Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Chelmsford GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC |
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| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
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In office 4 April 1916 – 2 April 1921 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Reading |
| 22nd Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 28 May 1909 – 11 March 1913 |
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Edward VII George V |
| Lieutenant |
Sir Frederick Darley Sir William Cullen |
| Preceded by | Sir Harry Rawson |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Strickland |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
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In office 28 January 1924 – 7 November 1924 |
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| Prime Minister | Ramsay Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Leo Amery |
| Succeeded by | William Bridgeman |
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12 August 1868 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 April 1933 (aged 64) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Frances Charlotte Guest, GBE |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Profession | Politician and Colonial Administrator |
| Religion | Church of England |
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Viceregal styles of The Viscount Chelmsford |
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| Reference style | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (12 August 1868 – 1 April 1933) was a British statesman who served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909, Governor of New South Wales from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. After serving a short time as First Lord of the Admiralty in the government of Ramsay MacDonald, he was appointed the Agent-General for New South Wales by the government of Jack Lang before his retirement.
Thesiger had been born on 12 August 1868 in London, England, the son of the 2nd Baron Chelmsford and Adria Heath. He was educated at Winchester College and progressed in 1887 to Magdalen College, Oxford. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours in law in 1891 and further gained a master's degree (MA) in 1894. Thesiger was also elected as a fellow of All Souls College (1892–1899). In 1893 he was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple to practice law. He joined the army as a Captain in the Dorset Regiment, 4th Battalion.
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