Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell

Irish civil servant

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1844

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1925

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Antony Patrick MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell, (7 March 1844 – 9 June 1925), known as Sir Antony MacDonnell between 1893 and 1908, was an Irish civil servant, much involved in the administration of India.
He was Permanent Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1902–1908); Member of the Council of India (1902); Privy Councillor (1902); Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1895–1901); Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1893–1895); Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces (1890–1893); Chief Commissioner of Burma (1889–1890); Home Secretary to the Central Government of India (1886–1889); Secretary to the Government of Bengal and the Bengal Legislative Council. MacDonnell sanctioned Rs.
20,000 from the provincial budget in 1900 for the construction of a hostel at Aligarh Muslim University to meet lodging problems of the students at the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College.
The construction work was completed in March 1904 and a hostel of Aftab Hall was named after him.