Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler
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Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler, KCSI
, Kt.
, CB
, CIE
, CVO
, CBE
, ICS (19 May 1873 – 7 November 1955) was Governor of Central Provinces
of British India between 1925 and 1933. He was the father of noted British politician Rab Butler
.
, Butler was educated at Haileybury
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1895 and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1896. He was appointed a CIE in 1909, a CB in 1916, a CVO in 1918 and a CBE in 1920. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours and was further knighted as a KCSI in December of that year, upon his appointment as Governor of the Central Provinces.
Having been knighted in 1924, he was president of the Council of State
of India from 1924 to 1925 and Governor of the Central Provinces from 1925 to 1933, and during this same time was chancellor of Nagpur University
. After returning to the UK, he was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
from 1933 to 1937, and then Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1937 to 1948. He was mayor of Cambridge
between 1941 and 1943.
His parents were Spencer Perceval Butler and Mary Kendall. He was the brother of Cyril Kendall Butler, KBE, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
, Sir George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler KBE, and Arthur Francis Norman-Butler OBE. In 1901, he married Ann Gertrude Smith. He was survived by son Rab Butler
and daughter Iris Mary Butler.
Order of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:# Knight Grand Commander # Knight Commander # Companion...
, Kt.
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, CIE
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
, CVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
, CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, ICS (19 May 1873 – 7 November 1955) was Governor of Central Provinces
Central Provinces
The Central Provinces was a province of British India. It comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur....
of British India between 1925 and 1933. He was the father of noted British politician Rab Butler
Rab Butler
Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG CH DL PC , who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician...
.
Career
Born at Julian Hill, a grade II listed building in Harrow, LondonHarrow, London
Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
, Butler was educated at Haileybury
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1895 and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1896. He was appointed a CIE in 1909, a CB in 1916, a CVO in 1918 and a CBE in 1920. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1924 King's Birthday Honours and was further knighted as a KCSI in December of that year, upon his appointment as Governor of the Central Provinces.
Having been knighted in 1924, he was president of the Council of State
Council of State
The Council of State is a unique governmental body in a country or subdivision thereoff, though its nature may range from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state. It is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.-Modern:*Belgian...
of India from 1924 to 1925 and Governor of the Central Provinces from 1925 to 1933, and during this same time was chancellor of Nagpur University
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University , formerly known as Nagpur University, was established on August 4, 1923 in the city of Nagpur in the Maharashtra state of central India. Named after Tukdoji Maharaj, its focus was in teaching languages of India, including Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and...
. After returning to the UK, he was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
The Lieutenant Governor is the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann . He/she has the power to grant Royal Assent and is styled His Excellency. In recent times the Governor has either been a retired diplomat or senior military officer...
from 1933 to 1937, and then Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1937 to 1948. He was mayor of Cambridge
Cambridge
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between 1941 and 1943.
His parents were Spencer Perceval Butler and Mary Kendall. He was the brother of Cyril Kendall Butler, KBE, Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
Harcourt Butler
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ was the first governor of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh . Educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, University of Oxford, Butler entered the Indian Civil Services soon afterwards, in 1890...
, Sir George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler KBE, and Arthur Francis Norman-Butler OBE. In 1901, he married Ann Gertrude Smith. He was survived by son Rab Butler
Rab Butler
Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG CH DL PC , who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician...
and daughter Iris Mary Butler.