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'''Sir Richard Marsh Crofton''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE}} (6 April 1891 – 27 May 1955) was an | '''Sir Richard Marsh Crofton''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE}} (6 April 1891 – 27 May 1955) was an [[Indian Civil Service]] and [[British Indian Army]] officer<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Army List January 1919 — Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1e-BAAAQBAJ|date=1919|publisher=Army Headquarters, India|page=493|isbn = 9781781502556}}</ref> who served as 1st [[Bahawalpur_(princely_state)#Rulers|Prime Minister of Bahawalpur]] between 1942 and 1947.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Richard Crofton |work=[[The Times]] |date=28 May 1955 |page= 20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Pauline Rohatgi|title=Portraits in the India Office Library and Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3hUaAAAAIAAJ|date=1983|publisher=British Library Reference Division|page=52|isbn=9780712300155}}</ref> He was knighted in the [[1945 Birthday Honours]].<ref> {{London Gazette|issue=37119|supp=y|page=2934|date= 14 June 1945}} </ref> | ||
He died in 1955.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who was who: 1897-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqnqPdVNFrgC|date=2002|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|page=193|isbn = 9780713661255}}</ref> | He died in 1955.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who was who: 1897-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqnqPdVNFrgC|date=2002|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|page=193|isbn = 9780713661255}}</ref> | ||
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Sir Richard Marsh Crofton | |
|---|---|
| 1st Prime Minister of Bahawalpur | |
| In office 1942–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Dring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1891 Liskeard, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 27 May 1955 (aged 64) Minstead, Hampshire, England |
Sir Richard Marsh Crofton CIE (6 April 1891 – 27 May 1955) was an Indian Civil Service and British Indian Army officer[1] who served as 1st Prime Minister of Bahawalpur between 1942 and 1947.[2][3] He was knighted in the 1945 Birthday Honours.[4]
He died in 1955.[5]
References
- ↑ Indian Army List January 1919 — Volume 1. Army Headquarters, India. 1919. p. 493. ISBN 9781781502556.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir Richard Crofton". The Times. 28 May 1955. p. 20.
- ↑ Pauline Rohatgi (1983). Portraits in the India Office Library and Records. British Library Reference Division. p. 52. ISBN 9780712300155.
- ↑ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. p. 2934.
- ↑ Who was who: 1897-2000. St. Martin's Press. 2002. p. 193. ISBN 9780713661255.
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