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James Alexander Richey
James Alexander Richey Order of the Indian Empire, CIE (8 March 1874 – 24 October 1931) was a British educational administrator in South Africa and India. The son of James Bellett Richey, Sir James Bellet Richey, an administrator in Bombay Presidency, Bombay, he was educated at Elstree School, Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Classics. His first post was as a lecturer at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Colony. In 1902 he transferred to the Transvaal Colony, Transvaal Education Department. In 1908 he was posted to the Indian Education Service, where he remained for the rest of his career. He served as an Inspector of Schools and Assistant Director of Public Instruction in Eastern Bengal and Assam, alongside Richard Ramsbotham, until he was appointed Director of Public Instruction of the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955), North-West Frontier Province in 1911. In 1917 he was transferred to the same post in the Punjab (British India), Punjab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes: #Knight Grand Commander (GCIE) #Knight Commander ( KCIE) #Companion ( CIE) No appointments have been made since 1947, the year that British India gained independence as the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. With the death of the last surviving knight, the Maharaja Meghrajji III of Dhrangadhra, the order became dormant in 2010. The motto of the Order is ''Imperatricis auspiciis'', (Latin for "Under the auspices of the Empress"), a reference to Queen Victoria, the first Empress of India. The Order is the junior British order of chivalry associated with the British Indian Empire; the senior one is The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. History The British founded the Order in 1878 to reward British and native officials who served in British India. The Order originally had only one class (Companion), but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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