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Government Officers/Prominent People 
of the colonial era


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 Chief Commisioners of Burma
31 January 1862
16 February 1867
07 April  1870
26 June 1870
18 April 1871
14 April 1875
30 March 1878
02 July 1880
02 March 1883
25 Sept. 1886    
Arthur P. Phayre  G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I.
Colonel A. Fytche, C.S.I.,B.S.C.
Lieut.-Col. B. D. Ardagh, M.S.C. officiating
Maj.-Gen. Albert Fytche, C.S.I.  officiating
The Hon, Ashley Eden, C.B.L, K.S.I.
Mr. A. Rivers Thompson, C.S.I. officiating
Mr. C. U. Aitchison, K.C.S.I., C.I.E.
Mr. C. E. Bernard, C.S.I.  officiating
Sir C. H. T. Crosthwaite, I.C.S.
Mr. C. E. Bernard, K.C.S.I.     

17 March 1887
08 Sept. 1889
10 December 1890
until 02 May 1892 
23 May 1892
03 May 1894
03 April 1895
26 April 1896
16 August 1896

Sir  C. H. T. Crosthwaite, C.S.I., I.C.S.
Mr. A. P. MacDonnell, C.S.I., officiating
Mr. A. Mackenzie, C.S.I., I.C.S.
Mr. D. M. Smeaton, I.C.S., officiating
Mr. F. W. R. Fryer, C.S.I., I.C.S. officiating
Sir A. Mackenzie, K.C.S.I., I.C.S officiating
Sir F. W. R. Fryer, K.C.S.I., I.C.S. 
Mr. D. M. Smeaton, C.S.I., I.C.S. officiating
Sir F.W.R. Fryer, K.C.S.I., I.C.S.     


Lieutenant-Governors of Burma
01 May 1897
04 April 1903

09 May 1905
19 May 1910
15 May 1913   
Hon. Sir F. W. R. Fryer, K.C.S.I., I.C.S. 
Hon. Sir H. S. Barnes, K.C.S.I., K.C.V.O. I.C.S. Hon. Sir H. Thirkell White, K.C.I.E., I.C.S 
Sir Harvey-Adamson
Sir George Shaw, officiating     

28 October 1915
22 Sept. 1917
15 February 1918
21 December 1922  
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
Walter Francis Rice, officiating
Sir Reginald Henry Craddock
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler   

Governors of Burma
02 January 1923
20 December 1927
20 December 1932
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
Sir Charles Alexander Innes
Sir Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson

08 May 1936
06 May 1941
Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane
Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith

Mayors of Rangoon

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J.K. Munshi, Bar-at-Law, Mayor, 1934
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U Kyaw Zan
Mayor, 1935
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M.M. Rafi 
Mayor, 1936
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Dr. A.M. Murray
 Mayor, 1937
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U Ba Glay
Mayor, 1938

Presidents of the Municipal Committee - Rangoon
 from "A History of Rangoon" by B.R. Pearn


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Major R.C. Evanson, 1874-1881
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G.M.S. Carter, 1893-1894
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Lt.-Col. C.A. Cresswell, 1895
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W.T. Hall, 1894-1895, 1895-1896, 1896-1897
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H.L. Eales, 1896, 1897-1899

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H.L. Tilly, 1899
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W.H.A. St. John Leeds, 1899-1903, 1903-1904
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M. Laurie, 1903, 1904-1910
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W.H.L. Cabell, 1911-1913, 1913-1917
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Gavin Scott, 1913, 1917-1920, 1921-1922, Commissioner 1922-1930

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Dr. A.M. Murray, President, 1922
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Dr. Ba Yin, 1924
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Sir Lee Ah Yain, Bar-at-Law, 1925
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E.M. Patail, Bar-at-Law,  1926
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C.H. Campagnac, M.B.E., Bar-at-Law, 1927

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M.M. Ohn Ghine, 1928
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M.M. Rafi, 1929
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Capt. R.B. Rushall, M.B.E., 1930
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U Set, C.I.E., LL.D, I.A. & A.S., Municipal Commissioner, 1930-1938 (poss. longer)
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U Thein Maung, 1931
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Dr. R.S. Dugal, 1933

Municipal Committee Members - Rangoon 1910
from "Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma"  Digitized by Cornell University


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U. Ohn Ghine, A.T.M.
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G. W. McArthur, M.R.C.V.S
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 R. J. C. Robertson
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M. Cowasjee, K.I.H
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 R. O. Wales (Secretary)

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W. N. Baines
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Capt. R. C. Evanson, I.C.S
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Aga Mahmood
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 Rai Bahadur P.M. Madooray
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U. Y. Po Kyin

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W.F.Noyce, K.I.H.
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 J. E. Du Bern
(vice president)
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M. Laurie, M.V.O., I.C.S
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Maung Bah Shin
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Lim Chin Tsong

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J. Short (late Secretary)
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George C. Buchanan
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V.N. Sivaya, M.A., B.I.
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U. Moung Gyi
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Isaac A. Sofaer

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Lt.-Col. E. P.Frenchman
 Inspector-General of  Prisons

BURMA CHAMBER of COMMERCE
The preliminary arrangements for the establishment of the present Chamber of Commerce were made at a meeting convened for the purpose on the 1st  November 1877, at the municipal offices, under the chairmanship of  A. Watson, agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 

The first committee was composed of:-
Mr.Melville (chairman),  Mr.Halliday (vice-chairman,) Mr. Borland,  Mr. Bryce,  Mr. Watson,  Mr. Hintze,  Mr. Krauss and Mr. Watson.
 
John Connell filled the role of secretary until the middle of 1882, when he was succeeded by John Stuart, who held office until June 1893.
The next secretary was Alexander D. Warren, who was followed in March 1904, by Charles Cones. On Mr. Cones death in September 1907, Mr. Whitton became secretary and when he retired in 1908 Mr W. B. Murdoch was appointed.                                                  

CHAMBER of COMMERCE MEMBERS - 1910
from "Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma"  Digitized by Cornell University

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The Hon. Mr. W.R. Stikeman (Chairman)
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Mr. F.D. Stewart (Vice-Chairman) member of the Port Trust Commission since January, 1909.
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J. A. Polson 
acting manager of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, Ltd.

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James Findlay

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J. Z. Munro 
Manager of the local branch of the National Bank of India
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 J. P. Halliday
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James Wood 
Manager of Messrs.  Bulloch Bros.
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A. R. Finlay senior partner in the firm of Messrs. J. A. Begbie & Co.
Chairman of the Burma Para Rubber Co. and of the Mount Pima Mining Co. Ltd.

Akyab - Official - 1910
Lieut.-Colonel William A. W. Strickland
Lieut.-Colonel Edward C. Townsend
Cyril Hopwood  (appointed 1908)
Henry Maitland Govan (appointed 1894)
Rai Phaw (appointed 1905)
E. Kadir Maracan
Commissioner of  Akyab District 
Deputy Commissioner, Arakan division
Conservator of Forests, Arakan division
Secretary and Engineer, Akyab  municipality
Government prosecutor, Akyab
Municipal Commissioner 


Bassein - Official and Legal 1910
Harold Clayton
W. F. Grahame
Maung Tha Zan
Maung Aung Zan, K.S.M., M.R.A.S
Frederick Alexander Charles Trutwein, B.A.
F. L. Phipps
John L. Francis
Maung Ba On
Maung Ni, A.T.M.
W. A. Moran
Deputy Commissioner, (away on special duty)
Officiating Deputy Commissioner, during Mr. Claytons absence
Barrister-at-law and Extra Judicial Commissioner 
Judge of  Myaungmya, Ma-Ubin and Pyapon districts.
Advocate of the Chief Court
Advocate of the Chief Court since 1898
Chairman of the honorary magistrates
Superintendent of  Land Records in charge of the Myaungmya district.
Deputy Superintendent of Police at Dabein
Executive Engineer of the Bassein and Henzada divisions.

 Mandalay - 1910
 Officiating Deputy Commissioner at Mandalay - Captain Arthur B. Roberts, Indian Army  
Municipal Committee Members  -  Edgar Dunk,  Richard Henry Wakefield,  Henry Charlton Noyce,  Gooroosawmy Pillay  

Moulmein - 1910
J.D. Fraser
J. B. Mercer Adam
F. Linnell   
President of the Municipal Committee
Deputy Forester, West Salween Division
Deputy Conservator of Forests,  Thaungyin Division 

Prome - 1910
G. C. B. Stirling
H. S. Pratt
G. R. Jeffery
Mirza Mohamed Jawad

Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner of Forests Prome Division, appointed 1909.
Conservator of Forests at Cooper's Hill, appointed 1902.
Leader of the Bar at Prome, Offig.  Divisional Judge at Prome and additional Sessions Judge of Hanthawaddy, appointed 1909.

Toungoo - 1910
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    Octavius S. Parsons, I.C.S.   
    Deputy Commissioner of Toungoo, President of the Toungoo Municipality and District Magistrate.
Campbell Burn
John James Rorie
C. A. Petley
Government Prosecutor and Pegu Sessions Court (appointed 1907).
Deputy Conservator of Forests at Toungoo  (appointed 1908)
Honorary secretary of the Toungoo Club.

RANGOON CLUBS -  1910
The Pegu Club  (established 1871)       President  -   The Hon. Sir Charles Fox
                                                                   Management Committee -   J. S. Findlay                  J. A. Manyin               J. S. Lidderdale                                                                                                                                                                                C. H. D. Moberley        J. W. Munroe             E. Rutlidge                                                                                                                                                                                        Major H. W. Ines        B. Raikes                      Lieut.-Col. E. P. Frenchman     


The Boat Club  (established 1888)      President  -  Lieut-Col. E. P. Frenchman.      Secretary  -  Mr. Macdonald

The German Club  (established late 1860's)     President  -  A. Koop

The Gymkhana Club  (established early 1860's)    Secretary  -  Harold Pearce

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