Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler
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Sir Montagu Butler KCSI, CB, CIE, CVO, CBE |
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| 16th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
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In office 1933–1937 |
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| 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 1952 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Gertrude Smith |
| Children | Richard Austen Butler, Iris Mary Butler, Dorothy Butler, John Perceval Butler |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler, KCSI, CB, CIE, CVO, CBE (19 May 1873 – 7 November 1952) was Governor of the Central Provinces of British India 1925–33, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man 1933–37, and Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge 1937–48. He was the grandson of scholar and churchman George Butler, the brother of Indian administrator Harcourt Butler, and the father of noted British politician Rab Butler.
Born at Julian Hill, a grade II listed building in Harrow, London, Butler was educated at Haileybury and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He graduated with a double first, having also been President of the Cambridge Union Society in Easter (summer) Term 1895. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1895 and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1896, having come top in the entrance exam.
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