Background
Alexander Tottenham was born to British naval officer John Francis Tottenham and his wife Laura Ellen Dodd Janverin on 31 July 1873.
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Education
Alexander graduated from Clifton College, Bristol and did his post-graduation from Queen"s College, Oxford.
Career
Alexander passed the 1896 Indian Civil Service examinations and arrived in India on 5 December 1897 where he served as District Collector and Assistant Magistrate in the Madras Presidency. Alexander retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1933 at the age of sixty. In 1934, Tottenham was appointed Diwan of and he served until his death in 1946.
Tottenham is regarded as one of the best administrators of and promoted arts and industry.
A portrait of Alexander Tottenham hangs in the Government Museum, Thirukokarnam. Nagarajan, Krishnaswami (1992).
Sir Alexander Tottenham. North. Ramachandran.
Membership
From 1923 to 1932, he was as a member of India"s Central Board of Revenue.
