Stuart Fraser (civil servant)
Sir Stuart Milford Fraser,
Early life
Stuart Milford Fraser was educated at Blundell's School and Balliol College. He passed the examination for the Indian Civil Service in 1882 and was allocated to the Bombay Presidency.
Tutoring of princes
Within 5 years Fraser was selected as guardian and tutor to the Raja of Kolhapur, later to become Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj after being educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot.
He later had responsibility for the leadership preparations of the Maharajah of Bhavanagar, Shri Bhavsinhji II (1875–1919) after schooling at
In 1896 Fraser was appointed as governor and tutor to the young Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Maharaja of Mysore, who was later to become known as a beneficent ruler who enhanced the reputation of Mysore as a model state.
Anglo-Tibetan Convention 1904
In 1903 Fraser went to the Foreign Department at Calcutta and Simla as deputy secretary and in 1904 was sent by
Later career
Fraser returned to India in 1905 as
At the commencement of the
Fraser Town, Bangalore, India
Fraser Town is a suburb of Bangalore Cantonment, in Bangalore North-East, spread over 4 km2. It was established in 1906 and is named after Stuart Mitford Fraser (1864-1963).[1] Fraser Town was established to de-congest the growing Bangalore Civil and Military Station (otherwise known as the Bangalore Cantonment).[2] The foundation of Fraser Town was laid in August 1910 by Mrs. F J Richards, with a commemorative plaque on the corner of Coles Road and Mosque Road [1].[3] Fraser Town is a residential and commercial suburb, the prominent roads being Promenade Road, Netaji Road, Madhavraya Mudaliar Road (M M Road), Haines Road, Spencer Road, Wheeler Road, Mosque Road, etc. The suburb is known for its communal harmony with Hindus, Muslims and Christians living side by side in peace.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Frazer Town". My Bangalore. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Dasharathi, Poornima (23 July 2008). "Cantonment: colonial past, multicultural present". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Rizvi, Aliyeh (21 September 2014). "Say a little prayer". No. Bangalore. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
Sources
- Obituary – Sir Stuart Fraser, The Times, 4 December 1963 (p. 18; Issue 55875; col A).
- Obituary – Sir Stuart Fraser, Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society, LI (1964), p. 197.
- Royal India: a descriptive and historical study of India's fifteen principal states and their rulers, Maud Diver, Ayer Publishing, 1971, ISBN 978-0-8369-2152-6.