The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Chalmers, His Excellency Sir Robert
Chalmers, His Excellency Sir Robert, K.C.B., (1908): C.B. 1900; Governor, Commander-in Chief, and Vice-Admiral-Elect, Ceylon: o.s. of late John Chalmers of Aberdeen; b. 1858; educ, at the City of London School and at Oriel College, Oxford; 1st class classical moderations, 1878; 2nd class, Natural Science, 1881 and M.A., 1908; clerk in the Treasury, 1882-1904; Assistant Secretary and Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue, 1907-1911; Secretary to the Treasury; Secretary, Indian Currency Commission, 1898-9; Member, Indian Currency Commission, 1913; Governor of Ceylon, 1911; Publication: A History of Colonial Currency. Address: Government House, Colombo, Ceylon.