Colonel John Shakespear (Lushai: Tarmita,lit. 'Mr. Spectacles', 1 September 1861 – 10 February 1942) was the first Superintendent of the British Lushai Hills serving from 1891 to 1896. He also was an officer of the British Army in India, an Indian Political Service officer, and an author.
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Early life and education
John Shakespear was born in West Bengal on 1 September 1861. Shakespear belonged to Shakespear's Walk, known popularly as the Shadwell family of London. Shakespear was the youngest of the ten children of Sir Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson.
Shakespear was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Shakespear enlisted himself in 1881 at twenty years old after completing his military education.
Career
Upon enlistment, Shakespear was commissioned into the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) on 22 July 1881 as a 2nd lieutenant and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 July 1881.