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Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison | |
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Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab | |
In office 3 April 1882 – 2 April 1887 | |
Governors General | The Marquess of Ripon The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava |
Preceded by | Sir Robert Eyles Egerton |
Succeeded by | Sir James Broadwood Lyall |
Chief Commissioner of Burma | |
In office 30 March 1878 – 2 July 1880 | |
Monarch | Victoria I |
Preceded by | Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Bernard |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 May 1832 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Died | 18 February 1896 Oxford, England, United Kingdom | (aged 63)
Resting place | Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Beatrice Lyell |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Occupation | Administrator |
Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison KCSI CIE (20 May 1832 – 18 February 1896) was a Scottish colonial administrator who was Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, then a province of British India. He founded Aitchison College, Lahore in 1886.[1][2] He served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from March 1878 to May 1880.