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{{short description|6th governor of United Provinces}}
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| name = Maurice Garnier Hallett
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| office = 6th [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|Governor of United Provinces]]
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| term_start = 7 December 1939
| term_end = 6 December 1945
| office1 = 2nd [[List of governors of Bihar|Governor of Bihar Province]]
| term_start1 = 1936
| term_end1 = 1937
| office2 = [[Home Secretary]] to the [[British India|Government of British India]]
| term_start2 = 12 April 1933
| term_end2 = 1936
| predecessor2 = [[Herbert William Emerson]]
| office3 = [[Chief secretary (British Empire)|Chief Secretary]] to the Government of [[Bihar and Orissa Province]]
| term_start3 = 1930
| term_end3 = 11 April 1933
| office4 = [[Secretary]] to the Government of [[Bihar and Orissa Province]]
| term_start4 = 1920
| term_end4 = 1924
| birth_place = [[Priors Hardwick]], [[Warwickshire]], England
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|10|28}}
| death_date = {{death date and age |1969|05|30|1883|10|28}}
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| father = John Thomas Hallett
| mother = Caroline Maria
| spouse = Lady Gladys Veasey
| children = Stephen Hallett (son)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/war-memorials-across-suffolk-and-norfolk-tell-a-poignant-story-1-6258260|title=We will remember them - Looking at war memorials, 80 years after the start of WW2|first=Judy|last=Rimmer|website=East Anglian Daily Times}}</ref>
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'''Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett''' {{post-nominals|country=PAK|list=[[Order of the Indian Empire|GCIE]] [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]}} (28 October 1883 {{endash}} 30 May 1969) was a British administrator who served governor of two [[British Raj|British Indian]] provinces, including 5th and 6th governor of [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]] and 2nd governor of [[Bihar Province]], collectively from 1936 to 1945.<ref name="upgovernor.gov.in">{{Cite web|url=http://upgovernor.gov.in/en/post/sir-maurice-garnier-hallett|title=Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett|website=upgovernor.gov.in}}</ref>

He also served as [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[British Indian Army]]. He was among the other officials to formulate an action plan with Governor-General of India, [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow|Lord Linlithgow]] regarding the [[Khaksars|Khaksar movement]] and detention of [[Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countercurrents.org/2019/03/remembering-the-khaksar-martyrs-of-british-india-rare-photos-released/|title=Remembering the Khaksar Martyrs of British India – Rare Photos Released|first=Moon|last=Choudhury|date=March 16, 2019|website=Countercurrents}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/remembering-the-khaksar-martyrs-of/|title=Remembering the Khaksar Martyrs of|first=The Kashmir|last=Monitor|date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

== Biography ==
He was born to John Thomas Hallett (1830–1915) and Caroline Maria (1841–1915) on 28 October 1883 at [[Priors Hardwick]], [[Warwickshire]]. He had three siblings. His father was [[vicar]] of Priors Hardwick.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-67176|title=Hallett, Sir Maurice Garnier (1883–1969), colonial governor|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/67176|last1=Gould|first1=William}}</ref>

He received his education from the [[Winchester College]] and [[New College, Oxford]]. After completing his education, he joined the [[Indian Civil Service|Imperial Civil Service]] in 1907.

===Career===
He was first appointed as [[Magistrate]] and [[District magistrate|Collector]] in 1916. From 1920 to 1924, he served as Secretary to the government of Bihar Province, and later he was appointed as Officiating Commissioner in 1929. He also served as [[Chief secretary (British Empire)|Chief Secretary]] to the government of Bihar and [[Orissa]] from 1930 to 11 April 1933, and [[Home Secretary]] to the government of British India from 12 April 1933 until he was later appointed as governor of Bihar from 1936 to 1937. Later, he served as sixth [[List of Governors of the United Provinces|governor of the United Provinces]] from 7 December 1939 to 6 December 1945.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rajbhavan.otpl.in/en/post/sir-maurice-garnier-hallett|title=Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett|website=rajbhavan.otpl.in}}</ref> Prior to his last appointment, he served governor of the United Provinces for a period of five months from 17 May 1938 to 16 September 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://up.gov.in/upgovlist.aspx|title=Welcome to Official Web Site of Uttar Pradesh Government|website=up.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.geni.com/people/Maurice-Hallett-Sir/6000000014140989114 Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett] at [[Geni.com]]

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[[Category:People educated at Winchester College]]
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[[Category:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
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