Charles Alexander Innes
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Sir Charles Innes KCSI CIE |
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| Governor of Burma | |
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In office 20 December 1927 – 20 December 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Harcourt Butler |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson |
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| Born | 27 October 1874 Secunderabad, Hyderabad |
| Died | 28 June 1959 (aged 84) Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Administrator |
Sir Charles Alexander Innes KCSI CIE (27 October 1874 – 28 June 1959) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma from December 1927 to December 1932. He was also formerly chairman of the Mercantile Bank of India.
Innes was born in Secunderabad, Hyderabad, to Deputy Surgeon-General Charles Alexander Innes, and Jessie Mary Arnold (née Marshall). His mother was born in Madras to General Hubert Marshall of the old Madras Army. Innes Jr. was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St. John's College, Oxford. He passed the Indian Civil Service examination in 1897.
Innes was sent to the Madras Presidency because of his family connections. He worked as a settlement officer in Malabar, where he helped provide material for The Imperial Gazetteer of India, and worked as a deputy secretary to the Government of India. In 1916, he was appointed Director of Industries and Controller of Munitions in Madras. Following the war, he was made Foodstuffs Commissioner with the Government of India. He was appointed secretary in the Commerce Department in 1920, which also oversaw railways.
Innes became head of the Commerce Department in 1921. His tenure was noted for two achievements: separating the railway budget from general finance budget, and forming the policy of "discriminating protection," which gave India more independence over fiscal policy. He was also credited with forming a Tariff Board to make inquiries, which provided significant help to the burgeoning iron and steel industry in India, which provided significant and essential aid to the allies in the World War II.
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