E. A. H. Blunt

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Sir Edward Arthur Henry Blunt
Curepipe, Mauritius, British Empire
Died29 May 1941(1941-05-29) (aged 64)
Fleet, Hampshire, England
RelativesAlfred Walter Frank Blunt (brother)
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Sir Edward Arthur Henry Blunt,

OBE, ICS (14 March 1877–29 May 1941), was a British civil servant in India during the British Raj
and a scholarly writer.

Early life

Blunt was born in Curepipe, Mauritius on 14 March 1877,[1][2] the son of Frances Theophilus Blunt,[3] who later became the colonial Commissioner of the Seychelles. His younger brother was Alfred Walter Frank Blunt,[3] an Anglican bishop. Blunt studied at Marlborough College, and then at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and University College London. He passed at the top of the list for the Indian Civil Service competitive examination after his fourth year at Oxford. He was one year at University College London, and proceeded to India to join the Indian Civil Service in 1901.[4]

Career

Blunt was appointed to the

Governor of the United Provinces,[5]
before he stepped down due to poor health.

In the 1919 Birthday Honours he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE),[6] in the 1922 New Year Honours a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)[7] and in 1934 Birthday Honours a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE).[8]

Later life and Death

After Blunt's retirement, he returned to England, where he spent the last few years of his life in Fleet. Blunt died on 29 May 1941,[9] and is buried in Fleet Cemetery.

Publications

  • Blunt, E. A. H. (1910). "The Tomb of
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  • Blunt, E. A. H. (1911). List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of Historical Interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Blunt, E. A. H. (1931). The Caste System of Northern India with Special Reference to the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. London: Oxford University Press.
  • Blunt, E. A. H. (1937). The I.C.S.: The Indian Civil Service. London: Faber and Faber.
  • Blunt, E. A. H., ed. (1938). Social Service in India: An Introduction to Some Social and Economic Problems of the Indian People. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

References

  1. hdl:2027/njp.32101060172911
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  2. ^ "British Civil Service Evidence Of Age". www.findmypast.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ^ a b Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Dean & Son. 1893. p. 53.
  4. ^ a b "Edward Arthur Henry Blunt". The Cyclopedia of India: Biographical-Historical-Administrative-Commercial. Vol. I. Calcutta: The Cyclopedia Publishing Coy. 1907. p. 146.
  5. OCLC 35690439
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  6. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 June, 1919" (PDF). The London Gazette. 31379 (Supplement): 7052. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December, 1921" (PDF). The London Gazette. 32563 (Supplememt): 32563. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 June, 1934" (PDF). The London Gazette. 34056 (Supplement): 3560. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
  • The Cyclopedia of India: biographical, historical, administrative, commercial, Volume 1<. The Cyclopedia Publishing Co., 1907

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