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Francis Slacke (6 June 1853 – 8 August 1940) was a senior officer in the
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and later became Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.


Early life

Francis Alexander Slack (post Slacke) was born in the parish of Saint Saviour in
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and educated at
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in Tiverton,
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and
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. On 19 November 1879 Slacke married Caroline Elizabeth Cave, 2nd daughter of Thomas Cave, M.P. and sister of Viscount Cave.


Career

Slacke entered the
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in 1874 and was admitted at the
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on 27 May 1875. His appointments included: * Magistrate and Collector - 1892 *Secretary to the Board of Revenue – 1896 *Secretary to the Government of Bengal (Revenue and General Department) – 1900 *Commissioner – 1903 *Major, Calcutta Light Horse (1905-8) *Member of Board of Revenue – 1906 *Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal - 1906 *Vice-president of Bengal Legislative Council - 1910 *Vice-president of Bengal Executive Council - 1911 Slacke retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1912 and was subsequently appointed Fellow of
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(1907) and President of Fisheries Advisory Committee (1908).


References

*Obituary of Mr F.A. Slacke, ''
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'', Friday, 9 August 1940 (pg. 7; Issue 48690; col F) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slacke, Francis 1853 births 1940 deaths People educated at Blundell's School Alumni of University College, Oxford Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Lieutenant-governors of Bengal Members of the Inner Temple Companions of the Order of the Star of India People from Saint Saviour, Jersey Indian Defence Force officers