Henry Beauchamp St John

Biography

Born on 26 August 1874, son of Colonel Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John KCSI, RE., and educated at Bedford School, (Henry) Beauchamp St.John was a British Indian Army officer, originally commissioned in 1893 into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in 1894. He served on the North West Frontier with the 45th (Rattray's) Sikhs at the defence of Malakand; relief of Chakdara, Malakand; action of Landakai; operations in Bajaur and in the Mamund Country; Tirah 1897, operations in the Barah Valley 7 to 14 December 1897. He was made a C.I.E. in 1913 and awarded the C.B.E. Military and mentioned in despatches for valuable services in the field during the Third Afghan War (London Gazette 3 August 1920). Was an administrator in British India, his many political appointments included Agent to the Governor General, Punjab States 1925-27; he twice served as the Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan. He was Prime Minister of Jaipur State from 1933-39. He was knighted and appointed a KCIE in the News Years Honours list of 1 January 1930. In retirement, in his last years, he lived at Beaulieu, Hampshire. In 1907 he married Olive Herbert, daughter of the late Colonel C. Herbert CSI, they had one son.