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About Robert Chalmers, 1st and last Baron Chalmers
Robert Chalmers 1st and last Baron Chalmers
- Born in Stoke Newington, Middlesex on 18 August 1858
- Baptised at Hornsea Parish Church, Hornsea
- Son of John Chalmers and his wife Julia (née Mackay).
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- between 1870 and 1877 at City of London School, London, England.
- Graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1881 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1908 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)
- graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1920 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)
He joined the Treasury in 1882 and served as Assistant Secretary to the Treasury from 1903 to 1907. He was then Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue between 1907 and 1911, and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from to 1911 to 1913. In June 1913 Chalmers was appointed Governor of Ceylon, a post he held from 18 October 1913 to 4 December 1915. He was then briefly Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Wimborne in 1916. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council the same year. He then returned to the Treasury and served as Joint Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 1916 to 1919. In 1919 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Chalmers, of Northiam in the County of Sussex. He served as Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1924-31. He spent much of his adult life editing or translating Pali texts. His translations included the Jataka Tales and the Majjhima Nikaya.
- Married, firstly, Maud Mary Piggott, daughter of John George Forde Piggott, on 2 July 1888 at St. Mary's Church, Charing Cross Road, London. After her death in 1923
- Married, secondly, Iris Florence, daughter of Sir John Biles and widow of Robert Latta, on 1 June 1935.
His two sons from his first marriage, Captain Ralph Chalmers and Lieutenant Robert Chalmers, were both killed in the First World War (within the same month). His daughter Mabel lived until the 1960s.
- Died in November 1938, aged 80. As he had no surviving male issue the barony died with him. Lady Chalmers died in 1966. at 14 Crick Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, without surviving male issue. He was buried on 21 November 1938.
Chalmers was appointed Companion (civil division) of the Order of the Bath (CB) in January 1900, promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) of the order in 1908, and to Knight Grand Cross (GCB) late in his career. He was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1916.
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Robert Chalmers, 1st and last Baron Chalmers's Timeline
| 1858 |
August 18, 1858
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Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex, England UK
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| 1891 |
January 13, 1891
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Fitzroy Road, Primrose Hill, London, Middlesex, England UK
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April 13, 1894
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Homestead, Barnes, London, Middlesex, England UK
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| 1938 |
November 17, 1938
Age 80
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14 Crick Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
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November 21, 1938
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