His brother, Sir Robert Phayre (1820–1897), also served in India. They were part of the Phayre family, of which Lt Col Robert Phayre, who served the British administration in Ireland in the 17th century, also had the death warrant of Charles I addressed to him and two other Colonels.
Descendants: Colonel Robert Bernard Phayre MC 2/4th Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Rifles, son Colonel Robert Desmond Hensley Phayre Royal Artillery, son Lt Col Robert (Robin) Dermot Spinks Phayre LI, cousin Col Terence Peter Phayre Knott MC RM, of whom son Captain Robert Knott AAC changed name by deed poll to Phayre, to prevent family name dying out, lives in Kenya.
Phayre was born in Shrewsbury and educated at Shrewsbury School. He joined the Indian Army in 1828. In 1846 he was appointed assistant to the commissioner of the province of Tenasserim, Burma, and in 1849 he was made commissioner of Arakan. After the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), he became commissioner of Pegu. He was made a brevet captain in 1854 and in 1862 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel.
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In 1862 Phayre was made commissioner for the entire province of British Burma. He left Burma in 1867.
He was appointed a CB in 1864, promoted to colonel in 1866 and was knighted with the KCSI in 1867. In 1871, he was promoted to major-general and was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1873. He retired to Bray in Ireland and was appointed a GCMG in 1878.
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Phayre wrote the first standard History of Burma (1883). He is commemorated in the names of a number of animals, including:
Phayre collected coins (some are now in the British Museum collection), and in 1882 wrote Coins of Arakan, of Pegu, and of Burma, International Numismata Orientalia, part 8. The title page notes that he was a corresponding member of the Société Académique Indo-Chinoise. He was also a member of the Royal Asiatic Society.[3]
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Phayre", p. 205).
^Obituary, in the JRAS Royal Asiatic Society. Proceedings of the Sixty-Third Anniversary Meeting of the Society, Held on 17 May 1886 Henry Yule The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland New Series, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct., 1886), pp. I-CLXIX Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25208848
^"Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. G". National Library of Ireland. 14 March 1863. p. 181. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
arthur, purves, phayre, gcmg, kcsi, 1812, december, 1885, career, british, indian, army, officer, first, commissioner, british, burma, 1862, 1867, governor, mauritius, 1874, 1878, author, lieutenant, general, sirgcmg, kcsi, cbportrait, colesworthey, grant, 185. Sir Arthur Purves Phayre GCMG KCSI CB 7 May 1812 14 December 1885 was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma 1862 1867 Governor of Mauritius 1874 1878 and author Lieutenant General SirArthur Purves PhayreGCMG KCSI CBPortrait by Colesworthey Grant 1855 12th Governor of MauritiusIn office 1874 1878Preceded byOffice established1st Chief Commissioner of BurmaIn office 31 January 1862 16 February 1867Preceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byAlbert FytchePersonal detailsBorn 1812 05 07 7 May 1812Shrewsbury Shropshire EnglandDied 1885 12 14 14 December 1885OccupationAdministratorAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeKnight Commander of the Order of the Star of IndiaCompanions of the Order of the BathMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch service British Indian ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralHis brother Sir Robert Phayre 1820 1897 also served in India They were part of the Phayre family of which Lt Col Robert Phayre who served the British administration in Ireland in the 17th century also had the death warrant of Charles I addressed to him and two other Colonels Descendants Colonel Robert Bernard Phayre MC 2 4th Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Rifles son Colonel Robert Desmond Hensley Phayre Royal Artillery son Lt Col Robert Robin Dermot Spinks Phayre LI cousin Col Terence Peter Phayre Knott MC RM of whom son Captain Robert Knott AAC changed name by deed poll to Phayre to prevent family name dying out lives in Kenya Contents 1 Early life 2 Work 2 1 Government office 2 2 Naturalist 2 3 Numismatist 3 Arms 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editPhayre was born in Shrewsbury and educated at Shrewsbury School He joined the Indian Army in 1828 In 1846 he was appointed assistant to the commissioner of the province of Tenasserim Burma and in 1849 he was made commissioner of Arakan After the Second Anglo Burmese War 1852 he became commissioner of Pegu He was made a brevet captain in 1854 and in 1862 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel Work editGovernment office edit In 1862 Phayre was made commissioner for the entire province of British Burma He left Burma in 1867 He served as 12th governor of Mauritius from 21 September 1874 to 31 December 1878 1 He was appointed a CB in 1864 promoted to colonel in 1866 and was knighted with the KCSI in 1867 In 1871 he was promoted to major general and was promoted to lieutenant general in 1873 He retired to Bray in Ireland and was appointed a GCMG in 1878 Naturalist edit Phayre wrote the first standard History of Burma 1883 He is commemorated in the names of a number of animals including Phayre s leaf monkey Trachypithecus phayrei Indochinese flying squirrel Hylopetes phayrei Phayre s squirrel Callosciurus phayrei Eared pitta Pitta phayrei Brown Asian forest tortoise Manouria emys phayrei 2 Ashy headed green pigeon Treron phayreiNumismatist edit Phayre collected coins some are now in the British Museum collection and in 1882 wrote Coins of Arakan of Pegu and of Burma International Numismata Orientalia part 8 The title page notes that he was a corresponding member of the Societe Academique Indo Chinoise He was also a member of the Royal Asiatic Society 3 Arms editCoat of arms of Arthur Purves Phayre nbsp Notes Granted by John Bernard Burke Ulster King of Arms 30 August 1867 4 Crest A dove Proper gorged with an Eastern crown Or in the beak an olive branch Vert Escutcheon Gules a cross moline Argent surmounted of a bend Azure in the sinister chief point an Eastern crown Or all within a bordure of the last Motto Virtute TutusReferences edit Mauritius World Statesmen Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Phayre p 205 Obituary in the JRAS Royal Asiatic Society Proceedings of the Sixty Third Anniversary Meeting of the Society Held on 17 May 1886 Henry Yule The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland New Series Vol 18 No 4 Oct 1886 pp I CLXIX Published by Cambridge University Press Stable URL https www jstor org stable 25208848 Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol G National Library of Ireland 14 March 1863 p 181 Retrieved 22 January 2023 External links edithttp www worldstatesmen org Myanmar htmGovernment officesPreceded byfirst incumbent Chief Commissioner of British Crown Colony of Burma1862 1867 Succeeded byAlbert FytchePreceded byArthur Hamilton Gordon Governor of Mauritius1874 1878 Succeeded bySir George Bowen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Purves Phayre amp oldid 1213613380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
