PLAYFAIR, Alan. Algiers, Vryburg, Cape Province 15.6.1868 — Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia 30.9.1952. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Lambert Playfair (1828–1899) of Madras army and Agnes Rankin Webster (1832–1918). Served as Deputy Commissioner in Assam. Major (1909), then Lieutenant-Colonel. Retired 1921 and moved to Canada. Married 1903 Caroline Gamble Hilda Noad (1875–1959), two sons.
Publications: The Garos. 16+172 p. L. 1909 (on language, customs, laws and folklore).
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