About John Perronet Thompson
Lived 1873 – 1935 (aged 61–62). John Perronet Thompson was a colonial administrator.
Sir John Perronet Thompson, KCSI, KCIE (8 March 1873 – 8 August 1935) was a British administrator in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was secretary to Sir Michael O'Dwyer in 1919. From 1922 to 1927, he was Political Secretary to the Government of India, and from 1928 to 1932, he was Chief Commissioner of Delhi.
Early life and education John Thompson was the second son of Vincent Thomas Thompson, Assistant Recorder of Leeds. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Who was John Perronet Thompson?
colonial administrator
When was John Perronet Thompson born?
John Perronet Thompson was born in 1873 in Yorkshire.
When did John Perronet Thompson die?
John Perronet Thompson died in 1935 in Middlesex.
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John Perronet Thompson was a colonial administrator.
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