Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Daly, KCSI, KCIE (29 May 1860 – 25 August 1939) was a British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator.
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.
He was also involved in negotiating with the Madras Presidency with regards to sharing the Cauvery River water, on behalf of the Mysore State.
[7] The foundation of the Daly Memorial Hall was laid on 30 August 1916 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore.
The completed Daly Memorial Hall was inaugurated on 25 July 1917 by the Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, Yuvaraja of Mysore.