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Sir James Davidson Gordon (1835–1889) was a British civil servant and administrator who served as the Chief Commissioner to Mysore and Coorg from 1878 to 1881 and as the Chief Commissioner of Coorg up to 1883. He is credited with having introduced railways in the
Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm in South India, southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary allia ...
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Early life and career

Gordon was born in 1835 to Ewelyn Medows Gordon and educated at Haileybury. Gordon joined the Bengal Civil Service in 1854 and served as Private Secretary to the Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1866 to 1873. In 1873, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner of Mysore and Coorg and succeeded as Chief Commissioner in 1878.


As Chief Commissioner

Gordon served as Chief Commissioner until 1883. Due to his previous experience as guardian to the Maharajah, Gordon was hopeful of restoring him to the throne. Gordon introduced railways to the kingdom. The first railroad was constructed between Mysore and Bangalore in 1878. Gordon's tenure as Chief Commissioner of Mysore ended in 1881 when the Kingdom of Mysore was restored. Gordon's status was altered to that of Resident or the British representative in the princely state. Gordon, however, continued to remain Chief Commissioner of Coorg till his retirement from the civil service in 1883.


Death

Gordon returned to the
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upon retirement and died on 27 June 1889.


Honours

Gordon was made a
Companion of the Order of the Star of India The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes: # Knight Grand Commander (GCSI) # Knight Commander ( KCSI) # Companion ( CSI) No appointments ...
in 1866 and promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1881.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, James Davidson 1835 births 1889 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India