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{{Short description|British civil servant of the Indian civil service and administrator}} | |||
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{{Infobox Officeholder | {{Infobox Officeholder | ||
| honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = | ||
| name = Thomas Austin | | name = Sir Thomas Austin | ||
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] | | honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] | ||
| image = Sir Thomas Austin.jpg | | image = Sir Thomas Austin.jpg | ||
| imagesize =250px | | imagesize = 250px | ||
| smallimage = | | smallimage = | ||
| caption = Austin in 1953. | | caption = Austin in 1953. | ||
| office1 = [[ | | office1 = [[List of Diwans of Travancore|Diwan of Travancore]] | ||
| term_start1 = 1932 | | term_start1 = 1932 | ||
| term_end1 = 1934 | | term_end1 = 1934 | ||
| monarch1 = [[Chithira Thirunal]] | | monarch1 = [[Chithira Thirunal]] | ||
| predecessor1 =[[V. S. Subramanya Iyer]] | | predecessor1 = [[V. S. Subramanya Iyer]] | ||
| successor1 =[[Muhammad Habibullah]] | | successor1 = [[Muhammad Habibullah]] | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|07|20|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|07|20|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[United Kingdom]] | | birth_place = [[United Kingdom]] | ||
| death_date = 1976 (age 89) | | death_date = 1976 (age 89) | ||
| death_place = [[United Kingdom]] | | death_place = [[United Kingdom]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sir Thomas Austin''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (20 July 1887 – 1976) was a British civil servant of the [[Indian civil service]] and [[Administrator of the Government|administrator]] who served as the [[ | '''Sir Thomas Austin''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (20 July 1887 – 27 June 1976) was a British civil servant of the [[Indian civil service]] and [[Administrator of the Government|administrator]] who served as the [[List of Diwans of Travancore|Diwan of Travancore]] from 1932 to 1934. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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== Indian civil service == | == Indian civil service == | ||
Thomas Austin entered the Indian | Thomas Austin entered the Indian Civil Service in 1910 and served in various junior positions before being appointed District Collector of [[Nilgiris District|Nilgiris]] in 1929. He served as Collector of Nilgiris from 1929 to 1932 when he was appointed the [[List of Diwans of Travancore|Diwan of Travancore]] on a two-year contract. In his later life, Austin also served as Chief Secretary of the [[Government of Madras]]. | ||
== Honours == | == Honours == | ||
Austin was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1945. | Austin was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1945 New Year Honours]]. | ||
[[Austin Town]] in the city of [[Bangalore]], [[India]] is named after Thomas Austin who had built houses for low-income groups in the Cantonment section of the city.<ref name="pastmuster">{{cite web|title=Past Muster|publisher=TimeOut Bengaluru|url=http://www.timeoutbangalore.com/client_coverstory/client_coverstory_details.asp?code=621 | [[Austin Town]] in the city of [[Bangalore]], [[India]] is named after Thomas Austin who had built houses for low-income groups in the Cantonment section of the city.<ref name="pastmuster">{{cite web|title=Past Muster|publisher=TimeOut Bengaluru|url=http://www.timeoutbangalore.com/client_coverstory/client_coverstory_details.asp?code=621|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708184257/http://www.timeoutbangalore.com/client_coverstory/client_coverstory_details.asp?code=621|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:48, 29 December 2025
Sir Thomas Austin | |
|---|---|
 Austin in 1953. | |
| Diwan of Travancore | |
| In office 1932–1934 | |
| Monarch | Chithira Thirunal |
| Preceded by | V. S. Subramanya Iyer |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Habibullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1887 United Kingdom |
| Died | 1976 (age 89) United Kingdom |
Sir Thomas Austin, KCIE (20 July 1887 – 27 June 1976) was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service and administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1932 to 1934.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Thomas Austin was born in 1887 to a British clergyman, Rev. T. Austin. He was educated at Plymouth College and Jesus College, Cambridge.
Indian civil service[edit | edit source]
Thomas Austin entered the Indian Civil Service in 1910 and served in various junior positions before being appointed District Collector of Nilgiris in 1929. He served as Collector of Nilgiris from 1929 to 1932 when he was appointed the Diwan of Travancore on a two-year contract. In his later life, Austin also served as Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras.
Honours[edit | edit source]
Austin was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1945 New Year Honours.
Austin Town in the city of Bangalore, India is named after Thomas Austin who had built houses for low-income groups in the Cantonment section of the city.[1]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Past Muster". TimeOut Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020.
References[edit | edit source]
- Kelly's handbook to the titled, landed and official classes, Volume 95. Kelly's Directories. 1969. p. 182.
