James Drummond Anderson (d.1920)
James Drummond Anderson may refer to: * James Drummond Anderson (1852–1920), member of the Indian Civil Service *James Drummond Anderson (1886–1968), his son, financial governor of the Punjab See also *James Anderson (other) James Anderson may refer to: Arts *James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor *James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer *James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor *James Anderson (filmmaker) ...

James Drummond Anderson (1852–1920)
James Drummond Anderson (1852-1920) was a member of the Indian Civil Service from 1873 until 1900, and later a lecturer in Bengali at the University of Cambridge. He was a leading authority on Bengali and several other languages. Life and career James Drummond Anderson was born in Calcutta in British India. His father James Anderson was a doctor in the service of the East India Company and his mother was Ellen Mary Garstin. He learned to speak Bengali fluently. He was sent to London at age 7. Educated at Cheltenham and Rugby, he passed the prestigious Indian Civil Service (ICS) examination in 1873, obtaining the highest marks among all the candidates for his English essay. His early service years were spent in Bengal. He was then transferred to Assam, where he was posted in districts, acted as the Inspector-General of Police, and an Assistant Secretary to the Chief Commissioner. In 1894 he returned to Bengal and served first as Collector and then as Commissioner of Chittagong. ...
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James Drummond Anderson (1886–1968)
Sir James Drummond Anderson KCIE (1886–1968) was Financial Commissioner of the Punjab from 1941 to 1946, and knighted in 1944. He was the eldest son of James Drummond Anderson, D.Litt., University Lecturer in Bengali at Cambridge; and his younger brother William Louis Anderson William Louis Anderson (11 February 1882 – 5 March 1972) was the Church of England Bishop of Portsmouth and then the Bishop of Salisbury. He also held what is believed to be the unique distinction of being the only bishop to have served in all ... was Anglican Bishop of firstly Portsmouth and then Salisbury. 1886 births 1968 deaths Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire British civil servants in British India {{UK-gov-bio-stub ...
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