Charles Todhunter
Sir Charles Todhunter Raja of Panagal | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon |
| Succeeded by | George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1869 |
| Died | 1 March 1949 (aged 80) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Sir Charles George Todhunter British India.
Todhunter was of New Zealand background and educated in England at Aldenham School and King's College, Cambridge.[1] He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1888 and was assigned to the Madras Presidency.
He was Deputy Commissioner for
customs, and then Secretary of the Board of Revenue. He was then responsible for the reorganisation of customs and excise arrangements in much of India and was then appointed Director-General of Excise and Salt of the Government of India
.
Returning to Madras, he was successively a member of the Board of Revenue, Chief Secretary to the Government, and a member of the
Kenjari district of Mysore State
.
He was appointed
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1921 Birthday Honours.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ "Todhunter, Charles George (TDHR888CG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 32346". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1921. p. 4533.
References
- Obituary, The Times, 7 March 1949