Frederick Chalmers Bourne
Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne KCSI CIE | |
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Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar | |
| In office 1946 – 15 August 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Twynam |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Governor of East Bengal | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 5 April 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1891 England |
| Died | 3 November 1977 (aged 86) Uckfield, West Sussex, England |
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
British India until 1947 and then in the new Dominion of Pakistan until 1950.
Early life
Frederick Chalmers Bourne was born on 12 August 1891. He studied in Rugby and finished his master's degree in
British Supreme Court for China and Japan.[2]
Career
Bourne was commissioned into the British Army in 1910, and served in the
He was appointed acting
He became the last Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar in 1946, serving until independence of India on 15 August 1947. Bourne then became the first Governor of Pakistan's East Bengal, and served until 5 April 1950.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bourne, Sir Frederick Chalmers - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Governors and Acting Governors of East Bengal/ East Pakistan 1947-1971". The Bangabhaban History. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
External links
- Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Frederick Chalmers Bourne in the National Archives
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