Charles Terence Chichele Plowden
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Preceded byR. J. C. Burke
Succeeded byJohn de la Hay Gordon
Born6 February 1883
Shimla, Bengal Presidency, India
Died13 July 1956 (aged 73)
Wandsworth, London, England
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Terence Chichele Plowden | |
|---|---|
| British Resident to the Kingdom of Mysore and Chief Commissioner of Coorg Province | |
| In office 5 May 1933 – 9 December 1937 | |
| Preceded by | R. J. C. Burke |
| Succeeded by | John de la Hay Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1883 Shimla, Bengal Presidency, India |
| Died | 13 July 1956 (aged 73) Wandsworth, London, England |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Terence Chichele Plowden, CIE (6 February 1883 - 13 July 1956) was a British army officer, military administrator and diplomat who served as political agent of the Baluchistan and Resident and Chief Commissioner of Coorg from 1933 to 1937.
Plowden was born in Shimla on 6 February 1883 to Lieutenant Trevor John Chichele Plowden, a British army officer of the Punjab Commission. He was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After passing out on 27 August 1902, his name was added to the Unattached List of the Indian Army,[1] until he was in October posted to the Bengal command.[2]