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Lieutenant-Colonel '''James Algernon Stevens''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Volunteer Decoration|VD]] (2 October 1873 – 11 December 1934) was a British [[customs officer]] in [[India]].<br />
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The son of [[John Stevens (civil servant)|Sir John Stevens]] of the [[Indian Civil Service]], Stevens was educated at [[Blundell's School]] and [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=STVS892JA|name=Stevens, James Algernon}}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Police Service]] in 1898, but transferred to the [[Indian Customs Service]] in 1906. From 1913 to 1921, he served as Chief Collector of Customs in [[Burma]] and from 1921 he was Collector of Customs in [[Bombay]]. While in Rangoon, he commanded the 18th (Rangoon) Battalion of the [[Indian Defence Force]].<br />
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He was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1919 and [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1920 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |page=5 |supp=y}}</ref><br />
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