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Alexander Cater

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Died
  
1957


Name
  
Alexander Cater

Sir Alexander Norman Ley Cater KCIE (1880–1957) was an administrator in British India. He joined the ICS in 1904 and served in the First World War, during which he rose to the rank of Captain. He later became a Lieutenant in the Hyderabad Rifles. In 1921, he received the Order of the White Elephant, 3rd Class from the King of Siam. He was appointed a CIE in 1929 and was knighted with the KCIE in 1933. He served as Chief Commissioner of Balochistan during the 1930s.

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  • 1880–1929: Alexander Norman Ley Cater
  • 1929–1933: Alexander Norman Ley Cater, CIE
  • 1933–1957: Sir Alexander Norman Ley Cater, KCIE
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