Findlater Stewart
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Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart, GCB, GCIE, CSI (1879 – 1960) was a British
civil servant of the Raj
.
Having studied at Edinburgh
University, Sir Findlater joined the India Office
in 1903, working on miscellaneous assignments until 1920, when he was appointed to the Royal Commission
on the Supreme Civil Services in India.
In 1924, he became Assistant Under-Secretary of State and Clerk to the Council of India, while during the period 1927-1930, he also functioned as Secretary to the Indian Statutory Commission, better known as the Simon Commission
. In 1930, he became the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, his most important task here being to deal with the various Round Table Conferences and helping promulgate the Government of India Act
1935. He remained there, until just after the beginning of World War II, leaving to join an executive position in Home Defence. At the end of the war, he worked on various councils and with his experience was a director of various companies.
Findlater Stewart was appointed a CIE in 1919 and a CSI in 1924. He was knighted with the KCIE in 1930 and was appointed a KCB the following year. He was appointed a GCIE in 1935 and a GCB in 1939.
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civil servant of the 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...
.
Having studied at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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University, Sir Findlater joined the India Office
India Office
The India Office was a British government department created in 1858 to oversee the colonial administration of India, i.e. the modern-day nations of Bangladesh, Burma, India, and Pakistan, as well as territories in South-east and Central Asia, the Middle East, and parts of the east coast of Africa...
in 1903, working on miscellaneous assignments until 1920, when he was appointed to the Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
on the Supreme Civil Services in India.
In 1924, he became Assistant Under-Secretary of State and Clerk to the Council of India, while during the period 1927-1930, he also functioned as Secretary to the Indian Statutory Commission, better known as the Simon Commission
Simon Commission
The Indian Statutory Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. It was commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon...
. In 1930, he became the Permanent Under-Secretary of State, his most important task here being to deal with the various Round Table Conferences and helping promulgate the Government of India Act
Government of India Act
The term Government of India Act refers to any one of a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to regulate the government of British India, in particular:...
1935. He remained there, until just after the beginning of World War II, leaving to join an executive position in Home Defence. At the end of the war, he worked on various councils and with his experience was a director of various companies.
Findlater Stewart was appointed a CIE in 1919 and a CSI in 1924. He was knighted with the KCIE in 1930 and was appointed a KCB the following year. He was appointed a GCIE in 1935 and a GCB in 1939.