Louis William Dane successfully completed his education from Dr. Stackpole's School in Kingstown, Dublin. Later he passed his examinations for the British Indian Civil Service in the year 1874. Dane was positioned in British Punjab as Assistant Commissioner in Dera Ghazi Khan in 1876. Later in 1879, he was appointed as a private secretary to Sir Robert Egerton, who was the Lieutenant Governor of British Punjab at the time. In the year 1904, the Dane Mission, which was named after his leadership, was sent to Afghanistan by the British authorities to negotiate the alliance agreement with the new Amir, Habibullah Khan of the country. Sir Louis William Dane was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab in undivided India. He served in office from 25 May 1908 and retired from the post on 28 April 1911. Louis William Dane died on 22 February 1946 at his home in South Kensington, London. This article is a stub. You may enrich it by adding more information to it. You can send your write-up at content@indianetzone.com |