Charles Edward Bernard

Charles Edward Bernard

Sir Charles Edward Bernard KCSI, (born 21 December, 1837 in Bristol, England; died 19 September, 1901) was Chief Commssioner of Lower Burma from 2 July 1880 to 2 March 1883 and Chief Commssioner of Burma from 25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887.

He was the son of Dr James Fogo Bernard, MD and Marianne Amelia Lawrence. In 1862 he married Susan Capel Tawney, and they had eight children. Bernard was educated at Rugby School; Addiscombe; and Haileybury. In 1857 he passed into the ICS and was posted to the Punjab. From 1874 to 1877 he was Chief Commssioner of the Central Provinces. From 1887 to 1901 he was Secretary of the Department of Revenue, Statistics and Commerce, India Office. He died on either 13 or 19 September 1901 at Chamonix, France

External links

* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Myanmar.htm Myanmar (Burma) ] at www.worldstatesmen.org

References

*"The Career of Sir Charles Edward Bernard in Myanmar" in U Hla Thein, "Selected Writings" (Yangon: Myanmar Historical Commission, 2004) 134-166
*John Riddick, "Who Was Who in British India"


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