Sir Arthur Cunningham Lothian, KCIE, CSI (1887 – 16 November 1962) was a member of the

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and of the

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. He was Resident for Rajputana and Chief Commissioner of Ajmer-Merwara from 1937 to 1942 and Resident at Hyderabad from 1942 to 1946. Educated in Aberdeen, at

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, and the

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, Lothian joined the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and served in Bengal until 1905, when he joined the Political Department of the Government of India.

References

* "Sir Arthur Lothian", ''The Times'', 17 November 1962, p. 10 * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-48128 *

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* {{NPG name, 102702, Sir Arthur Cunningham Lothian 1887 births 1962 deaths Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Indian Political Service officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companions of the Order of the Star of India Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Aberdeen Grammar School Alumni of the University of Aberdeen British people in colonial India