James Monteath

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Sir James Monteath KCSI (7 September 1847 – 18 April 1929) was a Scottish administrator in British India.^[1] He was the acting governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 5 September 1903 to 12 December 1903.^[2]^[3]

Monteath was born in Lockerbie, the son of Thomas Monteath. He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's College, Belfast before passing the Indian Civil Service examination in 1868.^[1]

He was married to Amelia Hunter for 54 years. They had three daughters and four sons, including Sir David Monteath^[4] and John Monteath, who also served in British India as colonial administrators.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Obituary: Sir James Monteath". The Times. 22 April 1929. p. 16.
↑ Prior, Katherine. "Monteath, Sir James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35079. Template:ODNBsub
↑ The India List and India Office List. Harrison. 1905. p. 129.
↑ "Obituary: Sir David Monteath – The India Office". The Times. 29 September 1961. p. 15.
↑ Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Vol. 2nd volume. Cambridge University Press. p. 444-445. ISBN 978-1108036160. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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[times-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Obituary: Sir James Monteath". The Times. 22 April 1929. p. 16.

[2] Prior, Katherine. "Monteath, Sir James". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35079. Template:ODNBsub

[3] The India List and India Office List. Harrison. 1905. p. 129.

[4] "Obituary: Sir David Monteath – The India Office". The Times. 29 September 1961. p. 15.

[BOOK-5] Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Vol. 2nd volume. Cambridge University Press. p. 444-445. ISBN 978-1108036160. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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