Harry Graham Haig

Sir Harry Graham Haig KCSI CIE (born 13 April 1881, died 1956) [1] was a British administrator in India. He twice served as Governor of the United Provinces.[2][3]

Haig was an opponent of Mohandas Gandhi's campaign for Indian independence, describing it as a "menace".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sean Scalmer, Gandhi in the West: The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest. Cambridge University Press 2011. ISBN 0521139589 (p. 84)
  2. "Sir Harry Graham Haig, Governor of UP". The Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3.  Low, D. A. (1885–1900). "Haig, Sir Harry Graham". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


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