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'''Sir William Alexander Cosgrave''', CIE (1879 – 11 September 1952) was a British administrator in India. A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was [[Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] from 1935 until 1938.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hedley, William Alexander Cosgrave |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/name/532128 |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The son of H. A. Cosgrave, JP, of County Dublin, William Cosgrave was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College, Dublin, where he was a classical scholar. <br />
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Cosgrave was appointed a CIE in 1931 and was knighted in 1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=13 September 1952 |title=Sir William Cosgrave |pages=9 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Who's Who|title=Cosgrave, Sir William Alexander|id=236064|type=was}}</ref><br />
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