Background
M'MAHON, Arthur Henry was born on November 28, 1862. E. surviving son of Lieutenant-General C. A. M‘Mahon, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Elisabeth, daughter of late Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Head, 93rd Highlanders.
M'MAHON, Arthur Henry was born on November 28, 1862. E. surviving son of Lieutenant-General C. A. M‘Mahon, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Elisabeth, daughter of late Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Head, 93rd Highlanders.
Hailey bury; Royal Military College, Sandhurst (obtained Sword of Honour, 1882).
Joined 8th (The King’s) Regiment, 1883. Entered Indian Staff Corps and joined 1st Sikhs, Punjab Frontier Force, 1885. Entered Punjab Commission, 1887.
Joined Indian Political Department, 1890. Accompanied Kundar and Sherani Expeditions as Political Officer. Pol. Agent, Zhob, 1891 and 1893.
Pol. Agent, Thulchotiali, 1892. Accompanied Durand Mission to Cabul as Pol. Officer, 1893 (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire).
As British Commissioner demarcated boundary between Beluchistan and Afghanistan, 1894-1895-96 (Companion of the Order of the Star of India). Pol. Agent Gilgit, 1897-1898. Pol. Agent, Dir, Swat, and Chitral, 1899-1901.
Revenue and Judicial Commissioner, Beluchistan, 1901-1902. His Britannic Majesty’s Arbitrator on boundary between Persia and Afghanistan in Seistan, and as such served as British Commissioner Seistan Mission, 1903-1904-05 (Knight Commander of the Indian Empire). Chief Officer in charge of the visit of the Amir of Afghanistan to India, 1907.
Created an Afghan Sardar of the First Class, 1907. K. etc.; Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner of Beluchistan since 1905.
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Clubs : United Service, Garrick, Savile; Royal Victoria Yacht.