Louis Dane
Louis Dane | |
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Born | Louis William Dane 21 March 1856 Chichester, England |
Died | 22 February 1946 South Kensington, England | (aged 89)
Resting place | Southampton Old Cemetery |
Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir Louis William Dane
Early life
He was born on 21 March 1856 at Chichester, Sussex, the fifth son of Richard Martin Dane, an army staff surgeon, and Sophia Eliza, the daughter of Colonel Charles Griffiths who had served in the
Civil service
In 1876, he was posted to the
In 1908, he was appointed Lieutenant-governor in the Punjab, a post from which he retired in 1913.
Football
In 1928, Dane led a consortium of businessmen to found
Caxton Hall assassination
On 13 March 1940, Dane was one of four victims of a shooting at the Caxton Hall by Indian nationalist Udham Singh. Dane's successor (in 1913) as lieutenant-governor of the Punjab, Michael O'Dwyer, was killed instantly. Dane's arm was broken by a bullet; Lawrence Dundas, formerly Secretary of State for India and Charles Cochrane, formerly governor of the Bombay presidency were slightly injured.[5][6]
Death
Dane died at his home in South Kensington, London, on 22 February 1946. He is buried at Southampton Old Cemetery .
References
- ^ "Sir Louis Dane". The Times (50384). London: 6. 23 February 1946.
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929–30). Armorial Families. Vol. 2 (7th ed.). London: Hurst & Blackett. pp. 492–3.
- ^ Ludwig Adamec, Afghanistan, 1900-1923, A Diplomatic History.
- ^ "'Thames AFC and the Football League's lowest-ever attendance". The 1888 Letter. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Sir Michael O'Dwyer Shot Dead". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. 13 March 1940. p. 23.
- ^ "The Caxton Hall Tragedy". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. 19 March 1940. p. 4.
External links
- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin: