Benthall, Edward Charles, Sir, 1893-1961, Knight, army officer, colonial politician and business leader

1913 joined White Star Line Office, Liverpool; 1914-1918 served in the First World War, European theatre; 1914-1915 served in India; 1916-1918 served in Mesopotamia; 1918-1919 staff, War Office; 1926-1934 director, Imperial Bank of India; 1928-1930 governor, Bengal Chamber of Commerce; 1931 Indian army retrenchment committee; 1931-1932 delegate, Indian Round Table Conference; 1931, 1934 and 1938 vice-president, Associated Chambers of Commerce of India and Ceylon; 1932-1933 Council of State; 1932 and 1936 president, Bengal Chamber of Commerce; 1932 and 1936 president, Associated Chambers of Commerce of India and Ceylon; 1933 Kt; 1933-1938 vice-president, Employers' Federation; 1935-1936 director, Reserve Bank of India; 1938 president, European Association; 1940-1942 Ministry of Ecomonic Warfare and Board of Trade, London; 1942-1946 member for War Transport, Governor-General's Executive Council; 1945 KCSI; 1946 leader of the house, Indian Assembly; 1948- crown representative on the governing body of the School of Oriental and African Studies; 1950-1955 vice-chairman, Devon River Board; 1951 high sheriff of Devon; 1953 leader, UK mission to the Middle East; 1955-1960 governor of the BBC.

Epithet: army officer, colonial politician and business leader

Title: Knight