John Shakespear (British Army officer)
Colonel John Shakespear | |
|---|---|
Tarmita | |
| Superintendent of the Lushai Hills (South) | |
| In office 16 April 1891 – 31 March 1896 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Governor General | Lord Lansdowne |
| Preceded by | Charles Stewart Murray |
| Succeeded by | Robert Henry Sneyd Hutchinson |
| Superintendent of the Lushai Hills (North) | |
| In office 1898–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Porteus |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Superintendent of the Lushai Hills | |
| In office 1898–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | H.W.G. Cole |
| Superintendent of the Lushai Hills | |
| In office 1900–1903 | |
| Preceded by | H.W.G. Cole |
| Succeeded by | L.O. Clarke (acting) |
| Superintendent of the Lushai Hills | |
| In office 1903–1905 | |
| Preceded by | L.O. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell Arbuthnott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1861 |
| Died | 10 February 1942 (aged 80) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Charlotte Frances Beaufort Dunne
(m. 1892; died 1926)Mary Catherine Grove
(m. 1926) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear (Father) Marion Sophia "Lady Shakespear" Shakespear (b. Thompson, Mother) |
| Alma mater | Wellington College, Berkshire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) |
| Battles/wars | Chin-Lushai Expedition Lushai Rising |
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Colonel John Shakespear CMG CIE DSO (Lushai: Tarmita,lit. 'Mr. Spectacles', 1 September 1861 – 10 February 1942) was the first Superintendent of the British Lushai Hills serving from 1891 to 1896. He also was an officer of the British Army in India, an Indian Political Service officer, and an author.