Lancelot Hare

Sir Lancelot Hare KCSI CIE (7 December 1851 – 7 October 1922) was a British civil servant and former Lieutenant Governor of the Bengal province of the British Raj.

c. 1907

Early life

Hare was born in London, Britain. He was educated at the City of London School.[1]

Career

Hare joined the Indian Civil Service in 1873 at Bengal. In 1900 he was awarded CIE. He worked at a number of districts of Bengal and was promoted to the Governors council. On 20 August 1906, Bampfylde Fuller resigned following the uproar over the Partition of Bengal and Hare was appointed the governor of East Bengal and Assam. In 1906 he was awarded CSI and in 1907 KCSI.[1]

Death and legacy

Hare died on 7 October 1922. A street in Dhaka is named after him.[1]

References

Islam, Sirajul. "Hare, Sir Lancelot". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

External links

Conjeeveram Hayavadana Rao (1915). "Hare, Sir Lancelot". The Indian Biographical Dictionary: 179. Wikidata Q106984867.

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[ytv-1] Islam, Sirajul. "Hare, Sir Lancelot". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 19 September 2017.