Sir George Frederick Edmonstone, KCB (11 April 1813 – 24 September 1864) [1] [2] was an administrator in India. [3]
Edmonstone was born in Calcutta, the fourth son of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765–1841), a member of the supreme council in India and a director of the East India Company. [3]
In 1829 Edmonstone went to the East India College at Haileybury, the precursor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, before proceeding to Bengal in 1831. [3]
He held various positions in the Indian civil service before being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 19 January 1859 to 27 February 1863. [3] [4] [5]
Retiring in 1963, Edmonstone was made a knight commander of the Order of the Bath (civil division) in December 1863. [6] He died in Effingham, Surrey on 24 September 1824. There is a plaque dedicated to him in St Lawrence's Church, Effingham. [7]
One of the houses at Haileybury and Imperial Service College was named after Edmonstone, along with other distinguished Indian civil servants. [3]
Sir George Frederick Edmonstone, KCB (11 April 1813 – 24 September 1864) [1] [2] was an administrator in India. [3]
Edmonstone was born in Calcutta, the fourth son of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765–1841), a member of the supreme council in India and a director of the East India Company. [3]
In 1829 Edmonstone went to the East India College at Haileybury, the precursor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, before proceeding to Bengal in 1831. [3]
He held various positions in the Indian civil service before being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 19 January 1859 to 27 February 1863. [3] [4] [5]
Retiring in 1963, Edmonstone was made a knight commander of the Order of the Bath (civil division) in December 1863. [6] He died in Effingham, Surrey on 24 September 1824. There is a plaque dedicated to him in St Lawrence's Church, Effingham. [7]
One of the houses at Haileybury and Imperial Service College was named after Edmonstone, along with other distinguished Indian civil servants. [3]