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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart | | name = Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart | ||
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| successor = [[Thomas George Rutherford]] | | successor = [[Thomas George Rutherford]] | ||
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| term2 = 15 May 1938 | | term2 = 15 May 1938 – 16 September 1938 | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]] | | predecessor2 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]] | ||
| successor2 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]] | | successor2 = [[Maurice Garnier Hallett]] | ||
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'''Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart''', KCSI, KCIE (26 February 1888 – 11 May 1964) was a British administrator in India who served as [[List of governors of Bihar|Governor of Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://governor.bih.nic.in/OldGovernors.htm | title=List of Governors Bihar | publisher=Governor of Bihar | accessdate=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Assembly1940">{{cite book|author=Bihar (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly|title=Bihar Legislative Assembly Debates: Official Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PzcgAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=5 January 2021|year=1940|publisher=Superintendent, Government Print.|page=851}}</ref><ref name="Sewak1985">{{cite book|author=Ram Sewak|title=History of Bihar Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UlxuAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=5 January 2021|year=1985|publisher=Inter-India Publications|page=45|isbn=9788121000833 }}</ref> | |||
Educated at [[George Heriot's School]], Edinburgh and the [[University of Edinburgh]], Stewart entered the Indian Civil Service by examination in 1911. He successively served in the United Provinces, Burma, Madras, Bombay, and with the Government of India in Delhi.{{fact|date=August 2024}} | |||
Steward was appointed CSI in 1935, knighted KCIE in 1937, and made a KCSI in 1939.{{fact|date=August 2024}} | |||
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Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart | |
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| Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 6 August 1939 – 2 February 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Garnier Hallett |
| Succeeded by | Thomas George Rutherford |
| In office 15 May 1938 – 16 September 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Garnier Hallett |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Garnier Hallett |
Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart, KCSI, KCIE (26 February 1888 – 11 May 1964) was a British administrator in India who served as Governor of Bihar.[1][2][3]
Educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, Stewart entered the Indian Civil Service by examination in 1911. He successively served in the United Provinces, Burma, Madras, Bombay, and with the Government of India in Delhi.[citation needed]
Steward was appointed CSI in 1935, knighted KCIE in 1937, and made a KCSI in 1939.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of Governors Bihar". Governor of Bihar. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ Bihar (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1940). Bihar Legislative Assembly Debates: Official Report. Superintendent, Government Print. p. 851. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ↑ Ram Sewak (1985). History of Bihar Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939. Inter-India Publications. p. 45. ISBN 9788121000833. Retrieved 5 January 2021.