Theophile Piry, fl. 1880-1915
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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| creatorOf | Theophile Piry Collection, 1880-1915 | Queen's University, Belfast |
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| associatedWith | Destelan H. Picard | person |
| associatedWith | Dewall Wolf | person |
| associatedWith | Hart Robert 1835-1911 Sir 1st Baronet Inspector General of Customs in China | person |
| associatedWith | Imperial Chinese Post Office | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lucy R. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Nixon F. A. | person |
| associatedWith | Piry Theophile fl. 1880-1915 | person |
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Active 1880
Death 1915
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