Charles Cecil Stevens Explained

Sir Charles Cecil Stevens (5 July 1840, Tahiti – 24 March 1909) was an Australian civil servant who was the lieutenant governor of the province of Bengal, representing the British Raj in India. He is credited for having supervised the foundation of the Sidrapong Hydel Power Station, the first of its kind in Asia.[1]

He was educated at the University of Melbourne.[2] He died in Kensington in 1909 following a bout of influenza.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who: An Annual Biographical Dictionary . 1906 . A. & C. Black . 1533 . 4 February 2021 . en.
  2. Book: Addison . Henry Robert . Oakes . Charles Henry . Lawson . William John . Sladen . Douglas Brooke Wheelton . Who's Who . 1900 . A. & C. Black . 948 . 4 February 2021 . en.
  3. News: Ex-Indian Official's Death . 4 February 2021 . Irish News and Belfast Morning News . 29 March 1909 . 8 . subscription.

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