George Gall Sim
Male, Deceased Person
1878 – 1930
Who was George Gall Sim?
George Gall Sim CSI CIE was a British administrator in India and later a businessman.
Sim was born in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and was educated at the University of Aberdeen and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1900 and went out to India at the end of 1901, where he was posted to the United Provinces, serving as an Assistant Magistrate and Collector.
In 1908, he was appointed Under-Secretary to the Government of the United Provinces, holding the post until 1910, and was for a time Acting Secretary. He was chairman of the Municipal Board of Cawnpore from 1912 to 1917, where he improved sanitation and housing in the growing industrial city. In 1917 he was appointed Financial Secretary of the United Provinces and in January 1920 he transferred to the Finance Department of the Government of India to assist in the major changes being implemented at that time. When these changes took effect he became Joint Secretary of the Finance Department, but soon left it to join the new Board of Inland Revenue, where he consolidated and improved Indian income tax law and its administration.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jan 17, 1878
Scotland - Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- University of Aberdeen
- Died
- Aug 20, 1930
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"George Gall Sim." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/george_gall_sim>.
Discuss this George Gall Sim biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In