Sir George Drummond Ogilvie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1882 |
| Died | 1966 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Children | Hon. Vere Birdwood |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Drummond Ogilvie, KCIE , CSI (1882 - 1966) was a British Indian Army and Indian Political Service officer.
Sir George Drummond Ogilvie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1882 |
| Died | 1966 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Children | Hon. Vere Birdwood |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir George Drummond Ogilvie, KCIE , CSI (1882 - 1966) was a British Indian Army and Indian Political Service officer.
George Drummond Ogilvie was in the Indian Political Service. From 14 October 1932 to April 1937 he was responsible for the administration of the former province of British India, Ajmer-Merwara, as Chief Commissioner, in the capacity of agent to the Governor General in Rajputana. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was appointed Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.), and in 1936 he was knighted. [5]
In 1938, in Sister Agnes's time, he was appointed house governor to King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers, London. He supervised the hospital's move from Grosvenor Gardens to Luton Hoo on the outbreak of the Second World War, and was responsible for the purchase of the house at Beaumont Street, where the hospital now stands, having opened in 1948. [6] [7]
He married Lorna Rome, the only daughter of Thomas Rome JP of Charlton House. [8] They had one daughter, Elizabeth Vere Drummond Ogilvie, who succeeded him on the hospital council with the title secretary. [6]
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