Richard Marsh Crofton

Sir Richard Marsh Crofton CIE (6 April 1891 – 27 May 1955) was an English officer in the British Indian Army[1] who served as 1st Prime Minister of Bahawalpur between 1942 and 1947.[2][3] He was knighted in the 1945 Birthday Honours.[4]

Sir Richard Marsh Crofton
1st Prime Minister of Bahawalpur
In office
1942–1947
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJohn Dring
Personal details
Born6 April 1891
Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Died27 May 1955 (aged 64)
Minstead, Hampshire, England

He died in 1955.[5]

References
  1. Indian Army List January 1919 — Volume 1. Army Headquarters, India. 1919. p. 493. ISBN 9781781502556.
  2. "Obituary: Sir Richard Crofton". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 28 May 1955. p. 20.
  3. Pauline Rohatgi (1983). Portraits in the India Office Library and Records. British Library Reference Division. p. 52. ISBN 9780712300155.
  4. "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1945. p. 2934.
  5. Who was who: 1897-2000. St. Martin's Press. 2002. p. 193. ISBN 9780713661255.


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