William Stevenson Meyer
William Stevenson Meyer 1909: KC IE , 1915: KC SI , 1918: GC IE (born July 30, 1860 in Galați , † October 19, 1922 in London ) was a politician and High Commissioner of British India .
Life
William Meyer was the son of Jane Ann Stevenson and Theodore Jonah Meyer. His sister was Margaret Meyer . He attended the Mission School in Blackheath (London) and studied at University College London . In 1879 he won third place in the tender for the Indian Civil Service . In 1881 he joined the Indian Civil Service in Madras , where he became Deputy Secretary of State in the Treasury in 1898. On June 1, 1895 he married Mabel Henrietta († 1914); they had a daughter and a son who Meyer survived.
From 1902 to 1905 he was editor of The Imperial Gazetteer of India .
In 1905 he was State Secretary in the Indian Ministry of Finance. In 1906 he became State Secretary for Military Finances. He also organized the financing of the British war economy in India with the Indian rupee press . In 1916 he solved the previously fixed exchange rate pound sterling to rupee. In 1917 he imposed an import duty on products made from cotton grown in India. From 1907 to 1909 he was a member of the Commission on Decentralization in India.
In 1912 he was Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras
In 1913 he was Treasury Councilor in the government of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst .
On August 13, 1920 he was appointed Indian High Commissioner (Commonwealth) in London. In this office he died.
With Ranjitsinhji and Sir Saiyid Ali Imam (1869-1932) he represented Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford in December 1920 at the first session of the League of Nations. With Khengarji III and VS Srinivasa Sastri , he represented Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading in September 1921 at the second session of the League of Nations. He died in Westminster Hospital.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Minister of Finance of India 1905 to 13 August 1920 |
Liaquat Ali Khan | |
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Indian high commissioner in London August 13, 1920 to October 19, 1922 |
JW Bhore |
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian Roger Tomlinson (* 1948), [1]
- ↑ edited by M. Anees Chishti, Committees and Commissions in Pre-independence India, 1836–1947: 1903–1912 650, p. 79
- ^ Sir William Meyer, Death occurs in London street . The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), October 21, 1922
- ^ Formation of League of Nations
- ^ Photographs of Sir William Meyer.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Meyer, William Stevenson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galați |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1922 |
| Place of death | London |