John Monteath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Monteath

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1878

Place of Birth: Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1955

Profession: politician, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About John Monteath

  • John Monteath (9 October 1878 – 11 June 1955) CIE was an Irish first-class cricketer and colonial official in British India. Monteath was the son of Sir James Monteath, a colonial administrator in British India.
  • He was educated at Clifton College, before going up to King's College, Cambridge in 1897.
  • He graduated with a first-class in 1900, before joining the Indian Civil Service (ICI) in 1902.His first post in the ICI was as an Assistant Collector at Dharwar, a position he held until 1908.
  • During this time, he played a first-class cricket match for the Europeans against the Parsees at Bombay.
  • Batting twice in the match, Monteath was dismissed without scoring in the European's first-innings by Kekhashru Mistry, and was dismissed by the same bowler for a single run in their second-innings.
  • Fellow Irishman James McDonogh was also a member of the Europeans team.
  • He served as an Assistant Political Agent in Kathiawar from 1908–1915, before taking up the post of Municipal Commissioner in Ahmedabad, a position he held for a few months in 1915.
  • He was the Postmaster General for the Punjab in 1915–1916, before taking up the same post from 1916–1919 in Madras.
  • He was a District Magistrate for the Bombay Presidency and Sind from 1921–1926, and from 1926–1928 he was the Secretary to the Bombay Government Home Department.
  • In the Indian General Election of 1926 he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly.He later served as the Dewan or Prime Minister of Junagadh State, a post he held from 1933–1939.
  • Monteath was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1937 New Year Honours.
  • He returned to England around the time of Indian Independence, and was living at Bury St Edmunds.
  • He died at Awliscombe in Devon in June 1955.

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