Robert Reid (civil servant) explained

Sir Robert Niel Reid (15 July 1883 – 24 October 1964) was a British colonial administrator in India. He was Governor of Assam from 1937 to 1942.[1]

His son, Sir Robert Basil Reid, was chairman of the British Railways Board from 1983 until 1990.

References

  1. News: 26 October 1964. Sir Robert Reid. 15. The Times.