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| occupation = Colonial administrator in [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
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'''Sir James John Digges La Touche''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCSI}} (December 1844 - 5 October 1921) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] civil servant in [[British Raj|British India]], where he spent most of his career in the [[North-Western Provinces]].<br />
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==Career in India==<br />
La Touche was born in [[Dublin]], the son of Mr. W. Digges La Touche. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|Indian Civil Service]] in 1867, and spent four years in [[Ajmir Province]] and four years in [[British rule in Burma|Upper Burma]], before moving to the North-Western Provinces. In that province he served as a member of the Board of Revenue and Chief Secretary, and in 1897 acted as Lieutenant-Governor for six months, after the breakdown in health of [[Anthony Patrick MacDonnell|Sir Anthony MacDonnell]] following the combat with the famine that year.<ref name=TT09091901>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Indian Lieutenant-Governorships |day_of_week=Monday |date=9 September 1901 |page_number=2 |issue=36555| }}</ref><br />
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He was a Member of the [[Viceroy's Executive Council|Council of the Viceroy of India]], and was in November 1901 appointed [[List of Lieutenant-Governors of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioners of Oudh|Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces and Chief Commissioner of Oudh]].<ref name=TT09091901 /> In March 1902 the province was renamed the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], and the former commissionership was abolished. La Touche continued as [[List of Lieutenant-Governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] until December 1906.<br />
The following year he was appointed a Member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The New Members of the India Council |day_of_week=Friday |date=30 August 1907 |page_number=6 |issue=38425| }}</ref><br />
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La Touche was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (CSI) in the [[1896 New Year Honours|1896 New Year Honours list]] on 1 January 1896, and promoted to a Knight Commander (KCSI) in the [[1901 Birthday Honours]] list on 9 November 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27374 |date=9 November 1901 |page=7287 |supp=y}}</ref><br />
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[[Latouche Road, Kanpur|Latouche Road]] in [[Kanpur]] is named in his honour.<br />
[[Latouche Road, Lucknow|Latouche Road]] in [[Lucknow]] is named in his honour.<br />
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==Family==<br />
La Touche married, in [[Bombay, India|Bombay]] in 1873, Julia Mary Rothwell, daughter of Thomas W. Rothwell.<br />
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