GB 0102 MS 95022 - Higgins, John Comyn

2 boxes

Includes material previously accessioned under separate manuscript numbers, all of which concerns the Manipur State.
GB 0102 MS 95022 Created c1838-1946 Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Higgins , John Comyn , 1882-1952 , Indian administrator
John Comyn Higgins was born on 21 May 1882. He was educated at Bradfield, and Brasenose College, Oxford. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1905. From 1907-1908 he was Assistant Magistrate and Collector, Bakarganj, Bengal. He became Sub-Divisional Officer, firstly in Jahat, Assam, 1908-1909 and then at Madaripur, Bengal, 1909-1910. From 1910-1917 Higgins was Vice-President and then President of the Manipur State Darbar. He became a Political Agent for the Manipur State (1917-1933) and worked as a political officer on the Kuki Punitive Operation, 1917-1919. From 1920-1923 he was Deputy Commissioner for Nowgong, Assam, and in 1934 became Commissioner for the Assam valley. In 1939 he was a Member of the Assam Revenue Tribunal. He retired in 1942 from the Civil Service and took a Commission with the Indian Engineers. He resigned from the Commission in September 1942. From 1942-1944 he was a Civil Liaison Officer with the Army and subsequently joined the Assam Public Service Commission, 1944-1945. He died on 8 December 1952.

Includes material previously accessioned under separate manuscript numbers, all of which concerns the Manipur State.

Donated in 1953.

Papers of John Comyn Higgins, comprising notes and narratives, c1838-1946, of political and social significance regarding the Manipur State, India.

The material has been arranged chronologically.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist.

15 May 2000 Asian cultures Asian history Central government Civil servants Civil service Colonial administration Colonial countries Government Higgins , John Comyn , 1882-1952 , Indian administrator History India Manipur National cultures National history Political systems Public administration South Asia People by occupation People

Donated in 1953.

Papers of John Comyn Higgins, comprising notes and narratives, c1838-1946, of political and social significance regarding the Manipur State, India.

The material has been arranged chronologically.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• Engels

• Latijn

English

Unpublished handlist.

• Engels