Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

The Viscount Chelmsford
Chelmsford as Governor of Queensland in 1907.
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office
4 April 1916 – 2 April 1921
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Succeeded byThe Earl of Reading
22nd Governor of New South Wales
In office
28 May 1909 – 11 March 1913
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
LieutenantSir Frederick Darley
Sir William Cullen
Preceded bySir Harry Rawson
Succeeded byGerald Strickland
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
28 January 1924 – 7 November 1924
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byLeo Amery
Succeeded byWilliam Bridgeman
Personal details
Born(1868-08-12)12 August 1868
London, United Kingdom
Died1 April 1933(1933-04-01) (aged 64)
London, United Kingdom
Spouse
(m. 1894)
Children6
Parent(s)Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
Adria Heath
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
ProfessionPolitician and Colonial Administrator

Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (12 August 1868 – 1 April 1933), styled the Lord Chelmsford until 1921, was a British statesman. He served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909, Governor of New South Wales from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. After serving a short time as First Lord of the Admiralty in the government of Ramsay MacDonald, he was appointed the Agent-General for New South Wales by the government of Jack Lang before his retirement.[1]

  1. ^ "Third Baron Chelmsford (1868–1933)". Chelmsford, third Baron (1868–1933). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 11 July 2010.