Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins (2 February 1896 – 19 November 1985) was a British colonial administrator and the last

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of the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

in the

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Life

He was a son of Sir John Lewis Jenkins and his wife Florence Mildred, second daughter of Sir Arthur Trevor, and a brother of

David Jenkins, Baron Jenkins David Llewelyn Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (8 April 1899 – 21 July 1969) was a British judge. Early life and education Born in Exmouth, he was the third son of Sir John Lewis Jenkins and his wife Florence Mildred, second daughter of Sir Arth ...

. He was educated at

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and

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. He joined the

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in 1920 and held various posts in the Punjab commission and Central Secretariat. In 1937 he was appointed Chief Commissioner of Delhi and in 1943 he was made secretary to the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. He served as the last Governor of the Punjab in

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from 8 April 1946 to August 1947. Due to boycotts engulfing the Punjab, on 2 March 1947 Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana resigned as Prime Minister of the province and Jenkins, as Governor, assumed direct control of the Punjab until the day of partition, 14 August 1947.J. Henry Korson, ''Contemporary Problems of Pakistan'' (Brill Archive, 1974), p. 19.

References

* 1896 births 1985 deaths Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Governors of Punjab (British India) Indian Civil Service (British India) officers British people in colonial India {{India-bio-stub