James Houssemayne Du Boulay
Sir James Houssemayne Du Boulay was a British civil servant.
Life and career
Houssemayne Du Boulay was the son of James Thomas Houssemayne Du Boulay and Alice Mead Du Boulay and the great grandson of Francois Jacques Houssemayne Du Boulay. His mother's grandfather was Sir Robert Wilmot, 3rd Baronet of Chaddesden. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College Oxford. On 31 July 1901 he married Freda Elais Butts Howell granddaughter of Sir Thomas Howell. Lady Houssemayne Du Boulay was Lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary. They had four children.After university, Houssemayne Du Boulay was selected for the Indian Civil Service. Thereafter his positions included:
- Bombay Presidency.
- Lt -Col Indian Defence Force.
- Private Secretary to Governor of Bombay, Lord Northcote.
- Private Secretary to Governor of Bombay, Lord Lamington.
- Secretary to the Government of Bombay Political Department.
- Private secretary to Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge of Penshurst.
- Secretary to Government of India Home Department.
- Temporary member of Governor General's Executive Council.
- Member of Indian Jails Committee.