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{{Short description|British administrator in India}} |
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| birth_date = 1879 |
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| death_date = 11 September 1952 |
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| name = Sir William Cosgrave |
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| office = [[Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] |
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| term_start = 1935 |
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| term_end = 1938 |
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| honorific_suffix = [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] |
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'''Sir William Alexander Cosgrave''', CIE (1879 – 11 September 1952) was a British administrator in India. A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was [[Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] from 1935 until 1938. |
'''Sir William Alexander Cosgrave''', [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (1879 – 11 September 1952) was a British administrator in India. A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was [[Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] from 1935 until 1938. |
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== Biography == |
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The son of H. A. Cosgrave, JP, of County Dublin, William Cosgrave was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a classical scholar. |
The son of H. A. Cosgrave, [[Justice of the peace|JP]], of [[County Dublin]], William Cosgrave was educated at [[Shrewsbury School]] and [[Trinity College, Dublin]], where he was a classical scholar. He passed into the Indian Civil Service in 1903 and was posted to the Bengal.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Cosgrave was appointed a CIE in 1931 and was knighted in 1938.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
Cosgrave was appointed a CIE in 1931 and was knighted in 1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=13 September 1952 |title=Sir William Cosgrave |pages=9 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Who's Who|title=Cosgrave, Sir William Alexander|id=236064|type=was}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:People educated at Shrewsbury School]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India]] |
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Sir William Cosgrave | |
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Sir William Alexander Cosgrave, CIE (1879 – 11 September 1952) was a British administrator in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 1935 until 1938.
Biography[edit]
The son of H. A. Cosgrave, JP, of County Dublin, William Cosgrave was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a classical scholar. He passed into the Indian Civil Service in 1903 and was posted to the Bengal.[1]
Cosgrave was appointed a CIE in 1931 and was knighted in 1938.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sir William Cosgrave". The Times. 13 September 1952. p. 9.
- ^ "Cosgrave, Sir William Alexander". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)