Henry Foley Knight
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Sir Henry Foley Knight KCSI
CIE
(b. January 19, 1886 - d. 1960) was a British administrator and civil servant who served as the Acting Governor of Madras in 1946.
as an Assistant Collector and Magistrate in Bombay Presidency. He served in the army during the First World War and as an Indian Army Reserve Officer from 1916 to 1919. Between 1919 and 1920, Foley served as an Under Secretary and then, Deputy Secretary of the Revenue and Financial Department of the Government of Bombay.
Order of the Star of India
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Order of the Indian Empire
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(b. January 19, 1886 - d. 1960) was a British administrator and civil servant who served as the Acting Governor of Madras in 1946.
Early life
Henry Foley Knight was born to John Henry Knight and Elizabeth Bligh Foley in Farnham on January 19, 1886. He graduated from Caius College, Cambridge and in 1909, passed the Indian Civil Service examinations.Career
In 1910, Foley was sent to IndiaIndia
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as an Assistant Collector and Magistrate in Bombay Presidency. He served in the army during the First World War and as an Indian Army Reserve Officer from 1916 to 1919. Between 1919 and 1920, Foley served as an Under Secretary and then, Deputy Secretary of the Revenue and Financial Department of the Government of Bombay.