John David Rees
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Sir John David Rees, 1st Baronet, KCIE
, CVO
, MP
(16 December 1854 – 2 June 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Westminster
.
and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875. He served mostly in the south of India where he was Under-Secretary in the Madras Government, and later the British Resident in Travancore
and Cochin. He also served as an Additional Member of the Governor-General's Council in the 1890s.
In 1901, Rees retired from the Civil Service. He was an active proponent of the Raj and wrote a number of books on British India. The Real India, first published in 1908, went through a number of editions. In 1902, he had even contributed a number of columns to the Times Literary Supplement on Indian matters. He served two terms as Member of Parliament
(MP): from 1906 to 1910 as the Liberal
MP for Montgomery
constituency, and from 1912 to 1922 as the Unionist
MP for Nottingham East
. He also unsuccessfully contested Kilmarnock Burghs
at a by-election in 1911
He married Mary Catherine Dormer in 1891, and was created a baronet
on 8 May 1919.
Order of the Indian Empire
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, CVO
Royal Victorian Order
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, MP
Member of Parliament
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(16 December 1854 – 2 June 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
Biography
He was educated at Cheltenham CollegeCheltenham College
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and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875. He served mostly in the south of India where he was Under-Secretary in the Madras Government, and later the British Resident in Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
and Cochin. He also served as an Additional Member of the Governor-General's Council in the 1890s.
In 1901, Rees retired from the Civil Service. He was an active proponent of the Raj and wrote a number of books on British India. The Real India, first published in 1908, went through a number of editions. In 1902, he had even contributed a number of columns to the Times Literary Supplement on Indian matters. He served two terms as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP): from 1906 to 1910 as the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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MP for Montgomery
Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
Montgomery was a constituency represented until 1707 in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
constituency, and from 1912 to 1922 as the Unionist
Conservative Party (UK)
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MP for Nottingham East
Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He also unsuccessfully contested Kilmarnock Burghs
Kilmarnock Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
at a by-election in 1911
He married Mary Catherine Dormer in 1891, and was created a baronet
Baronet
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on 8 May 1919.
Selected works
- Tours in India
- The Mahommedans
- The Real India
- Modern India
- Current Political Problems