Rivers Thompson

Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE
Chief Commissioner of Burma
In office 14 April 1875 – 30 March 1878
Preceded by	Ashley Eden
Succeeded by	Charles Umpherston Aitchison
Lieutenant Governor of Bengal
In office 1882–1887
Preceded by	Ashley Eden
Succeeded by	Steuart Colvin Bayley
Personal details
Born	1829
Died	27 November 1890 (1890-11-28) (aged 61)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Administrator

Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson KCSI CIE (1829 – 27 November 1890) served as Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of Burma from April 1875 to March 1878. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal between 1882 and 1887.

Thompson was appointed a CSI in 1877, a CIE in 1883 and knighted with the KCSI in 1885.

His name is also associated with the European agitators in the Ilbert bill controversy. He established the R.T. Girls' High School in Suri, Birbhum.

Further reading

• Laurie, William Ferguson Beatson (1999) [1888]. Distinguished Anglo-Indians (Reprinted ed.). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 205–211. ISBN 9788120613058.