Purachatra Jayakara

Purachatra Jayakara
บุรฉัตรไชยากร
Prince of Kamphaengphet
HRH Prince of Kamphaengphet
Commander of the Royal Siamese Railway
In office5 June 1917 –8 September 1928
PredecessorHenry Gittins
as the director-general
SuccessorSansoen Duriyang
Minister of Commerce and Transport
In office15 May 1926 –29 June 1932
PredecessorPrince of Chanthaburi (commerce)
Wongsanupraband (transport)
SuccessorWongsanupraband (transport)
Minister of Commerce
In office29 June –10 December 1932
Predecessorhimself as transport and commerce minister
SuccessorWongsanupraband
Born(1881-01-23)23 January 1881
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died14 September 1936(1936-09-14) (aged 55)
Singapore, Straits Settlements
SpousePrincess Prabhavasit Narumon of Siam
Princess Ladakham of Chiang Mai
and 5 other junior consorts
Issuesee below
Names
Purachatra Jayakara
HouseChatrajaya family (Chakri Dynasty)
FatherChulalongkorn (Rama V)
MotherWat
SignaturePurachatra Jayakara บุรฉัตรไชยากร's signature

Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet (Thai: บุรฉัตรไชยากร; RTGSBurachat Chaiyakon; 23 January 1881 – 14 September 1936) was a Prince of Siam and a member of the Siamese Royal Family (later Thailand). He founded the House of Chatrajaya (ราชสกุลฉัตรไชย), his descendants still use this royal surname. He was a son of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great) of Siam. He was often called the Father of the Thai radio and the Father of the Thai railways, due to his contributions in both fields.