Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCMG, GCSI, GCIE, GBE ( August 12, 1868 *, † April 1, 1933 ) was a British politician and colonial administrator.

Thesiger was the son of General Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford. He attended Magdalen College at the University of Oxford and was then due to his outstanding capabilities a fellowship at All Souls College.

Following his academic training Thesiger worked for the London County Council. In 1905 he inherited when his father died its title.

In the same year he became governor of the Australian state of Queensland; In 1909 he moved to neighboring New South Wales.

With the outbreak of World War Thesiger went to India, where he was commander of a regiment. He quickly rose and dissolved in 1916, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, as Viceroy of India from.

His tenure was marred by massive unrest. First, the Montagu -Chelmsford reforms were introduced by the local self-government has been strengthened. The unrest culminated in 1919 in the Amritsar massacre and the imposition of martial law. The Indian National Congress boycotted then the first regional elections in 1920.

On his return to the United Kingdom Thesiger was raised to Viscount Chelmsford, although his expertise was widely doubted. He belonged to the Conservative Party, but was the first Labour cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 as First Lord of the Admiralty.

In the following years, devoted Thesiger charity projects. He died in 1933, the title passed to his son.