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[[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Sir Hugh Daly''' {{Post-nominals|KCSI|KCIE}} (29 May 1860 – 25 August 1939) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer and colonial administrator. | [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Sir Hugh Daly''' {{Post-nominals|KCSI|KCIE}} (29 May 1860 – 25 August 1939) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer and colonial administrator. | ||
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Daly was the seventh child of [[Henry Daly|General Sir Henry Dermot Daly]] and Susan Kirkpatrick.<ref>H. Daly, ''Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B.C.I.E., sometime commander of Central India'' (Nabu Press, 2010)</ref> Like his brother, [[Arthur Daly (British Army officer)|Arthur Daly]], he was educated at [[Winchester College]]. He then studied at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] before being commissioned into the [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] in 1881. Daly was transferred to the [[British Indian Army]] in 1883 and saw action in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]], during which he was [[Mention in Dispatches|Mentioned in Dispatches]]. Daly was Superintendent of North Shan States between 1888 and 1891. He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1892. Daly went on the become the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Department between 1892 and 1896 and the Deputy Secretary, Foreign Department between 1896 and 1903. He was promoted to major in 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27362|date=4 October 1901 |page=6486 }}</ref> He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army. He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]] in 1903 and was Agent to the Governor-General in Central India between 1905 and 1910. He was Resident of [[Mysore]] and Chief Commissioner of Coorg between 1910 and 1916.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{London Gazette |issue=28559|date=12 December 1911 |page=9361 }}</ref> Daly was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) in 1911 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1916.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | Daly was the seventh child of [[Henry Daly|General Sir Henry Dermot Daly]] and Susan Kirkpatrick.<ref>H. Daly, ''Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B.C.I.E., sometime commander of Central India'' (Nabu Press, 2010)</ref> Like his brother, [[Arthur Daly (British Army officer)|Arthur Daly]], he was educated at [[Winchester College]]. He then studied at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] before being commissioned into the [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] in 1881. Daly was transferred to the [[British Indian Army]] in 1883 and saw action in the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]], during which he was [[Mention in Dispatches|Mentioned in Dispatches]]. Daly was Superintendent of North Shan States between 1888 and 1891. He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1892. Daly went on the become the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Department between 1892 and 1896 and the Deputy Secretary, Foreign Department between 1896 and 1903. He was promoted to major in 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27362|date=4 October 1901 |page=6486 }}</ref> He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army. He was invested as a Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]] in 1903 and was Agent to the Governor-General in Central India between 1905 and 1910. He was Resident of [[Mysore]] and Chief Commissioner of Coorg between 1910 and 1916.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{London Gazette |issue=28559|date=12 December 1911 |page=9361 }}</ref> Daly was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) in 1911 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1916.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
Sir Hugh Daly, served as the Resident of Mysore State and Chief Commissioner of Coorg (1910-). He played a vital role in signing the 1913 Treaty of Mysore, which made the Mysore Government equal to the [[British Raj|British India Government]]. He was also involved in negotiating with the [[Madras Presidency]] with regards to sharing the [[Cauvery River]] water, on behalf of the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore State]]. He served as the first honorary president of the [[Mythic Society|Daly Memorial Hall]]. The [[Daly Memorial Hall]] in Bangalore is named after him.<ref name=Sri-Deccan>{{cite news|last1=Srinivas|first1=S|title=In memory of Mysore's friend|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/376319/in-memory-mysores-friend.html|accessdate=19 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=24 December | Sir Hugh Daly, served as the Resident of Mysore State and Chief Commissioner of Coorg (1910-). He played a vital role in signing the 1913 Treaty of Mysore, which made the Mysore Government equal to the [[British Raj|British India Government]]. He was also involved in negotiating with the [[Madras Presidency]] with regards to sharing the [[Cauvery River]] water, on behalf of the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore State]]. He served as the first honorary president of the [[Mythic Society|Daly Memorial Hall]]. The [[Daly Memorial Hall]] in Bangalore is named after him.<ref name=Sri-Deccan>{{cite news|last1=Srinivas|first1=S|title=In memory of Mysore's friend|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/376319/in-memory-mysores-friend.html|accessdate=19 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=24 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
Daly married Diana Maria Denison on 16 July 1891. Together they had one daughter. Daly retired to the [[Isle of Wight]], where he died in 1939.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34742 |date=28 November 1939 |page=7995 }}</ref> | Daly married Diana Maria Denison on 16 July 1891. Together they had one daughter. Daly retired to the [[Isle of Wight]], where he died in 1939.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34742 |date=28 November 1939 |page=7995 }}</ref> | ||
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Sir Hugh Daly | |
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| Born | 29 May 1860 |
| Died | 25 August 1939 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army British Indian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Burmese War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Mentioned in Dispatches |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Daly KCSI KCIE (29 May 1860 – 25 August 1939) was a British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator.
Daly was the seventh child of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly and Susan Kirkpatrick.[1] Like his brother, Arthur Daly, he was educated at Winchester College. He then studied at Balliol College, Oxford before being commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881. Daly was transferred to the British Indian Army in 1883 and saw action in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, during which he was Mentioned in Dispatches. Daly was Superintendent of North Shan States between 1888 and 1891. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1892. Daly went on the become the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Department between 1892 and 1896 and the Deputy Secretary, Foreign Department between 1896 and 1903. He was promoted to major in 1901.[2] He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in 1903 and was Agent to the Governor-General in Central India between 1905 and 1910. He was Resident of Mysore and Chief Commissioner of Coorg between 1910 and 1916.[3] Daly was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) in 1911 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1916.[3]
Sir Hugh Daly, served as the Resident of Mysore State and Chief Commissioner of Coorg (1910-). He played a vital role in signing the 1913 Treaty of Mysore, which made the Mysore Government equal to the British India Government. He was also involved in negotiating with the Madras Presidency with regards to sharing the Cauvery River water, on behalf of the Mysore State. He served as the first honorary president of the Daly Memorial Hall. The Daly Memorial Hall in Bangalore is named after him.[4]
Daly married Diana Maria Denison on 16 July 1891. Together they had one daughter. Daly retired to the Isle of Wight, where he died in 1939.[5]
Daly Memorial Hall, Bangalore[edit | edit source]
The foundation of the Daly Memorial Hall was laid on 30 August 1916 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The construction cost was INR 24,783, out of which INR 10,000 was granted by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, and the rest from other patrons such as Maharaja of Baroda, Begum of Bhopal and the Raja of Travancore. The completed Daly Memorial Hall was inaugurated on 25 July 1917 by the Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Yuvaraja of Mysore.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ H. Daly, Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, G.C.B.C.I.E., sometime commander of Central India (Nabu Press, 2010)
- ↑ "No. 27362". The London Gazette. 4 October 1901. p. 6486.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "No. 28559". The London Gazette. 12 December 1911. p. 9361.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Srinivas, S (24 December 2014). "In memory of Mysore's friend". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "No. 34742". The London Gazette. 28 November 1939. p. 7995.