Sir Bertrand James Glancy (31 December 1882 – 17 March 1953) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and
Governor of the Punjab between 1941 and 1946.
Early life
Glancy was born on 31 December 1882 in London, the son of Bertha Glancy (nee Hellmuth) and Colonel Thomas Glancy. He was educated at
Clifton
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and
Exeter College, Oxford.
In 1905 he joined the
Indian Civil Service.
Indian Civil Service
In 1909 Glancy joined the Indian Civil Service and moved to the
Political Department.
In 1931, he was appointed by the
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir to head a commission to enquire into the grievances of Muslim subjects of the state. He also served as the Finance member of the Maharaja's cabinet. He served as the officiating Resident in Punjab in 1932 and as the
Resident and AGG for
Central India
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from 1933.
In 1941, he was appointed as the
Governor of Punjab. He retired in 1946.
The "
Glancy Commission
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", as his commission in Kashmir came to be known, recommended far-reaching reforms, introducing people's representation in legislative bodies, which led to the
first general election in the state in 1934. It is regarded as a major landmark in the modern history of Kashmir.
[Mridu Rai]
13 July 1931
Kashmir Observer, 13 July 2020.
Family and later life
Glancy had married Grace Steele in 1914 and had one son, on his retirement they went to live in Kenya where he died aged 70 on 17 March 1953.
References
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1882 births
1953 deaths
Civil servants from Dublin (city)
Governors of Punjab (British India)
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
People educated at Clifton College
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford