Meston, James Scorgie Meston, Baron, 1865-1943

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1897-1899 director of land records and agriculture; 1899-1903 financial secretary to government; 1905-1906 adviser on civil service reform to Cape Colony and Transvaal; 1906-1912 secretary to finance department of the government of India; 1908 CSI; 1911 KCSI; 1912-1918 lieutenant-governor of the United Provinces; 1918-1919 finance member of executive council; 1919 baronetcy; 1920-1926 chairman of Chatham House; 1928-1943 chancellor of Aberdeen University

Epithet: Indian Civil Servant

Title: 1st Baron Meston

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referencedIn Papers of Sir Malcolm Seton, India Office official 1898-1933, and papers of Lady Seton, including material relating to Ireland and to gardening, 1860-1960 British Library
creatorOf Papers of 1st Baron Meston, Indian Civil Service 1885-1919, Chairman, Financial Relations Committee 1919-20, 1906-1936 British Library
referencedIn Papers of 1st Viscount Chelmsford as Viceroy of India 1916-21, 1916-1921 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Walter Lupton, Indian Civil Service, United Provinces 1895-1920, 1894-1955 British Library
referencedIn Records of the Indian Civil Service (Retired) Association, 1918-1991 British Library
creatorOf WRENCH PAPERS. Vol. III. 1912-1928. ff. iii+148. 272 x 200mm.includes:ff. 1-3 Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe: Letters to Sir Evelyn Wrench from Alfred Charles William Harmsworth: 1912-1913: Signed.f. 4 General Sir Robert ..., 1912-1928 British Library
creatorOf Vol. CXV (ff. 295). Feb.-July 1940.includes:ff. 1, 19, 23 Patrick Ransome, of Federal Union: Correspondence between Lord Cecil and Patrick Ransome: 1939, 1940: Signed. ff. 2, 20 S. Grumbach, French politician: Correspondence between Lord Cecil and S.... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXIV (ff. 309). 1919-1942.includes:f. 1 Arthur M. Lawrence, of Holland Park: Letter to J. Burns: 1919. f. 2 William E. Hincks, Secretary, Leicester Charity Organisation: Letter to J. Burns: 1919.: Typewritten. Signed. f. 3 James Douglas, Editor,..., 1919-1942 British Library
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Birth 1865-06-12

Death 1943-10-07

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