Sir Lancelot Hare (7 December 1851 – 7 October 1922) was a British civil servant and former Lieutenant Governor of the Bengal province of the

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Early life

Hare was born in

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. He was educated at the City of London School.

Career

Hare joined the Indian Civil Service in 1873 at Bengal. In 1900 he was awarded CIE. He worked at a number of districts of Bengal and was promoted to the Governor General's council. On 20 August 1906,

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resigned following the uproar over the Partition of Bengal and Hare was appointed the governor of

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. In 1906 he was awarded CSI and in 1907 KCSI.

Death and legacy

Hare died on 7 October 1922. A street in

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is named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hare, Lancelot 1851 births 1922 deaths Lieutenant-governors of Bengal Indian Civil Service (British India) officers