William John Keen

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William John Keen
Personal details
Born 1873
Died 1958

William John Keen (1873–1958) served as the Chief Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province of British India from 1925 until 1926.

Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the British Army in 1892, he won promotion to Lieutenant in 1895 and to Captain of the Indian Staff Corps 19 November 1902.[1] In 1910 he became a Major and was appointed a CIE in 1915.[2]

Government offices
Preceded by
Horatio Bolton
Chief Commissioner of the
North-West Frontier Province

3 December 1925 – August 1926
Succeeded by
Horatio Bolton

References[edit]

  1. "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. p. 392.
  2. Provinces of British India


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