir Claude Hamilton Archer Hill (1866 – 1934) was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. Career Educated at St Mark's School in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Hill joined the Indian Civil Service in 1887.His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Isle of Man Examiner Annual, 1927 After a posting as Under Secretary to the Government of India (Home Department) from 1895, he was appointed successively First Assistant Resident at Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad in 1897, Private Secretary to the List of Governors of Bombay, Governor of Bombay in 1900 and then Deputy Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department) in 1903. His later appointments included political secretary to the Governor of Bombay in 1906, then Resident at Mewar and after that, Agent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Commander Of The Order Of The Star Of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes: # Knight Grand Commander (GCSI) # Knight Commander ( KCSI) # Companion ( CSI) No appointments have been made since the 1948 New Year Honours, shortly after the Partition of India in 1947. Following the death in 2009 of the last surviving knight, the Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, the order became dormant. The motto of the order was "Heaven's Light Our Guide". The Star of India emblem, the insignia of the order and the informal emblem of British India, was also used as the basis of a series of flags to represent the Indian Empire. The order was the fifth most senior British order of chivalry, following the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of St Patrick and Order of the Bath. It is the senior order of chivalry associated with the British Raj; junior to it is the Order of the Indian Empire, and there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
