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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Cardew, Alexander
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Description area
Dates of existence
1861 - 1937
History
Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew (14 March 1861 – 12 January 1937) was a British civil servant in the Indian Civil Service who played a prominent role in the administration of the Madras Presidency during the late colonial period. Born in Bath, Somerset, England, and educated at Somersetshire College and The Queen’s College, Oxford, he entered the ICS in 1881. Over his career, he served as Under-Secretary to the Government of Madras, Inspector-General of Prisons, Collector and Magistrate, and later Secretary to Government in the Legislative, Educational, and Revenue Departments.