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Lancelot Graham

1880 – 1958

British colonial administrator

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About Lancelot Graham

Lived 1880 – 1958 (aged 77–78).

Sir Lancelot Graham, KCSI, KCIE (1880–1958) was an Indian civil servant during the British Raj. He served as the first Governor of Sind from 1 April 1936 to 31 March 1941.

During his governorship, in order to encourage notables of the province, letters of appreciation were issued to various politicians and landlords of Sind for their public service to their territories and the country as a whole. One of his principal advisers was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, father of the later prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Khan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso also received letters of appreciation from Graham. Graham appointed Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi MBE as his first Director of Public Instruction to head the Education Sector in Sindh. Upon Kazi's retirement in 1939, he appointed Dr Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota to that position. While governor, he laid the foundation stone for the Sindh Assembly building on March 11, 1940.

He was appointed a CIE in 1924, knighted with the KCIE in 1930 and appointed a KCSI in 1936. He was educated at St Paul's School, London and Balliol College, Oxford.

His son, David Maurice Graham, was a broadcaster with the BBC External Broadcasting Services, and his grandson, Christopher Graham, became the UK's Information Commissioner in 2009

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Important facts

Born
1880
Birth century
Died
1958
Positions held
Governor of Sindh
Employers
Indian Civil Service
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Also known as
Sir Lancelot Graham

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lancelot Graham?

British colonial administrator

When was Lancelot Graham born?

Lancelot Graham was born in 1880.

When did Lancelot Graham die?

Lancelot Graham died in 1958.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lancelot Graham

· Wikidata: Q15441911

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