Norman Cater

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Sir Alexander Norman Ley Cater KCIE (15 June 1880 – 21 October 1957) was an administrator in British India.

Alexander Norman Ley Cater
Born1880
Died1957

Born at Lower Bebington, Cheshire, the son of Charles A. Cater, he was educated at Wellington College and Christ's College, Cambridge. He joined the ICS in 1903, arriving in India the following year. He later became a lieutenant in the Hyderabad Rifles. In 1921, he received the Order of the White Elephant, 3rd Class from the King of Siam. He was appointed a CIE in 1929 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1933. He served as Chief Commissioner of Balochistan during the 1930s.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Charles Edward Bruce
Chief Commissioner of Balochistan
17 December 1931 – 10 May 1932
Succeeded by
John Aloysius Brett
Preceded by
John Aloysius Brett
Chief Commissioner of Balochistan
1 October 1932 – 1 April 1936
Succeeded by
Ronald Evelyn Leslie Wingate