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Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler
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| Sir Montague Butler KCSI, Kt, CB, CIE, CVO, CBE | |
|---|---|
| 16th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
| In office 1933–1937 | |
| Monarch | George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Claude Hill |
| Succeeded by | Earl Granville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler 19 May 1873 |
| Died | 7 November 1955 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Gertrude Smith |
| Children | One son and one daughter |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler, KCSI, Kt, CB, CIE, CVO, CBE, ICS (19 May 1873 – 7 November 1955) was Governor of Central Provinces of British India between 1925 and 1933. He was the father of noted British politician Rab Butler.
[edit]Career
Born at Julian Hill, a grade II listed building in Harrow, London, Butler was educated at Haileybury and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1895 and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1896.[2] He was appointed a CIE in 1909,[3] a CB in 1916,[4] a CVO in 1918 and a CBE in 1920.[5] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours[6] and was further knighted as a KCSI in December of that year, upon his appointment as Governor of the Central Provinces.[7] Having been knighted in 1924, he was president of the Council of State of India from 1924 to 1925[2] and Governor of the Central Provinces from 1925 to 1933,[8] and during this same time was chancellor of Nagpur University.[2]After returning to the UK, he was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1933 to 1937, and then Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1937 to 1948.[2] He was mayor of Cambridge between 1941 and 1943.[2][9]
His parents were Spencer Perceval Butler and Mary, only child of the Revd Nicholas Kendall of Bodmin.[2][10] He was the brother of Cyril Kendall Butler, KBE, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Sir George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler KBE, and Arthur Francis Norman-Butler OBE.[2] In 1901, he married Ann Gertrude Smith.[2] He was survived by son Rab Butler and daughter Iris Mary Butler.[11]
[edit]References
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Butler, Montagu Sherard Dawes". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "W. H. Auden - 'Family Ghosts'". Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28263. p. 4856. 22 June 1909. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 81. 31 December 1915. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31709. p. 16098. 30 December 1919. Retrieved 19 J
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