Arthur Purves Phayre

Who was Arthur Purves Phayre?

Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre, GCMG, KCSI, CB was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma, 1862–1867, Governor of Mauritius, 1874–1878, and author.

Related to Lt Gen Sir Robert Phayre, also served in India; part of Phayre family, of which Lt Col Robert Phayre, who served the British administration in Ireland in 1600s, also signed death warrant of Charles 1.

Descendants: Colonel Robert Bernard Phayre MC Queens Own Gurkhas, son Colonel Robin Desmond Phayre RA, son Lt Col Robin Phayre LI, cousin Col Terence 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.