Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson
KCSI CIE (12 September 1829 – 27 November 1890) was a British colonial administrator who served as
Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from April 1875 to March 1878. He was
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal between 1882 and 1887.
Thompson was appointed a CSI in 1877, a CIE in 1883 and knighted with the KCSI in 1885.
He was president of the executive committee of the
Calcutta International Exhibition (1883-1884).
He established the
R.T. Girls' High School in Suri, Birbhum.
He died of pneumonia in
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Administrators in British Burma
1829 births
1890 deaths
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
Lieutenant-governors of Bengal
People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Members of the Council of the Governor General of India
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
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