The Viscount Chelmsford | |
|---|---|
 Chelmsford as Governor of Queensland in 1907. | |
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| In office 4 April 1916 – 2 April 1921 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Reading |
| 22nd Governor of New South Wales | |
| In office 28 May 1909 – 11 March 1913 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Lieutenant | Sir Frederick Darley Sir William Cullen |
| Preceded by | Sir Harry Rawson |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Strickland |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 28 January 1924 – 7 November 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Leo Amery |
| Succeeded by | William Bridgeman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1868 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 April 1933 (aged 64) London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford Adria Heath |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Profession | Politician 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]
- ^ "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.