Harcourt Butler
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler GCSI, GCIE, DL, FRGS, FRSA, FRAS, FZS (1 August 1869 – 2 March 1938) was an officer of the Indian Civil Service who was the leading British official in Burma for much of his career, serving as Lieutenant-Governor (1915–17 and 1922–23) and later Governor of Burma (1923–27).
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler GCSI, GCIE, KStJ | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Burma | |
| In office 2 January 1923 – 20 December 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Alexander Innes |
| Lieutenant Governor of Burma | |
| In office 21 December 1922 – 2 January 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Craddock |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Lieutenant Governor of Burma | |
| In office 28 October 1915 – 22 September 1917 | |
| Preceded by | George Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Walter Francis Rice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1869 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK |
| Died | 2 March 1938 Camden, London, UK |
| Spouse | Amelia Katherine Florence Wright |
| Relations | Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler |
| Alma mater | Harrow School, Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Administrator |
He also served as Lieutenant Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1918 to 1921 and later was the first governor of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1921 to 1922.
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