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Governors Of Madhya Pradesh
The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. There are 22 governors. Below is a list of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar and the precursor offices associated with that title: Chief commissioners of Nagpur Province and Saugor Nerbudda territories *1861–''1862'': Edward King Elliot Chief commissioners of the Central Provinces *''1862''–1864: Edward King Elliot *1864–1867: Sir Richard Temple, Bt. *1867–1883: Sir John Henry Morris *1883–1884: William Brittain Jones *1884–1885: Sir Charles Haukes Todd *1885–1887: Dennis Fitzpatrick *1887–1889: Alexander Mackenzie *1889–1893: Sir Antony Patrick Macdonnell *1893–1895: Sir John Woodburn *1895–1898: Sir Charles James Lyall *1898–1899: Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson *1899–1902: Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser *1902–1904: John Prescott Hewett *1904–1905: Frederic Styles Philpin Lel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of Madhya Pradesh
The Emblem of Madhya Pradesh is the official seal of the government of the Indian States of India, state of Madhya Pradesh. Design The emblem is a circular seal depicting the Lion Capital of Ashoka in front of a banyan tree. The Lion Capital and tree are supported by stalks of wheat and rice and the whole emblem is surrounded by 24 stupas figures. Historical emblems File:Indian Embassy in London wall plaque (1).jpg, Emblem of Central Provinces and Berar during the British Raj File:Emblem of Vindhya Pradesh.png, Emblem of the former state of Vindhya Pradesh Princely states File:Ajaigarhflag.png, Ajaigarh State File:Alirajpur State CoA.png, Alirajpur State File:Baraundha State-COA.jpg, Baraundha File:Barwani State coat of arms.png, Barwani State File:CoA of Bjawar State.png, Bijawar State File:Bhopal State CoA.png, Bhopal State File:Datia State CoA.png, Datia State File:Gwalior Coat of arms.png, Gwalior State File:Arms of the Indore State, 1908.jpg, Indore State File:Jaora CoA. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Fitzpatrick (colonial Administrator)
Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, (26 August 1837 – 20 May 1920) was a British administrator in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he became Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1892–1897. Life and career Fitzpatrick was born in Dublin in 1837 the son of a physician, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1858 Fitzpatrick passed the Indian Civil Service examination and the following year joined the Punjab Commission. He worked in the Delhi territory as a magistrate until called for special duties related to the government defence of a case brought by the heirs of Begum Samru related to confiscation of estates and seizure of arms during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As part of his special duties he returned to England in March 1869 and he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple. Returning to India, Fizpatrick became a deputy-secretary in the Legislative Department and in 1876 a Judge of the Chief Court in Lahore. He then became Secretary of the Legislative Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sly
Sir Frank George Sly, KCSI (1866 – 16 July 1928) was the first British governor of the Central Provinces of India and instrumental in the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. Early life Frank Sly was born in Salisbury 1866 to Thomas Sly and Clara Moore. He studied at Oxford University before entering the Indian Civil Service towards the end of 1887. Career After joining the Indian Civil Service in 1887, Sly was appointed Under-Secretary in the Department of Revenue and Agriculture in 1894. He became officiating Secretary in 1896, before becoming Commissioner of Agriculture and Settlements and later Inspector-General of Agriculture. From 1908–1912, he was Commissioner of Berar Province where he was tasked with remodeling the administration of the province, to bring it in line with the other Central Provinces into which it had recently been amalgamated. In September 1912, he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on the Public Services. After a brief spell as Commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Robertson
Sir Benjamin Robertson, KCSI, KCMG, CIE (16 October 1864 – 14 April 1953) was an administrator in British India. He was Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces from 1912 to 1920. References Indian Civil Service (British India) officers 1864 births 1953 deaths Place of birth missing British civil servants in British India Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George {{UK-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Craddock
Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, (11 March 1864 – 10 February 1937) was a British colonial official and politician, who served in the Indian Civil Service and as Lieutenant-governor of Burma. He later became a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) and sat on the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform as a strong opponent of Indian nationalism. Life Craddock's father Surgeon Major William Craddock had been attached to the 1st Gurkha Rifles; he was therefore born into a family with strong links to the British Raj. He studied at the prestigious Wellington College before going on to Keble College, Oxford. He qualified for the Indian Civil Service in 1882, and two years later was sent on his first posting to the Central Provinces. Craddock spent many years in the Central Provinces, moving steadily up the civil service ladder. He was an industrious worker and his diligence was duly recognized by the authorities. From 1893 onwards, he held the following positions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ontario Miller
Sir John Ontario Miller (7 August 1857 – 19 January 1943) was a British civil servant in India. Early life He was born in Toronto, Canada West, the eldest son of Robert Schaw Miller and his wife Eliza Mitchell, daughter of William Mitchell, founder of the Alloa Coal Company. His father, the son of John Miller of Alloa, emigrated to Canada in 1841, worked in commerce, and died in Montreal in 1862. Miller's younger brother Robert Schaw Miller was born on 3 March 1863. He died in 1928, having been a Writer to the Signet and director of the Alloa Coal Company. Carvel's 1944 book on the Company suggests that another brother, William M. Miller, became a mining engineer. The Miller family moved to Scotland. Eliza Miller died in mid-1863. John Ontario Miller left notes of his youth, where he described how he associated with "other junior members of the Mitchell family circle". He was educated at the Gymnasium, Old Aberdeen, and King's College, University of Aberdeen. Career in In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Styles Philpin Lely
Sir Frederic Styles Philpin Lely, KCIE, CSI (16 December 1846 – 21 November 1934) was a British administrator in India. He was Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces from 1904 to 1905. Life He was the son of Moses Philpin, a Baptist minister of Alcester, and his wife Marietta Lely of Trelleck. He studied at Regent's Park College, and matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford in 1866. He added his mother's surname to his name in 1869. That year he joined the Indian Civil Service. In India, Lely was administrator of Sachin State and Porbandar State, in 1886, before becoming Collector and Magistrate in Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ... in 1892. He was Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces in 1904, before retiring in 1905. References {{DEFAULTS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prescott Hewett
Sir John Prescott Hewett, (25 August 1854 – 27 September 1941) was a British Indian civil servant who served as Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh and later as a Conservative MP for Luton. Early life Hewett was born in Barham, Kent, son of Rev. John Hewett, vicar of Babbacombe, Torquay, and his wife, Anna Louisa Lyster, daughter of Captain William Hammon and Mary Bellingham. Hewett was older brother of Rear Admiral George Hayley Hewett RN, his father Rev. John Hewett was the nephew of Sir Prescott Gardner Hewett, 1st Baronet and the first-cousin of Vice-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.Wainewright, John Bannerman (ed). Winchester College 1836–1906: A Register'. P. and G. Wells, 1907, p. 208 Biography Hewett joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875 and worked in Agra, Bulandshahr and Mathura. He enjoyed travel and hunting in the Himalayan terai and later wrote on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser
Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser (14 November 1848 – 26 February 1919) was a British officer of the Indian Civil Service and the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal between 1903 and 1908. Early life and education Born in Bombay on 14 November 1848, Fraser was educated at the Edinburgh Academy before being called to the Bar at the Middle Temple. He was a son of Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser (1814–1904) and Joanna Maria Shaw (1823–1864). Career He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1871, serving in the Central Provinces for nearly thirty years. During his service he rose to be the Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces in 1899. In December 1902, Fraser was picked as the new Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, following the sudden death of Sir John Woodburn the previous month. He did not take up the position until the middle of 1903, however, first finishing his duties as President of the Indian Police Commission. Fraser retained the position of Governor of the Western p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denzil Ibbetson
Sir Denzil Charles Jelf Ibbetson (30 August 1847 – 21 February 1908)Talbot (2012). was an administrator in British India and an author. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Karnal district from 1892 to 1893. He served as Chief-Commissioner of the Central Provinces and Berar from 1898 to 1899 and Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab in 1907. Early life Denzil Ibbetson was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on 30 August 1847, the eldest son of Denzil John Holt Ibbetson (1823 – 10 August 1871), who was at that time working as a civil engineer on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The family moved to Adelaide, Australia after his father took holy orders and became a vicar there, notably of St John's Church, Adelaide in 1861–1871. Ibbetson was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and St John's College, Cambridge. Ibbetson obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics in 1869, being ranked as a senior optime. He had come third in the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Lyall
Sir Charles James Lyall (9 March 1845 – 1 September 1920) was a British Arabic scholar, and civil servant working in India during the period of the British Raj. Life Charles James Lyall was born in London on 9 March 1845. He was the eldest son of a banker, also called Charles, and his wife Harriet (née Matheson). Educated initially at King's College School and then King's College London, in 1863 Lyall went on to study Greats at Balliol College, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1867 with a BA degree. He had already come first in the 1865 competitive examination for appointments in the Indian Civil Service, and after graduation he left England for India. He arrived there on 4 December 1867 and was appointed assistant magistrate and collector in the North-Western Provinces. Lyall spent a brief period, between April and June 1872, as assistant under-secretary in the Foreign department of the British government of India. From September 1873 he was under-secretary in the dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
