Charles Archer Explained

Charles Archer
Birth Date:1861
Death Date:1941

Charles Archer (1861–1941) was an administrator in British India. He was acting Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan province four times.[1] Following military service in the Indian Staff Corps, he began his political career in 1887 as the Assistant to the Agent to the Governor-General of Baluchistan.[2] He collaborated with his brother William in translating three of Ibsen's plays: Rosmersholm, Lady Inger of Ostrat, and Peer Gynt.[3] He was appointed CIE in the 1906 New Year Honours and CSI in the 1911 Delhi Durbar Honours.

Notes and References

  1. http://rulers.org/indprov.html Provinces of British India
  2. Book: Who's who: An Annual Biographical Dictionary . 1907 . A. & C. Black . 51.
  3. ARCHER, Major Charles. Who's Who. 1907. 59. 51.