Herbert Mills Birdwood

Who was Herbert Mills Birdwood?

Herbert Mills Birdwood, CSI, LL.D. was the Acting governor of Bombay during the British Raj from 16 February 1895 to 18 February 1895.

Birdwood was educated at Plymouth Grammar School, at Exeter, at Edinburgh University and at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was a Bye-Fellow of Peterhouse, and gained the degree. In October 1901 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse.

Birdwood moved to Bombay, and became a Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bombay. He was a Member of the Council of the Governor of Bombay, and briefly acted as Governor in 1895.

He married Edith Marion Sidonie Impey the daughter of Sergeant-Major Elijah George Halhed Impey. They had six children including Halhed Brodrick Birdwood, who eventually held the rank of Brigadier General in the British military and William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, who held the rank of Field Marshal.