Robert Reid (civil servant)
British military officer and administrator (1839-1916)
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Sir Robert Niel Reid KCSI KCIE (15 July 1883 – 24 October 1964) was a British colonial administrator in India. He was Governor of Assam from 1937 to 1942.[1]
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor GeneralVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Preceded byMichael Keane
Succeeded byAndrew Clow
Sir Robert Niel Reid | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Assam | |
| In office 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow |
| Preceded by | Michael Keane |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Clow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1883 |
| Died | October 24, 1964 (aged 80–81) Heath Lodge, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England |
| Children | Robert Basil Reid |
| Parents |
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| Education | Malvern College |
| Profession | Director General of Post and Telegraph Censorship |
His son, Sir Robert Basil Reid, was chairman of the British Railways Board from 1983 until 1990.[citation needed]