Theophile Piry, fl. 1880-1915
Biographical notes:
Government official serving under Sir Robert Hart (1835-1911) in the Imperial Customs Service of China. Occupied a number of official positions under Hart including Commissioner of Customs, Lappa, c1898. He went on to become the first Postmaster General of the Imperial Chinese Post Office when this was formed as a separate entity from the Customs Service in 1911. He held this position until his retirement from office in 1915.
From the guide to the Theophile Piry Collection, 1880-1915, (Queen's University, Belfast)
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