(William) Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey
(1872-1969), Administrator in India and writer on AfricaSitter associated with 17 portraits
Hailey's early career in India was spent as the first Colonisation Officer of the Lower Jhelum Canal Colony, Shahpur district, where he was responsible for surveying, siting the town that became Sargodha, setting up a seed farm and other activities involved in founding a new society. He served as Governor of the Punjab region from 1924 to 1928, when he was appointed Governor of the United Provinces (later Uttar Pradesh). Regarded as the top position for a member of the Indian Civil Service, Bailey remained there until his retirement in 1934. He subsequently toured and reported on Africa as Director of the African Survey.
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