Thomas Hobart Ellis

Thomas Hobart Ellis
Governor of East Pakistan
In office
21 September 1954 – 22 December 1954

Thomas Hobart Ellis was the Governor of East Pakistan from 21 September 1954 to 22 December 1954.[1]

Early life

He was born on 11 October 1894 in Farsley, City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.[2]

Career

He graduated from Manchester Grammar School and Queen's College, Oxford. In 1919 he joined the Indian Civil Service. He served in a number of local government posts. On August 1938 he became the Additional District and Sessions Judge of Jessore. The same year he was made the Chairman of Conciliation Board. In 1942 he was made the Special Officer of Air Raid Precaution in Bengal.[2]

From 1944 to 1947 he was the Additional Judge of Kolkata High Court and from 1947 to 1953 the East Bengal High Court. He was in charge of a probe body that investigated police action during the Language Movement of 1952. From 1953 to 1954 he was Chief Justice of East Bengal High Court. In January 1953 he was made a Knight Bachelor by the British Government.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Ellis, Sir Thomas Hobart". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "The President House of Bangladesh". bangabhaban.gov.bd. BANGABHABAN. Retrieved 16 November 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.