Sir James David Sifton | |
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Governor of Bihar and Orissa | |
In office 7 April 1932 – 31 March 1936 | |
Preceded by | Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Governor of Bihar | |
In office 1 April 1936 – 10 March 1937[1] | |
Preceded by | Position Created |
Succeeded by | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 April 1878[2] London |
Died | 24 January 1952 Sussex | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Harriet May (m. 1907) |
Alma mater | St Paul's School, London, Magdalen College, Oxford[3] |
Occupation | Administrator |
Sir James David Sifton, KCSI, KCIE (17 April 1878 – 1952) was a British civil servant who was the Governor of Bihar and Orissa from 7 April 1932 to 31 March 1936 and then Governor of Bihar from 1 April 1936 to 10 March 1937. He was the first Governor of Bihar after division of province from Orissa. He was a member of the Imperial Civil Service appointed in 1902 and served in Bengal and later in Bihar and Orissa Province.
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