James Macdonald Dunnett
British civil servant
About James Macdonald Dunnett
Lived 1877 – 1953 (aged 76).
Sir James Macdonald Dunnett (1877–1953) was a civil servant in the Indian Civil Service. before studying at Christ Church, Oxford.
Career After passing the entrance exam in 1900, he entered the Indian Civil Service where. In 1901 he became the assistant commissioner for the Punjab, and from 1930 to 1936 the Reforms Commissioner of the Government of India. and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1934. His final civil service appointment was in Britain as 1940 as Assistant Secretary in the Scottish Department of Health.
He married Annie Sangster, with whom he had four children, their second son being Sir James Dunnett, a notable UK civil servant.
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Who was James Macdonald Dunnett?
British civil servant
When was James Macdonald Dunnett born?
James Macdonald Dunnett was born on 11 April 1877.
When did James Macdonald Dunnett die?
James Macdonald Dunnett died on 8 August 1953.
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