Penderel Moon

Sir Edward Penderel Moon, OBE (1905–1987) was a British administrator and writer who served as a finance minister for the Bahawalpur State, chief commissioner of Himachal Pradesh, as chief commissioner of Manipur state.[1]

Moon was born 13 November 1905 in Mayfair, London to a cardiologist, Robert Oswald Moon who wrote about philosophy and Greek medicine as well as diseases of the heart. Dr Moon also stood several times as a Liberal candidate for parliament.[1] He followed in his father's footsteps, first to Winchester College, then to New College, Oxford. In 1927, he was elected a prize fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1929, being posted to the Punjab.

He wrote several books on India including Divide and Quit.[2][3]

References
  1. Mason, Philip. "Moon, Sir (Edward) Penderel (1905–1987), administrator in India and writer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 22 Mar. 2021.
  2. "Sir Edward Penderel Moon (1932)". 22 November 2013.
  3. "'Moon' reappears". 27 November 2016.


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