Maurice Garnier Hallett

Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett, GCIE, KCSI (28 October 1883 – 30 May 1969) was a British administrator who served as governor of the United Provinces and of Bihar Province.^[2]

Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett
Governor of United Provinces
In office 7 December 1939 – 6 December 1945
Governor of Bihar Province
In office 1937–1939
Home Secretary to the Government of British India
In office 12 April 1933 – 1936
Preceded by	Sir H. W. Emerson
Succeeded by	Sir R. M. Maxwell
Chief Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa Province
In office 1930 – 11 April 1933
Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa Province
In office 1920–1924
Personal details
Born	(1883-10-28)28 October 1883 Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire, England
Died	30 May 1969(1969-05-30) (aged 85)
Spouse	Lady Gladys Veasey
Children	Stephen Hallett (son)[1]
Parents	John Thomas Hallett (father) Caroline Maria (mother)

Biography

He was born to John Thomas Hallett (1830–1915) and Caroline Maria (1841–1915) on 28 October 1883 at Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire. He had three siblings. His father was vicar of Priors Hardwick.^[3]

He received his education from the Winchester College and New College, Oxford. After completing his education, he joined the Indian Civil Service in 1907.

Career

He was first appointed Magistrate and Collector in 1916. From 1920 to 1924, he served as Secretary to the government of Bihar Province, and later he was appointed Officiating Commissioner in 1929. He also served as Chief Secretary to the government of Bihar and Orissa from 1930 to 11 April 1933, and Home Secretary to the government of British India from 12 April 1933 until he was later appointed governor of Bihar from 1936 to 1937. Later, he served as sixth governor of the United Provinces from 7 December 1939 to 6 December 1945.^[4] Prior to his last appointment, he served as governor of the United Provinces for a period of five months from 17 May 1938 to 16 September 1938.^[5]

He was among the other officials to formulate an action plan with Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow regarding the Khaksar movement and detention of Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi. He also illogically announced that Kumaoni soldiers to be thieves and dacoits at a lecture at Lansdown in Northern India in 1945, he was referring to the soldiers of Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji Subhas Bose.^[6][7]

References

1. Rimmer, Judy. "We will remember them - Looking at war memorials, 80 years after the start of WW2". East Anglian Daily Times.
2. "Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett". upgovernor.gov.in.
3. Gould, William (2004). "Hallett, Sir Maurice Garnier (1883–1969), colonial governor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67176. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett". rajbhavan.otpl.in.
5. "Welcome to Official Web Site of Uttar Pradesh Government". up.gov.in.
6. Choudhury, Moon (March 16, 2019). "Remembering the Khaksar Martyrs of British India – Rare Photos Released". Countercurrents.
7. Monitor, The Kashmir (March 16, 2019). "Remembering the Khaksar Martyrs of".

External links

• Works by Sir Maurice Hallett at Faded Page (Canada)
• Portraits of Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett at the National Portrait Gallery, London