Harold Stuart
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Sir Harold Arthur Stuart, GCMG, KCSI
, KCVO
(July 29, 1860 – March 1, 1923) was an Indian Civil Servant, the first Director of the Central Criminal Intelligence Department of India, and later a Home Sercretary to the Government of India. A graduate of King's College Cambridge, Harold Stuart was born in the city of York
to Peter Stuart. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1881, serving as the Under Secretary to the Government of Madras. From April 1904 till 1909, Stuart served as the head of the newly formed department of Criminal Intelligence, later serving as the Home Secretary to the Government of India and subsequently in the Executive Council.
In 1919 he was appointed as the British High commissioner to the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
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...
, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
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(July 29, 1860 – March 1, 1923) was an Indian Civil Servant, the first Director of the Central Criminal Intelligence Department of India, and later a Home Sercretary to the Government of India. A graduate of King's College Cambridge, Harold Stuart was born in the city of York
York
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to Peter Stuart. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1881, serving as the Under Secretary to the Government of Madras. From April 1904 till 1909, Stuart served as the head of the newly formed department of Criminal Intelligence, later serving as the Home Secretary to the Government of India and subsequently in the Executive Council.
In 1919 he was appointed as the British High commissioner to the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
The Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission was created by the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919, to supervise the occupation of the Rhineland and "ensure, by any means, the security and satisfaction of all the needs of the Armies of Occupation".. It came into being on 10 January 1920, when the...