Lieutenant-Colonel John de la Hay Gordon | |
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British Resident to the Kingdom of Mysore | |
In office 9 December 1937 – 1942 | |
Preceded by | Charles Terence Chichele Plowden |
Succeeded by | Denholm de Montalt Fraser |
Chief Commissioner of Coorg Province | |
In office 9 December 1937 – 1 July 1940 | |
Preceded by | Charles Terence Chichele Plowden |
Succeeded by | J. W. Pritchard |
Personal details | |
Born | Ireland | 3 March 1887
Died | 22 November 1959 Mabane, Swaziland | (aged 72)
Lientenant-Colonel John de la Hay Gordon, CSI CIE OBE MC (30 March 1887 – 22 December 1959) was a British army officer, administrator, and diplomat who served as Resident to the Mysore Kingdom from 1937 to 1942 and Chief Commissioner of Coorg Province from 1937 to 1940.