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Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer GCIE KCSI (28 April 1864 – 13 March 1940) was an Irish colonial officer in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and later the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, British India, between 1913 and 1919.
Oct 14, 2021 · On June 5, 1940 as the jury at the Central Criminal Court in Old Bailey found Udham Singh guilty of murdering General Michael O’Dwyer, the clerk turned around to Singh and asked if he had anything to say as to why the court should not give him the penalty of death according to the law.
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Apr 13, 2023 · Sir Michael O’Dwyer imposed martial rule in Lahore and Amritsar on April 11, but the order reached Amritsar only on April 14. He also sent Colonel Dyer, who was then holding the temporary rank of Brigadier General, from the Jalandhar cantonment to Amritsar.
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Learn about Michael O'Dwyer's life, career, and role in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and his assassination by Udham Singh. Find out his family background, education, achievements, and controversies in this biography.
Oct 5, 2023 · The web page explains the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where British troops fired on unarmed Indians, and the role of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. It also mentions the assassination of O'Dwyer by Udham Singh and the attempt to kill the Queen by Jaswant Singh Chail.
Feb 7, 2021 · A man of many seeming contradictions, Sir Michael O’Dwyer – despite his unabashed imperialism – published several books critical of British actions in Ireland.
Apr 13, 2024 · After the passage of the draconian Rowlatt Act in March 1919, Punjab (like the rest of India) was on the boil. Protests spread across the province, and Michael O’Dwyer, then the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, feared a large-scale resurrection — just like in 1857.
