John Herbert (Conservative politician)
British politician and Governor of Bengal (1895-1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Arthur Herbert GCIE (16 December 1895 – 11 December 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a colonial governor in British India, serving as Governor of Bengal from 1939 until his death in December 1943.
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Sir John Herbert | |
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Governor of Bengal | |
In office 1939–1943 | |
Preceded by | Michael Knatchbull |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Casey |
Member of Parliament for Monmouth | |
In office 1934–1939 | |
Preceded by | Leolin Forestier-Walker |
Succeeded by | Leslie Pym |
Personal details | |
Born | John Arthur Herbert (1895-12-16)16 December 1895 Coldbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Died | 11 December 1943(1943-12-11) (aged 47) Government House, Calcutta, India |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Lady Mary Fox-Strangeways
(m. 1924) |
Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Jones-Herbert Helen Louise Gammell |
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