Sir Norman Marjoribanks | |
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Governor of Madras (acting) | |
In office 29 June 1929 – 11 November 1929 | |
Governor General | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
Preceded by | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
Succeeded by | George Frederick Stanley |
Member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras | |
Premier | Raja of Panagal, P. Subbarayan |
Governor | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
Personal details | |
Born | Norman Edward Marjoribanks 16 October 1872 British India |
Died | August 1939 (age 67) Ootacamund, Madras, British India[1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir Norman Edward Marjoribanks KCIE CSI (16 October 1872 – August 1939) was a British magistrate and civil servant in India who served as the acting Governor of Madras from 29 June 1929 to 11 November 1929.
Marjoribanks was born in 1872 into a Scottish family and was educated in India and the United Kingdom, where he spent most of his childhood. In 1891, he passed the Indian Civil Service exam and was allocated to the Madras Presidency. He served as the home member of the Governor's executive council in the 1920s and as the acting Governor of Madras until the arrival of Governor-designate, George Frederick Stanley from England. Marjoribanks also served in the committee which investigated the problems of Tamil indentured labourers in Sri Lanka.