Hugh Lansdown Stephenson

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Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson
GCIE, KCSI
Governor of Burma
In office
20 December 1932 – 8 May 1936
Preceded byCharles Alexander Innes
Succeeded byArchibald Cochrane
Governor of Bihar and Orissa
In office
7 April 1927 – 7 April 1932[1]
Preceded bySir Henry Wheeler
Succeeded bySir James David Sifton
Personal details
Born8 April 1871 (1871-04-08)
London
Died6 September 1941(1941-09-06) (aged 70)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Mary Daphne Maidlow
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(m. 1905)​
Children1 son, Hugh
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationAdministrator

Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson, GCIE, KCSI (8 April 1871 – 6 September 1941) was a British colonial administrator who served as the governor of Bihar and Orissa from 7 April 1927 to 7 April 1932 and the Governor of Burma from December 1932 to May 1936.

Biography

Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Stephenson joined the Indian Civil Service in 1895.

He was appointed CIE in 1913, CSI in 1919, KCIE in 1924, KCSI in 1927, and GCIE in 1936.

References

  1. ^ "Governor of Bihar". governor.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Burma
1932–1936 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Bihar and Orissa
1927–1932 		Succeeded by
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