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'''Elliot James Dowell Colvin''' (27 July 1885 in [[London]], England – 1950 in [[Delhi]], [[India]]) was Prime Minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="India Office List 1945">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiUbAQAAIAAJ&q=elliot+james+dowel+colvin&pg=PA166 |title=India Office and Burma Office List |edition=55 |date=1945 |access-date=9 March 2018 |publisher=[[H.M. Stationery Office]] |via=Google Books}}</ref> | Lieutenant-Colonel '''Elliot James Dowell Colvin''', CIE (27 July 1885 in [[London]], England – 1950 in [[Delhi]], [[India]]) was a [[British Indian Army]] and [[Indian Political Service]] officer who served as Prime Minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="India Office List 1945">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiUbAQAAIAAJ&q=elliot+james+dowel+colvin&pg=PA166 |title=India Office and Burma Office List |edition=55 |date=1945 |access-date=9 March 2018 |publisher=[[H.M. Stationery Office]] |via=Google Books}}</ref> | ||
Colvin was educated at [[Windlesham House School]], [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Windlesham House School: History and Muster Roll 1837–1937|last=Wilson|first=G. Herbert|publisher=McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.|year=1937|location=London}}</ref> He was commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] in the British [[Indian Army]] in January 1904.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27634/page/182/data.pdf |title=The London Gazette |date=8 January 1904 |access-date=9 March 2018 |page=182 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office }}</ref> Colvin remained on active service with the [[117th Mahrattas]] regiment until July 1908, when he was appointed personal assistant to the [[Resident (title)#Residents in Asia|Resident]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27932/page/4891/data.pdf |title=The London Gazette |date=17 July 1906 |access-date=9 March 2018 |page=4891 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office }}</ref> He was appointed a political officer in the [[Indian Political Department]] of the [[British Raj]] in February 1912 and promoted agent to the Governor-General in Central India, June, 1915. Colvin was appointed political agent, [[Baghelkhand]], in March 1921, and Under-secretary to the agent to the Governor-General in Central India in April 1922.<ref name="India Office List 1945" /> | Colvin was educated at [[Windlesham House School]], [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Windlesham House School: History and Muster Roll 1837–1937|last=Wilson|first=G. Herbert|publisher=McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.|year=1937|location=London}}</ref> He was commissioned as a [[Second Lieutenant]] in the British [[Indian Army]] in January 1904.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27634/page/182/data.pdf |title=The London Gazette |date=8 January 1904 |access-date=9 March 2018 |page=182 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office }}</ref> Colvin remained on active service with the [[117th Mahrattas]] regiment until July 1908, when he was appointed personal assistant to the [[Resident (title)#Residents in Asia|Resident]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27932/page/4891/data.pdf |title=The London Gazette |date=17 July 1906 |access-date=9 March 2018 |page=4891 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office }}</ref> He was appointed a political officer in the [[Indian Political Department]] of the [[British Raj]] in February 1912 and promoted agent to the Governor-General in Central India, June, 1915. Colvin was appointed political agent, [[Baghelkhand]], in March 1921, and Under-secretary to the agent to the Governor-General in Central India in April 1922.<ref name="India Office List 1945" /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 19 August 2022
Lieutenant-Colonel Elliot James Dowell Colvin, CIE (27 July 1885 in London, England – 1950 in Delhi, India) was a British Indian Army and Indian Political Service officer who served as Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
Elliot James Dowell Colvin | |
|---|---|
| Born | London 27 July 1885 |
| Died | 1950 |
| Allegiance | British India |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 117th Mahrattas regiment |
Colvin was educated at Windlesham House School, Charterhouse and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2] He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the British Indian Army in January 1904.[3] Colvin remained on active service with the 117th Mahrattas regiment until July 1908, when he was appointed personal assistant to the Resident, Hyderabad.[4] He was appointed a political officer in the Indian Political Department of the British Raj in February 1912 and promoted agent to the Governor-General in Central India, June, 1915. Colvin was appointed political agent, Baghelkhand, in March 1921, and Under-secretary to the agent to the Governor-General in Central India in April 1922.[1]
In February 1924, Colvin was appointed adviser to the Maharaja of Rewa, which was considered "foreign service" by the Indian Political Department; then, in April 1930, was appointed officiating (i.e. acting) Resident, Gwalior, and officiating political agent, Eastern Rajputana States.[5] In the aftermath of communal violence in Kashmir, Hari Singh, the Maharajah, was forced to ask the British Indian government to dispatch troops to the state to quell the rebellion. Lt.-Col. Colvin was chosen as prime minister of Kashmir State in March 1932 and reappointed in March 1935 to give British India more influence in the princely state.[6][1]
Colvin was awarded the title of Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in June 1933.[7] He became Resident to Baroda and the Gujarat States in January 1938, before retiring in July 1940.[1] Colvin retired from the Indian Army with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 India Office and Burma Office List (55 ed.). H.M. Stationery Office. 1945. Retrieved 9 March 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Wilson, G. Herbert (1937). Windlesham House School: History and Muster Roll 1837–1937. London: McCorquodale & Co. Ltd.
- ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). H.M. Stationery Office. 8 January 1904. p. 182. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). H.M. Stationery Office. 17 July 1906. p. 4891. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ India Office List For 1931. H.M. Stationery Office. 1931. Retrieved 9 March 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Kaul, Maharaj K. "Jammu and Kashmir: In the Shadow of Imperialism". jammukashmir.homestead.com.
- ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). H.M. Stationery Office. 3 June 1933. p. 3805. Retrieved 9 March 2018.