Joseph Bampfylde Fuller

Politician

1854 – 1935

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Who was Joseph Bampfylde Fuller?

Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller was a British inventor, writer and first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam, knighted for his service in India. Fuller invented an anti-gas alarm widely used during World War I.

Fuller held office from 16 October 1905 until he resigned on 20 August 1906 to Lord Minto over the Government of India's refusal to support reprisals against school agitators in Sirajganj.

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Born
1854
Also known as
  • Bampfylde Fuller
Education
  • Marlborough College
Died
1935

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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