Sir Cecil Fabian Brackenbury | |
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Chief Secretary to the Government of the Madras Presidency | |
In office 1935–1938 | |
Premier | Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, P. T. Rajan, Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, C. Rajagopalachari |
Governor | John Erskine, Lord Erskine |
Preceded by | G. T. H. Bracken |
Succeeded by | G. T. Boag |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 March 1881 Ely, United Kingdom |
Died | September 29, 1958 Ely, United Kingdom | (aged 77)
Spouse | Ethel Selina Bolleau |
Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
Sir Cecil Fabian Brackenbury KCIE CSI (13 March 1881 – 29 September 1958) was a civil servant and bureaucrat who served as Chief Secretary of the Madras Presidency from 1935 to 1939. Brackenbury was Chief Secretary when the first elections were held in the Madras Presidency as per the Government of India Act, 1935 and had a warm and friendly relationship with C. Rajagopalachari, the Premier of Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939.