Sir Norman Marjoribanks
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Sir Norman Edward Marjoribanks KCIE CSI |
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| Governor of Madras (acting) | |
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In office 29 June 1929 – 11 November 1929 |
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| Governor General | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
| Preceded by | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
| Succeeded by | George Frederick Stanley |
| Member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras | |
| Premier |
Raja of Panagal, P. Subbarayan |
| Governor | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
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| Born | 16 October 1872 |
| Died | 1939 (age 67) Kent, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir Norman Edward Marjoribanks KCIE, CSI (16 October 1872 – 1939) was an Indian magistrate and civil servant of British origin who served as the acting Governor of Madras from 29 June 1929 to 11 November 1929.
Marjoribanks was born in 1872 into a Scottish family and was educated in India and the United Kingdom. In 1891, he passed the Indian Civil Service exam and was allocated to the Madras Presidency. He served as the home member of the Governor's executive council in the 1920s and as the acting Governor of Madras until the arrival of Governor-designate, George Frederick Stanley from England. Marjoribanks also served in the committee which investigated the problems of Tamil indentured labourers in Sri Lanka.
Norman Marjoribanks was born in India on 16 October 1872 and received his early education at Bishop Cotton's School and College, Bangalore. He received his higher education from Belfast Royal Academy, Royal University of Ireland and Trinity College, Cambridge. He passed his Indian Civil Service examinations in 1891 and was appointed as Assistant Collector and magistrate.
Marjoribanks served in Madras as Assistant Collector and Magistrate from 29 October 1893 to July 1901. In March 1900, he was appointed Officiating Under-Secretary of the Revenue Department. He served as a member on the Board of Revue and the Commissioner of Salt and Excise, Madras. He also served as the Home member in the executive council of the Governor of Madras, under George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen. When Goschen's tenure came to an end, Marjoribanks was appointed acting Governor until the arrival of George Frederick Stanley.
Following protests against indentured labour by activists of the Indian independence movement, the Government of India aPpointed a commission under Charles George Todhunter to investigate the condition of the plantation Tamils of Ceylon. On 22 October 1916, the Government of Madras overruled the decision of the Indian Government and replaced Todhunter with Marjoribanks. C. E. Low, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, complained to Sir George Barnes over the "bad behaviour" of the Madras Government. He suspected the abilities of Marjoribanks, saying "he is not quite class enough, socially and from the point of personality, to do us well". Barnes then conveyed his strong opposition to the India Office. However, the Governor of Madras, Lord Pentland gave Marjoribanks his full support:
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