Evelyn Robins Abbott, CIE (9 May 1873 – 7 May 1950) was an administrator in British India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was Chief Commissioner of Delhi from 1924 until 1926.
Evelyn Robins Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Chief Commissioner of Delhi | |
| In office 1924–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Claud Alexander Barron |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Stow |
Life
editHe was born at Derby, the son of the civil engineer Sam Abbott, and was educated at Bath College. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1891.[1][2]
In 1909, Abbott married Lillian, daughter of William Ovens Clark; they had two sons and three daughters. After returning to England, he served as chairman of the Wallingford Rural District Council from 1939 until his death and was a member of the Berkshire County Council from 1939 to 1946.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Abbott, Evelyn Robins". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men & their Colleges. Oxford: J. Parker. p. 524.
- "Obituary", The Daily Telegraph, 10 May 1950, p. 3
- "Mr E. R. Abbott", The Times, 10 May 1950, p. 8