Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

His Excellency The Right Honourable The Viscount Chelmsford GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC
Chelmsford as Governor of Queensland in 1907.
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office 4 April 1916 – 2 April 1921
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Succeeded by	The Earl of Reading
22nd Governor of New South Wales
In office 28 May 1909 – 11 March 1913
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Lieutenant	Sir Frederick Darley Sir William Cullen
Preceded by	Sir Harry Rawson
Succeeded by	Gerald Strickland
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 28 January 1924 – 7 November 1924
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Leo Amery
Succeeded by	William Bridgeman
Personal details
Born	(1868-08-12)12 August 1868 London, United Kingdom
Died	1 April 1933(1933-04-01) (aged 64) London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Hon. Frances Charlotte Guest ​ ​ (m. 1894)​
Children	6
Parent(s)	Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford Adria Heath
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Profession	Politician and Colonial Administrator

Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (12 August 1868 – 1 April 1933), styled the Lord Chelmsford until 1921, was a British statesman. He served as Governor of Queensland from 1905 to 1909, Governor of New South Wales from 1909 to 1913, and Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921, where he was responsible for the creation of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. After serving a short time as First Lord of the Admiralty in the government of Ramsay MacDonald, he was appointed the Agent-General for New South Wales by the government of Jack Lang before his retirement.^[1]