John de la Hay Gordon
Lientenant-Colonel John de la Hay Gordon, CSI CIE OBE MC (30 March 1887 – 22 December 1959) was a British army officer, administrator, and diplomat who served as Resident to the Mysore Kingdom from 1937 to 1942 and Chief Commissioner of Coorg Province from 1937 to 1940.
Lieutenant-Colonel John de la Hay Gordon | |
|---|---|
| British Resident to the Kingdom of Mysore | |
| In office 9 December 1937 – 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Terence Chichele Plowden |
| Succeeded by | Denholm de Montalt Fraser |
| Chief Commissioner of Coorg Province | |
| In office 9 December 1937 – 1 July 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Terence Chichele Plowden |
| Succeeded by | J. W. Pritchard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1887 Ireland |
| Died | 22 November 1959 (aged 72) Mabane, Swaziland |
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