Harry Archibald Burden

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Harry Archibald Burden
Born(1883-08-23)23 August 1883
Died15 January 1964(1964-01-15) (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
Education Bradford Grammar School
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupationpublic servant
Known for Postmaster General of Ceylon
Term1929 - 1933
Predecessor Maurice Salvador Sreshta
Successor John Radley Walters
SpouseCaro Cecil Jackson
Children Hugh Archibald Nain, Anna Catherine, Paul Burden
Parent(s)Harry Caws Burden (father), Kate Stone née Shepherd (mother)

Harry Archibald Burden (23 August 1883 - 15 January 1964) was a Ceylonese public servant and the thirteenth Postmaster General of Ceylon (1929-1933).

Harry Archibald Burden was born in Hambledon, Surrey on 23 August 1883 the son of Harry Caws Burden (1854-1938) and Kate Stone née Shepherd (1888-1961). He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He joined the Ceylon Civil Service on 17 November 1906. [1] He was appointed as the assistant government agent, Southern Province in January 1908, assistant government agent, Central Province in January 1910, police magistrate, Kandy in November 1911, assistant government agent, Kegalle in August 1914, district judge, Nuwara Eliya in July 1917, assistant government agent, Hambantota in September 1919, deputy collector of customs, Colombo June 1920, assistant government agent, Kalutara in July 1923, [2] and rubber controller for Ceylon in June 1927. [3] In 1929 he was appointed as Postmaster General serving until he retired in 1933.

In 1946 he was appointed as the joint-chair of the Burma War Losses Claims Commission. [4]

He married Caro Cecil Jackson (1888-1961) and they had two children, Hugh Archibald Nain (1913-1985) and Anna Catherine (1910-1972). His son Hugh was a notable English actor and playwright. [5]

Burden died on 15 January 1964 in Ascot, Berkshire.

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References

  1. Plâté Limited (1924). Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources. Plâté Limited. p. 85.
  2. Office of Commonwealth Relations (1932). "The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List". Waterlow & Sons, Limited: 620.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Abeyesooriya, Samson, ed. (1929). Who's Who of Ceylon (3 ed.). p. 28.
  4. "Burma War Losses Claims Commission". Indian Daily Mail. 20 August 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. Herbert, Ian, ed. (1981). Who's who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage. Vol. 1. Gale Research Company. p. 97. ISBN   9780810302358.
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Preceded by Postmaster General of Ceylon
19291933
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