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Sir Herbert Thirkell White, KCIE, CSI, (1855-1931) was the Lieutenant Governor of the British Indian province of Burma (1905-1910) and the author of several books on Burma, the best known of which is the classic, A Civil Servant in Burma (E. Arnold, 1913), which is based on the 32 years (1878-1910) he spent as a civil servant in that province.
The son of Richard White, he was educated at Dulwich and Brasnose College, Oxford. White joined I.C.S., served in all lower grades of the public service and was posted as Commissioner, Burma-China Boundary, 1897; appointed Chief Judge of the Chief Court, Burma, 1900; Lieut.-Governor, Burma, 1905-1910. During his time as Lieutenant Governor, he reduced the amount of the annual tributes from the Shan Chiefs and promoted education among them and carried out certain Railway Extensions in the Shan States.
He married Fannie Sophia Hawes, daughter of Captain William Hawes, Indian Navy in 1877.
Titles
- 1855-1892: Herbert Thirkell White
- 1892-1902: Herbert Thirkell White, CSI
- 1902-1931: Sir Herbert Thirkell White, KCIE
| Preceded bySir Hugh Shakespear Barnes | Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma 1905–1910 |
Succeeded bySir Harvey Adamson |
Published works
- A Civil Servant in Burma. London, E. Arnold (1913)
- Burma. Cambridge, The University Press (1923)
References
- ^ C. Hayavando Rao, ed. (1915). "White, Hon'ble Sir Herbert Thirkell". The Indian Biographical Dictionary. Madras: Pillar & Co. pp. 462–63. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
External links
- Myanmar (Burma) at www.worldstatesmen.org
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