Albert Fytche
| Lieutenant-General Albert Fytche CSI | |
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| 2nd Chief Commissioner of Burma | |
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In office 16 February 1867 – 18 April 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Purves Phayre |
| Succeeded by | Ashley Eden |
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| Born | 1820 |
| Died | 1892 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Fytche Square, Rangoon, (now Mahabandula Garden), looking towards the Sule Pagoda. The square dates from 1867 to 1868, when a vacant, swampy site originally known as Tank Square was cleared and laid out as a public recreation ground.
Lieutenant-General Albert Fytche CSI (1820–1892), for whom is named the bird Bambusicola fytchii, served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from February 1867 to April 1871. Educated at Rugby School and commissioned in the 1830s, he was promoted to Captain in the 1840s. A string of promotions followed: Major in 1853, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1862, Colonel in 1864, Major-General in 1868 and Lieutenant-General in 1877.
Works
- Fytche, Albert (1878), Burma past and present, C. K. Paul & co., retrieved 28 June 2010
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| Preceded by Sir Arthur Purves Phayre |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1867–1871 |
Succeeded by Ashley Eden |
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