Edward Vere Levinge
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Sir Edward Vere Levinge KCSI
CIE
(1867–1954) was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose to serve as acting Lieutenant-Governor of the British Raj
Province known as Bihar and Orissa
. He held that office for the months of April–July 1918, being an interregnum in the office of Edward Albert Gait
.
Edward Vere Levinge was born on either 6 or 24 May 1867, at Cuttack
in the East Indies
. He was the second son of Harry Corbyn Levinge and his wife, Ellen. His father had worked as secretary to the government of Bengal's Public Works Department and was a son of the sixth Levinge baronet
.
Levinge was educated at Cheltenham College
and then matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford
on 24 October 1885. He sat the competitive examination
for the Indian Civil Service in the same year. Graduating in 1888 with a second-class BA degree in law, Levinge arrived in Bengal on 28 November 1888. His first position was as an assistant magistrate and assistant District collector
, and then he worked in various departments from November 1893. In April 1896 he was appointed as joint magistrate and deputy collector, becoming magistrate and District Collector in July 1898. He held those offices at the time of publication of the 1905 India List.
Official recognition of his work came with the award of Companion of the Order of the Star of India
(CSI) in 1911, and in 1916 he was raised to the rank of Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire
(KCIE).
He was married to Alys Adèle Thomas on 1 December 1900, and the couple had at least one child, a daughter called Vera Alys, born on 20 June 1911. Alys Adèle Levinge died 1 May 1952 in Southern Rhodesia
.
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(1867–1954) was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose to serve as acting Lieutenant-Governor of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
Province known as Bihar and Orissa
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency originally comprising east and west Bengal, was a colonial region of the British Empire in South-Asia and beyond it. It comprised areas which are now within Bangladesh, and the present day Indian States of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Orissa and Tripura.Penang and...
. He held that office for the months of April–July 1918, being an interregnum in the office of Edward Albert Gait
Edward Albert Gait
Sir Edward Albert Gait KCSI CIE was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose to serve as Lieutenant-Governor of the British Raj Province known as Bihar and Orissa. He held that office for the years 1915–1920, with a brief absence during April–July 1918 when Edward Vere Levinge...
.
Edward Vere Levinge was born on either 6 or 24 May 1867, at Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
in the East Indies
East Indies
East Indies is a term used by Europeans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as Indian subcontinent or South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and the islands of Oceania, including the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines...
. He was the second son of Harry Corbyn Levinge and his wife, Ellen. His father had worked as secretary to the government of Bengal's Public Works Department and was a son of the sixth Levinge baronet
Levinge Baronets
The Levinge Baronetcy, of High Park in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 26 October 1704 for Richard Levinge, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and Lord Chief Justice of the Irish Court of Common Pleas...
.
Levinge was educated at Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
and then matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
on 24 October 1885. He sat the competitive examination
Competitive examination
A competitive examination is an examination angwhere candidates are ranked according to their grades. If the examination is open for n positions, then the first n candidates in ranks pass, the others are rejected...
for the Indian Civil Service in the same year. Graduating in 1888 with a second-class BA degree in law, Levinge arrived in Bengal on 28 November 1888. His first position was as an assistant magistrate and assistant District collector
District collector
The District Collector is the district head of administration of the bureaucracy in a state of India. Though he/she is appointed and is under general supervision of the state government, he/she has to be a member of the elite IAS recruited by the Central Government...
, and then he worked in various departments from November 1893. In April 1896 he was appointed as joint magistrate and deputy collector, becoming magistrate and District Collector in July 1898. He held those offices at the time of publication of the 1905 India List.
Official recognition of his work came with the award of Companion of the Order of the Star of India
Order of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:# Knight Grand Commander # Knight Commander # Companion...
(CSI) in 1911, and in 1916 he was raised to the rank of Knight Commander, Order of the Indian Empire
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
(KCIE).
He was married to Alys Adèle Thomas on 1 December 1900, and the couple had at least one child, a daughter called Vera Alys, born on 20 June 1911. Alys Adèle Levinge died 1 May 1952 in Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as Rhodesia...
.