Hugh Shakespear Barnes

Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes KCSI KCVO (1853–1940) was an administrator in British India. He served as Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan several times during the 19th Century.^[1]

Educated at Malvern College, Hugh Barnes joined the Indian Civil Service in 1874. He was appointed Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan in 1891 (twice), and served further terms in 1896–1899 and 1899–1900. In 1899, he was appointed Foreign Secretary to the Government of India and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Burma in 1903. In 1905, he became a Member of the Council of India.^[2]

His brother, Herbert Curie Barnes, served as Private Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Burma. He was awarded KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India) in 1924.

Political offices
Preceded by Sir Robert Groves Sandeman	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan 1891	Succeeded by Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John
Preceded by Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan (acting) 1891	Succeeded by John Biddulph
Preceded by Sir Robert Groves Sandeman	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan (acting) 1892	Succeeded by Sir James Browne
Preceded by James Adair Crawford	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan 1896–1899	Succeeded by Henry Wylie
Preceded by Henry Wylie	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan 1899–1900	Succeeded by Charles Edward Yate
Preceded by Frederick William Richard Fryer	Lieutenant Governor of British Crown Colony of Burma 1903–1905	Succeeded by Sir Herbert Thirkell White

References

^ Cahoon, Ben. "Myanmar (Burma)". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
^ "The Malvern register, 1865-1904". Retrieved 16 August 2012.

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[1] Cahoon, Ben. "Myanmar (Burma)". Retrieved 16 August 2012.

[2] "The Malvern register, 1865-1904". Retrieved 16 August 2012.

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