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J. D. Rees
Sir John David Rees, 1st Baronet, (16 December 1854 – 2 June 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Parliament of the United Kingdom, Westminster. Biography He was educated at Cheltenham College and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875. He served mostly in the south of India where he was Under-Secretary in the Madras Government, and later the British Resident in Travancore and Cochin. He also served as an Additional Member of the Governor-General's Council in the 1890s. In 1901, Rees retired from the Civil Service. He was an active proponent of the Raj and wrote a number of books on British India. ''The Real India'', first published in 1908, went through a number of editions. In 1902, he had even contributed a number of columns to the ''Times Literary Supplement'' on Indian matters. Parliament He served two terms as Member of Parliament (MP): from 1906 to 1910 as the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal MP for Montgome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 John David Rees MP
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