Alfred Norval Mitchell,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
, was born 18 December 1906. He served in India from 1930 to 1947, initially with the
Indian Civil Service
The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947.
Its members ruled over more than 300 million ...
and transferring to the Indian Political Service in 1934. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the London Gazette 2 June 1943 as Political Agent, Orissa States Agency.
His final position was Chief Secretary of the
North-West Frontier Province
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followin ...
under the Governor,
Sir Olaf Caroe
Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse Caroe, (15 November 1892 – 23 November 1981) was an administrator in British India, working for the Indian Civil Service and the Indian Political Service. He served as the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India ...
. His later career included Clerk to the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia and Secretary and Registrar of the
University of St Andrews
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In 1968 he completed a biography of
Sir George Cunningham, Governor of the Northwest Frontier Province of India 1937-46 and again 1947–48, which was published by William Blackwood, Edinburgh. In 1975 he completed an autobiography covering his early life and his service in India. This was edited and published posthumously in 2006 by his son, David Norval Mitchell, under the titl
''The Quiet People of India''
He died in 1988.
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
Indian Political Service officers
People associated with the University of St Andrews
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
1906 births
1988 deaths
British people in colonial India
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