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Sir John Strachey GCSI CIE (5 June 1823 – 19 December 1907) was a British civil servant and writer in India who served as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1874 to 1876. He was briefly acting Governor-General in February 1872 (following Lord Mayo's assassination ), before being replaced by the more appropriate Lord ...
Established Statistical Survey of India (1872) [13] Opening of Rajkumar college in Rajkot and Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of Indian Princes; George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll: William Ewart Gladstone: John Strachey (acting) (1823–1907) 9 February 1872: 23 February 1872 Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (acting) (1819–1898 ...
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (21 October 1901 – 15 July 1963) was a British Labour politician and writer. A journalist by profession, Strachey was elected to Parliament in 1929 . He was initially a disciple of Oswald Mosley , and, feeling that the Second Labour Government was not doing enough to combat unemployment, joined Mosley in founding ...
The history of the Survey of India dates back to the 18th century. [5] "First modern scientific survey of India" was undertaken by John Mather in 1793–96 on instructions of Superintendent of Salem and Baramahal, Col. Alexander Read. The present Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri district and North Arcot in western Tamil Nadu were then called ...
John Strachey (politician) (1901–1963), British politician Charles Strachey, presumed 6th Baronet (1934–2014) Henry Strachey (artist) (1863–1940), painter, art critic and writer; Henry Strachey (explorer) (1816–1912) served in India as an officer in the Bengal Army and was responsible for surveying large portions of western Tibet.
Strachey married Anne Wombwell (died 1836), daughter of George Wombwell. [5] [9] They had five sons, two of whom died young, and five daughters. [10] The sons included John Strachey (1773–1808) and George Strachey (1776–1849), both judges in India. [11] [12] The third son to reach adulthood, Christopher Strachey (1778–1855), was a naval ...
John Strachey may refer to: John Strachey (geologist) (1671–1743), British geologist; John Strachey (civil servant) (1823–1907), British civil servant in India; John Strachey (journalist) (1860–1927), editor of The Spectator; John Strachey (politician) (1901–1963), British Labour politician; John Strachey (priest) (1737–1818 ...
Survey data. The appendix contains results from administering the BMMRS to a US nationally representative sample, through the General Social Survey , in 1998. For example, it was found that 24.4 percent of US adults reported engaging in private prayer "more than once a day", and 9.0 percent reported engaging in meditation "more than once a day ...