Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford.

Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford , GCMG , GCSI , GCIE , GBE (born August 12, 1868 in London , † April 1, 1933 ibid) was a British politician and colonial official.

Thesiger was the son of General Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford . He attended Magdalen College at the University of Oxford and received a fellowship at All Souls College because of his outstanding skills .

After completing his academic training, Thesiger worked for London County Council . In 1905, when his father died, he inherited his father's title.

In the same year he became governor of the Australian state of Queensland ; In 1909 he moved to neighboring New South Wales .

When the First World War broke out , Thesiger went to India , where he became the commander of a regiment. He rose quickly and in 1916 replaced Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst , as Viceroy of India .

His tenure was overshadowed by massive unrest. First, the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms were introduced, which strengthened local self-government. The unrest culminated in the Amritsar massacre and the imposition of martial law in 1919 . The Indian National Congress then boycotted the first regional elections in 1920.

On his return to the United Kingdom, Thesiger was promoted to Viscount Chelmsford , although his competence was generally called into question. He was a member of the Conservative Party , but served in the First Labor Cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 as First Lord of the Admiralty .

In the following years Thesiger devoted himself to charity projects. He died in 1933, the title passed to his son.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Charles Hardinge	Viceroy of India 1916–1921	Rufus Isaacs
Frederic Thesiger	Baron Chelmsford 1905-1933	Andrew Thesiger
New title created	Viscount Chelmsford 1921-1933	Andrew Thesiger
Leo Amery	First Lord of the Admiralty in 1924	William Bridgeman