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Evelyn Robins Abbott
Evelyn Robins Abbott, CIE (9 May 1873 – 7 May 1950) was an administrator in British India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was Chief Commissioner of Delhi from 1924 until his retirement in 1928. After returning to England, Abbott served as chairman of the Wallingford Rural District Council from 1939 until his death and was a member of the Berkshire County Council The Council of the Royal County of Berkshire, also known as the Berkshire County Council, was the top-tier local government administrative body for Berkshire from 1889 to 1998. The local authority had responsibilities for education, social servi ... from 1939 to 1946. References * "Obituary", ''The Daily Telegraph'', 10 May 1950, p. 3 * "Mr E. R. Abbott", ''The Times'', 10 May 1950, p. 8 * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-221687 {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Evelyn Robins 1873 births 1950 deaths Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Civil Service
The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million people in the Presidencies and provinces of British India and were ultimately responsible for overseeing all government activity in the 250 districts that comprised British India. They were appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India Act 1858, enacted by the British Parliament. The ICS was headed by the Secretary of State for India, a member of the British cabinet. At first almost all the top thousand members of the ICS, known as "Civilians", were British, and had been educated in the best British schools.Surjit Mansingh, ''The A to Z of India'' (2010), pp 288–90 At the time of the creation of India and Pakistan in 1947, the outgoing Government of India's ICS was divided between India and Pakistan. Although these are no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
