Sir Robert Montgomery
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Sir Robert Montgomery GCSI, KCB, LLD (born 1809 in Moville
, County Donegal
, Ireland, died 1887 in India) was a British
colonial administrator in India.
Robert was born at the family seat at New Park, Moville. At the age of seventeen he set off for India, initially to work in the Indian Civil Service. He married there and brought up a family. His second son was Henry
, father of Field Marshal Montgomery. Henry inherited the family estate in Ireland after his father's death.
His first notable position was as a commissioner in Cawnpore. In May 1857, at the start of the Indian Mutiny, he was in Lahore in the Punjab
, where he was Lieutenant-Governor of the province. He immediately had the native garrison disarmed, which prevented them from taking any action in the rebellion. He was awarded with a knighthood for this action. During the period of 3 April 1858 to 15 February 1859, he was Chief Commissioner of Oudh. He was then the second Lieutinent-Governor of Punjab from 1859 to 1865, preceeded by Sir John Lawrence and succeded by Sir Donald McLeod. He served as Lieutenant-Governor up to an advanced age..
Moville
Moville is a town and coastal resort on the Inishowen Peninsula of County Donegal, close to the northern tip of Ireland.-Location:...
, County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland, died 1887 in India) was a British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
colonial administrator in India.
Robert was born at the family seat at New Park, Moville. At the age of seventeen he set off for India, initially to work in the Indian Civil Service. He married there and brought up a family. His second son was Henry
Henry Hutchinson Montgomery
Henry Hutchinson Montgomery KCMG was an Anglican bishop and author in the last part of the 19th century and the very start of the 20th....
, father of Field Marshal Montgomery. Henry inherited the family estate in Ireland after his father's death.
His first notable position was as a commissioner in Cawnpore. In May 1857, at the start of the Indian Mutiny, he was in Lahore in the Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
, where he was Lieutenant-Governor of the province. He immediately had the native garrison disarmed, which prevented them from taking any action in the rebellion. He was awarded with a knighthood for this action. During the period of 3 April 1858 to 15 February 1859, he was Chief Commissioner of Oudh. He was then the second Lieutinent-Governor of Punjab from 1859 to 1865, preceeded by Sir John Lawrence and succeded by Sir Donald McLeod. He served as Lieutenant-Governor up to an advanced age..
Eponyms
- The city of SahiwalSahiwalSahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
, Pakistan, founded in 1865, was formerly named "Montgomery", after Sir Robert Montgomery. - The district of MontgomeryMontgomery DistrictMontgomery District was an administrative district of the former Punjab Province of British India, in what is now Pakistan. Named after Sir Robert Montgomery, it lay in the Bari Doab, or the tract between the Sutlej and the Ravi rivers, extending also across the Ravi into the Rechna Doab, which...
in Punjab.