Governor of Madras
What position did Arthur Havelock take from Mar 1896 to Dec 1900?
Arthur Havelock Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock , ( 7 May 1844 – 25 June 1908 ) was a career British colonial governor , serving as Governor of Sierra Leone from 1880 , of Natal , of Madras , of Ceylon from 1890 to 1895 , and of Tasmania from 1901 to 1904 . Early life and family . Havelock was born in 1844 in Bath , Somerset , the fifth surviving son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Havelock and Caroline Elizabeth Chaplin , and the nephew of Sir Henry Havelock . The family moved to India in 1844 , where his father commanded the 14th Light Dragoons but was killed in action at the Battle of Ramnagar on 22 November 1848 . The Havelocks returned to England briefly , but settled in Ootacamund in 1850 , where Havelock attended school until he completed his education in London . Military career . In 1860 , Havelock entered the Royal Military College , Sandhurst , and on 14 January 1862 was gazetted an Ensign in the 32nd ( Cornwall ) Light Infantry . He was promoted Lieutenant on 10 April 1866 , and was stationed at Gibraltar ( 1866–7 ) , at Mauritius ( 1867–8 ) , then at the Cape Colony ( 1868–72 ) . He returned to Mauritius in 1872 as the colonys paymaster , and was promoted to Captain on 1 February 1873 , serving as aide-de-camp to Selby Smith , the acting governor , and later to the Governor of Mauritius , Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon . Havelock held several key posts in the colonial civil service from 1874 : Chief Civil Commissioner of the Seychelles ( 1874–75 ) , and Colonial Secretary and Receiver General in Fiji ( 1874–75 ) . He returned to England in 1876 , and retired from the British Army as a captain in March 1877 . Colonial service . Havelock joined the colonial civil service upon leaving the army , and was sent to the West Indies in 1877 as President of Nevis . In 1878 , he was transferred to Saint Lucia as the colonys Administrator , before returning to the Seychelles as Chief Civil Commissioner . Governor of Sierra Leone . In February 1881 , Havelock was assigned his first governorship in Sierra Leone and the West African settlements . In addition , he was appointed British consul to Liberia , and became involved in a major border dispute between Liberia and Great Britain . The area in question was known as the Gallinas territory , an area lying between the Sewa River and the Mano River , and the vague border between Sierra Leone and Liberia had been unsettled for years . On 20 March 1882 , Havelock led a flotilla of four British gunboats to the Liberian capital Monrovia , issuing a demand that Liberia cede all territories up to the Mafa River to Great Britain , and pay an indemnity of £8,500 to British merchant traders for injuries inflicted in 1871 by tribes inhabiting the area of the British claim . A treaty was signed , but its ratification was refused by the Liberian Senate , and Havelock and his gunboats returned to Monrovia in September that year , demanding immediate acknowledgement of the British claims , and ratification of the treaty . The senate refused once more , and although Havelocks diplomacy prevented a bloody conflict , British troops from Sierra Leone marched into the disputed territory several months later . Despite the support of the United States , Liberia realised that resisting the British claim was futile , and signed the treaty in London on 22 November 1885 . The border was finally settled in 1903 by a mixed commission from both countries . Governor of Trinidad . In 1885 , Havelock was appointed Governor of Trinidad . Governor of Natal . In 1886 , Havelock became Governor of Natal , where he dealt with the annexation of Zululand in 1887 , and an unsuccessful rebellion led by Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo in 1888 . He returned to England in 1889 , and served on the international anti-slavery commission in Brussels . Governor of Ceylon . In March 1890 , Havelock was appointed Governor of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) , where his actions included extending the countrys railways to Kurunegala and Bandarawela , and abolishing the paddy tax , a levy on rice cultivation . He was also held in great esteem among the aristocracy of Sri Lanka , with two prominent families appointing him Godfather to the heirs of their leanage . One such Godson was the grandson son of Muadliya Solomnon Carolis de Fonseka while the other was the Son of Solomon Dias Bandaranaike . The de Fonseka family went onto naming their estate Havelock from its original name Katukele Greenlands , along with various parts of their large estate ( now Havelocktown ) after Havelock , these include Elibank road and Havlock Pass ( now forming the bridge ) . Governor of Madras . Havelock returned to his childhood home of India as Governor of Madras from 1896 to 1900 . Governor of Tasmania . Havelock left Madras in 1901 , and was offered the governorships of the Straits Settlements in Malaya and Victoria in Australia , which he declined due to ill health caused by many stressful years in tropical climates . He was then offered the post of Governor of Tasmania , which he accepted in May 1901 , arriving in Hobart to be sworn in on 8 November . His health , however , continued to decline and he made the decision to cut short his term as governor to only two-and-a-half years . He notified the premier , William Propsting , of his resignation on 6 January 1904 , and left Tasmania on 16 April . Later life . Havelock returned to England , and retired to Torquay , Devon . On 15 August 1871 , Havelock had married Anne Grace , née Norris , who died in early 1908 . Havelock himself died at Bath , Somerset less than six months later on 25 June . He was survived by a daughter . Honours . - CMG : Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 1880 - KCMG : Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George 1884 - GCMG : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George 1895 - GCIE : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire 1896 – after appointment as Governor of Madras - GCSI : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India 29 April 1901 – for his services as Governor of Madras The Havelock Bridge spanning Godavari river at Rajahmundry , India was named after him in the year 1900 .