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|name = Sir James David Sifton
|office1 = [[List of Governors of Bihar and Orissa|Governor of Bihar and Orissa]]
|office2 = [[Governor of Bihar]]
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|honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34373/page/1179/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette}}</ref>
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|predecessor1 = [[Hugh Lansdown Stephenson|Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson]]
|successor1 = Position Abolished
|predecessor2 = Position Created
|successor2 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett|Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett]]
|birth_date = {{birth-date|17 April 1878|}}<ref name = "magdalen">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/magdalencolleger00magduoft|title=The Magdalen College Record|last=Magdalen College (University of Oxford)|date=1922|publisher=London, J. Murray|others=Gerstein - University of Toronto}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[London]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1952|1|24|1878|4|17}}
|death_place = [[Sussex]]
|nationality = [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]]
|spouse = {{marriage|Harriet May|14 August 1907}}<ref name="magdalen" />
|relations =
|children =
|alma_mater = [[St Paul's School, London]], [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3VQTAAAAYAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3VQTAAAAYAAJ/page/n617 613]|quote=james sifton.|title=The India List and India Office List|date=1819|publisher=Harrison.|language=en}}</ref>
|occupation = [[Administrator of the Government|Administrator]]
|term_start1 = 7 April 1932
|term_end1 = 31 March 1936
|term_start2 = 1 April 1936
|term_end2 = 10 March 1937<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://governor.bih.nic.in/OldGovernors.htm|title=Governor of Bihar|website=governor.bih.nic.in|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>
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[[Sir]] '''James David Sifton''', [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]], [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]] (17 April 1878 – 1952) was a British civil servant who was the Governor of [[Bihar and Orissa]] from 7 April 1932 to 31 March 1936 and then [[Governor of Bihar]] from 1 April 1936 to 10 March 1937. He was the first Governor of Bihar after division of province from [[Orissa]]. He was a member of the [[Imperial Civil Service]] appointed in 1902 and served in [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] and later in Bihar and Orissa Province.

==Early life and education==
Sifton was born to Thomas Elgood Sifton and Susanna Sifton on 17 April 1878 in London. The family resided at 53 Shepherd's Bush Green, [[Shepherd's Bush]], London.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/admissionregist01gardgoog|title=The Admission Registers of St. Paul's School from 1876 to 1905|last=Robert Barlow Gardiner|date=1906|publisher=Bell|others=Harvard University|language=English}}</ref> His father was a clerk in savings bank in [[Marylebone]], [[Middlesex]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKtbAAAAQAAJ&q=Thomas+Elgood+Sifton&pg=PA59|title=Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons|last=Commons|first=Great Britain Parliament House of|date=1857|publisher=Ordered to be printed|language=en}}</ref> He received his early education at St Paul's School, London and went on to complete his higher education from Magdalen College, Oxford. He was a [[Demyship|Demy]] scholar at the college and completed his [[B.A.]] in 1901.<ref name="magdalen" />

==Civil Service Career==
Sifton joined Imperial Civil Service (ICS) in 1902 and served in Bengal and later in Bihar and Orissa Province when the province was separated from Bengal presidency. His Civil Service career spanned from 1902 to 1937. During this span he held several positions including Financial Secretary to Government of Bihar and Orissa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gypsyscholar.com/402unpublishedt.html|title=Introduction|website=gypsyscholar.com|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32178/supplement/6/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>

==Governor of Bihar and Orissa==
Sir Sifton was appointed as Governor of Bihar and Orissa in November 1931 and held the position from 7 April 1932. He was the last Governor of undivided province of Bihar and Orissa. In 1936, the province was divided into [[Bihar Province]] and [[Orissa Province]]. After division, he continued on his post of Governor of Bihar, making him the inaugural holder of the office of Governor of Bihar. His salary as Governor was Rs. 8,333.5.7 per month.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k4zJDQAAQBAJ&q=sir+james+david+sifton+salary&pg=PA152|title=The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1932|last=Epstein|first=M.|date=2016-12-23|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230270619|language=en}}</ref>

==Other Positions held==
Sifton was appointed as a member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Bihar and Orissa in 1927.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33274/page/3127/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>

==Awards and Honours==
Sir James Sifton was awarded [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in 1921, [[Order of the Star of India|Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] (CSI) in 1929, [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE) in 1931 and [[Order of the Star of India|Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI) in 1932.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32178/supplement/6/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33472/supplement/1438/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33722/supplement/3627/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33805/page/1491/data.pdf|title=The London Gazette|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sir James married Harriet May, daughter of E. Shettle of [[Eye, Suffolk]], on 14th August 1907.<ref name="magdalen" /> His grave lies in Eye Cemetery.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9616d170-2758-4af4-a5bf-3b8b9c4a3d52 Archives relating to Sir James David Sifton] at [[The National Archives]]

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