Hugh Daly then studied at Balliol College, Oxford before being commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.
14 Facts About Hugh Daly
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Hugh 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 Despatches.
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Hugh Daly was Superintendent of North Shan States between 1888 and 1891.
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Hugh Daly was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1892.
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Hugh Daly went on to become the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Department between 1892 and 1896 and the Deputy Secretary, Foreign Department between 1896 and 1903.
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Hugh Daly was promoted to major on 10 July 1901, and later gained the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the service of the Indian Army.
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Hugh Daly was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in the 1903 Durbar Honours, and was Agent to the Governor-General in Central India between 1905 and 1910.
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Hugh Daly was Resident of Mysore and Chief Commissioner of Coorg between 1910 and 1916.
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Hugh Daly was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1911 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1916.
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Hugh Daly served as the Resident of Mysore State and Chief Commissioner of Coorg.
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Hugh Daly played a vital role in signing the 1913 Treaty of Mysore, which made the Mysore Government equal to the British India Government.
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Hugh Daly was involved in negotiating with the Madras Presidency with regards to sharing the Cauvery River water, on behalf of the Mysore State.
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Hugh Daly served as the first honorary president of the Daly Memorial Hall.
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Hugh Daly retired to the Isle of Wight, where he died in 1939.