Sir John Perronet Thompson, KCSI, KCIE (8 March 1873 – 8 August 1935) was a British administrator in India.[1] A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was secretary to Sir Michael O'Dwyer in 1919.[2] From 1922 to 1927, he was Political Secretary to the Government of India, and from 1928 to 1932, he was Chief Commissioner of Delhi.[1][3]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
John Thompson was the second son of Vincent Thomas Thompson, Assistant Recorder of Leeds.[4] He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] At Cambridge he was President of the Cambridge Union.
Personal and family[edit | edit source]
In 1901 Thompson married Ada Lucia Tyrell, daughter of Dr R.Y. Tyrell, Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. They had three sons and two daughters.[4]
Death[edit | edit source]
Thompson died on 8 August 1935 in a nursing home, following an operation for appendicitis.[4] He left £11,322 gross.[5]
Selected publications[edit | edit source]
- India. The White Paper. London: Macmillan & Co. 1933.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maclagan, E. D. (October 1935). "Sir John Thompson". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 67 (4): 786–787. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00096003. ISSN 1474-0591.
- ↑ Wagner, Kim A. (2019). Amritsar 1919: An empire of fear & the making of a massacre. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-300-24546-2.
- ↑ "Jan 18, 1935, page 8 - The Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Aug 09, 1935, page 13 - The Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Nov 04, 1935, page 2 - Western Morning News at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.