Augustus Rivers Thompson
Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE | |
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Chief Commissioner of Burma | |
In office 14 April 1875 – 30 March 1878 | |
Preceded by | Ashley Eden |
Succeeded by | Charles Umpherston Aitchison |
Lieutenant Governor of Bengal | |
In office 1882–1887 | |
Preceded by | Ashley Eden |
Succeeded by | Steuart Colvin Bayley |
Personal details | |
Born | 1829 |
Died | 27 November 1890 (aged 61) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Administrator |
Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE (1829 – 27 November 1890) served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from April 1875 to March 1878. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal between 1882 and 1887.[1]
Thompson was appointed a CSI in 1877, a CIE in 1883 and knighted with the KCSI in 1885.
References
- ↑ Buckland, Charles Edward (1901). Bengal Under The Lieutenant-Governors 2. Calcutta: S. K. Lahiri & Co. p. 760.
Further reading
- Laurie, William Ferguson Beatson (1999) [1888]. Distinguished Anglo-Indians (Reprinted ed.). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 205–211. ISBN 9788120613058.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Ashley Eden |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1875–1878 |
Succeeded by Charles Umpherston Aitchinson |
Preceded by Sir Ashley Eden |
Lieutenant-governor of Bengal 1882–1887 |
Succeeded by Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley |