Sir Charles Edward Bernard (21 December 1837 – 19 September 1901) was a British colonial administrator.

Biography

Charles Bernard was born in

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. He was the son of James Fogo Bernard, a medical physician and Marianne Amelia Lawrence, and was educated at

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, Addiscombe, and

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. In 1857 he passed into the ICS and was posted to the

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. From 1874 to 1877 he was Chief Commissioner of the

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. Three years later came the appointment as Chief Commissioner of

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from 2 July 1880 to 2 March 1883, followed by the appointment as Chief Commissioner of

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from 25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887. From 1887 he was back in London as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, Statistics and Commerce,

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. In 1862 he married Susan Capel Tawney, and they had eight children. He died on 19 September 1901 at

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, after a short illness.

References

*"The Career of Sir Charles Edward Bernard in Myanmar" in U

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, ''Selected Writings'' (Yangon: Myanmar Historical Commission, 2004) 134-166 *John Riddick, ''Who Was Who in British India'' 1837 births 1901 deaths Administrators in British Burma Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Civil servants in the India Office Fellows of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society People educated at Rugby School {{UK-diplomat-stub