Lord Chelmsford

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British Army officer British colonial administrator Governor of New South Wales Governor of Queensland Viceroy of India human member of the House of Lords

Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → British colonial administrator → Governor of New South Wales → Governor of Queensland → Viceroy of India → human → member of the House of Lords →
burialPlace	Brompton Cemetery →
coAuthorOf	Government of India Act 1919 → Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
dateOfBirth	1868-08-12 →
dateOfDeath	1933-04-01 →
educatedAt	Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED → Winchester College →
father	Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford →
honorificTitle	The Right Honourable →
knownFor	Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms → introduction of dyarchy in Indian provincial governments → role as Viceroy of India during World War I →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	Lieutenant colonel →
monarchDuringViceroyalty	George V →
mother	Adria Fanny Heath →
name	Frederic John Napier Thesiger →
nobleTitle	2nd Baron Chelmsford →
notableEventDuringTenure	Jallianwala Bagh massacre →
officeHeldDuring	Viceroy of India during World War I →
oversaw	implementation of the Government of India Act 1919 →
placeOfBirth	England → London → United Kingdom →
placeOfDeath	England → London → United Kingdom →
politicalAffiliation	Conservative Party (UK) →
positionHeld	First Lord of the Admiralty → Governor of New South Wales → Governor of Queensland → Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies → Viceroy and Governor-General of India →
precededByAsViceroyOfIndia	Lord Hardinge of Penshurst →
religion	Anglicanism →
spouse	Frances Charlotte Guest →
succeededByAsViceroyOfIndia	Lord Reading →
termEndAsViceroyOfIndia	1921-04-02 →
termStartAsViceroyOfIndia	1916-09-04 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of India Act 1919 →	basedOnReportBy
Montford Reforms →	namedAfter
Viceroy of India →	notableOfficeHolder