Francis Slacke
Francis Slacke was a senior officer in the Indian Civil Service and later became Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.
Early life
Francis Alexander Slack was born in the parish of Saint Saviour in Jersey and educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton, University College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge. On 19 November 1879 Slacke married Caroline Elizabeth Cave, 2nd daughter of Thomas Cave, M.P. and sister of Viscount Cave.Career
Slacke entered the Indian Civil Service in 1874 and was admitted at the Inner Temple on 27 May 1875. His appointments included:- Magistrate and Collector - 1892
- Secretary to the Board of Revenue – 1896
- Secretary to the Government of Bengal – 1900
- Commissioner – 1903
- Major, Calcutta Light Horse
- Member of Board of Revenue – 1906
- Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal - 1906
- Vice-president of Bengal Legislative Council - 1910
- Vice-president of Bengal Executive Council - 1911