Reginald Craddock

Sir Reginald Henry Craddock
GCIE KCSI MP
Sir Reginald Henry Craddock GCIE KCSI MP
Member of Parliament
	In office; 1931–1937
Constituency	Combined English Universities
Lieutenant-governor of Burma
	In office; 15 February 1918 – 21 December 1922
Preceded by	Walter Francis Rice
Succeeded by	Harcourt Butler
Personal details
Born	11 March 1864; Dharmsala, India
Died	10 February 1937 (aged 72); Westminster
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative Party (UK)
Relations	William Craddock
Alma mater	Wellington College, Keble College, Oxford
Occupation	Civil Servant; politician;

Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, GCIE, KCSI (11 March 1864 – 10 February 1937) was a British colonial official and politician, who served in the Indian Civil Service and as Lieutenant-governor of Burma. He later became a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) and sat on the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform as a strong opponent of Indian nationalism.^[1]^[2]

Life

Craddock's father Surgeon Major William Craddock had been attached to the 1st Gurkha Rifles; he was therefore born into a family with strong links to the British Raj. He studied at the prestigious Wellington College before going on to Keble College, Oxford. He qualified for the Indian Civil Service in 1882, and two years later was sent on his first posting to the Central Provinces.

Craddock spent many years in the Central Provinces, moving steadily up the civil service ladder. He was an industrious worker and his diligence was duly recognized by the authorities. From 1893 onwards, he held the following positions in succession: Commissioner of Excise; head of the Nagpur District; Chief Secretary to the head of the Province; Commissioner of the Nagpur Division; and finally Chief Commissioner (or governor of the province) in 1907.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) in the 1903 Durbar Honours,^[3]^[4] and in 1911 promoted to a Knight Commander in the order (KCSI). In 1923 he was appointed a Knight Grand Commander in the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE).

At the 1931 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Combined English Universities, and held the seat until his death in 1937.

Titles

1864–1902: Reginald Henry Craddock
1903–1911: Reginald Henry Craddock, CSI
1911–1923: Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, KCSI
1923–1937: Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, GCIE, KCSI

Publications

Craddock, R. H.; Sharpe, H. (1898). Report on the Famine in the Central Provinces, in 1896 and 1897. Vol. 1. Nagpur: Secreteriat Press – via Internet Archive.
Craddock, R. H.; Hutcheson, G. (1898). Report on the Famine in the Central Provinces, in 1896 and 1897. Vol. 2. Nagpur: Secreteriat Press – via Internet Archive.
Craddock, Reginald (1924). Speeches by Sir Reginald Craddock, 1917-1922. Rangoon: Supdt., Govt. Printing and Stationery, Burma – via HathiTrust.
Craddock, Reginald (1929). The Dilemma in India (2nd ed.). London: Constable & Co. – via Internet Archive.
Craddock, Reginald Henry (1930). "The Indian Scene: II. The Report and After". The Nineteenth Century and After. Vol. 108, no. 642. London. pp. 160–168.

References

^ Drennan, Basil St. G. (1970). The Keble College Centenary Register 1870–1970. Oxford: Keble College. p. 49.
^ Prior, Katherine (2012). "Craddock, Sir Reginald Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32606. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "The Durbar Honours". The Times. No. 36966. London. 1 January 1903. p. 8.
^ "No. 27511". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1903. p. 2.

External links

Myanmar (Burma) at www.worldstatesmen.org

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Martin Conway and Eleanor Rathbone	Member of Parliament for Combined English Universities 1931–1937 With: Eleanor Rathbone	Succeeded by Thomas Edmund Harvey and Eleanor Rathbone
Government offices
Preceded by John Ontario Miller	Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces 1907–1912	Succeeded by Sir Benjamin Robertson
Preceded by Walter Francis Rice	Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma 1918–1922	Succeeded by Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler

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[Drennan-1] Drennan, Basil St. G. (1970). The Keble College Centenary Register 1870–1970. Oxford: Keble College. p. 49.

[ODNB-2] Prior, Katherine (2012). "Craddock, Sir Reginald Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32606. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[3] "The Durbar Honours". The Times. No. 36966. London. 1 January 1903. p. 8.

[4] "No. 27511". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1903. p. 2.

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