Charles Crosthwaite
| Sir Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite KCSI | |
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| Chief Commissioner of Burma | |
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In office 12 March 1887 – 10 December 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Edward Bernard |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Chief Commissioner of Burma | |
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In office 2 March 1883 – 25 September 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Edward Bernard |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Bernard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dec 25 1835 |
| Died | 1915 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Caroline Alison Lushington |
| Relations | Son of Rev. John Clarke Crostwaite |
| Children | Gertrude Elizabeth Crosthwaite; Elaine Nelson Crosthwaite; Captain John Graham Crosthwaite; Henry Robert Crosthaite; Frederick Douglas Crosthwaite; Evelyn Alison Cheape Crosthwaite |
| Alma mater | St John's College Oxford |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Sir Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite KCSI (1835–1915) served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from March 1887 to December 1890. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School.[1] and St John's College, Oxford. Entered into the Bengal Civil Service 1857 and served chiefly in the N.W.P. Was Chief Commissioner of British Burma 1883 - 1884; then Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces 1885 - 1886. From 1887 to 1890 Sir Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite was Chief Commissioner of Burma. He was then a Member of the Governor-General's Supreme Council 1890-1891 and 1892, and then from 1892-1895 Lieutenant-Governor of N.W.P and Qudh. A member of the Council of India 1895-1905.]][2]
Titles
- 1835–1887: Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite
- 1887–1888: Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite, CSI
- 1888–1915: Sir Charles Hawkes Todd Crosthwaite, KCSI
| Preceded by Sir Charles Edward Bernard |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1883–1886 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Edward Bernard |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Edward Bernard |
Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma 1887–1890 |
Succeeded by Alexander Mackenzie |
References
- ↑ Minchin, J. C. G., Our public schools, their influence on English history; Charter house, Eton, Harrow, Merchant Taylors', Rugby, St. Paul's Westminster, Winchester (London, 1901), p. 195.
- ↑ Buckland, Charles Edward, "Dictionary of Indian Biography", p.100, https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft
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