What is Charles Umpherston Aitchison?
{{nosources|date=November 2012}} [[Image:Aitchison CharlesU (1832-96).jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison]] Sir '''Charles Umpherston Aitchison''' (1832 – 1896), was a [[British India]]n administrator. He was Lieutenant-Governor of the [[Punjab]] from 1882 to 1887. He was of [[Scotland|Scottish]] origins. He is specially remembered today for founding the [[Aitchison College]], [[Lahore]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) in 1886. He also played an important role in supporting the earlier establishment of the [[University of the Punjab]] in 1882, on the recommendation of Dr [[Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner]]. Aitchison later also was Chief Commissioner of the British Crown Colony of [[Burma]] from 1878 to 1880. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aitchison, Charles Umpherston}} [[Category:1832 births]] [[Category:1896 deaths]] [[Category:Colonial officials of British India]]