Sir Henry Staveley Lawrence (20 October 1870 – 29 June 1949) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator. He was the Acting governor of

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during the

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from 20 March 1926 to 8 December 1928. Born in County Donegal, he was the son of George Henry Lawrence, a judge in the British Civil Service, and Margaret Staveley. He was the grandson of Sir

George St Patrick Lawrence Lieutenant-General Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (17 March 1804 – 16 November 1884) was an officer in the British Indian Army. Early life Lawrence, third son of Lt.-Col. Alexander Lawrence (1764–1835), was elder brother of both Sir Hen ...

of the British Indian Army and great-nephew of Sir

Henry Montgomery Lawrence Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence KCB (28 June 18064 July 1857) was a British military officer, surveyor, administrator and statesman in British India. He is best known for leading a group of administrators in the Punjab affectiona ...

and

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. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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in the

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Governors of Bombay 1870 births 1949 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India People from County Donegal Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Recipients of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal {{UK-diplomat-stub