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Thomas Alexander Stewart

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Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart
Governor of Bihar
In office
6 August 1939 – 2 February 1943
Preceded byMaurice Garnier Hallett
Succeeded byThomas George Rutherford
In office
15 May 1938 – 16 September 1938
Preceded byMaurice Garnier Hallett
Succeeded byMaurice Garnier Hallett

Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart, KCSI, KCIE (26 February 1888 – 11 May 1964) was a British administrator in India who served as Governor of Bihar.[1][2][3]

Educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, Stewart entered the Indian Civil Service by examination in 1911. He successively served in the United Provinces, Burma, Madras, Bombay, and with the Government of India in Delhi.[citation needed]

Steward was appointed CSI in 1935, knighted KCIE in 1937, and made a KCSI in 1939.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "List of Governors Bihar". Governor of Bihar. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ Bihar (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1940). Bihar Legislative Assembly Debates: Official Report. Superintendent, Government Print. p. 851. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ Ram Sewak (1985). History of Bihar Between the Two World Wars, 1919-1939. Inter-India Publications. p. 45. ISBN 9788121000833. Retrieved 5 January 2021.