Michael O’Dwyer Age, Wiki and Bio

Michael O’Dwyer

Quick Info

ProfessionColonial Administrator
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth28/04/1864
Age161 years
BirthplaceBarronstown, Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, Ireland

Bio/Wiki

Full nameSir Michael Francis O'Dwyer

Physical Stats & More

Hair ColourSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education
  • Initial school education from St Stanislaus College, Rahan, County Offaly
  • High school education from Mr Wren's educational crammer school in Powis Square, London
  • Two years of Indian Administrative Service probation at Balliol College, Oxford

Personal Life

Date of Death13/03/1940
Place of DeathCaxton Hall, Westminster, London, England
Death CauseAssassination
Zodiac signTaurus
HometownBarronstown, Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, Ireland
School
  • St. Stanislaus College, Rahan, County Offaly, Ireland
  • Mr Wren's educational crammer school in Powis Square, London
College/UniversityBalliol College, Oxford

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date21/11/1896
Family
WifeUna O'Dwyer
Children
DaughterUna Mary O'Dwyer
SonHe had a son.
Parents
FatherJohn (a landowner of Barronstown, Solohead)
MotherMargaret (née Quirke) O'Dwyer
SiblingsHe had thirteen siblings.

Career

Indian Civil Service
Positions Held
  • In 1885, posted to Shahpur in Punjab as an ICS officer
  • In 1896, appointed as director of land records and agriculture in Punjab
  • Incharge of settlements of Alwar and Bharatpur states
  • From 1901 to 1908, revenue commissioner
  • From 1908 to 1909, acting resident in Hyderabad
  • From 1910 to 1912, agent to governor-general in Central India
  • In 1912, appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Punjab

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sir Michael Francis O’Dwyer served as an Irish Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer.
In 1913, he was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab.
His involvement in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 fueled the growth of Indian independence movements.
O’Dwyer was assassinated by Udham Singh in 1940 as an act of revenge for the massacre.
He played a crucial role in enlisting soldiers from Punjab for the First World War.