Name Francis Wylie | Died 1970 | |
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Sir Francis Verner Wylie GCIE KCSI (9 August 1891 – 1970) was an Indian Civil Servant.
Francis Wylie was educated in Ireland at the Royal School, Dungannon, in County Tyrone, Ulster, and at Trinity College, Dublin. He entered the Indian Civil Service (ICS) in 1914. In 1915, he arrived in India and was on military duty, from 1916–19. During 1919–38 He served in the Indian Political Service and was appointed Governor of Central Provinces and Berar during 1938–40. He was Political Adviser to the Crown Representative during 1940–41 and 1943–45. In 1941, Wylie succeeded Sir William Fraser-Tytler as British minister in Kabul, Afghanistan. From 1945–47 he was Governor of the United Provinces.
In 1948, Wylie was appointed the British Government Director of the Suez Canal Company. He wrote reports for the Suez Canal Company to the British Government.
Francis Wylie was married to Kathleen.