Arthur Purves Phayre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Purves Phayre

British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 07-May-1812

Place of Birth: Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1885

Profession: naturalist, politician, zoologist, coin collecting, numismatist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir Arthur Purves Phayre (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. 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.



Alternative names	Colesworthy Grant
Description	English artist, writer and animal rights activist
Date of birth/death	25 October 1813	31 May 1880
Authority control	: Q30102235 VIAF: 34634077 ISNI: 0000 0000 8371 4180 LCCN: n85226853 Open Library: OL4894287A SUDOC: 119220563 WorldCat