Harvey Adamson
Sir Harvey Adamson KCSI (1854–1941) of the Indian Civil Service, an Ordinary Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India, served as Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma from May 1910 to October 1915, save for an interim period in 1913, when Sir George Shaw took the post.
Sir Harvey Adamson | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Burma | |
| In office 19 May 1910 – 28 October 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Thirkell White |
| Succeeded by | George Shaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | 1941 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Life
He was born on 7 October 1854.
Adamson was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in 1910.
He was Lt Governor of Burma from 1910 to 1915.[1]
He died on 18 March 1941. He is buried in the churchyard of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen. The grave lies on the north side of the church.
Family
He married Jane Charlotte Leslie (1870-1953).
Their son Maurice Leslie Adamson was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in the First World War.
Recognition
The steamship the "Sir Harvey Adamson" was launched on the River Clyde in 1914, built for the British India Steam Navigation Company by A & J Inglis.[2] The ship and 269 passengers went missing at sea in 1947.[3]
| Preceded by Sir Herbert Thirkell White |
Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma 1910–1915 |
Succeeded by Sir George Shaw |