Henry Foley Knight
Sir Henry Foley Knight KCSI CIE |
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Governor of Madras Presidency (acting) | |
In office 26 February 1946 – 5 May 1946 |
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Governor-General | Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell |
Premier | Tanguturi Prakasam |
Preceded by | Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour |
Succeeded by | Archibald Nye |
Personal details | |
Born | United Kingdom |
19 January 1886
Died | United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Jesse Spence Duncan |
Profession | Civil servant |
Religion | Christian |
Sir Henry Foley Knight KCSI CIE (b. 19 January 1886 - d. 1960) was a British administrator and civil servant who served as the Acting Governor of Madras in 1946.
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Early life
Henry Foley Knight was born to John Henry Knight and Elizabeth Bligh Foley in Farnham on 19 January 1886. He graduated from Caius College, Cambridge and in 1909, passed the Indian Civil Service examinations.
Career
In 1910, Foley was sent to India as an Assistant Collector and Magistrate in Bombay Presidency. He served in the army during the First World War and as an Indian Army Reserve Officer from 1916 to 1919. Between 1919 and 1920, Foley served as an Under Secretary and then, Deputy Secretary of the Revenue and Financial Department of the Government of Bombay.
Family
Knight married Jesse Spence Duncan in 1926 and had one son and one daughter.
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