Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley, (26 November 1836 – 3 June 1925) was a British civil servant and Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1887 to 1890.

Early life

He was the son of William Butterworth Bayley, who rose to be acting

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, and Anne Augusta Jackson. His middle name is a reference to the well-connected Colvin family of Anglo-Indian administrators, just as John Russell Colvin named his son after his boss,

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. He was educated at Eton and

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Career

Bayley entered the

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in 1856. He held the office of Commissioner of the

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in 1873. He was invested

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(KCSI) in 1878. He held the office of Chief Commissioner of

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in 1878. He held the office of Resident at

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in 1881. He held the office of Member of the Governor-General's Council in 1882. Bayley held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal between 1887 and 1890. He was Secretary of the Political and Secret Department,

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in 1891. In 1888, he accompanied the Sikkim expedition and was awarded the India General Service Medal (1854–95) with clasp for 'Sikkim 1888'.

Personal life

Bayley married Anna Farquharson, daughter of Robert Nesham Farquharson, on 21 November 1860 at

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, India. They had 13 children.

Later life

Bayley died in 1925 and was interred in

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, London. His portrait is held by the

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