London, Aug. 13.
ORD Willingdon, former Viceroy of India and leader of the recent trade mission to South America, died yesterday of pneumonia at the age of 75.
Lord Willingdon's career has been one of those rare and fortunate sequences of which it can be said that he never filled 'a public appointment for which he did not prove himself eminently fitted.
Gifted with unsurpassing charm of manner, tact of speech and a truly wonderful common sense, he has often been described as the ideal constitutional monarch. memory for faces was. like King Edwards, proverbial, "He was equally digtinguithed in_ tie, drawing oom. in the field as a sportsman, in the Council Chamber asa chairman
straight forward" exponent of a moderator, Parlament 98 Robey or as the Representative of the ing THe' was Interested in everything and) gvergbody.. kindly, \anlltous patient. generous in his judgments, Forvearing-the most perfectly urbane Gentlemen atter the English model, in education and training "he was ton ud Cambridge at their best, Inherent Modesty 'Alone, however, his inherent modesty' would probably. have pre~ vented him from rising much beyond: the limited end. which could easily predicted for him, "But in 1992, feil'in love with and married the daughter of Lord Brassey, a. women great ability, and stint greater Sneriy. who provided him not on with that wealth which can give muct hhaluval Impetus' (o promising careers, Dut also with that" trust, -self-co fidence and ambition which he himself ached.
But if Lord Willingdon himself was fond of "ascribing his exceptional emergence to the qualities of his wife, Lady. Willingdon was nevertheless always able to retort with equal truth that her husband never failed to prove himself the happiest choice for ever; Succeeding' appointment that he held, Son of Mr, Frederick Freeman Thomas. the solon of an old Sussex family and. of the daughter, of the first Lord Hampden, Freeman Them:
Irwin had, "Gandhi", he used to say. may" be a saint for' all T know. T am only, interested in him. however. '8.2 politician. for 1 am not a philoso. her and polities is my" job here, cannot follow the logie of his reason= ing and in any case I see no point invarguing with one who claims to receive direct orders from God."
Popular with Indians Lord Willingdon earned. nevertheless, an affectionate regard from Indians of all parties, and he leaves behind tum such a host of friends in India as perhaps no Viceroy has ever left "Before, will be' mourned indeed in' India. asano other Viceroy
(exceptional popularity he alone can since Lord' Hardings, whose quite rival. during the past two or three generations, When the time came for Lord willingdon to leave India, evidences of the great regard in which he was held) were showered on him from all quarters, Among them may be mentioned the Honorary D.C.L, conferred on him by the Mostem University of Aligari. bel guished himself as an excellent. cricketer. being captain of Doth his- school and university teams, Ho played frequently for the ana™for first class, scratch teams at Sountey houses, and when in 1896. saw his Mirst service in the Zmplce Sversens as A: D.C, to his fatherinlaw Lord Brassey, who" was. then Governor of Vietotia, he carried his cricket explolis: into" Australia, Enthusiastic Cricketer Later, 9s Governor: of Bombay, he became' the most enthusiastic patron the game in India, "During. the World War, ho raised largo sume for the: War diet Fund by organizing soties of cricket matches" andy tually. fs. Viceroy he. was Instrumental founding. the Cricket Club of India. Which now corresponds to. England's M.C.G. and so lifted Indian cricket Into the frst rank, Ili, 1900, he entered Parliament as a Liberal representing Hastings until 1000,"and "afterwards "the admin Biviaton of Comat Os-i010).
wer In 2000, with a huge majority en. the Liberal Party swept ints
was' rewarded with the post of Shnlor Lord of the Treasury, 1918, he was appointed Governor Bombay ud so successful was his tenure' of fice. in that. Presidency that if was decided to retain his servylees for india for another. spell of live years ax Governor of Madras,
serve India for a space as delegate Heaving Afadras. "ho continued to the League of Nailon
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