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Harry Lindsay

1881 – 1963

British civil servant

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About Harry Lindsay

Lived 1881 – 1963 (aged 81).

Sir Harry Alexander Fanshawe Lindsay KCIE, CBE (11 March 1881 – 2 March 1963) was a British civil servant and administrator.

Education Lindsay was educated at St Paul's School and Worcester College, Oxford

Career In 1910 Lindsay became Under-Secretary to the government of Bengal. He moved to the Commerce and Industry Department of the Government of India in 1912.

In 1916 he was Director-General of Commercial Intelligence in Calcutta and in 1922 Secretary to the Government of India, Commerce Dept. In 1923 he became Government of India Trade Commissioner in London. In 1923 he was delegate for India to the Economic Committee of the League of Nations, and in 1932 Adviser to the Indian Delegation, Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa. In 1934 he was appointed Director of the Imperial Institute,

Sir Lindsay was Chairman of Council of the Royal Society of Arts, editing the publication British Commonwealth Objectives in 1946. He was president of the Royal Geographical Society, the Geographical Association and vice-president of the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Personal life In 1909 Lindsay married Kathleen Louise Huntington. They had two sons.

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Important facts

Birth century
Positions held
President of the Royal Geographical Society
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Harry Lindsay?

British civil servant (1881–1963)

When was Harry Lindsay born?

Harry Lindsay was born on 11 March 1881.

When did Harry Lindsay die?

Harry Lindsay died on 2 March 1963.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Harry Lindsay

· Wikidata: Q5670639

· DBpedia: Harry Lindsay (civil servant)

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