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Index to Advertisements . . . v
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Abbreviations Used ..... ix
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Biographies ...... 1
Supplementary Biographies ... 1
Indian Honours List .... 11
Obituary . . . . . . .33
Appendices
Precedence in India . . > . . i
Salutes in India ..... xiv
Formal Modes of Addressing Titled Persons, etc. xx
Clubs in India, Burma and Ceylon . . xxvii
Principal London Clubs "... xxxviii
Principal Ladies' Clubs in London . . xli
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PREFACE
In this book an attempt has been made to present the general public
in this country with succinct biographies of most, if not all, living per-
sons who have had a direct connection with India either as officials or
non-officials. In the majority of cases these biographies are based on
materials very kindly furnished by the persons themselves : the rest are
compiled from authoritative sources of information. The main object
kept in view has been to produce a comprehensive work useful to busy
people. Few care to wade through pages of writing to pick out the main
incidents of a notable's life. The British " Who's Who " which has
supplied the model to the Japanese " Who's Who ", and the American
" Who's Who, " is an invaluable work, and covers a field as wide as
the world itself. Its utiHty as a book of reference is beyond praise,
while its general accuracy has been a matter for wonder with most
people who have had occasion to use it. It has many Indian and
Anglo-Indian names included in it, but in the nature of things it cannot
be expected that it can deal with all personages whom India knows
or delights to honour. It is the purpose of the book to fill in this gap.
In its main design it follows that excellent book of reference, and it will
be apparent to those glancing through its p'ages that it covers a wide
ground. The name of almost every man and woman who has worked
or is working for the good of India, in the moral or material, religious
or political spheres has been, it is thought, included in it. Every
endeavour has been made to include the names of all title-holders in
India, but it is possible that owing to non-receipt of replies or from the
paucity of information available, there are occasional omissions. In
the next edition of the Dictionary, it is hoped to make good this short-
coming. A work like this depends very largely for its accuracy and
comprehensiveness on the help that the general public render its Editor.
It is hoped that many more will respond in the years to come to the
appeals for information sent to them. In order to facilitate the work of
giving accurate addresses, a desideratum, in a reference book of this
kind, those sending back proofs will help the Editor very much, in-
deed, if they will add an address or check the one already inserted and
supplement the same with the name of the club or clubs to which they
may belong, so that correspondence may be easily directed to them.
PREFACE
Clubs in India arc very numerous and there are few who do not
belong to one or other of these. To facilitate their work a list of clubs
is included in the appendices printed at the end of this volume to
which reference is solicited.
In the preparation of this boolv, histories of gazetted officers issued
by the Government of India and the various local Governments and
Administrations, and the Feudatory States of India, the India Office
List, Debrett's Baronetage and Peerage, 1914; Dodd's Peerage, 1914;
Who's Who, 1914 ; Sir Roper Lethbridge's The Golden Book of
India ; Air. Buckland's Z)/c^/on«r;j7 of Indian Biography, Whittaker's
Almanac, 1914, and many other official and non-official publications
have been consulted and to publishers and authors of these the Editor
would here express his great indebtedness.
It is inevitable that a work of this kind, passed through the press under
difficulties and during intervals of time snatched from a busy working
day, should contain some typographical errors. The errata issued
will, it is hoped, tend to clear most of these. The Editor craves the
indulgence of the public in this matter. Every practicable suggestion
intended to improve the utility of the book will, the Editor wishes to
add here, receive his best attention when the time comes to issue the
next edition.
In conclusion the Editor would tender his thanks to the many gentle-
men who have helped him in any way in bringing out tfte work. He
would specially thank those who have readily responded to his call for
information. Also, those who have ver}' considerately tendered sugges-
tions to increase the utility of the book. He would also express his
thanks to Messrs. K. V. Raja Rao and T. Raja Rao who have assisted
him in the preparation of the volume and to Mr. L. Swami Rao, b.a.,
in reading the proofs.
The Editor.
Vlll
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Alphabetically Arranged
A.A.G., Assisfcanfc Adjutant General.
A.C.G., Assistant Commissary CJeneral.
A.C.P., Associate of the College of Preceptors.
A.D., (L. Auuo Domini), Year of the Lord.
A.D.C., Aide-de-camp.
A.H., (L. Anno IIcjinB), the Year of the Flight.
A. I.e., Associate of the Institute of Chemistry.
A.K.C., Associate of King's College, London.
A.L.S., Associate of the Linnapan Society.
A.M., (L. Anno Mundi), Year of the ^Yorld : Ante Meridiem.
Before Noon. Ark Mariner.
A.P.S., Associate of the Pharmaceutical Society.
A.Q.M.G., Assistant Quarter Master General.
A.E.A., Associate of the Eoyal Academy.
A.E.S.A., Associate of the Koyal Scottish Academy.
A.S., Adopted son.
A.S.C., Army Service Corps.
h., Born. j
B.A., Bachelor of Arts.
Bart., Baronet.
B.C., Before Christ.
B.C.E., Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
B.C.L., Bachelor of Civil Law.
B.C.S., Bengal Civil Service or Bomhay Civil Service.
B.D., Bachelor of Divinity.
B.L., Bachelor of Law.
B.S.C., Borahay or Bengal Staff Corps. ^
B.Sc, Bachelor of Science.
C, Conservative.
C.A., County Alderman.
Cantab., of Camliridge.
C.B., Companion of the Bath.
C.C, County Councillor.
C.E., Civil Engineer.
C.G-, Commissary General.
Cf. {confer). Compare.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
C.I., Order of the Crown of India.
C.I.E., Companion of the Indian Empire.
C.I.F., Charges, Insurance, Freight.
CM., Master in Surgery.
C.M.G., Companion of Saints Michael and George.
C.S., Civil Service.
C.S.C., Conspicuous Service Cross.
C.S.I., Companion of the Star of India.
C.V.O., Companion of the Eoyal Victorian Order,
d., Daughter.
D.A.A.G., Deputy Assistant Adjutant General.
D-A.Q.M.G., Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General.
D.C.G., Deputy Commissary General.
D.C.L., Doctor of Civil Law.
D.D., Doctor of Divinity.
Dep.> Deputation.
Dep., Department.
D.G.M., District Grand Master-
D.Lit., Doctor of Literature.
D.P.H., Doctor of Public Health.
D.P.W., Department of Public Works.
D. Sc, Doctor of Science.
D.S.O., Distinguished Service Order.
Dt., District.
cduc : Educated.
e.s., Eldest son.
e.d., Eldest daughter.
E.I.C., East India Company.
Etc., &c., Etcetera, and other things.
Et. Seq., (L. et sequeuts), and the following.
Ex. Div., Exclusive of dividend.
Ex, Engr., Executive Engineer.
F.C.A., Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
F.C.H., Fellow of Cooper's Hill College (Engineering).
F.C.P., Fellow of the College of Preceptors.
F.C.S., Fellow of the Chemical Society.
F.G.S., Fellow of the Geological Society.
F.L.S., Fellow of the Linna^an Society.
F.M.U., Fellow of the Madras University.
F.E.A.S., Fellow of the Koyal Astronomical Society.
F.E.C.S., Fellow of the Eoyal College of Surgeons.
F.E.G.S., Fellow of the Eoyal Geographical Society.
F.E.H.S., Fellow of the Eoyal Horticultural Society.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
F.R. Hist. S., Fellow of the Eoyal Historical Society.
F.R.I. B.A., Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
F.R.M.S., Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society.
F.R.P.S., Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Society.
F.R.S.L., Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
F.S.A., Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
F.S.S., Fellow of the Statistical Society.
F.Z.S., Fellow of the Zoological Society.
G.C.B., Grand Cross of the Bath.
G.C.I.E., Grand Commander of the Indian Empire.
G.C.L.H., Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
G.C.M.G., Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George.
G.C.S.I., Grand Commander of the Star of India.
G.C.V.O., Grand Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
G.M., Grand Master.
H.B.M., His or Her Britannic Majesty.
H.E., His or Her Excellency, His Eminence-
H.E.I.C.S., Honourable East India Company's Civil Service.
H.H., His Holiness, His or Her Highness, His Honour.
H.I.H., His, or Her, Imperial Highness.
H.M.S., His, or Her, Majesty's Ship, or Service.
Hon. or Hon'ble, Honourable.
H.P., Horse Power.
H.R.H., His, or Her, Royal Highness.
I.A., Indian Army.
I.C.S., Indian Civil Service.
I.E.E., Institute of Electrical Engineers.
I.M.E., Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
Imp., (L. Imperator, or Imperatrix), Emperor or Empress.
I.M.S., Indian Medical Service.
I.O.G.T., Independent Order of Good T6mplars.
I.S.A., Incorporated Society of Authors.
I.S.C, Indian Staff Corps.
I.S.O., Imperial Service Order.
J.P., Justice of the Peace.
K.C., King's Counsel.
K.C.B., Knight Commander of the Bath.
K.C.I.E., Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.
K.C.M.G., Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George.
K.C.S.I., Knight Commander of the Star of India.
K.C.V.O., Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
K.G., Knight of the Garter.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
K.L.H., Knight of the Legion of Honour.
K.M., Knight of IMalta.
Kt., Knight.
K.P., Knight of St. Patrick.
K.T., Knight of the Thistle : Knight Templar.
L.C.E., Licentiate of Civil Engineering.
L.C.P., Licentiate of the College of Preceptors.
L.D.S., Licentiate in Dental Surgery.
L.I., Light Infantry.
L.L.A., Lady Literate in Arts.
LL.B., Bachelor of Laws.
LL.D., Doctor of Laws.
L.M.S., Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery.
L.R.C.P., Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.
L.R.C.S., Licentiate of the Eoyal College of Surgeons.
L.S., (L. Locus sigilli), place of the seal.
L.T., Licentiate of Teaching.
L.S.A., Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries.
M.A., Master of Arts.
M.B., Bachelor of jNIedicine.
M.C.S., Madras Civil Service.
M.D., Doctor of Medicine.
M.E., Mining Engineer.
M.E.C., Member of Executive Council.
M.I.C.E., Member of thp Institute of Civil Engineers.
M.I.E.E., Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.
M.I.Min.E., Member of the Institute of Mining Engineers.
M.L.C, Member of Legislative Council.
M.L.A., Member of Legislative Association.
M.I.Mech.E., Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
M.M., Master Mason.
M.M.M., Mark Master Mason.
M.P., Member of Parliament.
M.P.S., Member of the Ifharmaceutical Society.
M.R.A.C, Member of the Eoyal Agricultural College.
M.R.A.S., Member of the Royal Asiatic Society.
M.R.C.P., Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
M.R.C.S., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
M.R.C.V.S., Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
M.R.I., Member of the Royal Institution.
M.S.G., Merchant Service Guild (for Captains and Officers of the
Mercantile Marine).
MSS., Manuscripts.
xii
LIST OF ABBREV^IATIONS
Mus. B., Bachelor of Music.
Mus. D., Doctor ol Music.
M.V.O., Member of the Eoyal Victorian Order.
N.B., (L. Nota Bote), mark well.
No., (L. nnviero), number.
N.W.P., North West Province.
NY., New York.
O.M., Order of Merit.
O S., Old Style or only son.
Oxon., of Oxford.
O. Surv. S., Only surviving son.
P. C, Privy Councillor.
P.C.S., Provincial Civil Service.
P.G.M., Provincial Grand Master.
Ph.B., Bachelor of Philosophy.
Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy.
P.M., (L. Post Meridiem), afternoon.
Pro tern., (L. Pro tempore), for the time being.
Presy., Presidency.
P.T.O., Please turnover.
Q.C., Queen's Counsel.
Q.M.G., Quarter Master General.
Q.V , (L. Quod vide), which see.
E.A., Eoyal Academican.
E.A., Eoyal Artillery. Eoyal Arch. ,
E.A.jM., Eoyal Academy of Music.
E.A.M.C., Eoyal Army Medical Corps.
E.AS., Eoyal Agricultural Society.
E.B A., Pioyai Society of British Artists.
E.C.M., Eoyal College of Music.
E.E., Eoval Engineers.
E.I.B.A., Eoyal Institute of British Architects.
E.H.A., Eoyal Horse .\rtillery.
E.M., Eoyal Marine.
E.N.E., Eoyal Naval Eeserve.
E.E.C., Eoyal Eed Cross (Nursing Order).
E.S.I., Eoval Sanitary Institute.
S , Son.
S.J., Society of Jesus (Jesuit).
S.S.C., Solicitor before the Supreme Court (Scotland).
S.W., Senior Warden.
T.O., Turn over.
T.C.D., Trinity College, Dublin.
xiii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
U.K., United Kingdom.
"V.A., Koyal Order of Victory and Albert for ladies.
"V.C., Victoria Cross ; Vice-Chancellor.
V.D., Volunteer Officers' Decoration.
Vis., Vise, Viscount.
Viz. (L. Videlicet), namely.
Vs. (L. Versus) against.
W.M., Worshipful Master.
W.S., Writer to the Signet (Scotland).
y.d.. Younger or Youngest Daughter.
y.s., Younger or Youngest Son.
y., Year.
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Manfcrapravina.
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.. Rao Bahadur (1912)
... Diwan Bahadur (1914)
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.. Law
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THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND IRELAND.
THE SOVEREIGN.
His Most Excellent Majesty our Sovereign Lord George
the fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Domi-
nions Beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith,
Emperor of India.
HIS MAJESTY George Frederick Ernest Albert,
second and only surviving son of His late Majesty King Edward
VII., and of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, born at Marlborough
House, 3rd June, 1865; married at St. James's Palace, 6th July,
1893, H.S.H. Princess Victoria Mary ('"May") Augusta Louisa
Olga Pauline Claudine x\gnes, now Her Majesty Queen Mary
(born 26 May, 1867, Lady of the Most No*lDle Order of the Garter,
has Orders of the Victoria and x\lbert, and Crown of India, Mus.
Doc, LL.D.), only daughter of H.H. the late Francis, Duke of
Teck, and H.R.H. the late Princess Mary of Cambridge.
Duchess of Teck; created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, and
Baron Killarney, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, 1892,
Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, also in the peerage of the
United Kingdom, 9 Nov. 1901; ascended the throne on the death
of his father 6 May, 1910; crowned at Westminster Abbey, 22
•Tune, 1911; entered the Royal Navy, 18^7; Midshipman, 1880 ;
Sub-Lieut. 1881 ; Lieutenant, 1885 ; Commander, 1891 ; Captain,
1893 ; (Personal Naval A. D. C. to Queen Victoria, 1887-1901; to
King Edward, 1901); Rear-Admiral IJan. 1901; Vice-Admiral,
26th June, 1903; Admiral, 1 March, 1907; Admiral of the Fleet, 7th
May, 1910; gazetted General in the Army 1902, Field-Marshal 7th
May, 1910; Field-Marshal in the Prussian Army 16th May, 1911;
Colonel in-Chief 1st and 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards,
10th (Prince of Wale's Own Royal Hussars, King Edward's
Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions Regt.), Duke of Lancaster's
Own, Norfolk (Tlie King's Own Royal Regt.), and Suffolk
(Yeomanry). Royal Regiment of Arfeilleiy, The Honourable
Artillery Company, and 5th London Brigade Royal Field
Artillery (Territorial Force), Royal Malta Artillery, Corps of the
Royal Engineers, Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots
Guards, Irish Guards, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.),
3rd Batt. Th; Prince of Wales's Own (West_ Yorkshire Regt.),
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, The King's Royal'Rifle Corps, The
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Princess Victoria's (Royal
Irish) Fusiliers, Officers Training Corps, 1st Duke of York's Own
Lancers (Skinnner's Horse), 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry.
11th King Edward's own Lancers (Probyn's Horse), 18th King
George's Own Lancers 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry,
38th and 39th King George's Own Central India Horse, 1st King
George's Own Sappers andMiners 14th King George's Own Feroze-
pore Sikhs, 61st King George's Own Pioneers, 102nd King Edward
Own Grenadiers, 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's
Rifles, 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles), TlieMalaun Regt,)
2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), The
Royal Marines, and 8th Isle of Wight Rifles, " Princess Beat-
rice's' ) Battu the Hampshire Regt.; Hon. Comiuanderof the 1st
Dragoon Guards (Germany); Hon. Colonel 8th(Zamora) Infantry
Regt. Sovereign of tlie Orders of the Garter, the Thistle, St.
Patrick, the Bath, the Order of Merit, the star of India
St. Michael and St. Ceorge the India Empire, the Royal,
Victorian, Distinguished Service, and Imperial Service ; Sovei'e-
ign and Patron of the Order of the Hospital of St. Jerusalum in
England, and of the Order of Mercy; has received the Orders of
the Black Eagle of Prussia, the Golden Fleece of Spain, St.
Andrew of Russia, Grand Cordon of the Osmanieh, the Haned-
ani Ali Osraan, and the Murassa .Initias of Turkey, the Annun-
ciata of Italy, the White Elephant of Denmark, the Seraphim of
Sweden, the Legion of Honour, and many other Foreign Orders;
an Elder Brother of the . Corporation of Trinity House (formerly
Master); President of many Societies, Colleges, etc.. and Patron
of many Institutions; installed Chancellor of the University of
the Cape of Good Hope, 1901, and of the University of Wales
1902: Hon. D.C.L. Oxford, LL.D. Cambridge, and many other
Universities, F.R.S.; was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1905-7;
Bencher of Lincoln's Inn 1892, Treasurer 1904; Trustee of the
British Museum; High Steward of Reading and Plymouth; and
Member of the Royal Commission on Food Supply in War-time
1903, etc. Visited India as Prince of Wales in 1906 and person-
ally presided over the Durbar at Delhi in 1911, as King-Emperor.
Address : Windsor Castle, Berkshire ; Buckingham Palace, S.W.;
Balmoral Castle, Scotland; Sandringham, Norfolk. Chibs : United
Service, Marlborough, etc.
His Majesty has had issue —
H. R. H. Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew
Patrick David, K. G.. created Prince of Wales and Earl of
Ciiester bv Letters Patent under tlie Great Seal, 23rd June 1901,
HEIR APPARENT TO THE CROWN, Dnhe of Cormvall in the
Peerage of England {l^^l) , Duke of Bothesay, Earl of Carrich,
Baron of Benfreic, Lord of the Isles, and Great Stexvard of Scotland,
in the Peerage of Scotland (1469), Duke of Saxony, and Prince
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ; Born at White Lodge, Sheen, 23rd
June, 1894; a Naval Cadet 1907-11, midshipman 1911-12 ; an
undergraduate of Magdalen Coll., Oxford, 1912; has received the
orders of the Golden Fleece and the Legion of Honour ; proceeded
to the Front in the great continental war and appointed A. D.
C. to Genrl. Sir John French, 1914.
H. R. H. Prince Albert Frederick Artliur George. Born 14th
Dec. 1895; is a Naval Cadet.
H. R. H. Prirnce Henry Willam Frederick x41hert. Born
31st Mar. 1900.
H. R. H. Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund. Born
20th Dec. 1902.
H. R. H- Prince John Charles FraAcis. Born 12th July.
1905.
H. R. H. I^rincess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary. Born
25th Apr. 1897.
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, eldest
daughter of Christian IX., King of Denmark (who died Jan. 29th,
1906), Lady of the Garter, and of the Orders of Victoria and Albert
and Crown of India, Lady of Justice of the Order of the Hospital
of St. John of Jerusalem in England, R.R.C., Governor of St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, President of the Nursing Board, Queen
zVlexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, and of the Terri-
torial Force Nursing Service Advisory Council, etc. Born 1st
Deceml^er, 1844 : M. lOtli Marcli, 1863, His late Majesty King
Edward VII. ; became Queen Consort and Empress of India
on liis accession, 22nd January, 1901. Address : Sandringham,
Norfolk.
HIS MAJESTY'S BEOTHERS, SISTERS,
NEPHEWS AND NIECES.
H. R. H. the late Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward of
Wales, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Earl of Athlone, K.G.,
K.P., LL.D. Born 1864; died 1892.
H.R.H. Princess Louiss Victoria Alexandra Dagmar, V.A.,
C.I., Princess Royal. Born 20 Feb. 1867, M. 27th July 1889,,
Alexander WilHam. George, 1st Duke of Fife, K.G., K.T., G.C.
V.O.,P.C., (d. 1912).
Issue —
H.H. Princess Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise,
Duchess of Fife.
H.H. Princess Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha
of Fife. Born 3 April, 1893.
H.R.H. Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, V.A., C.I. ;
a Lady of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in
England. Born 6th July, 1868.
H.M. the Queen of Norway (H.R.H. Maud Charlotte Mary
Victoria). Born 26 Nov., 1869; 3/. 22nd July, 1896, H.R.H.
Prince Charles of Denmark, who was elected King of Norway
1905, and ascended that throne under the name of King Haakon
(or Haco) VII.; Hon. Admiral in British Navy, Hon. Col. Norfolk
Yeom. ; K.G. 1906. (i.C.B., G.C.V.O. Address :— Royal Castle,
Christiania ; King George's Palace, Bredgade, Copenhagen.
Issue —
H.R.H. Prince Olaf of Norway (Prince Alexander Edward
Christian Frederick of Denmark), b. 2 July, 1903.
The late Prince Alexander John Charles Albert, born 6th
April, 1874 : died 7 April, 1871, "
HIS MAJESTY'S UNCLES, AUNTS, AND COUSINS.
H.R.H. the late Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (died 1900,)
Duke of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, and Earl of
Kent and of Ulster. Born, 1844 ; ill. 1874, H.I.H. the Grand
Duchess Marie Alexandrovna (born 1853), V.A., C.I., Grand
Duchess of Russia, only dau. of Alexandra II., Emperor of Russia.
Had issue —
H. R. H. Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert,
Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Col)urg-Gotha. Born, 1874 : died,
1899.
Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria, V.A., C.I. Born, 1875 ;
M. 1893, H. R. H. Prince Ferdinand of Roumania, G. C. B.,
and lias living two sons and two daughters.
Princess Victoria ^felita, V.A., C.I. Born. 1876 ; if. 1st,
1894, her cousin, the Grand Duke of Hesse (see below) (ma]',
dissolv. 1901 ; 2nd Oct. 1905, H. I. H. the Grand Duke Cyril of
Russia, and has one daughter.
Princess Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria, V.A., C.I. Born,
1878 ; M. -^896, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,
Regent of Sax'e-Coburg-Gotha, and has living one son and three
daughters.
Princess Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria. Born 1884 : M.
1909, Alfonso, Infante of Spain.
H. R. H. Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, K.G., K.T.,
K.P., P.C, G.C.B., G.C.S.I,, G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.A^O.,
D.C.L., L.L.D., Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of
Sussex, Duke of Saxony, and Prince of Saxe-Cohurg-Gotha
(renounced succession 1899). Born 1st May, 1860 ; M.
1879, H. R. H. Prin:;ess Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria
Agnes (born 1860), V.A., C.I., a Lady of Justice of the Order of
St. John of Jerusalem, R.R.C., dau. of Prince Frederick Charles
of Prussia ; entered R.E., 1868, R.A., 1878, Ritie Brigade 1869 ;
became gen. 1893, field-marshal 1902 ; com. of forces in Ireland
1900-1904 ; Insp.-Gen. of Forces 1904'-1907 ; Com, -in-chief.
Mediterranean Forces, and High Commissioner in the Medi-
terranean 1907-9; Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada
since 1911 ; President of tlie Selection Board, and 3rd Army
Corps 1901-4 ; col. -in-chief Inniskilling Dragoons, Highland
Light Infantry, Roy. Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Bgd., 13th Duke
of Connaught's Lancers, 32st Duke of Connaught's Own
Lancers. 7th Duke of Connauglit's Own Rajputs, 129th Duke of
Connaught's Own Baluchis ; col. Grenadier Guards; col Army
Service Corps : hon. col. South Irisli Horse, Royal E. Kent
Yomanry. 6th batt. Hampshire regt., 3rd batt. The Queen's Own
(Royal West Kent regt.) 3rd and 4th batt. Highland Liglit
Infantry, 18th batt. The London regt. (London Irish rides) ;
Chief Personal A.D.C. to the King, formerly Chief Personal A.D.
C. to King Edward VII. ; Grand Master of the freemasons of
England 1901 ; Great Master of the Bath 1901 ; Grand Prior of
the Order of St. John of Jerusalem since 1910 ; Great Prior of
Ireland ; Ranger of l']pping Forest; President Institute of Volun-
teer Commanding Ollicers 1906 ; President Duke of York's Roval
Military School ; Master of the Ti-inity House since 1910 ; a
Kuight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain), of the Black
Eagle (Germany) ; has Orders of St. Andrew (Russia), St. Stephen
(Austria), the Anunziata (Italy), the Elephant (Denmark), the
Osmanli (Turkey), the Tower and Sword (Portugal), the Chrysan-
themum (Japan), Military Merit (of Spain and Prussia), Medjldie
(2nd cl.), and the grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Address —
Bagshot Park, Surrey ; Clarence House, St. James's, London, S.
W. Has issue —
H.R.H. Prince Arthur Freperick Patrick Alhert, K. G., G.C.
Y.O.. P.C. (1910) Born 1883 : ed, at Eton and R.M.C. Sand-
luu-st; capt. 2nd DragoQns 1907: personal A.D.C. to the King",
late persoal A.D.C. to King Edward VII ;apptd. head of special
mission to invest the Emperor of Japan with Order of Garter,
1905 : has Royal Victorian Chain, 1906 ; also Order of Black
Eagle of Prussia, and Grand Cross of Order of Charles III.
of Spain ; is Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem in
England.
H. R. H. Princess Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte
Norah, V. A. C. I. Ladv of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem in
England. Born 1882"^; mar June 15th. 1905, H.R.H. Prince
Oscar Frederick William Olaf Gustavus Adolphus, Duke of
Schonen [or Scanial . G.C.B., G.C.V.O., now Crown Prince of
Sweden, and has three sons.
r
H. R. H. Princess Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth, C.I.
Born 1886 ; a Lady of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jeru-
salem in England 1910.
H. R. H. the late Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert.
K.G., Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow,
Born 1853 ; mar. 1882, H.S.H. Princess Helen Frederica Auguste
(R.R.C., has the Order of the Leauge of Mercy), dau. of the late
Reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyriuont ; died 1884, leaving
issue — '
H.R.H. Prince Leopold Charles Edward George Albert,
Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Born 19th July, 1884 ;
mar. 11th Oct. 1905, H.H. Princess Victoria Adelaide Helena
Louise Frederika of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderbuz-g-Glucksburg ;
succeeded at his birth to his father's titles, and succeeded his
uncle, 1900, as Reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of
Julich, Cleve, and Berg, Langrave in Thuringen, Margrave of
Meissen, Count of Henneberg, Count von der Mark and Ravens-
herg, and Lord of Rawenstein and Tonna ; ed. at Eton and
vu
Postdam ; Col. -in-Chief Seaforth Higlilanders, Address: The
Palace, Coburg ; The Schloss, Eeichardsbiunn, and Schloss
FiienenstiMn, Gotha ; Clareraont, Pusher, Surrey. Has two sons
and two daughters.
H. E. H. Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline,
V.A., Lady of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem in England, and
Lady Grand Pres. of League of Mercy. Born 1883. Married
190i H.S.H' Prince Alexander Augustus F.W.A.G. of Teck,
G.A.V.O., D.S.O.
H. L H. the late Princess Victoi'ia Adelaide Mary [.ouisa
(the Dowager Empress and Queen Frederick of Germany and
Prussia, and Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland).
Boi-n 1840 ; mar. 1858, Prince Frederick William Nicholas Char-
les of Prussia (afterwards German Emi)eror ai:d King of I'russia
<lied 1888) ; died 1901, having liad issue-
Prince Frederick William Victor Albert, K. G., G. C. V. ().
(German Emperor and King of Prussia). Born, 1859 : Hon.
Admiral of the Fleet, 1889 ; Field-Marshal in British Army, and
Colonel-in Chief, 1st Eoyal Dragoons : succeeded his father,
M. 1881, Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-
1888 ; Sonderburg-.\ugustenburg, and has living six sons and
•one daughter.
Prince Albert William Plenry, K. G.,,,G. C. B., Hon. .\dmi-
ral of the British Navy. Born, 1862 ; 'm. 1888, his cousin
Princess Irene of Hesse V. A., and has living two sons.
Princess Victoria Elizabeth Augusta Charlotte, V. A., C. I.
Boi-n, 18G0: M. 1878, Bernard, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-
Meiningen, G. C. B., and has living one daughter.
I'rincess Frederika Wilhelmina Amelia Victoria, V. .\.
Born, 1806: M. 1890, H. S. H. Adolphe of Schaumburg-Lip|)e,
■G. C. B.
Princess Sophia Dorothea Ulrika Alice, V. A. Born, 1870;
M. 1899, the Duke of Sparta (Crown Prince of the Hellenes),
G. C. B., and has living three sons and two daughters.
Princess Margaret Beatrice Ferodora. Born, 1872 ; M.
1893, Prince Frederick Charies of Hesse, G. C. B., and has
living six sons.
H.R.H. the late Princess Alice. Born, 1843: M. 1S(;2.
H.E.H. Frederick William Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (ho died.
1892); died 1878, leaving issue—
Prince Ei-nesfc Louise Charles Albert William, K.G..G.C.B.,
Grand Duke of Hesse. Born, 1868; succeeded T892; M. 1894.
Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (see above): 2nd. 1903,
Eleanor Ernestine Marie, of Solms-Hohensomls-Lich, and has-
living a son and daughter.
Princess Victoria Alberta Elizabeth Matilda Mary. Born,
1863 ; M. 1884, Prince Louis of Battenberg (vide Battenberg
in Part I.), G. C. B., E. N.. and has living two sons and two
daughters.
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Luise Alice, V.A. Born, 1864 ;
M. 1894, the Grand Duke Serge of Eussia, G.C.B., wlio was
assasinated 1905.
Princess Irene Marie Luise Anna. Born, 1866; M. 1888,
Prince Henry of Prussia.
Princess Alix Victoria Alice Helena Luise Beatrix (Alexan-
dra Feodorovna), V.A. Born 1872; M. 1894, H.I.M. Nicholas XL,
Emperor of all the Eussias, K.G., Hon. Admiral of the Fleet,.
1908, and has living one son and four daughters.
H.E.H. Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess of the United
Kingdom, V.A., C.I., E.E.C. Born, 1846; M. 1866, H.E.H.
Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-
Holstein, K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O.: gen. in the British Array; Personal
A.D.C. to the King sin»3 1910: hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1910. Address;
— Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park. Has had issue —
The late Prince Chrisitan Victor Albert Ludwig Ernest
Anton, G.C.B., G.C.V.O. D.S.O.; Capt. and brevat-maj. King's
Eoyal Eifie Corps; died at Pretoria of fever contracted on service
in the South African war, 1900.
(.
Prince Albert John Charles Frederick Alfred George, G.C.B.,
G.C.V.O.: Capt. in Prussian Hussars of the Guard. Born 1869.
Princess Victoria Marie Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia.
Helena, V.A., C.I., E.E.C. and has Order of Mercy. Born, 1870,
Princess Franziska Josepha Louise Auguste Marie Christiana
Helena, V.A., C.I. Born, 1872; M. 1891, H.H. Prince Aribert of
Anhalt, G.C.B. (marriage dissolved, 1900).
H.E.H. Louise Caroline Alberta, Princess of the United
Kingdom, Duchess of Argyll, V.A., G.I., E.E.C. Born, 1848 ; M.
1871, the Marquis of Lome, K.T., G.C.M.G., eldest son of the
1st Duke of Argyll, who succeeded his father, 1900.
H.R.H. Beatrice M<iry Victoria Feodoie, L'lincess of the
United Kingdom. \.X.. C.I., R.R.C., Governoi- of tlie Isle of
Weight, L.L.D., (Glasgow Univ.). Born, 1857 ; M. 1885, Piince
Henry Maurice of Battenl)erg, K.G., P.C., who died of fever con-
tracted during Ashanii Exped. 1896. Address : Osborne Cot-
tage, Isle of Weight : Kensington Palace. Issue —
Prince Alexander Albert, G.C.V.O. 1911 ; K.C.V.O. 1910.
Born, 1886: late midsliipnian, R.N.; 2nd lieut. (iieiiiidier Guards,
1909.
Prince Leopold Artiuir, Louis, K.C.V.O. 1911. Born, 1889:
lieutenant, King's Pto\ . RiHe Corps since 1912.
Prince Maurice Victor Donald, K.C.V.O. 1910. J^orn, 1891.
2ud Ijieut, King's Roy. RiHe Corps since 1911
Princess Victoria I'Aigenie Julia Kna, Queen Nicloria iMige-
iiie of Spain 'H.R.H. bv Roval connnand, Apr. 8i-d, 1906). Boin
1887, M. 1908, H.M. King Alfonso XIII. of Spain, K.G., G.C.V
O., General in tiie ]^)ritish Army, Col-in Chief, Kith Lancers ; has
two sons and two daus.. Prince of Asturias, b. lOlh Ma>, 1907 :
Prince Jaime, b. 33rd June, 1908 ; Princess Beatrice, h. 22nd
June, 1949 ; Piincess Maria Cristina, i). 12th Dec. 1911.
THE
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
A
Abbas Ali Baig, Mirza, ^Member of
the Council of India, London ;
born, 1859 ; Educated at Wilson
College, Bombay, where he graduat-
ed heading the list of successful
candidates from the College. His
first appointment in government
service was that of Spacial
Inspecting Officer for Mahom-
madan Eductional Institutions
in the Central and Southern
Divisions of the Bombay Presi-
dency, including the city of
Bombay ; Minister, Janjira State,
Assistant Collector, Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, Special Commissioner
for settling Hindu-Mahommedau
disputes of Somnath Pattan ;
Presidency IVIagistrate, Bombay;
Oriental Translator, Bombay ;
Rej)orter on the Native Press ;
Registrar of Indian Publications,
and Secretary to the Civil and j\Iili-
tary Examination Boards. Trans-
ferred to foreign service as Dewan
of Junagadh, the premier State in
Kathiawar, 190G; he distinguished
himself by introducing many
important reforms in the different
branches of the administration of
this state ; appointed Member of
the India Council in succession to
Nawab Imad-ul-Mulk Sycd Hussa-
in Bilgrami, 1910. Address: India
Office, London.
Abbott,Col. Herbert Edward Stacey.
D. S. 0., Born 1S55. S. of General
H. E. S. Abbott, Bengal Infantry ;
B. Calcutta, Gth April, 1855; M,
1881, Mary. D. of Thomas Aveliug
Rochester, Kent ; one S, one D. ;
educated at St. Elizabeth College,
Guernsey, and R.M.A. Woolwich ;
R. E. entered the Army, 1S74 ;
Served in India in the Afghan War,
1878-80'; P.W.D., Punjab; Hazara
expedition 1888 ; Under-Secretarv,
P. W. D., Punjab; Chitral Relief
Force, 1895 ; Ofg. Chief Engineer,
Punjab, P.W.D., 1903-04; D.S.O.,
1896. Recreation : cricket, shoot,
ing, Golf. Address : Parkhill,
Baghohot.
Abbot, J.H. Hon. Mr. ; nominated
non-official Member, Imperial
Lcgislafiive Council ; President,
Anglo-Indian Empire League; has
taken great interest in the .\nglo-
Indian cause ; has toured and lec-
tured extensively through India in
connection with it.
Abdul Aziz Lari Khan Saheb,
Vakil; Managing Director of the
Kasia Co-operative Bank: Bar-at-
Law, 1864 ; son of Maulvi Sheikh
IMokkarain Ali ; commenced prac-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ABDUL AZIZ Labi Khan Saheb.
tice in 1885: has taken interest
in several public movements,
started Kasia Central Co-operative
Bank, 1902. Served during the
famine of 1908. Publication : —
Commentary in Urdu on the Agra
Tenancy Act. Address : Kasia,
Gorakhpur, U.P.
Abdul Ghaffur Khan, Nawab,
Khan Bahadur. Khan of Tesi ;
KhanBahadur ; 1897, Nawab, 1911.
Address : Tesi, Kohat District,
North- Western Frontier.
Abdul Ghain Khan Sahib ; possess-
es landed property in Bhanga,
Nagarkhanda and twenty-two other
villages scattered throughout the
province ; is Secretary of the Anju-
man-i-Islamia of Faridpur ; Secre-
• tary of the Faridpur Co-operative
Urban Bank ; greatly interested in
the cause of Mahommedan edu-
cation ; "Khan Sahib," 1910.
Address : Nurpur Bhanga, Farid-
pur, Bengal.
Abdul Hakim Shams-ul-Ulema(1903)
Professor of the Oriental College,
Lahore ; Fellow of thd Punjab
University. Address : Lahore.
Abdul Karim Khan, Nawab of
Bastinagar; born, 1877; succeed-
ed to title, 1903 ; the founder of
the estate was Nawab Dildar Khan,
the third son of Nawab Diler Khan,
who built the city of Shahjahanpur
and acquired a large Jagir in the
Shahabad and Sara Parganas
during the reign of Aurangazib.
In 1871, the holder of the estate
having died without male issue,
it descended to his widow Begum
Amanat Fatima ; the Begum died
in 1903, and bequeathed the estate
to her sister's son Abdul Karim
Khan ; the title was deemed to
have lapsed in default of direct
succession, but it was restored in
1907 on the representation of the
British Lidian Association. The
estate comprises 29 villages and
6 shares in Hardoi. Address :
Bastinagar, Hardoi.
Abdul Khadir Maulvi, Khan Sahib,
J. P. : born, 1847 ; did much
to alleviate the sufferings of the
people in the plague scare of
1897-98 ; connected with several
public bodies in the capacity
of President, Vice-President or
Secretary. Title conferred, 1899.
Address : Surat.
Abdul Majid, Syed, also knoivn as
Manju Meah Sahib, Khan Baha-
dur (1894); Hakim; born, 1854,
of a respectable family of Hakims
(Indian physicians) ; educated in
the High School at Cuddapah ;
Secretary. Cuddapah Moham-
medan Club ; Member of the
Society of Arts, London ; Member
of the Taluk and District Boards of
Cuddapah. Address : Cuddapah,
Madras Presidency.
Abdul Muzaffar Abdul Ali Khan,
Khan Sahib, Special Sub-Regis-
trar ; born 12th July, 1868 ; edu-
cated at Mymensingh, Dacca, and
Calcutta Presidency College ; Son
of jMauhd Khazi Afsulali Khan ;
entered Government service, 1898.
Special Sub-Registrar in charge
of Mymensingh District, 1907.
Recreation : Riding. Address :
<■ Mymensingh, Bengal.
Abdul Rahiman, Hon : Mr. Wapi-
chi Marcayar, jMahommedan
member, Ceylon Legislative Coun-
cil ; nominated 1912.
Abdul Rasul, Moulvi, Bar-at-Law,
Calcutta ; Son of I\Ioulvi (xhulam
Rasul, a Zemindar of Guniauk,
in the district of Tippera. Born,
1872 ; Educated at Kishoreganj ;
matriculated from the Government
school at Dacca, 1888 ; when he
was barely seventeen years old.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ABDUL RasUL.
went to England : after a short
period of study at Liverpool, join-
ed the King's College. London ;
matriculated at Oxford. 189-2; took
B.A. degree from St. John's Col-
lege, Oxford, 1896: M.A.. 1898;
called to the Bar (Middle Temple)
1898; also took the B.C.L., being
the first Bengali to obtain that
degree. Returned to India at the
close of 1898: enrolled as a Barrister
of the Calcutta High Court, 1899;
enjoys a lucrative practice on
the Appellate Side; Head Examiner
in English for the Calcutta En-
trance examination from 1899 to
1902 ; also an examiner for the
Calcutta B.L. examination ; has
tried tc bring his co-religionists in-
to line with Hindus so far as poli-
tical matters are concerned and to
check polygamy among Mahom-
medans ; President of the Bengal
Provincial Conference held at
Barisal. Address : High Court,
Calcutta.
Abdul Wajid, Chowdhry, Khan
Bahadur ; son of Sheik Zia-ul-lah
Chowdhry, a descendant of the
Mahipur Zemindars ; born, 1857 ;
educated at the zillah school,
Rangpur; has founded a school,
a charitable dispensary and a
^ladrassa; Honorary Magistrate
and ^Member of the District and
Muncipal Boards ; Khan Bahadur,
1898. Address: ]\Iahipur, Rangpur,
Bengal.
Abdulla Yusuf All. :\r.A., LL.M.,
M.R.A.S., I.C.S., Bar-at-Law,
Deputy Commissioner U.P.; an
Arab by descent ; son of Sheik
Yusuf Ali Shuja-ud-Din, Khan
Bahadur,- well-known in Surat ;
educated in Bombay ; passed B.A.
in the first division, gaining a
special prize for Latin ; obtained
a Government scholarship, went
to England, took his M.A. and
LL.M., degrees ; called to the Bar
(Lincoln's Inn.) ; appeared for
the I.C.S. and headed the list
of successful candidates ; returned
to India, 1896 ; Assi-stant
Collector and Magistrate of
Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, &c.;
Deputy Commissioner, 1910 ; well
versed in Urdu, Hindi Gujrati.
Marathi, Persian, Sanskrit, and
French and owns a large private
library. Publications: "Life and
Labour of the People of India" and
a ]\Ionograph on " Silk IManufac-
ture." Address : Hamirpur,
U.P.
Abdur Rahim, M.A., Bar-at-Law,
Judge, High Court, INIadras ; born
1867 ; Tagore Professor of Law
Calcutta, 1907, Lectures on the
principles of !\Iohammadan Law
according to Hanifite, Shafite,
Malikite and Hombalite Schools
of Law ; Puisne Judge, Madras
High Court, 1908 ; Member, Royal
Commission on Public Services,
1912. Out of India.
Abdur Raliman, A. F. :\r., Nawab,
Khan Bahadur, Bar-at-Law;
Second Judge, Court of Small
Causes, Calcutta ; MeraVjer of the
Zoological Gardens' Committee,
Calcutta; appointed to present
post, 1908. "Khan Bahadur"
.'ind "Nawab" 1898 and 1907.
rublication: "Institutes of
IMohammedan Law." Address: 16,
Taltotta Bazar Street, Calcutta;
also, Rajapur, Faridpur, Bengal.
Abdus Sobhan Chowdhry, Nawab ;
owns extensive landed property in
the district of Bogra in Bengal and
also in Behar; founder of the Tah-
wmissia Female Hospital; hiseldest
son, Saiyid .\ltaf Ali Chowdhri is
the heir to the estate ; Honorary
^Magistrate, Bogra; Nawab, 1803.
Address : Bogra, Bengal.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AKDUS SOBHAN.
Abdus Sobhan, Nawabzada Abul
Khair, Khan Bahadur ; second
son of late Nawab Bahadur
Abdul Latif, Khan Bahadur, C. I.
E. ; born, 1859; educated at the
Madrassa and the Presidency
College, Calcutta, and entered
Government service in 1884 ;
founder of many social clubs in
various parts of Bengal, the latest
of them being the Faridpur Social
Club ; Khan Bahadur, 1908. Ad-
dress: Faridpur, Bengal.
Abraham Pandithar. Rao Sahib ;
born 18G0 ; privately educated ;
founded an experimental farm,
which has been a great success;
Fellow of the Royal Society of
Arts, London ; Member of the
Madura Tamil Sangam ; Member
of the ]\Iuuicipal and Taluk Boards
and Hospital Committee, Tanjore;
Governor of the Victoria Caste and
Gosha Hospital, Madras ; Hono-
rary Visitor of the Government
Agricultural College, Coimbatore
and Tanjore ; and Ayurvedic
Medical Practitioner, Tanjore ;
title conferred, June 1909. Publi-
cations : " Karunaiiaritha Sagara
Thirattu" (a book on Hindu jMusic)
Address : Karunanitha IMedical
Hall, Tanjore, Madras Presidency.
Abrahams, Lionel, C.B. Financial
Secretary, India Office, since 1902;
born, 1869 ; educated at City of
London School ; scholar of Balliol
College, Oxford ; Arnold Prizeman,
189-1 ; entered India office, 1893 ;
Assistant Financial Secretary,
1901 ; Financial Secretarv, 1902 ;
C.B. 1908 ; has contributed to the
Dictionary of Political Economy;
gave evidence before the Indian
Finance and Currency Committee,
1913-4. Author of "The Expulsion
of the Jews from E ngland in 1290. ' '
Recreation : Collecting Books .
Address: 18, Rorchester Terrace,
W.; India Office, S.W. Club: East
India United Service.
Abu Jafar, Saiyid, Raja of Pirpur;
born 1872 and succeeded, 1894.
Well versed in Arabic literature and
philosophy, having studied them
in Arabia; privately educated in
English at Pirpur; has had to face a
protracted litigation with another
branch of the family, who disputed
his succession to the estate. In
consultation with and under the
advice of late Sir John Woodburn.
effected a compromise with his
opponents, by making over to them
a third of the estate and 4^
lakhs of rupees in cash ; has
largely improved his estate ; has
established the Jafna School, where
free education is given ; has con-
tributed Rs. 20,000 to the Muslim
University and spends a sum of Rs.
(3,000) a year on poor students ;
has contributed liberally to the
Lady Dufferin Fund and has built
and endowed a Students' Boarding
House at Tanda ; family is said
to have bee)i founded by one Saiyid
Suleman, a merchant of Khorassan
who came to Oudh in 1403 and
married one of the Saiyids of Itra-
ura; his descendants were holding
the office of Chaudhri in the par-
gana of Akbarpur in the days of
Emperor Akbar ; the estate com-
prised of no less than 645 villages
in 1819 when it came into the pos-
session of jNIir Kasim Ali. Shortly
afterwards through the influence of
' the Court of Oudh, Ghalib Jang,
the Nazim, obtained a firman and
took possession of the whole estate.
With the help of the British Resi-
dent then stationed at Lucknow,
INIir Kasim Ali soon regained en-
tire possession of the whole of his
estate. Address : Pirpur, Akbar-
pur Tahsil, Fyzabad, U. P.
Abul Hasankhan, Raja of Painte-
pure and Bilahra ; born, 1888;
succeeded to title, 1904 ; Raja is
of the same family as that of
Mahmudabad ; Mazhar Ali Khan
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ABUL HASANKHAN.
obtained as his share of property
the estate of Bilahra, which in
course of time was conveyed to
Raja Ibad Ali Khan, who died in
1870 and was succeeded by his
son Raja ^luhammad Kazim
Husain Khan, who again left it to
the present holder ; the estate
comprises of 43 villages and
7 pattis in Sitapur, 37 villages, 8
niahals and 3 pattis in Bara Banki
and one mahal in Lucknow, paying
a revenue of Rs. 185 ; title of Raja
was made hereditary in 1877.
Address : Paintepur, Sitapur,
Bilahra, Bara Banki, U. P.
Acharji. Satis Chandra, I\I. A., Ph.
D. , ]\Iahamahopadhyaya, Principal,
Government Sanskrit College,
Calcutta ; otherwise known as Satis
Chandra Vidyabhushan ; born,
1870 ; graduated at the Calcutta
University being the first to obtain
the University Gold Medal for Pali
at the M..A. examination ; depu-
ted b}' Governnient to co-operate
in the compilation of the Tibetan-
Sanskrit English Dictionary, 1897;
deputed to accompany the Tashi
Lama on his tour in India 1905 ;
on deputation in Ceylon and
Benares, studying the methods of
imparting Buddhist learning. 1909-
1910 ; gi-eat Oriental Scholar ;
has served in the Presidency
College, Calcutta; Author and>
Editor of many valuable works in
Sanskrit, Tibetan, Pali, Bengali and
English. The Calcutta University
has conferred the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy on him in recognition
of his original researches in the
field of Jaina and Buddhist logic;
Mahamahopadhyaya, 1906. Ad-
dress : Calcutta.
Adami, Leonard Christian, I.C.S.,
^lembcv of the Lr^islativc Council,
Bihar and Orissa-. 1913. Address:
Bankipur.
Adamji Peerbhai Rafiuddin, born
at Doragi, 1846 ; came over to
Bombay in his 17th 3'ear and there
became a Government Contractor;
started an industry in tanning ;
supplies boots and leather to
the Madras and Bombay Com-
mands ; has endowed many
charities, one of them being
in Mecca : was Sheriff for
the city of Bombay (1897-98) ; is
the owner of a mill at Tardeo near
Bombay ; has projected the May
Teheran Branch Railway, the only
Railway undertaking in India
projected by an Indian without any
guarantee either fi-om the Govern-
mei^t or from the principal railway
Companies. J.ddress: Bombay.
Adinarayana Ayya, M., Diwan
Bahadur ; born, 1867 ; entered
Government service in the office of
the Revenue Board, Madras,
1867 ; became Registrar, then
Assistant Commissioner and finally
Deputy Commissioner, Settlement
Department, in which capacity he
retired in March 1902 ; is actively
connected with all Indian public
movements, his zeal for Social Re-
form and industrial regeneration
of India being well known. Owns
landed property in Sladras and
Chingleput ; till recently he was
one of the nominated members in
the JMadras Legislative Council.
Address: Tondiarpett, IMadras.
Aga Khan, His Highness Aga Sul-
thanl/iohamrnad Shah, Cr.C.l.E.;
born, 1875; sou of the late
Aga Khan, one of the claimants
to the throne of Persia ; claims\
descent in direct line from Ali, the
first Iman of the Shiah sect of
Z^Iohammedans ; his ancestors
were rulers of Egypt for many
centuries. The British Government
offered an asylum to his father and
granted to him a pension of
Rs. 10,000 a month, which is
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AG A Khan.
being continued to His Highness.
Received his education in Persian
from his mother, who was a Pcr-
sion scholar of no mean repute ;
placed under Mr. John Kenny of
Bombay, to receive his English
education; head of the INIauli or
Ismaili sect of Mohammedans,
who are represented in Bombay by
the Khoja Community. Every
member of this community subs-
cribes one-tenth of his income
for maintaining his status and dig-
nity ; has adherants also in Central
Asia and East Africa ; headed the
Moslem deputation to the Viceroy,
for the discussion of the question
of separate representation of
.]\Ioslems on the Supreme Council,
1906; leading member in the move-
ment for the establishment of a
Mahommedan University , for which
he made an extensive tour through
India for the pirrpose of collecting
funds; guest of the British nation
at the Coronation of King-Emperor
Edward VII, 1902. In memory of
his revered father, has founded the
Aga Khan Memorial European
Scholarship Fund, foi*" providing
selected Mahommedan students
with a post graduate course in
Europe ; personal tide of His
Highness conferred, 1S86 ; K.C.
I. E., 1898 and G.C.I.E., 1902;
Prussian Order of the Royal
Crown, 1901 ; Brilliant Star' of
Zanzibar, 1900; has travelled a
great deal; offered to serve as a
sepoy in the European War,
1914. Recreations: Golf, IMotor-
ing. Cycling and travel. Address:
Aga Hall, Bombay. Club Marlbor-
rough, Bombay.
Agnew, the Hon ble Mr. P. D.
Temporary Additional Judge, Chief
Court, Punjab. Address : Lahore.
Ahmed Abdul Aziz Khan, Khan
Bahadur, Shams-ul-ulema, Nawab
Aziz Jang. Retired 1st Taluqdar,
6
Hyderabad ; Member of Hyderabad
Municipal Board ; elected Presi-
dent ; nominated Llember of the
Hyderabad Legislative Council ;
has acted as Editor of Aziz-ul-
Akbar ; Associated INIember of
Bengal Asiatic Society ; title of
Khan Bahadur bestowed by the
Nizam's Government and that of
Nawab and Shams-ul-ulema by
the British. Publications : Com-
mentaries on the Revenue Act;
]\Iahabub-ul-Lier ; History of
Hyderabad ; Fulahtun Nakl ; Date
Palm in India and Arsaful Lugah
(Persian Dictionary). Address:
Hyderabad, Deccan.
Ahmed Bin Fadthi, Sultan Sir, K.
C.S.I. , Sultan of Lahej ; a des-
cendant of a Chief from the coast
of Arabia, who is said to have come
over about the year 1038 and to
have seized Aden and remained
there until driven out in 1137; one
of the descendants, Abdali Sultan,
again took possession of it in 1735;
it continued in the possession of
the Lahej family till its capture by
the British in 1839 ; the present
Chief is in receipt of the pensioii
granted to the original holder :
enjoys a personal salute of 11
guns, the usual salute being 9 guns;
created K.C. S.I. in 1901. Address:
Aden .
Ahmed Husein. M.A., B.L., C.S.I.,
Private Secretary to H.H. the
Nizam; Invested with the insignia
of C.S.I, at the Durbar of 1911.
Adxlress : Hyderabad, Deccan.
Ahmed Husain Khan, Khan Baha-
dur, of Pariawan ; bom , 1865;
succeeded to title, 1885 ; Hon.
Magistrate. This family is said to
have been founded by Haji Abdur
Rauf, who migrated from INIecca
to Ghazni and accompanied
Shahab-ud-Din Ghori to India ;
he obtained the grant of Pariawan.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AHMAD HUSAIN IvHAN.
It now comprises several vil-
lages in Partabgarh and Rae
Bareli. Address: Pariawan, Kunda
Tahsil, Partabgarh District, U. P.
Ahmed Khan, Najjor Khan: Khan
Sahib ; late Head Clerk, Ordinance
Dept., Aden; born, 1860; edu-
cated at Aden ; father migrated
to Aden from Ranpur in 1842 ;
worked in the Al-Diraiga Field
Force ; owns property in Aden.
Title conferred, 1911. Address :
Aden.
Ahmed Thambi Marcayar, A. K. G.;
the Hon'ble Mr. Elected non-
official ^Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, I\Iadras ; General ^Merchant
and Cattle Agent for the Straits
Settlement Federated Malay
States, Sumatra. Manilla and
Burma; Dubash, B.I. S.N. Co.
Ltd.. and Madura Co., Ltd.,
Telegraphic Address: "Cattle "
Negapatam, TanJDre District,
Madras Presidency.
Ahsan Akhtar Bakht, Mirza Baha-
dur ; belongs to the ex-royal family
of Delhi ; Political pensioner ;
owns considerable landed property.
Address : Shivvala, Benares.
Ahsan-ud-Din Ahmad, Syed, C.S.
Collector & Magistrate of Bankura ;
born, 18-59 ; educated at the Cal-
cutta Madrassa and Doveton '
College, Calcutta ; Balliol College,
Oxford: entered service in 1882 and
is the first INIahommedan in India
to be appointed as Sessions Judge ;
was also Commissioner of Factories,
Bengal ; presented to H. M. the
late Empress Victoria at a Royal
Levee, 1880. Address : " Plill
House ", Bankura, Bengal.
Aitken. Colonel William, born, 1840 ;
son of James Aitken of Falkirk,
N. B. Educated at Edinburgh
Academy and Heidelberg ; entered
the Royal Artillery, 18G7 ; Captain,
1878 ; in Afghan War, 1878-80 :
ISIuhsud Waziri expedition, 1881 ;
Major, 1888 ; Burma expedition.
1885-87 ; Brevet Lt. Colonel in
the Chitral Relief Force, 1895: C,
B. ; Brevet Colonel, 1897 ; served
with the Malakand field force, and
in the Mohmand and Buner ex-
peditions, 1897-8 ; commanded the
Mountain Artillery, Rawalpindi,
Punjab, till 1899 ; A. D. C. to His
Majesty and Colonel on the staff,
commanding R. A., Scottish Dist-
rict, 1899—1903 ; retired, 1903.
Recreation : shooting and golfing.
Address : Innergillie, Ansthruther,
Fife.
Akbar, Bakhat, Mirza ; born, 1866;
educated at the Queen's College,
Benares ; belongs to ex-Royal
family of Delhi and is the 5th in
descent from Prince Jawan Bakht,
also known as Mirza Jahand Shah,
the eldest son and heir-apparent
to Emperor Shah Alam of Delhi ;
a Durbarri exempted from the
operations of the Arms Act ;
Honorrxv Magistrate ; Chairman
of the i\Iuslim League, Benares ;
Vice Chairman of the Girl's School
and Parchae Karigaran of
Benares ; married a daughter of
the late Prince Mohammad Wabaj-
ud-din Shah, of the House of
Tippu Sultan of Mysore, and
brother to Prince Mahommad
riakhtiyar Shah, CLE. Address :
Shiwala, Benares.
Alcock, Lt. Col. Alfred William,
C.I.E.,M.B.,LL.D.,F.R.S.; liorn,
1859 ; educated at ilill Hill,
Blackheath, Westminster, and
Aberdeen University ; M.B.; Assis-
tant Professor of Zoology, Aberdeen
University, 1883-85; joined the
Indian Medical Service. 1885 ; ser-
ved in the T'unjab Frontier force ;
Surgeon Naturalist to the Marine
Survev of India on board the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ALCOCK.
Investigator, 1888-1892 ; and to Pa-
mir Boundary Commission, 1895 ;
Superintendent of the Indian Mu-
seum and Professor of Zoology in
the Zvledical College, Calcutta,
since 1893; CLE. , 1903 ; Author
of .-1 Naturalist in Indian Seas
and numerous Zoological mono-
graphs ; retired 1907.
Alexander, General Sir James,
entered the Bengal Artillery, 1820;
Present at capture of Bhartpur,
1825-6 ; commanded the Artillery
under Pollock in Afganistan, 1842;
forced the Khyber Pass, at Tezin and
Kabul; in the Gwalior campaign,
at Maharajpur, 1843; in the
Satlaj campaign, 1845-6 at Badi-
wai, Aliwal, Sobraon; C.B., K.C.
B., 1871; General. 1872; retired
1887.
Ali Chowdhri. also l^nown as
Shahzada Mirza Aurangazeb ;
Nawab, Khan Bahadur ; descended
from Prince Mirza Jahandar ; has
founded an Anglo- Vernacular High
School, and a public library at
Comilla : has contributeds liberally
to all sorts of local charities.
Recreations : .athletics and hunt-
ing. Address : Kurshed ]Munzil
Paschingaon, Homnabad Pargana,
Tippera, Bengal.
Ali Husain Khan, Nawab of Fateh-
pur ; born, 1854 and succeeded to
title, 1902 ; belongs to a family of
Saiyids, said to have been founded
by Ikram-ud-Din Ahm^d, who
followed Humayun from Persia ;
J obtaining some agpointment. at
the 'Moghul Court, he was succeed-
ed by his son and grandson. The
son of the latter, ]\Iohammad Taki,
held high office in the time of
Aurangazeb and received Jagirs in
Kashmir. Lahore and elsewhere ;
Saiyid Z;a-ud-Din, one of his
successors, resigned his post and
all his Jagirs and retired into
private life ; at the cession of
territory which took place in 1801,
Bakar Ali Khan was detained in
Fatehpur and on his death, much
of his lands were restored to the
old owners and his Jagir leased to
his youngest brother, Saiyid
IMohammad Khan, who was suc-
ceeded by his son Ahmad Hussain
Khan from whom the estate has
descended to the present holder ;
it comprises of 6 villages in Fateh-
pur assessed at Rs. 13,560. The
title has been recognised. Address :
Fatehpur, U.P.
Ail Nag! Kazi Saiyid Khan Baha-
dur ; born, 6th June, 1852; Edu-
cated at Benares. Tahsildar of
Cawnpore 1892, Deputy Collector,
Mirzapur, 1896 ; Ghezam, 1909-
1911. Pays a revenue of Rs. 4, 000 to
Government. Address : Naunahra,
GhazipurDt. ; U.P.
Allan, Henry John, M.A.. Bar-at-
Law ; Professor of History, Presi-
dency College, Madras ; appointed
to service, 1894 ; joined Indian
Educational Service, 1897. Ad-
dress : Presidency College, Madras.
Allbless, N.D. B.A. (Cantab), LL.B.,
Bar-at-Law. Educated in Bom-
bav and in Cambridge ; called to
the Bar (^Middle Temple), 1888 and
commenced practice first in the
, Bombay High Court, and then
before the Privy Council ; elected a
Member of the Urban District
Council in 1899 ; retired and was
re-elected in 1902 ; Chairman of
the Hampton Division on the Mid-
dle Sex County Council, 1901 ;
Trustee of the Hampton Gram-
mar School. Address: Hampton
Division, Middlesex, England.
Amarnath. Rai Saheb : Chief
Minister to H. H. the Maharaja of
Kashmir. Born, 18G6 ; Governor
of Jammu, 189.3—1905 ; Foreign
Minister to the State ; Rai Saheb,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AMAENATH.
1905; owns 10,000 acres of land in
Gujranwala, enjoys a jaghir from
Kashmir State; his grandfather
Diwan Jinola Sahai, established
High Schools, Boarding Houses,
Dispensaries etc. at Eminabad.
Address : Jammvi. Kashmir.
Amappal Singh, Rai Bahadur;
Talukdar of Dalippur ; claims
descent from one Bariar Singh,
representing the eldest line of the
Bachgoti Rajputs of Patti ; the
title, held for generations past, was
recognised in 1883 ; his father, an
Honorary Assistant Commissioner,
was instrumental in saving the
lives of many Europeans in the
Mutiny ; the estate comprises 133
villages and 80 patti.^., paying a
Government demand of Rs. 85,000
per annum; T'ice-Chairman of the
District Board and Member,
Municipal Board of Partabgarh,
also Member of the Executive
Committee of the British Indian
Association, Oudh. Address:
Dalippur, Partabgarh. U.P.
Amar Prakash Bahadur. Raja of
Sirmooi' ; born, 18S7 ; edu-
cated privately and married to
the eldest daughter of the ex-Prime
^Minister of Nepal, Maharaja Dev
Shamsher Jang Bahadur ; suc-
ceeded to the gaddi, 1911 ; the
relations of this State with the
English began in a peculiar wa\'.
Karm Prakash II, at one time the
ruler of the State, invoked tlie aid of
the Gurkhas to suppress a revolt
that had arisen in his State in
1803. In compliance with the
demand, the Gurkhas entered his
territory, expelled the ruler and
became mastei-s of the State tliem-
sclves. But the ruler of Sirmoor,
a lady of courage and resource,
invoked British aid and her appeal
fortunately coinciding with the
time of the Nepal War, a force
was sent to expel the Gurkhas
from Sirmoor ; after the conclusion
of the Nepal War, the British
Government placed Fateh Prakash,
the son of Karm Prakash, on the
throne ; during the first Afghan
War the Raja of Sirmoor aided the
British with a loan and in the first
Sikh War, a small contingent of
Sirmoor forces fought on the side of
the English ; the present Chief had
administrative training during the
time of his father ; invested vi^ith
full powers, 1911 ; the area of the
state is 1108 square miles and its
population is 135. 689. It enjoys
a revenue of Rs. 6,00,000. "a
inilitary force of 203 Imperial
Service Sappers, 235 infantry, 31
cavalry and 4 guns is maintained ;
^ entitled to a salute of 11 guns.
Recreation : Hockey, Cricket,
Tennis and shooting. Address:
Sirmoor (Nahan), Pvinjab.
Amar Singh, Rai Sahib, born
1853 ; educated partly in Bengal
and partly in the Punjab ; entered
Government service as Tahsildar
1886 ; services lent to Bilaspur
State in 1903 and since 1909 has
been Financial Manager, Keonthal
State. Owns a village in Palampur
and land in the Jhelum Canal
Colony ; establislied a vernacular
school and free dispensary in his
Jagir ; his family is connected with
that of H. H. the Maharaja of
Jammu and Kashmir ; title, 1908.
Address : Keonthal State, Simla
District.
Amarsmgh Banesingi. Rai Saheb,
Raja of Wankaner ; born, 1879
andsucccedfd, issi ; belongs to the
same family as the Rulers of
Dhrangadra, etc. ; the Chief is
also known by the name of
Gangubha ; educated at the Ilajkot
College ; the State was adminis-
tered bv a Karhlmri during his mi-
nority ; area of State 415 miles,
population, about 30,000; revenue
9
INDIAN BIO(>RAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Amar Singh.
3 lakhs; tribute paid to the British
and to the Nawab of Junagarh; the
Nawab is authorised to adopt,
succession being according to the
law of primogeniture ; entitled to a
salute of 11 guns. Address: Wan-
kaner, Bombay Presidency.
Amar Singh, Sardar ; born, 1S5G ;
the Sardar's father, Deva Singh,'
was in the service of the Maha-
raja Ranjit Singh ; he joined the
British m the Sikh War and
rendered them valuable assistance.
When the Punjab Military Police
was formed, Deva Singh was
chosen to raise and command the
7th Police Battalion at Amritsar ;
was granted the Star of the Order
of British India with the title d?
Sardar Bahadur and a personal
allowance of Rs. 1,200 a year.
After the re-organization of the
Punjab Police, Deva Singh retired
with a pension of Rs. 3,000 a year
and a grant of 600 acres of land
with perpetual proprietary right ;
present Sardar was once Secretirv
to the Local Board of Zira ; is a
Provincial Durbarri, and* zaildar
of his ilalza. Address: Mansurwal,
Ferczepur.
Ameer All, Rt. Hon'ble Sir Syed
M.A.B.L., G.I.E., Bar-at-law: P.c!
Member of the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council ; born April
6, 1849 ; son of Syed Saadat Ali
of i\rohan,Unao. Oudh, of a family
originally from Persia ; des(jendant
of Muhammad through the Imam
Ali-ar-.Raza, of Mashad ; educated
at Hughli College, Calcutta; M.A.
and B.L. (Cal.); called to the Bar
at the Inner Temple, 1873; prac-
tised in the High Court, Calcutta;
Fellow of the Calcutta University,
1874 ; Magistrate and Chief
INIagistrate, Calcutta, 1878-Sl ;
Lecturer on IMahommedan Law
at Presidency College, Cal-
10
cutta, 187 5-9; President of the
Committee of management of the
Moslem Endowment, Bengal,
187G-1901 ; IMember of the Com-
mission to inquire into the aSairs
of the Ex-King of Oudh, 1879 ;
Member of the Calcutta Corpora-
tion, 1881-1883; Member of the
Bengal Legislative Council, 1878-
83 ; and of the Governor-Generals'
Legislative Council, 1883-5 ; Ta-
gore Law Profe.ssor, 1884 ; CLE.,
1887; Puisne Judge of the Calcutta
High Court, 1890-1904 ; President
of the Committee of the Hughli
imambara, 1876-1904 ; founder of
the Central National Muhamma-
dan Association, and its Secretary,
1876-90; a strong advocate of Eng-
lish education and of the education
of Indian ladies. Publications: A
Critical Examination of tlie Life
and Teachings of Mahommed, The
■ spirit of Isla7n. The Etliics of Islam,
A Short Histoi-j/ of the Saracens,
Personal Lam 'of the Mahommedans.
Students' Handbook of Mahomme-
dan -Law, Malioinvieclan Laiu, 2
Vols.; joint author of A Commen-
tary on tlie Indian Evidence Act:
and of .4 Commentary on the
Bengal Tenancy Act: has frequent-
ly written articles in The Nine-
teenth Century, and is engaged on
a History of Mahommedan Civili-
zation in India ; since retirement,
settled in England, where, during
' 1908-9, he took a leading part in
the deliberations of the ]Muslim
Leagvie and obtained favorable
concessions to Musalmans in con-
nection with Indian Council
Reforms ; made a Privy Councillor
and a member of the Judicial
Committee, being the first Indian
to be appointed to that dis-
tinguished body, 1910. Address:
The Lambdons, Beenham, Berks.
Reform Club.
Amir Ali, B.A., Khan Sahib ; Judge,
Court of Small Causes, Lahore ;
INDIAN BiOGRAPHICfiVL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Amir All
born, 1866 ; educated at the
Lahore Government-College: served
as Professor of that College, then
became Extra-Assistant Commis-
sioner and passing through various
grades of the service was made
Judge of the Court of Small Causes,
1909 ; title conferred, 1911 ; Life
Member of the Punjab Public
Library and Punjab Association
and Fellow of the Punjab Univer-
sity. Publicntions : '"Geography
of the Punjab", "General Princi-
ples of Taxation", translation of
Fawcett's " Political Economy "
into Urdu and some treatises and
pamphlets on morals and religion.
Address : Lahore.
Ampthill, 2ndB. (Cr. 1S92). Arthur
Oliver Yilliers Russell, born at
Rome, February 19, 1869 ;
succeeded, 1884 ; son of the first
Baron, better known as Lord Odo
Russell, the famous Ambassador ;
educated at Eton, and New College,
Oxford ; rowed in the Oxford
University Eight, 1889-91 ; Presi-
dent of the Oxford Union Society,
1891; won silver goblets at Henlev
Regatta with Guy Nickalls, 1890-
91 ; Assistant Private Secretary to
Mr. Joseph- Chamberlain, Secretary
of State for Colonies, 1895 ;
Private Secretary, 1897; Governor
of Madras, from 13th December,
1900 to •29th IMarch, 1906 ; Acting
Viceroy and Governor-General from
30th April to 13th December, 1904;
G. C. S. I., ^nd Septemt)er, 1904 ;
G. C. I. E., 28th December, 1900 ;
British Delegate at the Inter-
national Conference on the Sugar
Bounties, 189S ; late District
Grand I\Iaster of Madras Freema-
sons ; Provincial Grand Master of
Grand Lodge of Freemasons of
England, 1908; President, liondon
Rowing Club. Since retirement
has taken an active and conspi-
cuous part in the agitation
against the ill-treatment of British
Indians resident in South Africa :
Heir: John Hugo Russell. Address:
Milton Ernest Hall, Bedford :
Brooks's Club.
Ananda Rao, Tanjore, CLE.
Retired Dewan of ^Mysore State.
Born 15th May, 1852; eldest son
of the late Raja Sir T. ]\Iadhava
Rao, the well-known Dewan of
Travancore and Baroda ; educated
at Presidency College, Madras, and
Maharajah's College, Trevandrum.
Travancore State ; had a brilliant,
scholastic career, matriculating in
1st class, 1867 ; F.A. 1st class,
• 1869; B.A. (Madras) 1871, 1st
class in History, Logic and
Psychology ; first employed in
Madras, Board of Revenue ; Tutor
to the sons of the late IMaharaja
Tukaji Rao Holkar ; joined as an
Attache, Mysore Commission.
14th November 1873 ; Assistant
Commissioner, Bangalore, 7th July
1876 ; in charge of Palace, 1st
December 1879; settled Palace acco-
unts January 1883; served as Assis-
tant Commissioner. Hassan and
Kadu;^1883; Ag. DejDuty Commis-
sioner in Hassan and Mysore. 1st
April 1886; and 19th November
1889, when he became Chief Secre-
tarv to the Dewan of IMvsorc ; on
leave froml9th March 1874 to 25th-
January 1897, when he was ' appo-
inted Director of Agricultural and
other Statistics in IMysore; Mysore
Census Superintendent, •14th
March 1904 : his Report on IMysore
Census has been described to be a
delignt to those " who, not satis-
fied with dry-statistical details,
wish to wander in the by-paths of
Ethnology." Revenue Com-
missioner, IMysore State, 14th
March 1904 ; 1st :Membcr of Coun-
cil, Mysore State, 30th March
1906 ; " Dewan of Mysore , 1st
April 1909; retired, 1912; CLE.
1910. Recreation: Walking.
Address: High-Ground, Bangalore,
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AXANTARAMA AIYER.
Anantarama Aiyer, C. S., B. A.,
Under Secretary to Government
Local and Municipal Departments
Madras : born, 1879 ; son of
Chittoor Subbaraya Aiyar ; joined
service, 1902 as Deputy Collector of
Chingleput; Head Quarters Deputy
Collector, Tanjore. 1912 ; Under
Secretary, ^Madras Government,
1913. Address : IMoubray's Road,
Teynampet, ^Madras.
Anantasami Rao, L.: — Retired Sec-
retary to Government of jNIysore:
born, '28th April 1853. Joined
service as Teacher, Royal School,
Mysore, 10th April 1871 ; Asst.
Commissioner, Bangalore, 188C ;
Registrar, Chief Court, 1889; U.S.
to jNIysore Government, December
1891 ; Deputy Secretary in charge
of Muzrai Departinent, 1901 ; Sec-
cretary in same, 1904, retired 1908.
Address: Chamarajpet, Bangalore
City.
Anderson A.R. ; Agent M. & S. M.
Railway Co., since 1908: till then
was Agent, Southern ilahratta
Railway Co. ; Dharwar i success-
fully coped with widespread strikes
on the broad gauge section of the
Railwav. 1909 and 1913 ; on leave
out cf India. 1911.
Anderson, Capt. R. H., District
Superintendent of Police. Anda-
mans ; born, 1882 ; first appoint-
ed, 1901. Address: Port Blair.
Andrew. James, I.C.S., joined ser-
vice as Assistant Collector and
Magistrate. Nellore, 1879 ; acted
in the lower grades in various dis-
tricts till he became Collector and
Magistrate, 1897 ; President of the
Indian Police Committee, 1902 ;
acting fourth Member, ?iladras
Board of Revenue, 1903. Addi-
tional -Member, ^ladras Legis-
lative Council, 1904, Resident in
Travancore and Cochin, 1904 ;
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reverted to the Board of Revenue
and retired, 1909.
Annesley, Lieutenant the Hon'ble
C.A.J. , A.D.C.. to H.E. the Gover-
nor of Bengal ; was A.D.C. to
Lord Carmaicheal when he was
Governor of I^Iadras. Address :
Governnient House, Calcutta.
Antaon, Bertram, Hon'ble 'Slv.
Attorney-CTeneral, Ceylon.
Apcar, Honorable Mr. J. G. ; elected
non-official ^Member, Legislative
Council, Bengal ; appointed, 25th
December, 1913.
Aplin. Lt. Col. S. L. I. Ag. Commis-
sioner, Mandalay Division; join-
ed service, 1883, as Assistant
Commissioner; Cantonment Magis-
trate, 1891 ; Judge, Small Cause
Court, 1902 ; ActingCommissioner,
:Mandalay Division, 1913. Ad-
dress: Mandalay, Burma.
Appaswami, M. Commissioner,
L)!strict Police and Delegations
Judicious, Pondicherry.
Appleyard, Major-Genl. Frederick
Ernest, C.B.; born 1829; son of
F.N. .Appleyard, a Cursitor of the
High Court of Chancery ; educated
at Elizabeth College, Guern.sey ;
' entered 80th regiment, 18-50: served
in the Second Burmese War; pres-
ent at INIartaban, the storming of
Rangoon and taking of Prome ;
exchanged to the 7th R. Fusiliers ;
in the Crimea ; wounded at Alma,
1854, and the Redan, 1855; present
at Inkerman, in the trenches at
Sebastopol ; commanded a Brigade
in the Afghan campaign, 1878-80 ;
C. B. 1875 for Military Services ;
knight of the Legion d' Honneur
and Order of the ^ledjidie. Address:
Tarakai, Surbiton. Army and
Navy Club.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Arbuthnot.
Arbuthnot, Sir George Gough, Kt.
born, 1818 ; sou of the late
A. G. Arbuthnot ; educated at
Eton ; partner in the late firm of
Arbuthnot & Co., Bankers & Mer-
chants, ]\Iadras ; Member of the
j\Iadras Legislative Council on
different occasions ; Fellow of the
Madras University; Chairman,
Famine Relief Fund of 1900 and a
prominent Jlomber of the ]\Iadras
Chamlier of Commerce ; proceeded
to England after the failure of his
firm m 1906. Address: Carton.
Windham.
Arbuthnot. Robert Edward Yau-
ghon, I.C.S., born, 1871; Offg.
Chief Secretary to Government of
Burma, 1913 ; educated at
the ^Merchant Taylor School and
St. John's College, Oxford ; Assis-
tant Commissioner, Burma, 1892 ;
U.S. to. Government 1897-1899 ;
U.S. to Government of India 1900-
1904. Address : Rangoon.
Arcot. The Honourable Ghulam
Muhammad All, Khan Bahadur,
Prince of: — Born Felj. 188-2 ;
descended from the old Nawab
of Arcot ; succeeded his father
]\Iuhammad Munawar Ali Khan
Bahadur, K.C. I.E., ^rdjan. 1903 ;
Premier IMahommedan nobleman
and acknowledged head of the
l\Iuhammadan community of the
Madras Presidency : Khan Bahadur
1897 ; took a prominent part in the
Queen's Proclamation Jubile pro-
ceedings, Madras, 1908 ; K.C. I.E.,
1908, President, Mahammedan
Educational Conference, 1910 ;
elected by the Mahammadans of
Madras to the Imperial Legislative
Council 1910. Address : Amir
Mahal, Pycroft's Road, Rayapetth,
Madras, S. E.
Ariff, The Hon'ble Mr. Ghulam
Husain Khasim ; elected non-
Official Member, Legislative
Council, Bengal; appointed, 8th
January, 1913.
Armitage. Frank, Commissioner of
Police, T^Iadras; born, 1872 ; joined
service as Inspector of Police,
Anantapur, 1890 ; Assistant
Suparintendent, ^Malabar, 1895 :
Principal, Police Training School,
Vellore, 1898 ; Superintendent of
Police, Godavari, 1900; Assistant
Inspector-General of Police,
Madras, 1905; Deputy Inspector-
General of Police, Southern Range,
Coimbatore, 1909 ; Special duty in
connection with the revision of the
Madras Police Orders and the com-
pilation of a Police Order Book for
the IMadras City Police, 1910 ; Com-
missioner of Police, Madras, 1911.
Address: Police Commissioner's
Road, Egmore, IMadras, S.C.
Arumugam Mudaliar, Themaghud-
1am Vellore, B. A., M. B. C. M.,
Rao Sahib ; Senior Surgeon and
Sanitary Commissioner, Mysore
State; "born 10th April, 1861;
joined t;j)rvice, 1877 : Civil Surgeon
1st class, 1908, Medical Officer,
Victoria Hospital, Bangalore;
September, 1905. Address: Banga-
lore, Mysore State.
Arumukham Pillai, M., Rao Baha-
dur ; born 1859 ; educated at
Government and Mission Schools,
Karur ; entered Government ser-
vice 1882 ; rose to the
position of Deputy Collector ;
rendered conspicuous services
during the famine of 1891-92, for
which he was rewarded by the
title of Rao Bahadur in 'l892.
Address. Tanjore, Madras Presi-
dency.
Arthur, Hon'ble Sir Allan; nomi-
nated Non-oilicial Member, Legis-
lative Council, Bengal ; 12th March
1913.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ARTHUR.
Arthur. S.R.: I.C.S., Senior Colles-
tor, Bombay ; educated at Charter-
house and New College Oxford ;
joined service, 1888 ; Forest
Settlement Officer, 1898 ; Politi-
cal Agent and Collector, 1905
Senior Collector, Bombay, 1909
on special duty, 1911-12. Address
Bombay.
Arundel. Sir Arundel Tagg, K.C.
S.I.. I.C.S., son of the late Mr.
Tagg of New Barnet; born, 1843 ;
educated at University School and
College, London ; B.A. 186.3; en-
tered I.C.S.. 1865; assumed his sur-
name of Arundel, 1870: appointed
Private Secretary to Governor of
Madras, 1875 ; President, i\Iadras
^Municipal Commission, 1881
District and Sessions Judge, 1884
Collector and IMagistrate, 1887
^lember, Madras Board of Revenue,
1892; Secretary to j\Iadras Govern-
ment, Revenue Department, 1896;
Chief-Secretary, 1897 ; Member
of the Madras Executive Council,
1898 ; ]\Iember of the Viceroy's
Council, 1901 ; retired, 1906.
J. P. for Surrey; C.S.I 1899;
K.C.S.I., 1904. Address : Uplands,
Maybury Hill, Woking. Club :
East India United Service Club.
Hyderabad ; second son of the
late Nawab Salved Fateh Ali
Khan Bahadur of Banganapalli ;
entered Government service ;
gave it up soon and betooK him-
self to trade and founded the
firm of M. A. Ali and Brothers at
Banganapalli ; purchased the firm
of Framjee Pestonjee Bhumgara,
the well known jewellers and Curio
Merchants in ^Madras ; connected
with the All-India and the ^Madras
Muslim League ; Member of the
]\Iohammedan Educational Asso-
ciation of Southern India ; Hono-
rary Treasurer of the Anjuman and
[Member of the Madras Trades
Association. Eecrenlior,. : Shooting
and Tennis. Address : Vepery,
]\Iadras. Ckib : Cosmopolitan.
Asad-ul-Lah Khan, Nawab, Khan
Bahadur ; descended from Hazrat
Zubbar, one of the earliest fol-
lowers of the Prophet ; son of
Ahmad-ul-Law Khan, who served
in the Customs Department, and
rendered nieritorious service in the
[Mutiny, Yice-Chairman, District
and [Municipal Boards, jMeerut ;
Khan Bahadur, 1888 ; Nawab,
1895. Address : Jannat Nishan,
[Meerut.
Arunachelam, P. Retired Member
of Council, Ceylon.
Arur Singh (of Nan Shahria) Sar-
dar ; bora, 1864 ; educated at the
Government High School, Amrit-
sar; belongs to Shergil Jat faniily.
The Jagirlies chiefly in Gutdaspur
33 square miles of land on the
Chenab Canal and about 800
Ghumaos in Amritsar; Honorary
Magistrate and Provincial Dur-
bari ; [Manager of the Golden
Temple. Address : Amritsar.
Asad Ali Khan, Khan Bahadur ;
[Merchant ; born, Aiigust. 1879,
educated at the Nizam's Co]]ege,
Ashraf-ud-Din Ahmad, Syed,
Nawabzada, Khan Bahadur,
[Muttwalli of the Hooghly Imam-
. hara ; son of the late Nawab Amir
Ali, CLE., Khan Bahadur ; born
in 1855 ; educated at the Calcutta
Madrassa and the Doveton College,
Calcutta ; Fellow of the Calcutta
University ; Trustee of the Aligarh
(College and Secretary of the
Hooghlv Mahommedan Associa-
tion ; "Khau Bahadur, 1893 ;
Certificate of Honor, 1903 : Publi-
cations several works in Persian.
Address : Hooghly. '
Ashutosh Chowdhri, Judge, High
Court, Calcutta. Address: Calcutta.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ASH WORTH.
Ashworth, Mr. Ernest Horatio,
I.C.S. ^ileinber of Council, U.P.
Aslam Khan Muhammad, Col.
Sir; A.D.C. to H.M. The King ;
Afghan by descent belonging
to Sedozai family ; son of Nizam-
ud Daula Khan ; ^Minister to Shah
Shuja ; joined the army as a
trooper, 1S81 ; appointed com-
mandent of Khaihers Jerailahis,
Political attache to the Afghan
Boundry Commission, 1st to cross
the 60 miles of desert from
Nushki to Khwaja Ali on the
Helmand river ; retired in 1898
after 41 years service.
Assanand. Rai Sahib ; Sub-Engineer
(Retired), born 1S51, educated in
Lahore ; entered Government
service in the Military Works
Department ; title 1910. Address :
Kamalia, ]\Iontgomer}-.
Asthibhuja Prasad, Rai Bahadur ;
born in 188'i; educated at Kayastha
Patasala, Allahabad; an enlightened
Zamindar who started the Bansi
Vernacular School ; liberal subs-
criber to All-India King Edward
VII Memorial : built temples at
Ajoodhya and Gorakhpur. Address:
Bansi, Basti District, U.P.
Atar Singh, Raja : Provincial Dur-
barri ; Ijorn, 18G4 and succeeded
his uncle Raja Brij Rai Singh
in 1892 ; descendant of the ex-
Rajas of Bhadri in Kashmir ;
remains in British territory on
a perpetual cash pension from
Government in lieu of his Jagir
title hereditary. Address: Tilokpur,
Kangra, I'unjab.
Atkinson, Sir John Nathaniel, K.C.
S. I., I. C. S. ; joined service as
Assistant Collector and ^Magistrate,
Kistna, 1878 ; served in various
capacities and in various districts
till 1894 when hp was_posted, as
Collector and Magistrate of Kistna
but was niade to officiate as Collec-
tor, etc. of Madras in which post he
was confirmed in 1897. In 1900,
he became acting Third IMember,
Board of Revenue, Madras; in 1903
he became Secretary to the Govern-
ment, Revenue Department. He
was also an Additional ]\Iember of
the Madras Legislative Council
in 1901— 1902 and again from 1903
to 1905 ; Acting Chief Secretary
to the Government of Madras, 1908;
Temporary ^Member of Council,
1909 ; Ordinarv ^Member of Council
Madras, August, 1909 ; C. S. I.,
1908 ; K. C. S. L, 1912 ; retired
from service, 1914.
Aulad Hassan, Saiyid, Khan Baha-
dur, Dacca ; joined Bengal Regis-
tration Department, 1883; Inspector
of Registration Offices 1906 ; Mem-
ber of the Royal Asiatic Society ;
Honorary Magistrate, Khan Baha-
dur, 1907. Address : Dacca.
Aulad Hoosein, Saiyid, Khan
Bahadur; Extra Assistant Superin-
tendent, Survey of India ; born
16th December, 1868 ; educated at
the Aligarh College, Roorke
Engineering College, and Survey
of India Training School, Dehra-
dun; joined Survey Department,
1891. Address: Dehra-Dun.
Autar Singh, Sardar ; Extra-Assis-
tant Commmisioner, Punjab ; born
1884 and succeeded to the estate
in 1903 ; his grandfather Colonel
Jivan 'Singh was entirely on the
British side in the Second Sikh
War ; after the annexation of the
I'unjab, the British Government
confirmed him in his position of
commandant and ;ilso granted him
a personal monthly allowance of
Rs. 300 ; shortly afterwads Colonel
Jivan Singh was murdered in the
streets of Amritsar, while engaged
i;) quelling a disturbance ; on re-
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
AUTAE Singh.
ceiving the news of the murder, the
Governor-General described his loss
as "a public loss to the State
he had served so well". He also
sanctioned the continuance of the
monthly allowance of Rs . 300 to the
male heirs of Colonel Jivan Singh
in perpetuity and granted pay-
ments of cash pensions to certain
members of the family. Address:
Kalaswar, Kangra.
Ayling, Honorable Mr. Justice W.B.;
I.C.S., Judge, High Court, Madras,
joined service, October, 1888,
arrived in India, January, 1889 ;
Assistant Collector and Magistrate
Coimbatore ; District and Sessions
Judge, Ganjam, 1904 ; appointed
acting Puisne Judge, High Court
of Judicature, INIadras, 1911 ; con-
firmed 19th June, 1912. Address :
Bishops Gardens, Adyar, IMadras.
Aylmer, Col. Fsnton John, R. E.,
))orn April 5, ISG'i ; son of
Captain F.J. Aylmer, 97th Regt.;
educated privately and at R.M.A.,
Woolwich; entered the Ro-^ al Engi-
neers, 1880 ; served in Ii:jdia since
1883; in the Burma War, 1886-87 ;
the Hazara expedition, 1891; in the
Hunza expedition, 1891-2 ; Isazai
expedition, 1892 ; Chitral expedi-
tion, 1895; at the storming of the
Nilt Fort in 1891-2 ; for conduct at
which obtained V. C. and Brevet
Majority ; C. B., 1907. Recreation:
shooting. Address : Quetta, N.
W. Frontier Province.
Azam, Khwaja Mahommeh, Khan
Sahib ; born in 1878 ; educated
at the Dacca College : Honorary
Magistrate of Dacca ; Superintend-
ent of Mofiul-Islam Panchayats ;
Member of the Land-holders
Association, Eastern Bangal and
Assam ; Member of the All-India
Muslim League ; and Member of
the Dacca Municipal Board.
Khan Sahib, 1909. Publications :
16
" Islami Panchayets, Dacca '
(Urdu) and " Panchayet Sysemt
of Dacca " (English). Address ;
Dilkusha Gardens, Dacca.
Azim Shah, Muhammad, Raja:
Born, 1884 ; educated at the Rai-
pur Rajkumar College as well as
the M. A. O. College, Aligarh ;
adopted by Raja Suleman Shah,
his maternal grandfather, in 1884.
who died soon after the adoption.
Succeeded to estate, 1906 ; exempt
from personal attendance in Civil
Courts ; also from the provisions
of the Arms Act; owns 49 villages:
title of Raja hereditary. Recrea-
tion : Polo, riding and shooting.
Address : Sansthanib Kila, Nag-
pur, C.P.
Azmad Ali Khan, Nawab Bahadur :
born, 1835 ; according to Sir
Denezil Ibbetson, the family of
this Nawab is of Jat origin, though
the British i-ecords say that the
family is of Patlian Mahommedan
descent ; Jiluhandadi Khan, the
grandfather of the present Nawab,
was in I\Iahratta service and had
been given lands in Muzaffarna-
gar, etc ; during the wars with
the jMahratas, he helped the
British and as a reward for his
services received lands in the Doab
in the pargana of Kadnal. His
family also helped the British
during the Mutiny of 1857 for
which it was liberally rewarded;
granted title in 1891 ; has Jagirs
both in the Punjab and the United
Provinces, besides lands and house
property yielding an annual in-
come of Rs. 80,000. Address:
Karnal, Punjab.
Aziz-ud-Din, Ahmad Khan, M. R. A.
S. Qazi Khan Bahadur, Member:
State Council, Bhartpur; born April
18G1 ; entered Government service
Deputy Collector, United Pro-
vinces, 1888 ; selected to serve
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
AZIZ-UD-DIN AHMAD KHAN.
under His Majesty the Amir during
his tour in India m 1910 : Fellow of
the Allahabad University : Trustee
of the Aligarh College ; Member of
the State Council ; Employed Coro-
nation Durbar Camp — Press camp ;
Publications : Life of King George
V. Address : Bhartpur.
Aziz-ud-din Husain Sahib Bahadur,
Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Col-
lector of South Arcot, Madras. See
Muhammad Aziz-ud-dm Hussain
Saliib Bahadur.
Azum Husain, Khan Sahib (1910) ;
born, 1850. Private Secretary to
H. H. the Prince of Arcot, Ad-
dress : Triplicane, Madras.
Babu Balakram, Hon'bleMr. T»Iem-
ber, Legislative Council, U.P.
Babu Gobi Krishna, Member, Legis-
lative Council, Bihar and Orissa,
1913.
Babu Mohendranath Rai, Hon'ble
Mr. : IilJected ^Member, Bengal
Legislative Council.
Babu Prasanna Kumar Rai,
Hon'ble Mr. ; Elected Member,
Bengal Legislative Council.
Babu Sarat Chandra Sen, Tklember,
Legislative Council Behar and
Orissa, 1913. Address : Patna.
Badan Singh. C.S.J. (1903), Sardar ;
born, 1M40 ; fith in descent from
the celebrated Phub, the Common
ancestor of the present rulers of
Patiala, Jhind and Nabha. This
family served the British Govern-
ment faithfully both in the Gurkha
'2
War of 1815 and in the Mutiny,
1857. The present Sardar has
made liberal contributions to works
of public utility and amongst his
many acts of generosity may be
mentioned his erection and en-
dowment of a dispensary at
Malandh, and his contribution to
the Amritsar Khalsa College, etc.
Title of Sardhar, hereditary. Ad-
dress ; Patiala.
Baden-Powell, Lt-Gen. Sir Robert
Stephenson Smyth, Kt., 1909 ; K.
C. B. 1909 ; C.B. 1900 ; C.V.
O. 1909; K.C.V.O., LL.D., F. R.
G.S. ; retired ; b. 22 Feb. 1857 ; s.
of Rev. Prof. Baden-Powell,
of Oxford and Langton Manor ;
unmarried ; Educ., Charterhouse ;
Joined 13th Hussars, 1876 :
served with that regiment as
Adjutant in India, Afghanistan,
and South Africa ; served on the
Staff as Assist. Mil. Secy., South
Africa, 1887-89 ; operations in Zu-
luland, 1888 (despatches) : Assist.
Mil. Secy., Malta. 1890-93: special
service, Ashanti, in command of
Native Levies, 1895 (star, brevet
LieutVCol.) ; Chief Staff Officer,
in IMatabeleland campaign, 1890-
97 (despatches, brevet Col.) ; colo-
nel of Irregular Horse, South Af-
rica ; promoted from 13th Hussars
to Command of 5th Dragoon Guard,
1897 : Lieut-col. commanding 5th
Dragoon Guards, 1897-99 ; Defeiice
of Mafeking, 1899-1900 (promoted
Maj.-Gen. : despatches) ; opera-
tions in Transvaal, 1900-01 (des-
patches, C.B.) ; organised S. Afri-
can Constabulary : Inspector-Ge-
neral of S. African Constabulary,
1900-3; Inspector-General of Cava-
lry, 1903-7 ; Lieut. -Gen. comman-
ding Northumbrian Territorial Di-
vision, 1908; founded the organi-
zation of Boy Scouts to promote
good citizenship in the rising gene-
ration, 1908. Publications : Pig-
sticking or Hog-hunting, 1889 :
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Baden-Powell. Lt-Gex.
Reconnaissance and Scouting,
1890 : vedette, 1890 ; Cavalrv Ins-
truction, 1895 : The Downfall of
Prempeh, 1896 : Tlie Matabele
Campaign, 1896 ; Aids to Scouting,
1899 ; Sport in War. 1900; Sketch-
es in Mafeking and East Africa,
1907 ; Scouting for Boys, 1908 ;
Exhibited Sculpture in Royal
Academy, 1907. . Recreations ; pig-
striking (winner of Kadir Cup),
golf, polo, big game shooting,
Address : 32 Princes Gate, S. W.
Clubs : Naval and Military,
Cavalry, Beefsteak.
Badock,Walter,Accountant-General,
India Office. 1907, also Director
of Funds and Official Agent to Ad-
ministrators-General in India,
1901 ; b. 1854: e.s. of late Williams
F. Badock of the Manor House,
Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucester-
Shire: m. Elian May. d. of Charles
Britten; one s. three d; Educ,
AUeslev Park Coll. ; Entered
H. M. Office of Works, 1S73,
and India Office, 1S79, by open
competition : Senior Clerk, 1893 ;
Deputy Accouutant-General and
Assessor of Income T5x, 1905 ;
Clerk to Commissioner of Income
Tax, 1907. Address : India Office,
We.stminster. S. W.
Badr-ud-Din Ghulam Husain, H.M.
Malak, Khan Bahadur : born,
1855 ; educated, Elphinstone
High School, Bombay ; mal-
guzar of Umrer : served in Aden in
the Treasury Department of Go-
vernment ; resigned wnd re-
turned to Bombay ; commenced
business as merchant ; and later
removed to Nagpur ; built rest
house and the library in Nag-
pur City ; Member, Nagpur
Municipal Council ; elected Vice-
President of the Anjuman-i-Isla-
mia ; an acknowledged represen-
tative, of his community in the
province : has a seat in the
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Chief Commissioner's Durbai-^
Address : Nagpur, C. P.
Badshah Nawab Rajwi, also known
as Syed Mohammad Mahdi
Husain Khan, Nawab. Banker and,
Zemindar ; born : 1858 ; claims
descent from General Syed Husain
who came to India with the army
of Nadir Shah ; son of late Nawab
Syed Latiff Khan. C. I. E.; edu-
cated at the Government College,
Patna; has founded a Burial
Society for Moslems ; has given
landed property yielding an
annual income of Rs. 8.000 for
female education , in Bihar ;
INIember of the Municipality and
of the District Board of
Patna ; received Coronation
Medal, 1903 aud the title of
Nawab (personal). 1909. Address ;
Patna, Bengal.
Baghal, Raja of; Bikram Singh;
born, 1898 ; succeeded to gadi as.
a minor, 1904 ; married the two
sisters of the Rana of Jubbal ;
claims descent from a Rajput family
who came fromUjjain and conquer-
ed Baghal at an unknown date.
During the time of the Mutiny of
1857, this State then under Kishen
Singh, grand-uncle of the present
Raja, remained loyal to the
British, for which he was rewarded
with the title of Raja ; the present
Raja is yet a minor and the ad-
ministration is therefore carried on
by a Manager. The area of the State
is 124 square miles with a popula-
tion of 25,720 and a revenue of
Rs. 80.000. Address: Baghal,
Punjab.
Bahawalpur. Nawab of, His
Highness Rukn ud Daula Nawab
Jang Hafiz-ul- Mulk Mukhlis-ud
Daula Nawab Sir Ladik
Mahummad Khan Bahadur Y.
G.C.S.I.: born, 1904: succeeded tO'
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BAHAWALPUR NAWAB.
the gaddi while yet a minor, 1907;
ranks second among the Ruling
Chiefs of the Punjab, and is
entitled to a salute of 17 guns;
maintains one Arts College, one
High School, seven middle schools,
32 Primary Schools, and 6 Mahom-
medan Theological Schools. Ad-
rfjYs.s: Bahawalpur, Punjab, India.
Bahadur Singhji, Thakur Sahib
of Goher; Of Rajput descent; born,
1900; lost his father when only five
years of age ; Educated at the
Raj Kumar College ; the area of
the state is 300 sq miles. Its popu-
lation is 60,000 and its revenue is
Rs. 7,00,000. The State is noted
for its fine breed of Kathi horses.
and for a large number of beautiful
Jain temples on the Satrunjaya
Hill, where about 5,000 Bania
pilgrims resort every year from
all parts of India. Entitled to
a salute of 9 guns. Addrcsi :
Palitana, Kathiawar, Bombay
Presidency.
Bahrain Khan, Hon'ble Nawab,
C. I. E. : b. 1851 ; Chief of the
Mazrai tribe of Dera Ghazi Khan;
succeeded his father, 1903 ; enjoys
considerable prestige in his own
district and round about, so much
so, that he is often called upon
to settle tribal and inter-tribal
disputes arising in and around
his district : Nawab, 1914 ;
C.I.E., 1907 ; Provincial Durbarri;
enjoys powers of an Assistant
Collector. Address: Dera Ghazi
Khan.
Baig, Mirza Abbas Ali, Sec Abbas
Ali Baig.
Baijnath Goenka, Rai Bahadur ;
Banker ; Honorary IMagistrate,
Member of British Indian Asso-
ciation ; born, 1863 ; educated at
IMonghyr ; comes from Rajputana ;
possesses considerable Zamindari
property. Has an income of a,
lakh. Address : Monghyr,
Bengal.
Baijnath Pandai. B.A., Rai Baha-
dur ; Extra Assistant Commission-
er, Bhandara ; born, 1867 ; edu-
cated at the Jubbulpore College ;
joined the same College as Assis-
tant Professor. 1888 ; on famine
duty, 1896-97 ; Superintendent
and then Dewan of Bastur State ;
Rai Bahadur, 1907. Address:
Bhandara, C. P.
Bailie, Sir Duncan Colvin, K. C.
S. I. (1914) C. S. I., (1910);
INIember, Board of Revenue, United
Provinces, since 1907 ; Member of
Lieut. Governor's Council since
1909 ; Vice President of Council,
1913 ; born, Inverness, 1856 ; son
of late Peter Baillie, ship-owner,
Inverness ; Educated at Inverness
Academy. Glasgow Academy, and
Edinburgh University ; Entered
I.C.S., 1879; Assist. Settlement
Officer, 1886-89; Superintendent of
Provincial Census, 1890-92 : Com-
missione? and Settlement Officer of
Rai Bareli, 1892; Director of Land
Records and Agriculture, 1895 ;
Magistrate and Collector, 1896 ;
Secretary to Board of Revenue-
1896 ; Opium Agent, Benares,
1899; Commissioner, 1903; Em,
ployed as Member and subse-
quently President of a Committee
on the Canal Colony Administra-
tion, Punjab, 1907-08. Publica-
tion; Census Report of 1891.
Recreation : golf. Address : Allaha-
bad. U. P., India. Cbib : East
India United Service.
Baines, Sir Jervoise Athelstane,
Kt. ; 1905: C.S.I. , 1894; Indian
Civil Service, retired; late Alder-
man, L.C.C. ; President (Gold
jMedalist). Royal Statistical Soc.
1009-10 ; born,'Bluntisham. Hunt,
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Baines, Sie jervoise Athelstane.
1847; son of Rev. Edward Baines
EdiLC. : Rugby and Triu. Coll.
Cantab ; Joined I. C. S. in
Bombay, 1870-69 ; Census Com-
missioner for India, 1889-93 ;
employed at India Office and
as Secretary to Royal Commis-
sion on Opium, 1894-95 ; retired,
1895. Decorated for Census
Administration. Publications :
Official Reports on Provincial
Administration on Indian Census
Operations, 1881-91 ; Indian Pro-
gress (Parliamentary), 1894 ;
many papers, ethnographic and
statistial, for London Societies.
Address : Home Close, Kidington,
Oxon. Clubs : Reform, United
Empire, and Liberal Union.
1878 ; Deputy Commissioner, and
then Under-Secretary to Govern-
ment of Bengal, and to Govern-
ment of India, Finance Depart-
ment, 1885 ; Deputy-Secretary,
1892-5 ; :Magistrate and Collect'or
of Customs, Calcutta : Secretary
1902-5 ; Financial Secretary to
the Government of Bengal and
Member of Bengal Legislative
Council, 1898-1902 ; Fmancial
IMember of the Supreme Council,
19U5 ; Lieutenant - Governor of
Bengal, 1908-1911. East India
United Service and Reform Clubs.
Baker, J. L., Deputy Conservator of
Forests, Andaman Islands. Ad-
dress: Port Blair.
Baird, Sir David, 3rd Bart, of
Newbyth. 1809: born, 1832;
Educ, Rugby; Entered Army,
1850 ; served Kaffir War,
1851-52 ; Crimea, 1824 ; Indian
Mutiny, Maj. 1858. Owns about
3,000 acres ; heir : s. David,
b. 1865, Captain 42nd Royal
Highlanders. Addirss : Newbyth,
Prestonkirk, N.B.; 4f Berkeley
Square, W. Clubs; Army and
Navy, White's.
Bajpal Chandrabal ; Talukdar of
Kandah ; educated at Uneo High
School and succeeded to his esta-
tes, 1909; belongs to a brahmin
family of Oudh ; Is a Durbari
and an enlightened and popular
land-holder. Address : Kardaha,
Unao District, Unifed Pro-
vinces :
Baker, Sir Edward Norman, K.
C.S.I. 1908, C.S.I. 1900; Born,
1857 : son of late Arthur Baker ;
I. C. S., (Retd.) formerly Lieute-
nant-Governor of Bengal educated
at Christ's College. Finchley ;
joined Bengal Civil Service,
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Bala Bux, Khawas, Rai Bahadur,
Minister of His Highness the
Maharaja of Jaipur ; born, 1860;
entered service of the State 1878;
went to England for King Ed-
ward's Coronation, 1902. Address:
Jaipur, Rajputna.
Baldeo Singh. L. M.S., Rai Bahadur;
born, 1859 ; educated at the
Fyzabad High School and Lahore
Medical College ; belongs to a
Rajput family whose ancestors
were in the service of Emperor
Akbar and had been granted
territory near Amethi ; his uncles
are known to have been on the
side of the British in the Mutiny
of 1857 ; father was in the service
of Maharaja Sir Man Singh ; owns
a Zemindari in the District of
Sultanpur: Honorary Asstistant
Surgeon to His Excellency the
Viceroy. Address: Ballia, Ba-
reilly, U.P.
Balakrishna Ayyar, T.S. Rao
Bahadur ; Government Pleader,
Coimbatore : born, 1862 ; Member,
Madras Legislative Council, 1909-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BALAKRISHNA AYYAR.
1912. * Address : Coimbatorc,
Madras Presidency.
Bal Kishen Rao, Srimant, Rao
Sahib, Raja of Gursarai : Ho-
norary ilagistrate and j\Iunsi2
since 1908 ; Raja, 1911. Address :
Gursarai, -Jhansi. U.P.
Balmukund Rai, B.A. Puisne Judge,
High Court, Hyderabad ; born,
1862 ; educated at Hyderabad Col-
lege : B. A. 1885 ; passed 1st Grade
pleadership, 1887 : 1st appointed
Nazir to the High Court ; raised to
the Bench, 1908 ; founded Middle
School called Mujidul-A..m-School ;
nominated by Government as a
member of the Coronation Celebra-
tion Committee, Hyderabad. Ad-
dress : Hyderabad, (Deccan).
Balasundram Ayyar, Coirabatore
Subramanya; son of Coimbatore
Subramanya Iyer; Born, 1878 ;
Educated at Anglo-Vernacular (now-
Hindu) High School, Triplicane,
and Presidency College, Madras ;
1st class in Matriculation, F. A.,
. and B. A. (Madras) 1893, 1895,
and 1897 respectively : won the
Marsh Prize and the Pitti Muni-
sawmy Ohettv and the Christian
College Gold' Medals for 1897;
joined M.C.S., 1897; Probationary
Assistant Commissioner, Banga-
lore, 1897 ; served in same capacity
in Shimoga and Bangalore, 1899
1905; U.S. to Mysore Government,
1906 ; Ofneiating Secretary to
Government, General and Revenue
Departments, Mysore, 1907. Re-
creation : Tennis ; Address : Basa-
vangudi. Bangalore City.
Balrampur, Maharaja of; Hon'ble
Maharaja Sir Bhagwat Prasad
Singh, K.C.I. E.; born, 1879;
adopted by late Maharani Indra
Kunvvar, senior widow of late
Maharaja Digbijai Singh Bahadur,
K.C.S.I., of Balarampur, 1883;
educated privately under English
and Indian tutors ; married, 1833,
but having had no male issues,
married again in 1909 ; second wife
died, 1911 ; assumed active man-
agement of the State, July 1900 ;
received personal distinction of
Maharaja, 1900; K.C.I.E., 1906;
title of Maharaja made here-
ditary, 1909. His family claims
descent from the celebrated Pan-
dava hero, Arjuna. of ]\Iahabharata
fame. Bariar Sah was the founder
of the family. Raja Digbijai Singh,
predecessor of the present
Maharaja, was a staunch friend of
the British Government. He ren-
dered singal service during the
Mutiny of 1857. His death v\ras
caused by a fall from an elephant
while engaged in a tiger shooting
expedition, and the present IMaha-
raja was taken in adoption by his
widow. He gave three lakhs
of rupees for the enlargement and
reconstitution of the Lucknow
Canning College ; three lakhs to-
wards the Lucknow Medical Co-
lege ; one lakh towards the All-
India Vi(?toria Memorial Fund ;
one lakh for charity to the poor at
the time of his installation ; Rs.
20,000 to the Allahabad Exhibition
Fund ; etc. Organised relief mea-
sures during the famine of 1907-08
and fed 20.000 persons, undertook
seventy unaided works and main-
tained two poor houses at a cost of
over five lakhs ; President of the
British Indian .Association of Oudh,
Member,* Legislative Council
U.P. Honorary Fellow, Allaha-
bad University ; Honorary i\Iagis-
trate ; Chairman, Balrampur
Municipality ; premier nobleman
and leader of the ' Barons of Oudh'.
His estates comprise more than a
thousand villages these being situa-
ted in the districts of Gonda, Bah-
raich and Lucknow. In all they
cover an area of 1,300 square miles.
The Maharaja maintains more than
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BALRAMPUE.
a hundred elephants. Publications ;
An account of Balrampur and
Khedda, in Urdu, 1904-5 ; Recrea-
tions : Cricket, tennis, billiards,
chess, motorj ng and tiger shooting.
Address : The Palace, Balrampur,
(Gonda) ; also Khurshed Baugh,
Lucknow ; and Ivv Park, Naini
Tal.
Balwant Rao, Bhaisya Sindhia, C.
V.O. (1911) ; ^Member of the Board
of Revenue, Gwalior ^tate. Address:
Gwaliar.
Balwant Singh, Sardar Saheb, Assis-
tant Engineer, Punjab, P.W.D. ;
born, 1867 : educated at the Guru-
daspur High School and Lahore
Government College ; entered P.
W.D. as an Overseer : Assistant
Engineer, 1908 ; Waziristan Ex-
pedition from 1894-1898 and again
in 1900-1901. Received a Sannad
for his services ; selected to serve
on the Coronation Durl:ar Works
of 190ti-1903, and in 1905 for the
preparations for the visit of T.R.
H. Prince and Princei^"> of Wales :
in charge of the works of the
Khalsa College from 1903-1910 ;
deputed to the Delhi Durbar
Works. ; got the Kaiser — I — Hind
Medal ; Addr£ss : Delhi. Club :
Lahore Masonic.
Balvant Singh, Sardar, born, 1852:
son of Atar Singh, who was in
command of a body of fifty horse-
men, in 1857: Provincifl Durbari.
Address : Ludhiana.
Banaji, Miss Piroja: born, 1880 :
Educated, Girton High School,
and the Eliphinstone College,
Bombay ; B.A.. 1900 ; M.A.,
1901 ; Principal Macmillan of
the Elphinstone College has
said of her '' she could write and
speak English with unusual
correctness". Address : Bombay.
22
Ban Behari Kapur, Raja,* G.S.I.
Adopted by the third brother of
the late ]Maharaj-Adhiraja Alahtab
Chand Bahadur of Burdwan.
1856 ; appointed Diwan-i-Raj of
Burdwan, 1877 and Vice Presi-
dent of the Burdwan Council,
1879 ; Joint Manager of Burdwan
estate, 3 886 ; sole Manager, 1891,
Personal title of Raja, 1908;
C.S.I. , 1903. Address : Burdwan.
Bandaranaike, Sir Solomon Dias,
Kt., 1907 ; C.M.G., 1902 :
Maha Mudaliyar and J.I', for the
Island of Ceylon, and Native
A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor ; b.
1862; s. of the late D. C. H.
Dias Bandaranaike, J. P. for the
Island. JMudaliyar of the Gover-
nor's Gate, etc. etc., and g.s. of
late Don Solomon Dias Bandara-
naike, referred to in Sir Emerson
Tenant's History of Ceylon : m.
Daily Ezline, e.d. of Hon. Mr.
S.C' Obeyesekree, Member of the
Legislative Council of Ceylon,
one s. two d- Educ. ; St. Thomas'
Coll. Colombo. Is referred to in
Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante, ISSG,
in connection with the visit to
Ceylon of T.R.H. Princes Albert
Victor and George of Wales in
1882 ; created ]\Iohandirum of the
Governor's Gate, and invested
with the sword and belt of the
office by H.R.H. the late Duke of
Clarence, 1882 ; visited England
1895, 1897, and 1902 ; received
Diamond Jubilee Gold Medal,
1897, having been sent as a dele-
gate from Ceylon ; presented with
a gold medal by the inhabitants of
Siyane Korle East, 1896, in
recognition of services rendered to
that district while administering
its afiairs as Mudaliyar : presented
with a Gold Sword of Honour,
1901, by public subscription ;
acted as extra A.D.C. to Duke
of York during the visit of Duke
and Duchess to Ceyloa. 1901; one
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BANDARANAIKE.
of Cej'lon's representatives at the
Coronation ; Coronation gold
medal : Royal Order of Merit,
Cambodia, 1907. Recreations :
Riding, driving, shooting, horse-
breeding, country life. Address :
Horagolla, Yeyangoda, Ceylon.
Banerji, Albion Rajkumar, ]\LA.,
I.C.S., CLE. Dev.-an of Cochin;
born in England, 1871 ; Son of
Babu Sasipada Banarji ; educated
at Calcutta and at Baliol College,
Oxford ; his mother was the first
high caste Indian ladv to visit
England ; joined I. C. S., 1895 ;
Served in Madras Presidency as
Assistant Collector and Head
Assistant till 1904 ; Dewan of
Cochin, Maj' 1907 ; introduced
several improvements into the
State and increased its revenue
from 3-2 to 43 lakhs per annum ;
CLE. 1911. Address: c/o India
Office, London.
Banerji, Sir Gooru Das, M.A., D.L.,
ex- Judge of the High Court,
Calcutta ; belongs to a respectable
Brahmin family of Calcutta ; born,
1848 ; lost his father at an
early age ; brought up by his
mother ; educated in the Hare
School and the Presidency Col-
lege, Calcutta, taking B. A.
degree in the latter, heading the
list of successful candidates; M.A.
1865, winning the University gold
medal in Mathematics ; Lecturer
in Mathematics. Presidency Col-
lege, Calcutta ; passed, B.L. at the
top of the list, winning the Univer-
sity gold medal in Law, 1866 ;
Honours in Law, 1876 ; D.L. 1877;
Law Lecturer at the Berhampore
College, 1SG6-1872: enrolled as
Vakil of the High Court, 1866 ;
Commenced practice in Mofussil
Courts, 1866; joined High Court
Bar, 1872; Tagore Law Lecturer,
1878 ; Fellow of the Calcutta
University and Honorary Presi-
dency ^Magistrate 1879 ; nominated
to the Bengal Legislative Council
1887 ; Member, Calcutta Cor-
poration, 1886 ; Acting Judge
of the Calcutta High Court,
1888; President, Central Text-
Book Committee, 1902 ; Vice-
Chancellor, Calcutta Univer-
sity, 1880-1891 ; Member, Indian
Universities Commission, 1902 ;
ret>ired, 1904. Knighted, 1904,
Honorary P.H.D. (Calcutta) 1908.
Publications : ''A Few Thoughts
on Education ; " Hindu Law of
iMarriage and Stridhan ; Note on
Devanagiri alphabet ; Elementary
Geometry and several other
educational works. Address : 28,
Sasitala Read, Narikel Danga,
Calcutta.
Banerji, Kumudwni Kanta, M.A.,
Rai Babudur (1906) : entered Edu-
cation Department, 1877, Princi-
pal of the Rajshahi College, 1898 :
Fellow of the Calcutta University.
Address: Rajshahi, Bengal.
Banerji, Hon'ble Sir P.C. B.A.,
B.L., P'iisne Judge, High Court,
Allahabad : District 3Iunsiff, 1872,
Sub-Judge, 1880; Small Cause
Court Judge at Agra and Allaha-
bad ; Additional Civil Judge, Luck-
now, 1883 ; Judge High Court,
1893; Knighted, 1913. Address:
Allahabad.
Banerjea,BabuSiirendranath,B.A.,
P^ditor, Bengalee, Calcutta; second
son of D^urga Charan Banerji, atone
time the ablest allopathic-practition-
erin Calcutta; born, 1848; educated
iit the Doveton College, Calcutta,
where he shone Irilliantly ; B. A.
(Cal) 1868 ; pa.ssed in England the
competitive examination for the
Indian Civil Service. 1869 : after a
tough but .successful fight with the
C. S. Com.missioners about his age
went out to Bengal, 1871 : Assis-
tant jMagistrate at Sylhet ; ceased
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
BANBRJEA CABU SURENDRANATH.
to be a Member of the Civil Service,
March, 1874 : became Professor of
English Literature in the Metro-
politon Institution, Calcutta. 1876 ;
Lecturer at the City College, 1877 :
joined the Free Church Institution
and Duff College, 1881 ; founded
the Ripou College, 1882 ; has made
over to it by a formal trust deed
property worth about Rs. 25,000 ;
has been termed the Arnold of
India ; a great lover of and much
loved by students ; took ov^r the
weekly Bengalee from ^Ir. W. E.
Banerjee in 1879 and has made it
one of the best newspapers in all
India ; imprisoned for one month
in the Civil side of the Presidency
Jail, 1883, for contempt of Court
in the celebrated idol case but Jus-
tice Norris afterwards made his
" amende" to him by helping him
in his lecturing mission in England
in 1890 ; Jilember of the Calcutta
Corporation, 1876 ; later. Chairman
of North Barrackpur Muncipality
and in both capacities did much
good to his countrymen and to
Calcutta ; his knowledge of munici-
pal affairs and of the jfi-inciples
on which legislation should
affect them is known to be of a
high order ; resigned his seat
on the Corporation. 1899, as the
final protest against the Calcutta
Municipal Bill of 1897 ; esta-
blished the Indian Association,
1876. with the late IMr. A.
M. Bose and through it com-
menced constitutional agitation
for the redress of grieva^ices in
India ; represented Calcutta
Corporation in the Bengal Legisla-
tive Council, 1893 ; President of
the XI session of the Indian
National Congress at Poona 1865,
and of the XVIII at Ahmadabad,
1903 ; elected a Fellow of the Cal-
cutta University by the Graduates,
1904 ; Honorary IMagistrate of Bar-
rackpur, till 1906 ; visited
England several times for political
24
lecturing, notably in 1889. when
he created a great impression by
his powerful orations; gave evidence
before the Wei by Commission.
1897 ; the only Indian delegate to
the Imperial Press Conference,
1909 ; as a public speaker he is
famous in all India and is also
well-known in England ; a dis-
criminating English critic describ-
ing his oratory, says : Whatever
the subject, he strikes fire at once.
Fact after fact, argument after
ai'gument. all bearing directly on
the point in discussion succeed
each other and as each fresh view
is presented and led forward to a
logical conclusion the rounds of
applause that greet him prove that
his demonstration has told and
has been felt by all as legitimate
and just. ' ' Like the classic orators
of the West, he melts himself in
the case he represents. Collected
edition of his speeches published
and republi.shed by Lahiri & Co.,
Calcutta, and latest English spee-
ches by Ganesh & Co.. ]\Iadras.
Brief biography by G. A. Natesan
& Co.. Madras. Social reformer;
though himself a Brahman, lives
in European fashion ; has an only
son and five daughters : Recreation:
Gardening, walking, reading and
attending Swadeshi meetings.
Address: ]\Iani ram pore, Barrack-
pur ; Bengalee Office, Colootola,
Calcutta.
Banganapalle. Nawab of; Nawab
Saiyed GhuIam-i-AIi Khan
Bahadur; Born, about 1S77 ;
Foruialh' installed on the gaddi
by His Excellency Sir .Arthur Law-
Iv, the thou Governor of IMadras.
19th December 1908. The State
is within the Kurnool district of
the Madras Presidenc)' ; has an
area of 275 square miles ; Popula-
tion as per census of 1911, 39. 366.
The State is under the political
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BanganapAlle Nawab.
supervision of the Collector of
Kurnool. Address : Banganapalle,
Kurnool Dt., ]\Iadras Presv,
India.
Bangera, Manga'.ore Kundappah.
B.A., B.L., De\yan Bahadur,
Retired District Judge, JManga-
lore : born. 1885 ; joined ser-
vice as District IMunsift. Karak-
kal, 1885 ; Member of the Malabar
Marriage Commission ; Sub-
Judge, 1904 ; appointed District
and Sessions Judge, 1908 ; Retired,
1913; Chairman, Municipal
Council, Mangalorc. Address :
Mangalore.
Bannerman, Hon . William Burney,
M.D.. D.Sc, C.S.L, Surgeon
Genera], ^Madras ; Born. 1858;
joined service as surgeon (on
probation), Netley, 1883 :
Deputy Surgeon-General, His
j\Iajesty's Forces, Secunderabad,
1884 : Surgeon, 4th Regiment
M.l. Pioneers, Secunderabad, 1885;
In iledical charge of No. -J Bombay
Mountain Battery and Civi! Dis-
pensery, Thall Chotiali, Balu-
chistan, 1886; same year was
attached to 4th M.I., Pioneers,
Trichinopoly ; general duty, No.
20 Field, Upper Burma, Man-
dalay, 1886 ; general duty.
Madras, 1889 ; in 3\redicial
charge. Left Wing, M. I.,
Berhampore, 1891 ; Inspector of
Vaccination and Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner, Madras, 1893 ;
promoted to Surgeon ^lajor, 1895;
Services temporarily placed
at the disposal of Government of
India, Home Dept, from IGth
IMay 1898 ; reverted to IMadras
Service and was Superintendent of
Plague Hospitals in ^ladras from
4th to 17th March 1899 ; on Plague
duty with Dr. Haffkine, 20th
March 1899; on duty. Plague
Research Laboratory, 1st ■March
1899; Superintendent, P.eseareh
Laboratory, 1900 ; promoted
Lieutenant Colonel 1903; on special
duty with the Surgeon-General,
Bombay, 5th to .30th November
1909 ; Superintendent, the King
Institute of Preventive Medi-
cine. 1903 ; Superintendent, the
King Institute, and Professor
of Bacteriology. IMadras Medical
College. 1904 ; Director. Bombay
Bacteriological Laboratory (change
in designation), 1906 ; Brevet
Colonel, 1911; reverted to Mivdras
Service and appointed as Surgeon-
General with the Government of
Madras, 1912 ; on Deputation in
England from 2Sth Septem.ber
1913 ; returned and resumed
duties, November 1912. Address :
iladras.
Banspati Singh. Raja of, Barah ;
born, 1834: connected with the
House of Rewa ; belongs to the
clan of Baghel Rajputs and claims
descent from Baghesh Deo of
Gujara ; in the Muting of 1857,
was of great service to
the Brit^sh in maintaining order
and in "escorting remittances of
revenue ; with a fo'-ce of 1,000
men. he proceeded to the pargana
of Khairagah, against a formid-
able band of rebels then holding
out there ; in recognition of this
valuable service, the title of
Raja was conferred on him in
18-58. The estate comprises 170'
villages in Allahabad, paying re-
venue of Rs. 45,956. Address :
Barah, ^Allahabad.
Bapu Rao Dada Kinghade, IM. A.
Rail Bahadur ; born. 1856 ; educa-
ted at the Free Church Institute,
Nagpur; Government High School
Sangar, and the Muir Central Col-
lege. Allahabad; B.A. 1875; M.A.
1877; Naib-Tahsildar; Extra-Assis-
tant Commissioner ; resigned ane
joined the Bar at Nagpur ; Vic-
President of the Nagpur Municipal
25
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BAPU Rao.
lity since 1SS6 ; Member of the
Committees of the Morris College
and Neill City School ; Secretary
to the local branch of the Famine
Relief Charitable District Com-
mittee of 1896-97 and 1899-1909.
Address : Nagpur, C.P.
Barade, Dhondiba Hanumantrao,
J. P., Rao Bahadur (1896): born,
184l'; is a descendant of the
Bhonsle family of Bhuinj and is
related to many of the Mahratta
Ruling Chiefs 'in the Deccan in-
cluding that of the House of
Cxwalior ; commenced life as a
building contractor, winning the
approbation of Civil Engineers and
Architects, by his integrity and
capability ; has undertaken and
carried out many important Go-
vernment works including the
well-known " Tata Palace "" ; parti-
cularly skilled in Hindu architec-
ture as is testified in the pile of
buildings at Waiiowri, built for
H. H. the Maharaja of Gwalior ;
Justice of the Peace, 1892. Certifi.
cate of Merit, 1899. „ Address:
Bombay.
Barber, Dr. C. A. M.A.. D. Sc,
F.L.S., Sugar Cane Expert with
the Government of Madras since
1913 ; born, 1863 ; Govermnent
Botanist, Madras, 1898 : Ad-
dress ; Coimbatore, jMadras Presi-
dency.
Barber, Hon'ble Mr. Edwj^rcl Fair-
less ; Elected non-official ^Member
representing the planting Commu-
nity, Legislative Council, JMadras,
1913.
Barbhya, Moolji Chawanidas : liorn
atZlIangalore, 1850; early education
at the Gokuldas Tejpal Charity
School; joined the Bombay Elphin-
stone College; passed the Attorney's
26
examination-, 1872 ; distinguished
himself in the Ahmadabad conspi-
racy case ; Municipal commission-
er of Bombay (1881-89). Address:
Malabar Hill, Bombay.
Barbour, Sir David Miller, K.C.M.
G.; K. C.S.I. Retired I.C.S.; born,
1841 ; son of late Miller Barbour
of Calkill, Ireland ; educated at
Queen's College, Belfast ; went to
India, 1863 ; served in Lower
Bengal, until he became Under
Secretary, Financial Department,
Government of India, 1872,
Accountant-Cxeneral, Bengal'; Se-
cretary to Government of Bengal,
Revenue Department, 1882;
Member of the Bengal Legislative
Council, 1882 ; Secretary to the
Government of India, Financial
Department, 1882; C.S.I., 1887 ;
Member of the Royal Commission
in England on gold and silver,
1886 ; Financial :\Iember of
the Supreme Council, 1888-1893 ;
K. C. S. I., 1889; Member of
the Indian Currency Commis-
•sion. 1898: K. C. M. G., 1899,
jMember and Chairman of several
important Royal Commissions
and Committees oh the currency
and finance of other countries,
and on questions involving
great financial considerations.
PnhUcation : The Theory nf Bime-
tallism. Address : Tiltwood,
Crowley Down, Sussex and the
Athenaeum. East India United
Service Club.
Barna, Hon. Mr. M.C. :Member,
Axssam Legislative Council, 1912.
Address : Shillong.
Burna. Hon'ble Prabhat Chan-
dra. Raja of Gowripur; Uem-
ber, Legislative Council of
Assam ; Personal title of Raja
conferred, 1901. Address Gowri-
pur, Goalpara, Assam.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
EARNES.
Barnes, Sir Hugh Shakespear K.C.
S.I., K.C.V.O.,I.O.S.; born, 1853;
son of James Ralph Barnes, I. C.S.;
educated at Malvern ; joined
the Civil Service at Allahabad,
1874 : served in Bareilly and
]\Ioradabad ; Private Secretary to
the Financial ]Member of Council
1876; Assistant Secretarv. Foreign
Office, 1879 : Political Officer,-
Kandahar, 1880 : Political Agent,
Quetta, 1883 : Under Secretary,
Foreign Department. 1889 ; De-
puty Secretary, 1890 ; Revenue
Commissioner, Quetta, 1891 ; Re-
sident in Kashmir, 1894 : A.G.G.,
and Chief Commissioner, Belu-
chistan, 1896 : Foreign Secre-
tary to Government of India,
1900-3 : President of Central Com-
mittee for the Delhi Darbar, 1902-
3 : Lieutenant Governor of Burma
1903-5 : Member of the Council of
India, 1905: K.C.S.I.. 1903 ; K.C.
V.O. 1903. Recreation ; .shoo-
ting. Address: 8, Hyde Park Ter-
race, W. East India United Ser-
vice Club.
Baroda, H.H. Maharajah Gaekwar
Sir Sayaji Rao IllShamshir Ba-
hadur G-C. S.I. (1881): born, 1803
ilcscended from the founders of
the Baroda dynasty : adopted
by Jemnabai, widow of the
Gaekwar Khandi Rao: hi. 1st,
Chimnabai Maharani, 1875 C.I.,
1S80[; 2nd, Chimnabai Maharanill
C.I., 1885 ; three sons, and one
daughter, educated at the Maha-
raja's school at Baroda ; instal-
led, 1875 : during his minority,
there was a Council cf Regency
under a British officer and Raja
Sir Tanjore ]\Iadhava Rao,
K. C. S. I. ; entrusted with
the administration of the State
1831; made G. C.S.I, 1887; an
enlightened ruler, and holds ad-
vanced views on social questions ;
h;;s several times visited Europe.
Address : Baroda, W. India.
Barr, Lieut-Col Sir DaYid^Williara
Keith, K.C. S.I, (1902) Indian
Army, Member of Council of India;
born, 1846; eldest son of the
late Lieut. -General Henry
James Barr ; Educated privately
and at Royal Military College ;
entered the Army, 1864 : served in
the Abyssinian expedition : entered
the Political Department, Govern-
ment of India, 1809: Boundary
Settlement officer in the IMalwa
Bhil country, 1st Assistant to the
A. G. G. for Central India, 1870;
.Political Agent at Jodhpur, 1878-
89. in Rewa.; 1SS1-1S87,- Resi-
dent at Gwalior, 1887-1892; in
Kashmir 1892-1894 ; A. G. G.
for Central India, 1894-1900 ;
Resident at Hyderabad, 1900-
1905 : retired, 1905 : K. C. S. I.
1902 : ]\Iember of the Council of
India, 1905. Address : 92 Onslow
Gardens, London S. W. United
Service Club.
Barren. Hon'ble Mr. C.A., C. S. I.,
I.C.S.; Chief Secretary and Official
Member. Punjab Legislative
Couiacil; took his seat, 1st January
1913. Address : Lahore.
Barrow, Lieut-General Sir Edmund
George, G. C. B. (1900) K. C. B.
(1901) C.B. 1908 ; Indian Army ;
born 1852 ; son of :Maj-Ge-
neral Joseph Lyon Barrow,
C.B., B.A. : educated at Marl-
borough and Sandhurst; married.
1882, Bnarian Letittia, daughter
of , late Reverend Story of
Crrick, Clogher Co. Tyrone,
joined Armv , 1871 ; served
in Afghan war. 1878-9; D.
A., Q.M.G. : with the Indian
Contingent in Egypt, 1882, and in
the intelligence Branch, Bengal,
1885-7 ; Assistant Secretary to the
Government of India. Jlili'tary De-
partment, 1887-91; First Deputy
Secretary in the Military
Department. 1897-1900; Secretary,
27
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Barrow.
1901-3 : , D.A.G-, Bengal, 1900 ;
served in the Afghan War, 1876 ;
Egyptian Expedition, 1882 ; Tirah
campaign, 1897-8: Chief Staff
Officer, China expedition, 1900-
1901; (xsneral Officer Commanding
first Division, Northern Armv
Corps, 1901 : General Officer
Commanding, 1908; Col. 7th Duke
of Connaught's own Rajputs.
Address: . c/o Grindlay & Co.,
Parliament Street, S. W. Junior
United Service Club.
Barrow, Oscar Theodore, C.S.I.
1907 ; Comptroller and Auditor-
General of India since 1906 ; s. of
late Jacob Barrow ; b. 1854 ; in.
Helen Emma Winefride, d. of late
Reginald Reynolds, Clarendon
Square, Leamington; Educ. , Bea-
umaris Grammar School and Glou-
cester School: Entered I. C. S.,
1875; Accountant-General, Bengal:
1891; Bombay, 1894 ; officiated as
Comptroller and Auditor-General.
1897, 1898, and 190:3; Secretary to
Government of India, Finance
Dept. sub pro tcivpore , 190G;Fellow
of Bombay University,, 1910;
Comptroller and Auditor-General
of India, 1906 ; Retired, 1910. Ad-
dress : Karvol, Weybridge, Survey.
East India United Service and
Hurlingham CIu'ds.
Barrow. Hon'ble Mr. Reginald
Peacock, I. G. S., Nominated
Official Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay: 2Sth December
1912 : ■ ^
Barton, Col. Maurice Charles,
D. S. O. 1899 ; late R. E.; b.
1852; s. of Charles Barton of
Holbrook, Wincanton, Somerset ;
m. 1817. Harriet, d. of Col. Brand-
reth, R.E. Entered army, 1872;
Captain, 1884: I\Iajor, 1891; Lieut-
Col. 1899 ; served Afghan Car,
1878-79 (despatches, medal); Akha
Expedition, 1883-84 (despatches),
28
Burmah, 1885-87 (despatches twice,
medal with clasp) ; Isezai Expedi-
tion ; Chitral Relief Force (des.
patches, medal with clasp (North-
West Frontier, India, 1897;98
(despatches, D.S.O., clasp). Army
and Navy Club.
Barton, M.P.. I. C. S. Offg.
Judicial Commissioner, N.W. Pro-
vince ; educated, Bedford Modern
School ; Worcester Coll. Oxford,
and University College, London ;
joined service, 1894 ; On Special
duty Kurran, 1898 ; Divisional
Judge, Peshawar, 1907 ; Political
Agent at Dir, 1910 ; Secretary to
Chief Commissioner, 1911 ; Offi-
ciating Judicial Commissioner,
1912: CLE., 1914. Address:
Lahore.
Barwa Daadashar. Rai Sahib :
Member of the Gilghat Local
Board and Education Sub Com-
mittee ; born, 1855 ; educated at
Sibsagar High School and at Cal-
cutta ; entered Service, 1873 ;
retired, 1905 ; helped to found
a charitable Dispensary at Khu-
mtai. Address : Khumtai-Leti Ku-
jan, Gilghafc. Assam.
Basant Singh, Sardar, Rai Bahadu.
Assistant Engineer ; born, 1858 :
educated, Lahore Government
school and College ; entered ser-
vice as Overseer, Quetta, 1878.
Address : Quetta, Baluchistan.
Bastar Raja of; Rudra Pratab Deo;
b. 18S5 ; educated at the Rai-
pur E,aj Kumar College ; succeeded
to gaddi, 1881. The Raja is a
Somvanshi R;ijput and claims
descent from Prataparudra of War-
angal. The State remained indepen-
dent, but about the Commencement
of the 19th century, owing to dis-
sensions in the faimly and Conse-
quent disorder the IMahrattas.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BASTAR.
interfered and made it their
tributary and exacted tribute.
Thereafter, the State came under
the control of the British and has
since remained under their Control.
The Raja has made extensive Indian
tours and has Considerably impro-
ved the administration. Address :
Jagdalpur, Bastar, C.P.
IBasu, Hon'ble Babu Bhupendra
Nath, B.A., Attorney, Calcutta ;
belongs to a respectable Kayastha
family ; born, 1859: B.A., 1880;
enrolled as solicitor's Clerk in
Calcutta; M. A., with honours
in English literature, 1881,
enrolled as an attorney of the
Calcutta High Court ; an active
member of the Calcutta Corpo-
ration and has been an active
member in all social and politi-
<;al movements in the country ;
an ardent temperance reformer ;
President of the Bengal Provincial
'Coixference held at Mymensingh,
1905 ; a staunch supporter of
the Indian National Congress
.and v/as Chairman of the Congress
Reception Committee in 1906; visi-
ted England and spoke on Indian
affairs before large English audien-
■ces ; was an elected member, first
in the Bengal and then in
the Supreme Legislative Council ;
during his tenure of member-
ship in the latter body, he
introduced a Civil Marriage Bill,
which created a good deal of agita-
tion throughout India ; Govern-
ment of India eventually disallow-
ed it; deputed to proceed to England
for the purpose of enlightening the
British public on the present condi-
tion of aSairs in India, 1914,
a powerful speaker and WTiter ;
elected President, Indian Nation-*
al Congress, 1914. Address :
Calcutta.
Basu,Kailash Chandra. Rai Bahadr,
(1895), CLE., ( 1910) K.l.H. 1909;
One of the leading citizens of
Calcutta ; Member of the Corpora-
tion of Calcutta and Honorary
Presidency ^Magistrate, Address:
1, Sukea's Street, Calcutta.
Basu, Karunedas, M.A., B.L. Rai
Bahadur ; born, 1847 ; educated,
Presidency College, Calcutta; comes
from a good Decca family ; worked
in the village of Dakhintalegpur
during the cyclone of 187G.
Address : 55, Mirzapur street,
Calcutta.
Basu, Nritya Gopal. Rai Bahadur;
(See Nritya Gopal Basu).
Basu, Srish Bhandra, B.A., Rai
Bahadur, Judge of the Court of
Small Cau.ses, Benares; Member of
the Theosophical Society ; Trustee
and Member of the Central Hindu
College ^Managing Committee,
Banares : Born, 1861 ; son of Babu
Bearma Charan Basu ; educated,
Lahore (rovernment College ;
Joined Judicial Branch, 1892 ; ap-
pointed! to the Benares Small
Cause Court, 1910 ; a recognis-
ed Sanskrit scholar, and Cerudit
lawyer, with a thorough mase
tery of Arabic and Persian-
Publications : Astadhayi of Panin.
and Sidhanta Kaumadi of Bhatroji
Dikshit. Address: Benares Canton-
ment.
Batchelor, Hon. Mr. Justice Stan-
ley Uockhart, Judge of High
Court. Bombav, since 1904 Editc :
St. Edmund's Coll, Ware Uni-
versity Coll. London; Entened I.
C. S. 1887, Under-Secretary to
Government, Pclitical Depart-
ment 1896; Judge, 1901. Retd.
1914.
Bate, Colonel Thomas Elwood
Lindsay, G. I. E. (1902) L. R.
29
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bi.TE Colonel Thomas
C.P.L.R.C. S. I., Indian Medical
Service, Inspector-General of Pri-
sons, Punjab ; b. 1S52, Surgeon,
1875, Surg. Lieut. -Col. 1895; Col.
1905. Retd, 1910. Address: c/o
India Office, London,
Bath, Thomas Henry Thynne, Fifth
Marquis of. Born, 18G3 ; son of
the -itli Jilarquis : educated • at
Eton and Balliol College Oxford ;
Private Secretary to the Earl of
Iddesleigh, First Lord of the
Treasury 1886-7 : Assistant Pri-
vate Secretary to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Lord Goschen :
M. P- for Frome. 1886-9 and 1895
6 : succeeded his father in the
peerage, 1896 : Lord Lieutenant
of Somerset: Under Secretary of
State for India, 1905, Address '■
Lougleat, Warminister, Wilts.
Carlton Club,
Batfcy, Hon Mr. Justice Herbert
M. A. Christ's College, Camb.,
Barrister-at-la\v Lincoln's Inn :
entered I. C. S. 1861;' Prof,
of Logic and Moral Philosophy,
Deccan College, Poona, 187'2-5;
Assistant Judge and Sessions
Judge ; Under - Secretary to
Government, Bombay, 1885,
Remembrancer of Legal affairs.
1892 ; Acting Chief Secretary to
Government ; Political Depart-
ment, 1896 ; Acting Judicial
Commissioner in Sind, 1899 ;
Acting Judge, High Court, Bombay
1900; Judicial Commissioner. Sind
1901 ; 'Judge High Court' Bom-
bay, 1902-8.
Bayly, Major-Gen. Alfred William
Lambart, C.B . 1900, C.S.I. . 1909.
D.S.O., 1887, Cal. 126th Baluchis-
tan Infantry, Secretary to the
Government of India, Army De-
partment, since 1906 ; b, Paisley^
1856, son of late Major George
Baylj, VI. 1st; Ada Margaret, d. of
30
late Maj-Gen. S. Thacker, Bombay
Staff Corps, 1877 {d. 1880), 2nd
Eva, d. of late John Naylor, Leigh-
ton Hall Montgomeryshire, 1889,
one s. Educ: Wellington College.
Joined 108th Regt. 1874 : Bombay
Staff Corps. 1879, passed through
Staff College, 1893, officiating D.A.
Q.M.G. Bombay, 1885-80, D.A.A.
and Q. M. G. Burma Expedition,
1886-87, D.A.A.G. Mhovv district
1887-92, commanded 26th Bombay
(Baluchistan Regt.) , Infantrv,
1896 ; Afghan W^ar, 1880-81 , de-
fence and battle of Kan-
dahar., 1st Sept. 1880 (medal
and clasp), Soudan, 1885, Suakin
(medal and clasp, bronze star) ,
Burma, 1886-87 (despatches) , and
in S. Africa, 1899-1901 (wounded,
despatches twice, C. B.). United
Service Club.
Bayley, Charles Butterworth, M.
V.O. ; Son of Sir Steuart Colvin
Bayley, K. C.S.I,, CLE.; Born,
1870 ; Educated, Blundell's
School, Tiverton ; Asstt. Secy, to
Govt, of Bengal, P. W. Deptt. ;
Acted as Special Correspondent to
Daily Telegraph and Pioneer
(Allahabad) with Tibet Expedition,
and to Daily JMail with JMohaniand
Expedition ; was Private Secretary
10 the Lieutenant Govei'nor of
Bihar and Orrisa ; M.V.O., (4th
class), 1906. Address: Patna.
Bengal Club.
Bayley, Sir Charles Stuart. K.C.S.
I., 1908 ; Lieutenant-Governor,
Bihar and Orissa. b. 1854: s. of late
Gapt. Daniel Bayley, formerly of
the East India Company's Bengal
Cavalry, -jn. 1880, Sarah Constance
d: of Major-General A. E. Camp-
-iDell,- Indian Staff Corps. Ediic.
Harrow, Heidelberg. Barrister-at-
Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1887: Entered
Indian Civil Service. 1887, and
filled various positions, includ-
INDIAN BIO'JRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BAYLEY.
ing those of Under-Secrctar-
to the Governments of Bengal any
India, Political Agant in Bikanerd
General Superintendent of opera,
tions for the suppression of Thag,
and Dacoity ; Agent to the Goveri
nor-General in Central India -
Resident Hyderabad ; Lieut. -
Governor, Eastern Bengal and
Assam, 1911 : Lieut-Governor of
Bihar and Orissa, 1912: Clubs:
Address : Patna and Simla : East
India United Service and other
Clubs:
Bayley, Major Edward Charles,
Private Secretary to H. H. the
Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab;
Address: Lahore.
Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin, G.C.S.
1., 1911. K. C.S.I. : 1878 : B.
5.1. 1S74 ; CLE. 1882: Z>,
183G ; son of late William Butter-
worth Bayley B.C,S. sometime
officiating Governor-General of
India and a Director of H.E. & I.
Co., m. Anna, d. of R. N. Farqu-
harson, Bengal C. S., 1860; four s.
three d. Educ. Eton : Haileybury;
Entered I.C.S. 1855 : Commis-
sioner of Patna, , 187.3-74 :
Secretary to Government of
Bengal, 1877 : Chief Commissioner
of Assam : Resident, Hyderabad,
1881-2 : JMcmber of ViceroviS
Council, 1882-1887 : Lieut Gov.^f
Bengal, 1887-90 : Secretary, Politi-
cal Department, India Office, 1890.
1895 : Member, India Council.
1895-1905. Address: 2 Barkstou
Gardens. S. W. Chib Athenneum.
Bayne. Charies Gerwien, C.S,1,;
1901 Indian Civil SerN-ice retired
1906 b. 1860 ; s. of late Dr.
Peter Cayne, LL.D. m. 1890,
Alice Augusta, d; of late Rev.
G. C. Hodgkinson ; one s. two d.
Educ. : Uppingham Universit>-
College, Oxford; Served in various
capacities in the Civil Service-
in Cnrmah, 1880-1905. Retired,
1906. Recreations : tenr.is, cro-
quet, bride. East India United
Service. Club.
Bazlulla Sahib Bahadur Muham-
mad ; Senior Pressy Magistrate-
Madras — Sec M/tJiaiiuiiad Bazlulla.
Sahib Bahadur.
Beachcroft, Hon. Mr, C.P. Acting
Puisne Judge, High Court, Cal-
cutta. Address, Calcutta.
Beadon, Lt-Col. G. C. Temp Judge,
Chief Court, Punjab ; Joined Ser-
vice, 1884 ; was in Military Service
till 1887 ; transferred to Civil
Branch and became Assistant
Commissioner, Punjab ; District
Judge, 1894, Temp. -Judge, Chief
Court, 1912. Address : Lahore.
Beaman, My. F.C.O. I.S.O.I.C.S.
Judge, High Court, Bombay: — Edu-
cated at Bedford Grammar School
and Queen's College, Oxford; Joined
service as Assistant to the Collec-
tor, 187Si; Agent to the Governor,
Panch Mahals, 1883, Special
Settlement Officer, Baroda, 1886;
Judicial Assistant to the Political
Agent, Kathiawar, 1891 ; Judicial
Commissioner and Judge, Sind.
1904 ; Judge, High Court, 1907.
Address : Bombay.
Beasson. Colonel Charles Henry,
C.B. 1907 , Indian Army :\lud.
Service • b. 1851; 2nd s. of late
Surg: Gen. George Stewart
Beatson, F.B., m. Geraldine IMarv;
d. of Rev. T. Wilson, M.A., Educ.,
King William's College. Joined
Indian Armv IMedical Service,
1876; served ioth D.S.O. Lancers.
(Hodson's Horse) till 1905, Divi-
sional Staff, 1905-10 ; Unemployed
List, 1910; served Afghan war,
1878-79 (medal), Manipur, 1891
(despatches). Recreations: riding
31
INDIAN BIOGRAPillCAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BEATSON.
and sea-fishing. Address : Simla,
India. Junior Naval and Military.
Club.
eatson, Major-General Sir Stuart
Brownlow, K. C B., 1910 ;
K. C. S. I., 1907, Indian Army,
Extra Equerry to the King ; b.
1854, 0. s. of late Captain
William Stuart Beat:;on, H.E.I.C.
S., and Cora. d. of Col. George
Brownlow, and n, of 1st Lord Lur-
gan, m. 1889, Edith Cecii, d. of
late' Sir William EUes, K.C.E.,
one s. one d. Educ. : Wellington
College ; Joined 17th Regb. 1873 ;
11th P.W.O. Bengal Lancers, 1876;
N. W. Frontier Jowaki, 1878
(medal with claps), Alghanistan
1878-80 ; action of Ali Musjid
(medal with clap), Egypt, 1882;
E:rtra A.D.C. to Sir H. Macpher-
son, Commanding Indian Contin-
gent, deputed to Syria on Special
Dutv (medal, bronze star, Curma,
1886; Mill Sec. to Sir H. Macpher-
son, pursuit of Hlaoo (despatches,
claps. Brevet of Majors), N. W.
Frontier, 1897-98, relief of Mala-
kand, defence of Malakand, relief
of Chakdara, action a^ Landakai,
operations in Majour, Mamund
and Mohmand country (despatches
thrice, medal with two clasps, C.
C), commanded mobile column m
S. Africa, 1901 (despatches Crevet
of colonel, medal with three claps);
Military Secretary to Prince of
Wales "during Indian tour ; Maj-
Gen. 1905, super-numerary un-
employed list. Address : The Cot.
Slaugham, Sussex. Cavalry Club.
Beckett, Colonel Stephen, C. B. .
Retired Indian Stag Corps ; b,
1840 ; 5th s. of late Capt. J. 0.
Beckett, H.E.I.C.S., m. 1st,
Cecilia, d. of P. Grifith (d. 1889),
2nd Ida Maud, d. of J. Macfarlane,
1894, two s. Educ. Private School
and Edinburgh Academy Ensign
H.E.I.C.S. 1857; attached 54th
Regt. 1857-58, Punjab Frontier
32
Force, 1858-69; Assistant Political
Agent and Superintendent Bhaha-
walpur 186-79 ; Commissariat
Department.. 1879-81; 31st Punjab
Infry., 1881-82; Commissarit and
Transport Department., 1882-87,
commanded 38th Bengal Infry.,
1887-89 ; served in Indian Mutiny
(despatches, dangerously wounded,
medal). Umbeylah campaign,
1863-64 (despatches twice, medal
with clasp); commanded Bahawal-
pur contingent on Dera Ghavi
Khan Frontier during 1st Kabul
campaign, 1879, Suakin, 1885, as
Director of Indian Transport with
British troops (despatches, medal
with claps, Khedive's star, and
C.B). Address : Elmcroft, War-
wick Road, Ealiug.
Beckett, Walter Ralph Durie C.M.G.
1909, F.R.G.S., H.B.M. Consul,
Bangkok. Siam, since 1963 ; b.
Agra N. W. P., India, 1864 ;
s. of Col. W.H. Ceckett ; Educ.
Ton bridge School ; Passed a
competitive examination, 1886;
student interpreter, Siam, 1886;
2nd Assistant 1888, 1st Assistant
1891, H.M. Vice- Con at Cangkok,
1893; Acting Con. 11 April to 22
Oct. 1864, acted as Charged'
Affaires, 23 October to 6 November,
1894 ; Acting Counsul, 1894-95,
when he was again in charge of
the Legation, H.M. Consul for
territories of Chiengm.ai. Lampun,
Lakhon, Phre, Nan, etc. (Northern
Siam). 1897, H. M. Consul at
Bangkok, 1903, and granted local
rank of First Secretary, 1904;
Charged Affairs during 1904, 1906,
1907 1908, and March 10, 1909,
to January 26, 1910. Recreations:
cricket, polo, tennis, golf, etc.
Address : H. i. M. Legation,
Bangkok. Oriental, and Ohiengmai,
Gymkhana Clubs.
Beddome Col. Richard Henry Indian
Staff Corps (Retired) ; Born,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Beddome, Col. Richard Henry.
1830: son of R.B. Beddoms •
educated at Charterhouse : joined
Madras Army, 18iS : Quarter-
master and Interpreter of
24th Infantry, 1857 : Assistant
Conservator of Forests, Madras,
1857 : Head of the Madras Forest
Department, 1860 to 1832, when
he retired as Colonel : Fellow,
Madras University, 1880. Piiblica-
tio7is : The Flora Sylvatica of the
Madras Presidency, (400 trees),
The Ferns of Southern India, (345
plates), The Ferns of British India
(661 ferns). Hand-book of the
ferns of India, besides pamphlets on
new reptiles and land shells discove-
red by him in India. Address :
Sispara, West Hill, Putney.
Bedford, Lt-Col. Charles Henry,
D.ScM.D. Edin.,M.R.C.S. Eng.,
etc., Indian Medical Service ; Di-
rector, Central Excise Laboratory
for India, Chemical Examiner to
the Governments of India and
Bengal, Professor of Chemistry,
Calcutta Medical College ; b. 1886;
son of late P. W. Bedford, D.C.L.
Oxford, Lit. D. Dublin, Ph. D.
Heidelberg; Eduo. : Edinburgh
University; Entered Indian Medi-
cal Service, 1889 ; Major, 1901;
Lt. Col. 1909; conducted the
Government of India's Investiga-
tion into the Quality, Manufac-
ture, and Control of Alcoho-
lic Liquors in India ; was scientific
and technical adviser to the Indian
Excise Committee, 1905-6; Pre-
sident for India, 6th International
Congress of Applied Chemistry,
Rome, 1906; Chemical Examiner
to the Punjab Government ; Pro-
fessor of Chemistry and Toxicology,
Lahore jModical College, for seve-
ral years; Examiner in Universi-
ties of Calcutta, Allahabad, and
Punjab ; Editor, Indian Medical
Gazette. Publications : The Qua-
lity, Manufacture, and Con-
3
trol of Alcoholic Liquors in
India (Report to the Government
of India 190G) ; two books on
chemical subjects ; Elementary
Hygiene for Indian Students;
the Symptoms and Treatment of
Poisoning ; The History, Causa-
tion, and Prevention of the
Enteric fever of India ; a Memoir
of F. W. Bedford, D. C. L; various
reports to Government on his
researches in connection with
Excise and Customs problems;
papers on chemical, Indian medico-
legal, and medical subjects, and
several Archselogical papers (Proc.
Soc. Antiq. Scot.), etc. Address:
Kasauli, Punjab.
Bed Saran, Kurwar, Rani of Agori
Barhar, Born, 1851 ; succeeded to
title, 1871 ; the family belongs to
Chandelclan of Rajputs. In 1871
Warren Hastings granted a sanad
to Adil Shah, restoring to him
the Zemindari of Agori Barhar
with a money allowance of
Rs. 8,000 ; this was afterwards
exchanged for an additional grant
of land,»the revenue of which was
assigned to the Raja ; the estate
was under the Court of Wards for
some time, but has since been
restored to the present Rani ; the
title of Raja, a hereditary one,
was recognised, 1781 ; the
estate comprises 400 whole villages,
and shares in 13 others in Mirza-
pur. Address : Rajpur, Mirzapur,
U.P.
Beer Biki^am Singh Bahadur, Raj
Kumar, Lieutenant Colonel,
G.I.E.; Younger Son of H.H. Sir
Shamshcr Prakash Bahadur, Raja
of Sirmoor ; 6, 1868 • ed. at Nahan,
Sirmoor State ; served throughout
Tirah Expedition with 2nd Div.
1897-8 (despatches, CLE.) ; Hono-
rary Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army attached to Sirmoor Imperial
33
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Beer Bikeam Singh Bahadur.
Service Sappers and Honorary
A.D.C. to the Viceroy ; represented
Imperial Service Troops in the
Coronation of Emperor Edward
Vn, and at Stafi College, Camber-
ly, 1907-9 ; Address : Nahan,
Sirmoor State, Punjab. Sirmoor
Club.
Begbie, Major-General Elphinstone
Waters, C.B. 1896 : D.S.O. 1891 ;
b. Cheltenham, 1842; 5th s. of late
Major-General P.J. Begbie, Madras
Artillery; Educ, Crewkerne Gram-
mar School, and at Bonn and,
Canstatt, Germany : Ensign,
Madras Infantry, 1859; Lieutenant
1861 ; Captain, 1871 : Major, 1879;
Lieut.- Colonel, 1885 : Colonel
1889 : Major-General, 1898 ; served
in Abyssinian campaign, 1867-G8
(despatches, medal) : served in
DufHa expedition, 1874-75 (despat-
ches) : served in third Burniese
War, 1885-86 (despatches, medal) :
admitted to Good Service Pension,
1897 ; attached to Queen's Own
Madras Sappers and Miners; 1871-
88 ; Instructor in Army Signalling
for Madras Presidency, ^^ 1872-88 ;
Commandant, Bangalore Rifle
Volunteers, 1888-99 ; Assistant-
Adjutant General, District Stafi,
1910-91 ; A.A.G. Headquarters,
Madras Army, 1891 ; D. A. G.
Madras Army, 1891-94 : officiating
A.G. Madras Army, 1894-95 :
D.A.G., Madras Commaiid, with
rank of Brig. -Gen., 1887; trans-
ferred Unemployed Supernumerary
List, 1902. Address : c/o London
County and Westminster Bank,
West Brighton.
Behari Lai Bhargawa. Rao Baha-
dur (1896) ; belongs to a respect-
able Bhargava Brahmin family ;
born, 1850; S. of Pandit Chandra
Bhan ; Banker, Zemindar, and
Government Treasurer of Jubbul-
pur, Seoniand Mandla:inaugurated
the Bhargava Commercial Bank,
34
of which he is a Life ^Managing
Director ; established relief works
at his own expense and helped the
Government in various other
ways during the famine, for which
a special Sancul was granted to
him; greatly interested in the cause
of female education. Address:
Jubbulpur, U.P.
Bell, E.A.S. ; F.C.H., A.M.I.C.E ,
Engineer-in-chief, Mysore Railway
Construction Department and Ex-
Officio Secretary, Railway Depa7;t-
ment, Consulting Engineer to the
Government of I\Iysore, for Rail-
ways (on leave). Address: Banga-
lore, ?>Iysore Province,
Bell, G.J.H., Inspector General of
Prisons, Burma ; appointed, 1912.
Address : Rangoon .
Bell, Nicholas D Beatson; CLE.
Member of Council, Bengal; edu-
cated, Edi7iburgh Acad, and Balilol
Coll, Oxford ; joined service, 1886 ;
Joint Magistrate and Deputy Col-
lector, 1895; Magistrate and Collec-
tor, 1896; to 1898: Ofig. Director,
Land Records and Agriculture, Ben-
gal, 1905-06; Commissioner of Land
Revenue, Director of Land Re-
cords and -^gri. and ^Member,
Legislative Council, Bengal 1913
holds a K.I.H. Medal; CLE. 1906;
Member, Executive Council, 1914,
Address : Calcutta.
Bell, William, CLE. 1904 ; M.A.
Edin. 1885 ; Director of Public,
Instruction Punjab ; 6. 1860.
Educ. Moray House Training
College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
University (medallist, honours):
Vans Dunlop Scholar, Edinburgh,
1882-85 : Joined Indian Educa-
tional Service, 1885, as Principal
Central Training College, Lahore
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bell, William.
Principal, Government Col-
lege, Lahote, and Inspector of
European Schools: 1895; Director
of Public Instruction, Punjab, and
Under-Secretary to, Government
Education Department, 1901-08 ;
Fellow and Syndic of Punjab Uni-
versity since 1886: Inspector of
Chiefs' Colleges in India, 1903-07:
Inspector-Cxeneral of Reformatory
Schools, Punjab, 1904 ; President,
Punjab Text-Book Committee,
1901-07 ; Registrar at various
times; Examiner in Philosophy,
Allahabad and Punjab Universi-
ties ; 190-3. Publication's: Various
educational works. Address: c/o
H. S. King & Co., 3 Pall Mall,
S. W.
Benares. Maharajah of; His
Highness Maharaja Sir Prabhu
Narain Singh Bahadur, G.C,I.E.
1898; Born, 1855; Succeeded his
uncle, 1899; belongs to Bhuinhar
family of brahmins. Mansaram,
the founder of the State,
rose in favor of Rustam
Ali, Governer of Benares, under
the Nawab Wajir of Oudh. In the
days of the Eash India Company,
Chet Singh, one of the ancestors,
obtained a Saiind (1775). During
the Mutiny of 1857, Ishwari Prasad,
the then head of the family,
renderned valuable help to the
British, for which he received the
personal title of jMaharaja ; was
created a G.C.S.I., and pciimttcd
to adopt according to Hindu Law.
Area of the Raj, 887 square miles;
population 500,000; revenue over
10 lakhs. The i\Iaharaja also owns
estates in the districts of Benares,
Ghazipur, Ballia, etc. which yield
him an annual revenue of 2 lakhs;
Is a well known Sanskrit scholar
and an orthodox brahmin; has
contributed Rs. 50,000 to the Luck-
now MedicaJ College; the Bhirinhar
•College, Muzaffarpur, has founded
and endowed a female Hospital at
Banares ; has built a house at
Kasauli for the accommodation of
indigent Indians for treatment at
Pasteur Institute ; has made a
spelendid contribution to the Cen-
tral Hindu College, Benares and
his presented Rs. 30,000 to the
Benares Sanskrit Bhawan Saras-
wati Library besides a large
number of books and M. S. S.
G.C.I.E. 1898; elevated to the posi-
tion of Ruling Chief. 9th Novem-
ber 1910;Installcd with full powers
1st April 1911 with the personal
title, of "His Highness "and
"Maharaja Bahadur"; Heir: Kun-
. war Aditya Narayan Singh (born
1874). Address: Ramnagar, Bena-
res ; and Chakia, Mirzapur.
Benn. Major Robert ArthurEdward,
CLE. (1904), F. R. G. S., Indian
Army ; Political Agent, Kelat,
Baluchistan ; b. 1867; e. s. of
Charles Edward Benn;?H. 1898,
Edith Annie Fraser, 3rd d. of
]\Iajor-General Neville Parker
Bengal » Army (retired); Educ,
IMerchant Tavlors' School, Great
Crosby, Heidelberg Coll., Germany,
Royal Millitary Coll., Sandhurst;
Entered army (York.shire Light In-
fantry, 1887: Squadron ofhcer (Sind
Horse), 1890; Lieut. 1889; Capt.
1898; Major, 1905 ; Inteiligencc
Officer, Baluch. Afghan Boundary
Commission, 1894-95 ; employed
under Foreign Office as Military
Adviser, to H. H. Khan of Jvelat,
Baluchistan, 1895-98 ; appointed
to the Indian Political Depart-
ment, 1898; served in Burmese
War (medal, two clasps), 1885-87,
1887-89; Consul for Seistan and
Kain, 1900-4; in Political charge of
H.H. The Raj Rana of Jhallawar
in Europe, 1904; on special duty in
India with H.H. Inayatulia Khan,
son of H.H. The Amir of Afghan-
istan, 1904-1905 ; Political Agent,
35
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BENN.
Chagai, Baluchistan, 1905-G.
Has twice completed overland
journey from India to Europe on
horseback. Address : Quetta,
Baluchistan, India. Cavalry,
Imperial and Colonial Clubs.
Bennett, Thomas Jewell, CLE. 1903;
Principal Proprietor of the Times
of India, Bombay ; s. of late J. T.
Bennett, of Wisbech, Cambridge-
shire ; took to journalism early in
life ; was for some years assistant
Editor, "Western Daily Press,"
Bristol; joined the leader-writing
staff of the "Standard;" proceeded
to Bombay, 1884 ; for eight years
Associate ' Editor, the Bombay
Gazette; succeeded to the editorship
and the principal proprietary inte-
rest in the "Times of India:"
was presented by the agriculturists
of Guzerat with an address thank-
ing him for the successful persis-
tency with which he had brought
the grievances of the cultivating
class to the notice of Government,
1901; awarded a silver medal of the
Society of Arts for a paper on the
British connection with the Persian
Gulf. 190-2; nominated by the
Bombay Government as a Fellow of
the Bombay University. Address :
Harmarton House, Speldhurst.
Kent. Clubs Oriental: andByculla.
Benson, Percy Hugh, M.B., CM.,
M.R.CS., M.S., Retired Surgeon-
General, Madras ; Born, 1852 ;
Entered service in the Madras
General Hospital, ia'^4 ; Zilla
Surgeon with medical charge of
Central Jail, Coimbatore, 1875 ;
Medical Ofticer in charge of H.R.
H. the Prince of Wales' Camp,
Annamalai Hills Septer. 1875;
Doing dutv with C 9th Battery
Royal Artillery, Bangalore,Novem-
ber 1875 ; acted in Vizianagaram
and Bimlipatam till 1876 ;
transferred to Mysore service
and posted as Civil Surgeon-
36
Shimoga, 187G-79 ; Civil Surgeon
and Supdt of Mysore and Keekara-
palli Jails and Chemical Analyst,
Mysore, 1880; Residency Surgeon,
Bangalore, 1881 ; acted in various
other places in the State and be-
came Senior Surgeon and Sani-
tary Commissioner, Mysore 1892 ;
on dutv with H.H. the Maharaja
from i.3th December 1893 to 5th
March 1894 ; Surgeon Lieutenant-
Colonel, 1894 : again on duty with
H.H. the Maharaja till 3rd Janu-
ary 1895 ; Senior Surgeon, and
ex-ofhcio Sanitary Commissioner
and Inspector-General of Prisons,
Bangalore, 1901 ; transferred to
Burma Service, 1902 ; transferred
to ]\Iilitary Department and ap-
pointed as Principal Medical
Officer, Madras Brigade, 1904 ;
Principal Medcial Officer, Banga-
Officer, Madras Brigade, 1905;
reverted to Madras service and ap-
pointed as Surgeon-General with
the Government of Madras, April
1906, Retired, 1908. Add-ress : c/o
India Office, London.
Benson. Sir Ralph Slllery, Kt.(1906),
Puisne Judge, l\Iadras (Retd.) ;
b. 1851 ; s. of Charles Benson,
sometime President, Royal College
of Surgeons, Dublin ; vi. 1876,
Fanny, d. of Rev. W. Gilbert-
Cooper, M.A. ; Educ. : Trinity
College. Dublin (M.A., LL.B.);
Entered I.C.S. 1873 ;' Barrister,
Middle Temple, 1887 ; Assistant
Collector of Salem. 1873; Judge
High Court, 1896; Retired, 1913 ;
was Vice-Chancellor, Madras
Universitv, for a few years ; gave
evidence-before the Royal Commis-
sion on Public Services, 1913,.
Clnb : Dublin University.
Benton, John: CLE. 1902; Chief
Engineer and Secretary to Govern-
ment, Punjab Irrigation Branch;
INDIAN BIOGKAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BENTON, JHON.
b. 1850 ; s. of late John Benton ;
m. . 1885, Margaret Forsyth,
d. of ex-Provost Dick of Rothes,
N.B. ; Ecluc, Aberdeen University,
Edinburgh University, Royal
Indian Engineering College, Coo-
per's Hill (Fellow) ; Appointed As-
sistant Engineer, 1873 : Executive
Engineer, 1881 ; Superintending
Engineer, 1897 ; Chief Engineer,
1900 ; Inspector-General cf Irri-
gation, 1905. Address : Simla.
Beresford, John Stuart, CLE.,
(1900) : 6. J845 ; s. of late Thomas
Beresford ; vi. 1872, Elizabeth, d,
of late William Quinton. Enter,
ed service in P. W. D., India,
1867 ; Chief Engineer and Secre-
tary to Government, N-W. Pro-
vinces and Gudh, 1892; Chief
Engineer and Secretary to Chief
Commissioner, Central Provinces,
1893-96 ; Chief Engineer and
Secretary to Government of
Punjab, Irriga,tion Branch, 1896-
1900 ; Member of Punjab Legisla-
tive Council, 1897-1900; Joint
Secretary to the Government of
India and Inspector-General of
Irrigation, 14 Jan. to 24 July 1898;
retired, 1900 ; is a Member Queen's
University, Ireland; ^lemberof the
Institution of Civil Engineers ;
Fellow, Allahabad Universiry.
Publications : Several monographs
and reports on engineering subjects.
Address : c/o Grindly and Co., 54
Parliament Street, S.W. East
India United Service Club.
Berkeley, Major-General James
Cavan, CLE., (1888), formerly
Resident at Gwalior ; b. Clifton,
1839 ; s. of late General
Sackville Hamilton Berkeley ; m.
1st, Anna Sophia {d. 1886), d. of
Capt. G. Middlecoat, ^Madras Art.;
2nd, Maud, y. d. of W. Tomlinson,
F.R.A.S., of YorK and Sandon,
Isle of Wight ; Educ: King's
Coll., London ; Joined Indian
Army, 1857 ; transferred to Politi-
cal department, 1882 ; was suc-
cessively British Resident at
Gwalior (1883). Kashmir (1884),
and Nepal Courts (1885),, and Agent
to the Governor-General at Baroda
(1886-7). Address: Priestlands
Sherlbourne, Dorset. Club: Uni
ted Service.
Berna, Hon. Srijut Padmanath
nominated non-official IMember of
Council, Assam, 1913. Addtess:
Shillong.
Berwick, T., Bar-at-Law, Lincoln's
Inn; M.R.A.S. ; b. Edinburgh,
1826 ; 4th s. of late William Ber-
wick : m. 1862. Annette d. of R.
Howard-Brooke of Castle Howard,
CO. Wicklow; s. Educ: Univer-
sity of Edinburgh. Advocate,
Supreme Court, Ceylon, 1851;
Deputy Queen's Advocate succes-
sively for the Southern and Mid-
land Circuits, and for the Island ;
Solicitor-General, 1851-68; sat on
the Benches of Kandy and Colombo
and the Supreme Court, 1866
to 1888,, when he retired ; called to
the English Bar with special dispen-
sation, 1861 ; served on a commit-
tee of inquiry into the police force,
1864 ; was official member of the
Municipal Council of Colombo, since
its establishment in 1865; sat on the
Currency Commission, on whose
report silver was substituted for the
previous gold standard, and
decimal coinage introduced in
Ceylon ; was largely instrumental
in the abolition of legal polyandry
and in the improvement of the
native marriage laws, and the revi-
val of the ancient village tribunals
in Ceylon ; retired, 1888 : is an ex-
Captain of the Ceylon L.I. Volun-
teers. Publicatums : A Translation
of Voet's Commentaries on the
Pandects (two editions), and vari-
ous papers in journals. Recreations:
foreign travelling, archeeological
37
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
Berwick.
studies, and photography. Addreas:
North-field; Ryde, Isle of Wight.
C/2(p.' Consfitutipual.
Besant, Annie, President, Theoso-
phical Society : author and lecturer
on religious, philosophical, and
scientific subjects ; Editor, New
India, Madras since 1914; 6. 1847;
d. of William Page Wood and
Emily, d. of James Morris ; m.
Rev. Frank Bes^^ ut, Vicar of Sibsey,
Lincolnshire, 18G7 : legally sepa-
rated from him, 1873 ; one s. one
d. Educ. : privately in England,
Germany .and France; took honours
in Botany at the Preliminary
Science Exam, Lond. University,
and at South Kensington Science
and Art Exam ; Joined the Na-
tional Secular Society, 1874: work-
ed in the Free Thought and Radi-
cal movementsled by the late ]\Ir.
Charles Bradlaugh. IM.P. ; was co-
editor of the "National Reformer";
was prominent in the Labour and
Socialist movements, and member
of the Fabian Society and Social
Democratic Federation; took active
part in Trades Union work among
unskilled labourers, and with
Herbert Burrows led the great
Match Strike to a successful con-
clusion ; aided the defence of
public meeting in London ; was a
niember of the London School
Board (for Tower Hamlets), 1887-
90, but declined re-election ; joined
the Theosophical Society. 1889 ;
became a devoted pupil of Mme.
Blavatsky, and travelled to all
parts of the globe in its service ;
elected its President, 1907; found-
ed the Central Hindu College at
Benares, 1898 ; the Central Hindu
Girls' School, Benares, 1904 ;
worked to found a Hindu Univer-
sity in India ; lectured and wrote
widely on India and Indian Griev-
ances in England, 1914 ; purchased
the Madras Standard and founded
the Neiu India, 1^1^- Publications:
38
Reincarnation, 1892; Seven Princi-
ples of Man, 1892 ; Autobiographv,
1893 ; Death and After, 1893 ;
Building of the Kosmos, 1894 ; In
the Outer Court, 1895 ; Kai-ma,
1895 ; The Self and its Sheaths,
1895 ; Path of Discipleship, 1896 :
Man and his Bodies, 1896 : Four
Great Religions, 1897 : The Ancient
Wisdom, 1897 ; Three Paths to
Union v.ith God, 1897 ; Evolution
of Lite and Form, 1898 : Dharma.
1899 ; The Storv of the Great War,
1899 ; Avataras, 1900 ; Ancient
Ideals in Modern Life, 1901 ;
Esoteric Christianity, 1901 :
Thought-Power, its Control and
Culture. 1901 : The Religious Pro-
blem in India, 1902 ; The Pedigree
of Man, 1903; A Study in Con-
sciousness, 1904 ; Theosophy and
the New Psvchologv, 1904 ; Hints
on the Bhagavad G"ita, 1905 ; The
Wisdom of the Upanishads, 1906 ;
Buddhist Popular Lectures ; Occult
Chemistry ; The Changing World ;
editor of the Theosophist and of
the Central Hindu College Maga-
zine; tracts and pamphlets r trans-
lations of Force and flatter and
Mind in Animals (Buchner), Israel
(Soury), and Bhagavad Gita. Re-
creations : as a girl, expert archer
and croquet player ; rode much till
1889, and resumed in 1900. Ad-
dress : Theosophical Society, 106,
New Bond Street, W ; Benares
City; "New India" Office, Pop-
hams Broadway, IMadras ; and
Theosophical Headquarters, Adyar,
Madras, India. T.A. : Blavatsky,
London ; Besant, Benares; Olcott,
Madras.
Best. James William, B.A., Bar-at-
Law., Retired Judge, High Court,
]\Ladras ; Educated, St. John's.
College, Cambridge ; Entered Ser-
vice, 21st August 1862 ; Student,
at College, 8th December, 1862 ;
Assistant Collector and ]\Iagis-
trate, Trichinopoly, 1864; Justice^
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Best, James Williams.
of the Peace, 1863 ; acted in vari-
ous places in the mofussil and
was appointed Ofig. Judgo. High
Court, IMadras, 1S90 ; Reverted
as District and Sessions Judge .•
Again appointed Offg. Judge,
Madras High Court, 1892; confir-
med a few months after and
retired 1895 ; joined Mysore Ser-
vice as Chief Judge of the Chief
Court, Mysore, 1396; Retired,
1902 ; Fellow, Madras University,
1894 ; and number. Facultv of
Law, 1894 ; Is a ::\Iember of the
Society for the Propogation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts. Address:
c/o India Office, London.
Bevan, Edwyn; Author; Is a familiar
figure at Indian gatherings in
London, and has known a large
number of Indian students in
London as well as at Oxford :
Publications : House of Seleucus .•
Jerusalem under the High Priests ;
Stoics and Sceptics. Indian Nation-
alism.
Beville, General George Francis, F.
B. 1893 ; U.S. List (1899) India
Stafi Corps ; h. 1837 ; s. of
late Henrv Edward Beville,
.5th Dragoon Guards , of Cal-
cot Park, Berks ; in. Eva, d. of late ,
Captain Edward Grove and
Olivia Halliday Parry-Brooke of
Kempshott Park, Hants, 1873 :
Educ. Leamington College: En-
tered Bombay Army, 18.55; elect-
ed Indian Staff Corps, 1861 ;
Captain, 1867; Major, 1868;
became General, 1897 ; served
during Indian Jlutiny, 1857-59
(modal with clasp); Abyssinian
Campaign, as Brigade l\Iajor, 1868;
(despatches twice, medal. Brevet
Major); Afghan War, 1880-81, as
Deputy -Judge- Advocate and Pro-
vost-RIarshal (despatches, medal
with clasp ; District Commander,
1889-94. Decorated for field
services, and awarded a
service pension for distinguished
and meritorious service. Recrea-
tions: hunting, shooting, bicycling,
golfing. Address: 41 , Ashley
Gardens, S. W. Roval Bombay
Yacht.
Beynon, Lt. Col. William George
Lawrance, D.S.O., 3rd Gurkha
Riilo Regt., India; 6. 1866;
s. of Gen. W. Howell Benon,
and Charlotte, d. of Lt.-
Gon. Sir G. St. Patrick Lawrence,
K.C.SJ., C.B.; m. Edith Nofah,
:'/. d. of George Petrie, of 1, De
Vere Gardens, 1898; Educ;
Marlborough Coll., and Sandhurst
R.M.C. ; Joined 2nd Batt. Royal
Sussex Regt.; 2nd Lieut. 1887;
joined Indian Stafi Corps, Lieut.
1889'; became Major, 1905:
served in the Black Mountain
Expedition, 1888 (medaland clasp);
Chitral Expedition ; staff officer to
Col. Kelly (despatches, medal and
clasp, D'.S.O.) ; Samana, 1897 ;
Punjab Frontier, 1197 (2 clasps) ;
Tirah, 1897-98 (clasp. Brevet
Majority, despatches) ; Somaliland
Expedition, 1901 (despatches.
Brevet of Lieut. -Col. on attaining
substantive majority, medal and
clasp) ; Tibet, 1904 (despatches,
medal and clasp, Brevet Lieut. -
Col.) Publication: With Kelly to
Chitral. Address: H. S. King
and Co., 9 Pall Mall, S. W. Club :
Army and Navy.
Bhabha, Hormasji Jehangir, Bom-
bay; 'Bom, 1852; Educated at
Bombay ; B.A., 1868; M.A., 1870;
Joined Mysore Service as Vice-
Principal, Central College, 1876;
Principal, Maharajah's College,
IMysoro, 1884 ; Secretary to
Government, Educational
Department, 1890 ; Inspector-
General of Education, Mysore,
1895 ; Fellow of the Bombay
and Madras Universities. 1904 ;
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INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BHABHA.
deputed to Europe and America
to study the systems of Pri-
mary Education, 1906 ;
raised the number of Primary
schools for boys from 1,143
to 1,77G, and for girls from 55 to
214; Secondary schools for boys
from 216 to 245, for girls from 17
to 54 : Industrial, Technical and
special schools from 1 to 24 :
introduced Manual Training
and Kindergarten instruction into
the schools of the State ;
introduced religious and moral
instruction in schools ; increased
the minimum pay of Village School
Masters to Rs. 10 per mensem.
Retired, 1909. Address : Bombay.
Bhadrachalam, Zamindar of >
Sri Parthasarathi Appa Rao ;
Hereditary keeper of the famous
temple of Sri Rama at Bhadra-
chalam, the place where the epic
hero is said to have crossed the
Godavari on his expedition to Cey-
lon. Born, 1860; Title recognised,
1869 ; has two sons, elder
being Narayya Appa Rao ;
has established a hospital and an
A. V. School at Buragammala-
padu, the head-quarters of the
Zamin; has encouraged well irriga-
tion and has introduced sugar cane
cultivation into his estate. Address:
Buragammalapadu, Godavari Dis-
trict, Madras Presidency.
Bhachandra Rao Chintamanrao,
also known as, AnnaSahibPatva-
rdhan, Maherban; Chief of Kur-
andvad (Senior). This is a feudal
estate granted by the Peishwa to a
member of the Patvardhau family
on condition of military Service.
The Chief is a first class Sardar
and ha-s power to try his subjects
for capital ofiences. ThVi area of
the estate is 185 sq. miles, with a
population of 50,000, and a
revenue of nearly two lakhs. He
has a sanad of adoption, and suc-
cession follows the rule of primo-
geniture. Address : Kurandavad,
Southern Mahratta Country, Bom-
bay Presidency.
Bhagat Chand, Rana, ; Born,
1888 ; succeeded to gaddi,
1910 ; educated at the Lahore
Aitchison College. This state was
originally a tributary of Sirmoor,
but after the Gurkha War in 1815,
it was made independent and a
Sanad was granted to Rana Puran
Chand by Lord Moira. Puran
Chand afterwards abdicated and
the state was restored to his son
Karam Chand in 1840. The present
Rana, prior to his accession to the
gaddi, was a ^Magistrate and Coun-
cillor of the State, whose area is
288 square miles ; its population is
24,700 and its revenue, Rs 1,90,000.
Address: Jubbal, Simla Hill States,
Punjab.
Bhadawar, Raja of; Makarudra
Man Singh ; Born, 1896 ," Succee-
ded, 1902 ; The estate comprises
28 villages in the District of Agra
and 2 in Mainpuri, the latter be-
ing revenue free. In 1803 the
then Raja helped the British
against Sindhia for which he
received the grant of Ater, revenue
free. Address : Nangawan, Agra,
U.P.
40
Bhagat Singh, Sardar Bahadur :
Revenue ISIember, Dholpur State;
Bern, 1863 ; Educated at
Lahore : Entered Service as clerk
in Sindh, Punjab and Delhi Rail-
way ; transferred to Thaggi and
Dacoity department, 1902 ; Services
lent to Dholpur State ; promoted
to the Secretaryship of Ijlas khas.
Exercises also Sessions powers in
the State. Address : Dholpur.
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bhagat Singh.
Bhagavatacharya Ram Shastri,
Mahaniahopadhyaya (1908), Sahi-
tyacharya Dharraasastracharya
Yedantacharya, Sankyayogacha-
rya : also known as Bhagava-
tacharyaswami ; Professor, Sans-
krit College. Benares. Born, 1864 ;
educated at the Government Sans-
krit College, Benares. Address :
Surjakund, Benares.
Shagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of
Amethi; bom, 1869. succeeded,
1891 ; Is the head of the Bhan-
dhalgoti clan of Rajputs who claim
to belong to Surajbansi stock and
to have descended from Sudha Bai
of Narwargarh, the old home of the
Jaipur family, though other ac-
counts assign to them a purely local
origin. The senior branch of this
family have retained position of
the Raj over the whole pargana of
Amethi. In 1810, Saadat Ali
Khan resumed the grant, leaving
the Raja only 48 villages rent-free ;
at the annexation, i. e., after the
Province came into British posses-
sion, Madho Singh, the then chief ,
having turned a rebel, his fort was
taken by Lord Clyde. Madho
Singh afterwards submitted and
was allowed to have his whole an-
cestral estate. He had a son who
pre-deceased him and he was suc-
ceeded by his adopted heir, Raja
Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh. The title
of Raja has been recognised as here-
ditary bv the British Government.
Granted' K, I. H. medal in 1902.
Address: Amethi, Sultanpur,
Bhagwan Bakhsh Singh, Raja of
Pakhra Ansari ; Born, 1872 ;
succeeded to title, 1877. The
founder of the estate was Rao Ram
Singh. Fourth in descent from
him was Kalyan Singh, whose
elder son, Rao Balbhadar Singh,
retained Pokhra Ansari, while the
younger, Deo Eai, founded the
taluka of Ramnagar Pare wan. The
estate comprises 23 villages and 4
pattis in Bara Banki. The title of
Rao was changed to that of Raja
and was recognised as hereditary
in 1877. Address : Rauni, Bara
Banki, Oudh, U.P.
Bhawani Das, Rai Bahadur; Born,
1859 : educated at the Delhi and
Lahore Colleges ; entered Govern-
ment service as extra-Assistant
Commissioner and became District
Judge, 1902 ; services lent to the
State of Kashmir, where, after
working as Revenue Member for
five years he reverted to British
service. Address: Girote, Khusal,
Shahpur.
Bhagwan Das., M. A., Benares; born,
1869 ; Educated at Queen's College,
Benares ; Matriculated at the Cal-
cutta University, 1880; B.A.1885;
M.A. in Mental and Moral Science,
1887; entered service as Tahsil-
dar, .1^90 ; became a Deputy
Collector ; resigned service and
joined the Central Hindu College,
Benares, as Secretary to the Board
of Trustees ; has done a great deal
of toucing in India in connection
with the work of the Theosophical
Society and the Central Hindu
College; is a Member of the Nagri
Pracharini Sabha of Benares ; has
helped in compiling the philosophy
portior^ of the Hindu Scientitic
Glossary published by that Sabha ;
took part in the Allahabad Conven-
tion of Religions, 1911. Publica-
tions: " The Science of Peace",
"Metaphysics", "The science of
Social Organisation or the laws of
Manu in the Light of Theosophy",
" The Pranava Vaida or the Scien
ce of the Sacred Sound", and "The
Religion of Theosophy." Address :
Sevashrama, Benares.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bhagwati Sahoy.
Bhagwati Sahoy; M.A., B.L.,
Bengal Provincial Educational
Service ; Fellow of Calcutta
University ; b. at Bhagalpur,
1863 : son of Babu Chandi Prasad,
Revenue agent,. Bhagalpur : Ed.
at Baghalpur Zilla School, Patna
College and Metropolitan Institu-
tion, Calcutta ; Entered Govern-
ment service, as Teacher 1886:
Promoted to the Provincial Educa-
tional Service, 1902 ; Inspector of
Schools, Patna and Tirhut Divi-
sions : Promoted to the Indian
Educational Service and acted as
Professor of Philosophy, Patna
College ; Editor of Bengal Educa-
tion Department Senior and Junior
Teachers' Manuals. Address :
Bankipur, Behar.
Bhagykal, Raja of; Sri Nath Roy ;
Boru. IS-il : educated at . the
Dacca College, and the Presidency
College. Calcutta. , Belongs to the
Kundu family noted for its works
of munificence ; ' among many
philanthrophic institutions founded
by the present chief, itiav be noted,
the Eye Infirmary at Dacca, and
the Water \Yorks at Chittagong ;
worked for the establishment of
the East Bengal Saraswat Samaj,
and for the promotion of Sanskrit
Literature ; Is a Banker and Zem-
indar, Trustee of the Economic
]\Iuseum, Life-Member of the
Calcutta Zoological Gardens
Committee, etc. Raja, 1891. Ad-
dress : Dacca, Bengal, India.
c
Bhandari, Sadanand Trimbak; Rao
Bahadur, J. P., Assistant Collector
of Customs, Bombay; born,
18-54 ; Educated, Elphinstone High
School and College, Bombay, and
the Deccan College, Poona ;
Joined Customs Department, 1895 ;
Promoted to Imperial Service,
1908 ; Member, Bombay Branch
of the Royal Asiatic Society,
42
the Anthropological Society, etc
Address : ■ Bombay.
Bhandakar, D.R., Supdt., Archw-
logio-il Survey, Western Circle
since 1908 ; son of Sir Ramakristna
Gopal Bhandarkar ; Entered ser-
vice as Assistant Cupdt., Western
Cii'cle ; .Joint Editor, "Indian
Antiquary"; frequent- Contribu-
tor to the "Indian Antiquary" and
the " Epigraphia Indica ". Pub-
lications: Several learned papers on
the progress of archaeological
rosearches in Bonibav Presy. pub-
lished in' the Dir. -General's
Annual, Address : Poona.
Bhandarkar, Ramakrishna Gopal,
CLE. (1889) Orientalist and
Social reformer ; born^, 1837 :
cdlicated at Ratnagiri Jlnd-Elphin-
stone College, Bombay: M.A.,
1866 : ; Dakhshina Fellow of
Elphinstone CoUege, 1859,
aud. later in the Dekkau
College, Poona, till 1864 : In the
Bombay Education Department,
1864-93 : Head-master of Hydera-
bad (Sind) and Ratnagiri High
Schools, 1864-9 ; Professor of
Sanskrit and Oriental Languages
in Elphinstone College, where
he was at first Assistant Professor
for many years, from 1869 to 1881 :
Professor of Sanskrit at Dekkan
College, Poona, 1882-93: Fel-
low, Bombay University from
1866 : Syndic, 1873-81 : Vice-
Chancellor, 1893-5 : Hon., LL.D.
Bombay, 1904 : Member, Supreme
Legislative Council, 1903-4 ; Mem-
l;er, Bombay Legislative Council,
1904-5; Fellow, Calcutta Uni-
versity, 1887 : IMember of vari-
ous learned Societies : R. A. S.
London, 1874: R. A. S. Bombay,
1865; German Oriental Society,
1887 ; American Oriental Society,
1887 ; Asiatic Society of Italy,
1 887; Imperial Academy of Science,
St. Petersburg, 1888 ; Foreign
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bhaxdarkar, Ramakrishna Gopal.
Member, French Institute, 1695 :
Member International Congress of
Orientalists, Dondon, 1S74 : of
Vienna, 18S6 which he attended :
C.I.E., 16S9 : retned from service,
1893: Hon. LL.D., Edinbrugh
Unversity ; Hon. Phil. Dr. Gottm-
gen and Calcutta Universities ;
has contributed largely to the
journals on philological and
antiquarian subjects : also to the
Indian Antiquary: first lecturer on
the Wilson Lectureship, Bombay
University : reported on his
searches for Sanskrit Mss. in the
Bombay Presidency ; edited the
text of the Sanskrit Malati-
Madhava : and has written
Sanskrit educational works : is a
leader of the religious movement
of the Prarthana Samaj in W.
India : as a social reformer
has practically supported the re-
marriage of widows ; in politics
he is a moderate progressivist.
Address : Poona, India.
Bhatawadekar, Sir Bhalchandra
Krishna, Kt. (I'.iOO), L.M, ; J. -P.;
Jledical Practitioner, Bombay :
Member Muncipal (Corporation and
Standing Committc' ; b. 1852 ; s.
of Krishna Shastri Bhatawadekar ;
7«.Savitribai ; three s. two d. Educ:
Elphinstone High School and
Grant Medical Coll. Bombay; Won
1st cl. L.M. Gold iledal ; Assistant
Surgeon at Baudra, Palanpur, and
Bassim, 1874-76 ; Principal, Ver-
nacular Coll. of Science, and Chief
Medical Officer, Baroda State,
1876.85 ; returned to Bombay
and set up private practice: Fellow
and some time Syndic and Dean
in Medicine, Bombay Univ. ; Pres.
of the Municipal Corporation; Pres.
Medical Union; Pres. Grant College
Medical Society ; additional Mem-
ber of Legislative Council, 1897-99;
Member of the Improvement Trust;
President of the Indian Temperance
Association and of the Temperance
Council; President of the 14th Bom-
bay Provincial Conference, 1907 -
President of the Committee for al;
teration in orthography of Marathi
language; President ■ of Hindu
Calciider Reform Committee.
Decorated for work as Pres.
Bombay Corporation and for
work in connection with Plague
measures. Publications : Public
Health ; Manual of Botany,
and Diseases of Women (in IMara-
tlii) : Inoculation Explained ;
Leprosy ; an Address on Temper-
ance ; Evidence before the Indian
Universities Commission ;' and
other papers in English. Address :
Girgaum. Bombay. Hindu Union,
and Orient Clubs, Bombay.
Bhavanagar, His Highness the
Thakur Sahib of; Sir Bhav-
singhji Takhtsinghji, K. C.S.I.;
son of late Maharaja Sir Takht-
singhji, G.C.S.L; born, 1875 , suc-
ceeded to gaddi, 1896 ; was for
sometime educated at the Rajkot
Rajkumar College and was then
phiccd under the guardianship of
Mr. Stuart M. Frazer, CLE.,
I.C.S. , Claims descent from the great
Salivahana, of the Shaka Dynasty.
During the time of the father of
the present Ruler, the administra-
tion of the state was improved in
all directions and the State Rail-
way, the organisation of the State
Council, the raising of the State
Lancers and the opening up of
communications, etc, received
good .attention. The State
IS a first class one in Kathiawar ;
it has an area of 2,860 squire
miles, a population of 500,000 and
a revenue of over 45 lakhs includ-
ing the income from the State Rail-
way, owned and managed
l)y the Durbar. The IMaharaja has
toured extensively in India and
Ceylon, and has undergone a course
of military training in Poona.
Was Commandant of the State
43
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bhavanagar takur Sahib.
Lancers, and Extra ^Member of the
State Executive Council, 1894 ;
opened famine relief works em-
ploying 16,000 persons and person-
ally visited the afiected areas in the
State, 1897 ; at the last Boer War,
he furnished 100 trained horses and
equipment and 50 men for "Lums-
den's Horse; " improved the
Port of Bhavanagar, where
now vessels are able to discharge,
a Dock and a wharf ha\ing been
constructed ; has carried out Rail-
way extentions in the State ;
has founded scholarships for the
study of agricultural science ; is
entitled to a salute of 11 guns.
Address: " Nilambag Palace,"
Bhavanagar.
Bhavanrav, also known as Bala
Sahib Pant Maherban, Pratini-
dhi ; Is a Brahmin and a descend-
ant of Trimbak Krishna Parasuram
Pant ; the son of Trimbak was
raised to the rank of Sardar by
Rajaram Sivaji in 1690 and the
higher title of "Pratinidhi in 1698.
This title afterwards became heredi-
tary. Area of the State is 447
square miles and its population is
about 70,000. The Chief is a first
class Sardar. Address : — Aundh,
Satara Agency, Bombay.
Bhavanandam Pillai, Saravana ;
Rao Sahib. (1910), Assistant Com-
missioner, Madras City Police :
Born, 1866, Inspector of Police.
Madras; Officiating Assistant Com-
missioner of Police, 1908, Deputy
Superintendent of Police, 1913 ;
Officiating Assistant, Commissioner
of Pohce Madras, 15th March 1913;
Examiner in Tamil, ]\Iadras Univer-
sity. Publications: Harischandra in
Tamil and various other dramatic
prices. Address : Pursawakum,
iMadras.
Bhedwar,Shapur N; Indian artistand
photographer, Bombay; b. ; 1858;
44
Visited Europe. 1891 ; Holds over
forty ]\Iedals and diplomas : also
a gold Medal of the Royal Photo-
graphic Society of Great Britain
and Champion gold medal of the
International Photographic Exhi-
bition, Liverpool. Is a photogra-
pher to the Royal family.
Has published several Guzrathi
works. Address : Camballa Hall,
Bombay.
Bhimasena Rao.H. B. A., son of Mr
B. Hanumantha Rao. B.A., retired
Professor, College of Engineer-
ing, Madras: Dy. Accountant Gen-
eral, Madras ; B.A. 1896 ; Joined
services as Assistant Accountant
General, IMadras, 1899; Comptrol-
ler, Postal Accounts of Central Pro-
vinces, 1902 ; Assistant Accountant
General and Examiner of Local
Fund Accounts, Madras, 1908; As-
sistant Accountant General. Cal-
cutta, 1961 ; Dy Accountant
General, Rangoon, 1912 ; Dy Ac-
countant General, Madras, 1914.
Address : Kamlalaya, Rayapeta,
IMadras.
Bhinga, Raja of; Bajarshi Udai
Pratap Singh, C.S.I. . b. 1850 ;
succeeded his father, the late Raja
Krishna Datta Singh, 1862 ; took
charge of the estate, 1869; edu-
cated at the Court of Wards Insti-
tute, Lucknow ; married the
Younger daughter of the late Raja
Raghunath Shah Dewa, of Aghori
Barhar in the district of Mirzapur.
Is a Kshatriya of the Bishen
clan and traces his descent from
Mayur Bhatta, a devotee. The
last of the Gonda line of Chiefs
was Raja Devi Bakhsh Singh. In
1887, the Government of India
presented the present Raja with a
cannon ; exempted him from the
operation of the Arms Act and from
personal attendance in Civil Courts
He has established what is now
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BHINGA.
known as the ' ' Kshatriya Upkarni
Mahasabha" for which he has made
an endowment of Rs. 35,000 ;
founded the "Bhinga Raj Kshatri-
ya Scholarship, and the Edward
Scholarships ; has given Rs. 11,000
for sending a Kshatriya graduate
to Oxford or Cambridge University;
has endowed Rs. 10 lakhs for the
Hewett Kshatriya High School at
Benares. The title of " Rajarshi "
was conferred on him by the
Mahasabha, which has been
recognised by Government as a
mode of address ; retired from
public life and is leading the life
of a I'ecluse at Benares since 1895.
Publication: ''A history of the
Bhi]iga Raj Family" (1883);
" Democracy not suited to India
(1888), "The decay of the landed,
Aristocracy in India " (1892);
" INIemorandum on the education
of the sons of Landlords " (1882);
" Minute on the Law of Sedition
in India" (1892); "The Russul
Question" (1893) and " Views and
Observations " (1907). Address :
Bhinga Estate, Bahraich, Oudh ;
also, Durgakund, Benares City.
Bhopal, Begum of; H. H. Nawab
Sultan Sir Jehan Begum, G. C.S.I.
1910; G.C.I. E,, 1904; b. 1858;
S. mother (H.H. Nawab Shah
Jehan Begum, G.C.S.L, C.I. ), 1910;
Eighth in lineal descent from the
famous Dost Mahomed Khan, foun-
der of the dynasty : Area of
the State, 6874 square miles ;
Population, 900,000 ; Her High-
ness receives a salute of 21
guns within, and 19 guns outside
the limits of her dominions. Ad-
dress: Bhopal, Central India.
Bhore, Joseph William, B.A.,
(Bombay), I.C.S. Dewan of Cochin
State since 1913; Ed. in Bombay
and at University College, London;
joined service as Assistant Collector
and Blagistrate, Kistna, 1902 ;
Acted as Head Assistant Collector
and I\Iagistrate in various places
and on different occasions till he
became Assistant Secretary and
then acting Under Secretary to
Government in the Rev. Dept.
1910; Sub-Collector, 3rd Grade,
1911 ; Dewan of the State of
Cochin, 1913 ; Address : Enaku-
1am, Cochin State, South India.
Bhownagree, Sir Mancherjee Mer-
wanjee, K.C.I.E.; 1897; Bart.
1858; b. 1851; belongs to a fainily
which originaly ca,me from Persia;
m. 1872; one s. one d. Ednc.:
Elphinstone College. Began life as
a journalist; appointed as Agent, at
Bombay, for the State of Bhavangar,
1873, of which he became Judicial
Councillor, 1887;M.P.(L.) Bethnal
Green, North-East, 1895-190G;
founded the Ave Bhownagree Nur-
ses' Home at Bombay, and erected
the Bhownagree Corridor at Impe-
rial Institute, London, in memory
of his only sister. Took part in
the agitation against the treat-
ment of Indians in South Africa
and other colonies, 1914. Publica-
tions: History of the Constitution
of the East India Company, 1871:
Gujerati translation of H.M.'s Life
in the Highlands, etc. Recrea-
tions : gymnastics, riding. Add-
ress : 177, Cromwell Road, S.W.
Carlton, and Constitutional Clubs.
Bhunesh Partab Singh, Raja ;
Born, 1884, succeeded to title
1904 ; head of the younger
brancil of the Sarnet clan of Raj-
puts founded by Chandar Sen ;
Rundhir Singh, the youngest son
of Chandra Sen, was the first to re-
ceive the estate of Unaula for his
share. Of the history of the des-
cendants of Randhir Singh, very
little is known, except that they
provided heirs for the Bansiline on
two different occasions ; Raja Hari-
har Surparaz Singh was in posses-
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bhunesh PArtAb Singh.
sion of the Estate when the Dis-
trict of Gorakhpur was ceded to
the British. The Raja having
been left in undisturbed possession
of his property after the Mutiny
of 1857, the Estate has now come
in possession of the present holder.
Comprises G5 villages in the dis-
trict of Gorakhpur, paying an
annual revenue of Rs. 11,379. The
title of Raja has been recognised.
Address : Unaula, Gorakhpur, U. P.
Bhupendra Bahadur Singh, Raja,
of Kautit ; born, 1863 ; educated at
Queen's College, Benares ; suc-
ceeded to the Estate, 1893 ;
claims descent from the Kings
of Kanauj ; the family settled in
Benares and obtained their posses-
sions in jNIirzapur from the Bhars.
In 1758, Bikramajit Singh, the
head of the family, was ejected by
Raja Bahvant Singh of Benares.
The property, however, was regain-
ed after the flight of Chet Singh,
when Govind Singh, son of Bik-
ramajit Singh, was awarded a
Malicana allov/ance of Rs. 87,000/.
This was afterwards exchanged for
Bijapur. In tlie time*' of Jagat
Bahadur Singh, the estate was
taken over by the Court of Wards.
.Soon after Jagat Bahadur Singh
died and his son Rajendra Bahadur
Singh died just as the estate was
about to be handed over to him.
The whole estate comprises 400
villages and shares in thirteen
others in the district of ^lirzapur.
Hereditary title of Raja recognised
by Government, 1781. 'v'he Raja
has contributed liberally to
the Mirzapur Town Hall, hos-
pital, and the water works.
Address : Bejpur, Mirzapur, U.P.
Bhupendranath Bssu, Babu. See
Basu, Babu Bhupendranath.
Bhup Dev Singh, Raja; Born,
1868; Succeeded to estate, 1894.
Belongs to a Gond family
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formerly settled in Bairagarh,
Nagpur, but having been driven
out by the Mahrattas had subse-
quently settled in Raigarh. The
Chief also obtained possession of
Borgarh about 60 years ago. The
area of the state is 1486 squire
miles with a population of about
300,000 and a revenue of about three
lakhs. The heir apparent to the
State is Lai Netwar Singh. Address:
Raigarh, Sambalpur District, C.P.
Bhuta:i, Maharaja of; His High-
ness Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri
Sir Ugyean V/angchuclt, K.C.S.I.,
K.C.I.E. Born, 18G1 ; Son of
late H. H. Sangya Dorji Devraji;
Succeedad to gaddi, 1907 ;
Area of the state, -20,000 Squire
miles ; Entitled to a salute of 15
guns. Address : Bhtttan, India.
Bidle. Surgeon-General George, M.
B..C.I.E. (1883) ; Hon. Surgeon to
Viceroy of India (1887) ; Hon. Sur-
geon to the Queen, 1898 ; Hon.
Surgeon to the King, 1901 : Sur-
geon-General, -Madras, 1SS6-90 :
b, Backies, Banffshire, 1830;
m. Isabella {d. 1906), d. of Alex.
\Yiseman, Banchory, Aberdeen-
shire, 1854 ; two s. five d. Edicc.:
locally and at Aberdeen Grammar
School : M.B. 1853 ; L.R.A.S. and
L.M. Edinburgh, 18-53 ; Fellow of
and late Pres. of ^Medical Faculty,
Madras Univ, ; F.Z.S. ; Memb. of
the Board for Civil Service
Exams., ]\Iadras ; Appointed to
the ^ladras Medical Service,
1856 ; served with jMadras Artillery
and 12th Ryl. Lancers, 1856-58 ;
1st Infantry Hyderabad Contin
gent, 1858-60 ;on Field Service-
IMutiny (medal and good servic,
pension). Professor of Botany
and Materia ]\Iedica, ^ladras
i\Iedical College ; Superintendent,
Lunatic Asylum, Madras, 1866-
70 ; Secretary and Statistical
Officer 1870-83 : with con-joint
charge Govt. Central Mu-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BIDLE.
seum: to which he got added a
Free Public Library. 1872-85 ;
Deputy Surg. Gen. and in charge
of British Burma Division, 1884 ;
Sanitary Cominissioner, IMadras,
1885-86 ; Surg-Gen, 1886 ;
decorated for the discovery in
1867 of a preventive for an in-
sect best which treatened the ex-
tinction of the Coffee Plantations
in Southern India ; Member of
JMadras Committee for franaing
scheme of technical education.
Publications : Report on the Ra-
vages of Corer insect on Coffee
Estates, 1869 Handbook of Prac-
tical Pharmacy, •2nd ed. 1883 ;
Catalogue of Gold Coins in Govern-
ment Central Mviseum IMadras,
1874 ; Neilgherry Parasitical Plan
destructive to Forest and Fruit-
trees, 1875 ; Descriptive Catalogue
of Raw Products of S. India sent
to Paris Exhibition, 1878 (gold
medal) ; Native Dyes of IMadras,
1879 ; Pagoda or Varaha Coins of
S. India, 1883. Sand-binding Plan
of Southern India, 1883, Recvca-
tions : zoology, botany, angling.
Address, : Carmore, Bridge of
Allan, N.C. : Madras Club.
Biddulph, John, Colonel : born,
1840: son of Robert Biddulph,
of Ledbury ; educated at West-
minister : entered the Bengal
Cavalry, 1858: served in the mu-
tiny: joined the Indian Staff Corps;
A.D.C. to Lord Northbrook when
Viceroy, 1872-6: Member of the
Mission to Yarkand, 1878-4 : em-
ployed on a secret mission to coun-
tries beyond Gilgit, 1877 ; acting
A. G. G. Beluchistan, May-Nov.,
1882:Political Agent, Bhowar, 1882;
Haraoti and Tonk, 1886: Resident
and Crmmissioner, Ajmir, 1890 ;
Officiating Agent, Beluchistan,
1891 ; acting Resident, Gwalior,
1892 ; Resident at Baroda, 1893 :
reverted to military dutv, 1895 ;
Publications : Tribes of the Hindu
Kush, 1880 ; The Nineteenth and
their Times, 1899 ; Stringer Law-
rence, 1901.
Biddulph, Thomas Henry Stilling-
fleet, CLE., 1970; late Accoun-
tant-General, India ; s. of Rev.
Francis John Biddulph; 1846 ; m.
1878, Lydia Beatrice, d. of late
Col. S. Becher. Indian Army.
Ediic. : Lancing; Joined Financial
Department, Government of India,
1671; Deputy Auditor-General, and
latterly .\ccountant-General; spec-
ially deputed to reorganise the
finances of the ^lysore State, and
subsequently Patiala State; retired,
1905. Address: c/6 H.:S. King
& Co., 9 Pall Mall. Club : East
India United Service.
Bigge, Major-General Thomas
Scovell (retired) : C.B. 1905 ; J. P.
for Hertfordshire : 6. 1837;
s. of Charles Richard Bigge ; ni.
1866, Ellen, d. of Rev. John and
the Lady Louisa Lees, y. d. of 11th
Earl of Huntingdon ; three s.
Ediic. ; privately. Served Crimea,
1854-56', (wounded, despatches,
medal and clasp for Sebastopol,
Turkish War medal. Order of
Medjidie); China, 1857: Indian
Mutiny, Defence of Alum Bagh,
Relief of Luckhow, Defence (2nd)
of Alum Bagh Position, Capture
of Lucknow, Campaign in Oude,
North and South, 1857-1858
(medal and 2 clasps for Relief and
Capture of Lucknow, and the
grant pf one year's service).
Decorated: Jubilee Crimean War.
Address : The Lye House, Brickct
Wood, near St. Albans, Herts.
Club : United Service.
Biggs, Colonel Henry Yero, D.S.O.
1898 ; Royal Engineers ; b.
Bclgaum, 1860: 3rd s. of Col.
T. Biggs, late R. A. m ; 1887,
Prances Kate, e. d. of late Col.
C. H. Ewart, B. S. C. ; one s.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BiGGE.
Ecluc. : Private school at Clifton.
Passed into R.M.A., Woolwich,
1877 : joined R.E., 1879 ; embarked
for India, and joined the Bombay
S. and M. 1882; spent nearly
three years on Afghan frontier
(including the 1884 Zhob Valley
Expedition); in the 3rd Burmase
War, 1885-87 (medal %vith clasp) :
joined the Military Works from
the S. and M., 1887;
Captain, 1889; Adjutant, R.E.,
Tirah Expeditionary Force, 1897-
98 ; operations on North-West
Frontier, 1897 ; operations in the
Kurram and on the Sarama, the
Chagru Kotal : capture of the
Sampaga Pass, and operations
in the Khyber (despatches, medal
with 3 clasps, and D.S.O.) ;
promoted Major, 1898 ; Lieut-Col.
1905; Bt.-Col. 1898; elected for
permanent Indian Service.
Decorated for the Tirah Expedi-
tion, 1897-98. Recreations: shoo-
ting (big game), riding, rowing,
walking. Address: c/o Box & Co.,
Charing Cross, S. W.
Bijai Bahadur, Raja of^ Chichli ;
b, 1849 ; succeeded, 1871 ; family
were originally settled at Fatehpur
in Hoshangabad. For capturing
a notorious rebel, Mir Khan,
Raja Sangram Shah, of this
family, received, from Nawab
Sidak Ali, Subedar of the Raja of
Nagpur, a flag, a staS, a belt and
a drum ; Raja Nazim Singh, the
father of the present Raja, received
a sanad of loyalty, a sword of honor
and a money grant from tne British
Government, in consideration of
his loyal adherance to British cause
in the Mutiny of 1857. Heir :
Lai Sahib. .4 ddress: Chichli, Nara-
singhpur C.P.
Bikaner, Maharajah of; Col. H. H.
Raj Rajeshwar Narendra Shiro-
mani Sir Sri Ganga Singh Baha-
dur, G.C.I.E.. 1907; K. C.S.I. ,
48
1904; K. C. L E., 1901; A.
D. C. : b. 1880 ; succeeded,
1887 ; two s. one d. Invested with
full ruling powers, 1898 ; gianted
hon. commission of Major in the
British Army, 1900, and attached
to 2nd Bengal Lancers; served with
British Army in China in command
of Bikaner Camel Corps, 1901 (me-
dal, despatches, K.O.I.E.; With the
Indian Expedtionary Force to War
in Europe, 1914. Decorated for
services in China. Awarded gold
medal of K. I, H. for public
service in India in the famine
of 1899-1900; attended the Corona-
tion of King Edward VII., 1902, at
London ; A.D.C. to H.M. the King,
since 1910. Recreations : polo,
racquets, tennis, motoring, big
game shooting. Address : Bikaner,
Rajputana.
Bilderbeck, James Bourdillon,
M.A. Retired Principal, Presidency
College, Madras. Born, 1851 ;
finished his education in Cam-
bridge ; joined service as Acting
Professor of History, Presidency
College, Madras, 1875 ; Head
Master, Zilla School, Chittoor,
1876 ; 1st Asst. Master and acting
Head Master, Provincial School,
Rajahmundry, 1877; Professor,
English Literature, Presidency
College, Madras, 1882; promoted
to 3rd Class and posted as Acting
Principal, Kumbhakonam College,
1885-87 ; promoted to 2nd Class
and posted as Professor of Eng-
literature. Presidency College,
Madras, 1895 ; again acting Prin-
cipal, Kumbhakonam College,
1895-97; acting Director of P.I. and
Commissioner of Govt. Examina-
tions, 1897 ; Principal, Presidency
College, Madras, 1899-1905 ;
Additional Member, Madras Legis-
lative Council, January 1903 to
February 1904 ; Addl. Member,
Imperial Legislative Council,
November 1903 to April 1904,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BiLDERBECK.
Selected to give evidence before
the Indian University Commission,
1902. Retired, 1906. Address :
c/o India Office, London.
Biles, John Harvard, LL.D., D.Sc;
Vice-President , Institution of Naval
Architects; M. Inst. C. E., M.
Inst. Mech. E., M. Soc. Nav. Arch.
U. S. A. : Hon. Memb. Japanese
Society of Naval Architects : Order
of Osmanieh, .3rd class. In Con-
structive Department, Admiralty,
afterwards Naval Architect to
Clyde Shipbuilding Yard ; Professor
of Naval Architecture, Glasgow
University, since 1891 ; has served
on various Admiralty and Board
of Trade Committees; is Consulting
Naval Architect to H. M. India
Oftice and to the Commonwealth
Government of Australia ; Master
of the Worshipful Company of
Shipwrights ; has visited India,
Australia. United States of Ame-
rica, Canada, Japan, and China,
and nearly all European countries ;
b. Portsmouth, 6 Jan. 1854 ; in.
Emma Jane, of late Richard
Hoskyn Lloyd of Pembroke, 1876;
one s. two d. Educ. : Royal School
of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering ; Royal Naval College
Greenwhich. Publications : The
Marrine Steam Turbine : Design
and Construction of Ships ; many
papers on Professional Subjects in
Transactions of learned Societies.
Address : Broadway Chambers,
Westminster, S.W. ; 175 West
George Street and 10 University
Gardens, Glasgow. Clubs : Na-
tional: University, New Glasgow;
Royal Northern Yacht.
Bilgranii, Syed Ali, Shams-ul-
Ulema, M. A. (Cantab), L.L.B.,
L. H. (Calcutta), B.L. (Calcutta)
son of Syed Zainuddin Husain
Khan Bahadur, of the Bengal
Provincial Service, a member of the
well known family of the Sayyids
4
of Bilgram, who emigrated to India
from Wasit in Mesopotamia ;
born, 1853 ; educated at Cann-
ing College, Lucknow, Patna
College, Bankipur, and Thomson
Civil Engineering College, Roorki ;
visited Europe and England
in the suite of Sir Salar Jang
I, the famous Prime Minister of
Haideraljad, 1876; Joined the Royal
School of Mines, passed the
Examination for the Associate-
ship and obtained the Mur-
chison Medal in Geology ;
Returned to India, 1879 ; en-
tered the service of the Nizam,
1879 ; was Secretary in the
Departments of Public Works,
Railways and Mines for nearly ten
years ; retired in 1901 to settle in
England ; Examiner in Sanskrit
to the University of Madras froifi
1890-2 ; received the title of
Shams-ul-ulcma for Arabic learn-
ing, 1891 : Gold Medallist, in
law, Calcutta University ; was ap-
pointed Lecturer in Marathi to
the University of Cambridge, 1902.
Publications : Civilization of the
Arabs, translated from the French,
of Dr. Gustav Le Bon ; Manual of
Medical Jurisprudence ; Mono-
graph on the Book of Kalila and
Dimna ; Notes on the Educational
Value of Persian as compared with
Sanskrit ; A Guide to the Cave
Temples of Ellora ; The Geology
and Economic Minerals of Hy-
derabad, etc ; aijpointed by the
India Office to catalogue the
collections of Arabic and Persian
M.S.S', known astheDelhiM.S.S.,
1902. lieereation-.'Wiilkhig, cycling
and tennis. Address: Khairatabad,
Hyderabad, Deccan, India. Club:
United Service, Secunderabad.
Bilgrami, Syed Plossain, Nawab,
Imadul Mulk Bahadur ; C.S.I. ;
b. Gya, 1844 ; s. . of Syed
Zainuddin Hossain Khan Bahadur
of tho Uncovenanted Civil Service,
49
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIQNAJIY, 1915.
BILGRAMI, SYED HOSSAIN.
; 711. 1864 ; four ,s. one d.
Educ.: wife died, 1897; Presidency
College, Calcuttii. Professor of
Arabic, Canning College, Luc-
know, 1866-73 ; Private Secretary
to H.E. Sir Salar Jung till his
death ; Private Secretary to H.H.
the Nizam ; Director of Public
Inatruction for H.H. the Nizam's
Dominions; retired on good service
pension, 1907 ; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council ; IMember,
Secretary of State's Council, 1907-9.
PnbJicatiofi!^ : Life of Sir Salar
Jung ; I^ectures and Addresses ; (in
collaboration); Historical and Des-
criptive SKetcli of His Highness
the Nizam's Dominions, '1 vols.
Address: Bilgrami House, Hydera-
bad, Deccan, India. Club : United
Service, Secunderabad.
Bilitnoria, Phirozsha Nasarvanji
B. A., L.L.B., Diwan of Bansda
State ; b. 1874 ; educated at
the Gujrat College, Ahmodabad,
obtained the Boradaile and Phil-
patt scholarships ; B.A., 1896 ;
LL. B. 1899 ; enrolled as vakil,
1900 ; joined service of the
Gaekwar of Baroda as Vahi-
vatdar, 1901 ; promoted to
Subordinate Judgeship and Naib
Subha ; Diwan of the state, 1910.
Address : Bansda.
Binaya Krishna Deb, Raja, 1905 ;
Younger son of the late Maha-
raja Kamal Krishna Deb Baha-
dur ; b. 1866 ; Member of the Cul-
cutta Indian Association; co-ope-
rated with the late IMr. A\0. Hume
for the founding of the Bengal
National League ; maintains
many schools, dispensaries, etc. ;
has founded Sova Bazar Bene-
volent Society for the relief of poor
students, orphans and widows ;
the Bangiya Sahitya Parisad, and
the Sahitya Sabha for the cultiva-
tion and dissemination of Bengali
literature; Governor of the Calcutta
50
Mayo Hospital ; K. I. H. (2nd
class) Medal, 190:3. Publications ;
" The Early History and Growth
of Calcutta." Address: Calcutta.
Bingley, Bravet-Col. Alfred Hero-
ford, CLE., 1909; commanding
7th D.S.O. Rajputs since 1909;
b., 1865; s. of late Peregrine
Tavlor Binglev; m. 1893, Mabel.
e. d. of late Col. G. A Way. C.B.;
one d.; Educ: Kensington School;
and R.M.C., Sandhurst; Lieut. Lei-
cester Regiment, 1885; Indian Staff
Corps, 1887; Captain Indian Army,
1896; IM ijor, 1903; Lieut. -Colonel,
1906; employed on plague duty,
Bombay, 1897-98 ; Kaisar-i-Hiiid
medal, (1st class); D.A.A.G., at
headquarters, 1901-1906; Deputy
Sec. Army Dept. 1906-09; ser-
ved Burma, 1891-9'2 (medal with
clasp); China, 1900 (despatches
Brevet-lMajor, medal with clasp);
Gold medal United Sei-vice Insti-
tution of India, 1896. Publications:
Series of Handbooks on the Classes
recruited in the Indian Army.
Address; Dinapore, Bengal. Club.
East India United Service.
Binning, Lieut. -Colonel Joseph,
CLE. 1908; Commandant, '2nd
Batt, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles.
Address: Calcutta.
Bird. F. D., Y. D., A. D. C,
Chief Presidency Magistrate,
Madras. Born, ' 1862: Joined
service as Clerk, Chief Secretariat,
Madras, 1878; Proceeded on Study
leave to England, 1884 ; Deputy
Collector and Assistant Superin-
tendent of Stamps and Stationery,
IMadras, 1898 ; Special Plague
Officer, Madras, 1904 ; Second
Presidency Magistrate, Madras,
1906 ; Chief Presidency ilagistrate,
Madras. 1907 ; Address : Police
Commissioner's Road, Egmore,
^Madras.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Bird.
Bird, Lieut-Col. Robert, CLE.
1905; M.D.. (1889) M.S. (Lond)..
P.R.C.S., 1891; D.P.H. (Camb.),
I.M.S. 1891 ; Son of (leorge Bird
of Blackhcath; born, 1860; Surgeon
to the Viceroy, 1904 ; Professor of
Surgery, Medical College, Calcutta,
1904; mai-ried Harriet Ellien,
daughter of the late Lieut. Col.
James Raymond Johnstone Dewar
R.A., Address : 2, IMiddleton Row,
Calcutta ; c/o Slessrs. Grindlay
& Co. Parliament Street, S. \V.
Clubs : East India United
Service, Bengal United Service.
Birdwood, Sir George Christopher
Molesworth, M.D,, (Edln), K. C.
I. E ; Born at Belgaum, 1832;
son of General Christouher Bird-
wood, of the Indian Army; educated
at Plymouth Grammar School,
Dollar Acadamy and Edinburgh
University ; entered Bombay
^ledical Service 1854 ; served
in Persian War, 1856-7 ; on
jeturn to Bombay took a promi-
nent part in the life of the city,
influencing, by his great popularity
with the leaders of Indian thought,
the endo^VInents which were made
to the newly established University,
the construction of some of the
public buildings and the carrying
out of improvements which have
earned for the tov.'n and island the
title of " Boml)ay the Beautiful."
was for a time Professor of
.Anatomy and Physiology, and
at Materia TMedica and Botany
of Grant Medical College ;
Curator of the Government Central
IVIusexim ; Honorary Secretary,
Bombay Branch of the Royal
.Asiatic Sociiity and of the Agri-
Horticultural Society ; Registrar
of the University ; one of the
founders of the Victoria and
Albert IMuseum and the designer
of the Victoria gardens at Byculla;
Sheriff of P.ombay, 1S4G ; proceeded
to England and joined the staff of
the India Office, as S'pecial Assis-
tant in the Revenue and Statis-
tical Department, 1878 to 1899 ;
retired after two extensions, of
service beyond the ordinary age
limit ; held a leading position in
. all the principal International
Exhibitions from 1857 to 1901:
founded, with Prof. Chenery and
others the PrimeroseDay. Publica-
tions : Economic Vegetable Pro-
ducts of the Bombay Presidency,
1888 : Handbook of British Indian
section, Paris Exhibition, 1878 ;
The Industrial Arts of India,
1888 ; Report on the Old Records
of the India office, 1891 :
First Letter Book of the East
India Company, 1895 ; papers
on The Genus " Bcsewellia "
(Frankincense Trees) ; Incens
and other articles in Ency. Brit ;
Report on Cultivation of Spanish
Chestnuts, 1892; Report on Culti-
vation of Carrots in India, 1897-8;
Appendix on the Aryan Fancy and
Flora, to Max IMuUer's Biagraphy
of words, 1888 ; and prefaces
and introductions to various well-
known jworks, such as Count
d' Alviela's IMagratssons des
syniboles, besides many official
reports on economic products,
etc ; a prolific contributor to
leading journals and reviews,
including the Times, and
Athenaeum, the Quarterly Review;
and the Journal of the Society of
Arts, the latter containing a great
ninnber of his speeches and essays-
in coni^exion with tlie work of the
S. I., 1887 ; K.C.I.E., 1887 : LL.
D. (Cambridge) 1886 : Knight of
Grace, and St. John of Jerusalem.
Officer Legion of Honour; Laureate
of French Academy ; liecr cation :
gardening. Address. 119, The
Avenue, West Ealing, W. Prim-
rose and Northbrook Clubs.
Birdwood, Brig.-Gen. William Bid-
dell, C.S.I.; A.D.C. to His Majesty
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BiKDWOOD.
1910; CLE. 1908; D.S.O. 1908;
Brigade Commander, India ; 6,
1865 ; e. mrv. s. of late H.M.
Birdwood, J. P., LL.D., C.S.L,
M.A.. I.C.S.; TO. 1914, Jeannette
Hope Gonville, e. d. of Col. Sir C.
P. Bromhead, B.A., 4th Bart., gX
v.; one s. two d. Ediic: Clifton
College, Sandhurst ; Jjieut. 4th
Batt, Rhyal Scots Fusiliers, 1883;
l'2th Lancers, 1885; 11th Bengal
Lancers, 1886; Capt., 1896; ]\Iajor,
1900; Lt.-Co].. 1902; Col., 1905;
Adjt., Viceroy's rJodyguard, 1893;
Brigade-Major, South Africa, 1899;
D.A.A.G., S. Africa 1900; Military
Secretary to Com. -in-chief, S.
Africa (General Lord Kitchener),
1902: A. M.S. and Interpreter to
Com-in-chief, India, 1892; A. AG.,
Headquarters, India, 1904: ]\Iili-
tary Secretary to Com. -in-chief.
General Lord Kitchener, India,
1905 ; Brigade Commander, 1909;
A.D.C. to the King, 1906; served
Hazara, 1891 (medal with clasp);
Isa^ai, 1892; N.W. Frontier, India,
1897-98 (medal, two clasps); Tirah,
1897-98 (despatches, clasp); S.
Africa, 1897-1902 (seveialy woun-
ded, despatches five times, Brevet
Major and Lieut.- Col., Queen's
medal. 6 clasps. King' medal, 2
clasps); Chief Staff Officer IMoham-
edau Expedition, Present at action
of Kargha. 1908, despatches, me-
dal and clasp, D.S.O). Brig. Com.
in India. Address: Kohat, North-
West Frontier Province. India.
Club.- Cavalry.
Bir Mitradaya Singh Deo, Maha-
raja of Sonpur; b, 1874 : suc-
ceeded, 1902; area of the State,
906 squire miles; population, about
170,000; revenue, Rs. 1,20,000;
claims descent from IMadan Gopal,
son of the 4th Raja of Sambalpur
who conquered the State about the
year 1556. The grand-father of the
present RuJor helped the British in
the Sambulpur insurrection, and
52
obtained the title of Raja Bahadur^
Maharaja, 1908. Address : Sonpur.
Sambalpur district, Bengal Presi-
dency.
Bisharaber Nath, B.A., LL.B.; Rao
Saheh, Vakil; Government Pleader
and Public Prosecutor, Municipal
Commissioner and President of the
Bar Association of Ajmir. Born at
Agra, 1870; Educated at St. John's-
College, Agra, and Agra College ;
Enrolled as Vakil of Allahabad
High Court, 189-3 ; began practice
in Ajmere ; Joined Ajmir ^lunici-
pal committee, 1896; got a sannad
in 1901 for his work during the
famine of 1899-1900 ; Joint
Secretary to the Famine Relief
Committee during 1905-1906 ;
guest of Government at the last-
Delhi Coronation Durbar; Address:
Civil Lines, Ajmir.
Bishen Das. Dewan Bahadur,
Member, of Board of Revenue, in
charge of Land Records and Settle-
ments, Gwalior. Born. 1866 ; edu-
cated at Montgomery, Lahore High
School, and Egerton College, Bha-
walpore State. Commenced service
in the Lower Grades and rose to
the position of Assistant to the
Resident at Gwalior, 1908 :
Publications : a few works in the
Vernacular. Recreation : Hunting,
Tenuis and Billiards. Address :
Lashkar, Gwalior State.
Bishen Datta Shukul B.A., M. R.
S.A., Rai Bahadur, Born, 1876;
educated at the Jubbulpur Raj-
Kumar College, and at the Luc-
know Canning College ; Honorary
Magistrate, 1898 ; Member of the
Royal Society of Arts. 1910 ;
Chairman of the Local Board and
Vice-President of the Municipal
Committee ; invited to the Durbar
of 1911. Address: Sehora Road,
C.P.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BiSHESHAR NATH
Bisheshar Nath, Diwan Bahdr,
Dewan of Rajgarh. Born, 1847 ;
Educated in Crovernment College,
Delhi ; Entered Service as an Ins-
pector in the Commissariat Dept.
and proceeded to Abyssinia with the
expedition of 1867-68 ; Served as
Accountant in P.W.D. ; Services
lent to Indore Durbar, 1891 ;
worked as Accountant in the
Residency and became IMeniber of
Council; Retired from Government
Service in 1899 ; appointed Super-
intendent of Dewas (Senior Br.)
1900; K.I.H. Medal 1902; Ap-
pointed to Rajgarh State, 1902 ;
Durbar Medal of 1903 and 1911;
Rai Bahadur. 1907 ; Diwan
Bahadur, 1911. Address: Rajgarh,
Bhopal Agency, C.I.
Bishop, A. W. Ph. D., (Munich)
Director of Public Instruction,
Travancore State, joined service
as Professor of Chemistry,
Maharaja's College, 1894; Principal
of the same College 1909 ; Director
of Public Instructon 1912 ; secured
for the College, the appointment of
a chair for Sanskrit and Dravidian
Languages. Address : Trivandrum.
Sishop, A. W : Superintendent of
Government Press, Rangoon ;
appointed, 1904.
Bishun Narayan Dhar. Pandit,
Bar-at-Law; Ex-President, Indian
National ongress (1911) : ]\Iem-
ber. Imperial Legislative Coun-
cil, 1914'; born, 1864 ; p]du-
cated privately at the Church Mis-
sion High School and Canning
College, Lahore ; proceeded to
England, and joined the Middle
Temple and was called to the Bar
in due course. On his return to
India, he found he had to meet
with some opposition in the matter
of his re-admittance into his caste,
but this difficulty was eventually
■overcome ; belongs to a respectable
Kashmiri family of Lucknow.
His father held a responsible post
under the Government ; while his
uncle. Pundit Shambhu Nath, was
the first Indian Judge. of the Cal-
cutta High Court ; his grandfather
Pundit Hari Ram Dhar, was the
Royal Akhbar Navis at Calcutta,
under the old Oudh Court ; Join-
ed the Indian National Congress
in 1887 when it held its Session at
Madras and his speech on that
occasion was much appreciated and
received encomiums from the lato
Raja Sir T. Madhava Row, CLE.
and others. A practical social
reformer and a friend of Compul-
sary education ; an eloquent
speaker and a powerful writer ;
was President of the United Pro-
vincial Conference held at Bareil-
ly, 1911. PMfeZica<to?is : Papers and
speeches on the Indian National
Congress, and many speeches on
Indian politics. Address : Luck-
now, U. P.
Bishu Nath Singh, Raja, of Paren-
da. Born, 1883 ; educated privat-
ely ; succeeded lo the Estate, 1902;
son of Raja Sheo Datt Singh ;
married, 1875 ; son and Heir,
Kunwar Rudra Pratab Singh ;
Hereditary title of Raja recognised,
1877. The estate consists of 10
villages and 3 pattis in the ^lohan
and Purwa tahsils, of Unao Dis-
trict, U.P., paying a revenue of
about Rs 8,100f-Addr('ss: Parendii.
Estate, Unao District, U. P.
Bishunath Saran Singh, Raja
Bahadur, of Tiloi ; Born, 1899 ;
Suceeded, 1901. Is the head of the
great Kanhpuria clan of Rajputs
who have occupiC'l the eastern
half of the Rae Bareli District
together with the adjoining
portions of Sultanpur and Partab-
garh. The Instate comprising 99
villages in Rae Bareli, 28 in Mus-
53
INDIAN BIOGRAPH-ICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BiSHUNATH SARAN SLNGH.
tafabad, 46 in Patti Saifabad, and
numerous shares in other villages,
were taken over by the Court of
Wards. Title of Raja recognised as
hereditarv, 1887; Raja Bahadur,
1882. Address: Tiloi, Rae Bareli
District, U.P.
Biscoe, Lieut. -General William
Walters, C.B. ; b. Donnington,
Herefordshire, 1841 ; 2nd s. of
late Rev. W. Biscoe ; Ediic: Win-
chester College .• Joined 1st Bengal
European Light Cavalry, 1860 ;
appointed to Fane's Horse (now
19th Bengal Lancers), 1862 ;
Assist. Adv. -Gen. Umballa Di-
vision, 1882-85; commanded 19th
Bengal Lancers, 1885-92 ; Colonel
on Staff, Multan, 1892-1895 ; com-
manded Bandelkand District, 1895;
served in Bezeti Expedition, 1869;
Afghan Campaigns of 1878-80
(medal and Brevet of Lieut-Colonel) ;
commanded Cavalry Brigade in
Miarnlai Expedition, 1891 (medal,
C.B.). Recreations: hunting, shoot-
ink, polo, cricket, racquets.
Address : 7, Larkstone Road, Ilfra-
combe. Clubs : Unitetl Service,
Junior Constitutional.
Bisseswar Tarkaratna, Mahama-
hopadhyaya, (1911). Born, 1869:
Educated privately & at Benares ,-
belongs to a family in Baikerganj
which maintained Sanskrit Semi-
naries in olden days; Principal,
Maharaja's College, Burd wan, 'Secy,
to the Sanskrit Eyamination
Board, Burdwan, 1911. Address:
Burdwan, Bengal.
Bisset, Sir William Sinclair Smith;
K.C.I. E., Born, 1845 ; Son of late
Rev. James Bisset, D. D. ; entered
service, 1863; Colonel, 1895;
served in the Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
Dy, Consulting Engr. for Railways,
1872-75 ; INIanager. Rajputana-
u
Malva State Rvs., 1875-84 ; Agent.
B. B. and C. I. Ry., 1884-93 ;
Secretary Crovernment of India,
P. W. i), 1893-97 ; Director of
Indian Rys. 1897-01 ; Retired,
1901 ; Chairman, Bd. of Directors,
M. & S. M. Ry, 1908 : K. C. I. E.,
1897 ; Address, Hill House, Stoke
Poges, London. Club : United
Service.
Blakesly, E.H., I.C.S., Bar-at-law.
Political Agent, Chhatisghar Terri-
tories. Address : Chhatisghar.
Blenner, Sir A. Hasslet; Chief
Secretary, C. P. Member, Legisla-
tive Council : Address, Nagpur.
Blennerhassett, Sir Arthur Charles
Francis Bernard, 5th Bt. ; 1809 ;
Assistant Commissioner Central
Provinces, India ; b. 1871 ; s. of
4th Bart Countess .Charlotte de-
Leyden, m. 1899, Mary Frances,.
d. of Ludwig von Aretin of Hai-
demburg, Bavaria : two s. ; S.
father 1909. Educ. : Balliol Col-
lege, Oxford (C. A.). Entered
Indian Civil Service, 1895 ; Heir :
s. Marmaduke Casimir Henry
Joseph, b. 1902. Address : 54 Rut-
land Gate, S. W. Wellington,
Savile.
Bliss, Sir Henry William, B.A.,
I.C.S. Retd; son of late Rev. Jamesj-
Bliss : b, 1840 : educated at Mer-
ton, Oxford ; joined I.C.S. 1863;
Commissioner of Salt and Abkari
Revenue, 1878 ; on special
duty on these subjects ; Fellow
of the Madras University, 1882 ;
Member of the Finance Com-
mittee, 1886 ; IMember of the
Board of Revenue, 1887; first
Member, 1889; C.I.E. 1889;
Member of the Governor-General's.
Ijegislative Council, 1890-2 r
Member of Council, Madras,
1893-8 ; Offg. Governor of Madras,
LNDIAN BIOGRAPHIGAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BLISS.
March 189G ; K.C.I.E., 1897 ;
retired, 1898; Member of the
London Conntrv Council for the
Holborn Division 1901-1907. Ad-
dress : The Al^bey, Abingdon.
Blomfield. Mojar-Gen. Charles
James, C.B. 1904 ; D.S.O. 1898 ;
b. Bow, Devonshire, ]855: 2nd
s. of Rev. George J Blomfield
and Isabel, d. of late Charles
James Blomfield, Bishop of
London; vi. 1881, Henriette. d.
of late Major E. Briscoe, 20th
Foot ; two s. Educ. : Haileybury ;
R.M.C. Sandhurst. Sub-Lieut, in
20th Foot, 1875 ; Lieut, in 20th
Foot. 1875 ; captain in Lancashire
Fusiliers, 1881; Major, 1890,-
Lieut-col., 1898; Adj. Lane.
Fuhsiliers, 1880-83; Acting Mili-
tary Secretary to H.E. Comman-
der-in-chief, Bombav Armv, 1891;
D.A.A.Cr. Bombav, 'l892-97 ; A. A.
G. Bombav, 1897; Soudan Expedi-
tion, 1898; S. African War, 1889-
• 1902 ; with Jjadysmith relief force
(severely wounded at Spion Kop)
Colonel on Staff to command Dis-
trict, 1900, and in command of
columns in S.E. Transval and on
Zululand border ; commanded
" Harrismith and Natal Sv;b-District,
1902-1906. Becreations : shooting
and golf. Club .• Army and Navy,
Blood, General Sir Bindon, G.C.B.,
1909 ; K. C. B., 1896 ; b.
1842 \ e. s. of late W. B.
Blood, Cranahcr, Co. Clare; vi.
1883, Charlotte, d. of late Sir
Auckland Colvin, K. C. S. I. ;
Entered R.E. 1860 : served Jowaki
Exp(!dition (medal and clasp),
1877-78 ; Zulu War 1879, Afghan
War 1880 ; Egyptian Campaign
1882 ; Brig-Gen. and Chief Staff
Officer, Chitral Relief Force, 1895 ;
Major-Gen('ral commanding Malak-
land Field Force and Buner Field
Force (two clasps), 1897-98 ; Lieut-
General commanding troops in
eastern Transvaal, 1901 ; retired
1907. Address : 183, St. James's
Court, Buckingham Gate, S.W.
Clubs : Naval and Military,
Marlborough.
Bloomfield, Maurice, M. A., Ph.D.,
Professor of Sanskrit and Com-
parative Philology, Johns Hop-
kins University b. Bielitz, Austria,
1855 ; Educ. ; Chicago University ;
Furman University, South Caroli-
na, Yale University; Johns Hopkins
University, Furman University ;
Edited for the first time from
the original Sanskrit Maniis-
cripts, the Grihyasamgraha of
Gobhilaputra (Leipsic, 1881), and
the Sutra of Kaucika (New Haven,
1899); translated the Atharva-Veda
in the Sacred Books of the East
(edited by ]\Iax IMiiller) ; author of
the Atharva-Veda and the Gopatha-
Brahmana (Strassburg 1899); joint-
editor (with Professor Richard
Garbe of the University of Tubin-
gen) of the chromo-photographic
reproduction of The Kashmirian
Atharva-Veda, the so-called Paip-
palada, 1900 ; author of Cerberus,
The Dog of Hades. 1905 ; A Con-
cordance of the Vedas (Harvard
Oriental Series), 1907 ; Religion of
the Veda, 1907 ; contributor to
numerous learned journals and
reviews on subjects connected with
the history, religion, mythology,
and literature of Ancient India ;
on Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and
Comparative Grammar ; on Ethno-
logy avid Science of Religions ;
Vice-President and President of
the American Oriental Society,
1905-1910; IMembcr of the Ameri-
can Philological Association :
German Oriental Society ; Ameri-
can Philosophical Society; Foreign
Meml)er of the Royal Bohemian
Society of Prague : Hon. IMember
Finno-Ugrian Society of Helsings-
fors ; Hardy pri7;o of the Royal
Bavarian Academy of Munich^
55
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Bloomfield.
1908. Address : 861 Park Avenue,
Baltimore, U.S.A. Club; Univer-
sity.
Blundell, ColonelJohn Eyles, C. B.
retired ; Taunton ; b. 1843 ; 4th
s. of late Major G. S. Blundell,
Bengal Army; Educ.: Sherborne
School; Royal Military Coll. Sand-
hurst; Joined 67 th Regiment, 1863;
served with 67th Regiment during
theTaiping rebellion in China. 1863;
D.A.A. General, Madras, 1876-79;
served with 67th Regiment in Af-
ghan campaign, 1879-80; A. A.
General, Madras and Burmah,
1882-87 ; Burmah campaign, 1885-
87 : commanded Touhon Expedi-
tion, Upper Burmah, 1889-90 ;
commanded 2nd Hampshire Regi-
ment, 1892-96. Decorated for war
services. Queen's Jubilee, 1897,
Address : Cox & Co., 16 Charing
Cross, S. W. Club : Army and
Navy.
Blundell, Major-Gen. Richard; b.
1835 ; Entered army, 1856 ;
Major-General, 1889: retired, 1897;
Lieut. -Col. commanding' 8rd Hus-
sars, 1874-83 ; .4. A. G. Headquart-
ers, 1889-85 ; D.A.G, Malta, 1886-
89 ; commanding First Class Dis-
trict, Bomha,y, 1891-96. Address: 12
Lennox Gardens, S.W. Club: Army
and Navy.
Blunt, Major Charles Tasper, A.C.
D.; Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class,
Burscougli, b. King William's
Town, S. Africa ; e.s. of "Col. F.C,
Blunt, late A.S. Corps of Ryde,
I.W., and gr.-s. of Samuel Tasper
Blunt of the Colonial Ofhce ;
widower. Educ : Dr. Thompson's
School, Jersey ; R.'M. Academy,
Woolwich. Entred Royal Artillerv,
1885; served in India, 1885-95;
Captain, 1896; Major 1904;
Ordnance Officer, 3rd class, 1904 ;
Transferred to A.O. Department,
56
1905 ; Officer in Charge of Danger
Buildings, Royal Arsenal, Wool-
which, 1898—1901 ; served throug-
out Chitral Campaign, 1895, with
relief force under Sir Robert Low
Chief Ordnance Officer, Guernsey,
1901-1904. Publications: Chitral,
IMohmad, andTirah Campaigns, for
Times ; Encyclopaedia Brittanica ;
Recreatioris ; Out-door games,
photography. Address: Burscough,
Lanes; Club: Sports.
Blunt, Colonel Ernest, C.C. 1907 :
b. 1851 ; s. of late Rev. H.
Blunt, M.A.; m. 1884 : Mana, d. of
Col. Co-ape Smith. Indian, Army;
one d. Educ: Brighton College;
Entired -Army, 1872: Captain 1884;
Major 1891 ;" Lt. -Col. -1898 ; Col.-
1903; served Afghan War, 1878 79;
Mahsud Waziri, 1880, N.-W.
Frontier 1897-98; served nine years
with Bengal Sappers and Miners ;
seventeen years in military works
service ; Chief Engineer, Eastern
Command, till its abolition; retired.
1908. Club: United Service.
Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen; b. Petworth
House, 17 Aug. 1840; s. of F. S.
Blunt, of Crabbet Park ; to. Lady
Anne Noel, d. of 1st Earl of Love-
lace, 1869. Educ: Stonyhurst ;
Oscott. Diplomatic Service, 1858-70;
travelled in India, Arabia, Syria,
Persia, Mesopotomia, etc. 1877-
81 ; took part in Egyptian National
Movement, 1881-82; travelled in
India, 1883-84 when Lord Ripon
was Viceroy in India ; stood for
Camberwell, Tory Home Ruler,
1885 ; Kidderminister, Liberal
Home Ruler, 1886 ; arrested in Ire-
land for calling meeting in a pro-
claimed district, Oct. 1887; impri-
soned two months in Galway and
Kilmainham Gaols, 1888. Publi-
cations: Love Sonnets of Proteus,
1880; Future of Islam. 1882; The
Wind and the Whirlwind, 1883 -
Ideas about India, 1885 : In Vin;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHIC AL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Blunt.
culis, 1889; A New Pilgrimage,
1889; Esther, 1892; Stealing of
the Miire, 1892; Griselda, 1893;
Satan Absolved, 1899 ; Seven Gold-
en Odes of Pagan Arabia, 1903. Re-
creations : Breeder of Arab horses.
Owns about 5000 acres. Address :
Crabbet Park, Three Bridges, Suss-
ex. Clubs: Travellers' ; St. James's,
Sussex.
Bobbin, Kumara Raja of; Raja
Yenkata Kumara Krishna Ranga
Rao Bahadur, b, 1880 : Son
and heir of Maharajah of Bob-
bili ; d., born 1899, and named
Victoria, after Her late Majesty
the Queen Empress. Educa-
ted privately under European
.supervision ; visited Europe 1909.
Address : Bobbili, Vizagapatam
District; Madras Presidency.
Bobbili, Maharajah of; Sir Yenkata
Svetachalapati Ranga Row
K. C. I. E., Zamindar of Bobbili ;
1862 ; 3rd son of the Raja of
Venkatagiri, and was adopted into
the Bobbili family in 1871; Married
thrice ; Heir : Kumara Raja of
Bobbili ; Educated under the late
Dr. J. Marsh, of Tanjore and Jey-
pore ; took charge of Estate, 1881
and has proved a vigorous manager;
raised the local middle school to
the status of high school, 1882;
built Victoria ^Market, Bobbili,
1887; the Mahal, a most pleasantly
situated house to the S.W. of the
town, 1888. Travelled in N. India
1883-84 ; visited Europe, 1893 and
was presented to Her late Jlajesty
■Queen Victoria, in whose honour
he built the Victoria Town Hall,
Bobbili : built Ghosha Hospital
there, 1894 and gave Rs. 20-000
for it ; endowed beds in Madras
Ghosha Hospital, 1875-G; contri-
buted Rs. 10.000 to the Indian
Famine Fund 1876-7; title of Raja
recognised as hereditary in his fa-
mily bv Government of India. 1890
K.C.I.E., 1895 ; Member of Le-
gislative Council, Madras, 1890-
1898 ; Maharajah, 1900 ; chosen
one of the two Madras representa-
tives at the Coronation of King
Edward VII, 1902. Maintains a
caste girl school, and has improved
and enlarged his estate materially.
]\Iember of Executive Council,
Madras, 1910-1911. Publications :
Account of Bobbili Zamindari,
Advice to Zamindars, "Diary in
Europe", etc. Address : Bobbili,
Vizagapatam District, Madras Pre-
sidency ; Gopal Bag, Mount Road,
Madras.
Bocquet, Roscoe, CLE. 1878 ; b.
1839 ; s. of Francis Samnel
Bocquet of Liverpool ; m. 1863,
Edith {d. 1902), d. of John
Hampton, of Coventry ; Engineer
on Scinde-Delhi Railway, 1860 to
1885 ; Engineer for some time in
South American Railway; rendered
special services in Connection
with Madras Famine, 1876.
Bod, Raj c^ of, Jogindra Deo; Born,
about 1857 ; succeeded to gaddi,
1879 ; title of ' Raja ' enjoyed since
the time of the ]\Iahrattas was re-
cognised in 1874 ; eldest son of the
family is called the Jubaraj and
younger sons are called Babu ; the
State is one of the tributary
i\Iahals of Orissa. Area of the
State, 2064 square miles ; popula-
tion, about 140,000. The Raja has
a force of 592 infantry and 2 guns.
Address : Bod, Orissa.
Bodinayakanur, Zamindarni of:
Sri Kamala Ammal. Widow of
Tirumalai Bodia Kaniarajaya
Pandya Nayakar, late Zemindar ;
assumed charge 1888 ; maintains
a Hospital and a choultry at Bodi-
nayakanur ; has introduced coffee
into the Estate ; has an only
57
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BODINAYAKANUE SRI KAMALA AMMAL..
daughter who is married to Zamin-
darofSaptur. Address: Bodinaya-
kanur. INIadiira District, Madras
Presideucv.
Boileau, Colonel Frank Ridley
Farrer; Colonel, General Staff
8rd Division ; b. 1867 : .s. of
Colonel F. W. Boile an, C. C,
and Mrs. Boilean, of Camberley ;
m. 1902. Mary Aurora, d, of Rev.
Subdean Tudor of Exeter ; three
.s. Ednc. : Cheltenham Coll; Joined
Roval Engineers as 2nd Lieut,
1887 : served in India, 1889-96 ;
afterwards in Central Africa as
Assistant Commissioner Anglo-
German Boundary Commission,
South African War ,• passed Stafi
College.- D. A. A. G. at War Office,
1902-5; Professor, Staff College,
Quetta. India, 1906-10. Address :
Culford Camp. Club : Naval and
■Military.
Boileau, Col. Francis William. F.B.
1891, I. C.S. : b. 1835; s. of
late Maj.-Gen. F. B. Boileau;
VI. 1861, Mary Letitia,j<Z. of late
Rev. William Bradford ; Entered
army, 1855 ; Col. 1855 ; served
Indian Mutiny, 1857-59; .Abvssinia,
1867-68 ; Afghan War 1878-79. Ad-
dress : Elstowe, Camberley, Surrey.
Bois, Sir Stanley, Kt. cr. 1905;
partner in the firm of Bois Bros.
& Co., merchants and commission
agents, Colombo ; b. London,
1864 ; s. of Henry aijd Fran-
cis Elizabeth Bois, VI. 1895, Isa
Gordon, d. of Gabriel Ross of
Sutherlandshire, N. C. ; one d.
Ediic. ; South Penge Park College,
London. Spent two years in the
city of London in a shipbroker's
office before coming to the East :
arrived in Ceylon, 1882, and
joined the staff of a firm whose
business his brother and he
ultimately acquired ; acted as
58
Member of the Municipal Council,
Colombo ; Chairman of the Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce for three
consecutive years ; Member of
Legislative Council, 1903 ; Com-
missioner-General for Ceylon
to the World's Fair, St. Louis,
U.S.A. 1904; Acting European M.
LA., 1906, and Mercantile M.L.C..
1910. RecrenHons : music and
motoring. Address : Hunupitiya
Cottage, Colombo, Ceylon. Clubs :
Conservative ; Colcmbo : Hill,
Newara Eliya.
Boisragon, Lt.-Col. Guy Hudleston,^
V.C. ; Lt. -Colonel, 5th Goorkhas,
Frontier Force ; b. Kohat, Punjab,
1864 ; e. s. of Maj.-Gen. Henry
F. M. Boisragon. late Com-
mandant of the 1th Sikhs, Punjab
Frontier Force ; m, Anna, d. of
late William Hudleston of the
Madras Civil Service ; Educ. :.
Charterhouse and Royal Military
Coll. Sandhurst; Joined Lin-
colnshire (10th) Regt., 1885;
joined 5th Goorkhas, 1887 Cap- ;
tain, 1896; Major, 1903; served
Hazara Expedition, 1888 Hazara
Expedition, 1891 ; and with the
two Miranzai Expeditions in 1891,
in the first expedition as orderly-
officer to the general officer in
command served in the operations,
in Hunza-Nagar country 1891-92,
including capture of the Nilt Fort;
served in Waziristan Expedition
under Sir William Lockhart, 1894-
95; Aide-de-Campto Lieut. -General
Punjab command, 1895-9G; served
in operations on North-West
Frontier, 1897-98 ; operations in
the Sarnana and Kurram valley,
1897 ; First Expedition 1897-98;
reconnaissance of the Khar-
mana defile and action of 7
Nov. 1897 ; operations against the
Khani Khel Chamkhannis ; Ad-
dress : c/o H.S. King & Co., 45
Pall Mall, S.W. Club: Junior
Naval and Militarv.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BOLTON.
Bolton, Charles Walter, I.C.S.,
C.S.I. (1897); son of Dr. J. Bolton ;
Born 1S.50; Educ. University College
School, the Royal College, Jlauri-
tius, and King's College, London ;
went out to Lower Bengal, 1872 :
Under Secretary t^ the Bengal
Government 1879 : IMagistrate and
Collector, 1885 ; Secretary to the
Board of Revenue, 1891 ; Chief
Secretary to the Bengal Govern-
ment, 1896 ; Member of the Board,
of Revenue. Bengal, 1900 ; Addi-
tional ^lember. Supreme Legisla-
tive Council, 1900-1902; C. S.I.,
1897 ; Officiated as Chief Commis
sioner of Assam, 1903, J. P. for
Eastborne. Address : Avonmore,
Eastborne.
Bolster, John CLE. 1907 : Deputy
Commissioner, North India Salt
Revenue Department ; entered Ser-
vice 1871 ; Inspector, 1878 ; Super-
intendent, 1886 ; Assist. Com-
missioner, 1890 ; Dy. Commis-
sioner, 1904. Address : India Salt
Rev. r>ept., Agra, India.
Bombay Bishop of ; Rt. Rev. Edwin
James Palmer ; o. s. of late Ar-
chdeacon Palmer of Oxford, and
nephew of 1st Lord Selborne ;
Ediic. ; Winchester School, Balliol
College, Oxford ; 1st Class Mode. ;
1st Class Lit. Hum.) ; Ordained
189G; Fellow, Balliol College, 1891 ;
Tutor, 1893; Chaplain, 1896;
Isxiiniining Chaplain to Bishop of
South-well, 1899-1904; to liishop
of Rochester, 1904-5 ; to Bishop
of South wark, 1905-8 ; Liberal and
High Churchman. Recreations :
golf, Tennis, study of architec-
ture, travelling. Address: Bombay,
India.
Bomford, Surg. -Gen. Sir Gerald,
K.C.T.E. 1909; CLE. 1903;
M.D., L. R. C P., ]\LR.A.S.,
Ii.S.A. ; Retired Director-General
I.IM.S. : b. 1851 ; 4th s. of
Samuel Bomford ; m. 18S1, Mary
Florence, d. of Maj.-Geu. F.
Eteson. Entered Indian 'Medical
Service ; Principal, Calcutta
Medical College and Inspector
General of Civil Hospitals, Punjab;
' Director-General of I.M.S. 1905.
1910 ; Retired. 1910 ; Surg.-
Gen. 1905; served Peralc. 1875-7G-
Address: Simla.
Bompas, Hon'ble Mr. C. H. ; Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, Bengal,
1913.
Bonser, Rt. Hon. Sir John Winfield ;
Kt. cr. 1894 ; P. C 2901 ; Barr.
Lincoln's Inn b. 1847 ; o.
s. of late Rev. John Conser, Has-
tings ; m. 1st, 1883, Certha, and d.
of John Nanson (d. 1894) ; 2nd,
1899, ]\Iary Catherine, o. d. of late-
Col. Hon. Sir William Colvile, K.
C.V.O. ; one .s. one d. Educ. :
Ashby de la Zouche, Lough-
borough and Heath Crrammar
Schools ; Christ's Coll. Canib.
Afterwards Fellow ; Tancred
Student in Ccmmon Law at Lin-
coln's ?nn, 1869 ; Senior Classic,
1870 ; Attorney-Gen. of the Straits-
Settlements, 1883-93 ; Legal Advi-
ser to British Legation in Siam,
1883-9 ; Admiralty Advocate to
Straits Settlements, 1889.93; Chief
Justice of Straits Settlements, 1893;
Chief Justice of Ceylon, 1893-1902;
Member of Judicial Committee of
Privy Council, 19U2. Recreations:
golf, bridge. Address : 3 Eaton
Place, S.W. Clubs : United Univer-
sity Savile.
Bookey, Col. John Trench Brown-
rigg, CO., 1900 ; Indian Medical
Service ; late Surgeon to the
Viceroy ; retired 1902 ; b. Carnew,
Co. Wicklow, Ireland, 1847 ;
s. of Dr. Bookev ; w. 1892. Ediic.:
Trinity College', Dublin. L.R.C.P.
Edin.L.R.C.S.L ; Enteredl.M.S.,.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BOOKEY.
1872 ; se'-ved with the Punjab
Frontier Force from 1873-1900 ;
appointed P.M.O. Presv. Dist.,
1900 ; Colonel 1900 ■ served
in the Jowaki Afrid, Expedi-
tion, 1877-78 : Mahsud Wazi-
ri, 1881 ; Burmah, 1886-87 ;
Hazara Black Mountain, 1888 :
Miranzai, 1891 : Mahsud Waziri,
1894-95 Malakand Field Forces
1897 ; Tirah, 1897-98 ; China
Expeditionary Force, 1900. Address:
c/o Grindlav & Co., 54 Parliament
Street, S.W. Club : East India
United Service.
Boon, Archibald, D.Sc. (Edin).
Professor, Heriat-watt Technical
College, Edinburgh : educated
at Bishop Corrie's Grammar
School, ^he Doveton College, and
the Presidency College, Madras,
where he took the B.A. degree of
the Madras University. ; proceed-
ed to Edinburgh, and took the
B. Sc. degree of that University and
then the D.Sc. Is the first
Eurasian to attain the last men-
tioned Degree.
r
Booth-Tucker, Commissioner; Officer
in Salvation Army. Was a
Deputy Commissioner in the
Punjab. Became interested in the
work of the Salvation Army, 1881;
resigned his position in the I. C. S.
and joined the Salvation Army
as an Officer.; came to India and
opened operations, 1882 ; while on
a procession in the Streets of
Bombay, he was arresfed with
several of his Companions, and
sentenced to a month's imprison-
ment ; was sent to America where
he originated the Farm Settlements
taking a number of people from
the town ; his work in the Settle-
ment was favourably reported on
by i\rr. Rider Haggard who was
disputed by the British Govern-
ment to inspect and report upon
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it ; toured in India for introduc-
ing certain schemes of a social
character ; has opened many
Settlements in India to reclaim the
Criminal classes of India.
Bosanqaet, Oswald Yivian, CLE.
1910; Resident at Baroda b.
1866 ; 3rd s. of Arthur Bosan-
quet, Cleddon Hall, Trellecii, N.
Monmouth ; Educ,. : Clifton Col-
lege ; New College, Oxford ; Enter-
ed Indian Civil Service, 1887 ; As-
sistant Resident at Hyderabad,
1890 — 3 ; 1st .Assistant and Gover-
nor General' s Agent Rajputana,
1893 — 5 ; acting Under-Secretary
Govt, of India, Foreign Dept. 1895
and 1898 ; Political Agent, Bhopal,
1899; Indore, 1900; Resident
at Indore, 1903—1907; Resident at
Baroda 1999; Kaiser-i-Hind Gold
Medal, 190-2. Address: Baroda.
Club : Junior Carlton.
Bose, Sir Bipin Krishna; M.A.,
(1898) Rai Bahadur, Govern-
ment Advocate Nagpur ; Born,
1851 ; ed. at the Presi-
dency College Calcutta; M.A.,
1871 ; B. L. 1872. Began to
practice at Jabbulpur, thereafter
went over to Nagpur, where he
rose to the front rank in his pro-
fession ; Secretary of the Neil
City High School for the past
thirty years ; one of the founders
of the Morris INIemorial College ;
Member of the Nagpur Municipa-
lity ; Member of the Famine
Commission 1908 ; Honorary Sec-
retary of the Central Provinces
Branch of the Indian Charitable
Relief Fund ; Government Advo-
cate 1888 ; resigned 1902 ; Member
Supreme Legislative Council ;
1902 — 1905 ; again appointed Gov-
ernment Advocate, 1905; Knighted,
1907. Address: Nagpur, C. P.
Bose, Chuni Lai; M. A., F. G. S.
Rai Bahadur, 1898 ; educated at
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BOSE.
the Sanskrit Collegiate School, the
General Assembly's Institution and
the Calcutta Medical College ; Ad-
ditional Chemical Examiner since
1894 ; one of the Vice Presidents of
the Indian Medical Congress, 1894;
elected fellow of the chemical
Society of Great Britain, 1894 ;
Member of the Indigenous Drugs
Committee, 1897; Fellow of the
Calcutta University; Examiner in
Arts and Medicine for the past
15 years. Publications : many
works on chemistry. Address ; 25
Mahendra Bose's Lane, Calcutta.
Bose, Jagdish Chandra M.A. (Can-
tab), CLE. (1908) C.S.L, (1911)D.
Sc. (Lond) ; Educated, Presidency
College, Calcutta, and Christ's
College Cambridge, where he gained
high honors in the Natural Science
Tripas ; conducted much research
work in the realms of
Chemistry and Electricity ; his
enquiries into " Hertzian Waves"
led to the discovery of the
principles of " Wireless Tel-
graphy" ; invented an instru-
ment for verifying the laws of
refraction, reflection, and polariza-
tion of electric waves. Entered
the Bengal Education Dept. 1883;
has been a very distinguished
Professor at the Presidency
College ; is a member of many
European and American scientific
societies ; was invited to attend
the International Scientific Con-
gress in Paris where he was receiv-
ed with every mark of honor by
the most famous scientists of the
world, 1900; Invited by the Royal
Institution of England to read a
paper on his recent scientific dis-
coveries. Publications: " Deter-
mination of Indices of Refraction"
"Electric Wares," "The Res-
ponse of Inorganic IMatter to
stimulus," etc. Fellow of the
Calcutta Universiry. Addirss:
Presidency College, Calcutta.
Bose KarunaDas, M.A., M.L., Raf
Bahadur 1900; Retd., District and
Sessions Judge: son of the late Rai
Harischandra Bose ; born, 1847;
educated at the Dacca Collegiate
School and the Calcutta Presidency
College. Add)-ess : Bangala bazar,
Decca, Bengal, and Mirzapur
street, Calcutta.
Bose, Ram Gopal, Rai Bahadur
1889; Born, 1843, educated at
Hooghly College; Entered service in
the Fyzabad Cantonment Magis-
trate's office, 1846; Head Accoun-
tant, Indore Residency, from
which he retired in 189'2.
Address : 128, Ganesh Mohulla,
Benares City.
Boughey, Co!. George Fletcher Ott-
ley, R.E; C.S.L, 1896; a Light
Railway Commissioner; b-
1844 ; ' in. 1872, Harriet Rose
Army, d. of late Lieut. -Col. W.
Stuart Menteth. Entered R.E.,
1862; Captain 1875; Col. 1895;
served Bhutan Expedition 1865-66;
Afghan War. 1878-80. Address:
60 Courjbficld Gardens, S. W. ; 54
Parliament Street, S. W.
Boulger, Demetrius Charles : Born.
1853 ; educated privately and
at Kensington Grammar School
has contributed to all the
leading journals on questions rela-
ting to India, China, Egypt and
Turkey since 1876 : founded, in
conjunction with Sir Lepel Griflfin,
the Asiatic Quarterly Review,
1885; And edited it up to 1890.
hablications Life of Yakub Beg of
Kasghar, England and Russia in
Central Asia, Central Asian Por-
traits, Armies of the Native States
of India, Central Asian Questions,
Lord William Bcntinck, Story of
India, in the Nineteenth Century,
History of Cliina, of which several
editions have been published. Life
of Gordon, Life of Sir Stamford
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BOULGEU.
Raffles, 18;)9; the- Gango State,
1898 ; the Belgians at Waterloo ;
India in the XIX cenr. 1901 : His-
tory of Belgium, 190'2 .- Belgian
Life, 1904 ; Life of Sir Hallidav
Macartney, K C.M.G., 1908. Ad-
drei:s : 1-2 Bloouisbury Square,
W.E.
Boulnois, Charles, Bar-at-law b,
183'2; son of late William Boulnois
Educ : King's ell, Lcndcn;
LL. B. Lond. Univ., Advocate of
the Calcutta Svipreme Court. 1855;
Prof, of Law, Calcutta Presidency
Coll. 1858 ; First Judge, Calcutta
Court of Small Causes; 1861:
Officiating Secretary, Legislative
Department, Government of Ben-
gal, 1863 ; Officiating Deputy
Secretary, Legislative Department,
Government of India, 1861: : Judge
of the Chief Court of the Punjab,
1866; Senior Judge, 1867-77;
Reporter of Indian appeals in
England for the authorised Indian
Law Reports, 1879—1901 ; joint
author of Notes on Punjab Custo-
mary Law, Lahore, 1876: Fellow
of the Punjab University, 188'2,
Address: '2, Harcourt iSuildings,
Temple. E. B.
Bourne. Sir Alfred Gibbs. K.C.I.E.
Cr. 1913 ; CLE. 1908, F.R.S.,
F.L.S., C.M.Z.S. ; Director of
Public Instruction, ]\Iadras, (on
leave) ; Commissioner for Govern-
ment Examination ; Additional
Member of the Council of Fort St.
George ; 6, Lowestoft, 8 Aug. 1859;
e. s. of Alfred Bourne, SAjretary to
the British and Foreign School
Society ; m. Emily Tree Glashier,
1888; one s, one d. Educ: Univer-
sity College, School; Royal School
of Mines : University College,
London. D. Sc. Lond. ; Fellow of
Univ. Coll. London ; President of
the Faculty of Arts in the Univer-
sity of Madras. Assistant to E.
Hay Lankester, 1879-85 : engaged
6a
in research at Zoological Station,
Naples, 1883-85 , appointed to
Madras, 1885 ; Registrar of the
Univ. of Madras, 1891 and 1899 ;
Botanist to the Government of
Madras, 1897-98 ; Member, Indian
Universities Conimission, 1902 ;
Warden, Victoria Hostel, !Madi-as,
1900-2 ; Prof, of Biology, the
Presidency Coll., Madras, Indian
Education Service, 1886-1903 ;
Publications: Papers on the Anato-
my of the Pelomyxa, Limnocodium
Choetobranchus, Leeches, Earth-
worms, Rotifera, Pearly Nautilus,
Scorpion Poison, etc., in Quart.
Journ. Micro. Science, Proc. Royal
Sec, etc. liecrcations: mechanical
manipulation, botanical field-work,
motoring. Address: The Adyar,
INIadras ; c/o Grindlay and Co. 54
Parliament Street. Club : Savile.
Boyson Sir A. J., Director, Messrs,
Binny & Co., ^ladras , .s. of late Mr.
J. A. Boyson, Solicitor of the old
Sadar Court and subsequently
High Court, Madras ; one of
the oldest members of the
European merchantile community
of Madras ; joined business and
became Director of ^Messrs Binney
& Co., one of the leading
European firms in IMadras ; Has
done much towards the indus-
trial progress of the jiresidency as
a whole; Is generally known as
the reconstructor of ^lessrs Binny
& Co. Address : ' Silverton ' Casa-
wajor's Road, Egmore, Madras
India.
Brackenbury, Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir
Henry : Born September 1, 1837:
at Bolingbroke, Linconshire ;
educated at Eton and R.M.A.,
Whoolwich; Joined the Royal
Artillery, 1856 : in the Indian
mutiny : served in Central India,
1857-8 ; Franco-German War,
1870-1 Ashanti war, 1873-4 : Zulu
war, 1879-80 : Private Secretary
INDIAN. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, IDlo.
BRACKTrSfBUEY.
• to Lord Lytton, the Vicerov of
Jndia, 1880: Military Attache at
Paris, 1881-2: Assistant Under-
Secretary to Lord-Liout. of Ire-
land, 1882 ; oommanded River
'Column, Egypt, 1884-5 : pro-
moted Major-deneral for dis-
tinguished service in the field :
Director of ililitary Intelligence
188G-91 : Military Member of the
Supreme Council of India, 18S)1-G:
President Ordnance Commitee
189G-99; Director General 'of
Ordnance at the War Office, 1899,
1904; K.C.B., 1894: K, C.S.I.
1896: G.C.B., 1900: General
R.A.„ 1901: P.O. Feb. 1904.
Publications : The Last Campaign
of Hanover, 1870 ; The Tactics of
the Three Arms, 1873 ; Narrative
of the Ashantee War (2 Vols),
.,• 1874 ; The River Column, 1885.
Address ; Queen Anne's Mansions,
St James' Park, S. W. United
Service, and Wellington Clubs.
Brackenbury, Colonel Maule Camp-
bell, R.E. ; C.S.I. , 1898 : retired
list ; 6. 20 September. 1844 ; .s. of
William Congreve Brackenbury :
m. Florence Mary, d. of General
William Spottiswode Trevor, V.C;
1882. Educ. : private school; en-
tered R.E. 1865 ; Col. 1898 ; serv-
ed Perak Expedition, 1874-75.
Afghanistan, 1878-1880; Mariri-
, Expedition, 1880 (despatches).
Was Private Secretary to Governor
■ of Straits Settlements, 1873-5;
Decorated for services in mobilisa-
tion of troops in India in 1898.
Recreations : golf, shooting, fish-
ing. Address: Queen's Mansions,
. 56 Victoria Street, C.W. Clubs:
United Service, Hurlingham. Wel-
lington.
Bradford, Colonel Sir Edward Ridle
Colborne, Baronet: Bum July 27
1836: son ofRev. W.M.K. Brad-
ford : educated at Marlborough :
entered the Madras Army, 1854;
Captain, 1865; Colonelin 1884:
served in the Persian campaign,
1856-7: in the Indian Mutiny, in
the N..W. Provinces, 1858-9 : com-
manded a regt. of the Central
India Horse, 1858-1869: entered
the Political Departmet : General
Superintendent for suppressing
Thagi and Dakaiti, '1874: attend-
ed H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on
his tour in India, 1875-6 : Agent
to the Governor-General for Raja
putana and Chief Commissionier-
Ajmere ; Secretary in the Political,
and Secret Department, India
office, 1887 : accompanied H.R.H;.
Prince Edward Duke of Clarence,
on his tour in India, 1889-90; A.D.
C. to the Queen 1889-93 : Chief
Commissioner of Police in the Met-
ropolis, 1890-1903.- K.C.S.I., 1885
G.C.B.G.C.V.D., 1902 : Baronet,
1902. Extra Equerry to the King,
1903 : Address : .50, South Audley,
Street, W. Army and Navy Club.
Bradley-Birt, F.B., I.C.S., F.R.G.
S.; b. 25 June 1874. Editc. :
Brasenose College, Oxford. B.A.
(Honours in History), 1897 ;
entered ' Inner Temple, 1895;
entered I.C.S. 1898 ; Assistant
IMagistrate and Collector, Bengal;
several times on special duty ;
Magistrate and Collector, Hooghly
and Khulna. Publications : Chota
Nagpore : a little-known Province
of the Empire, 1903 ; The Story of
an Indian Upland, 1905; The
Romance of an Eastern Capital,
1906 : Through Persia from the
Gulf ko the Caspian, 1909.
Address : The Berrow, Worcester-
shire. Chibs : East India United
Service; Authors'; United Service,
Calcutta.
Bradley, Herbert, C.S.I. 1906 ; b.
29 January 1856 ; Elder, s. of R.H.
Bradley M.D. of Blackhcath r 7)j.
1891, Lillias, Sarah, d. of Rev.
Dr. M'CuUoch. Educ: Winchester.
Enteredl.C.S. 1876; Barrister(Mid.
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Bell, William.
Temple) 1878 ; posted to Madras,
1878 , Assistant Collector and
Magistrate, special duty, 1885-87
Secretary to the Board of Revenue,
1887 ; Collector, 1891 ; Member of
the Board of Revenue 1900 ;
President of the Salt Committee,
1904 ; Member of the Legislative
Council, l900 Chief Secretary,
1905-8; Temporary, Member of
Council, 1902, 1904^ 190G, and 1908;
retired 1909. Address : Hill Croft,
Broadstone, Dorset. Clubs : East
India United Service; Royal and
Ancient Golf, St. Andrews.
Bradshaw, Surgeon-General Alex-
(Frederick, C.B., 1891 ; M.R.C.P-
(Lond.), M.R.C.S. and L.S.A.
Lond.), F.R.G.S., Member Royal
Society of ^ledicine ; Hon.
Physician to the King; M.A.
Oxon. {hon., 1900; by decree,
19lO);A.M.S. (retired); Member
of Oxford City Council: b 1834;
m. 1164, Ellen C, d. of Col. R. S.
Ew art, Bengal Army; three s,
five d. Educ: private school.
Cam bridge; St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, London: Worcester
College, Oxford, .1897-1900.
Entered Army IMedical Depart-
ment, 1857, "and appointed to
Rifle Brigade : served with 2nd
Battalion during Indian Mutiny ;
present at siege of Lucknow, 1858,
Garrison and Brigade Surgeon,
Delhi, 1863-1864 ; appointed to
Chestnut Troop, Royal Horse
Artillery, 1866 : on personal staff
of there Commanders-in-Chief in
India, Sir William .Mansfield
(afterwards Lord Sandhurst),
Lord Napier of Magdala, and Sir
Fred. Haines, 1869-81: went with
last to Afghanistan, 1879, during
the war ; principal medical officer
of the Quetta District, Baluchistan
1884-86; of the Zhob A'alley
Expeditionary Force, 1884 of the
Frontier Field Force, Assam,
E^ypt, 1886-87 ; of the Northern
■ District , England, 1887; of the
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Rawal Pindi District, Punjab,.
1887-92 : of the Hazara (Black
IMountain) Field Force, 1891 Hon.
Surgeon to Viceroys of India.
Lords Lansdowne and Elgin,
1891-95 ; principal medical officer,
H.M.'s Forces in India, 1892-95;
served 35 years in India ; received
King's Coronation Medal, 1902.
Address : 111 Banbury Road.
Oxford. Clubs : United Service,.
London : Oxford and County,
Oxford.
Brahmachari, UpendraNath; M.A.
M.D. Ph. D; Rai Bahadur;
Fellow of the Calcutta Universityr
Royal Society of niedicine ;
member of the Asiatic Society of
Bengal ; Lecturer in Medicine
at the Medical School, Cal-
cutta. Born, 1875 ; Educ: at
the Presidency College, Calcutta;
B.A. in honours in Mathematics
securing Thwaytes Medal ; M.A.
while a medical student ; 1st in
the M.B. Examination Winning
Mclood Goodeve Medals ; M.D. in
1902 ; Fellow 1904 ; Member of cen-
tral Malaria Committee, Bombay;
1911; Entered Government service
as house Physician in the Medical
College hospital Calcutta. Address:
No. 10, Nenitola Ghat Street. Cal-
cutta.
Brandt, Hon : Mr. Francis, B. A.,
Retired Judge, High Court, IMadras
educated at the Brasenose College,
Oxford; Entered I. C. S. 1st
September, 1862 ; Student at th e
College, from 7th October 1862;
passed in Telugu and Tamil on 15th
January and 15th April respec-
tively, 1863; Posted as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Kistna,
8th June 1863 ; sub Magistrate 1st
Class, 22nd April 1864 ; Acting
Special Assistant Collector and
Magistrate Kistna, 1st November.
1864 to 20th January 1865 ; Acting
Head Assistant Collector, Kurnool
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONAEY, 1915.
Brandt.
1st March to 11th April, 1SG5 ;
Acting Under Secretary to Govern-
ment in tlie departments under the
Chief Secretary, 19th April to 18th
July 1865 ; Acting Head Assistant,
Salem, from 29th July 1865 :
Justice of the Peace, 8th January
1866 ; Head Assistant Collector,
Bellarv; but to continue in Salem,
30th April to Sth June, 1866 ;
Acted as Under Secretary to
Government in the Revenue and
other departments till August 1867;
Confirmed as Under Secretary to
Government, Revenue Department,
28th August 1867 ; Acting Sub-
Secretary, Board of Revenue. 21st
August 'to 21st November 1868 ;
various other capacities till 1873;
Proceeded to Europe on furlough,
13th October 1873 to 16th April
1874; Acting Collector of Sea
Customs, Madras, till 27th April
1874; Acting District and Sessions
Judge. Chingleput, 20th July 1874
to 13th August 1875 ; Acted in
other capacities and again pro-
ceeded on furlough from
21st April 1879 to 19th April
1880 ; returned and was posted
to Trichinopoly, 1880; Member,
Rent Law Commission, 1882;
Collector, Magistrate and Addi-
tional Judge, Nilgris, 1888 ; OSg.
Judge, High Court, Madras, 1884;
confirmed, 30th September 1884,
retd. 1887. Address : c/o India
Office, London.
up the Seistan-Nashki trade route;
thanked by Government of India ;
accompanied Pekin Svndicate
throughout North China," 1898-9;
Served South Africa, 1899-
1902 ; Royal Humane Medal. Re-
creations : steeplechasing, hunting,
polo, shooting. Address : Wood-
ville, Buttevant, Co. Cork. Club :
Raleigh.
Brereton, Alfred, C.S.I. , 1903;
M.I.C.E. ; b. 1849; s. of late Rev.
Charles David Brereton, Rector of
Framingham Earl, Norfolk ; r>i.
1st, 1894, Haidee {d. 1902), e. d. of
Col. Shaw (retired) of Heathburn
Hall, Co. Cork; 2nd, 1908, Frances,
d. of late D. Stewart of Ealing.
Educ. : Norwich Grammar School;
entered Railway Branch of the
Indian Pviblic Works Dept., 1873 ;
Executive Engineer, 1880 ; Assis-
tant Director, N.W. Railway,
1887 ; District Traffic Superinten-
dent, 1888; Deputy Manager, 1891 ;
Officiating Manager, Eastern Ben-
gal State Railway, 1893 ; Manager
and Engineer-in-Chief, East Coast
Railway, 1893 ; Director of Rail-
way Traffic and Deputy Secretary
to Government of India (Rail-
way Dept.), 1897; Secretary, 1901-
1904 ; retired, 1904 ; Govt. Direc-
tor, Guaranteed Railway Com-
panies, 1905. Recreations : riding ;
Address : 24, Ashley Palace, S.W.
Chib : Oriental.
Brazier-Creagh , Lieutenant-Colonel
George Washington, C.M.G.,
R. A. M. C; b. 1860; s. of
late George Washington Brazier-
Creagh, Woodville, Buttevant, and
Creagh Castle, Doneraile, Co.
Cork. Educ. : Trin. Coll. Dublin ;
Conducted Missions to S.E. Persia,
1893-4; to Seistan, Persia, 1896-7;
made extensive explorations in
the regions in Eastern Persia and
Persian Baluchistan and opened
5
Brereton^ Capt. Frederick Sadlier,
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.D. Brux. ;
R.A.M.C., attached to Scots
Guards ; now engaged in writing
books, b. 1872 ; s. of Franc Sadlier
Brereton , late 2nd Batt . 60th Rifles ,
and Isabella Beeston ; in. 1898.
Ethel Mary Lamb, of Eskdale :
Birkdale; one s. one d. Ediic,
Cranleigh; Guy's Hospital; Gazet-
ted Surg. -Lieut, Army Medical
Staff, 1896, obtained first place
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Brereton.
in competitive entrance exami-
nation, and ]Martin Gold ]\Iedal for
^Medicine and Parke's ]\Iedal for
Hygiene at Netley : gazetted Assis-
tant Surgeon to 2nd Scots Guards,
1898; retired, 1902; served in South
African War ; Captain, 1898, and
on retirement, Captain, 3rd V.B.
King's Liverpool Regt.; at present
in command of IMounted Infantry
Co. Publications: With Shield and
Assegai, Zulu War; With rifle and
Bayonet, Boer War, 1900; A Gall-
ant Grenadier, Crimea; The Dragon
of Pekin, ^oi^ revolt; In the
King's Service; Cromwell in Ire-
land; One of the Fighting Scouts,
Boer War, 1901; In the Grip of
the ^Mullah, Somaliland; Foes of
the Red Cockade, French Revolu-
tion; A Hero of Lucknow, Indian
Mutiny; With the Dyacks of Bor-
neo; Under the Spangled Banner,
Spanish-American War; A Knight
of St. John, a tale of the Siege of
Malta; A Soldier of Japan, etc.
Ec(.:reaiions .-motoring, carpentering,
etc./lcMrt'Ss; c/o Parr'sBank, South
Port.
Brett, The Hon. Mr. Justice Cecil
Michael Wilford, C.S.I. , 1906;
Judge, High Court, Calcutta, since
1900 ; 3rd s. of late R.R.W. Brett,
Bombay Cavalry ; b. Ranelagh,
Chelsea, 1852 ; vi. Margaret
Ellen, 3rd d. of late Henry
Davies. Educ: Cheltenham Coll.;
Indian Civil Service, 1874 ; Regis-
trar, High Court, Calcutta, Appel-
late side, 1886 ; called,J}0 the Bar,
Middle Temple, 1885 ; District
Judge, 1891. Address : High
Court, Calcutta. Clubs : East
India United Service ; United
Service ; Calcutta.
Brijmohan Deo, Raja of Kaiahan-
di ; 6, 1895 ; succeeded to gaddi,
1897; cduc, at Patna. Till recently
the State was in charge of the
Political Agent subject to the
66
supervision of the Commissioner
of Orissa. The ruling family
belongs to the Nagvansi clan of
Rajputs. Area of the State,
3,745 square miles; popula-
tion, about 400,000; revenue, Rs.
1.11,000. The Raja is entitled to a
salute of 9 guns. Address : Kala-
handi, Sambalpur, Bengal.
Brij Lai Chauduri, Rao Sahib. 1902,
Acct. Gl, Alwar State ; 6, 1S54.
educ, at Beawar ; Tiaiisferred
to the Executive Engineer's
Office, Kotah State, 1880; appointed
Hakkim Hisat by the Political
Agents, 1889 ; Vice-President,
Kotah Municipality for 16 years ;
Census, work. Kotah city, 1901;
Acct-General, Alwar State. Address:
Alwar, Rajaputana, India.
Brij Narayan Gurtu, Rai'; 6,
1876 ; succeeded, 1904; is a
Kashmiri Brahmin of the Gurtu
sect.; his grandfather Pandit
Kishen Narayan, was a Deputy
Collector at the time of the
Mutiny of 1857 at Sangor.
He was loyal to the Government
and did all he could to restrain the
rebel sepoys and to quiet the in-
habitants. He was rewarded with
a grant of 3 villages in Cawnpore
together with the hereditary title
of Rai. The property compyises
7 villages in Cawnpore, paying a
revenue of Rs. 8,288. Acldress :
Patkapur, Cawnpore, U.P.
Broacha, Sir ShapurjiEarjorji, Kt.
(1911), late Sheriff of Bombay;
President of the Native Share and
Stock Broker's Association. Ad-
dress : Bombay.
Broadbent, Col. John Edward, C.B.
1393; R. E. ; b. Longwood,
1845 ; 3rd s. of late John
Broadbent, Longv/ood Edge, near
Huddersfield ; m. 1st, 1870, Dora
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Broadbent.
{d. 1897), d. of T. Nicholson;
three s. one d. ; 2nd, 1900, Hon.
Alexandra Caroline Frances, 4th
d. of 14th Baron Save and Sele,
Educ. ; privately. Pollock ]Medal,
R. M. Academy, Woolwich. Joined
R.B. 186G : sailed for India 1866 ;
commanded 3rd Company, Bengal
Sappers and Miners, 1869 ; Secre-
tary to Torpedo Committee, Cal-
cutta, till 1S74 ; Military Works
Department. 1874 ; Head-quarters
StaS of Inspector- jeneral of Mili-
tary Works, Simla 1879-82 ; Assis-
tant Secretary and Deputy Secre-
tary, Government of India, Mili-
tary Department 1S82-92; Deputy
Director-General for Fortifications,
1892-94 ; Chief Engineer, Bombay
:\rilitary works, 1894-9-5 ; Chie'f
P^ngineer, Punjab Command, 1895-
1902: commanded R. E.Malakand
Field Force, 1897 ; Brigadier-
General commanding R.E. Tirah
Expeditionary Force, 1897 ; des-
patches ; Treasurer Royal Berk-
shire Hospital ; J. P. Berks, Deco-
rated for Malokand Field Force ;
Tirah Expeditionary Force ; re-
tired, 1902. Recreations : Reading.
Address: Fyneshury, Club:
Berkshire.
Broadfoot, Major William C. B.
(1888), F.R.G.S. : b, 1841: s. of
Alexander Broadfoot: educ; pri-
vately and at Addiscombe College,
joined the Royal Engineers, 1860;
Major, 1881 : served with the
Hazara Field Force, 1868 (Medal
and Clasp); in the Irrigation Dep-
artment in the Panjab, 1SG4-8:
Assistant Secretary to the Panjab
Governmenit, 1863-78 : retired ;
is the Referee of Royal Geogra-
phical Society on Afghanistan,
Beluchistan, and India. Publica-
!ions : The Career of Major
' ieorga Broadfoot, Billiards, in
the Badminton Library, 1891 ;
numerous articles in the principal
Reviews and jNIaga^ines, and in
the Athenaeum, the Times Ency-
clopedia Britannica. Etc. ; Bio-
graphies in the D.N.B. and the
R.E. Journal : Eecreatiov.s : travel,
towing, painting in water colours,
billiards. Address : 103, Glowcestor
Terrace Hyde Park, W. Naval
and ]^.Iilitary, and Union, Clubs.
Brodie, Hon'bIe:Mr. Norman Somer-
Yille,M.A., I.C.S., Member. Board
of Revenue, ?iladras ; completed
education at the Christ Church
(^/ollege, Oxford ; joined service,
1886; permitted to remain one more
year in England for taking a Degree
in Honors at the Oxford Univer-
sity ; arrived in India, December
1887 ; posted as Assistant Collec-
tor and IMagistrate, 1888 ; acted
in the various subordinate grades
in various parts of the Presidency ;
twice deputed on special duty,
once for preparing Administration
Report of the Presidency for 1899-
'JO, and again for arranging records
in the office of the Board of Rev-
enue, Madras ; Secretary to Com-
nrissioner of Salt, etc., Jladras,
1900 ; Collector and Magistrate,
1903 ; again on special duty for the
organisation of the Guntur Dist.
1904 and as a ilember, P. W. Estbt
Committee, 190G-O7 ; Addl. Mem-
ber, Madras Legislative Council,
1912 ; 4th Member, Board of
Revenue, Madras, 1913. Address ;
Nungambakam, ^Madras, India.'
Brooke, Sir William Robert, 3v.C.
I.E.; 1895; b. 1842; in. 1870,
Evelyn, d. of John Simons ; enter-
ed Indian Telegraph Department,
1857 ; Superintendent, Bombay,
1866-69 ; Punjab, 1869-71 ; Direc-
tor, 1883; Deputy Director-General,
1886-87 ; Director-Gen. of Teleg-
raphs in India,;i887 ; retired, 1895.
Address : Albert Gate JIansions,
219 Knightsbridge, S.W. Chtb :
Oriental.
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TUiOUN.
Broun, John Alexander, C.S.I. 1909;
Commissioner, Fyzabad Division ;
b. 1856 ; s, of late John Allan
Broun, P.R.S. ; m. 1889, Mary
d. of ilaj.-Creneral de Symons
Barrow ; Ecluc. : University Col-
lege, London ; Balliol College,
Oxford; Entered I.C.S. 1877;
Joint Magistrate, 1888 ; Deputy
Commissioner, 1894 ; Magistrate
and Collector, 1896. Address :
Fyzabad, India. Club: East India
Uiiited Service.
Brown Charles, CLE. (1903) ; 5.
184'J ; .s. of late Rev.
J. R. Brown, Vicar of Knighton,
Radnorshire ; in. 1875, Wilhelmina
Mary, cZ. of late Lieut. -Col. J. P.
Mayers of Pendell Court, Blet-
chingle}', Surrey ; one d. Educ. :
Marlborough College; entered
Punjab Police, 1868 ; District
Superintendent, 1876 ; served in
Afghanistan, 1869 (medal and
clasp) ; Deputy Inspector-General.
1894. ; Inspector-General, 1901; in
charge of Police arrangements.
Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1903;
retired, 1904. Adderss : Southend
Lodge, Cheltenham. Club : New
Cheltenham.
Brown.Thomas Edwin Burton,M.D.,
CLE. ; Brigade-Surgeon (retired);
b. 1833 : s. of Thomas Brown ;
m. 1862, Mary Caroline, d. of
Charles Hewlett (deceased) ; three
s. one d. Educ. : King's College
School : Guy's Hospital, 'London;
Exhibitioner and Gold Medalist in
Anatomy and Materia Medica ;
Gold Medalist in Botany, Surgery,
and Physiology; Demonstrator of
Anatomy, Guy's Hospital, 1857 ;
House-Surgeon, Medical College
Hospital, Calcutta, 1860; Chemical
Examiner, Punjab Govt. 1861 ;
Lecturer on Chemi.stry, Botany.
■ Materia Medica, and Toxicology,
Lahore Medical School, 1870;
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Principal, Lahore I\Iedical College,
and Lecturer on Itledicine and
Physiology; Medical Tutor,
Ayerst Hostel, Cambridge, 1890 :
Examiner, Apothecaries Society,
1891; Master, Apothecaries Society,
1901-'2 ; President, Tlierapeutical
Society, 1906; Vice-'ii'resident,
Royal Society of IMedicine. Puhli-
catians. On Punjab Poisons, and
papers in the Indian IMe'dical
Gazette. Recreafion: gardening.
Address: Ryslaw, 185, Willesden
Lane, Brondesbury, N.W.
Browne, Surgeon-General William
Richard, M. D.; CLE. 1846 ;
retired ; b. 1852 ; served in Rumpa
rebellion, 1876-80.
Browne, Colonel Samuel Haslet,
M.D., M.R.C.P., CLE. l':^96.
I.I\I.S. ; retired I.G. of Civil Hospi-
tals, Bengal ; late Hon, Surgeon
to Viceroy of India; b. Buncrana, Co
Donegal, Ireland, 1850; y, s. of
Rev. William Browne ; Educ. :
Queen's College. Belfast ; and in
medical colleges in London, Paris,
and Vienna; Fellow Royal Insti-
tute of Public Health; entered
Royal Naval Medical Service 1870;
resigned, 1874 ; entered Indian
Medical Service ; Afghan War,
1878-79 Civil Surgeon, Simla,
1886; Principal, Medical College,
Lahore, 1899, 1903. Recreations :
golf, tennis, shooting. Chib : East
India United Service.
Brittain, Rev Canon Arthur Henry
Barrett. M. A. ; h. 1854 : 7th
s. of late Rev. Charles Brittain;
VI. Geraldine Feodora. d. of
late Henry Barry Hyde, ones, one
d; Educ: King Edward's School.
Birmingham ; St. Edmund Hall,
Oxford; M.A., 1879; Ordained
Curate of Wolstanton, 1880 ; Foun-
4^r and first head of St. Augus-
tine Mission, Pulham ; Junior
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1015.
BRITTAIN.
Chaplain, Madras, 1887 ; Senior
Chaplain, and C<inon of
Madras Cathedral : Editor, jMadras
Diocesan ^Magazine, 1903-07 ;
Acting Archdeacon of Madras and
Bishop's Commissary ; Founder of
the Diocesan Soldier's Institutes
at Secundcrabad and St. Thomas's
Mount : Secretary of the Angli-
can Third Order ; Vicar of Whit-
tlebury-cum-Silverstone, 1909. Ad-
dress : Whittlebury "Vicarage,
Towcester.
Browning, C.E., M. I. C. E.,
M.A.S.E.; b. 1869; Chief Engineer,
Cochin State. Address: Ernaculam,
Cochin State, Southern India.
Browjiing, Lt. -Colonel Winthrop
Benjamin, CLE., 1S9S; L.R.
C.P.I. ; L.R.C.S. I.; Senior Medical
Officer, General Hospital, and Prin-
cipal, -iledical College, ^Madras, (re-
tired;; Fellow ]\Iadras University ;
s. of late Benjamin Winthrop
Browning, Baggotstown, Co. Limer
ick; b. 1855; m. 1887, Annie Geor-
gina, d. of Col. Kenlis-Fergus Ste-
venson ; three s. Edicc. : privately ;
entered Indian jMedical Service,
1880; entered civil department and
became Surgeon, Royapetta Hos-
pital, and Professor of ]\Iedical
-Jurisprudence, Madras ^ledical
Collrge ; 1st Surgeon and Prof, of
Surgerv, Madras General Hospital,
190(5 ; Surgeon to T. E. Lord Wen-
lock, Sir A. Havelock, and Lord
.Ampthill, Governors of Madras ;
Retired, 1910. Address: Rahcen,
Tipperary. Chcb: East India
United Service.
Brownlow, Lieut-General Henry
Alexander, R.E. ; b. 1831 ;
HI. 1859, d. of late Sir J.
Brind, G.C.B., R.A. ; entered
Army, 1849; Maj-Gen. 1886; served
Indian Mutiny, 1857-58 ; Inspector
General of Irrigation and Deputy
Secretary to Government of India,
1877-86 ; Retired, 1886. Address :
8, Homefield Road, Wimbledon.
Bruce, Richard Isaac, Commis-
sioner (retired). Punjab ; b. 18-10:
s. of Jonathan Bruce : served in
Afghan V/ar, 1878-9 : on the N.W.
Frontier of India at Daulatzai,
1884: in the Zhob Valley
Expedition, 1890; co-operated in the
opening of the Cromal Pass, 1890 ;
British Commissioner, Afghan-
Waziristan Delimitation Commis-
sion, 1894 : at Wano, 1894 : in
Waziristan, 1894-5: received thanks
of Government on several occasions
for distinguished services on the
Frontier. Publications : Gazetter
of Dera Ghazi Khan ; A ^Manual
of the Beluchi language; A
History of the ]Marri-Beluch
Tribe ; The Forward Policy, and
its Results. Address : Quetta ;
Fairfax Road, Teddington. East
India United Service club.
Brunyate, James Bennett, CLE.,
(1910), I.e. S., Additional Member,
Imperial Legislative Council; s. of
late Rev. W. Brunyate of Lans-
down, Bath ; /;. ' 1871 ; cduc,
at St. Paul's school and Trinity
College, Cambridge ; entered
service, 1889 ; Served in N.W.
Provinces as Assist. Collector and
Magistrate, and Assistant Settle-
ment oincer ; Under Secretary to
Government, 1896 ; Under Secre-
tary to Government of India,
Finance and Commerce Depart-
ment, 1897 ; Deputy Cr-mmis-
sioner, 1901 ; Deputy Secretary,
Government of India, Finance
Department, 1905 ; Joint Secre-
tary, Government of India,
Finance Department (I\Iil Finan-
ce,) 1907; IMember, International
Opium Commission, Shanghai,
1909 ; ]Mcmber of Imperial Exe-
cutive Council ; Clubs: PJast India
69
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BRr^•YATE.
United Sarvico, and Bengal (Cal-
cutta). Address: Simla, India.
Buchanan. Kt Hon, Thomas
Ryburn, P.O. ; M.P. (L.) East
Division, Perths., sines 1903; b.
Glasgow, 1840; s. of late J. Buchan-
an. Glasgow ; m. Emily, d. of T.S.
Bolitbo, 1888. Educ. ; Glasgow ;
Sherborne ; BalUol Coll. Oxford ;
Fellow of All Souls ; Barr. Inner
Temple ; contested Haddington,
1880 ; contested W. Edinburgh,
1892 • M. P. Edinburgh, 1881-85 :
W. Edinburgh 1S9-2-1900 M.P.
(G. L.), Aberdeenshire, E., 1892-
1900) Financial Secj-., War Office ;
1906-8 ; Under-Secy of State, for
India, 1908-9. Address : 12, South
Street, W. CJub : Reform.
Buchanan, Walter James, M.D.,
Lt.-Ccl. Indian Medical Service ;
Editor, Indian Medical Gazette,
Calcutta, since 1899; Inspector
General of Prisons, Bengal;
b. Londonderry, 1861 : e. s. of
late Robert Buchanan of Fintona,
Tyrone ; edu.c. Trinity College,
Dubhn ; Vienna. B.A.,M. B., Ch.
etc. ; Diplomate in State INIedi-
cine, Univ. Dublin ; Univer-
sity Travelling Prizeman in
Medicine; 1887; entered I. M.S.,
1887 ; took part in Hazara Expedi-
tion, 1888; Lushai Expedition,
1890 ; IManipur Field Force, 1891;
entered Civil Medical employ,
Bengal, 1892; Superintendent,
Central Jails, Bhagalpjir and
Alipur ; holds Delhi Durbar Co-
ronation medal. Publications ;
Manual of Jail Hygiene (2nd
ed. 1900) ; Article in Quain's
Diet, of ]\Iedicine on Liver Dis-
eases (1902) ; articles on tropical
diseases in medical papers. Recrea-
tion : golf. Address : The Bengal
Secretariat, Writer's Buildings,
Calcutta. Chib: East India United
Service.
70
Buck, Sir Edward Charles. I.C.S-
K.B. (188G), K. C.S.I. (1897);
b. 18-39 : edxic, Norwich
and Oakham schools, and Clare
College, Cambridge (L.L.B. 1862 ;
LL.D. 1886) ; entered Bengal
Civil Service, 1862 ; Director of
Agricultural Dept. N.W.P. 187,5;
Secretary, Government of India,
Revenue and Agricultural Depart-
ment, 1882; retired, 1897; repre-
sented the Indian Government at
the Colonial Exhibition, 1886;
British Delegate to International
Agricultural Conference at Rome,
1905 ; Club : East India United
Service.
Buck, Mr. E. J., Reuter's Agent
with the Government of India.
Simla and Delhi ; s. of Sir Edward
Charles Buck, K.C.S.I., B.L..
L.L.D., late I.C.S. ; Press Corres-
pondent in India ; toured round
the world visiting, among other
places, Canada, Fiji, and New
Zealand; joined the tour of British
Association for the advancement
of Science in Australia ; returned
from tour. October 1914. Publica-
tion : Simla, Past and Present.
Address : Simla, and Delhi, India.
Buckland, Charles Edward I.C.S.
CLE., (1895), (Retired) ; s. of
Charles Thomas Buckland, I.C.S..
b, 1847 ; ed2(c, Laleham, Eton, and
Balliol College, Oxford ; joined the
Civil Service in Bengal, 1870 ;
Private Secretary to Sir Ric-
hard, Temple, Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of Bengal, 1877-8 ; Re-
venue and Chief Secretary to Go-
vernment of Bengal, and ^Member.
Bengal Legislative Council ;
Senior ISIember, Board of
Revenue; retired, 1904. Publica-
tions: Bengal under the Lieutenant
Gover)iors ; The Dictionary of
Indian Biography, &c. Address :
01, Cor wall Gardens, 3. W.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Buckley.
Buckley, Hon. Mr. L.E. I. C. S.
Member, Board of Revenue,
Lladras ; ediic, the New College, Ox-
ford ; joined service, 1887 ; Tem-
porary Famine Secretary, Board of
Revenue, 1S97 ; Commissioner,
Coorg, for a few mouths in 1898,
n,nd then Plague Commissioner,
Madras ; Collector and Magistrate,
1900 ; special duty in connection
wkh the revision of the ]\Iadras
Forest Code, 1909 ; Member, Board
of Revenue. 1913 ; Address ;
Madras.
Bullock, Frederick Shore, C.S.I.
CLE. LS97 ; Assistant Commis-
sioner, I^Ietropolitan Police, since
1909,- Chief Constable, Metro-
politan Police, London, 1903-09 ;
b. India, 1847 ; s. of Thomas
Henry Bullock, Commissioner of
Berar; Educ: Cheltenham College ;
Passed for Indian Civil Service;
1868 : arrived in India, 1870 ,• ser-
ved in N.W.P., as Judge and Col-
lector ; Judicial Commissioner of
Berar, 1892 ; Commissioner of
Hyderabad assigned Districts, 1895;
retired, 1899 ; British delegate to
International Congress on White
Slave Traffic, Paris, 1906 ; British
Delegate to International Congress-
es on White Slave Traffic and Obs-
cenic Literature, 1910. Recreations:
golf, cricket, shooting. Address '■
19, The Grove, Boltons, S.W.
Cbib: Junior Carlton, Ranelagh.
Bun Behari Kapur, Raja, C.S.I.
(1909) ; b, 1855; Father of H.H. the
present Maharajadhiraja of Burd-
wan, K.C.I.E. ; Has been Diwau-
i-Raj, Burdwan ; Vice President
and Chief Councillor of the State
Council ; Hony. Magistrate and
Member, District Board, Burdwan;
INIanager of the Raj Estates, and
a Member. Bengal Legislative
Council (for 3 terr/is) ; Raja
(personal), 1893. Address ; Burd-
wan, India.
Bunbury, Cecil Edward Francis,
C.S.I. . 1910; Resident and Judi-
cial Commissioner, N.W. Frontier
Province since 1906 ; Educ. ;
Wellington ; Keble College,, Ox-
ford ; Entered I.C.S.; 1883;
Deputy-Commissioner, 1896 ; Judi-
cial Commissioner, N.Vv'. Frontier,
1901. Address : Peshawar, India.
Bundi, H.H. Maharao Raja Sir
Raghubir Singhji Bahadur, K.C.
I.E., 1894; K.C.S.I.. 1897. G.C.
I.E. 1900 ; G. C. V. O., 1911 ; b.
1"68 ; S. 1889 ; area of the State,
2220 square miles ; population,
over 17,000. Address : Bundi,
Rajputana, India.
Burdwan, Maharaja of; H.H. Sir
Bija Chand Mahtab, K.C.I.E.,
(1910) I.O.M., (1909) Maharaj
Adhiraja Bahadur; a, s. of the
late :\Iaharaj Adhiraja ; b, 1881 ;
installed, 1903 ; visited Europe
many times ; Member, Imperial
and Bengal Legislative Councils ;
saved Sir Andrew Eraser, Lieu-
tenant Governor of Bengal, when
he was about to be assasinated, by
standing between the assassin and
the Lieutenant Governor, 1910 ;
reformed the administration of the
estate ; Fellow, Royal Geographi-
cal Society ; Follow, Royal Society
of Arts ; Fellow, North British
Academy: INIember, Royal Asiatic
Society ; and President, British
Indian Association, Calcutta.
Publications: "Vijia Gitika,"
"Studies," "Diary of a European
Tour," l^'itc. Recreations: Tennis,
golf and rowing. Address : Burd-
wan, Alipur, Calcutta, Kurseong,
and Darjoeling. Clubs : Aftab
Burdwan ; Calcutta Club ; Gym-
khana, Darjeeling.
Burgess, James, CLE. 1885; Hon.
LL.D., Edin. 1881, E.R.S.E.,
Hon. A.R. I. B.A., F. R. G. S. ;
/;. Kirkmahoo, Dumfriesshire,
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BURGESS.
1832 ; m. 1855 ; engaged in
educational work in Calcutta, 1856
and Bombay, 1861; Sacr etary,
Bombay Geographical Society.
1868-73 ; Head of Arc haeological
Survey, Western Ind ia, 1873 ;
of S. India, 1881 ; Director-
General, Archaeological Surveys in
India, 1886-89; Hon. M. Imp.
Russ. Archaeol. Soc, A mer. Orient
Soc.,andR. Phil, Soc. Glasgow;
Hon. Associate Finno-U grian Soc;
H. Corr. M. Authrop. Soc. Berlin,
and Batavian Soc. Arts and Sci-
ences; M. Soc. Asiat. Paris, M.
R.A.S. publications: The Temples
of Shatrunjaya, 1869; the Rock
Temples of Elephanta, 1871 ;
Temples of So manath. Gunagadh,
and Girnar, 1870 ; Scenery and
Architecture in Guzarat and
Rajputana, 1873; Notes on Ajanta
Paintings, 2 879; The Cave Temples
of India (conjointly with late
James Fergussan), 1880; Indian
Antiquary, 1872-84; Archaeological
Survev of W. India, 9 vols., 1874-
1905; Tarikh-i-Sorath (edited), 1882
Lists of Antiquarian Remains in
Bombay Presidency, 1885; Bud-
dhist Stupas of Amaravati, etc.,
1887; Antiquities of Dabhoi, 1888;
The Sharqi Architecture of Jaiinpur
(edited), 1889; Archaeological
Research in India, 1890- Epigra-
phia Indica, 2 vols., 1889-94; On
Hindu Astronomy 1893: Consta-
ble's Hand-Gazetteer of India,
1898; Hypsometry by Boiling-point,
1858 and 1863; Transliteration of
Indian Place-names, 1868, 1894-
95; On the Error-functioii Definite
Integral, 1898 (awarded the Keith
medal, R.S.E.); The Gandhara
Sculptures, 1899 and 1900; Bud-
dhist Art in India (enlarged trans-
lation), 1901 ; The Indian Sect of
the Jainas (translated and edited),
1903 : Fergusson's Indian and
Eastern Architecture, enlarged
ed., 1919; etc.. Address: 22
Seton Place, Edinburgh.
72
Burgess, Capt, John Hay, M.D''
F.R.C.S., LM.S. Surgeon to Hi^
Excellency the Governor of Bengal'
Address: Government House, Cal'
cutta.
Burkill, Isaac Henry, M.A., Officiat-
ing Reporter on Economic Products
to Government of India since
1902 ; b. Chapel AUertou near
Leeds, 1870; Educ: Reptocn
Gonville and Caius College,
Cambridge ; Assistant Curator,
University Herbarium, 1890 ;
Walsingham Medalist, 1894 ;
a Technical Assistant, 1897,'
and a Principal Assistant, 1899,
in the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew ; is now Director of Gardens,
Straits Settlements. Publications :
Scientific and technical papers in
various Journals. Address'. Bot-
anical Gardens, Singapore.
Burls, Sir Edwin Grant, Kt. 1909 .-
C.S.l. 1902 ; b. 1884 ; e.s. of late
Charles Burls ; Educ. : Denmark
Hill Grammar School ; entered
India Oftice, 1863 : became
senior clerk, 1865 ; store dept.
1875: Assistant to Director-General
of Stores, 1891; Deputy Director-
General, 1895 ; late i\Iajor, 1st
Surrey Artillery Volunteer Corps
having lield Commission, 1868-82 :
Director-General of Stores, India
Office, 1896-1909. Address :
Shortlands, Kent. Clubs : East
India United Service, St. Stephen's
Northbrook.
Burn, Hon'ble Mr. Richard, I.C.S.,
Chief Secretary to the Government
of U.P., Lucknow ; educ: the
Liverpool Institution, and Christ
College, Oxford ; joined service,
1891 ; acted as Assistant Collector
and ^Magistrate, etc., till 1896 ;
Under-Secretarj^ to Government,
1897 ; Superientendent, Census
OiDerations, 1900 ; Superintendent,
Imperial Gazetteer, 1902 ; Deputy
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Burn.
Commissioner, liJOi ,• Editor,
Imperial Gazetter, for India, 1905;
Chief Secretary to Government,
;ind ^lember, Legislative Council,
(J.P., Since 1910. Publications:
Census Report of the United Pro-
vinces, 1901 ; Imperial Gazetteer
of India, 2nd Ed. Address : Luck-
now, U.P., India.
Department, Baluchistan, 1883 ;
Assistant Superintendent, Trigno-
metrical Survey, 1884 ; Deputy
Suiierinteudent, 1889 ; Officiating
Surveyor-General of India, 1908.
Publication : A Sketch of the Geo-
logy and Geography of the Hima-
layan Mountains and Tibet, 1908.
Address : Dehra Dun, India.
Burriham, John Charles ; C.S.I.
(1911), ^Manager, Cordite Factorj',
Nilgiris; educ, at Victoria Univer-
sity, Manchester ; Assistant
Chemist, Woolwich Chemical,
Department, 1888—1894. Served
in various other places, and was
appointed to present post. Address:
Coonoor, Nilgiris.
Burns, W. F. D. Principal, Bombay
School of -A.rts ; cduc, in the Herbert
Hercomer School at Bushey, Her-
ffardshire : Joined the Royal Aca-
demy and the New gallcrj' for
figure pictures in oil, water colour,
iind pastel ; came to Bombay,
1890 ; elected a ^Member of the
Royal Society of British Artists,
1896; wrote and drew in black and
v/hite for art Magazines and illus-
trated journals in London; appoin-
ted to present post, 1899: Conducted
the Fancy Fair in aid of the Lady
Dufferiu Fund, 1901 ; designed
Casket to H.R.H. the Prince of
Wales for presentation at the
Ceremony of laying the foundation
stone of the now Alexandra Dock.
Address : Bombav, India.
Burrard, Col. Sidney Gerald, R.E. ;
F.R.S. 1904 ; Superintendent. Tri-
gnometrical Survey, India, since
1899; b. 1860; s. 'of late Sidney
Burrard ; Cousin and heir to
Sir H. P. Burrard 6th Bt.; joined
R.E., 1879 ; Military Works.
Burt. Henry Parsall, CLE. 1909 ;
A.M.I.C.E. ; Manager, N.W. India
Raihvay since 1907 ; ]\Iember,
Legislative Council, Punjab; Lieut.
Col. commanding N. W. Railway
Rifles ; b. 1857 ; Editc.: Clifton
College ; Royal Engineering
College ; entered service, 1878 ;
officiated as Under Sec. to Govern-
ment of India, 1905 ; Deputy
Manager, N.W. Railway, 1901 ;
Manager 0. and R. Railway, 1902.
Manager, East Bengal State Rail-
way, 1905. Address: Abbot Road,
Lahore, India.
Buta Singh, CLE., (1909) Rai
Bahadur 1899 ; b, 1856. Ad-
dress : Rawalpindi, Punjab.
Butler, Montagu Sherard Dawes,
M.A. ; CLE. 1009; Deputy Com-
missioner, Lahore : b. 1873 : .s. of
Spencer Perceval Butler ; Bar-at-
Law. Educ. : Haileybury ; Pem-
broke College, Cambridge Scholar,
First Class Classical Tripos.
Parts I. and II., with special
distinction in Part 'II. , University
Bhavnagar Medalist (B.A., 1894,
M.A., 1898) ; Fellow of Pembroke
1895-1961 ; (President of the
Union, 1895) ; Entered LC.S.'
1896 ; Settlement Officer, Kotah
State, 1904-9. Dy Commissioner,
Lahore, 1909, and Dy Secretary,
Government of India, Heme Dcpt,
1911 ; Recreations : Fencing
(Public Schools bronze medallist.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Butler.
18SDh tennis. Address: Calcutta,
India.
Butler. Sir Spencer Harcourt. K.C.
S.I.. 1911 : C.I.E., 1901 ; I.C.S.;
Member for Education. Govern-
ment of India since 1910; b. 1SG9 ;
s. of Spencer P. Butler; Ediic:
Harrow; Balliol College, Oxford;
m, Florence, d. of late Francis
Nelson Wright I. C. S ; entered
I.C.S. 1899; Served as Assistant
CoUeccor and ^lagistrate; Junior
Secretary, Board of Revenue, 1892:
Secretary to i^amine Commission,
1900; Financial Secretary to
Government ; Director of Agri-
culture ; Judicial Secretary to
Government : Deputy Commis-
sioner. Lucknow; Foreign Secre-
tary to the Government of India,
1908. INIember of the Executive
Council. Address : Delhi, Simla,
India.
Butterworth, Allan, I.C.S. ;
Uduc. Balliol College, Oxford:
joined service, 188G; Under Secy
to Government. Rev. Department,
1893; District and Sessions Judge,
Dharwar, 1897 ; Divisional Judge,
Jubbulpur 1898 ; Collector and
Magistrate, Nellore, 1900 ; Special
duty in connection with Draft
Irrigation Bill, 1905; Secretary to
Government, Local and^Mu'.iicipal
Department, 190G; Member,
IMadras Board of Rev, 191-2 ;
Secretary to Government, Rev.
Department, 1913; Chief Secretary
to Government of Madras, 1914,
Publicaiions : Inscriptions in
Nellore, in collaboration with
V. Venugopal Chetty. I.C.S.
Address, "Montcath House," Eg-
moro, Madras.
Buyers. John Walker, CLE.
1889 ; Public Works Department.
74
(retired) entered service, 18G9,
Engineer-in-Chief, Garo Hills
Survey, 1881; ]\Iu .Valley Railway,
1880, Retired, 1904.
Cable. Sir Ernest, Kt., (1900), senior
partner, Bird and Co., Calcutta
and London ; h. 1859 ; *■. of late
Hubbard Cable ; ed.uc ; privately ;
formerly Sheriff of Calcutta ; at one
time Member, Viceroy's Council ;
and ex-President, Bengal Chamber
of Commerce. liecreafion ; golf
Address: Bisopsterguton, S. Devon, '
29 Hertford Street, Mayfair, W.
Clubs : Wellington, Gresham,
Ranelagh.
Cadell, Alan ; C.S.I. (1895) I.C.S.
(Retd.); b, 1841; s. of late John
Cadell ; educ, Edinburgh Academy
and University and in Germany ;
entered Bengal Civil Service,
1862 ; was Commissioner of Agra
and Rohilkund ; Member, Board
of Revenue, and INIember, Legisla-
tive Council, United Provinces ;
acted as Lieutenant-Governor of
the United Provinces, Jan. to
Nov. 1895 ; temporary Mem-
ber, Governor-General's Council,
1895-1897 ; retired. 1897. .40"-
dress : Clenmara Arthur Road,
Wimbledon Park. East India Uni-
ted Service Club.
Cadall, Colonel Thomas, c.ii. (1908);
V.C, (1857), I.S.C. ; b. 1835 ; y.s.
of late H. F. Cadell, Cockenzie,
Haddingtonshire ; J. P. and
County Councillor, Haddington
shire; educ.: Edin. Acad.; Grange,
Sunderland; entered Indian Armv,
1854; Capt. 1866 ;Col. 1884; Ser-
ved with 2nd European Bengal
Fusiliers (now Royal Munster
Fusiliers) at the siege of Delhi and
subsequent operations, and with
3rd Bengal Cavalry in the Oudh
INDIAN BIOGRAPHIIOAL DICTIONARY, l'J15.
Cadell.
Campaign, 1857 ; commanded a
Flying Column inBundelkhand and
received thanks of the Government,
1S60-1 ; entered Political Depart-
ment, and held various appoint-
ments in Central India and Raj-
putana, 1S70-1879 ; Chief Com-
missioner. Andaman and Nieobar
Islands, 1879— 189-2. Address ;
Cockenzie House, Prestonpans,
N.B. Clubs: East India United
Service; Edinburgh.
Caldecott, Major-Genera! Fra,ncis
James, C. B. (1384) retired list
Royal Artillery b ; . IS-l-i ; s. of
late CM. Caldecott, J. P. and
D.L., of Holbrook Grange,
Warwickshire ; educ. Cheltenham
Coll ; Lieut. Bombav Artillerv,
1860; Capt. Royal Artillery, 187-2;
Major, 1880 : Brevet Dt.-Col. 1881 ;
Col. 1885 ; Maj.-Gen. 1894 : Served
Abyssinian expedition, 1807-68
(despatches, medal) ; Afghan War,
1879-80 ; Superintendent, Govern-
ment Gunpowder and Experimental
Explosives Factory at Kirkee ;
inventor of many improvements
in the manufacture of gunpowder
and its ingredients ; retired, 1897.
Recreations : cricket, Rugby, foot-
ball in England in the sixties; later
a leading cricketeer in India for
many vcars. Club : Junior United
Service.
Cama, Camaji Bikramji Nowroji,
]\I.A., (Bi.nibav), B A.. L.L.B.
(cantabl. I.C.'S. ; 6, 1878; Fel-
low, Elphinstone College, Bom-
hay ; holder of Government of
India scholarship for study in
England ; Lavv' Tripos Examina-
tion of Cambridge Bar Final,
but not called ; Joined Go-
vernment service in the Central
Provinces as Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1904 ; District and Sessions
Judge, C.P.; secured Govern-
ment of India awards and diplo-
mas for higher standard, higher
proficiency, and degree of honors.
in Persian, higher ttandard in
Arabic and Sanskrit, and higher
proficiency in Bengali, Uriya,
Hindi and Urdu. Address : Rai-
pur, C.P. India.
Cambay. Nawab of ; His Highness
Nawab Jafar All Khan Husain
Yawar Khan Sahib Bahadur,
Najib-ud-Dov/la, MuiVitaz-ul-
Muik, Momin Khan Dilawar
Jang; S. of late Nawab Hu-
sain Yawar Khan ; b, 1S48 ;
Succeeded, 1880 ; The founder of
the family was one Momin Khan.
His son, Slomi-n Khan II, is s;iid
to have successfully resisted the
demands icr tribute bj' the Llah-
ratta Peshwas until the treaty of
Bassein by which Cambay was
transferred to the British. The
State comprises of two towns and
eight villages with a population of
about 80,000, and a revenue of six
lakhs. Nawab exercises full powers,
and is entitled to a salute of eleven
guns. Address : Cambay, Bombay
Presidency, India.
Cameron, William Lochiel Sapte
LoYett, C.S.I. (1900) ; Secretary
Public Works Department. Bombay
since 1906 : b. 1854 ; s. of late Curg-
Major W. Lochiel Cameron H.F^.
I.C.S. ; Edttc : Cheltenham College;
R.I.E. College ; entered service
1877 ; served in various capacities
in Sind and other parts of the
presidency ; Executive Engineer
(Irrigatioji Branch) 1889; Superin-
tending P^ngineer. 1903 ; Joint
Secretary, C^overnment of Bombay,
1904; Secretary, 1906; Member,
Legislative Council ; rendered ser-
vice during Indian Famine, 1899-
1904 ; Recreations : sliooting, golf,
riding. Address : Bombay. Chib :
East India United Service.
Cammiade, Lovis Aiwe. B.A. (1892)
B. L. (1901) Bar-at-Law. Presi-
75
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
•CAMMIADE.
doncy Magistrate, Madras : Joined
Service as clerk, chief Secretariat,
1895 ; confidential clerk, same
office, 1895 ; Acting Deputy
Tahsildar, 1897 ; confirmed, 1899 ;
Head clerk, Government Secre-
tariat, Madras, 1900; Deputy
collector, Tinnevelly, 1903 ; special
duty as Settlement Officer,
Polavaram Division, 5th January
to I7th June 1909 ; Presidency
IMagistrate, Madras, 19li. Ad-
dress : ^Madras.
Campbell, Captain Alexander,
Roval Indian Marine: D.S.O. 1887;
CLE. 1893; retired, 1894; 6"
Ballyalton, Co. Down, 18S9 ; 3rd
s. of late Wm. Campbell ; edjic:
Belfast Officer Mercantile Marine,
1855-65 ; entered Bombay Marine,
18G5 ; held various appoint-
ments and commands till 1865-85 ;
assisted Abyssinian and Egyptian
expeditions ; 1885-86, served in
Burma expedition as Chief Marine
Transport Officer ; specially
selected as Depty. Director, Royal
Indian Marine, 1887 ; Address :
Rathgael, 1, Kimbolton Avenue,
Bedford. Clubs : Junior Conserva-
tive ; Town and Countv, Bedford.
•Campbell, Archibald Young Glpps
B.A.. C. 1. E., (1911) *■. of late
A.S. Campbell: 6., 1872 ; cduc,
Westminster and Trinity Colleges,
Cambridge ; 9th Wrangler 1894 ;
lyson Medallist and Smith's prize-
man, 1895 ; entered service as
Assistant Collector and Magistrate,
1896 ; Under Secretary, Madras
Government, 1902-06 ; Private
Secretary to G o v e r n o r of
Madras ; on special duty
at Calcutta in connection with the
Madras Coast Light Dues Bill,
1903; again on Special duty
in connection with the visit
of Their Royal Highnesses the
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Prince and Princess of Wales to
Madras, 1896; Collector of Chittur,
1912: Acting President, iladras
Corporation, 1913; Member of the
Weights and ^Measures Committe;
On leave out of India. East India
United Service Club.
CainpHjell. Colin George: Assis-
tant Under Secretar^• L^f State for
India since 1907; b' 1852; s. of
Colin George Campbell of Stone-
field, Argyllshire; ediLC. : Rug-
by; Balliol College, Oxford; joined
India Office, 1876; Private Secre-
tary to Secretary of State for India,
1894-95; Secretary to Royal Com-
mission, Indian Expedition, 1895-
1900. Address : 43, Lovv-er Belgrave
Street S.W. Clnbs : New Univer-
sit\ ; Royal Highland Yacht.
Campbell. John Strathenden, C.S.
I., (1909) ; CLE.. (1907) s. of
late John Scarlett Campbell ;
6, 1868, edioc. Rugby and
Balliol College, Oxford; entered
I.C.S., 1881; Joint Magistrate,
1890 ; District and Sessions Judge,
1896; Deputy Commissioner,
1896 ; ^Magistrate and Collector,
1898. Commissioner, U.P. India,
since 1906: Address: Kumaon
Division U.P., India.
Campbell, Major Malcolm Syden-
ham Clarke, CLE. 1007: R,A.,
1st Class Indian Ordnance Officer,
since 1902 ; 6. 1863 ; s. of
Major-General A.H.P^. Campbell,
late Madras Cavalry; educ. : Chel-
tenham College and Roy. Kiel.
Academy, Woolwich ; entered
Royal Artillery, 1883 ; served
Burma Campaign, 1885-87; joined
Indian Ordnance Department,
1888 ; served with China Field
Force, 1900; present at relief of Pe-
king ;lst Class Ordnance Officer,
1902 ; Deputy Inspector-General
of Ordnance, 1909; Ordnance Com-
missioner; India, 1911; Lieut.
INDIAN BICGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Campbell.
Col, 1911 : Chil : Royal and An-
cient, St. Andrews.
Campbell, R. H. ; C. I. E., (1912);
educ. the Edinburgh Univer-
sity ; joined service, 1S85 ; Under-
Secretary to Government, Rev. Dept.
1S9-2; Collector & Magistrate, 1896;
Private Secretary to H. E. the
Governor of Madras, 1899 ; Collec-
tor of Vizagapatam, 1903 ; Private
Secretary to H. H. Maharaja of
]\Iysore, 1909 ; Retired from
British Service, 1912 ; Address :
]\Iysore, & Bangalore.
Campbell, Honble Col. Robert Neil,
C. I. E. 1909; M. B, Officiating
Inspector-General, Civil Hospitals,
Assam: b. 1S54; entered
Army] 877: Lent. Col. I. M. S.
1897; Served Naga Hills Expedi-
tion, 1874-80; Akha Expedition
1883-4 (despatches). Holds Kaiser-
i-Hind medal ; ]Member, Legis-
lative Council Assam, 1913. Ad-
dress : Gauhati, Assam.
Campbell. Col. Walter, B.A.,D.S.O.
(1900) b. 1SC>4; s. of late John
Campbell, of Rath feru, Co. An-
trum; educ, Wellington College and
Trinity College, Combridge; Joined
Gordon Highlanders 1887 ;
served in the Wazirstan Field
Force, 1894-5; Chitral Relief
Force, Tirah Expedition, 1837-8,
including Dargai Sampaga, and
Arhang; South Africa, 1899-1902,
with 1st Batt. Gordon High-
landers; Brig. IMajor, Highland
Brigade, and D.A.A.G. Army Head
Quarters D.A.Q.M.G., Head-
quarters Staff: acted as Asst.
Commissioner, City Police, 1911.
Club : United Service.
Candy, Sii' Edward Townshend,
Kt., (1904). Bar-at-Law, I. C. S.,
C. S. I. (1903); s. of late Major
Thomas Candv, C.S.I. , b. 1845 ; m.
1874, Constance IMary, d. of C.M.-
Harrison, late Bo. C.S ; educ:
Cheltenham College ; Entered
Indian Civil Service, 1865 ; served
as Assistant Collector, Assistant
Judge, District and Sessions Judge
in many parts of the Bombay
Presidency; Judicial Assis-
tant to the Political Agent, Kathia-
war, 1873-82; officiated as Judicial
Ccramiesioner in Sind, 1883 and
1886-87 .- Vice-Chancellor, Bombay
Universitv. 1897-1902 ; Puisne
Judge, High Court, 1889-1903:
retired, 1903 ; Reader in India
Law, Cambridge Universitv,
1909-G; a teacher therein 1907 :
Correspondent of Educational
Adviser of Indian student, 1909.
Address : Great Shelf ord, near
Cambridge. Chib : East India
United Service.
Cappel, Sir Albert James Leppoc .
K. C. I. E. 1887); b 1836 ;
s. of late J. Leppoc Cappel :
served in the Crimea, 1855-56 '■
Director of Indian Telegraphs,
1883-9 (several times thanked by
Govt, of India). Address: 27,
Kensington Court, Gardens, W.
Club St. Stephen's.
Cappel, Edward Louis, C.I.E.
(1900) .-I.C.S., Additional Member,
Legislative Council, India. 1903-
1900 ; b. 185G ; s. of late
Rev. L. Cappel ; educ: Merchant
Taylors School: entered I.C.S. .
1878 ; Director of Land Records
and Agriculture, Bombay, 1891-3 ;
Junior Collector and Magis-
trate, 1896; Senior Collector,
1897 ; Acting Commissioner, 1901-
1903; Retd., 1897; Address: 2,
Museum Mansions, Great Russell
Street, W. C. Club : East India
United Service.
Cardew, Alexander Gordon, M.A
(Oxon.), C.S.I. (1910) ; Executive
Member, Government of Madras ;
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Cardew.
/). 1S61 ; e. s. of Rev. J.
W. Cai-dew, M. A., Vicar of
West cuoyle, Wilts : vi. Evelj-n
Roberta, d. of E.J. Firth : two
s. two d. educ. Somersetshire
College, Bath; Queen's College,
Oxford ; entered I.C S., 1882;
Secretary, Malabar Land Tenures
Coinmissoin, 1885; Under-Secre-
tary, Madras Government, 1885-
90 ; Inspector Cleneral of Prisons,
1892-99 ; Collector and Magistrate,
1399-1903 ; Secretary to Govern-
ment, Legislative and Educational
Departments, 1903-5; inRev. Dept-
1905-10 ; }iIem'oer of council. Ad-
d)-css: The Cloisters, Madras ; St.
Margarets, Ottacamand, India.
•Carew, Lt.-Gen. Sir Reg'nald Pole,
K. C. B., (1902), C. V. 0.; J. P.
of Antonv ; b. .Antonv Cornwall,
1894 ; e.' s. of late W. H. Pole
Carew, of Antony ; m. Lady
Beatrice Bulter, e. d, of 3rd
Marquis of Ormonde, 1901; Educ.:
Christ Church, Oxford ; Served in
Coldstream Guards, 1869-99 ; Pri-
vate Secretary to Sir Hercules
Robinson, Governor of New South
Wales, 1876-77 ; A. D C. to Lord
Lytton, Viceroy of India, 1878-79;
to Sir Frederick Roberts, 1879-81;
to Duke of Connaught, Egvpt,
18S-2 ; ilil. Sec. to Sir Frederick
Roberts, Madras, 1884-85 ; :Mil. Sec.
to Sir Fredrick Roberts Com. -in
chief, India, 1885-95 ; commanded
2ndBatt. Coldstream Guards, 1895-
99 ; Commanded consecutively 9th
Brigade and Guards Brigade, and
11th Division, South Africa ; con-
tested Pembroiie Boroughs (C.)
1906 ; Bodmin Division 1910 ;
Commanding 8th Division, 3rd
Army Corps, 1903-5; retired, 1906.
Bccreations ; hunting, shooting.
Heir : s. John Gawen, b,
1902. Address : Anton y,
Cornwall. Clubs: ^larlborough,
Turf, Travellers'. Pratt's Carlton.
Cardot, Rt. Rev. Alexander; Bishop
of Limyra and Vicar Apostolic of
the ^Mission of Southern Burma
since 1894 ; b. Fresse, Haute-
Saone, France, 1857. Educ. :
Luxeuil and Paris ; Priest.
1878 ; arrived in Southern Burma,
1879; Cc-adjutor Bishop to Bishop
Bigandes, 1893 ; built a cathedral
in Rangoon; present at Eucharistic
Congress, London, 1908. Address :
Rangoon.
Carey, Arthur Douglas; I.C.S,,
educ, at the City of London
School ; went out to Bombay,
1865 ; Collector of Salt Revenue,
ISSl ; -Vcting Commissioner,
Indian Customs, 1881 ; visited
Northern Tibet, Lake Mungtsa,
Khotan, Kuchar, Lake Lob,
Tsaidam, Urumtsi, Yarkand. to
Ladak 1885 ; Commissioner of
Customs, Salt, Opium and Abkari,
1891 ; on special duty to Lisbon,
in Connection with Goa Treaty
negotiations, 1891-2 ; retired,
1893. Address: c/o India Office,
London.
Carely, Bertram Saumarez, CLE.
(1893) V.D.; entered I. C.S., 1886;
Assistant Commissioner, Burmah,
1886; Deputy Commissioner, 1900;
Commissioner, Saigan Divi-
sion, 1913. Address: Saigan;
Burma.
Carlyle, Robert Warrand. CLE.
1898; C.S.I. 1910; Ordinary
Member of Council of G^overnor
General,India, since 1910; b, 1859;
5. of late Rev. J.E. Caryle ; educ".;
Glasgow University ; Ealliol Col-
lege, Oxford ; entered I.C.S. 1878 ;
Assistant ^lagistrate and Collector,
Bengal, 1880 ; ]Magistrate and
Collector, 1894 ; Inspector-General
of Police, 1902 : ofneiating
Chief Secretary, Government of
Bengal, 1904 ;" confirmed, 1905;
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CARLYLE.
Secretary, Government of India,
Revenue and Agricultural Depart-
ments, 1S07. Addn'ss: Strawberry
Mill, Simla, India.
Carmichael, Claude Dundas James,
Dy. Inspector -General of Police,
Southern Range, Coimbatore ;
joined I\Iadras Police Force, 1883;
b. 18G'2 ; 2nd. and o. surv. s. of late
Col. James Dodington Carmichael,
C.B; m. 1888, Mary Glencairn, '2nd
d. of late James Shaw, Principal
Inspector-General of Hospitals,
Jiladras Presidency ; one d. Held
:i commission in 3rd Batt. Duke
of Cornwall's Light Infantry ; is
heir-male of the House of Carmi-
chael ; claims the dormant titles
of Earl of Hyndford, Viscount
Inglisberry and Nenrphlar,
and Lord Carmichael of Carmi-
chael, 1701, and Lord Carmichael,
1G47, with the baronetcy (Nova
Scotia) of 1627. Clnb : Constitu-
tional.
Carmichael of Skirling, 1st Baron
(1912) the Right Hon'ble Thomas
David Baron Carmichael K.C.M.
G.G.C. I.E., Governor of Bengal
since 1912 ; b. Edinburgh, 1859;
s. of . Sir William Gibson Car-
micheal; ediic, St. John's College,
Cambridge; B.A. 1881. M.A. 1884;
111. 1886, Miss Mery Nagent, e. d.
of Baromtoy of the Austrian
Empire ; Private Secretary to
Sir George Trivelyon and Lord
Dalhowsie, when Secretaries for
Scotland ; contested IMidlotbian
and represented it in Parliament
in succession to Mr. Gladstone,
1895-1900 ; made his first speech
speaking for the opposition of
Agricultural Rates Relief Bill,
1896; Trustee of the National
Gallery, 1906 ; Governor of
Victoria, 1908; Takes lively
interest in the study of Natural
History and his papers on antipo-
des, spiders, etc. are regarded as
authoritaitive; Member, Board
of Trustees, Scottish National
Galleries, 1907-1908 ; appointed
Governor of IMadras, February
1911; Took charge, on-3rd Nov-
ember 1911; G.C.I. E. 1911;
Transferred to Bengal Presidency
as Governor, April 1912. Address :
Government House, Calcutta,
India.
CarndufF, Hon. Mr, Justice Her-
bert William Cameron ; Judge,
High Court, Calcutta; e. s. of
late David Carnduff ; CLE.,
educ ; Edinburgh Univer-
sity, and at Balliol College,
Oxford ; called to Bar (Inner
Temple), 1900; entered ser-
vice, 1883 ; Under Secretary to.-
Government, Bengal, 13SS; Regis-
trar, High Court. Calcutta, 1890 ;
District and Sessions Judge, 1895;
Deputy Secretary to Government,
Legislative Department. 1896 ;
Private Secretary to LordCurzon,
1902 ; District and Sessions
Judge, 1904 ; ^Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, and Offg.
Secretary to Government. Bengal,
1905 ; Judge, High Court, Cal-
cutta, 1900 ; Publication : Chapter
5, Vol. IV of the Imperial Gazetter,
dealing with Legislation and Jus-
tice. Address : 5, Hungerford
Street, Calcutta. Clubs : Bengal
United service and East India
United service.
Carpentei?, Alfred, D.S.O. (1887)
s, of Charles Carpenter, R. N. ;
b. 1847; educ, at Brighton College;
entered the Royal Navy, 1S61 ;
retired as Captain, 1895; served
in the " Challenger" scientific ex-
pedition; Soudan Expedition, 1S84;
was in charge of the Marino
Strrvey of India, and piloted the
war flotilla under fire to "Mandalay
and Bhamo, 1885 ; Recreations :
Billiards, 'golf ; Collection of corals,
79
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
CARPENTER.
mefcreology and astronomy. Ad-
dress : The Red House, San-
derstead, Surrey.
Carr, Francis Edward Culling,
Dy. Inspector General of Police,
Madras. (Retired);.. Inspector
of Police. Ganjam, 1886 ;
Asst. Superintendent of Police,
1889 : Asst. Superiniendent of
Police, Bangalore, Ootacamund and
Madras, 1892-96 ; Asst. Superin-
tendent, Coorg ; services lent to
Mysore; Deputy Commissioner.
Kadur, 1898 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, Kolar 1900-3 ; Inspector-
General of Police, Mysore, 1904-08;
reverted to Madras service. 1910.
Out of India, Address : c/o India
Office, London.
Carr. Reginald Childers Culling,
I.C.S. Bar-at-Law. First Member
Board of Revenue, Madras ; joined
service as Assistant Collector and
Magistrate, 1885; Acted in various
capacities including those of
Cantonment Magistrate, and Dis-
trict Munsifi until 1891; Assis-
tant Secretary to Government,
Judl and Legl Departments,-
Private Secretary to H. E. the
Governor of Madras for a short
period, 1891 ; Third Member,
Board of Revenue, IMadras ; On
three different occasions was
deputed to special duty, once in
1888 for preparing the Annual Ad-
ministration Report of the Madras
Presidency for 1887-88 ; again in
1894, for revision of Forest Code,
and a third time in 1902 for
preparation of a complete Scheme
for the revision and maintenance
of village Maps and Records ; First
Member, Board of Revenue,
Madras, Since 1914. Address :
Wood's Road, Rayapeta, Madras,
India. Madras Club.
80
Carr, Miss R. C: Senior Inspec-
tress of Girls' Schools, IMadras;
Superintendent, Presidency Train-
ing Schools for Misstresses.
Madras, 1882 ; Passed the com-
pulsury examination in Tamil,
1884 ; Higher Proficiency Exami-
nation in Telegu, 1891 ; appointed
as Inspectress of Girls' Schools,
Southern and Western Circles,
U. P. P. Takes keen interest in
the education of Indian widows.
Retired, 1902.
Carr-Gomni, Francis Culling. V. D.;
I.C.S. (Retd.) 2nd s. of late
Rev. T.W. Carr of Southboro, b.
1834; VI. 1st, Jeanie W.1869), d. of
Maj. E. Francklvu ; two s. one d,;
2nd, 1876, Emily Blanche {d.l909).
rf. of late A. Morton Carr, Barrister-
at law ; two s. one d ; entered
IMadras C. S.. 1855 ; for many
j'ears District Judge of TinnevcUy;
retired, 1882 ; Barrister, Inner
Temple, 1869; J. P. and D. L.,
Bucks ; late Chairman of London
Hospital ; Hon. Col. 3rd V. B.
"The Queen's" R. W. Surrey.
Mrs. Carr-Gomm was Lady of
the Manor of Ratherhithe. They
assumed by Royal Licence the
surname and arms of Gomm,
1878. Publications : Life of Sir
William Gomm ; Handbook of
Administrations of Nineteenth
Century ; Records of the Parish
of Farnham Royal. Address : The
Chase, Farnham Royal, Bucks ; 2.
Buckingham Palace Gardens, S.W.
Cht-bs : East India United Service,
Union.
Caspersz. Hon'ble Mr. Justice
C.P., Bar-at-law, Judge, High
Court, Calcutta ; educ,
Harrow and London Universities :
joined service 1878: District and
Sessions Judge 1894 : Judge, Cal-
cutta High Court. 1907; Trans-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Br EKE TON.
ferred to Bihar and Orissa, 1912
and there retired; Lecturer in
Bengali, University College, Lon-
don, 1913; Address : C/o India
Office, London.
Cathcart, Hon. Mr. W. T. C.
I.E. elected non-official Member,
Assam Legislative Council, since
191'2. Address : Gauhati, Assam.
Caulfeild. Major Algernon Mont-
gomerie, D.S.C, 1886: '2nd
Border Regiment (retired) ; b.
1858 ; 4th s. of late Lieut. -
Colonel Montgomerie Caulfeild,
Weston Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin;
Joined 6Gth Berkshire Regiment,
1878 ; served in Afghanistan ;
present at engagement at Giriskh,
with the Walli's mutinous troops,
battle of Maiwand (wounded) and
subsequent defence of Kandahar ;
served in Burma, 1886-88, as
Brigade Transport Officer to Maj-
Gen. Sir Robert Low, K.C.B. ;
with mounted infantry in the Chin
Lushai Country, 1889; Recreations
hunting and shooting. Address
8, Hebert Place, Dublin. Club
Naval and Military.
Cave, Henry William, M. A., F. R.
G. S.. M. R. A. S. ; b. Brackley,
Northamptonshire, 1854 ; editc. :
Magdalen College School, and
Queen's College, Oxford; Found-
ed the commercial house of
Cave and Co., Colombo, 1877;
retired, 1887 ; has made seventeen
voyages to Ceylon and India ; ex-
plored the remains of Anuradha-
pura and Polonnaruwa, 1896.
Publications : Colombo and the
Kelani Valley, 1893; Kandy and
Peradeniva, 1894 ; Nuwara Eliya
and Adam's Peak, 1895; The Ruin-
ed Cities of Ceylon, 1897 ;
Golden Tips, a description of
Cevlon and its great tea industry,
1900 ; The Book of Ceylon, 1908 ;
The Ceylon Governnient Railway,
1909. Recreations : landscape
photography, golf, music. Address:
5, Sussex Square, Brighton. Clubs'
Authors' .• New Brighton.
Chadwick, D.I., I.C.S., Director of
Agriculture, Madras since 1912 ;
educ. in Sydney Sussex College ;
joined I.C.S., as Assistant Col-
lector and Magistrate ; Special
Settlement Officer, 1908 ; Ob-
tained diploma of Agriculture
at Cambridge, 1911. Address :
Madras, India.
Chajuram Tiwari,M.R.A.S., Diwan
Bahadur, Diwan of Dhar State;
b. 1858; educ, at Mhow; en-
gaged in famine work at Barwani,
1897 ; Organized the State Forest
Department ; Superintendent,
State forests, 1904; made Minister,
1909 : attended Durbars of 1877,
1903 and 1911. Address : Dhar,
Central India.
Chakravarti, Hon'ble B ; B.A.,
L.L.B., Bar-at-Law; called to the
Bar-1890 ; some time acting Advo-
cate-General, Bengal ; elected
Member, Bengal Legislative
Council ; Address : Alipur Road,
Calcutta, India.
Chakravarti, J.S., M.A., F.R.A.S.,
Bangalore; b. 1875; Ex-Officio
Financial Secretary to the Govern-
ment of Mysore ; Member, Mysore
Legislative Council. Address :
Bangalore, Mysore, India.
Chakravarti, Taranath M.A., B.L.,
Rai Bahadur ; Retired Govern-
ment Pleader, Faridpur ; b, 1846 ;
edtic, at Faridpur Government
School, Dacca College, Cathedra;
Mission College, Calcutta, and
the Calcutta Presidency College 1
Government pleader, 1870; retired
1909; has always enjoyed an ex
tensive private practice ; has
served on the District and Mucn.i
pal Boards of Faridpur ; owin
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GHAKEABABTI.
considerable landed property in his
district ; Rai Bahadur, 1905.
Publicntions : "Annotated Crimi-
nal Procedure Code in Bengali."
Address : Faridpur, Bengal, India.
Chalmers, Sir Mackenzie Dalzell
M.A., K.C.B. (190G), C.S.I. (1899),
C.B. (190-1) ; b. 1847 ; s. of Rev.
F. Chalmers, D. D ; ediic, at
King's College, London, and
Trinity College, Oxford ; served
in the Indian Civil Service,
1869-72 ; Barrister Inner Temple,
1869 : Counsel to Board of Trade,
1882; Judge of County Courts,
1884 ; Acting Chief Justice,
Gibraltar, 189.3; Legal Member,
Viceroy's Council, 1896; retired,
1899 : Parliamentary Counsel to
the Treasury, 1902-3 ; Permanent
Under-Secretar}' in the Home
Department, 1903-1908; Is a
member of the Statute Law
Committee and a J. P. for War-
wickshire ; Member of Royal Com-
mission on Vaccination, 1906;
British Delegate at the Interna-
tional Conference on Bills of
Exchange at the Hague, 1910 ;
Member, Royal Commission on
Maltese Affairs, 1911 : Publica-
tions : Articles in the Dictionary
of Political Economy, and in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Digest
of the Law of sale; Digest of the
Law of Bills of Exchange : Ad-
dress : 27, Grosvener Road, S.W.
Athenium, Devonshire. Clubs:
Wellington and Ranelagh.
Chalmers, His Excellency Sir
Robert, K. C. B., (1908) : C.B.
1900 ; Governor, Commander-in-
Chief, and Yice-Admiral-Elect,
Ceylon : o. s. of late John
Chabners of Aberdeen ; b, 1858 ;
educ, at the City of Loudon
School and at Oriel College, Ox-
ford ; 1st class classical modera-
tions, 1878 ; 2nd class, Natural
Science, 1881 and M.A., 1908 ;
Vlerk in the Treasury, 1882-1904;
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Assistant Secretary and Chair-
man, Board of Inland Revenue,
1907-1911 ; Secretary to the Trea-
sury ; Secretary, Indian Currency
Commission, 1898-9 ; Member,
Indian Currency Commission,
1913 ; Governor of Ceylon, 1911 ;
Publication : A History of Colo-
nial Currency. Address : Govern-
ment House, Colombo. Ceylon.
Chamba, Raja of; H. H. Sir Raja
Bhure Singh, K. C.S.I. (1906),
C.I.K. (1910) ; b. 1869, succeeded
his brother. Raja Sham Singh,
1904 ; invested with full powers,
1904 ; was Minister during his
brother's time, 1897-1904 ; area
of the State, 3,216 square miles;
population, 127, 834 ; revenue,
Rs. 3,89.727; is entitled to a
salute of 11 guns. Address :
Chamba, Punjab, India.
Chamberlain, Sir Neville Francis
Fitzgerald, K.C.B. (1903) K.C.
V.O. (1911), C.B.H. (1900), Lieut
Col. I.S.O. (Retd) ; b. 1856 ; s.
of Lt- Colonel Charles Chamber-
lain, C.B.; educ, abroad and at
Brentwood School, Essex ; Joined
Army, 1873 ; Central India
Horse, 1876 ; on the staff of
Sir P. Roberts in the Afghan
war, 1878-80 ; A.D.C. to Sir
F. Roberts when C. in w,
Madras, 1881-5 ; Persian Inter-
preter, 1885-90 ; served in the
Burma campaign, 1886-7; Military
Secretary, Kashmir State, 1890-97;
commanded the Khybcr Force,
1899 ; Private Secretarj' to Lord
Roberts in South African War ;
Inspt-General, Royal Irish Cons-
tabulary, since 1900. Address:
Outlands Castlenook, Co. Dublin.
Chib : Naval & Military.
Chambers, Major-General Brooke
Rynd, Indian Army ; b. 1834 •
entered army, 1850 ; Maj.-Gen.
1892 ; served Sonthal Rebellion
1855-56; Indian Mutinv, 1857 '
N.W. Frontier of India, 1863 '.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Chambers.
Hazara Campaign, 18G8 ; Jow-
aki Expedition, 1878 ; ]\Iahsood
Wuzeree Expedition, 1881; re-
tired, 1893. Adch-ess: Brooks'
Court, Camberley, Surrey.
Chamier, Hon. Mr. E. M.,
D. S. C. Barrister-at-law, Judge,
High Court, Allahabad; Called
to Bar, 1887 ; entered service
as Government Advocate, N.
W. Provinces, 189G ; Addl. Judi-
cial Commissioner, Oudh. 1901 ;
Judicial Commissioner, 1907 ;
Judge, High Court, Allahabad,
1910. Address : Allahabad, U.P.,
India.
Chamier, Major Genl. Francis Ed-
ward Archibald, C. B. (1907),
CLE. (190-2); s. of late Henry
Chamier ; b, 1833 ; ediic, at
Cheltenham; joined the Bengal
Infantry, 1850; Adjutant, Cal-
cutta Volunteers, 1857 ; Persian
Interpreter to Sir James Outram
in the capture of Lucknow ; com-
manded the Raja of Kapur-
thala's troops in the Oudh
Campaign, 1858 ; l\Iajor General,
1890 ; Sometime Hon : Sec, to
Strangers' Home for Asiatics.
Address: 55, Warwick Road, S. W.
club : East India United Service.
Chanda Hon : Mr. K. K.; Member,
Assam Legislative Council, 1912.
Chandar Shekar, Raja of Sissaindi;
b. 18G0 ; succeeded to title,
1873 ; belongs to a vei-y high
family of Brahmins, being a
Tiwari Daman of Misrakhera.
The founder of the family was
Lai ]\Iohan, chakladar of
Baiswara, in 1883. His grandson
,Kashi Prasad acquired Sissaindi
^y right of inheritance and he
became chakladar of Purwa in
1853. He remained loyal to the
British in the Mutiny of 1857 and
was specially mentioned in Lord
Canning's Proclamation of 1858
iis one of the six loyal Taluqdars.
He received a khilat of Rs. 2000
and the confiscated estate of
Dadaka, in Unao. He was also
granted a remission of ten per cent
on the revenue. He was suc-
ceeded by his adopted son, the
present holder. The estate com-
prises 28 villages and five pattis in
Lucknow, 22 villages and 4 pattis
in Unao, and one village in Rae
Bareli. The title of Raja was re-
cognised as hereditary m 1877.
Address : Sissaindi, Lucknow.
Chandavarkar, Sir Narayan
Ganesh.Kt. (1910) B. A., L.L.B..
retired Judge, Bombay ; s. of
Ganesh Narayani Chandavarkar,
a pleader at Sirsi in the District
of Kanara ; b. 1855 ; ed^ic, St.
Mary's High School, Bombay,
and Elphinstone High School and
College, Bombay; (B.A., 1877,
History and Political Economy
Prizeman, Junior Dakshina
Fellow) ; Pleader, Bombay High
Court, 1881 ; the same year he
passed the L. L. B. Examina-
bon in 1st Class and won the
Arnold Scholarship; Editor, "Indu
Prakash", for over ten years; went
over to England as an Indian
Delegate, 1885; Additional Member.
Bombay Legislative Council, 1897-
1900; Presdt., Indian National
Congress, 1900 ; Fellow, Bombay
University, since 1886 ; a Syndic,
since 1901 ; Member, Indian
University Commission, 1902 ;
Acting Judge, Bombay Higli
Court, 1901 ; Confirmed, the
same year; Vice-Chanccllor,
Bombay University 1909 ; Presi-
dent, Bombay Provincial Con-
ference, 1902 : retired from
British service., 1913 ; Dewan,
Indore State, 1914 ; resigned,
October 1914 ; President, Theistic
Church Bombay ; President,
Bombay branch of the Royal
Asiatic Society; General Secretary,
National Social Conference; Vice-
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Chandavakkar.
President, Bombay branch of the
Countess of Dufierin's Fund ;
President of the Depressed Chisses
Mission in Bombay. Address:
Botiibay, India.
Chandra Chur Singh, Raja, of Atra
Chandapura; 6. 1878; succeeded
to title, 1904: Is the head of
the younger branch of the
Kanpuria family of Tiloi, and is
descended from Madan Singh, of
• Simranta. Jagat Singh, sixth in
descent from Madan Singh, is said
to have received a Khilat from the
then ruler of Delhi, for services
rendered by him against the Bhars.
His grandson, Mandhata Singh,
obtained possession of Simranta,
the name by which the estate of
Atra Chandapur was then known.
The Raja is an Honorary Magis-
trate of the 3rd class within the
Maharajgani Police Circle and is
also an Honorary MunsifE of the
Simranta pargana. The estate
comprises of 33 Mahals and 13
pattis in Rae Bareli. The title of
Raja was confirmed by Govern-
ment in 1864. Address : Chanda-
pur, Rae Bareli, U.P. India.
Chandra, Hari Mohan, Rai Baha-
dur (1908) ; holds the gold K.I.H.
Medal; b. 1846 ; educ. at Dinajpur
Zilla School and Decca College ;
entered Service in Bengal and was
for 22 years Personal Assistant to
the Commissioner of the Rajsbahi
Division ; rendered valuable service
in the famine of 1874 in the Dinaj-
pur district ; helped materially
in the founding of Low's Jubilee
Sanitarium at Darjeeling, 1887 ;
retired, 1902 ; owns four tea gard-
ens ,• Publications ; Chaukidari
and Pauchayat Guide. Address :
Darjeeling, Bengal.
Chandrasekhara Iyer, K. Sanka-
riah. Judge, Chief Court, I\Iy-
sore ; s. [of Dewan Peishcar
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Sankariah of Cochin; b. 1869; B.A.,
(Madras) 1889; B.L., 1892;M.C.S.,
1892; won Carmichael and
Queen's Prizes for 1892 (Madras
University) ; Served in the Madras
Board of Revenue ; Prob. Assistant
Commissioner, Mysore, 1892-
1896 ; Assistant Secretary, to
Government, General and Rev.
Depts, 1876; Dy-Secretary, 1900-3;
Olig. District and Sessions Judge,
Bangalore 1904-5 ; Secretary to
Government, General and Reve-
nue Departments, 1906 ; OfEg.
Judge, Chief Court, Mysore,
1907; Secretary to Government,
General and Revenue Departments,
1909 ; Oeg. Judge, Chief Court,
1910 ; confirmed 1912. Addi-ess :
Chamarajpet, Bangalore City.
Chandrasekar Prasad Singh Deo,
Raja of Udaipur. At the time of
the transfer of this State to the
British, in accordance with the
agreement entered into with
IMadhoji Bhonsle in 1818, Kalyan
Singli, the then Chief, paid tribute
through the state of Sarguja. In
1852, Udaipur escheated to Govern-
ment ; but in 1860, it was con-
ferred on a brother of the chief of
Sarguja who had helped the
British in the Mutiny of 1857.
Area, 1052 Square miles ; popula-
tion, about 50,000. Address :
Udaipur, C. P., India.
Chandy, Yen. Jacob, Pastor of
Palhun, and Archdeacon of Maveli-
kara since 1906; b. 1852; s.
of Rev. Jacob Chandy, senior
pastor inTravancore C.M.S.; edvc :
C.M.S. College, Kottayam, Tra-
vancore ; tea-iher, B.M.S. Theolo-
gical Seminary at Tellichery, 1871-
73; ordained Deacon, 1875; Theolo-
gical tutor, Divinity School, Kot-
tavam, 1874-78; Pastor of Trichur,
1879-84, Pastor of Pallan Pallam,
1885; Hon. Chaplain to the Bishop-
of Travancore and Cochin, 1892-
INDIAN BIOCtRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CHANDY.
1906. Address : Pallam, Kot-
tayam, Travancore.
Chanter, E. Dale; Deputy Acconnt-
ant-Goneral, Burma; Joined sei'vice
as Assistant Examiner, 189G ; Dy
Accountant-General, Bombay,
1910; transferred to Burma, 1911.
Address. Rangoon.
Chaplin, Hon: Mr. Alfred William
Cresswell ; Elected non-official
Member, Legislative Council,
Bengal, since 1913.
Chapman, General Sir Edward
Francis; K.C.B. (1905) R.A.;C.B.
F.R.G.S. Col. Commandant R.A;
b. 1840 ; .s. of Henry Chapman ;
entered the Bengal Artillery, 1858;
served in the Abyssinian War,
1867-8; accompanied Sir Douglas
Forsyth as Secretary to Yarkand,
1873-4 ; in the Afghan War of
1878-80, being Chief of the Staff in
Sir F. Roberts march from Kabul
to Kandahar; in Burma campaign,
1885-6; Military Secretary to Sir
Donald Stewart, when C. in C. in
India ; Q.M.G. in India ; Director
of Military Intelligence, 1891-6 ;
commanded the Scottish District,
1896-190, ; A.D.C. to Queen Vic-
toria, 1891 ; Esquire of the
Order of St John of Jerusalem.
Address : Beechurst, Lingfield,
Susscst ; Club; Athencum.
iChapman, Mr. Justice E. P. M. A.,
I.C.S., Judge, High Court, Cal;
cutta; ediic, Cliffton Coll. and Em-
manuel Coll, Cambridge; Joined
I.C.S., 1889 ; Secretary to Govern-
ment of India, Foreign Deptt,
1896; Registrar Appellate side
of High Court, 1899 ; District and
Sessions Judge, 1901; Temp.
Secretary to Government, Judicial
Department, 1910 ; Judge, High
Court, Calcutta, 1912. Address :
Calcutta.
Charles. Lieut. -Col. Sir Richard
Havelock, K. C. V. 0., 1906;
I.M.S., M.D., R.U.I., F.R.C.SI.;
Serjeant-Surgeon to King George
V. ; formerly Physician in Ordi-
nary to Prince of Wales ; . Member
Medical Board, India Office ;
Consulting Physician to Convales-
cent Home for Officers, Osborne ;
b. 1858 ; 6th s. of late
D.H. Charles, M.D., J. P., Co.
Tyrone, Ireland; in. 1886, Gertrude
Seton, y. d. of late Adam Annand
Gordon of Aberdeen, and Cromwell
Road, London; two s. Ediic. :
Queen's College, Cork; Dublin ;
London ; Paris ; Berlin ; Vienna;
Gold Medal and 1st class Honours
with M.D., R.U. I., 1881 ; presented
with Hon. Gold Medal of R.C,S.,
England, 1906 ; Arnot Memorial
Gold IMedal, 1907 ; passed 1st into
I. M.S., 1881, obtaining at Netley
the Herbert Prize, the Montefiore
Prize, and Parkes INIedal charge of
C Field Hospital and Escort with
Afghan Boundary Commission,
1884-86; formerly Professor of
Surgical and Descriptive Anatomy,
Medical Colleges, Lahore and
Calcutta; also Professor of Surgery,
Medical College, Calcutta ; with
Prince and Princess of Wales on
Indian tour, 19U5-6 ; formerly
Prefessor of Anatomy and Com-
parative Anatomy, Lahore Medical
College, and Surgeon, Mayo Hospi-
tal, Lahore. Publications : Medi-
cal Report of the Hospital Service
connected with the Elscort which
accompanied the Afghan Boundary
Comnrission ; numerous papers on
Anatomy, Anthropology, Cranio-
logy, and Surgery, in Journal of
Anatomy and physiology journal
of Asiatic Society ; Scientific
Sfemoirs of Medical officers of
Army in India, Indian Medical
Gazette, British INIedial Journal.
Address : 9, ^Manchester Square,
W. T. : 1048 Mayfair. Clubs :
"Marlborough, East India. United
Service, Sav;.ge.
85
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Chatarji.
Chatarji Aghornath, R;ii Sahib ;
He:id Master of the Jubilee High
School, Gorakhpur; b. 1869; ccluc,
at Canning College, Lucknow ;
has worked for the relief of the
suffering during the famine ;
subscribed large sums towards
the building of the Lucknow
Medical College. Address :
Gorakhpur: U. P. India.
Chatarji, Bhut Nath, B.A., Rai
Sahib, Superintendent, Military
Actts Department, Eastern circle ;
b. 1861 ; ediic, at Bally and
Uttarapara ; graduated at Calcutta
University ; s. of Late Babu
Dwarkanath Chatarji; assisted
in founding a School at Bally in
Howrah District and also a Dis-
fenary. Address : Murat, U. P.
ndia.
Chattarji. Khetra Nath, Rai Baha-
dur, M.LC.E., Retired Executive
Ehgineer: b. 1838: educ. at
the Agra High School and Col-
lege; entered Government service
as second class Assistant Engineer;
rose to the rank of Executive
Engineer; retii-ed, 1890, Has
acquired Zamindari property;
i's a Fellow of the Calcutta Uni-
versity : Member of the Alipur
District Board; Honorary INIagis-
trato and Vice-Chairman of the
Baraset Municipality; holds a cer-
tificate of honor granted in
1903; Rai Bahadur, 1909.
I'ublications : " Homeopathic
Sarala Chikitsa," "Griha Chikit-
sa," "Sar," " Sankshep Charak
Samhita," etc. Address: Gustia,
Baraset.
Chattarji, Purnananda, B.A., ( Jal),
D. Sc.lEdin), Rai Bahadur; (1908),
Inspector of Schools, Rajshahi
Division ; entered Government
service in the Education Depart-
ment, ^ddr^ss; Jalpaiguri, Bengal.
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Chattterji, Sir Protul Chandra, Kt,
(1909), CLE., (1903) Rai Bahadur-
retired Judge, Chief Court, Pun-
jab; 6. in Calcutta, 1848; s. of Nabo
Chunder Chatterji ; educ; in the
School of the General Assembly,
Scotland; in Calcutta ; M.A.,1869;
B.L., 1870; Enrolled as a Vakil
at Calcutta, 1870 ; Municipal
Commissioner, Lahore, 1887-
1895 ; Judge of the Punjab
Chief Court, 1894;1908. Fellow of
the Punjab University: President
of the Punjab Public Library and
of the V.b.J. Hindu Technical
Institute ; elected Dean of the
Law Faculty, 1898; worked with
Sir William Ratigan, the Vice-
Chancellor, in framing the rules
and regulations of the old Univer-
sity for which he was made a Rai
Bahadur; Yico-Chancellor of the
Punjab University; 1904 and 1907-
1909 ; L.L. D., (Punjab) 1909 ; a
Social Reformer and a Freemason
and holds the rank of Past Deputy
District Grandmaster. Address:
Lahore, India.
Chattai'ji, Sosi Bhushan. Rai
Bahadur ; b. 1S52, ed7ic. at
the London Missionary Society
Institution. Bhawanipur ; enter-
ed Ordnance Department,
1872; Owns 1,000 bighas of land in
South Goria; saved the life of an
Indian lady from drowning at great
personal risk, 1896 ; granted
certificate of honor, 1903; made
Rai Bahadur and j)resented with a
sword with belt and scabbard,
1907. Address : South Goria, 24
Pargunas.
Chatarji, Upandra Nath, I.S.O.
Cashier, Legislative Department,
Government of India Secretariat,
1857 ; educ. at Benares College,
Benares ; Secretary of the Chota
Simla Sanathan Dharma Lakshmi
Sabha for 20 years and a leader in
religious and philanthrophic move-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CHATAR.II.
ments. Adclres-'< : Calcutta and
Simla.
Chatterton, Alfred, C. I. E., B. Sc
A. C. G. I., A. M. 1. C. E., M. I.
M. E., Superintendent of Indus-
trial Education, Madras, & Direc-
tor of Industries & Commerce,
Mysore ; b, 1866 ; Joined ser-
vice as Professor of Engineering,
Madras College of Engineering,
1888 ; In charge of the Madras
School of Arts without prejudice to
his duties. 1889; In charge of P. W.
Workshops, IMadras, 1892 ; Also
in charge of Su'o-Divn., the same
year ; Duty in P^ngland for one
month, 1894 : Superintendent,
Madras School of Arts, in addition
to his own duties, 1897 ; on special
duty to develop Indian industries,
1901 ; On Special duty in England
for six months, 1904 ; Director of
Industrial & Technical Enquiries,
Madras, 1906 ; transferred to Unit-
ed Provinces, 1907 ; On special
duty in England for three months,
1910 ; Superintendent of Indus-
trial Education, 1911 ; transferred
to Foreign Service under the Mysore
State, 191-2 ; Director of Indus-
tries & Commerce, Mysore, 1913 ;
Publications : Lift Irrigation and a
numlier of p.^mphlets, addresses
and articles on industrial & commer-
cial subjects. Address : Bangalore,
Mysore Province.
Chatterton, the Right Rev. Eyre,
D.I)., F.R.fi.S., 6.1.SG3; s. of A.T.
Chatterton; educ, at Haileybury
and Duljlin University : ordained,
1887 ; Head of the Dublin Univer-
sity Mission to ChotaNagpur,189J-
1900 ;Bishop of Nagpur, Central
Provinces, 1903 : Fublicatioiis :
The story of Fifty Years Mission
in Chota Nagpur.
Chatteron, Colonel Frank William,
C.I.E.. 1894 ; unemployed list,
India ; b. 1839 : ,s, of John
Balsir Chatterton; Educ: Christ's
Hospital, Mill Hill; entered
Indian Army, 1859; Adjutant, 14th
Sikhs ; Umbeyla campaign, 1863;
Adjutant, '29th Punjab Infantry ;
Bhootan campaign, 1865; comman-
ded Calcutta Volunteers, 1886-97 ;
Chief Commissioner, Andaman
Islands, 1897. Recreation :,
cycling. Address: Central Lodge,
Norwoods, S.E. Club: Junior
Constitutional.
Chaubal, Hon Mr. Mahadev
Bhasker, Member of Council, Bom-
bay ; 6. at Poona, 1857; a disting-
uished member of the Kasyastha
Prabhu community; B.A. 1879;
L.L.B. 1882 ; Ag. Puisne Judge,
Bombay High Court, 1908 ;
succeeded Mr. Vasudev Kirti-
kar as Government Pleader, 1906 ;
has travelled in Europe ; Member,
Royal Commission on Public Sur-
vices, 1912. Address: Bombay;
now out of India.
Ghaudhuri, Charu Chandra; M.R.
A.S; Rai Bahadur; Honorary
Magistrate ; Member of Dt. Board
and Chairman of Shirpur Munici-
pality ; b. 1876 ; educ ; at the
Presidency College, Calcutta ; s. of
Pundit Hara Chandra Chaudhuri;
erected Hara Chandra H(5spital.
Piiblication ; History of "Shirpur
pargana." Address : Shirpur,
Mymensingh, Bengal.
Chaudhuri, Radhi Govind, M. A.
B. L., RaiBahadur. Govt. Pleader;
Member of the Dt. Board ; Dispen-
sary Committee, Charitable Society;
Secretary of the Union Co-opera-
tive Societies, Ranchi, & Director of
Chota Nagpur Banking Assocation;
b. 1864 ; educ, Purnlia Zilla School
& Presy College, Calcutta; com-
menced practice, 1888; appointed
Government Pleader, 1911 ; Secre-
tary, Local Famine committee,
1908; Address: Ranchi, Chota
Nagpur.
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CHET.
Chet, Singh, Rao ; b. 1851, succeed-
ed to the title, 1884 ; comes of
a branch of the Sengar clan, being
an ofishoot of the House of Ruru.
When the district was ceded to the
British the zemindars of Bhikra
owned a fair amount of land, but
of late years much of this has been
sold, so that now, only a few acres
remain. The present holder is the
son of Rao Rudra Singh. The
estate comprises two pattis. The
title has been recognised by the
British Government. Address :
Bhikra, Etawah U.P. India.
CheYis, Hon'ble Mr. W., I.C.S.
Temporary Judge, Chief Court,
Punjab : edtic. at Lancing College;
& Balliol Coll. Oxford ; Joined
Service, 1885; District Judge, 1893;
Deputy Commissioner, 1899;
Divisional Judge, 1900; Judge,
Chief Court, 1911. Address :
Lahore.
Chhartasinghji Gambhirsinghji,
His Highness Maharana Shri
Raja of Rajpipla; b. 1801 ; cduc.
at the Rajkot College ; Succeeded
to gaddy, 1897. Area of the State,
1,517 Sq miles; population,
120,000 ; Capital, Nandod. The
founder of the family is said
to be one Chokarana, a Rajput of
the Paramara tribe, who left his
country and established himself in
the village of Pipla, in the most
inaccessible part of the hill to the
west of the present town of Nandod.
His daughter married a Rajput
of the Gohul tribe and the
union was blessed with two sons,
the elder son being the founder of
the Bharnalar State and the
younger of this State. In 1821,
disputes arose in the family as to
succession. The British Govern-
ment interfered and chose Veri-
salji. The present Raja after com-
pleting his education, began to
qualify himself to his place by
serving as Magistrate and Revenue
Of&cer in several sub-divisions of his
State. He then undertook tours
to England and the Continent.
Between the years 1899-1902, the
Raja has spent a sum of over nine
lakhs in famine relief works. The
Raja is invested with first class
powers and is entitled to a salute
of 11 guns. This State lies in the
Agency of Rewa Kantha. Address :
Rajpipla, Rewa Kantha Agency,
Bombay Presidency, India.
Chhatarpur, Maharaja of ; H. H.
Maharaja Vishwanath Singh
Bahadur ; b. 1866 ; Succeeded as
minor. The State has an area of
1169 square miles and a popula-
tion of 1,73,148. Is entitled to a
salute of 11 guns. Address :
Chhatarpur, Bundelkhand.
Chhota Udepur ,Raja of; Maharawal
Shree Fatehsinhji, ; b. 1884 ;
S. 1895 ; m. sister of His High-
ness the Maharaja of Rajpipla;
ediic. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot;
is a Chowan Rajput; area of the
State, 873squaremiles; population,
64.621 ; was installed as ruling
chief with full powers, 1906 ; is
entitled to a salute of 9 guns.
Address; Chhota Udepur, Rewa
Kantha Ageny, Bombay Presi-
dency, India.
Chidambaranatha Mudaliar,
Hon'ble Mr. K. Shiyali ; Member,
Madras Legislative Council repre-
senting landholders and Zemindars
in Group II. Address: Shiyali,
Tanjore Dt, Madras Presidency,
India.
ChimajiSankar Rao, Pant Sachiv,
of Bhor ; b. 1854 ; Succeeded to
gaddi, 1871; the Chief has the
title of Pandit and Pant Sachiv,
and is a first class Sardar of the
Deccan. Bhor is one of the feu-
datories of the State of Satara and
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CHIMAJI.
became a feudatory of the British
in 1849. It was under the political
control of the Collector of Satara
till 1887 when it was transferred
to Poona. Area of the State,
about 404 square miles ; popula-
tion, 200,000; revenue, 3^ lakhs ;
enjoys a personal salute of nine
guns since the Durbar of 1903.
Address : Bhor, Poona. Bombay
Presy, India.
Chinthamani Patro, Rao Sahib ;
Inspector of Police ; b. 1859;
received his vernacular education
in Berhampore ; entered Police
Department, 1897 ; promoted to
the rank of Inspector, 1893. In
recognition of his services in
quelling certain minor distur-
bances in and around Chintha-
pally, the Government Con-
ferred on him the title of Rao
Sahib, 1910. Address: Chintha-
pally, Vizagapatam District,
Madras Presy.
Chintaman Rao Dhundi Rao also
knoum as Appa Sahib Patvardhan
Meherban, Chief of Sangli. The
founder of this family was one
Harihat, a Konkanast brahmin
who was the family priest of
the chief of Ichalkaranji. He
received a grant of this State
from the Peshwa, on the occa-
sion of the marriage of his
Chief's daughter. After the over-
throw of the Peshwas in 1818, the
Chief became a feudatory of the
British, and in recognition of his
high character and loyalty, the
East India Company presented
with a sword of Honor in 184G.
Having ceded lands of the annual
value of 11 lakles, the Chief does
not now pay his contribution for
military service. He is a first
•class Sardar and has power to try
his subjects for capital offences'
The area of his State is 1,112
square miles with a population of
about 300,000, and an estimated
annual revenue of 15 lakhs. There
is a Police force of 497 men, of
whom 54 are mounted, 20 armed,
and 323 are unarmed. Address:
Sangli, Bombay Presidency, India.
Chintalapati Yontu, Zamindar of;
Sri Yasi Reddi Dhandramales-
wara Nayudu, Sir Deshmuk
Manne Sultan, e.s., of Venkatadri
Nayudu ; assumed management,
1901 ; TO. 2nd d. of Zamindar of
Devarakota ; has opened a model
Cinchona Farm ; established a
primary school at Muthyala. Rec-
reation : study of Hindu Medicine.
Address : Mulhyala, Kistna Dist.,
Madras Presidency.
Chirol, Sir Yalentine; late Director of
the Foreign Deptt. of the "Times"
of London ; .s. of late Rev. Alexan-
der Chirol ; b. 1852 ; edtic, in
France and Germany ; Bachelier-
es-letters of the University of
Paris; Clerk, Foreign Office, 1872-
76 ; travelled in European and
Asiatic Turkey, Egypt, Persia, and
the Far East, as well as in the
United States and British Colonics;
resided in Berlin for nearly ten
years and was the Berlin Corres-
pondent of the Times of London ;
succeeded Sir D. M. Wallace, as
Director, Foreign Deptt. of the
Times ; Came out to India as
Correspondent of the Times, 1905
06 ; Member of the Royal
Public Services Commission,
1912 and in that capacity visited
India a second time. Publications:
Twist Greek and Turk, 1881 ; The
Far Eastern Question, 1896; the
Middle Eastern Question, 1903 ;
and many articles in the London
Times and other journals. Address:
Queen Anne's Mansion, St James
Park, S.W.
Chisholm, R.F. ; F.R.I.B.A., Consul-
ting Architect to the Government
of ^ladras (retired); entered service
iji the Bengal P.W.D. 1859 ; won
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Chisholm.
a money prize of Rs. 3000 for de-
signing new buildings for Madras,
1864 ; appointed to Madras Service
as Officiating Consulting Archi-
tect, 1866 ; Confirmed, 1872 ;
designed and Constructed several
of the more prominent public
buildings of Madras, among
them being the Madras
General Post Office (Hindu
Saracenic), the Senate House
(Bvzantiue) and the Government,
PAY.D. Secretariat Offices,
Chepauk. Outside the city of
Madras, Mr. Chisholm carried out
the work of restoration of the
famous Tirumal Naik's Palace at
Madura; carried out the works of
preservation at the Seven Pago-
das (Mahabalipuram, Chingleput
District) ; a similar work at the
old Vellore Temple and at the
celebrated ruins of Hampi in the
Bellary district ; restored the
ancient palace of Chandragiri in
the present Chittoor district ;
designed the present Museum
buildings at Travancore as also
St. George's Church at Madras.
He also designed and carried out
many important improvements to
Kalas Mahal, the building now
occupied by the Offices of the
Board of Revenue, ]\Iadras.
Fellow of the Madras University,
1867 .■ also a Member of the Faculty
of Engineering. Address : C/o
India Office, London.
Chitnavis. Hon'ble Sir Gangadhar
Madho Rao, K.C.I.E. (1911) C. I.
Fj. (1895), Nagpur ; belongs to a
family which has long been promi-
nent in the Central Provinces and
whose members had occupied hono-
rable positions in the service of the
Bhonsle Rajas of Nagpur: educ;
Elphinstone College, Bombay ;
one of the recognised leaders of
Indian public opinion in his pro-
vince ; President of the Nag-
pur District Council ; made Hony:
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jistrate, 1889 ; Member, Sup-
reme Legislative Council, 1893 ;
still represents the land-holders
of his province in that body; was
President, Provincial Conference,
Jubbalpur. 1905 ; was Chairman,
Nagpur Municipal Council; repre-
sented Central Provinces in the
Coronation of Emperor Edward
VII ; rendered valuable help to
Government in their work in con-
nection with plague and famine
relief for which he was thanked
by Government, 1899. Address;
Nagpur, Central Provinces, India
Chitnivas. Shanker Balwant ;
M.A. B.L., Rao Saheb; Subordi-
nate Judge, 1st Grade ; b. 1876.
entered Service, 1899; Extra
Assistant Commissioner, 1901.
Address: Amraoti, Berar.
Chitral, Shuja-ul-Mulk, Mehtar of ;
About the year 1880, one Aman-
ul-Mulk was the Chief of Chitral,
having received a Subsidy from
the British Government. He
died in 1892 and his son Afzul-ul-
Mulk succeeded hnn ; but believ-
ing that the claims of one Nizam-
ul-Mulk were being supported by
the British, he ran away leaving
the latter in undisputed possession
of Chitral. Nizam-ul-Mulk's claim
was recognised by the Government
and a Resident was placed
in Chitral. In 1895 however,
Nizam-ul-Mulk was murdered and
the fort of Chitral taken possession
of by one Amir-ul-Mulk. This
man was soon after ousted by his
brother Shuja-ul-Mulk, who was
recognised as a provisional Mehtar.
Disturbances arose soon after in
Chitral, the result of which was
that Shuja-ul-Mulk was confirmed
as Mehtar. Since then the princi-
pality has been under the protec-
tion of the British and has been
enjoying peace. Address : Chitral,
N.W.F. Province, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CHITTY.
Chitty, Hon'ble Mr, Justice, C.
W., Bar at law, Judge, High
Court, Calcutta ; called to the Bar
by the Inner Temple, 1884; Clerk
oi the Crown, Bombay High Court,
1890 ; Ag. Chief Judge, Bombay
S.C. Court, 1891; Offg. Judge, Chief
Court, Lower Burma, 1903 ; Temp
addl. Judge, Chief Court, Punjab,
1905; Judge, High Court, Calcutta,
1907. Address: Calcutta, India.
Choksy, Dr. N.H., Khan Bahadur,
IM.D., J. P., Chevalier of the
Crown of Italy ; (1898) ; b. 1861 ;
educ. Elphinstone and Grant
Medical College, Bombay. M.D.,
1879: Secretary of the Factory
Commission, 1884 ; in charge of
Grant Road Small -pox Hospital,
1838; in charge of plague duty,
1897; Khan Bahadur, 1897 ;
Member of the Medical Society
of Munich, 1901; in charge
of Mahratta Hospital, 190'2 ;
Member of the Medico Physical
Academy of Florence, 1903. Pub-
lications : Has edited Indian
IMedico-Chirurgical Review. Add-
ress : Bombay, India.
Cholaphru.Chaudhuri; Bohmongof
Bandarban ; the population of
this estate is composed tor the most
part of the descendants of Araka-
nese who fled to the hills when
their country was overrun in 1874
by the Burmese. These are divi-
ded into three sections, the Jhu-
mia Maghs, the Roang Maghs ,and
the Rajbansi Maghs ; the last
named have freely intermarried
with Bengalis. The IMaghs are
mostly Buddhists. The area of
the estate is 20G4 square miles and
its population about 45,000. Acapi-
tation tax of Rs. 4 per family is
imposed here. Of this sum Rs. 2
goes to the chief. Re 1 to the vil-
lage headman and the remaining
Re 1 to Government. Address :
Bandarban, Chittagong Hill Tracts,
Assam, India.
Cholmeley, Norman Goodford„
C.S.I. . (1910); LC.S. ; Commis-
sioner of Magwe Division, Burma,
since 1902 ; b. 1863 ; s. of
late Montague Cholmeley, Indian
Army ; Educ. : Charterhouse :
Balliol College, Oxford; Joined
I.C,S.. 1883; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1890; Commissioner, 1903;
Recreations : polo, and tennis.
Address: Magwe, Burma ; CIvb :
East India United Servce.
Chota Nagpore, Bishop of ; Rt. Rev.
Foss Westcott, h, 1863; s. of
Rt. Rev. B. F. Westcott (late
Bishop of Durham) and S.L.M.
Westcott; Ediic, : Cheltenham
College; Peterhouse, Cambridge;
Ordained deacon, 1886 ; priest,
1887; Curate of St. Peter's Church,
Bishopwearmouth ; joined the
S.P.G. Mission, Cawnpore, 1889 ;
Bishop, 1905. Address: Bishop's
Lodge. Ranchi, India.
Chowdhri, Ashutosh (see Ashutosh
Chowdhri).
Chowdhri, Hon'ble Nawab Syed
Husain Haider ; Member, Legisla-
tive Council, Bengal.
Christison, Sir Alexander, M.D.,
2nd Bt.; 1871 ; I. M. S.
(retired) ; b. 1828 ; S. father,
1882 ; Ednc. : Edin. Univer-
sity; Served in 2nd Burmese
War and Indian Mutiny. Heir :
s. "Major Robert Alexander, R.G.A.
(militia); retired; b. 1870. Address:
40, TNIoray IMace, Ddinburgh.
Christopher, Maj.-Gen. Leonard
William, C.B. : h. 1848; e. s.
of Maj.-Gen. Ij. R. Christopher;
entered 75th Regt. (present 1st
Gordon Highlanders), 1867 ; Col,
Bengal StaR Corps, 1897; Maj.-
Gen., 1902 ; served Afghan War,
1878-80 ; Egyptian Expedition,
1882; Tirah Expedition, 1897-98;
Director-General of Supply and
Transport, India, 1900-05; retired,,
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Christopher.
1908. Club : Constitutional. Add-
ress: 29, Upper Berkcly Street, W.
€hristy, Cuthbert, M.B., CM.
(Edin), F.R.G.S., F.S.A. ; Assist-
ant Lecturer, School of Tropical
Medicine, University of Liverpool ;
b. 1863 ; s. of Robert Christy,
Chignal, Chelmsford ; Kduc, :
Cliver's Mount School, Scar-
borough; University of Edin-
burgh; Junior Mackenzie Bursary
in anatomy, 1887 ; senior, 1888 ;
Assistant Demonstrator in Pathol-
ogy and Pathological Histology ;
graduated, 189'2 ; travelled in the
Argentine, Patagonia, and Para-
guay ; Island of San Domingo and
West Indies ; S.M.O. 2nd Batt.
W. African Frontier Force in
Northern Nigeria, 1898-1900 (medal
and clasp) ; Special Medical Officer
for plague, Bombay Presidency:
assistant to Dr. Haffkine in Bom-
bay Plague Laboratory at Parel ;
-acting Civil Surgeon, Ahmed-
nagar, 1900, and Satara,
1901 ; subsequently travelled
through the Punjab. Cashmere,
Baluchistan, and Sind; ]\Icmber
of first Sleeping-Sickness Com-
mission sent to Uganda, 1902 ;
the Liverpool School of Tropical
IMedicine Expedition to the Congo,
1903; sent out at the instigation
of King Leopold ; travelled in East
Africa and Uganda. 1905-9. Publi-
cations : The Birds of San Domin-
go ; Mosquitoes and Malaria ; The
Epidemiology and Etiology of
Sleeping Sickness in Equatorial
East Africa ; Trypanosomiasis and
its Relation to Congo Sleeping
Sickness ; Trypanosomiasis in
Europeans ; The Cerebrospinal
Fluid in Trypanosomiasis ; The
Distribution of Filaria perstans in
Uganda ; papers on medical sub-
jects and some on sport and travel.
Recreations : shooting, fishing,
ornithology, and general field
natural history. Chibs : Royal
92
Societies, Royal Aero ; University,
Liverpool ; Entebbe, Uganda.
Chrystal, Hon'ble James P.
Nominated ofhcial Member,
Legislative Council, Bombay,
1913 :
Church, Maj.-Gen. Thomas Ross,
C. I. E. (1S83) ; b. 1831 ; 2nd
s. of late Thomas Church, B.C.S. ;
Edtic. : Addiscombe Coll; entered
Madras Armv, 1850 ; Captain
1864; Major, 1870; Lieut Col, 1876;
Col. 1881 ; Major-General, 1891 ;
commanded the Madras Volunteer
Guards, 1873-1888. Recreations :
shooting, and fishing. Address :
29, Beauchamp Avenue, Leaming-
ton Spa.
Chura Chand Singh, R.aja of Marir-
pur. (see Marirpur, Rajah of).
CHURCHILL, Sidney John Alex-
ander, M. V. O. 1906 ; Consul,
Naples : b. 1862 ; s. of late
Henry Adrian Churchill, C. B. ;
m. 1908 Stella, y. d. of George
Myers; entered service of Govern-
ment of India, 1880, in the
Persian Telegraph Dept; Oriental
2nd Sec. Legation of Teheran,
1886; in attendance on the Shah of
Persia during his visit^to England,
1889 ; Consul for Dutch
and French Guianas, 1894;
transferred to Palermo for the Is-
land of Sicily, 1898 ; in charge of
the Consulate of Naples, 1 July-
6 Oct. 1900. Publications : Mono-
graph on the present condition of
the Persian Carpet Industry in the
great Oriental Carpet Book, pub-
lished by the Austrian Mi-
nistry of Commerce and Public
Instruction ; various monographs
in the Royal Asiatic Society's Jour-
nal ; Bibliografia Celliniana
(Florence Olschki, 1907) ; The
Goldsmiths of Rome under the
Papal Authority (in Papers of the
'British School at Rome, 1907).
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Churchill.
Recreationh : from 1880-94 collec-
ted Persian, Arabic, Turkish and
Hebrew MSS. for the British
Museum, vol. iv. of the Persian
Catalogue of MSS. being almost
entirely devoted to the Churchill
MSS ; under the late Gen. Sir R.
M. Smith, R. E., K .C. M. G.
collected art objects for the South
Kensington Museum in Persia ; is
now engaged on researches for a
history of gold and silver work in
Italy, and especially the two Sici-
lies. Address : British Consulate
Naples T. A. ; Palazzo Capomazza,
Arco Mirelli, Naples.
Clark, William Henry, C .M.G. 190-3;
Member for Commerce and In-
dustry, India, since 1910 ; b.
1876 ; s. of J. W. Clark, Scroope
House, Cambridge ; Educ. : Eton;
Trinitv College, Cambridge; Clerk,
Board" of Trade, 1899 ; Secretary
to Special IMission to Shanghai to
negotiate a Commercial Treaty
with China, 1901 ; acting 2nd
Secretary in Diplomatic Service,
1902 : secretary to Royal Commis-
sion on Supply of food, etc., in
time of War, 1903-5 ; Private
Secretary at Board of Trade to Rt.
Hon. D. Lloyd George, M. P.,
and to Rt. Hon. W. S.
Churchil, M. P., 1907; to Rt.
Hon. D. Lloyd George, M. P.,as
Chancellor of Exchequer, 1908-10.
Address : Calcutta. Clubs :
United University, Union,
Clark, Sir William Ovens, Kt ;
1903 ; Chief Judge, Chief Court,
Punjab ; b. 1849 ; s. of late
James Jackson Clark, D,L.
of Largantogher, Londonderry ; m.
1885, Florence Elmily, d. of Robert
Lawrie; twos, one d. Educ. ; Por-
toraSchool,Enniskillen;Trin. Coll.
Dul^Iin; Appointed to Indian Civil
Service, 18G9 ; called to Bar,
1881; Successively Deputy Com-
missioner, and Divisional Judge
in the Punjab ; Chief Judge,
Chief Court, Punjab since 1898,
Address : Lahore, Punjab. Club :
East India United Service.
Clarke, Edward Henry Scamander,
CLE. (1908) ; Government of
India, Political Department; 6,
1856; s. of late S. H. Clarke of
Blackheath; Educ. : at Cambridg-
House School. Blackheath; eutere
ed service, 1878 ; Extra Assistant
Commissioner, Punjab, 1880;
Personal Assistant to Chief Poli-
tical officer, Kabul, 1880; Afghan
Boundary Commission, Herat,
1884-86; Special Duty, St. Peters-
burg, 1887 ; Member of Durand
Mission to Kabul, 1893; entered
Indian Political Dept , 1894 ;
served as Assistant, Under, and
Deputy Secretary, Foreign Depart-
ment, Govt, of India, 1891-1908;
Address : Calcutta, India.
Clarke. Yen. Frederick James ;
Archdeacon of Lucknow since 1908;
b. 1858 ; s. of James Sherwin
Clarke of Westhill, Derby ; Educ:
Clifton College; St. Bees Theolo-
gical College; Ordained, 1882 ;
Chaplain, Bengal Eccleciastical
Establishment, 1890 ; Canon of
All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad,
1906. Address : The Parsonage,
Naini Tal, India.
Clarke, William Edward Thompson,
B. A. (Bar-at-law), retired Chief
Presidency Magistrate, Madras ;
b. J 847 ; joined service as Sub.
Judge, 1882; seconded in the new-
organisation, 1884: Istgrade. 1888;
Ag Chief Presidency Magistrate,
Madras, 1893 ; reverted, 1895;
again acting Chief Presidency
Magistrate, 1896; Confirmed, 1904;
retired, 1907. Address: c/o India
Office, London.
Clayton, H.; B.A., I.C.S., Director
of Agriculture, Burma; since 1913.
educ, Marlborough and Pem-
broke Coll, ; Cambridge ; joined
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Clayton.
service as Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1897; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1912, Address : Rangoon,
Burma.
Clegg, R.B.. I.C.S. ,■ joined service,
1884; Arrived inlndia, 1885 ; Assis-
tant Collector and Magistrate ;
acted in various capacities includ-
ing that of the District and Ses-
sions Judge ; became Collector and
Magistrate, 1900; Ag. Fourth Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, ^Madras,
and Add. Member, Legis-
lative Council, Madras, 1898 ; on
special duty for a short period,
1909; Collector and Magistrate,
Coimbatore; Ag. 4th IMember,
Board of Revenue; for sometime
President, Board of Examiners,
1912 ; 2nd ]\Iember, Board of
Revenue, Madras. Address :
Jarrett's Garden, Egmore, S.C.,
Madras, India.
Cleghorn, Surg.-Gen. James,
(retired, 1898) ; C. S. I., M. S.
M.D. (1897.1 ; Hon. Surgeon to
King ; Fellow of Allahabad
Univ. ; b. Wick, 1841 : 3rd s. of
John Cleghorn ; Ediic : Edinburgh
Univ. ; Royal College of Surgeons,
Edinburgh, M.D. St. Andrews,
1862 ; L.R.C.S. Edinburgh:
entered Indian Medical Service,
1865 : appointed Director General,
Indian Medical Service, and Sanit-
ary Commissioner with Govern-
ment of India , 1895-98;
was made Hon Surgeon to H.M. ;
Government of India delegate to
Venice Plague Conference, 1897;
Bhotan Campaign, 1865 (medal).
Publications : various papers to
medical journals. Recreations :
fishing. Address : Weysprings,
Halesmere, Surrey. Club : East
India United Service.
Clerk, Hugh Edward ; retired Chief
Engineer and Secretary to
Government of IMadras ; h.
1859 ; Joined service, as Assis-
94
tant Engineer, 1880; Chief Engi-
neer, Travancore State, 1906 ;
received an honorarium of Rs. 500-
froni the State ; Chief Engineer
and Secretary to the Government
of Madras, 1907 ; retired, 1909.
Address :Co. India Office, London.
Clerk, Col. John, C.V.O. 1896 ; C.S.
I. 1889 : s. of late Sir George
Russell Clerk, G. C. S. I; served
Crimea, with Rifle Brigade, 1854-
55 (medal with two clasps, Turkish
medal) : subsequently exchanged
into 4th Dragoon Guards; was
guardian to H.H. the Nizam, 1874-
76 ; was Extra Equerry to Queen
Victoria and late Duke of Saxe-
Coburg; Comptroller and Treasurer
to Princess Henry of Battenberg,
1885-99. Address : 33, Ehn Park
Gardens, S.W. Club : Carlton.
Cleveland, Sir Charles Rait, CLE.
(1906), K.C.I.E., (1911), I.C.S. ,
Director, C.I.D., cduc, Christ's
College, Finchley and Balliol
Coll, Oxford; Joined Service as
Assistant Commisionner, 1887
Inspector-General of Police, 1903
Director, C.I.D., 1910; Address
Simla, India.
Cleveland, H. F., Major, I. M.S.
Selected by His Majesty the Amir
of Afghainstan as Surgeon at
Kabul; b. 1863; joined I. M.S.
1889 ; Address : Kabul.
Cleysten, M.; President, Appellate
Court, Pondicherry, S. India.
Clogstoun, Herbert Cunningham,
CLE.; Political Assistant, Raja-
putana ; b. 1857 ; s. of MajoJ
H. M. Clougstoun, V. C, late
Indian Army ; m. Emily (d.
1907), d. of Major-Gen. Hosea-
son, late Madras Army; Educ ;
Wellington College ; Bengal Police,
1882-1887 ; Special service w-ith
Government of Bengal, 1887-91 ;
Foreign Department, Government
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CLOGSTOUN.
of India, at Ajmer, Dholpur, and
Indore, 1891-1906 ; sometime tutor
to H. H. Maharaja Holkar of In-
dore. Address : Ajmer, Rajputana ;
Indore, Central India.
Cobb. Henry Venn, CLE. . (1910)
M.A., LL.M., (Cantab); I.C.S. ;
Resident, Baroda, since 1908 ; ■4th
.s. of hite Rev. Clement F. Cobb,
M.A.; Educ; King's School,
Canterbury ; Trinity College,
Cambridge. B.A., and L.L.B.
1886; M. A,, 1896; entered
I.C.S. , 1888 ; arrived in India,
1886; served in various capacities
till 1895 ; Assistant Resident,
Mysore; Political Agent, Ajmer,
1895-97; Assistant Resident, Kash-
mir, 1899-1900; Resident, Jaipur,
1900-03 : Pol. Agent, East Raj-
putana, 1904 : Gwalior, 1905-07;
Jodhpur, 1908 ; Baroda, 1909. Re-
creations : shooting, golf, travell-
ing. Address : The Residency,
Baroda. Clubs; East India Unit-
ed Service, Bath.
Cochin, Raja of; H. H. Raja Sir
Sri Rama Yarma,K. C.S.I. (1897).
G.C.S.I. (190.3) ; h. 1852 ; suc-
ceeded, 1895 in the 43rd year
of his age ; formally installed, 2.3rd
October 1895 : paid his first visit
to Madras, 1896 ; received visits
Jrom the Governors of Madras, once
in 1902 and again in 1907 ; recei-
ved Lord Curiion at Cochin, 1900 ,
proceeded on an entensive Indian
tour, 1902; At Delhi Durbar, 1903;
tour through Southern India,
1903 ; visited H. H. the Maharaja
of Travancore at Trivandram,
1904 ; paid his respects to Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and
princes of Wales in IMadras, 1906.
Area of the state, 1417^ Sq. miles ;
population, 812,025 (1901 census) ;
His Highness is an en-
lightened and wise Ruler and is
.greatly loved by his subjects of
all classes. He has greatly
improved the administration of the
State. The following is an outline
of the more important admi-
nistrative measures undertaken
during his reign : the complete
reorganisation of the account sys-
tem on modern lines, the extension
of the railway line to the capital
entirely at the cost of the
State, the Commencement and
completion of the Cadastral Survey,
the scientific working of the State
forests, the construction and com -
pletion of a forest steam tramwa j
as a means of providing an outlet
for the produce of forests that were
till recently inaccessible, the initia-
tion and settlement of revenue on
a systematic and equitable basis,
the separation of revenue and Mag-
isterial functions, the complete re-
organisation and practical disesta-
blishment, of the Devastanain
department, the inauguration of
Public Health, and Agricultural
departments, the improvement of
State fisheries, the carrying out of
an industrial survey of the State,
the provision for industrial and
technical education of his subjects,
the introduction of municipal
administration in some of the
more important towns of the
State, etc. The Rajas of Cochin
are usually entitled to a salute of
17 guns, but in the case of the
present Raja, it has been in-
creased to 19 guns. The State is
under the political supervision of
a British Resident. Address :
Tiruppanthurai,Ernakulam, Coch-
in, South India.
Coghill, Col. Kendal, C.B. (1882) ; s.
of Admiral Sir J. Coghill, Bart;
1832; ediic, at Cheltenham; joined
the Indian Army, 1851 ; served in
Burma, 1853-5 ; Adjutant of his
regt. (2nd European Bengal
Fusiliers) during the mutiny,
1857-8; present at Bandlika-
Sarai and siege of DeDii, and
several subsequent actions ; Brig
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COGHILL.
Majorat Cawnpur and Barrackpur ;
Assistant A.G. at Lucknow and
Calcutta ; and of the Presidency
Division, 1861-1870 ; exchanged
to 19th Hussars, which he com-
manded in Egyptian campaign,
188-2 : Address : C/o Indi a Office
London.
Coleman, Frank M. ; Comes from a
family of Printers in London for
the East India Company ; General
Manager, " Times of India " 1895;
attached to Government Press,
Ceylon, for three years, and then
Manager of the "Financial News,"
London; returned to India in 1901
on a Commission with Government
to reduce expenditure on printing,
IdOl. Address: London.
Coleridge, Francis Arthur, District
and Sessions Judge, Kistna ; educ.
University College, London ;
joined service as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, 1894 ;
Head Assistant Collector and
Magistrate, 1897; Special, Assis-
tant Collector, ]\Iagistrate, and
Government Agent, 1898 ; On
Special duty for 8 months in
connection with the demarcation
of the Jeypore, Bastar Boundary,
1900 : Principal Assistant Collector,
Magistrate, and Agent to Govern-
ment, 1901-02 ; on special
duty for three months in connec-
tion with the settlement of the
Boundary dispute between the
board State in Orissa and the
Maliah Tracts of Ganjam, 1902 ,
acting Collector and Magistrate
1907 ; acting District and Session.
Judge; 1910 ; confirme ; 1912;
Publications: INIadanapalle and its
environs, and other works. Ad-
dress : IMasulipatam, Kistna
District, Madras Presidency,
India.
Collins, Sir Arthur John Ham-
mond; Kt. 1885; h. 1837 ; s, of
late John Collins of Parkstone,
96
Dorset; m, 1863, Isabella, o. d. of
tale Rev. Richard Wilson, D.D.,
of Chelsea called to Bar, Gray's
Inn, 1860; Q.C. and Bencher,
1877: Treasurer, 1883 and 1905;
also barrister Middle Temple ;
Recorder of Poole 1873-79 ; of
Exeter, 1879-85; Chief Royal
Commissioner to inquire into
corrupt practices at clecctions
for the Citv of Chester, 1880;
Chief Justice of Madras, 1885-99 ;
Vice-Chancellor of the University
of Madras, 1889-99; Member of the
Council of Legal Education, 1904.
Address: 18 Ashburn Place, S..\V;
Conservative Club.
Colvin, Sir Elliot Graham, K. C. S
I ; Agent to the Governor General
Rajputana ; since 1912 ; b. 1861
s, of Bazatt colonies, I. C. S.
educ ; Charter House &■ King's
College ; Cambridge ; joined
service, 1883; Transferred to
Assam as Personal Assistant to the
Commissioner, 1884 ; Private
Secretary to Lieutenant Governor
Bengal, 1887 ; Assistant to Gover-
nor General's Agent, Beluchistan
1889 : Postmaster General, Ben-
gal, 1890 ; Agent, Alwar, 1896 ;
Resident in Kashmir, 1902; Agent
to the Governor General, Raj-
putana, 1912 : C. S. I. 1906.
Address : Ajmere, Rajputna.
Colvin, Sir Walter Mytton ; (1904)
6.1847; y. s. of J. R. Colvin,
I. C. S. ; educ; Rugby and Trinity
Cambridge ; called to the Bar
(Middle Temple) 1871 : practised
at Allahabad : was Member of the
Indian Police ommission, 1902-3.
Colvin-Smith, M.A., Sir Colvin;
(1903) b. 1829 : s. of Rev. Robert
Smith, D. D. of Old Macker Aber-
deen : educ; at Grammar school
and Kings College and University,
Aberdeen; entered the Madras Army,
INDIAN BIOCtRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Colvin-Smith.
1851 ; served in second Burma war,
185-2-3, and in the Indian mutiny,
1857-9 ; Principal Medical officer
with Indian Contingent in
Egyptian Compaign, 188'2 ; C. B.
1882 ; present at Tel-el-Kebir and
Zagazig ,• retired, 1884 ; Honorary
Surgeon to the late Queen and to
H. M. the present King ; K. C, B.
1903. Address : 5 Cresswell
Gardens S. Kensington S. W.
Cooch Behar, Maharaja of ; His
Highness ^laharaja Raj Rajendra
Narayan Bhup Bahadur ; s. of late
Highness Maharaja Sir Nripendra
Narayan Bhup Bahadur ; educ ;
in India ; Succeeded his father,
1911 ; Installed on the gaddi, 1911;
Princess Indira d. of H. H. the
Gaekwar of Baroda ; area of the
State, 1,307 square miles ; popula-
tion, about 600,000; revenue, about
23 lakhs. The State was founded
by a Kach Chief, named Chandan,
in 1510 A. D. His successor,
Biswa Singh, made consider-
able extension to the territory and
was succeeded by Nar Narayan,
who extended the territory still
further and even waged wars with
the ?*ruhammadans. But dissen-
sions broke out in the family
and the aid of the Mughals and the
East India Company were invoked.
In 1773 a treaty was concluded
between the East India Company
and the then Raja by which the
Raja not only accepted the political
supremacy of the East India Com-
pany, but also agreed to pay a sum
of Rs. 67,000 per annum to the
Company. The first Raja under
these conditions was Narendra
Narayan Bhup Bahadur, who died
in 1868 and was succeeded by the
late Maharaja Sir Nripendra
Narayan Bhup Bahadur who was
married to Suniti Devi, C. I., elder
daughter of the late Babu Kesheb
Chandra Sen (the famous Brahmo
leader of Calcutta) and grand-
daughter of Piari Mohan Sen-
Title of " Maharaja Bhup Baha,
dur" was recognised as hereditary.
1885 ; entitled to a Salute of IS
guns. Address : Cooch Behar,
Calcutta, and Darjeeling.
Cooch Behar, Dowager Maharani of
Her Highness Suniti Devi, C. I. ;
e. d. of the late Babu Keshub Chan-
der Sen of Calcutta ; m. to the late
Maharaja of Cooch Behar, 1878 ;
C.I., 1887; Address : Cooch Behar,
Indi'..
Cooch Behar, Maharaj Kumar
Hitendra Narayan ; s. of His
Highness the Maharaja of Cooch
Behar ; Appointed Honorary Lieu-
tenant, 1914. Address : Cooch
Behar, India.
Cook, John M. A. ; retired Principal,
Central College, Bangalore; b. 1848;
Educ ; at Aberdeen University ;
First Joined the Madras Doveton
Protestant College as Principal ;
Principal, Central College, Banga-
lore ; 1882, Director of Meteorology
in Mysore, 1894 ; F.B.S. E. 1894 :
P.M.U., 1909; delivered the
Madras University Convocation
Address, 1897; gave a great impetus
to the study of Physical Science in
the State. Retired, 1909. Publi-
cations : — A High School Text-
Book of Physics, (Longmans), and
numerous other school publica-
tions.
Cooke, Theodore; CLE. (1891);
M.A. L.L.D. P.G.S. F.L.S. Direc-
tor of Publiclnstruction, Bombay,
(retired); b. 1836; s. of Rev. John
Cooke, Rector of Ardinan Co.
Tipperary : educ^ at Dublin
University ; went to India
as Engineer of the B.B. &
C.I. Railway, 1860 : erected the
Basscin Bridge, 1865 ; Principal of
Civil Engineering College, Poona,
1865 : officiated thrice as Director
of Public Instruction, Bombay
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Cooke.
Director of Botanical Survey of
Western India, and Director of
Agriculture, Bombay; Fellow of the
Bombay University ; retired, 1893:
Sub-Director of the Imperial Insti-
tute. Publications: Manual of Heat,
Manual of Geology, Flora of
Bombay Presidency ; Address :
Potswood House, New Gardens.
Coomaraswami, Dr. Ananda K.,
D. So. (Lond),F.I.S.,'F.G.S.,M.R.
A. S., Ceylon ; s. of late Sir
Muttu Coomaraswami, of Cevlon;
b. 1877 ; Educ : Wycliffe College,
Stonehouse, Gloucester, and Uni-
versity College, London ; Director
of Mineralogical Survey of Ceylon,
1903-06 ; initiated a movement for
National Education, teaching of
vernaculars in all schools, and
revival of Indian culture ; Member
of the Cejdon University Associa-
tion ; undertook a lecturing tour
in India ; one of the founders of
the India Society ; was in charge
of the Arts section at the United
Provinces Exhibition of 1910-11 ;
Member of the Council of the India
Society and Viking Society ;
Fellow of the University College,
London. Publications : Reports of
the Geology of Ceylon, 1903-06;
Mediasval Sinhalese Art ; The
Indian Craftsman ; Essays in Na-
tional Idealism ; Art and Swade-
shi ; Selected Examples of Indian
Art ; Indian Drawings, 2 Vols ;
Myths of the Hindus and Bud-
dhists ; Arts and Crafts of India
and Ceylon ; etc, etc. Recreation:
Collecting Indian works of art.
Address : No. 39, Brookfield,
West Hill, Highgate, N.
oomes, William Heron ; F.R.G.S.
F.R.A.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E.; Pro-
tector of Immigrants, Trinidad
and Tobago, since 1896; b.
1851 ; m. 1875 ; Marion, d. of W.
Lctheby Inch, Paymaster-in-Chief ,
98
R.N.; Educ. : Christ College,
Finchley; entered R.N. 1866;
Assist. ?upt. Marino Surveys ;
Government, of India, being
employed principally on har-
bours, Madras, Colombo, Goa, etc.;
1876-84, Interpreter in Hindi, Urdu,
and Persian ; retired as Com-
mander, 1894 ; member of Legis-
lative Council and J. P. for the
colony of Trinidad and Tobago.
Recreations : shooting, fishing,
whist, bridge, photography. Ad-
dress : Port of Spain, Trinidad,
West Indies.
Cooper Francis Alfred C. M. G.,
Director of Public Works, Ceylon,
1912. Address: Colombo, Ceylon.
Cooper, Lt.-Col. Sir William
Earnshaw, Kt., (1903) ; C. I. E.,
(1897); Hon. Col. Cawnpore Volun-
teer Rifle Corps; managing part-
ner. Cooper, Allen and Co., Cawn-
pore, India ; b. 1843; Command-
ed 5th Administrative Batt. N.
W. P. Volunteers for several years;
President Upper India Cham-
ber of Commerce, 1889-99 :
Member, Legislative Council,
1893-1900. Publications : The
Murder of Agriculture; Socia-
lism and its Perils, 190S ;
Britain for the Briton, 1909;
England's Need, 1910 etc. Ad-
dress: Cawnpore, U. P., India;
Hume Towers, Bournemouth.
Copleston, Right Rev. Reginald
Stephen ; Bishop of Calcutta and
Metropotiton of India (Retd.) ;
h. 1845; s. of Rev. R.E.
Copleston ; educ. at Merchant Tay-
lors ; and Merton College, Oxford ;
m. Edith, d. of late Archbishop
Trench ; Fellow and Tutor, St.
John's College, Oxford ; appointed
Bishop of Colombo, 1875 ; transla-
ted to Calcutta and became Metro-
politan of India, 1902 ; retired,
INDIAN BIO'IRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
COPLESTON.
1913. Publication : Buddhism :
Primitive and Present, etc. Ad-
dress : c/o. Indian Office, London.
Coppel, Rt. Rev. Francis Stephen,
, R. G, {see Na<;ip")\ Bishop of.)
Corbet, Frederick Hugh Mackenzie ;
Barrister-at-Lciw ; Advocate-Gene-
ral, Madras, since 21st October.
1912 ; h. Barcelona, 1862 ; 2nd
s. of Reginald John Corbet, J. P.,
M. L. C, Ceylon ; m. Eila, e. d.
of Sir George, W. R. Campbell,
K.C.M.G. ; Educ. : privately ; paid
special attention toLa w and modern
languages ; was granted Letters
Patent of Venia yEtatis, 1879;
Private Secretary to Hon. Mr.
Justice Lawrie, "1885, 1886, and
1888 , Librarian, Colombo Mu-
seum, 1886-93; Secretary, Cen-
tral Irrigation Board, Ceylon, 1890-
91 ; resigned salaried Government
employment (services acknowledg-
ed by Secretary of State for the
Colonies), 1893 ; Hon. Execu-
tive Officer and Home Agent,
Government of Ceylon, at the
Imperial Institute, 1893-1901 ;
Hony. Secretary, Ceylon Gene-
ral Committee for Paris Exposi-
tion, 1889 ; Member of Council,
and successively Hony. Sec.
and Hon. Treas. of Ceylon Cranch,
Royal Asiatic Society, 1887-93;
Delegate to International Congress
of Orientalists, London, 1891 ;
called to Bar. (Gray's In.) 1897 ;
Chairman and Director of several
South African and other Com-
panies ; Member of Committee
of several Societies ; President,
Hardwicke Society, 1902-03 ;
Secretary, Royal Commission on
the Church of England and other
Religious Bodies in Wales and
won Monmouthshire, 1909-1912.
Jubilee Gold Medal of Ceylon,
1897. Puhlicntions : various offi-
cial Reports, etc. ; Introduction to
Ceylon portion of The Golden Book
of India, 1900 ; The Laws of the
Empire, 1901. Address : College
Bridge House, Commander-in-
Chief's Road, Egniore, Madras,
S. C.
Cory, Yen. Charles Page, Archdea-
con of Rangoon since 1907. Edicc.:
St. John's College, Cambridge
(M.A.). Ordained 1883 ; Curate of
Cexley, 1884 ; Vice- Principal St.
Paul's College, Madagascar, 1884-
90 ; Curate of Ledbergh, 1890-91 ;
Chaplain Rangoon Catonments,
1892-95 ; Thatyetmyo, 1895-99 :
Incumbent of Port Blair, 1901-3 ;
Chaplain of Rangoon Cathedral,
1903-4 ; Rangoon Cantonnaents,
1904-5 ; Acting Archdeacon and
Commissary, 1906-7 : IMaymyo,
1906-9. Address : M'aymyo,
Burma.
Coterill, Cecil Bernard, B.A.,
I.C S.; Private Secretary to H. E.
the Governor of ^Madras ; edicc :
Caliol College, Oxford : Joined
Service as Assisstant Collector,
Vizagapatain, 1899 ; Deputy
Commissioner, Salt and Abkari
Rev. Madras, 1905 ; Secry.
to Board of Revenue, Separate
Revei?ue, 1907 ; appointed
Private Secretary to H. E. the
Governer, 1912. Address : Govern-
ment House, Madras, and Ootaca-
mend.
Cotes, Everard, M.A. ; b. Newington-
Rectory, Oxfordshire, 1862; s. of,
Rev. S. Cotes ; in. Sara Jeannette
Duncan ; Edtic. : Clifton ; Paris ;
Oxford ; Assistant and Deputy
Superintendent, Indian Museum,
Calcutta, 1884-94 ; sometime Lec-
turer at the Government of India
Forest School, Dchi i Dun ; Edi-
tor, The Indian Daily News,
Calcutta, 1895-97 : Press Corres-
pondent with the Government of
India, 1897 ; Managing Director,
Associated Press of India. Publi-
99
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Cotes.
cations : Indian Forest Zoology ;
Catalogue of the Moths of India
(with Swinghoe) ; and a series upon
Indian Economic Entomology ;
Signs and Portents in the Far
East, 1907. Address : Westen-
bert, Simla. Clubs : Bengal ■
Tollygunge, and Calcutta.
Cotes. Sara Jeanette ; b. in
Canada ; d. of Charles Dun-
can, merchant ; married Everard
Cotes, Press Correspondent with
Government of India, Simla ; on
the staff of " Washington Post",
"Toronto Globe", and " Montreal
Star." Author of A Social Depar-
ture (Letters from Japan), An
American Girl in London, The
Simple Adventures of a Mem-
Sahib, The Story of the Sonny
Sahib, On the other Side of the
Latch, Those Delightful Ameri-
cans, His Honour and a Lady,
etc., etc. Address : Simla.
Cotilingam, J. P., M.A., Principal,
Wardlaw College, Bellary ; B.A.
degree, 1882: M.A., 1887; joined
serevice as Principal, Wardlaw
College, Bellary, 1888; has
been aiFellow and an Examiner
of the Madras University fsince
1904; Address: Bellary, Madras
Presidency.
Cotton, Harry Evan Auguste ;
L.C.C. (P.) East Finsbury since
1910 ; b. Midnapore, Bengal,
1868 ; e.s. -of Sir Henry Cotton,
K. C.S.I. , (q)v.) ; m, 1896, Nora, d.
of late William Henry Grimley,
Bengal Civil Service;
Educ, : Mont Liban School, Pau ;
Sherborne ; Jesus College, Oxford
(open scholar) ; Secretary and
Treasurer in succession of Oxford
Union Society : called to Bar.
(Lincoln's Inn), 1893 ; practised at
Calcutta for 13 years ; acted as
special correspondent of INIanches-
ter Guardian] at Delhi Corona-
100
tion Durbar, 1903 ; Calcutta
correspondent of Daily News ;
member of Calcutta Corpora-
tion, 1900 ; left India, 1906 ; has
been Editor of the ' India,' the
London organ of the Indian
National Congress, since 1906;
contested Dulwich (L.), 1910.
Publications : The Century in
India, 1800-1900 ; Calcutta'. Old
and New, a historical and des-
criptive guide-book to the city ;
annotated edition (with late J.
Macfarlane) of Hartley House,
Calcutta, a novel of the days of
Warren Hastings ; and numerous
newspaper articles on political and
literary subjects. Assisted his
brother J.J. Cotton (q.v.) in the
preparation of " Movements in
Madras." Address: 186 Adelaide
Road, South Hampstead, N.W. ;
85 Palace Chambers, Westminster,
S.W. Chibs : National Liberal,
Eighty, New Reform.
Cotton. Sir Henry John Stedman,
K.C.S.I., (1902); C.S.I. , (1S92) ,
b. 1845 ; 2nd .s. of J. J. Cotton,
late Madras Civil Service; vi. 1867;
Mary, d, of late James Ryan ;
Educ. ; Magdalen College School ;
Brighton College ; King's Coll.
London ; Passed Indian Civil
Service, 1865 ; joined service in
Bengal, 1867 ; Under Secretary to
Government, 1873-6 ; Registrar of
High Court, 1874 ; Junior Secre-
tary to Government, 1876-78 ;
Magistrate and Collector, Chit-
tagong, 1878-81 ; acted as Com-
missioner, 1879, 1884 ; Sec. Co
Board of Revenue, 1881-87 ; Com-
missioner of Police and Chairman
of Calcutta Corporation, 1887 ;
Secretary to Government, Revenue
Department, 1888 ; Finan-
cial Department, 1889-91 ; Chief
Secretary to Bengal Government,
1892-96 ; Acting Home Secretary to
Government of India, 1897 : Chief
Commissioner of Assam, 1897-1902;
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Cotton.
retired, 1903, M. P. (L), for Not-
tingham East, 1906-10 ; President
of the Indian National Congress,
1905 ; Publications : Memo, on the
Rev. History of Chittagong, 1880 ;
]Memo. on the Land Tenure of Ben-
gal, 1884 ; New India or India in
Transition, 1885 ; revised and
enlarged editions, 1904-7 ; Indian
and Home Memories, 1911. Ad-
dress ■ 45, St. John's Wood Park.
N. W. Clubs: Savile, National
Liberal.
Cotton, J.J. M.A., I.C.S., District
and Sessions Judge; s. of
Sir Henry Cotton; {q. v.); educ :
Corpus Christi College, Oxford ;
joined service, 188.3 ; rose to the
position of Collector and District
JMagistrate, 1907 ; District and
Sessions Judge. 1910; is much in-
terested in the study of antiquities
and genealogy in India. Publica-
tions : Inscriptions on Tombs or
Monuments in Madras. Address :
Rajahmundary ; Godavari Dt.,
Madras Presidency.
Cotton, James Sutherland, M.A. ;
editor revised edition of the Imperial
Gazeteer of India; 6. Coonoor, 1847
s. of J.J. Cotton, late Madras Civil
Service; m. Isabella, rf. of John
Carter, Clifton, Bristol, 1873;
Educ: Magdalen Coll. School;
Brighton Coll.; Winchester Coll.
Oxford; Scholar of Trin. Coll.;
Fellow and Lecturer of Queen's
Coll. Oxford ; 1st class Classical
Moderations : 1st class Final Clas-
sical School ; Hon. Secretary,
Egypt Exploration Fund ; late
editor of The Academy ; Pub-
licaiioyis : Decennial Report on
the Moral and Material Pro-
gress of India, 1885 ; India in
Citizen Series, 1883; Elphinstonc,
in Rulers of India Series, 189'2;
Quinquennial Report on Educa-
tion in India, 1898 ; editor of
Paterson's Practical Statutes.
Address : 13 Warwick Mansions,
Cromwell Crescent, S. W. Club ;
Savile.
Coughlan, Cornelius, V. C. Mutiny
Veteran: s, of Edward Coughlan;
b. 1828 ; educ ; at Eyrecourt, Co.
Gal way ; served as Private, Cor-
poral Sergeant, Colour-Sergeant
and Serg-Major in the 75th regt.
for 21 years, and as Serg-^Iajor
in the Counaught Rangers for 21
years ; was present at the siege of
Delhi (when he won V.C. for
acts of bravery), and relief of
Lucknow. Address : Altamount
Street, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ire-
land,
CoYentry, Bernard, CLE. (1892),
Director, .\gricultural Research
Institute, and Principal, Agricul-
tural College, Pusa : b. 18.59 ; s.
of late John Coventry of Burgate
House, Fordingbridge, Hants ; m.
1892, Ella Gordon, d. of E. Dal-
gliesh, of Brook, Witley, Surrey ;
educ ; at Beamount College ; Came
out and joined the indigo industry
in India 1881; at one time manager
and part proprietor of the Dalsingh
Sarai Indigo Concern in Behat ;
started an agricultural research
station on modern lines, 1899 ;
appointed first. Publications :
various reports on agricul-
tural and industrial matters, and
articles on Rhea and F'Jax
published in the Agricultural
Journal of India. Address : Pusa,
Bengal, India,
Coutts, Hon: Mr. W.C; Nominated
^Icnibcr, Imperial Legislative
C(juncil, representing Bihar ;
.Appointed, 14th October 1914.
/IfMre.s.s : Patna, India.
Cowie, D.W.G. M.A. I.C.S. (Bar-
at-Law) Collector of Madras :
educ. Balliol College, Oxford ;
Joined Service, 1886 ; Assistant
Collector of Godaveri, 1887 ;
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COWIE.
Deputy Registrar, High Jourt,
1892 ; Registrar, High Court ; on
Special duty in connection with
the revisiou of High Court
Criminal rules of practice. 1895:
Collector of Madras, 1900 ;
Inspector: General of Police,
Madras, 1907; Collector of Madras,
1913. Address: Wood's Road,
Royapettah, : Madras Club.
Cox, Arthur Frederick, C. S. I.
(1901);Indian Civil Service, retired;
b. Kurnool, Madras Presidency.
1849 ; 4th s. of late Major Edward
Thomas Cox, H. E. N. S. of Hum
Comman Surrey ; 7n. Flora, d. of
late Alexander Ranken of Hamp-
stead ; Educ. : Great Ealing
School ; King's Coll. School and
King's Coll., London ; Entered I.
C. S. 1871 ; served in the
Madras Revenue and Magisterial
Department until 1882, when ho
joined the Finance Department of
the Government of India ; appoint-
ed Assistant, Controller-General,
Madras, 1883 ; returned to Madras
as District and Sessions Judge,
1887-89 ; reappointed to the Fin-
ancial Department as Dy. Accoun-
tant-General, Bombay ; 1885 ,• Ac-
. countant-General Bombay, 1889 ;
transferred to Bengal as Account-
ant-General, 1895; Comptroller and
Auditor-General, 1898: Kaiser-i-
Hind Gold Medal for jrablic service
in India, 1900; retired, 1900.
Publication : The District Manual
- of North Aroct, Madras Presidencv
1st. P]dn. 1880. Address : Cuni-
balla. Meads, Eastbourne. Chib :
East India United Service.
Cox, Edmund C, retired Dy. Ins-
pector-General of Police Bombav ;
.<-. of the Rev. George William Cox,
Rector of Seragingham, who as-
sumed in 1873 the baronecty of
of Cox (cr. 1706) of Dunmaiiras,
Cork. He died without having
established or recorded his light
102
to the dignity. He claimed to be
the 14th Baronet. His son Ed-
ward Charles claimed and assumed
the title but was opposed by John
Hantrey Reginald Cox (el. son of
the late Maj-Gen. John Cox C.B.
Gordon Highlanders) who claimed
the title and assumed it in 189G.
The case came before a Committee
of the Privy Council on Nov. 9th
1911, which resolved to advise His
Majesty that neither of them had
made out their title to the digni-
ty and that therefore their names
should not be entered on the offi-
cial Roll of Baronets in respect of
the Baronetcy claimed by them; b.
1856 : Educ. at Marlborough, and
at Trinity College, Cambridge ;
appointed Assistant Inspector-
General of Police. Bombay, 1877.
Publications : Short History of the
Bombay Presidency : Tales of An-
cicnt India. Jolm Carruihers ;
Indian Policeman ; My Thirty
years in India 1909. Address-.
Bavfield House, Shanklin, Isle of
Weight.
Cox, Harold, B.A., Editor, Edinburg
Review; b. 1859; s. of late Homer-
sham Cox, Judge of County Courts;
Educ. : Tonbridge School ; Jesus
College, Cam bridge;President, Cam-
bridge Unionlectured on Political
Economy for Cambridge Univer-
sity ICxtension Society in York
and Hull ; worked nearly a year
as an agricultural labourer in
Kent and Surrey in order to gain
an insight into the life of English
laboiu-ers ; spent two years in
India teaching mathematics in
the A.nglo-Oriental College, Aligarh'
proceed to England and was called
to the Bar, Gray'sinn, 1877; adopt-
ed journalism as a profession ;
Secretary of the Cobden Club,
1889-1904; M.P. (l.) Preston.
1906-10. Ptoblications : Land
Nationalisation and Land
Taxation ; various pamphlet
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
COX.
onfreei'tade and economic subjects,
Address : 6, Raymond Buildings,
Gray's Inn, W. C. Club : Salve.
Cox, Lionel Edgar, M. A., the
Venerable the Archdeacon of
Madras and Commissary of the
Diocese and Domestic Chaplain to
the Lord Bishop of Madras since
1910. Address: Teyuampet, Madras
India.
Sch. ; at Wellington Coll. ; and
Keble Coll. Oxford; entered Indian
Civil Service, 1884 ; Settlement
officer, Nagpur, 1890 : Secretary to
Chief Commissioner, C.P, 1895 ;
Commissioner, Nagpur, 1901 :
Chief Commissioner, C.P., 1907;
Publication : Report on Famine in
Central Provinces of India, 1896-7.
Address : Simla and Delhi; Chib. :
East India United Service.
Cox, Percy Zachariah, Lient-Col
F.R.Ci.S., F.Z.S.; C.S.I. (1909)
CLE. (1902) s. Arthur
Zachariah Cox ; b. 1864 ; ediic, at
Harrow and at Roy. Mil. Coll.,
Sandhurst ; joined the Army,
1884 ; became Cap. Indian Staff
Corps (now Indian Armv, 1879 ;
Major, 1901^ ; Lient-Col, 191u :
Vice-Consul at Zaila, Somali
coast, 1893; at Berbera, 1894;
Counsel and Political Agent,
Muscat, 1899 : Resident and
Consul-General for Persian Gulf,
1904 ; Address : The Residency
Burkshire, Persia.
Coxe, Mr. Justice, H.R.H., Bar-at-
Law, I.C.S., Judge, High Court.
Calcutta, ; edtic. ; at Winchester
and New College, Oxford, joined
I.C.S., 1884 ; District and Sessions
Judge, 1896 ; transfered to E.B.
and A. as Legal Remembrance and
Secretary to Legislative Council,
1905; Judge, High Court, Calcutta,
1908 ; on special duty in Home
Department, 1908. Address : Cal-
cutta, India.
iCraddock, Sir Reginald Henry,
K.C.S.I. (1911),C.S.L 1903; Mem-
ber, ExecutiveCouncil India, since
27th January 1912 ; b. 1864 ; s. of
late Surg.-Major William Craddock.
IstGoorkha Rifles ; w. 1888, Fran
ces Henrietta, y. d. of Gen. H. R.
3rowno C.B. Ed. ; of Norfolk
Regt ; Educ. ; sX Reading Gram,
Crawford. Arthur Travers, C.M.G.
(18s7); b. 1835 ;s. of late James H.
Crawford B.C.S. ; Entered Bom-
bay Civil Service, 1854 ; Commis-
sioner for Central Division, Bom-
bay ; British Delegate for Portu-
guese Treaty, 1879 ; retired,
1889. Publication : Remiuiscenes
of an Indian Official.
Crawford, Henry Leighton, C.M.G.
(1906) : Controller of Revenue,
Ceylon, (Retired); b. 1855; s. of
late. Rev. Henry Crawford, of
Chelsfield, Kent ; Educ. ; Clifton
College, Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge (Scholar 1876); Entered
Ceylon Civil Service, 1877 ; Police
Magistrate, Kalpitiya, 1883 ;
District Judge Badulla, 1889;
Asst. Col. Secretary, 1890 ; Princ -
pal Assistant Colonial Seciotary,
1896 ; Commissioner, Buddhist
Temporalities ; Principal Collector
of Customs ; Government Agent,
North-West, Province, 1901 ;
Principal Collector of Customs,
1902 ; Actg. Colonial Treasurer,
1904 ; Govt. Agent S. Province,
1904 ; Govt. Agent, W. Province,
1905: Ag. Col. Secretary, 1906;
Controller of Revenue, Cylon,
1907; retd. 1911. m. 1385, E. Alba,
d. of the Rev. R. Grant-Brown;
Address : Winsh.-im Club.
Creagh. General Sir 0" Moore G. C.
B., (1909) 2iid class, 1903 ; K. C.
103
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Creagh.
B., V. C. ; (1903) C. B. (1902) ; b.
Cahirbane. Co. Clare, 1848 ; 6th s.
of Captaih Creagh, R.N. : Educ. :
privately and at Royal ]\Iilitary
Coll. Sandhurst; Ensign., 95th
Foot, 1866; Capt. Indian Army,
1878. Brevet Major 1879 Lieut. Col.
1892 ; Col. 1896 ; IMajor. General.
1908 ; Comd. I\Iervvara Batt.
1882; Capt., Comd. 2nd Balu-
chis, and Hon'ble Colonel 44th
JMerwara Infantry, 1889 ; Assist-
ant, Quartermaster-General Bom-
bay Command, 1895 ; Political
■ Resident and General Officer Com-
manding Aden, 1898-1900 ; served
Afghan War, 1878-80 (despatches,
medal, Brevet-jNIajor, V.C.) ; Zhob
Valley Expedition, 1890 (despat-
ches); China Expedition, 1900-
1901 (despatches) ; first in Com-
mand of 2nd Birg. and subsequently
in Command of China Field force
(despatches, K. C. B.) ; was in
command of a 2nd class district in
India and was Political Resi-
dent at Aden. 1898-1900; Com-
manded British Forces in N.
Chira, 1901-3 ; 2nd Division N.
Command, India, 1903-07; Military
Secretary, India office, 1907-09 ;
Commander-in-Chief in India and
jNIember of Viceroy's Council 1909-
1913; Col- 4 Merwara Infantry,
1904 ; 2nd class order of Rising
Sun of Japan; w. 1st 1874. his cou-
sin, Lititi l.ongfield d. 1795: of
2nd 1891, Elizabeth, d. of late
E. Reade, C. B. 1902 ; K. C. B.
1903, G. C. B. 1909; United
Service Club.
Creasy, Leonard, I.S.O. (1905)-; M.
Inst. C.I'l.; 3rd s. of late Sir
Edward Creasy, Chief Justice of
Ceylon ; b. 1854 ; m. 1890, Ellen
Maud, d. of late Sir George Elvey,
Windsor; Educ; University College
School, London; Served in Public
Works Department, Ceylon, 1874-
T905. Address : Hurstleigh, Wind-
sor Forest.
104
Creasy, Hon. Mr. Harvy, European
Urban ^Member Ceylon Legislative
Council, since 1913. Address
Colombo.
Crewe, Earl ; First Marqies of;
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe
Milnes, K.G., P.C.M.A., F.C.A.,
L.L.D., Created Earl, 1895;
Marquis, 1911 ; Earl of Madeley,
1911; Lord Privy Seal Since 1912;
His Majesty's Lieutenant, County
of London ; Secretary of State for
India, Since 1910 ; b. in Upper-
brook Street, West, 1858 ; s. of
First Baron Houghton; edtic.
Harrow Trinity College, Cambridge;
Assitant Private Secretary to the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs 18S3-
84 ; Lord in waiting to the Queen,
1886 ; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1892-95 ; Lord President of the
Council 1905-08; Lord Privy Seal
1908 ; Secretary of Stae for the
Colonies, 1908-10; has a Library
of 32,000 volumes and a large
Collection of autographic letters ,
Owns 25,000 acres, m. 1 st. 1880;
Sibyl. Marcia, d. of Sir Fredesick
ulric Graham, 3rd Bt. ; 2nd.;
Lady Margaret Etrenne Hannah
Crimrose, d. of 5th Earl of
Rosebery, Publication : stray,
verses. Recreations ; Hunting,
Shooting, Collection of Books;
Heir, Earl Madeley; Addreess :
Crewe Hall. Crewe ; aiid Crewe
House, Curzon Street, London.
Crichton, Lt.-Gol. Richmond
Trevor, CLE. (1909), Director of
Surveys, Bengal, since 1900 \b.
1865; e. s. of late Major H. McVeagh
Crichton, R.E,; ?w. 1891, Augusta
Kate, d of Col. Francis Tweddell
Educ: Edinburgh; R. M. C
Sandhurst; Entered 2nd Batt
Highland Light Infantry, 1884
Captam I.S.C. 1895 ; Major
Indian Army. 1902; Lient.-Co
1910 ; jotned Survey Department
1889; Deputy iSuperintedent, 1895
IKDL4N BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CRICHTON.
Superintendent of Settlement Sur-
vey, 1895. Address: Survey Depart-
ment, Calcutta. Clubs : United
Service, Calcutta.
Csrimmin, Surgeon Lt.-Col. John,
CLE. (1901): V.C. ; L.R.C.P.,
L.R.C.S., and D.C.H., Ireland;
Health Officer, Port of Bombay ; b.
1859 ; m. 1900 ; Entered I.
M.S., 188-2; Surg-Maj. 1894; Lient-
Col., 1902; served with Burma Ex-
pedition, 1886-89 (medal with
clasp); and with Karen Field Force
1888-9 (despatches, clast, V. C);
Health Officer, Bombay, 189G,
Address : Bombay.
Croft, Sir Alfred Woodley, M.A.;
L.L,I).; K.C.I. E.: (1887); CLE.
(1884) J. P. for Devon :6. 84 s. of
late Charles Woodley Croft, of Ply-
mouth. Educ: ^Vannamead
School, Plymouth ; Exeter
ollege. Oxford ; Lecturer:
P'.xeier Coll, Oxford 1863-5; appoin,
ted to Bengal Educational Depart-
:nent, 1866 ; was Professor, Presy-
Coll, Calcutta, 1866-73; Principal
Decoa College, 1873-4; Inspector of
Schools, 1874-6 ; Director Public
Instruction, ]5engal, 1877-97 ;
I^Iember, Indian Education Com-
mition, 188'2-3; M.L,C. Bengal,
1887-92; President, Asiatic Society
of Bengal, 1892-93 : Trustee,
Indian ^Museum, 1894-96; Vice-
Chancellor, Calcutta University,
1894-96, Governor and Treasurer.
South Devon and East Cornwall
Hospital. (Plymouth), a Gover-
nor, Plymouth High School
for Boys; and a Trustee of Kelly
College, Travistock. Address:
Rumleigh, Bere Alston, S. Devon.
Club : Royal Western Yacht,
Plymouth.
Crole, Charles Stewart, CLE.:
(1898), I.CS. (retired); Educ.:
High School and Univ., Edin;
joined service, 1862,
Student at the Co 1 1 e g e,
1863 ; on duty in the Sub-Div.
i\Iadras, 1868 ; in charge of
Madras Collr's office, the same
year ; Sub-Secretary, Bd. of Rev.
Madras, 1869; awarded Rs. 2000
for compiling the Chingleput Dis.
Manual, 1st December 1879 ; Ag-
Conimr. of Salt Rev, Madras, 1880;
Ag Collector of Sea Customs,
Madras, 31st March to 5th Novem-
ber 1880 ; furlough to Europe,
13th November 1880 to 27th Febru-
ary 1882 ; returned and was post-
ed"^ as Dist. and Sessions Judge,
Kistna, 1882; Collector and ^Ma-
gistrate, 1882 ; Member. Board
of Revenue, 1890 ; Member,
Madras Legislative Council, 1893;
retired, 1898 ; contested Enfield
(L.), 1900. Publication: Chingle-
pat District Manual. Address C/o
India office, London.
Cromer, 1st Earl (1901) Evelyn
Baring, Viscount (1898), Baron
(1892), P.C., G.C.B.C, G..M.G.
K.C.S.I., CLE. O.M.. L.L.D.
(hon.) Camb. Albert Medallist
Society of Arts, 1907 ; formerly
Major R. A. ;6. Cromer Hall, Nor-
folk, 1841; s. of Henry Baring, M.P,
m. 1st, Ethel Stanley, (d. 1898) d.
of Sir Rowland Stanley Errington,
Bt.,1876; 2nd, 1901, Lady Kather-
ine Georgiana Louisa Thynne. 2nd
d. of 4th Marquess of Bath; Educ:
Ordunce School, Carshalton;
R.M.A. Woolwich. Hon, D.C.L,
Oxford; Protestant. Entered R.A.
1858 ; Capt. 1870; Maj. 1876 A.D.
C to Sir Henry Storks in Ionian
Islands, 1861, and Secretary
during inquiry into outbreak in
Jamaica ; Private Secretary to
Earl of North brook, Viceroy of
India, 1872-76 ; Commissioner,
Egyptian Public Debt, 1877-79;
Controller-General, Egypt, 1879;
Financial INIembcr, India, 1880 ;
Financial Assistant at Conferences
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Cromer.
in London on Egyptian Finance,
1884 ; Agent atad Consul-Gen.,
Egypt, 188-3-1907; granted £50,000
by Parliament holds 1st class Med-
judie reigned freedom of the city of
London, 1907; is Pres of Research
Defence society and Chairman, of
African Entomological Research
Committee C.S. 1. 187G; C.I.P]. 1880;
K. C.S.I. 1883, K.C.B. (civil) 1887;
G. C. M G. 1888 ; G.C.B. (civil)
1895, P.C. 1900; Baron 1892;
Viscount, 1899 ; Viscount
Evington and Earl of cromer,
1901 ; O.M. 1906. Publications :
Staff College Essays ; Paraphrase
and translations from the Greek ;
The war Game ; and other
military works ; Modern Egypt, 2
vols., 1908; Ancient and Modern
Imperialism, 1910. Heir : s. Vis-
count Errington, Address : 36,
Wimpole Street. Clubs ; Turf,
Travellers, ' Brooke's, Marlborough.
Crooke. William; I. C.S. , (Retd); b.
1848; editc; at the Grammar School
Tippevary and at Trinity College,
Dublin ; arrived in India, 1871 ;
served in the N. W. P. and Oudh ;
Magistrate and Collector ; (retired)
1896. Publictions: Rural and Agri-
cultural Glossary, N. W. P. and
Oudh, 1888 ; an Ethnographical
Handbook for the N. W.P. and
Oudh, 1890; The N. W. P of
India, their History, etc., 1897 ;
The popular Religion and Folklore
of Northern India, 1896 ; and a
Gazetteer of Jalesar : The Tribes
and Castes of the N. \V. P. and
Oudh, 1896 ; also of a Revised
edition of yule Burnell's Jobson.
and numerous papers in the
Journals of the Anthropological
Institute and Folklore Society. Ad-
dress : c/o India Office, London.
Cross, Richard Assheton, First
Viscount : (1816) ; h. 1823 ;
s. of William Cross ; ed.uc ; at
Rugby and Trinity College,
Cambridge : calleci to the bar,
Inner Temple, 1849 ; a Bencher
M.P. 1876; M.P. for Preston, 1857-
62, and S. Lancashire, 1868-86;
Home Secretary, 1874-8U and
1885-6 ; Secretary of State for
India, 1886. to 1892 ; Lord Privy
Seal, 1895-1900: made a Viscount,
188G: P.C, G. C. S. I. 1892;
B. C. L.. LL. D. Cambridge,
1878; G.C.B. 1880; F.R.S.,
author of legal works. Address :
c/o India Office, London.
Crosthwaite, Sir Charles Haukes
Todd; K. C. S. I. (1888), C. S.
I. (1887), I. C. S., (Retd); form-
erly Lieut-Governor of N.W.P.,
s. of the late Revd. John Clarke
Crosthwaite, vicar of Christ Church
Cathedral, Dublin, and Clater Rec-
tor of St. Mary-at-Hill, London ;
educ : at Merchant Taylor's
and St. Johns College, Oxford ;
entered the Bengal Civil Service,
1857 : Secretarv to Board of
Revenue. N. "W. P. 1875-7;
Commr. of jubbalpore C. P.
1877-81 ; Member of Council
of Governer-General, 1881-1883;
Chief Commissioner, British
Burma, 1883-4 ; Chief Com-
missioner, Central Provinces,
1885-6 ; Member, Public Services
Commission, 1886-7 ; Chief Com-
missioner. Burma, 1887-84 ; Mem-
ber of the Governor-General's
Council, 1890-1, and in 1892;
Lieutenant-Governor of N. W. P.
and Oudh, 1892-5 : Member of the
Council of India, 1895-1905.
Publication : Notes on the N. W.
Provinces of India 1870. Address :
Long Acre, Shemley Green, Surrey.
Club,: Savile,
Crosthwaite, Sir Robert Joseph,
C.A., C.S.I.(1890),K.C.S.L, (1897);
b. 1841 ; 3rd s. of late Rev. John
Clarke Crosthwaite, Rector of St.
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Orosthwaite.
Mary at Hill, London, "i». 1st,
1868, Charlotte Frances, d. of W.
W. T. Baldwin, Stede Hill, Kent ;
'2nd. 1877, IMary, fL of S. Harves
James, St. Just, Cornwall ;
Educ. : Merchant Taylors'
School: Brasenose College, Oxford;
called to Bar (Middle Temple),
1868: Entered Indian Civil Ser-
vice, 1863 ; was Judicial Commis-
sioner of Burmah and of Central
Provinces, 18S5 ; Additional ]Mem-
ber Imperial Legislative Council,
1889: Agent to the Gov., Gen.
for Central India, 1891—1895;
Agent to the Gov. -Gen. in Raj-
putana, 1895—1898 ; m. 1st 1868
Charlotta Francis; 2nd 1877 Mary
d. of s. H. James, of St. Just,
Cornwall. Address : Lakenham.
Northam, N. Devon.
Crowe, William Henry, retired
Judge, Bombay High Court ; h.
1844 ; s. of late"^ Edward F. Crowe
of Ravenscourt Park, Hammer-
sinith ; 7». Violet Mary, 5th rf. of
kte Col. Charles Caldwell Gran-
thitm ; Educ. : Godolphin School,
Hammersmith : King's Coll.
London : Fellow of the Bombay
Univer.sitv. Entered the Indian
Civil Service, 1867 ; Judge and
Sessions Judge of Poona and Agent
for the Sardars in the Deccan, 1881:
Member, Legislative Council,
Bombay, 1893 and 1896 ; Judicial
Conimissioner and Judge of the
Sadar Court in Sind, 1894;
Judge, High Court, Bomhav, 1899-
1904. Address: 99 Sloan Street,
S.W. ; Clubs : East India United
Service, Ranelagh, Royal Automo-
bile.
Cruickshank, Sir William Dikson
Kt., (1906), CLE. (1903) Secre-
tary, Bank of Bengal since 1887 ;
b. 1845; .s. of late John Cruick-
shank of Forres, N.B. ; in. 1874,
Julia Emma, d. of W. S. Millurd
of Calcutta ; educ ; Raftord School J
entered Bank of Bengal, 1866 !
Inspector of Branches, 1868; Agent
at Rangoon, 1869 : Deputy Secre-
tary, 1876 ; Secretary and Trea-
surer 1887 ; an authority on Indian
banking and currency questions.
Addresy- : Calcutta, India.
Cruickshank. Alexander Walmsley.
C.S.I. (1898), I.C.S. (retired) ;
b. 1851 ; y. s. of late Major John
James Farquharson Cruick shank;
m. 1881. Fanny Nina, d. of late-
Claremont Daniel. Educ. Wimble-
don School, Passed 4th into
Woolwich, but entered I.C.S. 1872 ;
Barr. Middle Temple. 1883 ; Junior
Secretary to Board of Revenue, N.
W. Provinces. 187.-5 ; Under-Secy.
to Goverinnent, 1886 ; Settlement
Oiftcer, 1886 ; Deputy Commiss-
ioner, 1890 : IMagistrate and Col-
lector, 1891; Commissioner, Allaha-
bad Division, 1897 ; Qommissioner
of Rohilkhand Division, 1897 ;
on special duty, 1897 ; reverted
as Commr. Rohilkhand Division.
1898 commanded Rohilkhand Vol.
Rifle Corps, 1898-1903 ; additional
meml)er Imperial Legislative Coun-
cil, J 902: meml)er of Council.
United Provinces, 1903; 3rd
member. Board of Revenue, Uni-
ted Provinces, 1905 : Commis-
sioner of Rohilkhand Division,
1898-1C08. retired. 1908. Publi-
catifins: Settlement Report of
Gorakpur District, U.P. Address :
c/o Messrs. Grindlay & Co.. Lon-
don. Clubs : I<'iast India United
Service, Oriental.
Crump. Henry Ashbrook, B.A.,
I. C. S., Financial Commis-
sioner. C.P. ; educ ; at Balliol
Coll, O.vford ; joined service, 1885;
Rose to the position of Chief
Secretary, 1901 : Offg. Chief Com-
missioner, 1907 ; Financial Com-
107
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Crump.
missioner, 1912. Address : Nagpur,
C.P., India.
Cuffe, See WhceJer-Cuffe.
Gumming, Hon'ble Mr. J. G. CLE,
]Meniber, Legislative Council
Bengal : 1913.
•Cummins, Majoi' General James
Turner, C.B., D.S.O. ; s. of late
Nicholas Cummins, J. P., of Ashley
House and Myrtleville House, on
Cork; b. 1843 ; educ ; Chalten-
ham College; and at Addis Combe;
entered Madras Army, 1861 ;
Captain. 1878 ; Transferred to
M.S.C. (now Indian Arrnv), 1875 ;
Major, 1883; Lt. Colonel, 1887;
Colonel, 1894, and Hon Major
General, 1901 ; Served in Afghan
war 1878-80 (medal), Pjgyptian
Expedition, 1882; Soudan Expedi-
tion, 1885 Medal with clasp,
bronze star ; Burma Campaign
1886-9 (specially mentioned in
despatches, medal with 2 clasps) ;
.and in China. 1900-02 in Command
of 4th Infantry Brigade (^Mentioned
in despatches, C.B.) ; A.A.G. to
Madras Forces, 1895-6; and A.Q.
M.G., Madras. 1895; in Command
of a 2nd Class District, 1895-1900;
Appointed Colonel, 29th Lancers
(Gordon's Horse), 1904, D.S.O. ,
1887 : C.B. (Mil), 1901. Retired,
1903. Address : 5, Dring Avenue,
Ealing, W.; United Service Club.
Cunningham, Sir Alexander Fre-
derick Douglas. K, C. I. E.,
(1901) CLE. (1881): b. 1852;
s. of late Maj.-Gen. Sir A.
Cunningham, K.C.I.E. ; in. 1883,
Ada, d. of late Lestock Roid, B.C.S.
Ednc. ; Kensington Grammar
School ; King's Coll. London ;
Entered B. C S. 1872 ; ser-
ved Afghanistan, 1878; Poli-
tical Officer Khaiber, 1879;
1st Assistant to Chief Political
■Officer, Kabul, 1880; Under Secre-
108
tary to Govt., 1879, 1881, and
1884 ;Superintendent, Kapurtha-
la, 1884 ; Magistrate, 1887 94 ;
Commissioner, Peshawur, 1894-90,
and 1897-1901 ; retired, 1902.
Address : Park Lodge, Benfield.
Berks. Clubs : Athenasum, P^ast
India United Service.
Cunningham, Maj.-Gen. Charles
Alexander, Indian Army, and
Hon, Col. 127th Beluch Light In-
fantry ; b. 1842 ; 2ud s. of late
Alexander Cunningham ; Educ. :
Edinburgh Academv ; entered
Army. 1858 ; Maj.-Gen. 1899 ;
served Afghan War, 1880 (medal) ;
held various Staf! appoint-
ments, including Secretary to
Govt, of Bombay, Military De-
partment, and G.O.C and Politi-
cal Resident, Aden. Address:
Cheltenham. Clubs : United Ser-
vice ; New, Cheldeiiham.
Cunningham, Sir Henry Stewart,
K.C.I.E.; (1889) ; b. 1832; s. of
late Rev. J.W. Cunningham, Vicar
of Harrow ; «i. Hon. Havriette
Emily, d of John, 1st Baron
Lawrence, 1877 ; Educ. : Harrow ;
Trin. Coll, Oxford ; Barr. Inner
Temple, 1859 ; Advocate-Gen.
Madras, 1873 ; Judge, High
Court, Bengal, 1877-88; IMember,
Indian Finance Commission,
1878-9. Publication: Commentaries
on the Indian Evidence Act ;
Commentaries on the Indian
Contract Act, (jointly with Sir
Horatio Hale, sheppard) ; bio-
graphy of " Earl canning" in
the Rulers of Indian Series.
Brtish India and its Rulers; The
Chronicles of Dustypore, The
Heriots, The Caeruleans, Sybilla
and other novels. Addrees: 83,
Eaton Place, S.W. Club: Athe-
Cunningham, Hon. Mr. J.R., M.A.,
Director, Public Instruction,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL. DICTIONARY, 1915.
Cunningham.
Assam ; s. of Dr. Cunningham of
Bellvievv, Campbeltoure. Educ :
Gammar School. Campbeltown,
and St. Andrew's University,
Germany ; was Professor of En-
glish Language and Literature,
Pachayappa's College, Madras ;
Became Professor of English and
Philosophy, Presidency College,
Calcutta ; Director of Public
Instruction, Assam ; INIember,
Legislative Council, Assam, 1913 ;
Address : Gauhati, Assam, India,
Curzon of Kedleston, George Natha
niel. First Baron, G.C.S.I., G. C.
I.E., L.L.D., P.C., F.R.S., D.C.
L., J.P., ex- Viceroy and Governor-
General of India ; b. 1859
s. of Rev. Alfred Nathaniel
Holder Curzon, 4th Baron
Scarsdale ; Educ. at Eton and
Balliol College, Oxford : President
of the Union Societv, 1880 ; Fel-
low of All Souls College, 1883;
gained the Arnold Essay Prize,
1884 ,• Assistant Private Secretary
to Marquis of Salisbury, 1885 ;
Under Secretary of State for India ;
1891-2 ; for Foreign Affairs, 1895-
8 ; travelled in Central Asia, Per-
sia, Afghanistan, the Pamirs,
Siam, Indo-China, the Korea ;
M. P. for Southport Division, 1886-
98 ; Viceroy and Governor-General
of India, January 6, 1899 to
April, 1904 ; paid nruch attention
to the control and defence of the
frontiers of India, changing the
policy on the N. W. Frontier ;
created a Chief Commissionership
of the Trans-Indus districts ;
enforced the blockade of Waziris-
tan ; showed distrust of Russian
objects and Russian methods ;
visited the Persian gulf, with a
view to prevention of encroach-
ment on British terirtories, to in-
crease trade and maintain sphere
of influence in Persia ; despatched
Tibet mission to carry out Anglo-
Chinese convention of 1890 and
trade regulations of 1893, and
check Russian influence in Tibet ;
appointed several Commissions, on
the Universities, to reform Higher
Education ; on Irrigation ; on the
; Police; aimed at improving re-
lations with the feudatory Chiefs,
and the character of their rule ;
reformed the four Chief's Colleges ;
founded the Imperial Cadet Corps;
settled the question of the Berars ;
set on foot the Victoria IMemorial
Hall, held the Delhi Coronation
Durbar of Dec. 1902. andJau. 1903;
reduced Lower-Bengal by three
Divisions, adding themto Assam to
make a New Lieutenant-Governer-
ship twice reduced the Salt Tax, and
removed the Income Tax on the
lowest incomes ; passed some im-
portant Legislative measures, such
as the Universities Act, the Official
Secrets Act, the Indian Mines Act,
the Ancient Monuments Preser-
vation Act ; and the Co-operative
Credit Societies Act. Was re-ap-
pointed Viceroy after the exjjiryof
of the term. Publications: Russia
in Central Asia, 1889; Persia and
the Persian Question, 1892,- Pro-
blems of the Far East, 1894 ; Lord
Curzon in India, 1906 ; Principles
and Methods of University Re-
form, 1909. Address: 1, Carlton
House Terrace, S.W. ; Hackwood,
Basingtoke. Clubs: Carlton,
Athenffium.
Cutch, His Highness Sir Mahadur
Shri Sarvai Khengarji Bahadur
Mirza Raja, G.C.I.E., Rao of;
b. 1866 : Succeeded to title, 1867 ;
S. of Maharao Pragmalji, G.C.S.
I. ; area of the state, 7,616 square
miles; population, al)Out 500,000 ;
revenue, 20 lakhs. The State has 8
towns and 937 villages. Owing
to internal disorder consequent to
the death of the ruler, the British
(iovt. had to interfere in 1878, dc-
109
INDIAN BlOGKAPHItAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
•CUTCH.
pose Rao Ziliadmal II and place
his minor son on the gaddi. The
present ruler was admitted into
the council of Administration,
1882 ; invested with full powers,
1884 ; hereditary title of Sawai
Bahadur conferred, 1S85 ; has
founded a Sanskrit School and has
named it after his mother, and the
Ferguson Library and i\Iuseum at
Bhuj. Heir, Vijiarajji, b. 1885.
Addreas : Cutch, Bombay Presy.
D.
Dacca. Nawab of; Hon'ble Sip
Khwaja Salim-ul-lah Bahadur
K. C.S.I. (I'JOJ), Nawab Bahadur
(1903); G.C.S.I.E. (1911): s. of Kh-
waja Sir Abson-ul-lah Khan; a great
friend of the Bristish Government
and wields considerable influence
with his Co-religiomsts ; was
a Member of the Legislative
Council of Eastern Bengal and
Assam. The bounder of the faimly
was Khwaja Abdul Hakim. He
came from Kashmir and secured
influence in the Court of Delhi.
After the downfall of the IMoghul
Empire he settled himself in
Sylhet and Commenced mercantile
business. The present Nawab is
the 3rd in succession to Khwaja
Abdul Hakim, and has been
managing the estate with great
Care Addrees: Dacca, Bengal
Presy. India.
Dada Chanji, Dr. K.E., L.M.S.,
Physician; educ, Narasari IMad-
rassa; Grant's Medical College
Bombay ; a great authority on
Indian drugs; Commissioner of the
Bombay Corporation since 1895;
Justice of the Peace ; Fellow of
the Bombay University ; first to
advocate the introduction of the
M.B. degree in the University ;
IMember of the St. John Ambulence
Association. Addrees: Khetwadi,
Bombay.
110
Dadhaboy Sir. Martekji Bigramji
K.C. I.E. (1911), B;ir-at-law
Central Provinces : 2nd s. of the
Hon. Khan Bahadur Bigaramje
Dadhabhai, J. P., late Registrar
Bombav ; b, 1865 ;_Joined IMiddle
Temple, 1884; Called in the Hilary
Term, 1887 ; read some papers at
the East India Association: Joined
Bombay Bar,- removed himself
to Nagpur ; appointed Government
Advocate, 1891 ; President, Pro-
vincial Industrial Conference,
Raipur, 1907 ; Member, Municipal
Board, Nagpur, for 19 years ;
Member, Supreme Legislative
Council ; sometime Dcwan of Deor
State. Publications : Commentary
on the Land Laws of the Central
Provinces, and Commentary on
the Central Provinces Tenancy Act.
Address : Nagpur C.P., India.
Dadu Gulab Singh, Rai Bahadur,
Seoni; b. 18-17 ; cduc, at Seoni ; a
zemindar owning 92 villages ; Rai
Bahadur. 1898. Address: Seoni,
Chapara, C.P., India.
Daga, Sir Kastur Chand, Dewan
Bahadur, C. I. E. (1909), K. C. I.
E. (1911), Rai Bahadur, Bankir,
landlord and Millowner, Bikaner
State; s. of Abirachand Daga, Rai
Bahadur ; b. 1855 ; is a Khazanchi
to the Bank of Bengal ; owns cotton
]\Iills in the Central Provinces and
Berar; Chairman, Nagpur Electric
Light and Power Co. Ltd. ; ?Iem-
ber, Contonment committee, Kam-
bee : Life Member, Central com-
mittee of the Imperial Institute
in India ; Life Counciller, Dufferin
Hospital Fund ; exempt from the
operations of the Arms Act and from
personal attendance in Civil Courts
and also from payment of custom
duty in the Bikanir State ; has
constructed works of Public utility
such as, tanks, wells, markets,
pavillions, etc; title of Rai Bahadur
from Bikanir State, 1880 ; Rai
INDL^N BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DAG A.
Bahadur from Britisli Governnieat
1887 ; Dewan Bahadur, 1903 ;
K. I. H. Silver inedal, 1898;
medals in the Durbars of 1903 and
■ 1911; his eldest son is also a Rai
Bahadur and a holder of a 2nd.,
class Faziiii from the Bikanir State.
Address', Kampti, C. P.; Bikanir,
Rajaputana, India.
Dalhoff, Right Rev. Theodore,
D. D., 2nd Catholic Arocbishop,
Bambay ; b. in Westphalia,
1837 ; entered the Society of Jesus,
1859 ; arrived in India. 1866 :
ordained priest, 1868 ; held several
posts of Superiorship at Bandora,
St. Xavier's College. Bombay, and
St. Vincent's High School, Poona;
adminsterd the diocese as Vicar-
General, on the death of Archbi-
shop Poster ; Archbishop of Bom-
bay, 1891 ; consecrated in Bombay
Cathedral, 1892 ; visited Europe,
1891. and 1895; built the Church of
•■ the Holy Name. Bombay with- Arch
episcopal Residence and Convent
School attached ; is proprietor of
the Bomhny Catholic Excmiiner
(now called the Examiner) a weekly
religious paper of wide circulation,
now in its 55th year. Address:
Bombay, India.
Dalip Singh, Rana, C. 1. E. (1896)
Baighat ; claims descent from a
family who are said to have come
from Dorar Nagri in the Deccan,
b. 1859; Succeeded to estate, as a
minor 1862; area of the estate, 36;
square miles ; population, 9490 ;
revenue, Rs. 40,000. Address :
Baghat, Punjab, India.
Dalgit Singh, Hon : Sardar, CLE.
(1914) ; Honorary ^Magistrate and
an Additional ]\Iember, Imperial
Legislative Council. Address :
Jullundur, Punjab, India.
Dallas, Surg.- Gen. Alexander
Morison. CLE. (1880) I.M.S.
(Retd) ; b. 1830 ; s. of late Hon.
Samuel Jackson Dallas, Speaker of
the House of Assembly. Jamaica ;
in. 1856, Elizabeth, d. of Jate Rev.
J.C Aldrich; entered 1S56 ; I.M.S.
Inspector-General of Prisons, 1863;
Deputy Surg. -Gen. Punjab,
1884 ; Inspector-General, Civil
Hospitals, 1885 ; retired. 1S89.
Address ; 3, King's Avenue,
Ealing.
Dalrymple, Brig-Gen. William
Listen, Indian Army (retired);
educ at High School, I-^diuiiurgh,
Wimbledon and Sandhurst; Joined
44th Regt., 1863, and 8Slh Can-
naught Rangers, 1864 ; passed
Staff College, 1878; served at Ash-
anti, Bermuda D.A.A. and Q.M.G.
Northern District ; A.A.G. Colo-
nel Forces, South Africa, 1878 ;
Brig-Major S. Africa Field Force,
1879 ; Military Secretary to Lord
Lvtton when Viceroy of India,
1880 : A. Q.M.G. of India, 1883-4 ;
D.Q.M.G. India, 1891-3; Brig-
General, India, 1893-8 ; C.B.,
1893 : retired.
Daly, Lt.-Col. Hugh, C.S.I. (1903),
CLE. (1892), Agent to the Gover-
nor-General in Central India ; b.
1860; s. of Gen. Sir Henry
Daly, G.C.B. ; m. 1891, Diana
Maria, d. of late Charles Denison
of Pennsylvania ; Educ. ; Win-
chester ; Balliol College, Oxford;
entered Gloucestershire Regt.
1881 ; Captain, 1892 ; served
Burmese Expedition, 1886-87
(despatches, medal with clasp) ;
Superintendent, Northern Shan
States, 1888-91 ; Major, 1892 ;
Assist. -Sec, Foreign Dept.,
1892-6; Deputy-Sec, 1896-1903,
Resident, IMysore, and Chief Com-
missioner.Coorg, 1910; Publication:
Memoirs of General Sir Henry
Daly, G. C. B. Address : Banga-
lore, Mysore State, India.
Ill
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DAMARALAIj.
Damaralal Bhargva, Rao Bahadur
(1909) Chief Member of the State
Council, Kasauli; b., 1858: Ediic;
Government High School, Aligar,
and the College at Delhi, Lahore,
Agra ; Passed the Law Examina-
tion of the Allahabad High Court ;
practised as a Lawyer at Aligarh ;
Joined service as Naib Tahsildar
in the Rohetah District 1884 ;
Services placed at the dis-
posal of the Chief Commissioner,
Ajmeer — Llerwara, 1889 ; Deputy
Collector, 1891; rendered excellent
services during famine of 1891-95;
Extra Assistant Commissioner and
Treasury officer, Ajmere, 1892 ;
twice acted as District Magistrate,
Merwera, Rao Sahib, 1901 ;
service lent to Bharetpur Darbar
as member of State Council
Chief Member of Council
Kasauli, 1900 ; relieved the
state from an indebtedness of
Rs. 420,000. Address : Kasauli,
Rajaputana, India.
Damodaran Nair, M.S., Editor,
West Coast Spectator, Calicut ; b.
1882 ; ediic: at the Zamorin's
College, Calicut; began career as a
Journalist with the paper he now
edits ; is a friend and supporter of
British rule in Indih. Address :
Calicut, Malabar, S. India.
Dampier, Henry Lucius, CLE.
(1882) , I.C.S. (Retd). Member.
Board of Rev., b. 1828 : s. of late
W. Dampier, B.C.S. ; m. 1851,
Charlote Isabella Lindsay (d.
1907), d. of Francis Gouldsbury,
B.C.S.; Educ: Eton; and at H.E.
I.C's College, Hailesbury; Entered
I.C.S. 1849 ; Sec. to Government
of Bengal, 1867: Member of Orissa
Famine Commission, 1866 ; Secre-
tary, Government of India, Home
Department, 1872; Member of
Bengal Legislative Council, 1874-
79; Board of Revenue, 1877; Presi-
dent of Rent Law Commission,
.11!2
1881: retired, 1884. Address :
Gairholm3. Parkstoue, Dorset.
Dane, Sir Louis William, K.C.I.E.,
(1905); C.S.I. (1904); Lieuten-
ant-Governor, Punjab (Retd.)
b. 1856 ; 5th s. of late Richard
Martin Dane, M.D. C.B., Ins-
pector-General of Hospitals, of
Clarendon Lodge, Millbroolv ; m.
1882, Edith, 3rd d. of late Lieute-
nant-General Sir P.B. No-man, K.
C.B.; Educ: Kingstown School,
Ireland ; entered Indian Civil Ser-
vice in the Punjab. 1876; Private
Secretary to the Lieutenant-Go-
vernor, " 1879-82 ; on special
duty for the revision of the
land revenue settlement of the
District of Gurdaspur, 1887-92,
Dy. Commissioner and Settlement
Officer 1892-96 ; Chief Secretary
to the Punjab Government, 1896-
1900 ; served as Resident Magis-
trate at Tralee, County Kerry,
1900- 1; recalled to India as
Resident in Kashmir, 1901 ; was
in charge of the British mission
to Kabul, 1904-5 ; concluded the
treaty with Amir Habibullah
Khan, 1905; Secretary to the
Government of India in the
Foreign Department, 1902-8; Jjieu.
tenant-Governor of Punjab, 1908
Retired, Publications: Gazetteers o'
Gurdaspur and Peshawur
Address: c/o India Office,- London-
Dane, Sir Richard Morris, K.C.I.
E., (1909); CLE., (1896); I.C.S.,
retd ; b. 1854 ; s. of late R. M.
Dane,M.D., CB. Inspector genral
of Hospitals ; Educ: Kingstown,
Dublin. Entered service, 1872 ;
Assistant Commissioner, Punjab,
1874-78 ; served under Foreign
Depart. Govt. of India,
878-79 ; Secretary to Fin ancial
Commissioner, Punjab; Assistant
Commissioner and officiating
, Under Sec. to Government. Punjab
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, iyi5
Dane.
1880-1882 ; Boundary Settlement
Oflficer, Central India, and Assis-
tant Commissioner, Ajmere, 1883-
85 ; Settlement Officer, Gurdaspur,
and Deputy-Commissioner, Punjab,
1885-90 ,■ Officiating Commissioner
of Excise, and Inspector-General
of Registration, 1890-91 ; on duty
with the Royal Opium Commission ,
189;]-95 ; Deputy-Secretary to
Government of India in the Fin-
ance Department, 1895-98 ; Co:ii-
missioner. North India Salt Re-
venue, 1898-1907 ; Inspector-
General of Excise and Salt, 1907-9;
retired, 1909 ; Address: Co India.
Office, London. Club : East India
United Service.
Darbhanga, Maharaja Bahadur ;
His Highness Sir Rameswar
Singh, K.C.I.E. (190-2), Member,
I'iXecutive Council of Bihar and
and Orissa ; one of the Ruling
Chiefs of India, and 17th in
succession from the founder of
the Raj ; y.s. of the late Highness
Maharaja Maheswar Singh; Z).1860;
Educ. Queen's College, Benares,
and afterwards privately under Mr.
, Chester Macnaughten; appointed to
the Bengal Statutory Civil Service,
1878 ; served as Assistant Magis-
trate at Darbhanga, and other pla-
ces; resigned, 1885 ; created Raja
Bahadur, 1886 ; exempted from
attendance in civil courts ; re-
presented the landowners of
Bengal and Bihar in the Bengal
Legislative Council, 1885 ; succeed-
, ed to the Raj on the death of his
elder brother, Maharaja Sir
.Lachmeswar Singh, 1898 ; created
Maharaja Bahadur, the same year;
title of Maharaja Bahadur made
hereditary, 1907 ; ilcmbcr, Im-
cperial Legislative Council, 1899
and . 1904 ; President of several
Landowners' Associations ; Presi-
dent, British Indian Association,
Bihar ; President, Bharat Dharma
Mahamandal : K.I.H. Gold Medal,
1900; Member, Police Commission,
190'2-03 ; Member, Executive
Council, Bihar and Orissa, 1912 ;
m. 1st, 1887, and 2nd, 1901 ; has
restored and constucted a large
number of Hindu temples in
Assam, Sylhet and other places :
constructed at a cost of £ 60,000,;
the famous Rajnagar Palace, one
of the finest specimens of Oriental
architecture in his province ;
Member, Indian Famine Trust ;
President, Prince of Wales
Reception Committee for Boigal,
1906. Address : Bankipur, Bihar ;
Darbhanga, Tirhoot, India.
Darlington, Edwin, CLE. (1897) ;
b. 1839 ; s. of late James Darling-
ton of St. Austell ; m. 1881, Marj-,
d. of late David Ring of Temple-
more ; Assistant, and Junior Sec.
to Chief Commissioner, 1868-72
and 1875-77;, Collector of Customs,
Rangoon, 1877-80 ; Chief Collector,
Burma, 1880-96; Vice-Chairman,
Rangoon Port Commissioners,
1881-96 ; retired, 1896. Address :
153, St. James's Court, Bucking-
ham Gate, S. W. Club: East
India United Service.
Darawala, Sorabji Eduiji, Chief
Translator and Interpreter
High Court, Bombay (retired) ; b.
1857 ; Educ. Elphinstone Institu-
tion, Bombay ; joined service, and
became Chief Translator and In-
terpretor. High Court, Bombay,
1909 ; retired, 1910. Address :
Bombay, India.
Das, Hon'ble Madhu Sudan M.A.,
B.L.,M.R.A.S., F.N.B.A., CLE.
(1904), Cuttack ; b. 1848 ; Educ ;
Jalcutta ; is the founder of the
Utkal Union Conference; Proprie-
tor of Orissa Art Bare and Utkal
Tannery ; President, Indian Chris-
tian Association, Cuttack Fellow,
Calcutta University ; represented
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DAS.
Orissa in the Bengal Legislative
Council as many as four times.
Address : Cuttack, Orissa, Bengal,
India.
Das, Sarat Chandra, CLE. (1886),
Rai Bahadur, b. 1849 : Educ. at
Chittagong and the Calcutta Presi-
dency College, and in that Col-
lege's Engineering Department ;
was Head Master, Bhutia Boarding
School, Darjeeling, 1874 ; studied
Tibetan from Lama Ugyen Gyasto;
visited Tashi Lhumpo (Teshu
Lumbo ) in Tibet, in C^ompany
with Lamo Ugyen Gyasto, 1878 ;
started together to visit Lhassa
1879 : returned after six mont ,
from Tashi Lhumpo to Darjeeling,
1881; again went to Tashi Lhumpo,
and on to Lhassa; wrote his Narra-
tive of a Journey to Lhassa, and
Narrative of a journey round Lake
Palti (Yamdok) and in Lhokha,
Yarlung and Sakya ; accompanied
Colman Macaulay to the Lachen
Valley in Sikhim, 1884; received a
reward from the Royal Geographi-
cal Society, 1887; founded the Bud-
dhist Text-book Society, 1892; Rai
Bahadur, 1896. Publications: Tibe-
tan-English Dictionary, 1902 ;
Travels in Tibet (Published by the
Royal Geographical Society, 1899);
Tibetan translator to Govt. 1881 ;
retired, 1904;engaged incompiling-
a SansKrit-English Dictionary.
Address: Lhassa Ville, Darjeeling,
Bengal, India.
Das, Umesh Chendra, L.M.S.,
I.S.O., (1911), Palamau; b. 1855;
ediic ; at Dacca and the Medical
College, Calcutta; joined Service,
1880 ; was District Medical Ofhcer
for 9 years; Civil Surgeon, Palamau,
1909. Address : Palamau, Bengal,
India.
Dastidar, Hon'ble Babu Nalini
Kantha Rai, Member, Legislative
Council, Assam, 1912,
114
Dastar, Bahamanji Jamasji, C. I.
E. (1879) ; ;ird s. of late Dastur
Jamasji, High Priest of the
Parsees in Daccan; b. 1825; studied
under his father ; some time
officiated as High Priest ; joined
Berar administration and appoint-
ed as Tahsildar, 1863 ; Offg. Dy.
Commr. (1st time conferred on
an Indian); quelled Mahom-
medan riot in Berar duriiig
Indian Mutiny, 1857; assisted the
British Government during the
threatened attack on them by
Tantia Topi ; served during the
famine of 1877; retired, 1882;
established marts, constructed
roads, erected rest-houses, improved
old methods of cultivation, contri-
buted largely to the commercial and
agricultural prosperity of Berar;
assisted advancement of cotton
trade. Address : Dastur Hall,
Dastur Front Road, Poona, India.
Dastur. Fardunji Mancherji, M.A.
J. P., Khan Bahadur, Professor of
Mathematics, Elphinstone College,
Bombay. Address : Bombay,
India.
Dastar, Meher Hosang, Khan
Bahadur, 1898 ; Executive Officer,
Poona Cantonment; b, 1868; ediic;
at the Deccan College, Poona; s.
of late Shamins-ul-Ulema Sardar
Khan Bahadur Dr. Dastur Hosh-
ang Jamasp CLE., who rendered
valuable service to the British in
the Mutiny of 1857 ; entered
Government service in the Bombay
Political Department ; Executive
Officer, Poona Cantonment ;
effected considerable improvement
in the financial condition of the
Cantonment Fund ; holds a Certi-
ficate of Merit, 1903 ; Secretary,
Sirdar Dastur Naushervan Girls'
School, Poona ; (chairman, Albert
Edward Institute ; President, Sir
D. M. Petit Gymkhana. Address :
Dastur Hall, Poona, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Datia.
Datia, Maharaja of; H.H. Maha-
raja (lKS5j Loc;kciidra (1877) Sir
Govinci Siiigli Bahadur Ju Dev ;
■1. of late Maharaja Shawani
Singh Bahadur ; b. 1886 ; succeed-
ed, 1907 ; IxJongs to the great
Cundela Rajput family claiming
descent from Sir Singh, who took
the clan name of H'wioUa and
settled in Bundlekhand ; has intro-
duced salutary reforms in the ad-
ministration of the State ; made
excellent arrangements for the re-
lief of distress in the famine
of 1907-OS; well versed in Sanskrit,
Persian, and English ; enjoys full
civil and criminal powers in his
State ; motto of the family is 'Wir
dalap Sharandah ' (Lord of the
Crave Army, Giver of Refuge).
Area of the State, H'iO square miles;
population, over 150,000; revenue,
nearly 4 lakhs ; maintains a mili-
tary force of 945 cavalry, 5203
infantry, and 124 guns : entitled
to a salute of 15 guns. Recrea-
tions : shooting and riding. Ad-
dress: Datia, Cundelkhand,
Central India.
tatta, Dina Nath Prithia, ]\I. D.,
CM., K. I. H. (1909), Civil Surgeon,
Rohtak : b, 1861 : ediic.; Batala
High School, King's College, Lon-
don, and Edinburgh University ;
is a Punjabi brahmin converted to
Cristianity ; joined service, 1886;
served in Higsar, Delhi, Kamal,
and Hoshiarpur ; was in charge of
the Jail at Rohtak ; is a Member,
Royal Society of Arts, and Royal
Society of Public Health. Publi-
cation : Pamphlets on Cubonic
Plague. Address : Rohtak, Pun-
jab, India.
atta, Krishna Lai. ^1. A., Account-
ant-General, and Commissioner of
Pap-T Currency, Madras ; 6. 1859 ;
joined service, 1881 : on special
duty in the Financial Secretariat,
1891 ; Chief Suprintendent, attach-
ed to the office of Comptroller and
Auditor-General, 1891 ; Assistant
Comptroller, (enrolled list), 1894 ;
Assistant Accountant-General and
Examiner of Local Fund Accounts,
1899 ; Transferred to i\Iadras,
1902 ; on special duty in the
Financial Secretariat, Government
of India, from 16th January,
1903 ; and again from 20th
January to 31st March 1904 ;
raised to class I, enrolled list,
1909; Comptroller, Post Offices,
1st July 1909; Deputy Auditor-
General from 3rd March 1910;
on special duty for an en-
quiry into the causes of high
prices, March 1910; Accountant
General, class III, (temporary),
April 1911; Confirmed, 1912; Relie-
ved of special duty, 25th April,
1913 ; Accountant-General and
Commissioner of Paper Currency,
Madras, 28th April, 1913. Public-
ation : Report on the High Prices
of food-tuffs, etc, in India, 1914.
Address : Teynampet House, Tey-
nampet, Madras.
Datta, Kalika Prasad Das, Rai
Bahadur (1891) CLE. 1900) ;
Diwan of Cooch Behar for over half
a century, whose services to the
State was spoken of in very eulogis-
tic terms by th^ Lieutenant-Gover-
nor of Bengal on the occasion of the
installation of the present Mah.a-
raja, 1911. Address : Booch
Behar, Bengal, India.
Dattatraya, Hon'ble Yenkatesh
Belair, B.A., LL.D., Member,
Ijcgislative Council, Bombay ;
elected, 1912. Address: Bombay,
India.
Daukes, Frederick Clendon, CLE.,
1892; b. 1848; s. late S. W.
Daukes, of the Knoll, Ccckcnham,
Kent ; m. 1st, Alice Bridge d, of
late Clendon Turbervile Daukes,
116
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DAUKES.
1870; 2nd, 1909, Violet Lavinia,
d. of Rev. R. Andrews, 1909;
educ : Uppingham ; Downing Coll,
■ Cambridge ; joined I.CS , 1869 ;
served N.W. Prov. as Assistant
Magistrate and Collector ; Assist-
ant Settlement OflRcer Banda,
1873; Officiating Asstst. Sec. to
Govt. 1876-77 ; Under Sec. Home
Dept. 1877 to 1886; Sec, Public
Services Coinmission, 1886-88: Sec.
to Chief Comm. Assam, 1890;
retired, 1894. Publication : Trans-
lation of Russia and England in
Central Asia. Address : cindia
•Office, J jondon. Club: East India
United Service.
European baristfers ; appointed
Judge of the High Court of Bom-
bay, 190S. Offg. Chief Justice,
1914. Address : Bombay, India.
Davar Sivaksh Cowasji, Khan
Bahadur, Government Pleader and
Public Pro-secutor, Poona ; b. 1809;
ediic ; in the Decca College, Poona ,•
rendered valuable services in con-
nection with plague and famine;
for some time Government Pleader
and Public Prosecutor. Ahme-
dnagar ; Special Crown Pro.sccutor
in the Nasik Conspiracy case, 1909-
10. Address: 16, Civil Lines, Poona,
India.
Daulatsinhji Jasvatsinhiji, Thakur
Sahib ; h. 1868 : Succeeded, 1908 ;
at one time Commandant of the
Imperial Service Troops, Navv-
anagar State ; represented India
at the opening of the Common-
wealth Parliament of Australia by
H.R.H. the Duke of York (Now
King-Emperor) ; made education
entirely free in his estate ; restored
the large trade in cotton which
had fallen into decay in his estate;
•• inaugurated a number of indus-
trial concerns in it. Address :
Limbdi Town, Kathiawar, Bombay
Presidency.
Davar, Hon'ble Sir D i n s h a w
Dhanjibhai, K. T. (1912) Judge,
High Court, Bombay ; b. 1886;
Educ; Proprietory High School,
andtheElphinstone College, Bom-
bay; proceeded to England and
joined the .Middle Temple, 1877 ;
called to Bar at the Trinity Term,
1880 : admitted as Advocate, Bom-
hay High Court, the same year; was
a particularly clever Cross-exami'-
n-er in Criminal cases ,• Junior
Coiiusel to Sir G . Evans in the
great partition case known as the
'■jMoolji Jehta Case" ; fought for
the equality of Indian and
Davar, S.R., Bar-at-Law, Principal, i
Davar's College of Commerce,
Law, Banking and Econo-mics
of Bombay : qualified himself
for Commercial Examinations in
Europe ; returned to India and
started his College in Bombay,-
Member of the Text-Book Commit-
tee of the Government of India ;
called to the English Bar, i909.
Address : Bombay, India.
David. Sir Sassoon Jacob, Kt.
(1905), founder and head of th»
firm of Sassoon J. David & Co.
Bombay ; s. of J. David, a pro-
minent" INIember of the Jewish
Community of Bombay ; b. 1849 ,-
edicc, at Bombay ; m. Hannah, d^
of the late E. David Sassoon;
joined the firm of E. D. Sassoon
& Co., doing business in China;
became partner and eventually the
head of the firm ; started another
firm of his own and became agent
of the David and Standard INIills ;;
Chairman, Mill owners' Associa-
tion, 1904-5; Sheriff of Bombay,
1905 ; Addl. Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1910 ; togk
prominent part in founding , tlie-
Bombay Museum; Honorary
INDIAN BIOCrRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
David.
Magistrate ; Member, Bombay
Corporation, and of its Standing
Committee ; ilember, Bombay
Improvement Trust. Address :
7, Elphinstone Road, Fort, Bom-
■ bay, India.
David, Mr. W. 0., Government
Solicitor, iind Notary Public,
Madras ; Partner, Messrs. David,
Brightwell and Moresby, Madras;
Government Solicitor, 1908. Ad-
dress : Madras. Club, Madras.
Davids, Mrs. Rhys ]M. A. (Carolin
Augusta); fZ. of Rev. J. Foley: wi.
Professor Rhys Davids of the
University College, London, 1894 ,
Fellow of University College;
London; Lecturer in Indian Phi-
lofjophy, Manchester UjiiVer-
sity. Publications: "A Manual
of Buddhist Phychological Ethics,"
"Buddhism, a study in the Bud-
dhist North", "Psalms of the Early
Buddhists." Address: Harboro
Grange, Ashton-on-Mersery, Che-
sire.
Javids. J. W. Rhys, L.L.D., P.H.
D., Professor of Pali and Buddhist
Literature, University College,
London sincelSS'2; b. at Colchester,
1843; s. of Rev I. \V. Davids; educ;
at Brighton School and Breslau
University ; entered Civil Service,
Ceylon, 1866 ; Called to Bar
(Middle Temple), 1877 ; delivered
Hibbert Lectures, 1881 ; Professor
of Comparative Religion, IManches-
ter, since 1904 ; President, Pali
Text Society; Fellow of the British
Academy ; Secretary and Librarian
of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1885-
1902 ; Was one of the founders of
the British Academy, 1902 ; ui.
Caroline Augusta, d. of Rev. J.
Foley, 1894, ; Publications:
Buddhism, 1878 (18th edition,
1899); Buddhist Birth Stories, vol.
I, 1880; Ancient Coins and
Measures of Ceylon, 1877; Buddhist
Suttas from the Pali, 1.S81 ; Ques-
tions of King Milinda, 1890-94 ;
American Lectures, 1896 ; Joint
author of Vinaya Texts, 1881-85;
Disha Nikaya, 1890 and 1902 ;
Sumangala Vilasani, 1886 ; Sacred
Books of the Buddhists ; Dialogue
of the Buddha, 1899 ; Buddhist
India, 1902; Early Buddhism,
1908 ; Recreations : Golf. Clubs.
Manchester, and Timperlcy.
Address: Harboro Grange, Ashton-
'"11 j\rersey, Cheshire.
Davidson, Colonel Sir Arthur, K. C.
B. (1910) K. C. V. U. (1906) C. B.
(1912), p]querry in waiting to the
king ; ,v. of W. Davidson : educ :
privately at Petersham : joined
the 60t]a Rifles, 1876 : served in
Afghan war, 1878-80, at Kandahar
and Ahmad Kheyl; A. D. C. to Sir
Donald Stewart at Kabul ; A. D.
C. to Sir .John Ross in Lord
Roberts' march from Kabul to
Kandahar and the battle there ;
served in Marri expedition under
General Macgregor; in Boer war
with Natal Field Force, 1881 , and
in Egyptian war, 1882 ; present at
Tel-el-Kebir : served under Sir
Charles Warren in Bechuanaland,
1884: A.D. C. to H. R. H. The
Duke of Cambridge, 1890-5; Groom-
in-Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1896
-96 ;accompaniedGartor Mission to,
Tokio, 1906; hashadmany foreign
honours conferred on him. Ad-
dress, Red House, Warnham, .Stis-
se.x. Marlborough House, Pall Mall,
Bachelor's, S. W. Clubs: Miurl-
borough. Naval and Military, and
United Service.
Davidson, ColonelJohn, C.B. (190'2);
s. of Alexander Davidson, M.D.;
b. 1845 ; ed^ic; at Winchester ;
entered the 21st Rcgt, 1863 ; trans-
ferred to I.S.C., (now Indian Army)
1866 ; Capt., i875; Brevet Major,
1870; Lieut.-Col., 1889; Brevet Col,
117
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
X>AVIDSON.
189G ; joined the Panjab Cavalry,
7860; A.A.G. Punjab Frontier
Porce, 1875 ; served in the Jowaki-
Afridi Expedition, 1877-8 ; D. A. Q.
M.G. Afghan Campaign, 1878-9 ;
A.Q.M.G., Waziri expedition, 1880;
Military Secretary, Punjab, Go-
vernment, 1885-6; Colonel on Staff.
Chitral, 189G-8 ; Publication:
Notes on Bashg;i.li -Kafir Langu-
1902. Address. 3, age, Talbet-
Houses, Blackheath, S.E.
Davidson, Lionel, B.A., C.S.I. .
Secretary to the Govern:nent, Local
and Municipal, Educational and
Legislative Departments, Madras ;
cdAic, Balliol College, Oxford ;
joined Service, 1888 ; permitted
to remain in England for another
year for the Honors Degree.
Oxford University ; arrived in
India, 1889 and was posted as
Assistant Collector and Magistrate;
in charge of the Collectorate,
July 1890; on special duty for
preparing Annual Administration
Report of the Madras Presidencv
for 1890-91, from 16 September to
15th December 1891 ; attached to
Rev. Survey Party at Anantapur,
1892 ; on special duty from IGth
September 1893 ; on special duty
in the Chief Secretariat, from 16th
December 1893 ; Ag. Assistant
Secretary to Government in the
Departments under the Chief
Secretariat, 1894; Special Assistant
Collector, Magistrate, and Govern-
ment Agent, Godavari, 1895;
Under Secretary to Government,
1896 ; acting Secretary to
Commissioners of Land Rev.
Madras, 1898 to 1902 ; Commis-
: sinner of Coorg, 1902: District and
Sesisions Judge, 1905 ; Collector
and District Magistrate, 1906 ;
special duty in the Chief Secre-
tariat, till 23rd May 1908 ; acting
Resident, Travancore and Cochin,
1&08 ; District and Sessions Judge,
1909 ; Secretary to Government
L. & M, E &"L. Departments,
July 1913. on furlough from
October, 1913. Madras Club.
Davidson, Robert, C.S.I. (1878),
Madras Civil Service, retd. : b.
1831 ; .s. of R. Davidson, H.E.I.C.
S.; cdiic. atHailevburv; m, 1st, H.I.
R. Smith [d. 1860) ; 2nd (1862) J.S.
Cotton ; served in M. C. S. 1852-84;
formerly Chief Secretary to Go-
vernment of Madras; M. L. C.
and First Member, Board of
Revenue, Madras ; is a J. P. for
Fife; Address: Clayton, Cupar,
Fife. Chibs : Constitutional, and
New, Edinburgh.
Davie, Ferguson Major Arthur
Francis C. 1. E. (1906) ; b.
1K67 ; s. of Sir William Augner-
tus Ferguson Davie ; Editc, :
Marlborough and at Royal Rift.
Coll, Sandhurst ; entered army,
1888: Captain, 1899; .served
Waniristan Delimitation Escort ;
present at action at Wana, 1894;
Waziristan Expedition, 1894-95
(medal with clasp) ; Chitral Relief
Expedition, 1895 (medal andclasp);
Tirah Campaign, 1897-98 (despat-
chess, D.S.O., two claps) : Mahsud
Waziri P^xpedition, 1901-2 (despatai
ches, clasp) ; operations against
Darwesh Khel Waziris. 1902;
Bayar Valley Field Force, 1908
(medal and clasp) ; Major, 23rd Sikh
(Frontier force), 1906. Club: Naval
and Military.
Davies, Arthur, M,A., Bar-at-Law,
Madras ; s. of the late Sir JameS
H. Davies, formerly Puisne
Judge, Madras High Coui't ; 6.
1873 ; finished education in Eng-
land and joined service as Deputy
Registrar, Madras High Court,
1902 ; Secretary, Madras Students
Advisory Committee, 1909 ; Ad-
ministrator-General, Madras, sub
protem, 7th April to 9th Oct. 1911;
118
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, l'J15.
DAVIES.
Deputy Registrar, Madras High
Court, and Secy. Madras students
Advisory Committee, 1902 ; Princi-
pal, Law College, Madras, since
1903; K. I.H. Medal 1st class,
1914. Addrfsfi : Kalsmeath,
Nungambaukam, Madras, India.
1895; Lt. Col., 1901 ; Col.
1908 ; D.A.A.Q.. Bengal, 1891-96;
served with Waziristan ICxpedition,
1894-95 (despatches, medal with
clasp); was D.A.A.G. Bengal, 1891-
6 ; Address : Nasirabad, Rajpu-
tana, India.
Davies, A. S., B. A., (Lond) and
Schoolmaster's diploma (PMin); b.
1869 ; Director of Public Instruc-
tion, Cochin State. Address: Erna-
culam, Cochin, S. India.
Davies, Colonel Thomas Arthur
Harkness, C.B. Milt (1909)D.S.O.
(1893) ; b. Calcutta, 1857;
s. of late Major-General Horatio
Davies, B.S.C; educ. : Wellington;
entered Army, 1876; Capt. Devan-
shire Regt, 1884 ; Adjutant, 'Jnd
Battalion, 1889-9'i ; Major, 1897 :
Brevet Lieut. Col, 1900 ; Lieut, col
1902 ; Brevt-Col. 1904 ; Col. 1907 ;
S.S.O. Madras command, 1892-94*
D.A.A.G. Burma, 1894-97 ; Afghan
War, 1880 (medal) ; Wuntho
Expe dition, Burma, 1892 ; corn-
man ded N.E. Column in Kachen
HillS, Burma, 1892 (medal and
clasp. D. S. O.) ; commanded a
Column in Kachen Hills, Burma,
1893; Tirah Expedition, 1897
(medal and 2 clasps) ; South
Africa, 1899-1902, including
operations Tugela Heights, Relief
of Lady smith, and Belfast
(despatches, Brevet Lt.-Col., medal
and 3 clasps). Clubs : Junior Naval
and Military.
Davison. Major-General Kenneth
Stewart; C. B. (1908) ; com-
manding Nasirabad Brigade,
since 1909; b. 1856; s. of
late Maj.-General G. Davison ;
Td. 1882, Nina Theophila, g.d. of
Sir T.T. Metcalfe, 4th Bt. ; educ ;
R.M..\. Woolwich; entered R.A.,
1875 ; Lieut. Bengal Staff
Corps, 1882 ; Capt, 1886 ; Major,
Dawson, General Francis, C.B.
(:MiIt. 1881), Jladras Staff Corps;
b. 1827; s. of Lieut. Dawson, R.A.;
entered 60th Eoot. 1844; Capt,
1855; transferred toM. S. C (now
Indian Army) 1861; Major, 1864;
Lieut. Col., 1870: Col.: 1875;
Major-General, 1886; Lieut.
General, 1887 : General, 1894:
served in Afghan War, 1879-80 (C.
B,, medal). Address: Auberire,
PittviUo, Cheltenham.
Dawson, Col. Harry Leonard. C.V.
O., (1902), C.B. (1900), I.S.C.
Indian Army, (Retired); b, 1854;
s. of late Major General John
Dawson, I.S.C; educ; Cheltenham
College, Oxford ; 2nd Q u e e n's
Regiment, 1873: Lieut. Col, 1899;
Col, 1906; served in Soudan, 1885;
present at actions of Hasheen and
Tamai (medal with clasp, Khedi-
ve's star): Chialh Relief Force,
1895, (medal with clasp) ; Tirrah
Expedition, 1897-98 (two clasps);
South Africa, 1899-90 (despatches
C,B. Medal with six clasps);
commanded Indian Coronation
Contingent, 1902 (C. V. O,
Coronation Medal); retired. 1907,
III. Adamarison, d. of the late H.
Binacy Webster. B.C.S. Address;
Rosemead, Horley, Surrey. Club;
Cavalry.
Daya Kishin Kaul, Diwan ; C. I. E.
(1908) Rai Sahib (1911) Senior,
Minister, .'\lwar State ; s. of Raja
Suraj Kaul ; sometime Private
Secretary to H. H. the Maharaja
of Kashmir and Jammu.
Address : Alwar, Rajputana, India.
119
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Deadman.
Deadman, Henry Edward, C.B.
(1904) ; b. London, 1843 ; .s. of late
John Deadman, of Brockley, S.E.;
educ: private schools ; Royal
Dockyard Technical Schools ;
Roval School of Naval Architec-
ture, S. Kensington. (F. R.S.N. A);
Assistant and Principal Over.seer of
war-ships building in private
yards, H.M. Dockyard, Devonport
1867-80 ; Constructor, Indian
Government Dockyard, Bomba}',
1880-83 ; very highly conaiiended
in Government of India despatches
for work in connection with the
■transport of the Indian contingent
of the Egypt Jlxpcditionary Force
of 1882 ;" Constructor, H. M.
Dockyard, Chatham, 1883-86;
Constructor, H. M. Dockyard,
Portsmouth, 1886-92 ; at the
Admiralty, 1892-1902 ; Assistant
Director of Naval Construction,
Admiralty, 1902-6 ; has served on
various Admiralty Departmental
Committees; gave evidence before
..other Departmental and House of
, Commons Committees on subjects
connected with naval architecture
and dockyard management ;
several times thanked by the
Board of Admiralty; is a member
of the Council of Institution of
Naval Architects. Address : 10,
Bolingbroke Grove, S.W.
Dekne, Col. George Williams. C. B.
(1905); Indian army (Retd)s. of late
■Rev. Henry Deane, Chaplain H.
' E. I. C. S. ; b. 1850; cduc\
at Ipswich Grammar School ;
entered 101st Rcgt. 1869 ; Capt
1881; Major, 1889; Lieut. -Col.
1895; Col. 1901; retd. 1907;
served Afghanistan, 1878-1879
(medal) : Egypt, 1882, present at
" battle of Tel-el-Koboi, (despatches,
medal .with clasp, bronze star) ;
■Burmah, 1887-88 (medal with
" 'clasp) ; North- West Frontier,
" India, 1897-98 (despatches, medal
120
with clasp) : ;;;■. 1S76. Jessie, 3rd
d. of Commander Lorimer,
Inspector-General of Hospitals,
Madras. Address : 5, Waverley
Grove, Southsea.
Deasy, Henry Hugh Peter ; /;. 1866;
,s. of Right Hon. Richard Deasy
P.O., Lord Justice of Appeal (Ire-
land); educ ; at Bournemouth and
Dublin ; joined the 16th Lancers,
5888; resigned Commission, 1897;
explored Western Tibet, 1896 ;
received the Founders' Gold Medal
from the Royal Geographical So-
ciety for exploring and survey
work in Central Asia for nearly
three years ; created a record in
motoring (in 1903) by driving 450
miles in 21 hours. Publication : In
Tibet and Chinese Turkestan, 1901
Address : 24, Evelyn Gardens S.
W. Cavalry and Royal Automobile
. Clubs.
Deb, Abhaya Narayan. Raja of
Sioli (sec. Sioli, Raja of ;)
Deb, Binaya Krishna Raja ; belongs
to the Sovabazar Raj family
(Kayastha) ; great-grandson of
.'Maharaj Naba Krishna Bahadur
(of the time of Clive and Warren
Hastings), and s. of Maharaja
Komul Krishna Deb, landowuei-
in the Tippera district ; b. 1866 ;
educ; priv;ttely ; holds various
honorary appointments in Cal-
cutta ; Member of the District
Board, 24 Parganas ; Governor of
the Mayo Ho.spital ; Raja, 1895 ;
Kaisar-i-Hind (silver) medal, 1902;
has founded a number of schools,
dispensaries and other charitable
institutions; promoted phiLmthro-
pic objects and sporting clubs;
has initiated the Hindu sea-
voyage movement, founded the
Sovabazar Benevolent Society,
and encouraged literary institu-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONAEY, 1915.
Deb.
tions and journalistic enterprises.
Publications : Agra Beflecfions ;
Early History and Growth of
Cnlmtta, and a memoir of ]\Iaha-
raja Naba Krishna. Address :
Calcutta.
Deb. Hon'ble Rai Bahadur Dulal
Chandra, Senior Crovernment
Pleader, Sylhet; b. 184-2 ,• cdtcc;
at the S3'lhet INIission School, the
Dacca College, and the Presidency
College, Calcutta ; enrolled as a
Vakil ; 1870; formerly ]\Iember
of the Legislative Council of E.B.
and Assam ; Secretary Murari
Chand College and the Raja Giris
Chandra High School, Svlhet; Rai
Bahadur, 1898. Address : Lenta,
Svlhet, India.
Aden Brigade, 190G-1910: Col
32 Sikh Pioneers; m. Edith
Anna Beahsice O'Mara, 188G.
Address: Bendochry, Way bridge.
De Mello, Sir Cabanis, L.P.P.S.G.,
L.R.C.P.E. and L.R.C.S.E., etc;
b. 18.57 at Condolin in Goa ; ednc ;
St. Xavier's High School, Bombay,
Grant Medical Collge, Bombay ;
visited Rome, Londoi], Glasgow,
etc ; returned to India in 1889
and set up private practice at Goa;
removed to Poena aud enjoy-
ed a large practice; was the first to
advocate the introduction of Hafiki-
ne's syrum for plague ; received
Knighthood from the Portuguese
Government, 1905. Address: Poena,
India.
Debi. Abhayeswari, Rani of Bijni;
widow of Raja Kumud Narayan
Bhup : claims descent from Vijita
Narayan. one of the former rulers
of Ceoch Behar. At the conclusion
of the Bhutan war, the family to
which the Rani belongs was given
a large extent of land in the Eas-
tern Duars. Area of the estate,
950 square miles ; revenue, two
lakhs ; title of Rani is hereditary.
Address : Bijni, Goalpara, Assam,
■India.
De Brath, Lt. Genl. Sir Ernest . Kt.
• (1914) C.B.C.l.E. (1903); b. 1858; s.
of Felix de Brath ; ediic, privately;
.joined the Buffs, 1876 ; the
Indian staff Corps, 1879; served in
. the Afghan war, 1879-80 : Mahsud-
Wazir expedition, 1881; Hazara
expedition, 1891 ; Dongola expedi-
tion, 1896, as Brig-Major at Suak-
. in; BrGvet-Lt. Colonel; Colonel,
1899 ; in the Military Secretariat
since 1892 ; Secretary, Military
Department, (tovernmcntof India,
since 1902 : Secretary; 1903 ;
Political Resident commanding
D'Monte, Honble Dominic Anthonv,
M.I),, L. R. C. P., Nominated
Official Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Bombay ; took his seat, 28th
December 1912.
Dempster, Francis Erskine : CLE.
(189G) ; b, 1858 ; ,s. (,f Capt. H.L.
Dempster, ]\Iadras Artillery; ednc;
at Edinburgh Academy, and at
Cooper's Hill College ;"7h. 1883,
Susan, d. of late George Stuart:;
Joined the Indian Telegraph
Department, 1878 : served in
Afghan war, 1879-80; Chin-Lushai
Expedition, 1889; Chitral Expedi
tion, 1895; Superintendent, Indian
Government Telegraphs ; Deputy
Director of Telegraphs, India and
Member, Imperial Legislative
Council,! 8900 ; Address : Calcutta.
India.
Denham, Thomas; M. A. (Oxon), b.
1K56; ViccvPrincipal, /feacher's
College, l\[adrns IHUO ; edited the
Madras journal of Education foi'
some years: joined filysore Educa-
tional service as Professor of
121
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, l'J15.
Dknham.
History, Maharajah's College,
Mysore, 1894 ; Principal, Maha-
raja's College, Mysore, 1910-
Address: Mysore, India.
Dennehy, Major General Sir Tho-
mas, C. I. K. (1877), K.C . I. E.
(1896); e. s. of late J. Dennehy
of Brooke Lodge, Cork ; 6, 1829 ;
m. Elizabeth, d. of Thomas
Mariarty of Dingle; joined
Indian Army and served in the
Sonthal Campaign, 1855-9; Indian
Mutiny, ] 857-58: Political Agent,
Dholpur, Rajputana. 1879-85; ex-
tra Groom-in-waiting to Queen
Victoria, 1888, and to H. M. the
King, 1901-10. Address: Brooke
Lodge, Fennoy, Cork.
Dennys, Col. W. P. ,1. M.S., Inspector-
General of Civil Hospitals, Nag-
pur ; Joined service, 1879 ; trans-
ferred to Civil Department, 1882 ;
Civil Surgeon, Peshawar, 1882 ;
Inspector General, Civil Hospitals,
1910. Publication : Work on
Litholo Pani. Address : Nagpur,
Central Provinces, India.
ediic : at Trinity College, Dub-
lin ; entered Bengal Medica-
service, 1850 ; present at the capl
ture of Rangoon, 1850 : served in
the Mutiny, 1857-8, Naga cam-
paign and capture of Khonoma,
1879; First Sanitary Commission-
er of the Punjab, 1882 : retired,
1882. Address : 20, Park Hill,
Ealing.
De Rozario, V.P., Retired Judge,
Court of Small Causes, Madras ;
b. at Calicut, 1840; educ : provin-
cial School, Calicut ; joined ser-
vice as Ferry fund writer, Malabar
Collectorate, 18.58 ; appointed
District Munsifi of Wynaad,
18G4; sub- Judge, 1875; ofUciated
as District and Sessions Judge,
1878-9 ; Judge, Court of small
Causes, Madras, 1884 ; Acting Chief
Judge. Court of small Causes for
some time. During the whole period
of his service extending over 47
years, he had as many as ten
extensions and had availed himself
of only eighteen day? privilege
leave. Address: Vepery, Madras,
India.
Deor, Raja of; (Raghoji Rao) ; b.
1872 ; claims descent from the
" Solar Race " of the Maharanas
of I'daipur ; this family played a
very important part in the history
of the Mahrattas almost from the
time of Sivaji down to the time
of the decline of Mahratta power ;
title of Raja, hereditary ; repres-
ents the line of the old Bhonsle
family of Mahrattas. Address :
Deor," Nagpur, C.P., India.
ife-Oyleg, Deputy Superintendent,
•Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"Address : Port Blair.
De Renzy. Sir Annesley Charles
Castriot, B.A., C.B., K.C.B.; 6.
1829 ; s. of Thomas De Renzy ;
122
Desai, Govindbhai, Hathaibhai, B.
A., L.L.B, Rao Bahadur, Baroda;
b, 1864 ; educ ; at the High School,
Nadiad and Elphinstone College,
Bombay; Joined service in Baroda
and served as Collector, District
Judge, Legal Remembrancer, and
Inspector-General of Police. Publi-
cations: Life of Benjiman Franklin;
Historv of Guzrat. Address : Ba-
roda, India. Club: Ofhcers',
Baroda.
Desaraj Urs, J ; Lieut-Col ; M.V.O.
(1906), CLE. (1191) Chief Cam-
mandant, Mysore State Troops;
b. 1862 ; attached to the Military
Department doing duty, Mysore,
1884 : Jamedar, 3rd Madras Light
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Desara.t.
Cavalry, 1885 ; Subedar, 1887 ,■
saw active Service in Burma,
IRSfi ; services lent to Mysore
State, 1887 ; Assistant to Mil'itarv
Secretary and A.D.C. to H.H. The
Maharaja ; resigned British Ser-
vice, 1890 ; Commandant, Impe-
rial Service Regiment. Mysore
Lancers. 1894 ; Lieut-Col. Mysore
Army, 1894 ;Milty Sec. to INIysore
Government, 1896 ; Chief Comman-
dant, IMysore State Troops, 1897.
111. a sister {d. 1904) of the
present Maharajah, leaving
many children. Becreations :
Polo, and Horse-racing. Ad-
dress: Cangalore, Mysore Province,
India.
De Saram. John Henricus, C.M.G.
(1901) : b. 1844; .s. of Frederick
John de Saram of Colombo. Ceylon;
m. 1867. Amelia Caroline (fi. 1891),
'2nd d. of Sir Richard P. Mornan,
Kt., Queen's Advocate of Ceylon;
cduc: Cblombo Acadomv (now the
Royal College); St. Thomas's Col-
lege Colombo; King's College Sc-
hool, London ; entered Ceylon Civil
Service ,• District Judge, Badulla,
1867, Commissioner of Requests,
Colombo, 1868 ; District Judge,
1875 to 1883; Fiscal and Registrar-
Genciral, Colombo, 1886; District
Judge, Jaffna, Galle, and Kandy
respectively; Acting Treasurer of
the Colony, 1902; again District
Judge. Kandy, 1902; retired, 1906 ;
acting Commissioner of Assize's
Colombo, 1908. Address: Hill-
side. Kandy, Ceylon.
Deshon, Lieut. -General Frederick
George Thomas, C.B. (1904) ; Col.
King's Own Yorkshire Light In-
fantry ; b. 1818 ; s. of Major Peter
Deshon, 43rd and 75th Regiments,-
VI. 1st, 1851, Mary (d. 1853), d.
of William Hootou Dcverill ,• 2nd.
1875, Julia {d. 1904), d. of Alex-
ander Tower ; entered Army as
Ensign, 56th Regfc. 1837.- served
with 22nd Regt. in Scinde. 1843 ;
present at the l)attle of Hyderabad
(medal) ; in the Soutliern Mahratta
Campaign, 1844-45; landed with
the 48th Regt. in bJie Crimea, and
was present at the siege and fall of
Sebastopol (medal with clasp.
Turkish medal, 5tb class of the
IMedjidic, and CrevetlMajor); Assist.
Inspector of Yolunteers, 1865-70;
Col. Kingstown Y'orkshire, L.J.J
retired, 1881. Address: Chorin
House, Bathampton, Bath.
Deshon. Col. Charles John, D.S.O.,
1889; b. 1840; ?/. s. of late Lieut. Col.
C.J. Deshon; w. 1864, c.cZ. of late-
Major LoftusCassidy ; educ; King's
School, Canterbury; entered R.A.,
18.59 ;Capt, 1872 ; Major, 1880;
Lt. Col, 1886; Col, 1891 ; Served
Burmah, 1886-87 (despatches);
Hazara Expedition, 1888 (despat-
ches. D.S.O.) ; retired, 1892. Ad-
dress : c/o India office, London.
Desika Chariar, Sir Yembakam C.
Kt. (1906), B.A., B.L., -ladge.
Court of Small Causes, Madras ; s..
of late Mr. Rajagopala Chariar ; b,
1S()1 ; educ ; Presidenev College,
Madras; B.A., 1882; B'.L., 1886;
enrolled as Vakil, 1887 ; Commenc-
ed i^ractice in the Madras High
Court ; Member, Madras Corpora-
tion, 1896-1908; I^ecturer, Madras
Law College, 1896-1900; Addl,
Member, Madras T;egislative Coun-
cil, 1904-08; Fellow, Madras Uni-
versity, since 1903 ; Member of
the Faculty of Law, Madras Uni-
versity ; Trustee, Victoria Memo-
ral Fund, and Mem!)er, Council of
th(i Victoria Technical Institute.
IMadras ; Secretary, Madras Central
Url)an B.xnk Ld., Mylapore; Presi-
dent, Conference of Co-operative
credit Socii^ties, Uttoramorur
Chingleput Dt., 1912. Addrens :
Padma Vilas, Iaiz, Mylapore ^_
123
INDIAN BIOaEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DESIKA CHARIAR.
]\Iadras, India. Clubs; Cosmo-
politan, Madras, and Bangalore.
De Souza. Hon : Mr. Alfred Joseph
Richard, second Low Country Sim-
halese Member, Legislative Council,
Ceylon; elected, 1912. Address:
Colombo, Ceylon.
DesYoeus, Lt. Col. H, Indian Army ;
Inspector-Ceneral- of Police, Burma;
appointed, 19l;-5. Address:Rnngnon,
Burma.
Deussen, Paul ; 6. 1845, at Obcr-
dreis near Coblenz ; .s. of Adam
D&ussen, pastor; educ; at Schulp;
forta near Naumburg ; studied at
Bonn, Tubingen and Berlin ;
Sansla-it under Lassen and (lild-
emister : Phil. Dr. at Marburg,
1869 ; teacher at the Cymnasiums
at Minden and Marburg, 1869-7'2,
.and tutor in Russian families at
Geneva, Aixla-Chapelle, and Terny
in Russia, 1872-80 ; taught philo-
sophy, the subject to which he was
chiefly devoted and Sanskrit, as
Private-docent at the University of
Geneva; and philosophy at the
Polvtechnical school at Aix-la-
Chapelle, 1875-9. While at Geneva,
his resolution was made to devote
his life to the study of Indian
philosophy, (1873). Since his
return from Russia and residence
in Berlin, from 1881 to 1889, this
has been his main work. Taught
philosophy at Berlin University,
first as Private-docent, then as
profeseor ; since 1889, Ordinary
Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Keil ; has travelled
much ill various parts of the
world, including the greater part
of India, 1892-3. In 1904, the
order of the Red Eagle, ^th class,
was conferred upon him. Among
his chief works mav be mentioned:
—Das System does Vedanta, 1883;
Die sutras des Vedanta 1887 ; On
124
the Philosophy of the Vedanta in
its relations to Occidental Meta-
physics, Bombay 1893; Sechzig
Upnnishads des Veda, 1897 ;
Geschichte der Philosophic (I and
II on the Vedic Hymns and
Upanishads : III-VI, 1894 1899 ;
" Outlines of Indian Philosophy,"
in the Indian Antiquary, 1902 ;
Erinnerungen an Indian 1904 ;
My Indian Experiences (translated
i)ito English l)y A. King.) Address:
Universit)' of Kiel.
Devarakota, Zamindar of;
Mallikarjuna Prasada Naidu,
Zubdatul Agran, Challapalli ;
descended from one of the most
ancient Zamindar families in the
Northern Circars ; s. of Rajah
Ankinedi Bahadur Garu; b. 1847 ;
educ : in Telugu and English ; has
experimented largely in Ayurvedic
medicine, to dispense which he
maintains a hospital at Challapalli;
assumed charge of Estate, 1875 ;
. estate declared impartible, 1890;has
opened irrigation canals; has en-
dowed a bed in the Gosha Hospital,
Madras ; has built a Boys school
at Chellapalli ; was present
at the reception of T.R.H. the
Prince and I'rincess of Wales at
:Madras, 1906. Recreations : Music,
Indian gymanastics, and study of
Hindu medicine. Address : Challa-
palli. Kistna Dt. Madras Presy,
India.
Devarakota, Heir-Apparent of;
Yerla Gadda Ankinedi Prasada
Naidu Garu,, Challapalli ; b.
1877 ; educ, at the Hindu High
School, and Noble College, Masuli-
patam ; and at the Pachaippah's
and Presidency Colleges, Madras ;
B.A.. (Botany and Sanskrit),
1904 ; vt. to a sister of the
Zamindar of Muklyala, 1904 ;
presided over the Peddakallepalli
Agricultural and Cattle show,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Devauakota.
1905 ; Member, Madras Ceutrai
Agricultural Association, and
Agriculturul Society, IMadras ;
contributes on agricultural matters
to the ' Kishna Patrica,' a Telugu
Journal ; has experimented in plan-
tain fibre industry and has en-
couraged Cattle breeding. Recrea-
tion^'. Sports and Riding. Ad-
dress: Challapalli, Kistna Dist.
Madras Presidency, India.
Dewsbury, Francis. B.A., (London),
L.L.B., Registrar, University of
^ladras ; 1908. Address : Senate
House, Cnepauk, Madras, India.
Dhani, Rana of .- (Hira Singh): b.
187.M ; succeeded to gaddi, 1894;
edjic ; privately : The State was
once a feudatory of Bilaspur, but
became independent in 1815 ;
remained loyal at the time of the
Mutiny of 1857; owing to con-
tinued good administration of the
State the British Government by
an order issued in 1902, remitted
half of its tribute ; area of the
State, 30 square miles; population,
4484; revenue, Rs. 25000. Address:
Dhani, Simla Hill States, Punjab,
India.
Dhar, Pandit Bishan Narayan,
{See Bishan Narayan Dliar.)
Dhar, Raja of; His Highness Raja
Sir Udaji Rao Puar Sahib Baha-
dur, K. C.S.I. (1911) ; IS a Mahra-
tta of the Ponwar Rajput clan ;
a. s. of the late Raja Ananda Rao ;
b. 1886 ; succeeded to gaddi, 1898 ;
ediic ; Daly College, Indorc ; vi.
eldest princess of the Sar Desai of
Samwantwadi State. At the time
of the Mutiny of 1857, the Chief
of the State was one Ananda Rao
II. He was a minor, and his
Chief Ministers were suspected of
Complicity in the M^tiny, with
the result t\iat the State was con-
fiscated by the British Govern-
ment. In 18G0 however, the
Government restored a greater
portion of the State to Ananda
Rao III, granted him title of
Maharaja, and Created him a K.C.
S.I. Area of the State, 1,775 square
miles ; population, about 142,000;
revenue, about 9 lakhs ; the Raja
is entitled to a salute of 15 guns.
Address : Dhar, Bhopawar, Cen-
tral India.
Dharakota, Zamindar of; Sri Mada-
na Mohana Simha Deva Garu-
claims descent from Nala of Pura-
nic fame; b. 1875; s. of Brijo Sun:
der Simha Deva Garu; educ ;
first under Mr Taylor at Parla-
kimedi, and then at Madras;
assumed charge of the Estate,
189G; maintains a free school for
his ryots, in which English and
L^riya are taught ; helps poor stu-
dents ; presided over Utkala Con-
ference, Cuttack, 1904 ; Member
District Board, Ganjam ; Member,
Land-holder's Association, Madras;
owns a Press mainly for encourag-
ing Uriya literature ; present on
invitation at Delhi Durbar, 1903 ;
. present at reception of T. R. H.
the Prince and Princess of Wales
at IMadras, 1906. Address: Damo-
darapalli, Dharakota, Ganjam
Dist., Madras Presy,, India.
Dharampur, (originally known as
Ramnagar), Maharana of; H.H.
Maharana Shri Mohandevji
Narandevji ; Claims to belong to
the Solar race of Udaipur; b. 1863;
succeeded to gaddi, 1891. Under
the terms of the treaty of Cassein
entered into l)etween the Mahrattas
and the British Gcvcrnment, the
Claims of the Mahrattas on the
revenues of the State were conced-
ed to the British and the'.' State
now pays a tribute of Rs. 9000 to
the Government. Area of theStatSj
704 .square miles; population,
125
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Dharampur.
about 100,000. The Raja is entitl-
ed to a salute of 'J guns. Address :
Dharampur, Bombay Fiesy, [ndia.
Dhiraj, Raja Sir Nahar Singh, K.
C.I.K. (I'.lOy) ; b. 185.5 : o.s. of late
Dhirat Singh Thakur of Dhanop :
succeeded to the gaddi 1870. Ad-
dress : Shahpuia, Rajputana,
India.
Dholpur, Rana of ; His Highness
captain Raisud-Daulah Sipandar-
ul-MuIk Saramud Ragha-i-Hind
Maharaj Adhiraj Sir Sawai Maha-
rflj Rana Ra.m Singh Lokindra
Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, i\.
CLE. ; is a Jat of the Camranlia
Clan ; c.s. of late chief Nihel Singh
C.B. ; b. 1883 ; succeeded as a
minor, 1901; educ; Mayo College,
Ajmere ; m.d. of H.H. the Maha-
raja of Nabha ; invested with full
powers, 1905 ; area of the State,
1200 square miles : pohilatiou,
about280,000 ; revenue, nearly
10 lakhs. Family colour was azure,
subsequently changed into a
golden yellow liag with the figure
of Hanuman in the centre Ad-
dress. Dholpin', Rajputana, India,
Dhondy, Dr. Ardeshir Cowasje,
L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., L.M.R.C.P.,
Bombay; educ, New High School,
and at the Elphinstone College,
Grant Medical College, Bombay ;
passed L.M., 190'i; proceeded to
England, where he took the degree
of L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S., Edin-
burgh Univeisity, and L.F.P.S.,
Glasgow University; joined the
Rotunda College of the Dublin
University for practice in Midwi-
fery and diseases peculiar to
women and took the degree of L.
M.R.C.P.; returned to India
and set up practice at Bombay.
Address : Bombay, India.
Dholu, Munchnji Rustomji, Khan
Bahadur CLE. (1887), Bombay;
126
b. 1845 ; educ; Bombay ; rii.. Miss
Narozbal Darabji, d. of Mr. Edulji
Darabji of Bombay; joined
service, 1866; served in the Politi-
cal Department, 1869; was Sub-
Registrar of Assurances ; Registrar,
Resident's Court, 1st Class Magis-
trate, Judge, Small Causes Court;
was Assistant Political Resident,
Aden; retired, 1904 ; was a trustee
of the Port of Aden, 1889-1894 ;
Justice of the Peace, Bombay, 1905.
Address ; Dhobo Tola, Bombay,
India.
Dhrangadra, Raja of; His Highness
Shri Ghanshyam Sinhji ; s. of
Maharana Shri Ajit Sinhji ; b.
1889 ; succeeded to gaddi, 1911 ;
ediic; at the Rajkumar College,
Rajkot ; proceeded to P]ngland to
complete his study, 1 904 ; returned
to India and was appointed General
' f the State Military Force, 1909 ;
installed to the gaddi, 1911 : has
proved an able administrator, and
has thoroughly reorganised the
administration in all its branches,
more particularly, the financial
branch ; has opened an orphanage
and founded scholarships for the
encouragement of Science and
agriculture; has added an operating
theatre to the Prince of Wales'
Hospital in his capital, in com-
memoration of the visit of Their
Majesties the King-Emperor and
Queen-Empress, to India, 1911;
is the head of the ghala tribe of
Rajputs ; area of the State. 1167
sq- miles: population, 100,000;
revenue, nearly 5 lakhs; is entitled
to a salute of 11 guns. Address :
Dhangadra, Bombay Presy, India.
Dhrol, Thakur Saheb of; H. H.
Harsingji 8Jaisingji|; b. 1846 ;
succeeded to the gaddi, 1886; one
of the Jadeja Rajput Chiefs of
Kathiawar ; area of the State, 282
square miles ; population, 27,007 ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 191.0.
DHROIi.
salute, 'J guDs. Address : Dhrol,
]\;itbiii\var, India.
J)iack, Alexander Henderson, C. V.O.
(I'JOG), Settlement Commis-
• .'^ioner, Punjali ; s. of late John
Diack ; b. 18G2 ; educ. :
Aberdeen University ; King's
College, Cambridge; entered I.C.S.
188'2 ; Secretary to Financial Com-
missioner, Punjab, 181)1 ; Duputy
Commissioner and Settlement Offi-
cer, 1894 ; Revenue and Financial
Secretary to Government, Punjab,
1899- 19d2 ; and Chief Secreatary
till 1906; Settlement Commissioner,
Rev. Dept. Punjab, 1908 ; Second
Financial Commr, 1910. Address :
c/o H.S. King and So., G5 Cornhil,
K.C.
Dickie, Col. John Elford, C.B.
(1909); b. 185G; *. of late John
Dickie, J. P., Kilmarnock ; to.
Marry, d. of IMajor-Gen. J.W.
Welcaman, C.B., I88'2 ; educ:
R.M.A. Woolwhich; Lieutenant,
R.E. 1874 ; became Col. 19U5 ;
served Afghan War, 1878-80 (des-
patches, medal with clasp) ;
Egypt, 1882 (despatches, medal
with clasp, bronze star, 5th class
Medjidie); Burma, 1885-8G (medal
with clasp); China, 1901-1 despat-
ches, medal); Mohmand Expedi-
tion, 1908 (medal) commanded R.
E. 1st (Peshawar) Div. India and
Secretary, P. W. Department,
N. W. Provinces, 1910-11 since
when he has been Director-General
of Military Works in India with
rank of Major General. Address :
Simla, India. Club: Junior United
Service.
jMcken, Col. William Popham,
D S.O. (1887), C.B. (1891) ; 6.
1834 ; e. s. of late Stephens Dicken
1 M.D., Deputy Inspector-General
of Hospitals, Bengal ; educ;
I Blundell's School, Tiverton;
Barter-Couse ; Addiscombe ; cn-
terd Madras Army, 1853; Captain,
1865 ; ]Major, Madras Staff Corps
(now Indian Army). 1873; Lieut.
Col. 1879; Brevet Col. 1883;
Col. commandant 3rd Madras
Light Infantry, (63rd Palamcottah
Light Infantry), 1885; served
Burmese Expedition in command
of Toungoo and Ningyan
(Pyinmana) column, 1885-87
(despatches twice, medal). Clubs:
United Service Oriental.
Dickinson, Lieut. -Col. William,
C.S.I. (1869) ; retired ; b. 1831 ; w.
Laura {d. 1905) ; entered armv,
1848 ; served Punjab, 1848-49
(medal with two clasps) ; Sind
Irregular Horse, 1857 (medal with
clasp) ; Rajputana, 1859 (thanked
by Crov.-Gcn.) ; Abyssinia, 1867-G8
(medal) ; Lt.-Col., 1876. Address:
The Old Bear House, Bisley,
Gloucesters.
Dickins, Yen. William Arthur;
Archdeacon of Bombay since 1907 ;
educ: Lcinoln College, Oxford;
Lichfield College; Deacon, 1886;
Priest 1888 ; Curate of Penn. Staff,
1886-91 ; Chaplain, Bombay 1891 ;
Ahmedabad, 1891 ; Nasirabad,
1891-94 ; Aden, 1894 ; Kirkee,
1895 ; Nasirabad, 1896 ; Malabar
Hill, 1896; Domestic Chaplain to
Bishop, 1897 and 1900 ; Senior
Chaplain, 1901 ; acting Archdea-
con, 1905; Bombay Cathedral,
1905 ; Hon. Chaplain to Bombay
Rifle Vols, 1906. Address : Bom-
bay. CZm6 ; Westminster.
Digambar Chatterji, M. A., B. L.,
Judge, High Court, Calcutta since
1909. Address : Calcutta.
Digby, Everard, B. Sc. (London)
1900 ; Late Editior of the Indian
Daily News, Calcutta ; Editor, As-
sociated Press of India, Calcutta ;
127
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DiGBY.
b. Plymouth, 1882 ; s. of William
Digby, C. I. E.; ediic, Quernmore,
Kent; Birkbeck Institute, London;
joined Western Daily Mercury,
Plymouth ; Assistant Editor,
, Indian Daily-News, Calcutta. 1904;
acting Manager, 1905 ; Clcutta
Correspondent of the Daily Chroni-
cle, London ; represented Calcutta
at the Imperial Press Conference,
London, 1909. Publications: many,
phamplets and articles. Addj-ess,
191 British Indian St., Calcutta,
Club ; National Liberal.
Digby. Samuel, CLE. 1907 ; b.
1853 ; s. of late William Digby of
New Walsoken, Norfolk ; formerly
Assist. Editor, Times of India ;
Secretary of Indian section of
Royal Society of Arts since 1890,
and of same Society's Colonial
section since 1898 ; Member of
Organising Conamittee and Hon.
Secretary for India of Seventh
International Congress of Hygiene
and Demography (London, 1891),
and Hon. Secretary for India of
Eighth Congress (Budapest,, 1894);
Member of Council of National
Indian Association in Aid of Social
'Progress and Education in India ;
assisted in movement which led to
appointment of a Select Committee
of House of Commons to consider
the griavances of the Uncovenant-
ed Services of India (1890). Be-
creations : walking and music.
Address : 1, Whitehall Court,
S. W.l Royal Society of Arts,
John Street, Adelphi, W.C.
Dillon, Gen Sir Martin (Andrew)
:G. C. C. (19;5-2), K. C. B., (1887),
S.I. (1872) Indian Army (retired) ;
b. 1826; entered army, 1843;
General, 1892; served in
Punjab, . 1848-49 ; Kohat Pass,
1850; Crimea, 1856 ; Indian Mu-
tiny, 1857-59 : China. I860 ;
Alpyssinia, , .1867-68; Brigade.-
im...
Major, Nepal Frontier ; Assistant,
Adjutant-General, China ; ^lili-
tary Secretary, Bombay ; Military
Secretary, Abyssinia. (A. D. C. to
the Queen) ; Military Sec. Indi;i ;
Adj-Gen. Gibraltar; commanded
the Lucknow and the Rawalpindi
Divisions, India, 1884-88 ; Col,
West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of
Wales Own), 1897, Commissioner,
Duke of York's Royal Military
School : Commandant. Rifle
Brigade, 1935. Address : 80, St.
Canres Square, S. W. Clubs: Uni-
ted Service.
Dixon, col Sir Henry Grey. K. C
(1902), C.B. (1896) ; 8rd s. of late.
Col John Dixon of Royal Scots.
Astle Hall, Cheshire ; b. 1853 ; edtic
Bridgemans ; Woolwich ; m, 1 sec.
Helen Mary (d. 1893), 1885 ; and
2nd., Constance Ethel, 4th d. of
late captain Willian Mitchell-In-
nes, Cerwick shire, 1900 ; Joined
25th Regiment, 1868 ; command-
ant, School of Instruction for Au-
xiliary Forces, Aldershot, 1886-88;
Commanded 25th Regimental
District, 1899 ; A.D.C. to Queen,
1898 ; served Afghan War (despat-
ches, medal,) 1878-80 ; Soudan,
(despatches, medal clasp, bronze
star, 4th class Medjidie), 1888 ;
operations on Nile, 1819. Re-
creations : hunting, shooting and
fishing. Address : Chandler's
Ford, Hants. Club : Caledonian.
Dobbie, William Herbert, CLE.
(1908) ; Accountant-General,
Madras, (Retd.) ; educ; Merchant
Taylors Cchool ; joined service in
India in the Fiancial Department,
1172 ; Assistant Accountant-Ge-
neral, Bengal, 1884; Punjab, ,
1815 ; Dep. Accountant-General,
N.W, Grov. 1116 ; Controller,
Assam, 1117: Dep. Accountant-
General, N.-W. Grov. and Oudh,
1190; Officiating Controller, Hy-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DOBBIE.
derabad, 1891; Deputy Controller-
General, 1896, Accountant-Gene-
ral, Madras, 1901-1907 ; retired,
1907. Address: c/o India Office,
London,
Dobbs, Henry Robert Conway,
C.I.E.,F.R,G.S.I.C.S.;6. 1871;.s.of
Robert Conway Dobbs of Camphire,
Ireland; ed^ic: Winchester College,
Brasenose College, Oxford ;
entered I.C.S., 1892; Private
Secretary to Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, N.W. P., 1896; Joint Magis-
trate, 1897 ; in Mysore and
Baluchistan, 1899-1903; investi-
gated navigation of Euphrates
from latitude of Aleppo to
Baghdad, and travelled across
Persia from Baghdad to Seistan,
1902-2 ; Consul for Seistan and
Kain, 1903; British Commissioner,
Russo-Afghan Boundary; traversed
unexplored tract of Hazai-ajat
between Herat and Kabul, 1904 ;
Secretary to Kabul Mission, 1904 ;
Famine Commissioner, Rajputana,
1905; Deputy Secretary, Foreign
Dcpt. 1906 ; on special duty in
connection with visit of Amir of
Afghanistan to India, 1906.
Publications : Monograph on
Pottery and Glass-work of N.W.
P. and Oudh. Address : Simla.
India. Club : East India United
Service.
Dodson, Rev. Canon Thomas
Hatheway, M.A.; Principal, St.
Paul's ]\Iissionary College, Burgh,
since 1906 ; b. Rotherham, Yorks,
1862 ; s. of George Dodson of the
Inland Revenue Depart , educ. :
Merchant Taylors' School, London,
Exeter College, Oxford ; Classical
Honours in I\Ioderations, and afirst
class in the Final Honour School
of Theology; B.A, 1885; M.A. 1888;
Deacon, 1885, Priest, 1880; Curate
to the Rector of Exeter College, at
Kidlington, Oxford, 1885-87;
Lecturer (for the Final Honour
School of Theology) for combined
Colleges at Oxford, 1886-87; Fellow
and Tutor of St. Augustine's
Missionary College, Canterbury,
1887-88 ; went to South India
as Principal of the S.P.G.
College, Trichinopoly, 1889 ;
Fellow, Madras University, 1892-
1896; proceeded Home under
Medical advice; Hon. Fellow of St.
Augustine's College. Canterbury,
1897; Prebendary of Langford
Manor in Ijincoln ' Cathedral,
1904 ; joint-editor of English
Church Expansion Series, 1906;
also author of several pamphlets
on missionary work ; Addrc&s :
Principal's Lodge, Sb. Paul's Col-
lege, Burgh, Lincolnshire.
Donald. Hon'ble James ; Member,
Legislative Council, Bengal, 1913.
Donald, John Stuart, CLE. 1894;
on special duty with British-
Afghan Boundary Commissisn,
1903-4 ; b. 1861 :'s. of late A.J.S.
Donald ; m. 1905, Henrietta
Mary, 2nd, d. of Col. E. L.
Ommanney, C.S.I.; educ : Bishop
Cotton School, Simla ; entered
I.C.S, 1882 ; Extra Assistant Com-
missioner, Punjab, 1892 ; Assis-
tant Commissioner, 1890 ; Deputy
Commissioner, 1900 ; saw service
in Gomal Pass and with Shirani
Expedition (despatches) : in charge
of Gomal Pass, 1890-93 ; accom-
panied Kabul Mission undef Sir
H. Durand, 1893 ; on special duty,
N. W. Frontier. 1894 ; British
Commission en for demarcation of
Kurram-Afghan boundary, 1894
(thanked by Government of India,);
Political Agent of the Tochi,. and
Deputy Commissioner of Baum ;
operations against Mahsud-
Waziris (medal with clasp) ;
Chief Political Officer with the
Force against Khel Waziris and
Gumati, 1902 (despatches); British
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DONA VAN.
Representative on Indo-Afghan
Commission, 1903 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, D.I. Khan. Recreations:
big game shooting, golf. club.
East India United Service.
Donavan, Major Charles, B.A.,
M.I)., B.C.H. B.A.O. R.U.I. ; 6.
1803 ; Joined Burma Medical
service, 1891; transferred to
Madras, 1892 ; Civil Surgeon,
Cochin, 1896 ; Personal Assistant
to Surgeon-General., Madras, 1899;
Surgeon, 4th District, Rayapetta
and Professor of Physiology,
Madras Medical College, 1905.
Address: Rayapetta, Madras,
India.
Donnan, James,- C.M.G. (1902) ;
Inspector of Pearl Banks, Cevlon,
(Retd.) ; b. Belfast, 18.37 ;
e. s. of James Donnan,
merchant, formerly of Belfast :
m. 1858, Rebecca Gillespie, d. of
Wm. Skinner, of East India Com-
pany's Service, 1858 ; apprentice in
the INIercantile Marine service; com-
manded the Ceylon Government
steamers "Manchester" and
" Pearl " 1859-68; promoted to be
Master Attendant, Colombo ; Joint
Police Magistrate, Colombo ; and
Inspector of Pearl Banks ; retired,
1902 ; decorated for long and
valual)le services in connection
with Colombo harbour and the
pearl fisheries. Adchess : Doric,
" 38, Newbridge Bill, Nath.
Donald. Douglas, C.I. E. (1903),
Kohat, India ; s. of the late J.I.
Donald, I. C.S., Punjab ; 6. 1865;
educ. Cishop Cottons School, Simla;
m. Miss Johnson ; joined the Pun-
jab Police; 1888; Commandant, B.
M. Police, Kohat, 1890 ; District
Superintendent, 1906 ; Assistant
Political Officer, Jliranzai exped-
tion. 1891 ; Political Officer, 36th
Sikhs, in the attacks on Samana
130
forts, and then in lirah Expediti-
onary Force ; Political Officer,
Khyber Brigade, assisting in
settlement with Afridis (Congra-
tulated by Government of India) ;
present at operations against Kabul
and Khel Waziris, 1902; on Speci-
al duty regarding a military road
through Kohat Pass, 1889 (thanked
by Government). Address: ^Mili-
tary Police, Kohat. India.
Doran. Edward Anthony. CLE.
(1907) ; joined I.C.S. 1880 ; served
in Postal Dept. as Suprintendant.
and Assistant Director-General of
Post Offices ; Postmaster-General,
]\radras, 1904 ; Bengal, 1904 ;
Postmaster-General , Bombay ,
since 1906 ; Address : Bombay,
India.
Doraswami, Aiyer.C.S., B.A.,B.L.,
Government Advocate, Banga-
lore, 1874; Additional Mem-
ber, Mysore Legislative Council,
1913. Address ; Chamarajpe*,
Bangalore, IMysore Province,
India.
Doraisami Iyer, Komarapuram
Seshadri, Excise Commissioner,
INIysore ; b. 1867 ; .';. of the late Sir
K. Seshadri Iyer, Dewan of Mysore
to whom he became Private Secre-
tary, 1888; Assistant Commis-
sioner. Kolar, 1891; served in other
districts up-to 1898 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, 1904-1911 ; Commis-
sioner, 1912; Additional Member,
Mysore Legislative Council, 1912.
Addresfi : Bangalore, Mysore
Province, India.
Douglas. Lt Col. Montague William,
CLE. (1903), Deputy Commission-
er, Andamans and Nicobars, and
Supdt., Port Blair; 6. 1863; s. of
late Edward Douglas, Mauritius;
m. Helen Mary Isable, d. of
Ven. Archdeacon Downer of King-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, l'J15.
Douglas.
ston, Jamaica, 1891; entered
North Staffordshire Regiment,
1884: Captain; I. A., 1895; Major,
1902; Lient-Col, 1910; Assistant
Commissiouor, 1899; Deputy Com-
missioner, Delhi, 1898—1903 ;
Member, Executive Committee,
Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1903:
Deputy Commissioner, Lyallpnr,
Punjab, 1910, Address : Simla,
India; 52, The Drive Hove,
Sussex, Club: United Service.
Douie, Sir James M'Crone, K. C.S.I.
C.S.I. (190GJ Offg. Lieut-Governor,
Punjab (Retd.); b. Largs, Ayrshire,
1854 ; s. of the Rev. David Buchan
Douie ; vi. Frances ^Mary Eliza-
beth, d. of Sir Charles Roe, 1885 ;
educ.: High School and Univer-
sity of Edinburgh ; Balliol College,
Oxford; entered Indian Civil
Service, 1876 ; Settlement Officer,
1882 ; served in several secretariat
and executive posts till 1889 ; offi-
ciated as Commissioner of Lahore,
1898-1900 ; Chief Secretary to the
Government, Punjab, 1900 ;
Settlement Commissioner, 1908 ;
Commissioner of Rawalpindi, 1907;
Financial Commissioner, Punjab;
M.L.C. Punjab, 1909; Offg. Lieut. -
Governor, Punja/b, 1911. Publica-
tions : A Text-book and Grammar
of Bilochi; The Punjab Settlement
Manual ; The Punjab Land Ad-
ministration Manual. Address :
Lahore, Simla, Club : United
Service, Simla.
Doyle, Major Ignatius Purcell,
D.S.C, I. M.S. (retd.); b. 18(53;
s. of Surg-Gcn. William Doyle,
I. M.S. ; Surgeon, Madras Medical
Service, 1886; Major, 1898; retired,
1903; served in Upper I3urmah,
during Yaw rebellion (twice
wounded, specially raenkionod in
despatches, D, S. O., medal and
clasp); 1888-89; Lushai Expedition,
1889-90 (clasp) ; Chin Field Force,
1889-90; in operation in Chin hills.
1892-3 ; Lushai Expedition, 189'2
(clasp).; Somaliland Field Force,
1903. Address : c/o India Office,
London.' club: East India United
Service.
Dracup, John Wright Sanford,
Presy. Magistrate, JJonibay ; b, at
Surat, 1857 ; educ : Bombay ;
appointed clerk of the Commis-
sioner's office, Northern Division,
1875; City Magistrate, Surat,
1895 ; Brd Presy. Magistrate,
Bombay, 1899. Address: Byculla,
Bombay, India.
Drangadra, Raja of; H. H. Maha-
rana Shri Ghansham Singhji ; b.
1889 ; succeeded to gaddi, 1911 ;
educ : Rajkumar College, Rajkot,
and in England ; returned from
England and was appointed Gene-
ral, State Forces ; has opened an
orphango, and founded scholar-
ships for encouragement of agricul-
tural Science ; commemorated the
visit, to his Capital, of Their Majes-
ties the King-Emperor and the
Queen-Empress, by adding aii
operating theatre to the State Hos
pital ; is the head of the Jhela
Rajput clan ; area of the State,
1167 square miles: population,
about 10,000 ; revenue, 5 lakhs;
is entitled to a salute of 11 guns.
Address : Dhrangadra, Bombay
Presy. India.
Dring, Sir William Arthur, K. CLE.
(1911), CLE. (1909), V.D., Agcn*,
East Indian Railway, Calcutta ; s.
of late Colonel William Dring,
Chief Paymaster of the Army Pay
Department ; b. 1859 ; educ; at
Taunton College ; m. Jane Reid
Greenshilds, widow of W.L.
Alston, 1899 ; joined service of
the Flast Indian Railway Com-
pany, 1879: is Lieutenant
Colonel Commandant, East Indian
Railway Volunteer Rifles, and
INDIA-N BIOGRAPHICAL DICTICNARY, 1915,
Dring.
Honorary A.D.C. to H.E. the
Commander-in-Chief, India. Ad-
dress: Calcutta, India; Hursley,
near Winchester. Clubs : Oriental ;
Bengal, Calcutta.
Druinmond, Maj. -General Sir Fran-
cis Henry Rutherford. CLE.
1897; K.C,LK. (1912), Inspector-
General, Imperial Service Troops ;
b. 1857 ; e. surviving s. of late Maj. -
Gen. Henry Drummond ; in. Violet
Eraser, o. d. oi Col. E. J. Home
C,S.l.; ednc: Wellington College ;
entered Army, 1875, twice, medal
with clasp) ; served with Afghan
Boundary Commission, 1884-86 ;
(Bt. Majority) ; holds an Afghan
Order of Honour ; is an Esquire
of the 9th Order of St. John of
Jerusalem in England ; Brevet
Major, 1887; Major, 1895 ; Lieut.
Col. 1901 ; Brevet Col. 1904 ;
Colonel and Brig. -General, 1907 ;
served Afghan War, 1878-80
(despatches). Address: Pitcairns,
Dunning, Perthshire. Club :
Cavalry.
Du Boulay, Sir James Houssmayne,
CLE. (1900). K.CI.E. (1911) ;
s. of Rev. J.T.H, Du Boulay, late
House Master, Winchester ; b.
1868 ; educ: Winchester ; Balliol
College, Oxford ; m. Freda Elais,
d. of Alfred Howell, 1901 ;
Joined I. C S. as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Bombay;
Deputy Municipal Commissioner
on plague duty, Bombay, 1897-
1900 ; Private Secretary to Lords
Northcote, and Lamington, Gover-
nors of Bombay, 1901 and 190-3-7
respectively ; Secretary to Govt, of
Bombay, 1909 ; Private Secretary
to Lord Hardinge, Viceroy and
Governor-General of India, since
1910. Address : The Viceregal
Lodge, Calcutta, India. Club :
East India United Service.
Ducat, Brevet Col. Charles Mere-
wether, P.S.C, F.R.G.S, ; Com-
132
mandant 34tli Indian Cavalry,
Poona Horse, 1908 ; b. 1860 ; e. s.
of late Colonel W.M. Ducat, R.E. ;
educ : IMarlborough College ;
entered Sandhurst, 1880 ; 2nd
Lieut. 1881 ; became Brevet Col.
1908 ; MiUtary Attache, Peking,
1902-5 ; served Burma Campaign,
*l887-89 (medal, and two clasps) ;
China Field Force, 1900-1 (medal.
Brevet Lieut. -Col.) Address :
Ai;rungabad, India. Club ;
Cavalry.
Duff, General Sir Beauchamp,
CLE. (1897), K.C.V.O. (1906),
K.C.B. (1907), K. C.S.I. (1910),
G.CB. (1911), Commander-in-
Chief, India ; 2nd s. of late Gar-
den William Duff of Hatton Cas-
tle, Aberdeenshire: b. 1855; edxic;
Trinity College, Grenalmond ;
Royal Military Academy, Wool-
wich ; 7(j. Grace, d. of late Oswald
Wood, 1877 ; Joined the Army
as Lieutenant. R. H. 1874 ;
Afghan War, 1878-80; transferr-
ed to Indian Staff Corps, 1881 ;
Captain, 1886; passed through.
Staff College, 1888-89; D.A. A.G.
Indian Army Head-quarters,
1891-95 ; Bregadier Major, Isazai
Expedition, 1892 ; Major, 1894 ;
D.A. A.G. Waziristan Expedition,
1894-95 (despatches twice. Brevet
of Lt-Col.) ; IMilitary Secretary to
C in C India, 1895-99 ; Substan-
tive Colonel, 1898 ; Assistant Mili-
tary Secretary, War Office (for
Indian affairs), 1899; South Africa,
1899-1901 (despatches twice, medal
with five clasps, CB.) ; D.A.G.
Indian Army Head-quarters, 1901-
02 ; Bgr. General Commanding
Allahabad District; Major General,
1903 ; Adjutant General, India,
1903-06 ; Secretary, Military
Department, India Office; 1909-13;
Chief of the Staff in India, 1906-
09 ; Commander-in-Chief, India,
since 1914. Recreations : Shoot-
ing, fishing. Address : Delhi, and
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1916.
Duff.
Simla, India. Club : United Ser-
vice.
Dufferin and Ava, Hariot,
Dowager Marchioness of ; e. d. of
Archibald Rowan Hamilton, Killy
leagh, and widow of 1st Marquess
of Dufferin and Ava [d. 1902) ;
accompanied Lord Dufferin to
Canada and India ; Ambassadress
in Russia, Turkey, Italy, and
France ; established the National
Association in India for supplying
female medical aid to the women
of India ; DistiyicLions : Victoria
and Albert ; the Chefakat (Turkish
Order) ; the Order of the Sun
(Persian) ; Publications : Our
Viceregal Life in India, 1889 ; My
Canadian Journal, 1891 ; A Record
of Three Year's Work of the
National Association for supplying
Female Medical^Aid to the women
of India. Address: Clandeboye,
Ireland.
Duke, Sir Frederick William, K.C.
I.E. (1911), CLE. (1900), Mem-
ber, India Council, London ; b,
1868; .s. of late Rev William
Duke, D. D.; educ; Arbroath High
School, and University College,
London ; entered service, 1882 ;
worked in the various lower grades
and was Magistrate and Collector,
1895-08 ; was engaged on special
duty on two different occasions,
once for the preparation of a
Manual for Feudatory States, and
again for arranging for the elec-
tions to the Provincial Legislative
Councils in accordance with the
' Reformed Scheme ' of Lord
Morley ; Chief Secretary to the
Government of Bengal, 1908 ;
Member, Executive Council, Ben-
gal, 1910 ; Offg Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, Bengal, 1911-1'2 ; reverted
■as Member, Executive Council,
Bengal, 1912; was President of the
Committee appointed for the in-
vestigation of the facilities of the
Port of Calcutta ; Member, India
Council, London, 191-1. Address:
London.
Duleep Singh, Prince Victor Albert
Jay, Captain Royal, Dragoons ;
b. London, ISGG ; e. s. of late
JNIaharajah Duleep Singh, of
Lahore, and Bamba, d. of
L. iluller, of Alexandria, Egypt; iu.
Anne, y,d. of 9th Earl of Coventry,
educ; Eton ; Trinity and
Downing Colleges, Cambridge;
joined Army in the 1st Royal
Dragoons, 1888 ; was Honorary
A. D. C. to Lieut. -Gen. Ross, K.
C. B., General commanding at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1888-90.
Recreations : shooting, music.
Address : 20, King Street, Portman
Square, W.
Dumayne, Sir Frederick George,
Kt., (1909) Vice-chairman to the
Commissioners for the Port of
Calcutta, since 1901 ; b. 1852: s, of
late Thomas Dumayne of Milford,
S. Wales; m. Mary {d. 1896);
3rd d. of John ]\Iacadam of
Blairoer, Brymen, N.B, 189G;
educ; King James Gra]umar School,
Paislev, N.B ; formci-ly Assistant
Secretary and afterwards for many
years Secretary to the Trustees of
the Port of Bombay ; member,
Bengal Legislative Council, 1910 ;
Director, Bank of Bengal. Address:
Port Commissioners House, Kolia
Ghat Street, Calcutta. Club :
Oriental, Bengal, and Calcutta.
Duncan, David, M..\., I). Sc. L.L.D.
(Edin), Director of Public Instruc-
tion, Madras (Retd) ; s. of David
Duncan ; /;. 18.39; educ; at Edin-
burgh, Aberdeen, and Berlin
Universities ; joined service as
I'rofessor of Logic and floral
Philosophy, Presidency College,
IMadrasi 1870-84 ; Principal,
Madras Presidency College, 1884-
92 ; Registrar, J lad ras University,
133
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Duncan.
1875-1870 ; Director of Public
Instruction, Madras, 1892-9;
Member, Legislative Council,
Madras, 1894 ; Vice-Chancellor,
Madras University, 1899 ; retired,
1899. Publications : Life of
Herbert Spencer ; Herbert Spen-
cer's Descriptive Sociology. Ad-
dress : c/o India Office, London.
Dunca-n, Herbert Spencer, M. A.,
Principal, Teacher's College,
Saidapet : b, 1871 ; s. of David
Duncan, M.A,, D. Sc, L.L.D.,
formerly Director of Public In-
struction, Madras ; joined service
as Vice-Principal, Teachers'
College, Saidapet, 1894 ; Acting
Principal. Government College,
Rajahmundrv, 1899 ; Acting
Professor of English, Madras Presi-
dency College, 1904 ; confirmed,
1906 ; Inspector of European and
Training Schools, Madras, 1907 ;
Deputy Director of Public Instruc-
tion, Madras, 1910 ; Acting Prin-
cipal, Teacher's, College, Saidapet,
1911; confirmed, I91'2. Address:
Saidapet, Chingleput Dt., Madras
Presidency, India
Dundee, Colonel William John
Daniell, CLE. (190G) ; R.E. ; b.
1862 ; s. of Lieut-Col. W. F. Dun-
dee ; m. Agnes Rebecca Prestagc ;
educ. ; Collegiate School, Gree-
nock ; Bedford Grammar School ;
joined armv, 1882 ; Captain,
1890; served N.W. Frontier,
India, 1897-98 (despatches, medal
with three clasps) ; Major, 1899;
Lt-Col, 1906; Bazar Valley
Field Force, 1908 (despatches) ;
Mohmand Field Force, 1908 (pro-
moted Bt.-Col.) ; designed and
built Khyber Defences, and has
been in charge of Engineering
Works, Khyber Jurisdiction, since
1899,- Mohmand Expedition, 1908;
Address: Peshawar, India, Chib :
United Service
134
Dingarpur. Maharawal of., H.H.
Rai Rayan Maharawal Sri Bijaya
Singhji Bahadur, K.C.I.E. (1912);
.s. of late Maharaj Kuuwar Khum-
an Singh; b. 1887; educ; Mayo
Chief's College, Ajmere ; succeeded
his grand-father to the gaddi,
1898 ; invested with full powers,
1909. The State came under
British protection by the treaty of
1818 concluded with the Mahrattas.
Area of the State, 1450 sq miles ;
population, about 160,000; pays
a tribute of Rs. 17,500; is entitled
to a salute of 15 guns. Address :
DungariJur, Rajputana, India.
Dunlop, AIexa,nder Johnstone C.I.
E, (1901), Inspector- General of
Revenue and Settlement Commis-
sioner, Hyderabad (D) : 8th s. of
late Henry Dunlop of Creigton
House, Lanark ; b. 1848 ; joined
service as Assistant to the Cotton
Commissioner in the Central
Provinces; became Assistant
Commissioner ; services lent to the
Government of Hyderabad ; Re-
venue Secretary, Hyderabad (D) ;
Member, Legislative Council,
Hyderabad (D) ; 7^;. Constance
Susan Mary, d. of late W.R.
Myers of Jamaica ; Address :
Hyderabad (D), India.
Dunlop, Robert William Layard,
CLE., s. of late Robert Vetch
Dunlop ; cd^tc; Repton ; Colonel of
the Bombay Volunteer Rifles ;
Additional Member, Bombay
Legislative Council, Bombay, 1869;-
Recrention : Hunting. Address :
Bombay, India.
Dunlop-Smith, Sir James Robert,
(See Smith).
Durand, Colonel Algernon George
Arnold, C. B. 1892, C. I.E. 1897;
Gentleman-at-Arms; b. 1854; s.
of late. Maj-Gen. Sir Henry
Marion Durand, R. E.;
INDIAN RAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
DUNLOP-S:snTH.
m. Elizabeth ilarjorie, d. of late
Hou. T.C. Bruce, M.P. 1S95;
A. D. C. to Lord Ripon, Viceroy
of India, 1881-82 ; British Agent
at Gilgit, 1889-93 : commanded
troops in Hunza Nagar Expedition.
1891 ; Militar\ Secretary to
Viceroy of India, (Lord Elgin),
1894-99. Publicaiion : The Mak-
ing of a Frontier, 1899. Address :
3 ; Park Line, W. Clubs: Tra-
vellers', Naval and Militar}-.
Durand, Sir Edward Law, 1st Baro-
net (1892), C. B. (civil, 1887) ; s.
of Sir H. H. Durand, R. E. (Q.V.);
b. 1845 ; educ; at Bath, Repton
and Guildford ; ni. Maude Ellen,
d. of the late Algernon Charles
Heber-Pcrcv ; joined 96th Regi-
ment, 1865; B.S.C. (now LA.)
1868; Assi.stant Commissioner,
Afghan Boundary, 1884-86 ; Politi
cal Officer in charge of H.H, Ya-
coob Khan, ex- Amir of Afghanis-
tan, 1882-87; Resident, Nepal,
1888; retired as Lt. Col, 1893. Ad-
dress : 33, Ennis more Gardens,
S. W. Clubs: United Service, and
Sports.
Durand, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry
Mortimer, PCS. (Rctd.) G.C.M.
G., (1900) K.C-S.L, (1894) K,C.I.
E:, (1889) P.C. (1901): b.
1850, s, of late Major-General Sir
H, Durand, R.E., m. Ella, d. of
T. Sandys, 1875. Educ. : Black-
heath School; Eton House, Ton-
bridge ; called to Bar. Lincoln's
Inn, 1872; entered Bengal Civil
Service, 1873; Political Secretary
to Sir P., now Earl, Roberts dur-
ing Kabul Campaign, 1879;
Foreign Secretary in India, 1884-
94; conducted Mission to Ameer of
Afghanistan, 1893; Minister at
Teheran, 1894-1900; Ambassador
and Consul-Gen. at Madrid, 1900-
3; Ambassador at Washington,
1903-6; contested Plymouth (C);
1910. Publications : edited Sir
Henry Durand 's History of the
first Afghan War ; Life of Sir
Henry Dm-and ; Helen Treveryan;
Nadir Shah. Chibs : Athenaeum,
Carlton.
Durjan Singh,Thakur; Rao Bahadur;
Judicial ]^.Iinister, Alwar State.;
b. 1SG6; educ; at INIayo College,
Ajmere ; Hony Captain in the
Alwar Imperial Service Cavalry ;
subsequently made Stafi Officer; in
charge of the Alwar State troops ;
Member of Council, 1903, K.I.H
and Delhi Durbar Medal, 1904,
Address : Jash, Alwar State.
DurioiseIl,C,, Offg. Superintendent,
Archaeological, Survey, Rangoon ,
1912. AddvQss : Rangoon, Burma.
Dutt, Aswini Kumar, M.A., Pleader,
Barisal ; s. of Babu Brojo Mohan
Dutt ; b. Karnar, 1856 ; passed
B.A., 1876; M.A., 1877; joined
service as Headmaster, Serampore
High School ; is an ardent sup-
porter of education, and has spent
much money in erecting educa-
tional buildings ; passed the Law
Examination and commenced
practice at Barisal ; was one of the
Bengalis who were deported by
Government, 1908 ; liberated,
1909. Address : Barisal, Bengal,
India.
Dutt, Calica Dass. B.A., B.L., Rai
Bahadur (1891), CLE. (1900),
Dewan, Cooch Behar ; s. of Rai
Goloke Nath Dutt of M'>.ral ; b.
1841 ; educ; Krishnaghur Colle-
giate School, and Presidencv Col-
lege, Calcutta; B.A., 1860;'B.L.,
1861 ; joined service as District
Munsiff; appointed Deputy Col-
lector and Magistrate, 1861 ;
services lent to the State of Cooch
Behar as Dewan. 1869; formally
invested with the insignia of
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DUTT.
Office, 1870; became Member of
the State Council, 1883. Address:
Dewaukhana, Coocb Bebar ; 4,
Gangadbar Eabu's Lane, Bow-
bazar, Calcutta ; Castleton Col-
lege, Darjeeling.
Dutt Kripa Nath, Rai Babadur
(I'JIO), Registrar of Assurances,
Calcutta; s. of late Babu Paran
Nath Dutt ; b. 1861 ; cduc, at the
Oriental Seminary ; Joined
Government Service, andgradually
rose to present position ; was
Chairman of the Cossipur-Cbitpur
Municipality. Address : Cossipur,
24 Parganas, Bengal, India.
Dunbury, Captain, C,D. ; Trans-
port Registration Officer, DeJhi,
India,
Eardley-Wilmot, Major-General
Eeveil, C.B., (1896), Indian Army
(retired) ; 2nd s. of late Sir John
Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd
Baronet of Berkswellball; b. 1842;
editc, Winchestor College ; joined
the Indian Army, 1860 ; Brevet
Lt-Col, 1881 ; Major-General,
1895; Bhutan Expedition, 1864-66
(wounded; despatches, medal with
clasp) ; A.D.C, in the Jowaki Ex-
pedition (despatches, clasp) ; Af-
ghan War of 1878-79, and 80 (des-
patches, medal, three clasps, Bre-
vet Lt.-Col); A. A. G. Meerut
Division ; is in receipt of disting-
ished service pension. Address:
Colchester. Chib: Cavalry.
Eardley-Wilmot, SirSainthill. K.C.
I.E. (1911), C.I.E.. (retired) ; 4th
s. of late Augustus Hillier Eardley-
Wilmot ; b. 1852 ; Married twice ;
joined Indian Forest Department,
1873 ; Conservator of Forests,
1890 ; Inspector-General of For-
ests, India," 1903-09 ; retired, 1910.
136
Publications : Forest Life and
Sport in India ; The Life of
a Tiger. Address : c/o India
Office, Ijondon. Club: East India
United Service.
Earle. Sir Archdaie, CLE. (1909),
K.C.I, E. (1911), LC.S., Chief Com,
missioner, Assam ; s. of late H. E.
Earle ; b. 186i ; educ; Uppingham
School, and Oxford University ;
Joined I. C. S. as Asstt. Collector
and Magistrate, 1882; served in
various subordinate ranks till he
became Collector and Magistrate ;
Private Secretary to Lieutenant
Governor of Bengal, 1886 ; Excise
Commissioner, Bengal, 1901 ; Se-
cretary to Board of Revenue, 1902;
Secretary to the Government of
Bengal, 1903-05 ; Director of P.I.,
1906-08 ; Commissioner, Patna
Division, 1908-09; Chairman, Cor-
poration of Calcutta, 1909-10 ;
Secretarj' to Government
of India, Home Department, 1910-
12 ; Chief Commissioner, Assam,
1912. Address : c/o H. S. King
& Co., 9, Pall Mall, London, S-W.
Clubs: East India United Service;
United Service, Simla ; United
Service, Bengal and Calcutta.
Ebrahim. Sir Currimbhoy, Bart.,
(U.K.); y. .s. of late ]\Ir. Ebrahim
Pabaney ; 6., 1839 : began life by
opening a firm at Hong Kong ;
opened branches at Shanghai,
Kobe. Singapore, and Calcutta,
and agencies in many important
business centres in the East ; esta-
blished his reputation as a trader
in Cotton, silk, tea, opium, yarn,
etc.; founded Currimbhoy, Ebra-
him Pabaney. Crescent and Fazil-
bhai Mills, where about 220,000
spindles and3, 500 looms are at work
every day giving employment to
about 80,00 men; established ginn-
ing factories at Yeotmal, Katol, the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Ebeahim.
Berars, IncTore, and other places ;
is the owner of the Indian black-
ing, dyeing and printing works ;
Presdt, the Anjuman-i-Islam and
of the Mahommedan Educational
Conference, Bombay ; Trustee of
the Port of Bombay; has establish-
ed a girls' school, a ]\Iadrassa at
]Mandvi, the Currimbhoy Ebrahim
Khoja Orphonage in Bombay, a
Dharmsala at Mandvi and Bhuj, ;
has given a liberal donation to the
New Museum Fund, Bombay.
Address : 13, Esplanade Road,
Bomba}', India.
Edge, Right Hon : Sir John. Kt.
(IfiSG), B.A., L.L.B., P.C. (1908),
^Member, Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council, London ; s. of
Benjamin Cooker Edge, J. P.
of Clonbrook; b, 1841 ; educ,
Trinity College, Dublin ; joined
the Bar in Ireland, 1864 ;
Called to Bar (Middle Temple),
18C6; Chief Justice, High Court
of N.W.P., 1886-98; Bencher
of Middle Temple, 1889 ; Member
of the Council of India, 1908 ;
Hony. A.D.C. to Viceroy of India,
1895; (Jommissioner to enquire into
preparations for War in South
Africa, 1902 ; Member, Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council,
1909. Address: The Banks, Mount-
field, Ro'ocrts bridge, Sussex.
Club: Junior Ca)lton
Edwards. General Sir Stanley De
Burg, K.C,B. (1K98) ; s. of Captain
George Harris Edwards of the
Bengal Army; b. 1840; cduc :
Mount Radford School; entered
Army in Bombay, 1857 ; be-
came Colonel, 1875 ; Lieutenant-
General, 1886; Major-General,
1896; served in Mahi Kanta Field
Force, 1858 ; served Indian Mutiny
as D.A.Q.M.G. ; Ahyssinnian
Expedition, 1868; Chief' Director
of Transport in the Afghan War,
1879-80 ; Commanded Quetta
District, 1881-4; Northern Division,
Bomba}' Army, 1880-89. Address :
Sponden, Sandhurst, Hawkhurst,
Kent. Club : East India United
Service.
Edwards, Stephen Meredyth,
C.V.O., I.C.S., Commissioner of
Police, Bombay; s. of late Rev
Stephen Edwards, Oxford ; edtic ;
at Eton and at Christ Church,
Oxford; b. 1873; entered I.C.S.
as Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1895; was Assistant Secy to
Government ; Assistant Collector
of Customs ; Municipal Commis-
sioner, Bombay ; Deputy Secy
to Government; Compiler and
editor, Bombay City Gazetteer:
became Commissioner of Police,
Bombay; is an Ex-President of the
Bombay Anthropological Society,
and Fellow of the Bombay
University. PubUccJions: The Rise
of Bombay, a Retrospect, ;
the Ruling Princes of India ;
Gazetteer of Bombay City and
island ; By-wa}s of Boml)ay.
Recreation : riding. Address. Tlae
Ridge, Malabar Hill, Bombay.
Clubs : Byculla, and the Royal
Yacht, Bombay.
Edwards, Lt-Genl Sir James Beven
Iv.C.M.G. (1891) ; C. B. (1877);
/;J834; s. of late S. Price Edwards;
cduc; at R.M.A. Woolwich ; en-
tered the Royal Engineers, 1852;
became General, 1891 ; served in
Crimean war, and Indian Mutiny;
China, 1864 ; Suakim expedition,
1885 ; Commandant of School of
Military Engineering, 1885-8 ;
commanded the troops in China,
1889-90; retired, 1893; M.P. for
Hytho, 1895-9 ; Chairman, Royal
Colonial Institute, 1909. Address :
9, \Vilbraham Place, S.W. Clubs :
United Service and Travellers.
137
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 81915.
EDWARDS.
Edwards, Col John Burnard. D.S.O.
(1895) ; b. Saharanpur, 1857 ; s. of
R.M. Edwards, r..C.S.; edw, at
Hailey bury and Sandhurst ; entered
the Armv, 1878 ; became IMajor,
1898 ; served in Afghan war, 1878-
80; Chitral Relief Force, 1895 ; in
charge of Gwalior Imperial Service
Transport Corps ;InspectingOfficer,
Imperial Service Cavalry in Central
India, 1891-6; second in command
of 1st Regt.. Central India 9th
Divn. Horse; A.Q.M.G. of the
Indian Army, 1908 ; Address :
]\Ihow, India. Chcb : East India
United Service.
Edwards, Lt. Col. William Rice,
M.D., M. R. C. S,. C. B. (1914), ;
C.M.G. (1900), Chief Medical
Officer, N. \V. Frontier Province ;
s. of late Rev. Canon H. P.
Edwards of LlandafE ; b, 1862 ;
cduc, at Clifton ; M.B. (Durham)
and M. R. C. S, (England), 1884;
M. D. (Durham), 1886; joined
I. M.S., the same year; Surgeon
Major (now Major), 1898 ; Lieu-
tenant-Col, 1906 ; Surgeon, Eden
Hospital, Calcutta, 1889 ; Surgeon
to H.E. the Commander in Chief
in India, 1900 ; Civil Surgeon,
Quetta, 1891-1900 ; served in
South Africa on the Stall of Lord
Roberts (despatches, C.M.G,), 1900
-01 ; returned to India and was
appointed as Superintending
Surgeon, Kashmir State Hospitals,
1901. Address: Peshawar, India,
Club : United Service (Simla).
Egerton, Sir Brian, Kt. (1914) C.I.
E. 1906 ; b. 1857 ; s. of late Major-
General C.R. Egerton. educ ;
Cheltenham College ; entered Pun-
jab Police, 1879 ; served Afghan
War, 1880-81 (medal) ; Guardian
of H.H. aiaharajah of Bikanir,
1894 ; Tutor to H.H. the Nizam
until his accession to the throne in
138
1911. Address : Hyderabad^
(D), India. Club: East India
United Service.
Egerton, General Sir Charles
Comyn, G. C. B. (1904), K. C. B.
(1903), A. D. C. to King-Emperor;
6. 1848; educ; Rcssall ; Royal
Military College; joined the Army,
1867 ; VI. Anna Wellwood (d. 1890),
d. of late J. L. Hill, W. S., Edin-
burgh, 1877 ; served in Afghan
war, 1879-80 (despatches, niedal
with clasp, bronze decoration) j
Murre Expedition, 1880; Black
Mountain Expedition, 1888 (des-
patches, medal) ; 1st and 2nd
IMiranzai Expeditions (severely
wounded, despatches, Bt.-Lt-CoL,
D.S.O. , Clasp); Waziristan Field
Force, 1894-95 (despatches, C.B.,
clasp); became Colonel, 1895 ; Com
manded the Indian Contingent in
the Dongola Expedition, 1896 (des-
patches, British and Khedives me-
dals) ; A. D. C. to Queen Victoria;
Commanded the 1st Brigade in
the Tochi Force, 1897-98 (despa-
tches, medal with clasp) ; Lieute-
nant-General on Staff, 1900-01 ;
Commanded Somaliland Field
Force, 1903-4; Commanding troops,
Madras, 1904-7 ; General, 1906 ;
retired, 1907. Address : 40, Eccles-
ton. Square, S. W. Club: United
Service.
Eggar, Sir Henry Cooper, Kt. Bart
(1910), M. V. O. (1906) ; s. of Fre-
derick Eggar of Alclershot ; b.
Bramshaw, New Forest, 1851 ;
educ, King's College, London;
joined the Legal profession as Soli-
citor to Government of India, 1900;
Member of the Firm of Thomas
Eggar and Co., of Winchester
House, and Brighton. Address:
The Cedars, Strawberry Hill, IMid-
dlesex. Clubs : Oriental; Bengal
and Calcutta.
Elgin, 9th Earl of Great, 1633 ;
Earl of Kincardine and Baron
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Elgin.
Bruce of Torrv. 1(547 ; Baron
Bruce of Kiuless, 1603 (Scot) ;
Baron Elgin, 1849 (Utd. Kgdm),
by virtue of which title he has a
seat in the House of Lords ; P.O.
1886 ; K.G. 1889 ; G.C.S.I., G.C.
I.E. 1894; Victor Alexander Bruce;
e.s. of the 8th Earl by his 2nd
wife ; b. at Montreal, Lower
(Canada, 1849 ; in. Lady Constance
]\rary, C,L, 187G ; wife died, 1909;
cdiic; at Eton and Balliol College,
Oxford ; B.A., fS73 ; M.A., 1877 ;
D.C.L., 1899; Hony. L. L. D.
(Glasgow), 1903 ; succeeded his
father, 1863 : Treasurer, Royal
Household, and FirstCommissioner
of worlis, 1886 ; Viceroy and
Governor-CTeneral, India, 1894-99 ;
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
1905-08 ; Chairman, Royal Com-
inission on war in South Africa,
190-2 ; Chairman, Royal Commis-
sion on Free Churches Controversy
in Scotland, 1904 ; Chairman,
Royal Commission to administer
Scotland Churches Act, 1905 ;
IMember, Committee of Council on
Education in Scothmd; Lord-Lieut-
nant of Fife : President, Fife
territory Force Association ; Lieut-
enant, Royal Company of Archers;
heir: s. Edward James, Lord
Bruce; b. 1881 ; Address : Broom-
hall, Dunfernline, Fife. Ckibs: Tra-
vellers' Brooks's and New (Edin).
Elles, Lt-General Sir Edmond Ro-
che, G.C.I.l'L (1906), K.C.B.
(1898), K.C.l.E. (1904), Indian
Army (retired) ; s. of IMolcolm J.
Elles; b. 1848; editc ; R.M.A.,
Woolwich ; entered Royal Artillery
1867 , served in the Lushai, Haza-
ra and other expeditions and gain-
ed distinctions; c^aptain, 1878;
Major, 1884 ; D.A.Q.M.G. Bengal,
1883-85; A.Q.]\r.G. for Intelligence,
Bengal, 1886-89; D.G.IM.G. India,
1893-5 ; Military Delegate to Hague
Peace conference. 1907 , Lieu-
tcnant-General. 1907, retired,
1903 ; is D.L., and J. P. for Surrey.
Address : Paroora, Guildford.
Chib : United Service.
Ellis, Francis Robert. CM. G. (1901),
Auditor-General. Controller of
Revenue, and Accountant-General,
Cevlon (retired) ; s. of late Colonel
F.' Ellis; b. 1849; vi. Lucy, d. of
late D. B. Thornton of St. Peters-
burg, 18g8 ; Joined service in
Ceylon as a writer, 1871 ; became
Judge of Ratnapura, 1883 ; Police
Magistrate, Colombo, 1885; Direc-
tor and Inspector-General of
Prisons, Ceylon, 1891 ; Govern-
ment Agent, Southern Province,
1897 ; Western Province, the
same year ; Auditor-General, and
Controller of Revenue, 1902 ;
retired, 1906 ; Governor, British
North Borneo, 1911. Address:
Government House, Sandaban,
British North Borneo ; Kilmore,
Drumquin, Tyrone.
Elliot, Lt. General Sir Edward
Locke; K.C.B. (1902), C.B. (1896)
D.S.O. (1887);6. 1850; s. of Colonel
Edward King Elliot ; m. Eva
Syble, c. d. of Col. Percy Smith,
1893 ; entered the Army,
1868 ; Colonel, 1898 ; served in the
Afghan war, 1878-9; Burmese
Expeditionary Force, 1896 ; Ins-
pector-General of Cavalry in India,
1898 ; in South Africa ; 1901-2 :
retired, 1911 ; Address: Sackville
Street, Dublin. Club; Naval and
Military.
Elliot, Maj.-Gen. Henry Riversdale;
b. 1836; s. of William Elliot,
IMadras Civil Service ; m. 1866,
Carmina Macintire ; cdnc. ; Chel-
tenham College; Military Academy,
Edinburgh ; Joined Madras 42nd
Infantry, 1855; served with l\Iadras
Sappers and ]\Iincrs, in the .\byssi-
nian Campaign, and was present at
assault and capture of IMagdala,
1867-68 ; Brigade-Major ; Assistant
139
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Elliot.
Quarter-Master-Gen, Madras Presi-
dency and Burinah ; commanded
11th M.N.I; returned to England on
Colonel'sallowances, 1886. Address:
1, Fauconcerg Villa, Cheltenham.
Clubs : New, Cheltenham.
Elliott, Algernon, CLE. (1903) ; b.
s. of William Henry Elliot, H.E.
I. C. S.; b. 1848; educ: Rep-
ton School ; entered Uncoven-
anted Service, 1869 ; Assist.
Superintendent of Police, Cen-
tral Provinces, 1869 ; Assistant
Commissioner, Berar, 1869 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1869 ;
Civil and Sessions Judge, 1895 ;
Judicial Commissioner, 1898 ;
Commissioner, Hyderabad Assign-
ed Districts, 1901; retired, 1903.
Elliots, Lt Col P. H., I. A., Com-
missioner, Meiktilla Divn, since
1910; h. 1862 ; entered the army,
1881 ; transferred to Indian Army,
1885. kddress : Meikitta, Burma.
Elwes, Major Frederick Fenii, M.
D., C.I,E. (1911), Burgeon,' 3rd
District, Madras ; b, 1875 : joined
service as assistant to the Princi-
pal Medical officer, Madras, 190u ;
Mobilizing 66th Native Field
Hospital, China Expeditionary
Force at Bangalore from 30tli June
to 5th July 1900 ; attached to 7th
M.I. Burma, 1901; doing duty at
the GeneralHospital, Madras, 1902;
DistlMedical and Saintary Officer
with medical charge of Central
Jail, Vellore, ]903; acted in the
•same capacity in the various dis-
tricts of the Presidency ; Diirbar
Physician to H. H. the Maharaja
of Travancore, from August 191'2.
Address : Trivandram, Travancore
State, S. India.
Emerson, Sir Y/illiam, Kt., (1902) ;
President R.I.B.A. 1890-1902; b.
1844 ; s. of William Emerson of
Whetstone, Middlesex; educ. -.Kmg'
140
Coll; Came out to India 1865; erec-
ted the Bombay markets, several
churches, and other buildings ;
designed for the Government of
India the Allahabad University, the
Cathedral for the Lucknow
Diocese and the Bhounuggur
Hospital ; architect of St. Mary's
Church, Brighton ; the Clarence
]\Iemorial Wing, St. Mary's
Hospital; is carrying out the
Victoria ilemorial for India
in Calcutta ; designed a large
palace for the late Maharajah of
Bhounuggur. Publications ; many
papers read before the Royal
institute of Architects. Address :
2. Grosvenor ]\Iansions, 76 Victoria
Street, S.W. Clubs : Arts, St.
Stephen's.
English. Alenander Emanuel, C.I.
E., I.C.S., Registrar of Co-opera-
tive Credit Societies, Burma, since
1906 , educ; at Rugby and St.
John's College, Cambridge; Assist.
Commissioner, 1892; Dj-. Commis-
sioner, 1905. Address ; Rangoon,
Burma.
Ennis, Hon: Mr. Justice G. P.M. ;
acting second Puisne Judge, Sup-
reme Court, Ceylon. Address : Co-
lombo, Ceylon.
Enthoven, Reginald Edward, CLE.
(1910), Sccry. Govt, of India, Dept.
of Commerce and Industry since
1911 ; .s'. of James Enthoven ; b.
1869; educ at Wellington Coll, and
New Coll, Oxford ; joined service,
1889; Under Secy, to Govt, and
Superintondant of Census, 1902 ;
Superintendant for Revision ' of
Imperial Gazeetter, 1902; Superin-
tendent of Ethnography, 1903 ;
Secretary to Government, General
etc, Deptts, 1908 ; Senior Collr-
1910. Public at ions : Cotton fabrics
of the Bombay Presidency. Ad-
dress: Delhi, India. Chib : East
India United Service.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 19J5.
ERSKINE.
Erskine, Lt-Col, Keith David, C.I/R
(1909), Indian Army: e. s. of
Major-Geueral G.E. Erskine; b.
1863; educ; Charterhouse; Sand-
hurst; joined Army, 18S4; trans-
fered to Indian Army, 1886; en-
terred the Political Department
in India, 1887; served in Ajmere,
Mount Abu, Mewar, Deoli, Jodh-
pur, Bikanir, and Mysore ,■ Politi-
cal Agent in Haraoti and Tonk,
1900; Superintendent of Gazetteer,
Rajputana, 1903: Bikanir, 1907;
Political Agent, Pi^astern Rajputana
States, since 1913. Address ;
Jodhpur, Rajputana, India. Clubs:
Naval and Military; Queen's.
Etaiyapuram. Zamindar of; Sir
Raja Jagavira Rama Venkates-
wara Ettappa Navakai' Bahadur ;
s. of Sri Jagavira Rama Ivumara
Ettappa Nayakar, who helped the
Government in the great famine
of 1877-8; b. 1868; claims descent
from an ancient family originally
resident near Chandragiri, North
Arcot (now Chittoor district);
edzic: Newington, Madras; has
made extensive tours in India,
maintains a High School for boys,
and a girl's school at his head-
quatters. Address ; Etaiyapuram;
Tinnevelly Dt., Madras Presidency,
India.
lEthe, C. Hermann; Ph. I), M.A,
Oxford ; 6. 1844 ; g. s. of Karl
Laphe ; educ; at Greifswald and
Leipzi Universities ; came to Ox-
ford in 1872 to complete the
Catalogue of Persian, Turkish,
Hindustani and Pushtu MSS., in
Bodleian Library, Oxford ;
compiled Persian MSS. in the India
Office Library ; Public Examiner
for Honours, School of Oriental
Languages, Oxford, 1887-9 ; Pro-
fessor of German and Oriental
Languages, University College,
Aberywyth, since 1893. Address :
Schlorn-Hans, Aberystwyth.
Evans, Col. A.O., I.M.S., Inspector-
Genl. of Civil Hospitals, Burma,
since 1913 ; b. 1859 ; entered Army,
1883. Address : Rangoon, Burma.
Evans, Lt-Col. George Henry, CLE
(1911), F.L.S., M.R.C.V.S., I.C.
V.D., Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, Burma ; s. of
late Major-General Evans; b, 1863;
educ ; Rathmines School, Dublin,
and the Royal Veterinary College,
London ; Joined service in the
Army Veterinary Department,
1884 ; served in the Lushai Expe-
dition, 1889-90; Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Burma, since 1911. Address :
3, Fytche Road, Rangoon, Burma.
Club : East India United Ser-
Evans, Henry Farrington, B.A.,
C.S.I. , (1899), I.C.S. retired; s.
of Rev. G.H. Evans; b, 1845;
educ ; Marlborough College and
Corpus Christi College, Oxford ;
joined I.C.S. and arrived in India,
1867 ; served in the N.W. Provin-
ces where he began career as Assis-
tant Magistrate and Collector ;
rose to the position of District
Judge, 1887 ; on special duty in
Madras and Bombay, 1890-1 ;
Member, Deccan Agriculturists'
Relief Commission, 1891-2 ; Offg.
Judicial Commissioner, Oudh, May
to July, 1893 ; Commissioner and
Agent, Benares, 1893; Commis-
sioner, Agra, 1895 ; Secretary to
Government, N.W.P, 1896 ; Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, 1898-1902;
Member, Legislative Council of
the N.W. Provinces and Oudh,
1900 ; retired, 1902. Publications:
Farukhabad and Agra Settlement
Reports, etc. Address: Abedfoylc,
Workingham. Cluh : Public
Schools.
141
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
FAGAN.
Fagan, Lt. Co!. Christopher George
Forbes, Iiidiim Army (retired);
s. of late Major C.S. Fagan; b ;
1856; cvZztc; at Harrow ; in. Florence
Evelvu Jes.^ie, d. of late Surgeon-
Major J.W.R. Amesbury, I.M.S.;
joined Armv, 1875; served
in the Afghan War. 1879-80
(medal); served in various capaci-
ties till 1880; transferred to the
Police department as Assistant
Superintendent, Punjali, 1S85 ;
Assistant Resident, Hyderabad,
1891 ; Assistant Political Agent
and Consul, Bussorah, 1897 ;
at Muscat, Kotah, and Alwar,
1898, 1900, and 19U1 respectively ;
Eastern States, Rajputana, 1904 ;
retired, 1907. Address: Feltrim
Lodge, Gerrards Cross, Bucks.
Club : United Service.
Fagan, Honble Patrick James,
I.C.S., Punjab; educ ; at Blundell
School, Tiverton and St. John's
College, Cambridge ; joined service
in the Punjab as Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1887 ; Settlement Officer,
Bikanir State, 189'2-3 ; Deputy
Commissioner, Punjab, 189G ;
Commissioner, 1910. Address:
Lahore, Punjab, India.
Faiyaz Ali Khan, Nawab Sir
Mumtaz-ud-Dowlah Muhammed.
{Sec Pahasu, Nawab of.)
Fakr-ud-din Syed, Khan Bahadur ;
:\Icmber, Legislative Council,
Bihar and Orissa, Since 1913.
Fanshawe, Sir Arthur Upton, K.C.
I.E. (1903), C.S.I. (1896), C.V.O.
(1906), I.C.S. (retired) ; s. of late
Rev. J. F. Fanshawe ; b. 1848 ;
educ ; at Repton ; joined the
I.C.S. , Bengal, 1871 ; served in the
Central Provinces up to 1881 in
the capacity of acting Secretary to
the Chief Commissioner Post
142
master-General, Bombay, 1881 ;
Offg. Secretary, Government of
India, Finance and Commerce
Department, 1888 ; Director-
General of the Post Offices, India,
1889-1906 ; Member, Royal Com-
mission on Opium, 1.^9.3-95 ; re-
tired, 1907. Address : 19, Hans
jNIansions, Basil Street, S. W.
Club : East India United Service.
Fanshawe, Herbert Charles, C.S.I,
(1900), F. R. A. S., F. R. H. S..
P.R.G.S., I.C.S. (retired); s. of
Rev. John Faithfull Fanshawe ; b.
1852 ; educ ; at Bedford, Tonbridge,
and Repton ; joinei service, 1873
as Assistant Commissioner in the
Punjab ; Settlement Officer, Roh-
tak ; special duty in Kashmir,
1879 ; Junior Secretary to Punjab
Government, 1888 ; Revenue
Secretary, 1890 ; OSg Chief Secre-
tary, 1895 ; Member, Legislative
Council, Punjab, 1898-1901; Mem-
ber, Supreme Legislative Council,
1900 ; retired, 1901. Publications :
Rohtak Settlement Report ; Pun-
jab Famine Code ; Delhi, Past and
Present ; Murray's Handbook of
India; Memoirs of Lady Fanshavre.
Address : 72, Phibeach Gardens,
Earl's Court. Clubs : East India
United Service, Savile.
Faridkot, Raja of ; H.H. Farzand-i-
Saadat-i-Nishan-i- Hazrat-i-Kai-
ser-i-Hind Barar Bans Raja Brij
Indar Singh ; b. 1896 ; succeeded
to gaddi as a minor, 1906; claims
descent from a family which help-
ed the British in the Sikh wars as
well as at the time of the Mutiny
of 1857. For these and other
services, the State was exempted
from the services of ten horsemen
which it had to provide. The
Raja has been allowed the right of
adoption. Is entitled to a salute
of 11 guns. Address : Faridkot,
Punjab, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
FARIDOOX.TI.
Faridoonji Jamshedji, (Nawab
Faraidoon Jang Bahadur), C.I.
E., (1903), Political Secretary,
Hyderabad (D) ; e.s. of the late
Dr. Jamsheciji ; 6. 1849 ; gained
the esteem of the late Sir Salar
Jang by the energy and ability
■with which he conducted the Bom-
baj' System of Survey in the State
of Hyderabad ; appointed First
Taluk'dar of Aurangabad, 1883 ;
Survey Settlement Commis.=;ioner,
1884 ; was Private Secretary to
the late Sir Salar Jang, and his
succesors ; was one of the two that
represented the State of Hyderabad
at the Parliamentary enquiry in
connection with the Deccan Min-
ing Scandal ; appointed Political
Secretary to the Government of
Hyderabad. Recreations : riding,
and shooting. Address: Saifabad,
Hyderabad (D), India.
Pateh All Khan, Hon'ble Hajee Na-
wab Kizilbash, CLE. (190-3);
head of the clan of Kizilbash
Muha.mmadans ; b, 1862 ; succeed-
ed to headship of the clan,
1896. During the time of the
Chitral Expedition, he placed
himself and his clan at the dis-
posal of the Govt, of India and
succeeded in inducing a large
number of border tribes to be fri-
endly to the British Government.
For this service he was granted
■2000 acres of land in the Chenab
Canal Colony for settlement of
his followers ; was a Member of
the Legislative Council, Punjab;
reperesentcd Punjab in the f^amine
Conference, 1897 ; Life-President,
Anjuman-i-Islamia , Lahore, and
Imamia Association of the Punjab ;
Counsellor, Aitchison Chief's
College, Lahore; Fellow of the
University of Punjab; Trustee,
M.A.O , College, \ligarh; proceeded
to England for the Coronation of
late Emperor Edward VII. Ad-
■dress : Lahore, India.
Fateh Lai, Mehta, Udaipur ; b,
1868 ; ed2(c ; at the Ajmere College ;
joined service in Udaipur State ;
officiated as Revenue Officer, etc, ;
was instrumental in establishing
a ^Memorial School to the Poet
Babu Harish Chandra of Benares ;
has written a book known as 'Guide
to Udaipur' a copy of which was
presented to King-Emperor while
visiting Udaipur as Prince of
Wales ; is Secretary of the
Udaipur Sarvatara Dharma Sabha;
Life-Member, Nagari Prachami
Sabha of Benai'es. Address :
Udaipur, Rajputana, India.
Fatehpur, Nav/ab of, [see Ali
Hiisain Klinn.)
Fateh Singh, Raja of Pawayan,
[see Pawayan, Raja, of.)
Fatehsinhji Motisinhji. Shri Maha-
rawal. Raja of Chpta Udaipur,
{See CJiota Udaipur, Raja of.) in
the appendix.
Fatehsingh Shahji Raja Bhonsle,
also known as Srimant Bapu Sahib
Meherban. Raja of Akalkot (See
Akalkot,Roja of; in the appendix.)
FausboU, Michael Yiggo; s. of Rev.
Christian NissenFausboll; b. 1821,
in Jutland; ediic ; at ' a Latin
Grammar School, Aarhus ; and at
Copenhagen University ; studied
Oriental languages under N. L.
Westergaard (q.v.) ; University
Gold Medallist, 1843 ; Assistant
Librarian at the University
Library, Copenhagen, 1871-78;
Professor of Indian Philology and
Sanskrit at that University, 1878-
1902 ; IMembcr of Royal Danish
Society of Sciences, 1876 ; Bopps
Prizeman, 1888 ; Hon. M. R. A. S.,
1890; Commander of the Order of
Dannebrog, and possessor of the
143
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FAUSBOLL.
Silver Cross of that Order ; found-
ed the study df Pali in Europe,
and is Kumaras the ''Father of Pali
study". Publications: Dham-
mapadani, 1855; the Suttanipata,
1-2, 1885-94; the Jataka, 1-7, 1877-
97 ; and An Indian Mythology
according ' to the Mahabharata,
190-2.
Fazubhoy, Yisram ; See Visram
Fazuhhoy.
Fawcett , Frederlck,DeputyInspector-
Generalof Police, Madras (retired);
b. 1853 ; joined service as Inspector
of Police, 1878; Assistant Supdfc,
of Police, 1879 ; Special Assistant
Supdt. 188U ; on special duty
for prosecuting an Inspector in
Rajahmundry, from 28th October
to '22nd December 1880 ; in charge
of the Offiice of Superintendent,
Kistna, 1883 ; Assistant Superin-
tendent 1st grade (re-organisation),
1892 ; Superintendent of Police 1893;
Superintendent of Police, and
Assistant with the Government of
Madras, 1899 ; Superintendent,
Railway Police, Madras, 1899 ; on
special duty as ]\Iember of Police
Commission, from 1st August
1902 ; Acting Deputy Inspector-
General of Police, 1903 ; again on
special duty under the General
Superintendent, Thagiand Dacoity,
1908-05' confirmed as Deputy Ins-
pector-General of Police, 1905 ;
retired, 1912. Piiblicafions: articles
in the journal of the Anthropologi-
cal Institute ; Man ; Notes on some
of the people of Malabar; Nayars of
Malabar (included in Madras Govt.
Museum Bulletins, vol. IIINos. 1
and 3). Address: c/o India Ofhco,
London.
Fell, Godfrey Butler Hunter, C. I.
E. (1909), Secretary to Govern-
ment of Bi;rma ; b. 1872 ; educ :
Eton ; and Magdalen College, Ox-
144
ford ; joined service in Burma
1894 ; Assistant Commissioner,
1895 ; Personal Assistant to Chief
Commissioner, 1897; Private Secre-
tary to Lieutenant Governor, the
same year; Under Secretary to
Government, 1899 ; again Private
Secretary to Lieutenant-Governor,
1903; Deputy Secretary, Govern-
ment of India (Home Deptt),
190G-09 ; m. Janet Comilla, o. d.
of General Sir D. Mc Leod ;
Secretary to Government of
Burma, since 1910. Address :
Pegu, Rangoon, Burma, duds:
East India United Service,
Leandor.
Fenn, Col Ernest Harrold. C. I.E.
(1894), Royal Army Medical Corps,
(retired), s. of T. H. Fenn of Nay-
land, Colchester ; b. 1850 ; educ ;
Sherborne School ; Joined Army
Medical Corps, 1875; served in
Afghan War, 1879-80; accompani-
ed Lord Roberts to Kandahar ;
present at battle of Kandahar
(despatches, medal and clasp,
bronze star) ; joined Granadier
Guards, 1881 ; Soudan Compaign,
1885; accompanied Sir Mortimer
Darand to Cabul, 1893 ; \Vas on th&
Staff of Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy
and Governor-General, India, 1881
94 ; was on the Staff of Lord
Curzon, India, 1898-1903 (Dur-
bar medal) ; retired, 1907. Address :
c/o India Office, London. Club :
Naval and Military.
Fenton, Honble Mr. Michael Wil-
liam, C.S.I. K. C.S.I. (1914), B.A.,
I.C.S. ; Financial Commissioner,
Punjab, since 1901: educ : Royal
School, Armagh and Trinity
College, Dublin ; joined Service,
1883 as Assistant Commissioner ;
Under Secretary to Government,
1887 ; Senior Sec. to Financial
Commissioner. 1892 ; Rev. Sec,
189G; Deputy Commissioner, 1899 ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
PENTON.
Chief Secretary to Government,
1910 ; Financial Commissioner,
1912. Publication: Punjab Muni-
cipal Manual. Address : Lahore,
Punjab.
Ferard, Henry Cecil, B.A. ; CLE.
1898 ; Commissioner, Jhansi, U.
P. ; b. Ascot, 18G4 • 3rd s. of late
Chas. C. Ferard of Ascot Place,
Winkfield, Berkshire ; educ :
Eton ; University College, Oxford;
entered I.e. S. 1885, and served in
U.P. as Assistant Mag; and Collec-
tor., and Assistant Commissioner ;
Joint Mag, 1893 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1896 ; worked in the Indian
Famine, 1897-98 ; Collector and
Mag., Allahabad, 1898. Address:
Muttra, U.P., India. Cdiib : East
India United Service.
Ferguson, Ian S. Manager and Co-
Proprietor, Partner " Ceylon Obser-
ver;" Editor, Ceylon Hand-book
and Directory. Address; ' Bray-
brooke Lodge", Slave Island
Colombo, Ceylon.
Ferguson, Ronald H., B.A. (Lon-
don), M.C.B., B.A.S., F. R.C.I. ,
Proprietor and Editor, " Ceylovi
Observer"; s. of late Mr. John Fer-
guson, the great authority on Cey-
lon matters. Honorary Corres-
pondence Secretary, Royal Colo-
nial Institute. Address : Turret
Road, Colombo, Ceylon.
before the Royal Public Services
Commission, 1912; confirmed as
District and Sessions .Judge, 1912.
Address : Guntur, Madras Presy.,
India.
Filgate, Thornly Richard, CLE.,
INIember of the Legislative Council,
Behar and Orissa, since 1913.
Filose, Lt. Col. Sir Michael, K. CLE.
(1911), CLE. (1908), Chief Secre-
tary, Gwalior since 1894 ;
s. of Major Julien Filose ; 6.
1836 ; educ ; London University
College ; passed in Civil Engineer-
ing and Architecture; made Captain
when only 21 years of age by
Junkarao Scindhia for distinguish-
ed services rendered to the State of
Gwalior by his fore-fathers ; accom-
panied Jiageerao Maharaja Scindhia
on retreat to Agra during the
Mutiny of 1857 when his troops
mutinied; Director of Public
Instruction, Gwalior, 1863 ; desig-
ned and built Jai Vilas Palace,
Gwalior, 1872-74 ; constructed
many other works, and dams for
supply of water to Palace gardens;
constructed Jai Mahal, Moti
Mahal, Law Courts, Central Jail,
carried out the first revenue survey
of Malwa, 1879-81 ; was Governor
of Malwa and was awarded
Rs. 2,46,000, 1882; Lt.-CoL, 1891;
is a Knight of the Order of St.
Sylvester ; Address : Gwalior;
Central India. Clubs: Alighar,
Elgin, Gwalior.
Fernandez, Joseph Custodius, B.A.,
M.L., District and Sessions Judge,
Guntur; 6. 1864; passed B,A.,
1884; B.L., 1886; M.L„ 1891;
entered service as District
Munsiff, 1892; Ag. Sub-Judge,
1901; confirmod,1904; District and
Sessions Judge (subprotem) , 1912;
selected to give evidence on behalf
of the Provincial Judicial Service,
10
Findlay, C. S., M. A., Legal Re-
membrancer, Central Provinces,
India ; educ ; Aberdeen and Edin-
burgh Universities, and the
University College, London ; joined
service, 1898; Legal Remembr.
ancer, and Secretary to Govern,
ment (Legislative Department.)^
Central Provinces, since 1913'
Address: Nagpur, C P., India.
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FlNDLAY.
Findlay, Surg.-Maj. John, M. B.
C. M., C. I. E. (1889) ; b. 1851;
educ. ; Edinburgh University;
joined Army Medical Staff, 1875 ;
served in Afghan War and Burma
Campaign; was on the staff of
Governor of Bombay, 1881-85;
on'the Staff of the Viceroy of India,
1885-89, retired, 1890"! Recren-
tions : shooting, golf. Address :
c/o India Office, London. Club :
Junior United Service.
Finlay, James Fairbairn, ^Nf.A.,
C.S.I. (1896) ; I.C S. (Retd.) Snice
1903; IMember of Council of India ;
b. 185'2; m. 1885, d. of Col. Perroau,-
educ. : Edinburgh Academy and
University; entered I..C.S, 1875 ;
came out to India, 1875 ; served
chiefly in the Finance Depart-
ment as Under Secretary to the
Government of India; Accountant-
General, Bengal and in the
N.W.P. ; Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India, 1889 ;
Secretary, 1891-1906; Officiating
Member of the Supreme Council,
1902 ; Retd. May 1903. Address:
Alverstoke, Guildford.
Finn, Frank, B. A., Hon. F.Z.S.;
b. Maidstone, 1868 ; e. s. of late
F. Finn ; educ ; Maidstone
Grammar School ; Braseuose
College, Oxford; served in the
Collecting Expedition to East
Africa, 1892 ; First Assistant
Superintendent, Indian Museum,
Calcutta, 1894 ; Deputy-Superin-
tendent, 1895-1903; " Editor,
Avicultural Magazine. 1909.
Publications : Fancy Waterfcwl;
Birds of Calcutta; Indian Ducks ;
Indian Waders ; Ornithological
and Other Oddities; and many
scientific papers, chiefly in the
Journal of Asiatic Society.
Address: Grindlay and Co., 54,
Parliament Street, S. W.
Finney, Stephen, CLE. ; Member,
Indian Railway Board; s. of
146
J. D. Finney of Old Charlton,
Kent; b. 1852 ; educ; Clifton ;
Cooper's Hill; joined service in
P.W.D., 1874; Assisstant Engi-
neer, 1874 ; Assisstant Manager,
North Bengal State Ry., 1881;
Dy. Manager, E. Bengal State
Ry., 1889, Manager, 1892-99;
North- Western Railway, India,
1899-1907. Publications: a series
of lectures on Railway Construc-
tion and Working in Bengal.
Club : United Service, Simla.
Finnimore, Hon'ble Benjamin King-
ton, A. M. I. C. E., Chairman,
Improvement Trust, Calcutta ;
joined service as Assistant Engi-
neer, 1881; Under Secretary to
Government (Railway Branch),
1902 ; Superintending Engineer,
1905; Chief Engineer, 1911; Chair-
man, Calcutta Improvement Trust
Board, in addition to his duties
1918; has obtained Tibet War
Medal. 1904. Address: Calcutta,
India.
Firminger, Yen'ble the Arch-
deacon, Walter KM. A., F.R.
G.S. ; Chaplain, H. M's Indian
Establishment, Bengal ; 6. 1870,;
y. s. of late Rev. T. A. C.
Firminger; educ: Lancing and
Bury St. Edmunds ; Merton
Coll, Oxford ; Ordained deacon
at Hereford, 1893 ; Priest in
Mombasa, 1895 ; Subdean of
Zanzibar, 1896; Editor, Indian
Churchman, 1900-5; Publications:
The Attitude of the Church of
England to Non-Episcopal Ordina-
tions ; various essays on Zanzibar
and Kashmir in British Empire
Series; Guide to Calcutta ; History
of Free Masonry in Bengal ;
Editor of Bengal, Past and
Present ; Original Letters of
Mrs. Pay from India ; Genuine
Letters of Asiaticus; Diaries
of the Three Surgeons of
Patna; Narratives of a Gentle
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
FlBMINGER.
man long resident in India.
Address: Calcutta; c/o Grindlay &
Co., 5-1, Parliament Street, S.'W.
Clubs : Roj'al Societies ; Bengal
United Service.
Fischer. Francis Norton, B.A.
L.L.B. I.C.S., Member Legis-
lative Council, Bihar and Orissa.
since 1913 ; ediic ; at Fettes Coll;
Edinbrugh, and Clare Coll., Cam-
bridge ; joined the I.C.S. 1S8'J
served in Bengal as Assistant Magis-
trate and Collector, etc., until
transferred to Bihar and Orissa.
1912. Address: Psitna..
Fisher, Frederic Henry, B.A. I.C.S.
(Retd.;; b. London, 1849; e. G,.
of late Rev. F.W. Fisher ; educ.;
Boston CTrammar School; and
London University; entered
I.C.S., 1868; served in N. W.
Provs.; Small Cause Court Judge
of Dehra Dun, 1874 ; Officiating
Sessions Judge, Caharanpur, 1881;
editor of North-Western Provinces
Gazetteer, 1881-83 ; editor.
Literary world ; retired, 1885.
called to Bar. Middle Temple,
1885. Piibliations : yprus. Cour
New Colony and What we know
about it; Afghanistan and the
Central Asian Question. Address :
Westover Cobhan Road, Westcliff-
on-Sea, Essex. Clubs : National
Liberal.
'Pi'sher, Thomas, Superintendent,
Government Press, iNIadras : b.
1803 ; joined service as Deputy
Superintendent, Govt. Press; 1889;
became Superindcndent, 1904.
Address ; ' Mint Buildings,'
Madras, India.
Fitzpatrick, Sir Dennis, K.C.S.I.,
1890; late Lient.-Gov. of
Punjab ; and afterwards IMember
of Council of India, 1897 ; b. 1837;
m. 1862, Mary, d. of Col. H. Bullcr;
edxic: Trinity College, DuV)lin;
Barr. Inner Temple, 1872;
was Resident at Hyderabad, and
Secretary to the Government of
India; Judge of the Chief Court of
the Punjab, and Chief Commis-
sioner of Assam and of the Central
Provinces ; Member, Public
Services Commission; Acting Resi-
dent at Mysore, 1877; Lieutenant
Governor of the Punjab 1892-7 ;
Member, of the Council of India,
1897. Address : 2, Queen's
Gate Gardens, S.W.
Fitzgerald, Percy Sevmour Yesey,
C.S.I. 190G ; Bombay Pol. Dept.
(Retd.); joined Service in
Rev. Survey, 1871 ; Assistant
Political Agent, Kathiawar, 1874;
Kolhapur; 1884; Mahi Kantha,
1875 ; Kathiawar, 1877 ; Baroda,
1878 ; Kathiawar, 1879 ; Adminis-
trator, Gondal State, 1881 : Ad-
ministrator, Sangli State, 1883;
Assistant Political Agent, Kolha-
pur, 1884 ; Kathiawar, 1885 ;
Aden, 1890 ; Political Agent,
Sawantwadi, 1893 ; INIahi Kantha,
1894 ; Cutch, 1895 ; Palanpur,
1898 : Mahi Kantha. 1901 ;
Kathiawar, 1906 ; retired, 1910.
Address : c/o India Office, Lnodon.
Clubs : Carlton, East India United
Service.
Fleet, John Faithful, CLE. (1884),
Ph., D., late I.C.S.; s. of John
George Fleet ; b. 1847 ; educ :
^lerchant Taylor's School, and
University College, London ;
joined I.C.S., 1867; served in
various capacities including that
of Epigraph ist to Government
of India till 1883; Senior Collector,
Magistrate, and Political Agent,
Sholapur, 1886-1889; Ag. Commis-
sioner, 1891 ; Commissioner of
Customs, Bombay, 1893; Commis-
sioner,Southern Division, Bombay,
1894-97 ; retired, 1897. Publica-
tions : Inscriptions of the Early
Gupta Kings ; contributions to Vol.
III. Corpus Inscriptionum Indica-
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Fleet.
rum ; Dynasties of the Kanavese
Districts ; Indian Epigraijhy
(Imperial Gazetteer of India,
new Edition) ; numerous contri-
Initions on ancient history
and antiquities of India in the
Indian Antiquary, the Epigraphica
Indica, the Journal of the Royal
Asiatic Society, Archselogical
Reports of W. India, and other
Journals. Address : 8, Leopold
Road, Ealing Common, 'V. Clul) :
East India United Service.
Fletcher, Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Ernest Edward, B.A., Judge,
High Court, Calcutta since 1907 ;
e. surviving s. of late Horatio
Fletcher ; b. 1869 i educ ; Queen's
College. Oxford ; Called to Bar
(Lincolin's Inn), 1892; m. Mil-
licent Valentine e. d. of Horace
Waddington of Gadalming, 1899.
Address : Calcutta, India. Clubs :
United University ; Bengal,
Calcutta.
Forbes, Sir George Stuart, M.A.,
F.R.A.S., K.C.S.I, (1909), C.S.I.
(1904), I.C.S. (retired); b. 1851;
cd^ic; Aberdeen University ; entered
I.C.S. Madras, as Assistant Collec-
tor and Magistrate, 1872; Under
Secretary to Government, 1880;
services placed at the disposal of
the Government of India (Home
Deptt.), 1883-4; Offg. Undersecre-
tary (Foreign Deptt.) Govt, of
India, 1884-88; on special duty;
First Political Assistant to Resi-
dent at Hyderabad, and Secretary
for Berar, 1898; reverted to
i\ladras Service and posted as
Collector and IMagistrate, 1891;
Ag. Secretary, Government of
Madras, 1895; Addl. Member,
Madras Legislative Council, 1897;
Chief Secretary, Madras Govt.,
1902; Temporary TMeinber of
Council, Madras, 1903, and 190G;
confirmed, 1906; retired, 1909;
148
Coronation Durbar medal, 1903 ;
Address : Hurmere, Gray Shott.
Clubs : Welligton, Ranelagh.
Forbes, Arthur, C.S.L (1895), I.C.
S. (Retd.); b. 1843; s. of Rev. E.
Forbes, D.D.; educ; at Sedburgh
and St. Johns College, Cambridge;
steered the Cambridge Eighth
against Oxford, 1866 and 1867;
joined I.C.S. in Bengal, 1867 ;
Deputy Commissioner, Assam,
1875; Commissioner of Excise,
Bengal, 1890 : Oflficiating Commis-
sioner of Decca, 1891 ; of Patna,
1892-6; of Chota Nagpur, 1896-
1902 : retired, 1902. Address :
Yaldhurst, Lymington, Hants.
Forbes, Arthur Trevor, I.C.S.,
Madras ; Resident for Travancore
and Cochin since 1910.
educ : Christ's College, Cam-
bridge ; joined service as Assis-
tant Collector, Jlagistrate, and
Agent to Governor, 1887; Collector
and INIagistrate, 1895 ; Postmaster-
General. Bengal, 1897-1901 ; Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge, 1904 ;
Address : Trivandram, Travancore
State, S. India.
Forrest, George William, CLE.,
(1899), F.R.G.S; F.R.M.S.; b.
1846; s. of Capt. George Forrest,
V. C. ; edvc : at St. John's College,
Cambridge ; apj)ointed to Bombay
. Educational Department, 1872 i
Census Commissioner, Bombay,
1882 ; on special duty in connection
with Bombay Records, 1884-8;
Professor of English History,
Elphinstone College, 1887 ; Direc-
tor, Bombay Records, 1888; Assist-
ant Secretary, Government of India;
Director, Government of India
Records, 1894-1900. Publications:
"The Deforestation of India" in
the "Bombay Gazette;" Selections
from State Papers preserved in the
Bombay Secretariat; The adminis-
tration of Warren Hastings ; Th&
INDIAN BTOaRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
FORREST.
Administration of Jjord Lans-
downe; Seapoy Generals ; Cities of
India ; History of the Indian
Mutiny ; Life of Sir Neville Cham-
berlain ; Life of Lord Roberts.
Address : Iffley Turn, Oxford.
Foster, William, B. A. ; Registrar
and Superintendent of Records,
India Office, since 1907 ; b. 1863 ;
s. of William Foster, retired
I. C. S. ; educ ; Cooper's
Grammar School ; London Univer-
sity ; joined service in India
Office, i8S-2 ; editor, India Office
List, 1891-95 ; Hon. Secretary,
Hakluyt Society, 1893-1902. Pub-
lications : The Founding of Fort
St. George, Madras ; A Catalogue
of the India Office Pictures ; The
English Factories in India, 1618-
33 (5 vols, now published); The
Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to
the Court of the great Mogul;
The Journal of John Jourdain ;
Letters received by the East India
Company ; (4 vols.) The first
Letterbook of the East India
Company; Relics of the East
India Company. Address : India
Office, London. Club: Royal
Societies.
Poulkes, Lieutenant — Colonel T.H..
F.R.C.S., L.M.S., M.R.C.P., Dur-
bar Physician and Surgeon, My-
sore ; b. 1870 ; joined Mysore
service, 1912. Address : I\rysorG,
India.
Fox, Sir Charles Edmund, Kt (1907),
Chief Judge, Chief Court, Burma ;
.s. of late John Fox, merchant,
St John's, Newfoundland ; educ;
Prior Park College, Bath ; called
to Bar (INIiddle Temple), 1877; m.
Ethel Mary, e. d. of Sir Chai'les
Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Bart ; Go-
vernment Advocate, Burma, 1884-
1900 ; Judge, Chief Court, 1900 ;
Chief Judge, 1906. Address:
Rangoon, Burma; Bigsweir House,
St. Briavels, Glowcestershire.
Club : East India United Service.
Framji Jahanghir Dasabhai, Bar-
at-Law, I.S.C. (1911), Customs De-
partment, Bombay ; was Special
Collector under the Land Acquisi-
tion Act; Collector of Customs,
Sind ; Shipping Master, Karachi,
1900 ; was on deputation in
Bombay ; is a Justice of the Peace ;
IMember, City Improvement Trust,
Bombay. Address: Bombay, India.
Francis, Walter, I.C.S., Secretary
to Government of Madras, (Revenue
Department.); joined service, as
Assistant Collector and Magistrate,
1890 ; acted in various capacities
including that of the Superinten-
dant of Census Operations, 1900;
Superintendent of Gazetteer Revi-
sion, 1902 ; became Collector and
Magistrate, 2nd class, and served
in Anantapur, Tinnevelly and
Malabar districts. Publications:
Gazetteers of Bellary, Anantapur,
South Arcot, ]\Iadura, Vizaga-
pata,m, and Nilgiris. Address:
Sladras Club, IMadras, India.
Eraser, Sir Andrew Henderson
Leith, U.A., L.I-.D., K.CS.L,
(1893), C.S.I. (1897); b. 1848;
e. s. of Rev. A. G. Eraser, D. D ;
m. 1st, Agnes (d. 1877); 2nd, 1883,
Henrietta, d. of Col. H. I. Lugard,
I.S.C; educ; Edinburgh Academy
Institution, and University; joined
I.C.S.; Member, Hemp Drugs
Commission, 1893-94; Officiating
Secretary to Government of India
(HomeDeparment), 1898-99; Chief
Commissioner, Central Provinces,
1899 ; Lt.-Gov. of Bengal, 1903-8;
President, Police Commission,
1902; Recreation : golf. Address :
Auchenleish, Glenisla, Alvth,
N.B., 22, Heriot Row, Edinburgh.
Club : University, Edinburgh.
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Fraser.
Fraser, Hon'ble Sir Hugh, Kt.
(1911), Partner. ^Messrs Gordon,
Woodrofie & Co., Madras ; Chair-
man, Chamber of Commerce.
Madras; Director, Bank of Madras;
Additional Member, Legislative
Council, ^ladras, since 1911 ;
appointed Sheriff of Madras for the
year 1915, December 1914; has
been actively connected with the
trade of Madras for many years.
Address : Napier's Gardens,
Chetput, Madras, India.
Fraser, J. D., I. C. S., Burma;
educ; Christ's Hospital School, and
Queen's College, Oxford ; joined
service, 1889 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1903 ; Commissioner,
Magwe Division since 1913. Ad-
dress: Magwe, Burma.
Frazer, R.W., L.L.B., C.S., I.C.S.
(retired) ; b. Dublin, 1854 ; cdiic :
Royal College of Science, Dublin
University : joined service and
was in charge of the disturbed
tracts in the time of the
Rumpa rebellion ; invalided owing
to fever contracted there: Lecturer,
University Extention on Indian
Architecture ; Telugu and Tamil
Lecturer, University College,
London ; Principle Librarian and
Secretary, London Institution.
Publications : Siren Gods and Sun-
steeped lands ; British India, Story
of Nations Series ; A Literary
History of India ; Text-Book of
Indian History (League of the
Empire.) Address : London In-
stitution, Finsbury Circus.
Frazer, Robert Watson, B.A.,
L.L.D., M.R.I. A,, Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Madras;
educ. ; Trinity College, Dublin,
(Associate in Engr. R.C.S.I.) ;
entered service, 1877 ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Ganjam,
1877 ; Justice of the Peace, 1879 ;
employed in the Parlakimidi Es-
150
tate, 1881; Engineer and Manager,
Parlakimidi, lUth January to 21st
February, 1882; Acting" Deputy
Director of Revenue Settlement
in charge of No. II Partv, N. Arcot,
from 20th June 1884 ; Special
Assistant to the Collector, N. Arcot,
for Settlement purposes, 20th June
1884 ; retired, 1886. Address :
c/o India Ofifice, London,
Fraser, Stuart Milford, C.S.I. ,
(J.l.E., I.C.S. Resident, Hydera-
bad ; ,s. of late Denholm Fraser
of Tiverton; b. at Devon, 1804 ;
ediic. ; Clundell's Cchool and at
Balliol College, Oxford ; m. Con-
stance, d. of Col. Edwin
Maude, 1888; entered I.C.S. as
Asisstant Collector of Bombay,
1882 ; Tutor and Guardian to
the Raja of Kolhapur, 1889-
1894 ,- Tutor and Guardian to
the Maharaja of Mysore, 1896-
02 ; Deputy Secretarv to Govt, of
India, Foreign Deptt., 1904-05 ;
British Commr. to negotiate with
China re Anglo-Tibetan Agree-
ment ; Resident, Mysore , 1906 ;
Resident, Kashmir ; Address :
Secundrabad, (D.), India.
Freyer, Lt. Col. P. Johnston, IM.A.,
M.D., M.Ch., and L.M., I. M.S.,
(retired) ; educ ; Erasmus Smith's
College, Galway ; Royal Univer-
sity, Ireland ; Steeven's Hospital,
Dublin ; and Paris ; obtained 1st
place in the open competition for
I. M.S.. 1875; served in the Military
for some time; transferred to India
in N. W. Provinces ; was Civil
Surgeon, at Moradabad, Bareilly,
and other places ; Surgeon, Prince
of Wales' Hospital, Benares ; was
Medical Officer to Lieutenant
Governor of N. W. Provinces ;
also Medical Officer to H. H. the
late Nawab of Rampur, who pre-
sented him with a honorarium of
£ 10,000 ; selected by the Govt, of
India as their Delegate at the
INDIAN BIOflRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
I'UE YEB.
Tntcrnational ^ledical and Surgical
Congress, Rome, 1894 ; won Arnott
^^emorial Medal, 1904 ; retired
from service and is now practising
as Consulting Surgeon. Publica-
tinns : The IModern Treatment of
Stone in the Bladder ; Clinical
Lectures on stricture of the
Urethra and Hypertrophy of the
Prostrate ; Total Extirpation of
the Prostrate for Enlargement of
that organ. Becrentions : shooting
and fishing. Address . 27, Harley
street. Cavendish Square, W.
Cliib.s : E^ast India United Service,
Junior*Naval and Military.
Frizelle. Sir Joseph, Kt., 1899; b.
1841 ; educ : IHmgannow ; Trinity
College, Dublin ; entered I.C.S.
(Punjab), 186-3 ; Assistant Magis-
trate and Collector, N.W.P., 1864;
Deputy Commissioner, 1877 *
Divisional Judge, 1884 ; Judge,
Chief Court, Punjab, 1889-98 ;
Chief Judge, 1898; retired, same
year. Address : St. Helier, Jersey.
Fryer, Sir Frederick William
Richards, I.C.S., K.C.2.1. (1895) ;
b. 1845 s. of F.W. Fryer ; entered
I.C.S. in Bengal, 1864; called to the
Car (IMiddle Temple), 1880 ; Com-
missioner, Central Division, Upper
Burma, 188G ; Financial Commis-
sioner, Burma, 1888 ; Acting Chief
Commissioner, Burma, 1892-4 ;
Officiating I'inancial Commis-
sioner, Punjab ; Additional ]\Iem-
l)er. Imperial I^egislative Council,
1894-5 ; Lieutenant Governoi-,
Burma-, 1897-1903. Address: 23,
I'Uvaston Place, S. W.
Fuller, Sir Joseph Bampfylde,
K.C-S.I. (1906), C.K.I. (li)02),
CLE. (1892), I.C.S. (retired); s. of
Rev. J. Fuller, late Vicar, Rams-
dale, Hants; 6, 1854; edtic; Marlbo-
rongli College ; m. 1st, Maria
Caldwell {d. 1880), and 2nd, Sarat
Augusta, d. of Arthur W. Crit-
chlcy, 1883 ; Commissioner of
Settlement and Agriculture, C.P.
1885 ; Additional Member, Imperi-
al Legislative Council, 1889; Secre-
tarv to the Government of India,
Rev and Agri Deptts, 1901-02; Chief
Coiaimissioner, Assam, 1902-05 ;
selected as the Lieutenant-Gover-
nor. E.B. & A,, 1905; retired,
1906 ; is a frequent contributor to
the ' 19th Century and After' and
other periodicals. Address : The
Hermitage, Winchester. Clubs :
East India United Service, Savile.
Fulton, Sir Edmund McGilidowny
Hope, Kl. (1907), C.S.I. (1904),
IMemlier of Council, Bombaj^ ; s.
of J.W. Fulton, Lisburn ; b, 1848;
educ; at Rugby ; joined I.C.S. in
Boml)ay, 1869; held various subor-
dinate posts in various parts
of the presidency ; 7h., Cornelia
Emily (d. 1900), o. d. of Sir
M. R. Westropp, former Chief
Justice, Bombay; became Judge,
High Court, Bombay, 1897; retir-
ed, 1907. Address : Elmhurst,
Cheltenham. Club : East India
United Service.
G
Gabriel, Edmund Vivian, B. A.,
(Camb), C.V.O., (1906), C.S.I. ,
(1911), Nagpur; b. 1875; edtic;
Emmanual College, Cambridge ;
joined I.C.S.. 1897; Assistant
Secretary, Foreign Department,
1903 ; Under-Secretary, 1905 ; Re-
sident, Western Rajputana, 1908 ;
Secretary, N.W-F. Administra-
tion, 1909 ; First Assistant to
Agent to Governor-General in Cen-
tral India, 1911 : is a Justice of
the Peace, and Fellow of C.S.;
Knight of the Grace of the Order
of St. John of Jerusalem ; IMajor,
R. M. R., Volunteers. Address :
Nagpur, Central India.
Gage, Andrew Thomas, 1\I.A., B. Sc,
]\1.B., F.Ii.S.; I,M.S,; Direc-
tor, Botanical Survey of India;
h. 1871; ,s. of Robert Gage; vi. Jean
151
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL'3DICTIONARY,^1915.
Gage.
Sturt Bruce, Kildrummy ; ednc ;
Grammer School, Old Aberdeen ;
joined service as Assistant to Pro-
fessor of Botany, University
of Aberdeen. 1894-96 ; transferred
to Indian Medical Service, 1897 ;
Curator of the Herbarium, Cal-
cutta Botanic Gardens, 1898 ;
Superintendent, Royal Botanic
Gardens, Calcutta, 1906 ; is now
Director of Botanical Survey,
India, Publications : various tech-
nical papers on botanical subjects.
Recreation : motoring. Address :
Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta,
India. Club : Bengal United
Service.
Gait, Edward Albert, C, I.E., (1907),
I. C. S., Census Commissioner for
India ; s. of late John James
Gait ; b. 1863 ; cdiic; Univer-
sity College, London ; entered
service, 1882 ; acted in various
places and in various capacities,
and became Superintendent of
Census Operations, As^am, 1892 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1892;
Director, Land Records and
Agriculture, 1893; Secretary,
1896 ; Collector and IMagistrate,
1897; Provincial Supttd of Census,
Bengal, 1900 ; Census Commis-
sioner for India, 1902 ; Deputy
Commissioner, 1904 ; Financial
Secretary to Govt, of Bengal, and
Member of Council of Liet. -Gover-
nor, 1905 ; Commissioner, Chota
Nagpur, 1906 ; Chief Secretary to
Cover, iment, Bengal, 1907 ; Census
Commissioner for India, 1909 ;
Address : Yates Place, Simla,
India ; Club : East India Unted
Service.
Gaitskull, A; I. C. S, Ccmmissicner,
Tennaserim Division ; appointed
1918. ednc ; at Cheltenham
and New College, Oxford ; appoint-
ed to Burma service, 1889 ;
Director, Land Records and Agri-
culture, 1899 ; Address, Tenna-
serim, Burma.
152
Gajjar, T. M. A., B. Sc. C. F.
C. S., &c., b. at Surat, 1862;
first class honours in Science; first
came to public notice by suc-
cessfully removing pitch from the
Victoria statue at Bombay, and
v/on a prize of Rs. 2oOO, 1897 ;
joined Baroda service and started
Kalabhavan (Technical school)
there, on the Zurich Charlotten-
burg model ; put the dyeing
industry in India on a scientific
basis ; supplied trained students
for working dyeing factories in
Bombay and i\Iadura ; has experi-
mented largely in oils and has
been instrumental in opening oil
mills at Ahmedabad, Broach,
Surat, and other places ; joined
Wilson College, Bombay, as
Professor of Chemistry; is a pioneer
of Chemical and Technical indus-
tries in Western India ; Address :
Bombay, India.
Gajja Ma!, Rai Sahib, I. S. 0.
(1910) Headclerk and Superinten-
dent, Khyber Agency; b, 1857;
educ ; Church Mission School,
Peshawar ; belongs to a Kapur
Khatri family of Peshawar ; joined
Khyber Agency asHead clerk, 1880;
accompanied the Khyber Force in
the 2nd Afghan Campaign ; active
service in Tirrah Expedition,
1897—1898; present at Khyber
during the disturbance of 1908 ;
for the Tirrah Expedition received
apensionof Es.50 permensum, two
clasps, a khilat and a medal ;
Rai Saheb, 1910 ; owns property
in Peshawar city. Address : Pesha-
war, India.
Galbraith. A. N.. I. C. S., Pri-
vate Secretary to H. E. the Gover-
nor of Ceylon; Address: Govern-
ment House, Colombo, Ceylon.
Gallctti di Cadilhac. Arthur Mario
Agricola Collier, I. C. S., Under
Secretarv to Government, Madras ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Galletti.
educ ; Emmanuel College, Cam-
bridge : joined Service, 1900 ;
Assistant Collector, District Magis-
trate and Government Agent,
Godavari, 1901 ; in charge of
Depty Collector's office. Agency
Division, May to August 1902;
Head Assistant Collector and
IMagistrate, from June 1902 ;
Ag. Assistant Secretary to
Government, 1903; Ag. Under
Secretar}^ to Government, Revenue
■Department 1905; confirmed, 1906;
French Translator to Government
from 15 April 1909; services placed
at the disposal of the Government
of India, Home Departnie.it, for
Legislative training, from 4th
April to Cth November 1903;
Publications : Translation of
K.Vircsalingam's"yinodya Tarin-
gini" ; The Madras Lunacy
Manual for Jlagistrates ; The
Madras Ecclesiastical Manual ;
The Government Dutch. Record
Series ; the Dutch in ]\Iala-
bar.
Gallwey. Surgeon- General Sir
Thomas Joseph, M.lJ., M. Ch.,
K.C. M.G. (1900) C.B. (1896)
Army Medical Staff ; 4th s. of late
Henry Gallwey J, P., Tramore,
Waterford ; b. 1852 ; cudc; Stony-
hurst, and Royal University,
Ireland; joined Army ]Medical
Deptt, 1874 ; specially made
Surgcon-lMajor, 1S85 ; became
Colonel, 189S ; Afghan War, Ali
Musjid (medal with clasp), etc ;
Egyptian Expedition induing
Kassnssin and Tcl-el-Kebir (medal
with clasp, Khedive's Star) ; Sou-
dan Expedition, 1884-85; P.M.
O., India, 1902-00; P. M. O.,
Aldershot 1900-11 ; retired,
1911 ; holds 3rd class Medjedie,
1895. Recrentio7is : racquets,
billiards, Ci'icket, polo, shooting,
racing. Club : junior United
Service.
Galtrey, Albert Sidney; b. Scar-
borough 1878 ; Commenced life as
a journalist and was successively
on the Staff of the Leeds Daily
News and Leeds Mercury ; editor
of the Indian Sporting Times.
Bombay, 1901 ; was connected
with the Times of India ;becanie
intimately associated with racing
and polo in India ; was a member
of the Bombay Light Horse Corps;
left for England where he became
assist, editor and dramatic critic
of The Sportsman, 1905; now
special sporting correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph ; contributor
to Fry's Magazine, The Tatler, etc.
is a well-known authority on polo.
Address: Daily Telegraph, Fleet
Street, E.C.
Gamble, James, Sykes,C.I.E. (1899),
F.R.S., F.L.S., Indian Forest
Service (retired); b. 1847; s. of
Harpur Gamble, M.D.; educ : at
Royal Naval School, New Cross ;
Magdalen College, Oxford; and at
Nancy, France; m. Girtrude, d. of
late Rev. A.S. Slater, Norfolk,
1911; entered Indian Forest Depart-
ment, 1871 ; rose to be Conserva-
tor of Forests, N.W.P. ; Director
of Imperial Forest Schools, Dehra
Dun, 1890-1899; Publications:
A Iilanual of Indian Timbers;
The Bamboos of British
India, 1885 ; Address : High-
field, East Lyss, Hants. Club :
Athenujem.
Gamble, R.A., I.C.S. Delhi ;
joined Service, 1883 ; Assistant
and Deputy Accountant-General
for a few years ; Under Secretary
to the Government of India, Fin-
ance Department, 1890 to 1895 ;
acted as Deputy Secretary to
Government for a short period ;
Accountant-General, United Pro-
vinces, 189G-05 ; Commissioner,
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Gamble.
North India Salt Revenue, 1905-
1914 ; Controller and Auditor-
General, India, Octr. 1914. Ad-
dress : Delhi, India.
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.
Bar-at-Law; belongs to an ancient
Bania family of Kathiawar; b.
1869; his father was Diwan of
I'orbandor andhi.s ancestors were
holding responsible positions in
Rajkot and other States of Kathia-
war; educ ; in Kathiawar; pro-
ceeded to England, and joined the
Inner Temple and was called to
the Bar ; returned to India and
enrolled himself as Advocate of the
Bombay High Court; went over to
South Africa in connection with
an Indian case of some difficulty,
and has since remained there
making common cause with the
rest of his countrymen in South
Africa; returned to India as repre-
sentative of Indian settlers in South
Africa, to represent their grievances
to the people of India, 1895; formed
an Indian Ambulance Corps and
did splendid service to the British
in the Boer War; in company with
some other friends, he started the
Transvaal British Indian Assn. of
which he is the Hony Secretary
and Legal adviser; has started (in
conjunction with his friends) the
"Indian Opinion "under the editor-
' ship of the late Mr. M. H. Nazar;
applied himself to the work of
l)ringing Hindus and IMuhamma-
dans to work in unison, and has
made them realise their duty to
their comman country. Address:
Johanesburgh, South Africa.
Ganga Prasad, F.J.S., Rai Sahib,
Pleader, ]\lainpuri ; s. of Rai
Durga Prasad Sahai of Etawah; b,
1857 ; ednc ; Etawah High School,
and Agra College ; Honorary
ManagingDirector, District Co-
operative Bank, Mainpuri ; Rai
Sahib, !!911. Publication: A few
154
Thcosophical works.
Mainjniri, U.P, India.
Address
Gangadhar Sastri, CLE. (1903),
]\Iahaniahopadhyaya(1887), Bena-
res; b, 1853; cdwc; Sanskrit College,
Benares ; was for thirty years-
Professor of Literature in that
(,'ollege. Publication; '' Shaswal
D li a m a Dipika". Address :
Ghasi Tola, Benares, U.P., India.
Ganpat Rai, Divan, CLE. (1892);
b. 1855 : edicc ; at the Dera ImaiL
Khan High School, and Lahore
Collegiate School ; belongs to a
Kshatriya family of Dera Ghazi
Khan ; entered Government ser-
vice, 1874: was Native Assistant tO'
Captain (afterwards Sir Robert)
Sandeman when he was Deputy
Commissioner ; accompanied him
on his mission to Kalat. etc. ;
title of Diwan is personal. Ad-
dress : Sibi. Baluchistan.
Ganpat SadashivRao, ■M.A., L.L.B.
Public Prosecutor and Govt.
Pleader, Bombay ; acted as
Additional Judge, High Court,
Bomljay. Address: 'Boraha.y, India.
Ganpat Singh. Rai Bahadur; belongs
to the Khichi Chanhan clan ; s.
of Dhanpat Singh; b. 1804.; estate
covei's an area of 400 square miles;
and is situated in the districts of
Bhagalpur, Purneah, Malda,
Sonthal Parganas, Birbhum and
Murshidabad; population, 130, 000;
Rai Bahadur, 1898. Address :
Harawat, Bhagalpur; Aziniganj,
Murshidabad ; 37, Canning St.,
Calcutta, India.
Gaselee, General Sir Alfred,
(;. CLE (1900), G.C.B. (1909);
b, 1844 : s. of late Rev. John
( iaselee ; entered Indian Army,
1863 ; served in Abyssinian
expedition, 1868 ; Bizoti expedi-
tion, 1869 ; Jowaki Afrid expedi-
tion, 1877-8 ; Afghan war, 1878-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL, DICTIONAHY, l'J]r>,
Gaselee.
80; Zhob Valley, 1884;
Tliizara, 1891 ; Isaza, 1892 ;
became Colonel, 1893; Wazi-
ristan, 1894-5 ; Tirah expedi-
tion, commanding 2nd Brigade,
1897-8; Officiating Q. M. G.,
India, 1898 ; Brig-General, N.W.
Frontier. 1898 ; commanding 2nd
class District, 1898-1901 ; com-
manded British Forces iv China,
1900; ]Maj-Genl, 1901; General
Officer, commanding N. Army,
1907-08; retired, 1908. Address: 24,
^loore Street, Leunon Gardens,
S.W. Chih : Army and Navy.
Gatacre, Major-General Sir John,
C. P. (1887), K. C. C. (1907),
Colonel, 12:-5rd. Outram's Rifles ;
2nd s. of late Edward Lloyd
Gatacre of Gatacre, Shrop-
shire ; b. Shropshire, 1841;
joined service as Ensign, Bom- •
bay Army, 1857 ; appointed to
Bombay S. C, 18G6 ; posted to
23rd Regiment, Bombay N. L. I.
(now rilles), 1857 ; command of
Nagpur District with rank of
Brigadier-General, 1891-96 ; Major
General, 1897 ; Indian Mutinv.
1858; China war (medal), 1860;
operations in Okhamundel, 18G."/-
68 ; Afghan War, 1879-80 (medal);
IJurmese Expedition ; 1886-88
(despatches twice, medal with 2
clasps). Recreation : shooting.
Address : 83. Bury Street, St.
James, S. W. Club : Naval and
IMilitary.
Gates, Sir Frank Campbell, KC.
I.E., C.S.I. (1906), I.C.S.;Bar-at-
Ij-.wv ; Chief Collector of Customs :
ediic ; at Cheltenham and
Balliol College, Oxford ; is a
native of Groydox ; was almost
exclusively employed in Burma
and filled several posts of
importance including that of
Financial Commissioner and Chief
Customs Authority ; was also in
the Burma Legislative Council '-
and was an Addl member of the
Supreme legislature, 1910.
Geddes, Lt. Col. Robert James
M.B., D.S.O. (1900), R.A.M.C. ;
b. 1858 ; 1/;. 907. Christina Go-
wans, d of late J. Whyte, Helens-
burgh ; edtic ; (xlasgow University;
joined service in the Army, 1884 ;
served in Burmah. 1885-88 (medal,
2 clasps) ; Chin-Lushai (clasp.),
1889-90; Mekran Expedition, 1898;
Maj. 1896; South Africa, 1899-1902
(despatches. Queen's medal, four
clasps. King's medal, two clasps,
D.S.O), 1892—02 ; Medical Officer,
Jubbulpore. Address: Jubbalpur,,
India.
George, Edward Claudius Scotney-
C. I.E. (1894) Deputy Commission-
er, Ruby Mines, Burma ; 6, 1865;
e. s. of late E.C. George of West
Norwood. London ; educ : Dul-
wich College, and LTniversity Coll,
London ; entered I.C.S. 1887 ;
served in Burma as Assist. Com-
missioner. Bhamo. 1887-90 ;
Deput\' Commissioner, Bhamo,
1890-97 ; on special duty with the
Burma China Boundary Commis-
sion, 1897-99. Address: Rangoon,
Burma. Chib ■ East India
United Service.
Ghose, Arabinda. B.A. ; s. of Babu
KrishnaniMilhan Ghose; b., Cal-
catta. 1872 ; educ ; St. Paul's
School, Darjeeling ; proceeded to
England to qualify himself for the
I.C.S., ISOO; faili-d in riding-test;
])asse(l i'...\. from the King's
College, 1892 ; joined service in
Baroda ; interested himself in the
Swadeshi movement in India;
resigned service and identified
himself with the new movement ;
was generally regarded as the
editor of tlie now defunct news-
paper r.andcniatarani ; prosecuted
155
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-Ghose.
by Government for alleged political
offences, was tried and was
acquitted. Believed to be living
in Pondicherry, South India.
Ghose, Sir Chunder Madhub, Kt.
(1906), Senior Puisne judge,
Calcutta (retired) ; s. of late Rai
Durga Prasad Ghose Bahadur ; b.
1838; edtic; the Hindu, and the
Presidency Colleges, Calcutta;
passed the Law Examination,
1860; Commenced to practice as a
pleader in Burdwau ; appointed
Government Pleader ; appointed
Deputy Collector which he resigned
after a short time ; joined the
Sadar Court. Calcutta, as a lawyer;
Member, Legislative Council,
Bengal, 1884 ; appointed Judge of
the High Court, Calcutta, 1885;
Fellow, Calcutta University, 1885;
was President of the Faculty of
Law, Calcutta University fcr
-3 years ; Offg Chief Justice, High
Court, Calcutta, 1906 ; retired,
1907 ; presided at the Indian
Social Conference, 1906; President,
Kayastha Sabha, 1905. Address :
Bhawanipore, Calcutta, India.
Crhose, Debsndra Chandra, B.A,,
B.L.. Rai Bahadur; Retired
Government Pleader ; b. 1845 ;
£dti.c- Govt. School, Jo.ssore, and
the Presidency College, Calcutta ;
B.A. ,1865; B.L., 1867; enrolled
as Vakil, same year ; appointed
Senior Government Pleader, 24
Parganas, 1888—1909 ; an earnest
social reformer particularly in-
terested in the Cause of Hindu
widow marriage and the intellec-
tual amelioration of the masses;
Member, Calcutta Corporation ;
1909; Rai Bahadur, I'JIO. Ad-
dress : Bhawanipur, Calcutta,
India.
Clhose, Debendra Nath, B.A., Rai
Sahib, Deputy Superintendent,
.Commercial Intelligence Depart-
156
ment, Calcutta; b. 1869: educ ;
Govt. ]\Iodel School, and the
Presidency College, Calcutta ; was
awarded the Buresman gold medal
of the Calcutta University, 1910 ;
joined the Finance and Commerce
Deptt., 1911 ; became Deputy
Superintendent 1906; Rai Sahib,
1911; is a Member of the
Theosophical Society, and a Fellow
of the Royal Statistical and
Economic Societies. Address,
Calcutta, India.
Ghose, Jogendra Chandra, M. A.,
B.L., Rai Bahadur, High Court
Vakil, Calcutta; b. 1860; educ ; at
the Hindu School and Presy. Col-
lege, Calcutta; e. s. of Sir Chandar
Madhab Ghose, Kt. ; commands a
lucrative practice ; Tagore Law
Lecturer, 1904 ; Founder of the
Association for the advancement
of Scientifiic and Literary educat-
ion for Indians. Publications:
"Principles of Hindu Law," The
Hindu Law of Impartible Property
and Endowments; etc. ; editor of
the English edition of the works
of Raja Ram IMohan Roy. Ad-
dress : 25, Harris Chandra
Mukharji's street, Bhowanipur,
Calcutta, India.
Ghose, Mahiniohan, I. C, S. Bar-at-
Law ; educ; at Calcutta and at
Balliol College; Oxford ; s. of late
Mr. Jlano IMohan Ghose, the
famous lawyer of Calcutta: joined
service as Assistant Collector,,
1893; served in various capacities
and rose to the position of I)istrict
and Sessions Judge, 1908; retired,
1910 ; enrolled as an Advocate of
the Calcutta and IMadras High
Courts, 1911. Address : Calcutta ;
and ]\Iadras.
Ghose, Dr. Rash Behari, M.A., B. L.
C.S.I., (1909), CLE., (1896),
Vakil, Calcutta ; b, in Jorekona in
the district of Burdwan, 1845
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
CiHOSE.
ediic ; in the town of Bankura &
the Presidency College, Calcutta ;
B.A., 1865; M.A. with first class
honors, 1866; B.L., 1867; same
vear enrolled as a Vakil of the
High Court ; passed the final
examination in Law with honors,
1871 ; Tagore Law Lecturer, 1875;
chose for his subject the Law of
Martgages in India which was
published in a book form and has
Ijecome a recognised text-book and
authority on the subject ; Fellow,
Calcutta University, 1879 ; receiv-
ed the Degree of Doctor of Laws,
1884; elected a Member of the Uni-
versity Syndicate, 1887 ; President,
Faculty of Law in the Univer-
sity for two years ; Chairman,
Reception Comnittee of the Indian
National Congress, 1906 ; Presid-
ent, Indian National Congress,
1908; has visited England,
France, Italy and other
important centres in the West;
nominated to the Bengal Legs-
lative Council, 1899 ; nominated
to the Supreme Legislative Coun-
cil, 1891 ; founded a medal in
the name of his mother and made
over to the Calcutta University
Government Pro-notes of the value
of Rs. 2500 towards the medal;
made a princely gift of ten lakhs
to the Calcutta University for the
promotion of Scientific learning in
India; lives in a purely Indian
style wearing the Gliajjknna d-
Clioga. Publications : "Law of
Mortgages in India". Address : 46,
Theatre Road, Calcutta, India.
Ghulam Mohammed Khan, Hon'ble
Yaladkhan Bahadur Vali Maho-
med Bhurgi, Bar-at-Law; elected
Memljcr, Legislative Council,
Bombay.
Gulam Muhammad All Khan
Bahadur Sir Umdat-uI-Umara,
Amir-ul-Umara, Siraj-ul-Umara,
Madar-ul-Mulk, Azim-ud-Doula,
Doul, Asar-Daul-Inglaz, Nawab-
Azim Jah, Amir-i-Arcot, K.C.I.E.
(1909); Prince of Arcot, Madras ; s.
of the late Sir iluhammad Munawar
Ali Khan Bahadur: b. 1862 ; ediic ;
Newington Court of Wards Institu-
tion, Madras ; is the premier Mu-
hammudan nobleman of Southern
India ; was a Member, IMadras
Legislative Council, 1904-06 ; is
now a Member, Imperial Legisla-
tive Council ; is a patron of the
Madras Cosmopolitan Club ; Life
Member, South Indian Athletic
Association, Madras ; President,
Madras branch of the All-India
Moslem League ; Claims descent
from Anwarud-Din, who was made
Nawab of the Carnatic by the
Nizam of Hyderabad (Deccan); is
the great grandson of Azim Jah; is
the 4th in succession to the title
of ' Prince of Arcot ' granted to
Azim Jah, 1870. Address: Amir
Mahal, Pycroft's Road, Triplicane,
Madras, India.
Ghulam Muhammad Mahjir,
Khan Bahadur, Madras ; 6. 1850 ;
was for long JManagcr, Office of the
Surgeon-Creneral with the Govern-
ment of jMadras from which he
retired, 1905 ; takes keen interest
in all public movements ; was
Secretary of the Cosmopolitan
Club, Mount Road, Madras ; is
a Member of the Anjuman-i-lslam,
Madras ; INIember, Muslim League,,
Madras; Khan Bahadur, 1901.
Address ; Triplicane, Madras,
India.
Ghulam Salmani, Shams-ul-Ulama,
Assistant Superintendent, Hooghly
Madrassa; b. 1858 ; educ; Hoogh-
ly Madarassa ; s, of Moulvi
Ghulam Rahman ; appointed to-
Hooghly Madrassa, 1878 ; Head
Moulvi, 1887 ; transferred to
Calcutta, 1910 ; appointed Assis-
tant Superintendent of the
Madrassa; Chams-ul-Ulama, 1911.
Address : Hooghly, Bengal. India.
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Gibson.
ifiibson, Raymand Evelyn, I.C.S,
P)-ivate Secretary to H. K. the
Governor of Bombay; ediic; at
Winchester and New College,
Oxford ; entered I.C.S. 1902 ;
Assistant Collector and Magte.,
Bombay. Address : Government
House ; Bombay, India.
•Gidumal, Dayaram, B.A. L.L.B.,
C.S., retired Dist and Sessions
Judge, Bombay ; joined service as
Probationer ; appointed Assistant
Collector, 1885; special duty for
compiling a Jaghir record for Sind,
TMay 1885-April 188G ; First Assis-
tant, 1896 ; Acting Assistant
Judge, Ahmedabad ; and Sessions
Judge, 1897. Publications: "A
Jaghir Record for Sind"; "The
Life and Life-Work of Behramji
M. Malabari."
'Gidhour, Maharaja of ; His High-
ness Sir Ravaneshwar Prasad
Singh Bahadur, K.C. I. E. (1895);
is a Rajput of the Chandrabansi
■clan ; b. 1860 ; ]Member,
Legislative Council, Bengal, 1893-
95 ; again elected thrice. 1895-
97, 1901-08, and 1903 respec-
tively ; has been a Member of the
District Board ; is an Honorary
Magistrate ; Member, B. I.
Association ; title of Maharaja
Bahadur made hereditary, 1877 ;
Heir , Kunwar C. M. P. Singh ;
Address : Gidhour, Monghyr,
Behar, India.
<Jifford, Major G.G. M. R. C. S.,
L. R. C. P., Madras ; b, 1867 ; ap-
pointed to Indian Medical Service as
Surgeon, Station Hospital,
Secunderabad, 1890 ; has been
Professor of ]\Iid-\vifery in the
Madras Medical College and also
Superintendent of the Government
Maternity Hospital, Madras, since
1906 ; appointed Medical Officer
in charge of the ' Hospital ship '
from Madras in connection with
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the War in Europe ; proceeded
to the front, November 1914.
Address: Pantheon Road, Egmoi-c,
Madras.
Giles, Edward, M. A. CLE. 190i ;
b. 1849 ; 4th s. of late Ven. Arch-
decon Giles, Cannon and Precen-
tor, Lincoln Cathedral ; in.
Rose Ethel Louise, o. d. of late
Gen. Sir J. W. Sehneidet, K.C.B.;
1878 ; educ. : Westminister
School; Christ Church, Oxford;
rowed against Cambridge, 1871 ;
entered Indian Education Depart-
ment, as Professor of History
and Political Economy, Elphin-
stone Coll., Bombay, 1873;
Inspector of Schools, 1875 ; Mem-
ber, Bombay Legislative Council,
1897-1102, 1904, 1906-7 ; Director
of Public Instruction, Bombay,
1897-1907 ; Officiating Director-
General of Education, India, 1907-
8 ; retired, 1908 ; Address : c/o H.
S. King and Co., 9, Pall Mall, S.W.
Club : United Service (Simla), By-
culla (Bombay) and Western India,
(Poona) .
Giles, Robert. M. A. (Cantab), C I.
E. (1899) ; b. 1846; .s. of late Arch-
deacon Giles, Precentor of Lincoln;
educ 1 at St, John's College,
Cambridge; B.A, 1861; M.A.
1879 ; VI. Isabel, d. of General
Thom, I. M. S., 1885; joined
service in Sind; Collector of Ka-
rachi, 1895; acted repeatedly as.
Commissioner in Sind, 1896-1900 ;
confirmed in that appointment ;
retired, 1902. Address : Ash, Sted-
ham, Midhurst, Sussex. Club:
East India United Service.
Gillman, Hon'ble Hebert Francis
Webb I.C.S., Madras; Ag Mem-
ber, Board of Rev, Madras, since
1914. ediu: ; at the Emmanuel
College, Cambridge ; entered ser-
vice as Assistant Collector and
Magte, 1888 ; acted in various
mofussil stations in various capa-
INDIAN BIUdRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
LtILLMAN.
cities, including that of (JoUectoi-,
of Vizianagarain Saniasthanam,
and was posted as Collector and
Magistrate, 1912 ; Ag Inspoctor-
Generalof Police, Madras, 1912;
Address: Searle's (iardens, Adyar,
^Madras, India.
Gir Raj Singh, Rao of Kuclieser ;
b. 1873 ; educ ; Meerut College ;
succeeded to hereditary title, 1898;
is a descendant of a family who
<5ame f rom ]Maiidhwi, Rohtak dis-
trict, about 300 years ago, and
-settled in Bulaudshalu' and ]Mora-
dabad ; the first to bear the title
of ' ' Rao ' ' was Magui Ram who
obtained it from Najib-ud-Doula.
Rao Magni Ram died in 1786
leaving seven sons. But his bro-
ther, Ramdhan Singh, managed to
obtain possession of the estate and
died in 1816 leaving the property
to his son, Fateh Singh. Even-
tually the property was taken pos-
session of by Gulab Singh who
reendred excellent service to the
British in the Mutiny of 1857 and
received as his reward, land assess'
ed at Rs. 7083. The estate com-
prises 46 villages, and shares in 14
others in Bulandshahr and Meerut
districts. Title recognised, 1903.
Address : Kuchesar, Bulandshahr,
U. P., India.
Glen, Hon'ble Mr. Robert; Nomi-
nated non-official ]\Iember, Legis-
lative Council, Bengal ; appointed,
1913. Address : Calcutta, India.
Glyn, Major Geoffrey Carr, D.S.O.
(1900) Rhodesia Regt. : h. 18G4 ;
e.s. of late Hon. Pascoe f liyn ; vi.
Winifred Harbord, d. of 5th
Baron Sufficld, 1889; served S.
Africa, (dcspachcs. Queen's medal,
four clasps) 1900-02; Private Secre-
tary to Lieutenant-Governor,
Transvaal, 1903-05; Military Secre-
tary to H. E. Governor of Madras,
1905-07; retired. Address :
Howberry Hall, Cedford. Clubs :
Marlborough, Arthur's, White's.
Goad, Col. Howard, C.S.I. 1907 ;
b, 1857 ; s. of late C. W. Goad,
formerly 5th Dragoon Guards ; in,
Ethel May, y. d. of late .John
Groome Howes of Kingscliffe, Nor-
thants, 1908; educ: Marlborough ;
entered Armv, 1875; served Afghan
War, 1879-80 (medal). Capt. I.S.O.
1886; became Col. 1904; Director of
Army Remount Dept. 1898-1903 ;
Director-General, Army Remount
Department, India, 1903-7908 ;
Hon. A.D.C. to Viceroy of India,
1899 ; Address : Cerswell House,
Chudleigh, S. Devon. Club : Naval
and iMilitary.
Godley, Hon'ble John Cornwallis,
M.A., C. I. E., (1914), Under
Seceretary (Education Depart-
ment), to the Government of the
Punjab ; Official Member, Legis-
lative Counc'l, Punjab, since 1913:
Director, Public Instruction, Pun-
jab since 1913. Address : Lahore,
Punjab, India.
Godsell, Sir William, Kt., 1903 : b.
1838 ; e. s. of late Thomas Godsell
of King's Caple ; 7n. 1st
1864. Georgina Mary (d. 1900) ;
2nd, Emily Helen, d, of lato
George Grimmctte, 1908; joined
service, 1860; Auditor of Accounts,
Office of Secretarv of State for
India, 1895-1903. Address: i, Tring
Avenue, Ealing Common. (Jliib ;
National.
Gokhale, Hon'ble Gopal Krishna,
B.A.. CLE. (1904), Poona ; b.
Kolhapur, 1866 ; edtic ; first in the
Local College and then in the El-
phinstone College, Bombay ; B..-\.,
1884 ; joined Ferguson College as
Profr of History and Political
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GOKHALE .
Economy Became Principal of the
College, and retired on pension
after serving for 20 years ; was
Editor of the Quarterly Journal,
1887 ; was Hony Secretary, the
Deccan Sabha ; started the Ser-
vants of India Society at Poona, of
which he is still the President; was
invited to give evidence before the
Welby Commission, 1897 ; Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, Bombay,
1902 ; Member, Imperial Legisla-
tive Council, since, 1904 ; Presi-
dent, Indian National Congress,
1905 ; proceeded to England,
where he delivered 45 lectures on
Indian subjects in the course of 50
days, 1907 : served on the Royal
Public Services Commission, 1912;
declined to accept remuneration
for his services in the Com-
mission, lest he should lose
his seat in the Imperial Legislative
Council, and refunded the amount
already received by him ; declined
the honour of Knighthood
graciously offered by the Govern-
ment of India ; visited South
Africa for the purpose of obtaining
first-hand information with refer-
ence to the question of British
Indian settlers there, 1912. Ad-
dress: Poona, Bombay Presedency,
India.
Gokhale, Trimbuck Chintaman,
Rao Sahib: b. 1849 : educ ; Poona,
entered Government service and
served in various capacities, as
Insjjector of Sanitation and Vaccin-
ation in the Bombay Presidency;
Superintendant of Vaccine Institute
Telgaon ; and Plague Superinten-
dent, Belgaum District, from
which he retired ; Rao Sahib,
1910; was also presented with a
laced turban by the Government.
Address : Belgaum. Bombay Presi-
dency. India.
Gokul ChandBahadur, B. A.L. L. C.
(Cantab) I. C. S., Bar-at-Law,
160
Assistant Sessions Judge; b, 1875 J
educ ; at the Lahore Government
College and Christ's College Cam-
bridge: Celongs to a leading family
inFerozpur. Recreations: Tennis,
hockey, shooting, badminton:
billiards, aiid bridge. Address ,
Sitapur, Oudh, U. P., India,
Goldingham. John Dalrymple,
Retired District and Sessions
Judge ; entered service, 27th July
1853 : student at the College, 8th
September 185-3; Passed in Telugu
13 September 1853 ; Passed in
Tamil 14th February 1855; Assis-
tant Collector and ]Magistrate
Salem, 25th April 1855 to 27th
January 1856 ; acted in various
places and in various capacities in-
cluding that of Sub-Judge, Madura
till 8th December 1862; Judge
of the Court of Small Causes,
Madura, 1st July 1862; Justice of
the Peace, 6th January 1864 ; Ag.
Civil Sessions Judge, Madura, 16th
February to 20th March 1864 ;
Furlough to Europe, 14th August
1865 to 13th August 1868; Ag Civil
and Sessions Judge, Madura, l-3th
October 1868 ; Acted in other
places till 1873 and again proceed-
ed to Europe on furlough till 25th
March 1876 ; Returned and was
posted to Nellore, 20th December
1880 ; Transferred to Bellary as
Ag. District and Sessions Judge-
7881 ; confirmed in Bellary, April
1882. Address : c/o India Office,
London.
Gollaprolu, Zamindarniof:
Ramayammagaru ; Widow of
Venkata IMahipati, 3rd brother of
the late Raja of Pithapuram,
adopted her sister's son, 1886 ;
adoption set aside by Court at the
instance of the Raja; is a highly
religious and charitable lady ;
maintains a choultry at her head-
quarters, supports the Veda School
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
GOLLAPROLU
atCocanada, and affords pecuniary
help to indigent students,
Address: Gollaprolu, Godavari
District, IMadras Presidency.
India.
Gondall. Thakur Sahib of; H. H.
Sir Bhagvat Singhji Sagramji, G
C.S.I. (1897), L. L. D. (Edin).
D. C. L. (Oxon), M. D. (Edin); s,
of late Chief Sagramji II ; b. 1865 .
succeeded, 1869 ; cdiic; at the
Rajkumar College ; proceeded to
Europe where he devoted himself
to a study of administrative work;
oined Edinburgh University,
distinguished himself in Science.
and devoted special attention to
surgery and medicine ; accompani-
ed the Rani Sahiba to Europe for
medical treatment; joined the
Edinburgh University and passed
the M. B., C. M., and M. D.
examinations ; also passed the
examination for the Membership
and Fellowship of the Royal
College of Physicians, Edinburgh;
returned to India with the Rani
Sahiba, via, the United States,
Japan, China, Australia, and
Ceylon, 1893 ; appointed delegate
to the Indian Medical Congress,
Calcutta, by the Royal College of
Edinburgh, 1894 ; elected Hono-
rary Vice-President, 8th Interna-
tional Congress of Hygiene, Buda-
pesth, 1894; Vice-President,
Indian ^ledical Association ;
Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of
Edinburgh ; attended the Corona-
tion of Tsar Nicholas at jMascow,
1896 ; the Diamond Jubilee of late
Empress Victoria, 1897 ; is an able
administrator, and has introduc-
ed many salutary reforms in the
administration of his State ; has
constructed the Bhavanagar-Gon-
dal, the Gondal-Porbandar, the
JaUesar-Rajkot Railways; rcmitt-
pd a sum of 13 lakhs to his ryots
on the occasion of the Coronation
Durbar ; maintains 108 schools
11
at a cost of Rs. 75,000 ; and a
travelling dispensary in his State;
claims desceiat from Kumbaji
I, founder of the State; family
crest, is a belt and sword
with ' Gondal ' engraven thereon;
family naotto, is Sajijmicha
Satiyan, meaning, "Ready and
True"; area of the State, 1024
square miles ; population, 170,000;
revenue, one lakh. Publications:
" journal of a visit to England,"
and " A short history of Aryan
IVIedical Science". Address: Gon-
dal, Kathiawar, Bombay Presy,
India.
Goodall, H.C,A., A.I.E.E,, Post-
master-General and Director of
Telegraph Engneering, Rangoon;
appointed, 1886. Address : Ran-
goon, Burma.
Gopala Chariar, Sarukhai, B.A.
B.L. Dewan Bahadur, (Retired;
Dewaii of Travancote; b, at
Kumbakonam, 1852 ; edtic ; at
the Mission School, Negapatam,
and Kumbaconam College ; B. A.,
1870; entered Government service
as Sub-Registrar, 1870 ; passed
B.L. 1876; resigned and enrolled as
Vakil, High Court. Madras, 1878 ;
again joined service as Sub-Judge,
1885; Assistant Sessions Judge,
1895, Ag. District and Sessions
Judge, 1897; Dewan Bahadur,
1898; confirmed as Judge, 1908 ;
Dewan of Travancore, 1906 ;gavo
evidence before the Police Commis-
sion, and was one of the select
officers consulted twice on the
revision of the old Civil Procedure
Code, 1907; retired, 1908. Address:
Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency ,
India.
Gopalacharlu. Pandit D., A.V. S.,
Ayurveda Marthanda Bhishang-
mani, Madras ; is a Vaishnava
Ifil
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GOPALACHARLU.
hrahmiii of an ancient and highly
successful family of physicians
both on the maternal and paternal
sides; completed a five years' couusc
in the Maharaja's Sanskrit College,
Mysoie ; underwent practical
training in Medicine, etc., at the
Government Hospital and secured
Certificates; visited centres of
Ayurvedic learning, such as,
Benares, Calcutta, Cashmere,
Lahore, Hardwar, Jeypore, etc ;
was in charge of a Dispensary at
Bangalore, and made successful
experiments in the Indian Pharma-
copcea: is Senior Ayurvedic Physi-
cian, S.K.P.D. Free Ayurvedic
Dispensary, Madras; Principal,
S. K. P. D. Ayurvedic College,
Madras ; has established an
"Ayurvedic Laboratory" in
Madras, where medicines according
to Ayurvedic principles are pre
pared ; has won gold Medals and
first class Certificates at the exhibi-
tions held in Bombay, Calcutta,
Madras and several other places ;
the title of "Bhishangmani " was
conferred on him by an Assembly
• of Ayurvedic physicians of Cal-
cutta, 1907; the title of "Ayurveda
Marthanda" , by the Skhila Bharata
Varshiva Sri Savaji Ayurvedic
Vidya Bitta of Nasik, 1907 ; is a
Fellow of the Ayurvedic University
of Nasik ; Examiner of Mysore
Ayurvedic Vidwat Examinations,
Commentator of Susrutha Samliita
and Madhana Nihana. Address:
No. 44, Acharappan Street, George-
town, Madras, India.
Gopal Menon, C, Dubash, Messrs
Wilson and Co., Madras ; b.
Calicut, 1873 : educ; Municipal
Primary School, and the Zamorin's
College, Calicut; held a Govern-
ment of Madras Scholarship of
Rs. 12 a month for 2 years, and
received commercial training ui
the Teacher's College, Saidapet ;
was the only one that was placed
1B2-
in the first class in the Inter-
mediate grade exa:nination of
Shortland ; passed first in the
highest grade of Government exa-
mination in Business Correspon-
dence and won the Government
Gold Medal ; passed first in the
examination in Banking, Econo-
mics, Book-keeping and Commer-
cial Geography ; won a first class
Teacher's certificate in Commer-
cial subjects ; started his career as
a teacher for the commercial
classes (evenings) in the Madras
Y.IM.C.A.; was for sometime
Superintendent, Pachiappa's
Commercial School, IMadras;
joined the late firm of Arbuthnot
and Co., 1894 ; became Dubash
of that firm, 1891 ; obtained the
Preliminary and Final certifi-
cates of the Institutes of
Bankers, London, and was
admitted as a Life-Associate, 1903-
i ; obtained the Fellowship certifi-
cate of the Incorporated Phono-
graphic Society, London ; the
certificate of the Institute of
Commerce, Birmingham ; was a
Member of the British Economic
Association ; was a Correspondence
Student, Ruskin Hall, Oxford,
1904—5 ; is a Member of the Edu-
cational League, Oxford ; worked
in conjunction with Mr. C. A.
Paterson, for the founding of the
Shorthand Writer's Association,
of which he was for sometime
Honorary Secretary and now Vice-
President; is an Honorary Secre-
tary, Madras Mahajana Sabha,
and the National Fund and Indus-
trial Association ; Member, Exe-
cutive Committee of the South
Indian Chamber of Commerce,
and the South Indian Association,
Madras ; is an Honorary Magis-
trate; was Hony. Treasurer,
Indian National Congress held iu
Madras, 1914, and Hony Secretary,
Indian Industrial Conference,
also held in Madras, 1914 ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
GopAl Menon.
contributes occasionally to News-
papers on Industrial and commer-
cial subjects ; is a IMember of the
Victoria Technical Institute, and
the Agri-Horticultural Gardens,
Madras ; a Member, Board of
Examiners in Commerce and
other allied subjects ; Director,
United India Life Assurance Com-
pany, and of the Hanuman Weav-
ing Company ; Superintendent,
Educational classes of the
Young Men's Indian Association,
Madras. Fuhlicntions: a pamphlet
on the life of John Ruskin, and Mr.
C.A. Paterson, President-founder
of the Madras Shorthand Writers'
Association. Address: Gangureddy
Road, Egmore, Madras, India.
Club: Cosmopolitan, ]\Iount
' Road, IMadras.
Gopala Rao, Pakala, n.A., Rao
Bahadur, Berhampore ; h, 1854;
educ; Perhampore Zilla School and
the Presidency College, Madras ;
Passed B.A., 1877; owns eutensivc
landed property in the district of
Ganjam ; qualified himself for law
and commenced practice as a first
grade pleader in the District Court
of Ganjam at Berhampore ; render
ed excellent service to the
Govfernment in times of famine ;
Rao Bahadur, 1889. Address :
Berhampore, Ganjam Dt., Madras
Presy, India.
:Gopal Singh, Sardar; b. 18G8; Lam-
bardar of Bhagowalaand Ressaldar
in the 11th K.E C. Lancers ;
claims descent from the Pawar
Rajputs of Ujjain; succeeded to the
estate, 1963 ; owns 8.50 acres of
land in Gurdaspur, a small tea
garden at Gajjar in Kangra, and
200 acres miiaji in Bhagowala;
annual revenue, Rs. 3,07C3.
Address: Bhagowala, Gurdaspur,
Punjab, India.
Gopendra Krishna Deb, M.A., Raja,
Retired District and Sessions
Judge; s. of late I\Iaharaja
Bahadur Sir Narendra Krishna
Deb. K.C,I.E.; b. 1850; educ; at
the Presidency College, Calcutta;
entered Govrument Service as
Dy. Collector and Magistrate, 1876;
served in various other capacities
and rose to the position of
District and Sessions Judge; re-
tired, 1905; has ever since been de-
voting his attention to Social re-
form; title of Raja, 1906. Address :
Sova Bazar, Rajbari, Calcutta,
India.
Gordiner, Edward Rawson, CLE.,
I.C.S., ilember Legislative
Council, Bihar and Orissa; took
seat, 1913. Address : Patna,
India.
Gordon, Lt Col. Sir Benjamin
Lumsden, K.C.B,, (1899) : h,
Breack, Invernessshire, 1833; s.
of late Cipt. James Gordon;
educ; at Edinburgh Academy and
Adiscombe ; joined the Madras
Artillery, 1852 ; served in the Horse
Artillery in the Indian Mutiny ;
Lt-Colonel, 1875 ; commanded
R. A. in Sir P. Robert's advance
on Kabul ; at Charasia and Kabul
C. S. commanded a Brigade in
Madras, 1894-6 ; iNIaj-General iw
. command Lower Burma ; com-
manded Burma District, 1819-91;
retired, 1891. Address: Moustoms
Manor, Henfield, Sussex.
Gordon, Francis Frederick, Bombay;
/;. 1860; joined the staff of the
Gazette, 1890 ; purchased the
Advocate of India, 1894; commenc-
ed agitating for tlie introduction
of the anna niclcle coin in the
Indian currency ; took an active
part in preaching and putting in
force measures calculated to pre-
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CORDON.
vent the spread of plague ; succes-
fully induced the authorities to
abolish the quarantine imposed on
Indian Moslem pilgrims to Mecca ;
owns and edits the Advocate of
India, Bombay, and also the
Mahratti Journal known as Jagad
Vritta. Address : Bombay, India.
Gordon, General Sir Thomas,
Edward, C.S.I. (1874), C.B. (1881),
Iv.C.I.P^. (1893), K.C.B. (1900),
Indian Army (retired) ; h. 1832 ;
educ : Scottish Naval and IMilitary
Academy ; married twice ;
entered service in the
Army, 1849 ; transferred to India
and served in N.W.F. Campaign,
1851 ; Indian Mutiny, 1857-59 ;
became Captain, 1859 ; Major,
1869; Lieutenant Colonel, 1875 ;
Colonel, 1877; Afghan War, 1879-80;
IMajor-General, 1886; Oriental and
Military Secretary, Teheran, 1889;
Lieutenant General, 1890; Military
Attache, 1891-93; became General,
1894; has won the Jubilee and
Coronation Medals. Fiihlications :
The Roof of the World; Persia
revisited; A Varied Life. Address :
3, Prince of Wales Terrace, W.
Club : United Service.
Gordon, Lt. Col. William Eagleson.-
V.C., Indian Army ; b. 1866 ; s. of
W. E. Gordon, M.D. ; cdtic : at
Edinburgh University ; joined the
Gordon Highlanders, 1888 ; served
inChitral Relief Expedition, 1895;
Tirah expedition, 1897-8; Adjutant,
1st Battalian Gordon Highlanders
throughout the S. African cam-
paign, 1899-1902 (dangerously
wounded at Magersfontein : V.C.);
promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel,
1907. Address: C/o India Office,
London.
Gordon, Webster Boyle CLE.
(1904) Secretary to Government of
India, P.W. Department; s. of late
William Gordon of Mallingar ; b.
1859; edtcc : Coopers Hill ; vi. Rose
Ethel, d. of Col. D.G. Fitcher,
I.S.O. 1894 ; Sanitary Engineer to
the Government of U.'P. 1899-1901,
Secretary to Indian Irrigation
Commission, 1901-03 ; Director^
Irrigation Works, Cape Colony,
1903-07 ; Chief Engineer for
Irrigation and Secretary to the-
Government of the Punjab, 1908-
11 ; Secretary, P.W.D. Govern-
ment of India, 1912. Address :
Calcutta, India.
Gorden, General V.M!liam, CLE.
(1878) ; b. 1824 ; s. of late Adam
Gordon of Cairnfield; ediic: Addis-
combe College ; joined Army, 1841 ;
arrived in India, same year; joined
49th Bengal N.I.' 1842; was
present at siege ofMooltan, 1848-
49 ; was Ensign throughout
the Mutiny as Brigade-Major
(medal) ; District Inspector
of Musketry, 1860-62; Chief Ins-
pector of Musketry, Army Head-
quarters, 1862-63 ; re-appointed,
1868 and 1873; Brig-Gen. 1878;
commanded Rawalpindi, Gwalior,
and Peshawar districts; Maj-Gen,
1882 ; retired, 1883. Address :
9, Tavistock Road, Croydon, Surrey.
164
Gorst, Rt. Hon'ble Sir John
Eldon, Kt. (1885), M.A., A.L. P.
F.R.C., K. C, S. I. (1890), s. of
E.J. Lovondes (formerly Gorst);
b, Preston, 1835; cd;(c ; Preston
Grammar School, and St. John's
College, Cambridge ; 3rd Wrangler,
1857; M. A., 1860; Called to
Bar (Inner Temple), 1865 ; Civil
Commissioner, Waikats, New
Zealand, 1861-62 ; Solicitor. Gene-
ral, 1885-86 ; Under Secretary
for India, 1886-1891 ; Financial
Secretary to Treasury, 1891-92 ;
M. P. for Cambridge, 1866-68 ; for
Chatham, 1875-1892; Deputy Chair-
man of Committee, House of
Commons, 1888-91; Lord Rector,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1015.
<tORST.
' Glasgow University, 1893-94; Vice-
- President, Committee of Council
on Education, 1895-1902 ; British
Plenepotentiary, Berlin Labour
Conference, 1880; J\I.P. (c) Camb-
ridge University, 1892-96. Publica-
tions: The Children of the nation;
New Zealand Revisited, Adchess :
Campdon Hill Court, Kensington,
W ' Costle Combe'. Chipenharm.
Club; Royal societies.
Croswami, Kisor Lai, M.A., B.L.,
Rai Baliadur, ^Member, Executive
Council. Bengal ; b. at Sirampore,
1856 ; cduc '■ Presidencv College,
Calcutta; M.A., 1879; B'.L., 1881;
practiced as a Vakil for 12
years ; inherited a vast zemindari,
and gave up practice ; was Chair-
man of Sirampore Municipality
for 9 years ; Member, District
Board, 24 Parganas ; Vice-Presid-
■ent, British Indian .\ssociation,
Calcutta, 1907 ; was twice elected
to Bengal Legislative Council ;
Director, Bengal Provincial Rail-
way and Banga Lakslimi Cotton
Mills; Rai Bahadur, 1907; Member,
Malaria Commission, Simla, 1909 ;
Member, Bengal l^lxecutive Coun-
cil, 1910. Address : Sirampore ;
No. 12, Theatre Road, Calcutta,
India.
Crough, Archibald Edward, :\I.A.,
Indian I'Mucational Service (Rtd.):
b. 1845 ; s. of Alexander Dick
Gough, Architect, London ; educ:
Lincoln College ; Boden Sans-
krit Scholar; Kennicott Hebrew
Scholar; Donycr, and Johnson
Theological Scholar of the
University of Oxford; joiniid
. service as Anglo-SanskritProfessor,
i Benares College, 1868; OlHciating
Principal, Benares College ; Pro-
fessor of Philosophy, Presidency
College, Calcutta, 1877 ; also
Principal, Calcutta Madrassa ;
TMember, Board of Examiners and
Hindi Examiner, Bengal ; Princi-
pal and Professor of Philosophy,
Muir Central College, Allahabad,
1886; Registrar. University of
Allahabad, 1887-94 ; Offg Director of
Public Instruction, North-Western
Provinces and Oudh, 1894 ; in-
valided on furlough, 1894; retired,
1895 ; Public Examiner, Honour
School of Oriental Studies. Oxford,
1900-1902. Publications : Philoso-
phy of the Upanishadsand Ancient
Indian Sletaphysics ; Vedanta in
the Ency. Brit- ; Papers relating
to the Collection and Preser-
vation of Records of Ancient
Sanskrit Literature in India ;
Translator (with E.B. Powell. L,
L.D.,) of the ]Madhavas Sarvadar-
sangraha ; Address : c/o India
Office, London.
Gour, Hari Singh M.A., L.L.D.,
(Dublin), D.C.L., b, at Sagar,
C.P., 1868; educ; at the High
School, Sagar; Jabbalpur College,
and Hislop College, Nagpur ; pro-
ceeded to England, 1889 ; gradua-
ted at Cambridge in Moral Sci-
ences and Law, 1891 ; called to
Bar (Inner Temple), 1892;
returned to India and entered the
Central Provinces Commission ;
resigned it and joined the bar ,
Secretary of the District Council:
Rajpur, '1897-1905 ; Publication;
Transfer of property in Britsh India
(3 Vols.) ; is a social reformer and
political speaker. Address Sagar,
Nagpur, C.P.. India.
Gourlay, William Robert, ISl.A.,
I.C.S., Private Secretary to H.E.
the Governor of Bengal ; educ ;
at Glasgow University, and Josns
Coll., Cambridge ; joined I.C.S.,
1877 : served in Bengal as ]\[agte.
iind Collector ; Registrar, Co-oper-
ative Credit Socictes,
1904; Private Secretary to Lieut-
enant Governor, Bengal, 1905 ;
165
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
GOURLAY.
Address : Government
Calcutta, India.
House,
Govindas, Chathurbhujdas Kusal-
das, Dewaii Bahadur, Madras ; b.
1878; ediic: at the Hindu Theologi-
cal High School, Madras ; joined
the family business, 1895 ; is a
leader of Gujaratis in Madras;
contributed Rs. 10,000 to the
King Edward INIcmorial Fuiid at
Madras ; Dewan Bahadur, 1907,
was Sheriff of Madras; 1914. Ad-
dress : Sowcarpet, Georgetown,
Madras, India.
GovindaPillai, Athukal, B.A., B.L.
Dewan Bahadur, retired judge,
Travancore; b, 1849 ; educ : at the
Maharaja of Travancore's Free
School, and at the Presidency
College, ]\Iadras, as a State scholar;
passed B.A. 1869; joined service as
a teacher; passedB.L., 1873; joined
Travancore service and served as
Munsiff, and Judge; became Judge
of the Travancore High Court ;
was a Member of the State Council
for 9 years, retired, 1909 ; Presi-
dent of the Committee to enquire
into the marriage customs of the
people of Malaliar; has founded a
school at Trivandram, for the
benefit of the Depressed Classes ;
Diwan Bahadur, 1911. Publica-
tions: Translations of the Bhagvat
Gita; Kural, King Lear, and Mev-
chant of Venice into ^lalayalam.
and Dussue's "Metaphysics"
into Sansla-it verse. Address :
Trivandram, Travancore State,
S. India.
Govinda Raghava Alyer, Lalpet
Arunachela Aiyer. B.A., B.L.,
Dewan Bahadur, High Court, Vakil,
• Madras; b, 1867; pas.sed B.A.,
1887 ; B.L., 1889 ; enrolled as High
Court Vakil, 1895 ; commenced
practice in the District Court of
North Arcot at Chittoor ; for many
166
years a member of the District
Board ; a staunch friend of the pro-
gressive movement, and is actively
connected with public movements
of the country ; one of the first
Indians to be returned to Madras
Legislative Council when the con-
cession of election was granted for
the first time, 1893 ; commenced
practice in the Madras High Court,
1893 ; twice nominated to
the I\Iadras L e g i s 1 a t i ve
Council ; for sometime acting
Public Prosecutor, Madras; Fellow,
Madras University, 1909 ; Member
of the Faculty of Law ; Vice-Pre-
sident. INIadras IMahajana Sabha ;
President, IMadras Provincial
Congress Committee ; jMember,
National Fund & Industrial
Association, IMadras. Dewan
Bahadur, 1906. Address : High
Road, Rayapcta, IMadras, India.
Govindarajulu, Miss R., M. I).,
(Crux),L.R.C.P. and S, Bangalore;
b, 1865; joined IMysore IMcdical
Service as Assistant Surgeon (doing
dutv at Maternity Hospital, Banga-
lore), 1887; H." H. Maharani's
Female Hospital, 1888; Civil Sur-
geon, Maharani's Hospital, Ban-
galore, 1901. Address : Bangalore
Cit}', Mysore Province, India.
Govindarao, General Gangaram
Matkar, Rao Bahadur, Commander-
in-Chief, State Army, Indore, and
IMembcr of the Council, of Regency.
Address : Indore, Central India.
Govind Singh, Raja of Seona ; s. of
late Raja Parichhat Singh ; b.
187'2 ; succeeded to title as a minor,
1878 ; belongs to the Bandela clan
of Rajputs representing the senior
branch of the line ; is the only
Chief of that race in the district ;
the estate comprises one village
and five pattis in Jalam with a
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
coviND Singh.
revenue oi Rs. 628., The title of
Ivaja has been recognised by the
( Wivernment. Address : Seona,
Julam, U. P., India.
Gracey, Col. Thomas, C.S.I. (1897),
P. W. D., India (retired) ; s. of
I'liomas Grace V of Ballj-hosseth.
Down ; b, 1843; educ: Enniskillen
ivoyal School ; entered R. E.,
1S62 ; Assistant Engineer, 1867;
I'jxecutive Engineer. 1870 ; Engi-
iieer-in-Chief, Punjab Rail-
way, 1879 ; N. W. Provinces
and Oudh, 188-2 ; Secretary
to Chief Commissioner, P. W.
D., Burma, 1887; Superintending
■ Engineer, 1888; Consulting Engi-
neer to Govt, of India, 1891 ; Chief
Engineer, 1892 ; Director-General
of Railways, 1895 ; Secretary to
Govt, of India (Railway Deptt).
1897 ; retired, 1898. Address :
Kidbrooke Grove, Blac^heath, S.E.
Graham, Hon. Mr. J. F., MemlDcr,
Assam Council ; cdiic : Rutland
CoUegeand Trinity College, Dublin;
joined service as Asstt. Collector
and Magistrate, Madras, 1902; Asstt
Accountant-General, Punjab, 1901;
Offg Accountant-General, 1912 ;
transferred to Assam where he is
an Addl Member of the Legislative
Council. Address: Gauhati, Assam,
India.
Graham, Walter Armstrong, F.R.G.
C. M.R.S.R., Adviser to the
i\Iinister of Lands and Agriculture;
e. s. of John Graham, J. P,,
Grasmere, Westmorland ; m.
.Maude, d. of l;ite Henry Barver of
Wilmslow, Cheshire, 1898 ; ediic :
Trinity College, Oxford ; entered
Burma Civil Service, 1889; Assistant
Political Officer, Northern Shan
States, 1898 ; services lent to Siam,
1897 , Director, Bangkok Revenue
Department, 1891; Director Land
Records Department, Siam, 1901;
resigned Burma Civil Service, 1903;
Commander, Order of the White
Elephant, 1908 ; Resident Commis-
sioner, Kelantan, 1905. Piihlica-
tions : The French Roman Catholic
Mission in Siam ; Kelantan a
Handbook. Recreation: riding,
tennis. Address : The Residency,
Kelantan, via Singapore. Club :
British, United, Bangkok.
Graham. Hon'ble W.L.; elected
non-official Jilember, Legislative
Council, Bombay ; took his seat,
6th May 1913. Address : Bombay,
India.
Grahame, W. F., M.A. (Dublin);
I.C.S. (retired) ; Editor, "Madras
Times" ; s. of late George Grahame,
ediic : Dublin University ; joined
service, 1863; Collector and Magis-
trate, Tanjore, 1878 ; District and
Sessions Judge, Tinnevelly ; later
at Cuddalore, where he is still
remembered; retired, 1899; joined
the staff of the "Madras Times "
as Editor, 190C for many years
Examiner in English for the
Madras University. Address :
" Woodlands", Rayapeta. Madras,
India.
Grant, Alfred Hamilton, CLE.,
1908 ; b. 1872 ; 2nd surv. s. of late
Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Bart,
of Dalvev ; educ : Fettes College,
Edinburgh ; Balliol Coll., Oxford ;
joined 1.(3. S., 1895; served as
Assistant Commissioner, Junior
and Senior Secretary to the Finan-
cial Commissioner in the Punjab ;
Deputy Commissioner of various
Frontier districts ; Assistant Secre-
tary to Government of India,
Foreign Department ; Secretary to
•Frontier Administration ; accom-
panied Dane IMission to Kabul,
1904-5 Address : Peshawar,
India. Clubs : East India United
167
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Grant.
Service; Royal and Ancient Golf, post, 1902.
St Andrews. India.
Address : Bombay,
Grant, Lieut-Col. Edward Long,
R. A. 1887 ; b. 1823 ; s. of late
Edward Grant; m. 1859, Helena
Beatrice, d, of late Maj.-Gen. Sir
. J. M. Moftin ;ediic: at Addiscombe;
entered Madras Army, 1841: served
Burmah, 1852-53 (wounded,med;il);
Indian mutiny, 1857. Addreas:
Forestdalo, Wellington, Madras,
India.
Grant, Colonel Hugh Cough, C.B.
(1900); Indian Army (retired); .s. of
late Field Marshal Sir Patrick
Grant, G.C.M.G. ; b. 1845 ; m.
Isabel, d. of Eneas Mackintosh of
Balnespick, Inverness-shire, 1885 ;
educ : Eton ; R.M.S. Sandhurst ;
served with Seaforth Highlanders,
18G3-95 ; thanked by Government
for special services during IMadras
Famine, 1877-1878 ; Brigade-
Major, 1879-80; served in Black
Mountain Expedition, 1891
(medal) ; was Assistant Adjutant-
General, Punjab Command, 1895-
97 ; in command of 72nd Regi
ment, 1900-1902; Address: Lin-
ton, Aberdeenshire, Club: United
Service.
Gray, Evelyn, I.C.S., Senior Collec-
tor of Boniljay; educ : Cheltan-
ham College; joined the I.C.S. and
arrived in Bombay as Assistant
Collector, 1878 ; on Special Com-
mittee for the revision of the Tariff
values of articles liable to duty,
1903; Senior Collector, since 1904.
Address : Bombay, India.
Greany, John Phillip, M.D., LM.S.
Surgeon-General ; b. 1851; educ;
Queen's College, Pork, Ireland';
M.D. 1874; joined Service, 1876 as
Civil Surgeon and Supdtt of Jail
at Kaladgi ; appointed to present
168
Greenstreet, Reginald Hawkins,
CLE. (1899), Superintendent of
Police, Burma ; b. 1S58 ; s of H.J.
Greenstreet ; m. 1898, Kathlein
^lildred Seymour, d. of Sir Aarey
Knyvett, K.C.B. ; educ: King's
College School ; joined Punjab
Police as Assitant Superintendent,
1883 ; transferred to Burma as
District Superintendent of Police.
1887 ; earned the Burmese medal
and 2 clasps ; served as District
Magistrate and Political Officer ;
Commanded ]\Iilitarv Police in the
Arrakan Hill Tracts, 1891-97 ;
returned to Police duty, 1898 ;
Officiating Private Secretary to
Lieut.-Governor, 1900-i901 ; re-
tired, 1906. Address : The Wood-
lands, Burgh, field Common, near
Mortimer, Breuks.
Greer, Richard Townsend, C.S.I. ■
1904 ; b. 1854 ; s. of Rev. Geo. S.
Greer, Kirkcubbin, Down; m.
Alice Marv Sugh, e. d. of Sir Grifth
Sugh Evaiis, 1901 ; entered LM.S.
1877 ; Asst. Sec. to Chief Com-
missioner of Assam, 1883; Com-
missioner, Chittagong, 1893 ;
Inspector-Gen. of Police, Bengal,
1899; Chairman. Calcutta Corpora-
tion, 1901 ; Member, Jjegislative
Council, Bengal, 1901; Commis-
sioner of Orissa, and Patna,
190G and 1907 respectively ;
Member, Board of Revenue, Bengal,
1908. Address : Bankipur, Bengal,
India.
Greig, Major Edward David
Wilson, M.D., D.Sc, I. M. C,
CLE. (1914), Assistant Director,
Central Research Institute,
Kasauli Address: Kasauli, India.
Grey, Col. Leopold John Herbert,
C.S.I. (1877), LA. (retired); b.,
1840 ; s. of L.J.H. Grey ; educ; at
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
GREIG.
Cheltenham ; in, Josephne Cathe-
rine, 18G4 ; joined Bengal Army,
1857 ; served with Panjab Frontier
Force on the N.W. Frontier, 1857-
62 ; Political Officer, Bhutan
Campaign, 1865-6; Superintendent,
Bahawalpur State, 1871-73, 1877-
79 ; Commissioner, Hissar Divi-
sion, 189-2; retired, 1894: re-
■ employed as Superintendent,
Bahawalpur State, 1899-1902 ;
Puhlicntionfi : A manual of the
Construction and ]Management of
Canals ; The India of the Future :
Address: Kasauli, Punjab, India.
Grice, Hon'ble Walter Thomas ;
elected non-offlcial Member, Legis-
lative Council, Bengal ; appointed,
19J3; Address: Calcutta, India.
Grierson, Sir George Abraham,
B.A., Ph.D. Litt., CLE. (1894),
K.C.I.E. (1912), I.C.S. (retired) ;
e. s. of late George Abraham Grier-
son, L.L.I). ; b. Glenageary,
Dublin, 1851 ; educ ; St. Bees and
Shrewsbury ; Trinity College,
Dublin ; m. Lucy Elizabeth Sean,
d. late M.H. Collins, M,D,, 1880 ;
joined I.C.S., as Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, 1873 ; Inspector
of Schools, Bihar Circle, 1880;
Offg. Collector and Magistrate,
1887 ; ]\Iagistrate, Howrah, 1892 ;
Additional Commissioner, Patna,
1896 ; Opium Agent, Bihar, 189G ;
on special duty in charge of
Linguistic Survev of India, 1898-
1902; retired, 1903; holds certi-
ficates of high proficiency in
Bengali and Sanskrit; Hon :
Fellow of the .Asiatic Society of
Bengal; Hony: ^lember, American
Oriental Socit^ty; is connected with
a groat many other societies ; was
a Fellow of the Calcutta Univer-
sity. Fiihlicnfions : Grammar and
Chrestomathy of the Maithili
Language ; Seven Grammars of
the Bihar Dialects ; Bihar Peasent
Life ; The Modern Vernaculai"
Literature of Hindustan ; Essays
on Cashmiri Grammar ; The
Languages of India ; Report on
Linguistic Survey of India ; and
many pajDers in the Journals of
Oriental Societies. Becrcations :
Study and music. Address : Rath-
farnham. Samberly. Clubs: Junior
Conservative ; West Burre}'.
Griffin. Hon : Sir Henry Daly, B.A.,
Kt. (1911). Puisne Judge, High
Court, Allahabad since 1901 ; s. of
Emma Glory ; b, 1864 ; educ;
French College, Blackrock, Dublin;
joined I.S.C, 1885; District
Judge, 1896 ; Additional Judicial
Commissioner, Oudh, 1907 ;
Judge, High Court. Allahabad,
1901; on special duty as Arbitrator
in the Kanniambody Water Project
between the Governments of
Madras and Mysore, 1913. Ad-
dress : Hastings Row. Allahabad,
U.P., India.
Grimston, Lt. Col. Rollo Estoute-
ville. CLE. J906, K.C.V.O. 1911,
Inspector-General, Imperial Ser-
vice Cavalry, India ; b. 1861 ; .s.
of Col. O.J. A, Grimston of Itchen,
Hants ; educ ; United Service
College : entered Army, 1881 ;
Captain, Indian Cavalry, 1892 ;
Lieutenant-Colonel. 1907 ; A.D.C.
to Viceroy, 1893-91 ; A.D.C. to
Prince of Wales during Indian
Tour , 1905-06 ; extra Equerry-in-
Waiting to H.R.H. the Prince of
Wales. 1906 ; extra P^querry-in-
Waiting to Emperor George V.,
1910 ; served in N.W. Frontier,
India, (despatches, medal with
clasp), 1897-8; Tirali Expedition
(despatches clasp), 1897-8; Mili-
tary Secretary to H. M. The
Emperor during his visit to India,
1911. r7«/;.s: Cavalry, liurlingham.
169
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CtRIMSTON,
Grover, Majrien Sir Malcolm
Henry Stanley, C. B. (liJOG), K.
CLE. (1911), Secretary, Avmy
Department, India, since 1911 ; b.
1858 ; 6th s. of late Charles Ehret
Grover of Herts; vi. 1891, Helen
Grace, y. d. of Alexander .John
Lawrence, CLE., ediic. \
Charterhouse; Roy. Mil. College,
Sandhurt ; entered arm3% 1876;
Captain 1887 ; became Maj-
General, 1907 ; D.A.A.G. Punjab
Frontier Force, 1894-95 ; D.A.Q.
M. G. Punjab Command Head-
quarters, 1895-94 ; C.CG. Punjab
Frontier Force, 1891-1900: A. Q.
M. G. Eastern Command Head-
quarters, 190:2-5 ; Offg. D. A. G.
Eastern Command Headquarters,
1905 ; commanded Cavalry
Brigade. Punjab, 1906-1 ; served
Afghan Campaign, 1879-10 (medal)
Sudan campaign, 1885; Wazi-
ristan, as D.A.A.G. Headquarters
Staff, 1894-5 ; D. A. Q. M. G.
2nd Brigade South African War.
1908-'J, special service (medal
with three clasps). Club : United
Service.
Gunga Ram, CLE. (1903), M.A'.O.
(1911). M.I.M.E., M,I.G.E. Rai
Bahadur, Lahore ; s. of late
Dauhit Ram ; b. 1851 ; ed^ic ;
Thomason College ; joined service
in the P.W. Department, India,
1873 ; Executive Engineer, 1883 ;
Superintendent, Coronation Dur-
bar Works. Delhi, 1903 ; retired
from British Service, 1903;
appointed Superintending Engi-
neer, Patiala State ; retired,
1911 ; patentee of slide rule, bricks
for wells. Publication : Pocket
Book of Engineering. Address :
Lahore, Punjab, India.
Gunn, Major W.D. :\r.R.C.Y.S ; />.
1854 ; joined Service as
Veterinary Surgeon, St. Thomas
Mount, 1878; Lecturer Caidapet
170
Agricultural College, 1881 ; .\ssis-
tant to the Inspector-General, Civil
Veterinary Department, Meerut-
1896; Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, Madras, 1902 ;
retired, 1908; Publications ; "Prize
Essay. " Cattle diseases in Central
Provinces "Instruction of Veteri-
nary class for Military Police."
Address : c/o India Office, London.
Gutala Muttah. Zemindarni of ; Sri
Manyam Maha Lakshmamma
Garu ; b. 1856 ; widow of Chinna
Kanakayya ; is the only represen-
tative of the family ; came in
possession of the estate, 1873 ; is
greatly interested in the welfare
of her ryots and is known to
administer the afiairs of the estate
remarkably well ; undertakes tours
in her estate and hears com-
plaints and grievances of ryots
in person ; is charitably disposed
and is widely known for her virtues
both as a woman and as a
zemindarni. Address: Gutala,
Godavari District, Madras
Presidency, India.
Gupta, Sir Krishna Govinda, C.S.L,
(1909), K. C.S.L (1911). Bar-at-
Law, Member, India Council,
London ; b. Bhatpara, Dacca,
1851 ; e. s. of Kali Narayan Gupta;
m. 1866, Prasannatara, d. of Nabin
Chandra Das {d. 1908; ; educ. :
Mymensing Government School ;
Dacca College ; London University
College; joined I.C.S., 1873;
Secretary, Board of Revenue,
1887 ; Commissioner of Excise,
1893 ; Divisional Commissioner,
1901; Member, Board of Revenue,
1904, (the first Indian to hold that
appointment in all India); Member,
Indian Excise Committee, 1905 ;
on special duty in connection with
the Fisheries of Bengal, 1906 ; de-
j)uted to Europe and America to
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Gupta.
carry on fishery investigation,
1907 ; nominated to the India Coun-
cil, 1907 ; is one of the two Indians
who were for the first time appoint-
ed to that office ; called to Bar
(Middle Temple). Address : India
Office, Whitehall, S. W. Clubs:
National Liberal ; Calcutta.
Gupta, Balkrishna Atmaram, Rai
Bahadur, F.Z.S., Govt. Anthro-
pologist., b, 1851 ; ediic: at Thana,
Bombay, and London ; Has
been Deputy ]\Iinister and IMember
of Council, Indore State ; was
Official Delegate of the Bombay
Govt, at the Indian and Colonial
Exhibition, London; was Assistant
Director of Ethnography and
Assistant Secretary, Victoria
Memorial Trustees ; travelled the
whole of India including Burma
and Baluchistan ; visited Great
Britain ; Honorary Member.
Bombay Fine Arts Society ; Mem-
ber, Royal Agricultural Society,
London. Publications: "Indus-
trial Arts of Poona, Nasik and
Thana, " Agricultural Chemistry
and Geology" "Deshi Sunnar,"
"Position of Women in India,"
"Modi Script," etc. Address:
Thana, near Bombay ; also Indian
Museum Calcutta, India.
IGurbaksh Singh. Medi, C. I. E.
(1911), Rawalpindi, Punjab ; b,
1862 ; ediic ; privately : Houar-
ary Assistant Commissioner,-
Honorary Assistant Magisti-ate ;
Meml)er, Legislative Coiincil, Pun-
jab ; Fellow, Punjab University ;
President, Hindu University
Deputation Committee, Punjab ;
Address : Kallar, Rawalpindi Dt,
Punjab, India.
Gurdon, Maj.-Gen. Evelyn Pul-
teney, Indian Army -,6. l.S'88 ; e. s.
of late Rev. Philip Gurdon, M. A.,
J. P., of Cran worth, Norfolk ,• vi,
Mary '2nd d. of late Maj.-
"Gen. R. T. Candeman, 18.58;
joined service in the Army, 1852;
served Indian Mutiny, 1857
(despatches, medal); Maj-General,
1892 ; served in the Punjab Com-
mission till 1890 ; was Commis-
sioner and Divisional Judge.
Address: 12, Norton Road, Hove*
Brighton. Clubs : East India Uni-
ted Service ; Hove.
Gurdon, Lt. Col. Phillip Richard
Thornhagh, G.S.I. (1911). Com-
missioner, E.B, and Assam b. 1863;
entered Army, 1882 ; Major, 1901,'
Assistant Commissioner, 188G ,-
Deputy Commissioner, 1889 ;
Commissioner 1909. Address :
Shillong, Assam, India.
Gursarai, (sec Bal Kishen Rao).
Gwalior, Maharaja of; Major-
General H. H. Sushtar-ul-mulk,
Azim ul-Iktidar Rafl ush-Khan
Wala Shikoh Sustashaini i
Dauran Umdat-ul-Umara Maha-
raj Adhiraj Alijah Hisam-us
Caltanat Maharaja Sir Madho
Rao Mindhia Bahadur Mrinath
Mansula-izaman Fidwi-i-Hazrat
i-Malika-i-Muaz-Zama-i-Rafl-ud-
Darja-i-I n g 1 i s t a n, G. C.
S.I., (1895), G.C.Y.O. (190-2).
L.L.D. (Cantab), 6, ^S7(; ;
succeeded to title as a minor,
188C ; invested with full powers,
1894 ; an enlightened ruler,
keenly interested in, and having a
comprehensive grasp of, the work
done in every branch of the
administration ; established an
Irrigation Department, by the
cIToris of which thousands
f)f acres of land formerly lying
harren, have been brouglit
under ciiltivation ; organised Cus-
toms Department and improved
the Marnmat or Public Works
Department; Constructed the
Victoria College and Memorial
Hospital at Laslikar, the IMadhava
171
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GWALIOR.
College and Maharaja's Palace* at
Ujjain, the Gwalior Light Railway
and the Ujjain Water Works ;
maintains Arts College at Lashkar,
a Training School for officials,
two Sardar's schools (one for boys,
and one for girls), a Military
school, and an Engineering school;
opened a large number of
hospitals and dispensaries all over
the State ; opened relief works in
the famine of 1899-00 costing over
38 lakhs and distributed over 14
lajvhs in gratutious relief ; area
of the State, 2504 square miles;
population, about 8 millions ;
revenue, 150 lakhs ; Hony
Colonel and Extra A.D.
C. to H.M. the Emperor;
Hony Colonel, British Army, 1891 ;
Avent to China as Orderly Officer
to General Sir C Gaselee, 1901 ;
provided the expedition with a
hospital ship at his cost ; Hon-
Colonel, 1st Duke of York's Own-
Lancers, 190G: visited England on
the occasion of the Coronation of
Emperor Edward VII, 1902 ; main-
tains 3 regiments of Imperial
Service Cavalry, 2 Battalions of
Imperial Service Intantry, and a
Transport Corps which served in the
Chitral and Tirah Campaigns ; 2
batteries of horse artillery, 3 bul-
lock batteries, one elephant battery
and 5 battalio)is of Intantry. The
real capital of the State is
Lashkar, 2 miles south of the
ancient city of Gwalior and con-
tains the palace of the Maharaja,
who also has palaces built at
Sipri and Ujjain ; entitled to a
Salute of 19 guns. Address :
Gwalior, Central India .
H
Habib-ul-Rahman Khan, M. D ,M.
V. (Lep/ig), Deputy Superinten-
dent of Telegraphs, "U. P.; the 1st
Indian to be admitted a Member
of the Royal Institue, London ;
172
rccepient of congratulations from
such distinguished personages as
H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught.
Earl Roberts, Earl Curzon, Lord
and Lady Reay, Lord Lamington
and others; IMember,
Royal Asiatic Society of London,
and Bengal; Member of the Royal
Institution of Great Britain.
Address: Allahabad, U. P., Lidia.
Habib-ur-Rahman Khan, Khan
Sahib ; sub-editor, Fonzi Akhbai-,
Delhi; s. of late Moulvi Haji Abdnr
Rahim Khan Sahib, Imam of th.j
first Bengal Cavalry, and who
founded the Jumma Mosque and a
School at Ghajjar ; served in
the Indian Army for 22 years ; re-
signed and became a journalist ;
Khan Sahib, 1911. Address:
Kalam Mahal, Delhi, India.
Hackett. Very Rev Henry Monck
Mason, M.A., B.D., Hony D.C.L.
Hon. L.L.D, Incumbent of Holy
Trinity, Waterford ; educ ; Trinity
College, Dublin; Ordained, 1875;
Curate of Cambridge, 1875-77 :
sentout as S. M. S. Missionary to
Benares, 1877-1881 ; Allahabad,
1881-86 ; Minister of Christ Church
Richmond, Surrey, 1886-11 :
Christ Church, Hampstead, 1892-
94 ; Principal St. Paul's Divinity
school, Allahabad, 1892-96; Princi-
pal, Montreal Theological Diocesan
1891-1903; Canon, Waterford,
1903 ; Dean, Waterford. 1904.
Address: Cathedral, Waterford.
Hadaway, William Snelling,
Superintendent, School of Arts,
j\Iadras ; b. 1872; joined service| as
Supt, School of Arts, ]\Iadras, 1907.
Address: Egmore, ^Madras, India.
Hadi, SyedMahammed, Khan Baha-
dur, M.R.A.S. Dy Commissioner;
/;. 1864; ednc; "Sultanpur High
School, and the Royal College,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Hadi.
Oirancestor, where he took the
highest honors including Holl-
and Gold niadal ; travelled in
America, being deputed by the
Talukdars of Oudh to enquire
into the possibilities of Indian
students receiving technicel educa-
tion there, 1882-89 ; deputed by
the Secretary of Scate to undergo
a course of training in Paris under
Profcssoer Pasteur ; admitted to
Statutary Service and transferred
to Agricultural Deptt, U. P. as
Assistant Director; Deputy Com-
missioner, Partabgarh, 1911;
invented a new process of sugar
manufacture, now being adopted
by others. Publicat'ums : Dyes and
Dyeing in the United Provinces"
" Notes on breed of cattle in the
United Provinces" etc. Address'-
Partabgarh, U.P., India.
Hadow, Col Reginald Cambpell,D.
8.0.1890; 6,1 851: s of late Patrick
Douglas Hadow; educ; at Chelten-
ham; entered the Army, 1870, and
the Bengal staff Corps, 1876 ;
became Brevet-Colonel, 1892 ; serv-
ed in the Afghan war, 1878-
80; present at the Ahmad Kheyl
and in the march from Kabul
to Kandahar, and battle of
Kandahar ; Soudan expedition
present at Tofrek and Tamai; 1885;
second ^liranzai expedition, 1891 ;
Chitral relief, 1895 ; Tirah expedi-
tion, 1897 ; present at Dargari ;
severely wounded at Khangarpur ;
commanded 15th Sikhs ; retired.
Address : The Ferns, Spencer
Road. Eastbourne, Cktbs : United
Service, and Sussex.
aaffkine, Waldemar Mordecal
Wolff, C.I.K. (1897), Bactriologist
to Government of India, Calcutta;
s. of late Aaron Haf^kine of
Odessa; b. Odessa, 1800; edtic :
Classical College, Cerdiansk
(south Russia), and Odessa Uni-
versity ; for sometime engaged
in research work at the Odessa
Zoological Museum, 1883-88;
Assistant Professor of Physiology,
General IMedical School, Switzer-
land, 1888-89 ; Assistant to
Pasteur, Paris, 1889-93 ; l^actrio-
logieal research duty, India,
since 1893 ; member, . Society
of Naturalists of Nova Rossia,
Odessa ; Societe de Zoologie de
Prance, Paris ; Honorary Member,
Microscopic Society, Calcutta :
Member of Council, Society of
Tropical IMedicine and Hygiene,
Ijondon ; Honorary Member, Cal-
cutta Medical Club. Fuhlicntions:
Articles on General IMicrobiology,
on plague, and on Cholera. Re-
creations : Riding; Address : Bio-
logical Laborator}' Calcutta.
India. Clubs : Byculla, Bombay ;.
United Service, Calcutta.
Halley, Hon. William Maisbun, C.I.
K., (1911),V.A.,I.C.S., Chief Com-
missioner and President, Imperial
Delhi Committe ; educ ; at Mer-
chant Taylor School and Corpus
Christi College, Oxford ; joined
service as Assistant Commissioner,
Punjab, 1894 ; Settlement Officer,
1899; Colonisation Officer, J helum
Canal, 1901 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, I90p; Secretary to Govern;
ment, 1907 ; Deputy Secretary to-
Government of India, 1901-
Chief Commissioner, 1912; Presi-
dent, Imperial Delhi Committee,
1913. Address : Delhi, India.
Haji Ismail Sait, Khan Bahadur,
INIadras ; Proprietor of Messrs,
Haji Ismail Sait & Co. IMadras ;
has opened branches in Bombay,,
Bellary and Bangalore ; nominat-
ed to the Madras Legislative
Council, 1913. Chairman, South
India Industrials, Madras. Ad-
dress: Harrington Road, Chot-
pet, near Madras, India.
173;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Haldi.
Haldi, Raja of;Narain Deo Thakur
Pi'asad; b. 1859 ; succeeded, LSGO;
Head of the Hayoban clan of
Rajputs who had established
themselves at Ratanpur in the
Central Provinces. In recognition
of the valuable services rendered
by Sarab Narayan Deo, the last
ancestor of this family, to th^
British in the ^Mutiny of 1857. he
was given 2 villages in Ballia, with
the title of Raja. Address :
Haldi, Ballia, U. P., India.
Hakim-ud-DanIa, Nawab Musbh-
ud-din Khan Huzur Nawaz Jang
M.A., (cantab), Bar-at-Law; b.
1861 ; educ ; at Trinity Hall ;
Cambridge ; called to Bar
(Middle Temple), 1891; presented
to Her late ]\[ajesty Empress
Victoria, the same year ; appoint-
ed Judge, 190-2 ; !\Iember of
the Hyderabad Legislative Coun-
•cil for a number of years ; had
the privilege of being presented to
H.M. Sultan Mohammad V, 1910;
Honorary Secretary, Nizam's
Club. Eecreation : Tennis, and
Bridge. Address : Hvderabad
(D.), India.
Halliday, Sir Frederick Loch, Kt,
(191-2). CLE. (1919), M.V.O.
(1906), Commissionef of Police,
Calcutta; s. of Frederick M.
Halliday I.C.S. ; b. 1864 ; educ ;
The Abbey School, Beckenham ;
Brackenbury's, Wimbledon ;
joined service in the Police
department. Bengal, as Assistant
Superintendent, 1885; Superinten-
dent, 1890 ; m. Ellen Mary
Charlotte, d. of Pari von Cibra,
of Dresdon, 1890; Deputy
Commissioner of Police, Cal-
cutta, 190-2 ; was in charge of
Central Prisons at Bhagulpore,
Midnapore, & Calcutta ; Com-
missioner of Police, Calcutta
since 1905. Address: 2, Kyd street,
174
Calcutta. Clubs : United Service
Bengal, Calcutta.
Halliday. Lt. General George
Thomas, Bengal Cavalry ; y. .s.
of late Sir Frederick James
Halliday, K,C.S.I.; b, 1840; joined
the Army, 1851 ; Brg. Major &
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General
India, 1874 ; Commanding 16th
Bengal ('avalry, 1889 ;vi. j\Iinnie,
d. of late General G.W. Bishop of
the Indian Army, 1900 ; Colonel
on the StaS, 1894 ; Offg Comman-
dant, Oudh, 1895 ; Colonel of the
16th Cavalry, Indian Army ;
Lieutenant-General, 1900 ; Hazra
Expedition, 1888 (medal with
clasp). Address: 75, Redcliffe
Gardens, S. W. Club: United
Empire.
Halliday, General John Gustavus ;
unemployed supernumerary list ;
b. 1822 ; 3rd s. of Thomas
Halliday of Ewell, Surrey ; educ :
Switzerland ; joined the Indian
Army, in Madras, 1838; ap-
pointed to the Mysore Commis-
sion under SirMarkCubbon K.C.B.
served many years in Mysore ;
Vice-President, Victoria Institute.
Address: 5, Church Terrace. Black-
heath, S.E.
HoUword, Norman Leltie, M.A.
(Contab) member of the Legisla.
Council, Behar and Orissa ;
Joined as Professor, Dacca
College, 1890 ; Professor. Presi-
dency College, Calcutta, 1897 ;
' Officer in Charge of Government
Records and Ex-officio Asistant
Secrctarv to Government of India,
Home Deptt., 1904 ; Professor,
Presidency College, 1904; Inspector
of European Schools, 1907 ; trans-
ferred to Bihar and Orissa as
Director of Public Instruction,
1912. Address : Patna, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
HAMEED.
ameed Ullah Khan.M,, Al-Haj
ul-Ulma Nawab Sarbuland Jang
Bahadur, M.A, Chief Justice,
Hyderabad(D) ; b. 1864 ; is the
first student to join the M.A.O.
College, Ahgarh, on the day of its
opening; was presented to late Sir
W. Muir, 1875, and the Earl of
Lytton, 1877 ; proceeded to Eng-
land, was coached by the famous
house of Wren and Gurney ;
joined Christ's College, Cambridge,
and Lincoln's Inn, London ; called
to Bar, 1881 ; Attache to late Earl
of Northbrook, 1884 ; represented
the India Office in the Congress of
Orientalists held at Vienna, 1886 ;
returned to India and began
practice at Allahabad; took a pro-
minent part in founding a hostel
for the IMuhammadan students of
the Muir Central College; owned
and edited the Allahabad Review ;
appointed Judge of the High Court.
Hyderabad, 1894; became Chief
Justice of the same Court; elected
as a member of the Aligarh M.A.O.
College Fund Committee, 1819; re-
elected, 1911; proceeded to Eng-
land and had the rare honor of an
■ audience with the Emperor. Ad-
dress : Hyderabad (D), India.
Hamilton, Sir Daniel Mackinnon,
Kt. (1900), Partner, Messrs.
Mackinnon, ^Mackenzie, and Co.
. Calcutta ; s. of late John
.Hamilton of Hellowsburgh; b.
'I860; vi. ]\Iargaret, d. of late
Rev. W. E. W. Brown of
Rothesay ; member, Imperial
• Jjegislative Council, 1904. Ad-
dress: The Warren Hill, Loughton,
Essex.
Hamilton, Major General Edward
Owen Fisher K. C.S.I. 1911 ; C.S.
190'J; .s. William James Hamilton;
b. 1854; joined the Army, 1873 ;
served in the Afghan war, 1879-80;
Burma war, 1886-7 ; Hazra expe-
dition, 1891 ; Tochi vallev, 1896 ;
Malakand Field Force, 1897 ; D.A.
A.G., Tirah expedition, 1891-98;
Africa, 1899-1900 ; commanding
2nd class District in India, since
1902; Present at the siege and relief
of Lady smith, 1902 ; Secundrabad
Infantry Brigade, 1904 ; General
Officer commanding Troops in
Gournsey and Alderney, 1911 ;
Address : Government House,
Gournsey.
Hamilton, Right Honorable Lord
George Francis, C.S., D.S.Tj.,
L.L.D. (Glasgow), K.C.S.L (1903)
Captain, Deal Castle ; 3rd s. of 1st
Duke of Abersom ; b 1845 ; ediic ;
at Harrow ; to. Maud y. d. of 3rd
Earl of Harewood, 1881; represent-
ed the counties of Middlesex and
Ealing (c) in the House of Com-
mons, 1808-85, and 1885-1900 res-
pectively; Under Secretary of State
for India, 1884-88 ; Vice President,
India Council, 1888-80; First Lord
of the Admiralty, 1885-1892;
Chairman, London School Board,
1894-95 ; Secretary of State for
India, 1895-1903 ; Chairman,
Royal Commission upon Poor Law
and Unemployment, 1905-9 ; was
Chairman of the Governors of
Harrow School ; Provincial Grand
Master, Middlesex since 1892 •
Captain of Deal Castle since 1899.
Recreations : Cycling, golf, and
shooting. Address : 11, Montague
street, Portman square ; Deal
Castle. Clubs: Carlton, Sthenaeum,
Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish Mont-
eith, K. C. B., D. C. (). (1902),
Inspector-General, Oversea Forces;
s. (]o\. Christian Monteith Hamil-
ton ; b. 1853 ; ednc ; at Cheam and
Wellington ; joined Army, 1873 ;
served in Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
Boer War, 1881 ; at Sajuba Hill ;
Nile expedition. 1884-5 ; Burma
Expedition, 1886-7: Brovet-Lt-Co.
17.5-
INDIAN BIOCIRAPHIOAL, DICTIONARY, 19L5.
HAinLTON.
1891 ; Military Secretary toC in C,
India, 1893-95 ; Chitral Relief.
1895 ; Tirah Campaign, 1897-8 ;
South Africa, 1899-1901 ; Chief of
the Stag of Lord Kitchener, 1901-2;
Quarter Master General, 1903 ;
attached to the Japanese Army,
1904-5; General Officer, Command-
ing Southern Army, 1905-9 ; Mili-
tary ]\Iember of the Army Council,
19013-10; on Special duty to Foreign
Courts to announce the accession of
Emperor George V ; General Com-
manding Mediterranean! Forces ;
Inspector-General of Oversea
Forces. Address: 6, Beamore
Place', Mayfair, W. Club: Athen-
Hammond, Col (1890) Sir Arthur
George, K. C. B. (1908), V. C.
(1879), D.S. O. (1891) s. of Major
T. G. Hammond ; b, 1843 ; educ :
at Sherborne and Addiscombe ;
joined the Indian Staff Corps, 1861;
served in the Jowaki-Afridi expedi-
tion, 1877-8; Afghan war. 1878-80;
Hazra expedition, 1888 ; C. B.
Chitral Relief, 1895 ; Tirah expedi-
tion, 1897-8 ; A.D.C. toQueen Vic-
toria. AdfZress: Sherborn House,
Comberly, Surrey. Club: Prim-
rose.
Hammond. Egert Lawrie Lukas.
V.A. I.C.S., Member, Legislative
Council, Bihar and Orissa ; educ ;
at Newton College, and Keble
College, Oxford ; joined service
in Bei\gal, 189G : Superintendent,
Cooch Bihar, 1903 ; transferred to
Bihar as Registrar, Co-operative
Credit Societies, 1912 ; Secretary to
Government of Bihar and Member,
Iiegislative Council since 1913.
Address: Patna, Bengal, India.
Hampson, Sir George Francis, B.A.
(1880), 10th Baronet; .s. of late
Rev. William S. Hampson ; i.
1860 ; cdue ; at Charterhouse and
Exter uoUege, Oxford ; vi. Islifinie,
17a
Francis, d. of late Colonel John
Clerk-Kennedy, C.3 , 1893. Pttbli-
cation : Various scientific works-
including the Moths of India
jjublished by the India Office
between 1892-6. Address . 62,
Atanhope Gardens, S.W.
Hanchinalkar, Ganesh Bala-
krishna, Azam; b., 1813; entered
Government service in the Educa-
tional department ; served in it for
nearly 40 years and retired a&
Head-master ; was first a Member
and afterwards Chairman, Haliyal
Municipality ; was Supervisor'
Census Operations in Dharwar,
Gajendragad, and Gadog in
1872, 1891 and 1901 respec-
tively; was Copyist to the Bombay
Archaological Society and Numis-
matic Pandit to the Royal Asiatic
Society in England and India;
title of Azam conferred, 1913.
Publications: History of North
Canara and several numismatic
works. Address: Samdatti, Bel-
gaum, India.
Hankin, Arthur Grommelin, C.S.I.
CLE. 1895 ; Inspector-Gen. of
Police, H}"derabad (Deccan) ; b.
1859 ; s. of the late Mordant Powell
Hankin; w. 1st, 1884, Eva Marv(<i.
1891); 2nd, 1899, Mary, d. of Maj
Gen. E. L. Hankin ; has
been awarded Police Medal ;
Address : Hyderabad, (Deccan),
India.
Hankin, Ernest Hanbury,^
Chemical Examiner and
Bacteriologist, United Provinces
and Central Provinces, India, since
1891; fo. Ware Hertfordshire 1865;
s. of Rev. C.S, Hankin. m. Ethel
Marry, e.d, of Willam .Tonathen
Goodwin of Canterbury, 1907 educ;
Merchant Taylors School ; Univ-
Coll, London ; St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, London ; St John's
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
HANKIN.
atory, Berlin ; Institute Pasteur,
Paris; late Fellow of St. Johns
College, Cambridge; Fellow of Alla-
habad University ; joined St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, 1884, where
be obtained the Harvey Prize for
practical physiology ; obtained an
entrance exhibition, St. John's
College, Cambridge, 1886 ; rowed
in Lady Margaret second Lent
Boat, 1887 ; elected Scholar and
took B. Sc. degree, 1889 ;
has developed a large research
laboratory in Agra, India. Publica-
tions : On Immunity produced by
an Albumose islolatedfrom Anthrax
Cultures (Brit. Med. Journal, Oct.
1889); A Bacteria-killing Globulin;
Ueber den Unspriing und Vorkom-
men von Alexinen im Organismus
(Centralblatt f . Bacteriologie,1892);
Cholera in Indian Cantonments ;
Bhawani, the (.'holera Goddess ;
La propagation de la paste ; The
Cause and Prevention of Cholera
(published in thirteen languages) ;
A Simple ^lethod of checking
Cholera in Indian Villages ; &c. Re-
CJ cations: yachting, and Indian
antiquities. Address : Agra, India.
Clubs: New Oxford and Cambridge;
Royal Bombay Yacht, Naini Tal.
Hannay, Hon'ble Mr. Justice, Alex-
ander Lidderdale, Bar-at-Law,
Puisne Judge, High Court,
Madras ; educ. King's College,
Cambridge ; joined service as
Assistant Col lector and
Magistrate, 1891 ; attached
to Rev Survey party, 1912 ; Assis-
tant Secretary to Government in
the Departments under the Chief
Secretary, 1890; Undersecretary
to Government, Rev. Department,
1898; same year was appointed
Registrar, Madras High Court ;
Special duty under the orders of
the Hon. the Chief Justice,
1905 ; District and Sessions Judge,
1908 ; Ag Judge, Madras High
Court, 1914 ; Address: Madras.
12
Hannyngton, Frank, MA. I.C.S.
Commissioner, Coorg ; ed2ic : at the
Trinity College, Dublin ; joined
service as Assistant Collector and
Magistrate, 1891; Assis-
tant Secretary to Government,
1903 ; Private Secy, to Governor,
1904 ; services placed at the dispo-
sal of the Govt, of India (Deptt. of
Commerce and Industry), 1906 ;
Ag. Postmaster-General, same year;
Confirmed, 1907; On specialduty
in the Madras Collector's Office on
4th and 5th April 1912 ; Temporary
Deputy Secretary to Govern-
ment, 6th to 17th April
1912 ; Ag Collector, Madras, 19th,
April 1912 ; Commissioner, Coorg,
15th November 1912. Address :
Mercara, Coorg, India.
Hannyngton, Patrick, Commisioner
of Police, IMadras ; b. 1871 ; enter-
ed service as Probationer and 2nd
class Police Inspector, 1891 ; act-
ing Assistant Superintendent of
Police, 1892 ; confirmed,
1895 ; promoted to 1st grade
Assistant Superintendent, 1900 ;
Acting Superintendent, 1902 ;
Confirmed as S u p e r i n t e n-
dent, 1903 ; transferred to
Mysore Service and posted as
Superintendent of Police, Civil and
Military Station, Bangalore, 1906;
Collector, Civil and Tililitary Sta-
tion, Bangalore, 1907-09; reverted
to British Service and appointed
as Deputy Inspector-General of
Police, Central Range, 1911 ;
Ag Commissioner of Police,
Madras, 1913 ; on furlough out of
India.
Hansraj, Lalla, Ijahore; one of the
loading Arya Samajists of Lahore;
Principal, Dayanand A. V. College,
Lahore, Rtd., b. 1864; educ : Mis-
sion High School, and Government
College, Laliorc ; joined the Arya
Samaj and became joint editor of
(Regenerator of Arya Varta) ;
177
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Hansraj.
offered to serve the Dayanand
Anglo-Vedic College without
remuneration ; became its Head-
master, and eventually its
Principal ; Fellow^ of the
Punjab University ; Member, Text
Book Committee; President,
Young Men's Arya Samaj ; and
Member, Sewak Mandali. Address:
Lahore, Punjab, India.
Hanuman Prasad Pandai, Rai
Bahadur ; Zemindar ; belongs to
a sect of the Sarjupari Brahmins ;
b. 1859 ; rendered valuable
service in connection with Famine
Reliefs ; gave evidence before the
Famine Commission, 1901 ; Owns
extensive landed property ;
Rai Bahadur, 1891. Address:
Bijeraghogarh, ]Murwara Tahsil,
Jubbulpur C. P. India.
HanumanthaGowd,C. RaoBahadur
Hospet ; b. 1858 ; edtic : at the
Provincial College, Bellary, and
the Madras Presidency College ;
interested in agriculture and his-
torical reasarches ; started many
Agricultural Banks and introduc-
ted in his district over 300 improv-
ed sugar mills which he sold
on easy terms to ryots ; Vice-
President, Hospet Taluk Board ;
Honorary Magistrate ; Member,
Bellary District Board ; Honorary
Visitor, Bellary Jail. Address:
Hospet, Bellary District,
Hanumantha Rao, Bhimanakunte,
B.A., I.S.O., Professor of Mathe-
matics (retired) College of Flngi-
neering, Madras; b. 1855; B.A.,
1874 ; joined service as 4th Assis-
tant jMaster, Kumbakonam
College, 1877 ; Ag. Headmaster,
Prasticing Department, Govt.
Normal School, ]Madras, 188-2-84 ;
Ag. Principal, Government Normal
School, 1885 ; served in various
. .'. lower grades till he was taken in
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the Upper Subordinate Educational
Service, School Branch, 1891 ; Ag.
Professor of Mathematics, College
of Engineering, Madras, 1893-4 ;
Provincial Educational Service,
1897 ;_, continued as Professor of
Mathematics, College of Engineer-
ing, Madras ; retired, 1912 ;
Fellow of the Madras University ;
Member, Faculty of Engineer-
ing, M a d r a s University ;
Address: ' Kamalalaya', High
Road, Rayapeta, Madras, India.
Hanumantha Rao, Dinavahi Yen-
kata ; Merchant ; Chairman,
Municipal Council, Bezwada ,■
one of the founders of the National
Fund and Industrial Association, .
Madras, of which he was one of
the Joint Honorary Secretaries
for some years ; one of the four
Joint Secretaries of the i Industrial
and Arts Exhibition held at
Madras, 1903; worked energatically
for the successful termination of
the All-India Weaving Competition
held at Madras in December 1907 ;
Sir Arthur Lawley then Governor
of Madras, highly complimented
him for his work in connection
with the Weaving Exhibition.
Address: Bezwada, Kistna District,
Madras Presidency, India.
Hardinge, Charles of Penshurt;
1st Baron (1900); C.B. fl895); C,
V.O. (1903); K.C.M.G. and K.C.
V.O; G. C.S.I, and G.M.E. (1904);
G.C.M.G, and G.C.V.O. (1905);
LS.O. (90G); P.C. ; G.C.B. (1910),
Ch. V.O; (1912); Viceroy and
Governor-General of India since
1910; brother of 3rd. Viscount
Hardinge; b. 1858; educ. Harrow;
Trinity College, Cambridge ;
7;z. Hon. Winifred Sturt C. I., d.
of 1st Baron Alington, 1890; (d
1914); entered service, 1880 ; 3rd
Secretary, 1882 ; 2nd. Secretary,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Hardinge.
1885; Secy, of Legation, Teheran,
1896; Secy, of Embassy, St. Peteis-
burgh (Petrograde) 1898-03; Assist
tant Under Secy, for Foreign
Affairs, 1903-04; British Ambassa-
dor at Petrograde; 1904-06; Per-
manent Under Secy, of State for
Foreign Affairs, 1906-10; Grand
Officer, Legation of Honor, and
Grand Cross of the Crown of Italy;
Grand Cross of Our Lady of Portu-
gal,1903; Grand Cross of the Greek
Order of St. Saviour, 1906 ; Grand
Cross of Spanish Order of Charles
HI; Grand Cross of Austrian Order
of Leopold, 1907; Grand Cross of
. Danish Order Dannebrog ; Grand
Cross of Swedish Order Vasa,
. Grand Cross of Norwegian Order
St. Olaf ; Grand Cross of Russian
Order Alexander Nevski, 1908;
Grrand Cross of German Order of
Red Eagle, 1909. Address : Vice-
regal Lodge, Delhi; Viceregal
Lodge, Simla, India.
Hare, Sir Lancelot, CLE. 11900),
C.S.I. (1906), K. C.S.I. (1907) LC.
S. (retired) ; y. s. of late Thomas
Hare of Hook, Surrey; 6, in London,
1851. educ; Hurstpierpoint, Sussex;
City of Loudon School; joined
I.C.S. and served in Bengal and
Assam; IMember of the
Board of Revenue ; Member
oftheSupreme Legislative Council,
1905-06 ; Lieutenant-Governor,
East Bengal and Assam, 1906-8;
retired, 1911; Address: c/o India
Office, London. Club : East India
United Service.
Hare, Robert Douglas, C. I. E,
(1904), b. 1848 : s. of late Robert
Hare;eiZMc; at Blackhcath Proprie-
tory School ; entered Service, °1809 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1889 ;
DiVector of Land Records and
Agricultvu'e, 1890-91 ; Judicial
Commissioner, Berar, ■ 1903 ;
■ Commissioiiei-, Berar, 1903-4 :
retired, 1904,
India Office,
Oriental.
Address : c/o
London. Cluh :
Hari Nath Rai, Jiidge, High Court,
Calcutta. Address : Calcutta,
India.
Harisinhji Jaisinhji, Thakur Sahib ;
s. of late Thakur Sahib Jaisinhji;
b., 1845 ; is of the same fainily
as that of the Rao of Cutch ; area
of the State, 283 sq miles ; po-
pulation, '22,000; revenue, 11
lakhs; a 2nd class Chief in the
Agency of Kathiawar and
is entitled to a salute of 9 guns ;
many public buildings have been
erected by him, the most im-
portant of them being the Victoria
Dispensary, the Prichard Girls'
School, a clock tower and a few
temples ; P'lys tribute
not only to the British Govern-
ment but to the Geakwar of Baroda
as well; Heir: Kumar Shri Daulat-
sinhji. b. 1865. Address : Dhrol,
Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency,
India,
Harischandra, Hon'ble Vishandas,
B.A. , L.L.B., I'jlected jNIembcr,
Legislative Council, Bombay,
India.
Harkar, Lt. Col. Kailas Narayan,
CLE., (1911), Gwalior Army;
Private Secretary to H. H. the
j^Iabaraja Scindhia. Address :
(iwaiior. Central India.
Harnam Das, Rao Bahadur, Judicial
]\Icmber, Council of Regency,
Jodhpur; b. 1864; s. of Munshi
Nihal Chand ; joined service as
Octroi Superintendant . of the
Jampur Municipality, 1884 ;
Superintendaut, Court of Wards,
Boards office, 1886 ; Clerk, Legis-
. lativc Council, U.P.-, 1887 to 1890;
Registrar, Small Cause
179
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Harnam Das.
Court, Ajmere, 1890 to 1892 ;
District Magistrate, Kheri, 189-2
to 1896 : Extra Assistant Commis-
sioner, 2nd grade, and Judge,
Small Cause Court, 1896-;
1st grade Extra Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1902 ; services lent to
Marwar Durbar ; junior Member,
IMahakme khas, (1904—1907).
again on foreign service, 1911 ;
Rai Bahadur, 1910. Address :
Jodhpur, India.
Har Narain Shastri, Mahamaho-
padhyaya, Professor of Sansjjrit
Litrature and Theology, Hindu
College, Delhi; b. 1870 ; educ; at
Delhi, Bareilly and Benares ; pass-
ed the Highest Sanskrit Examn,
1890 ; passed the Diploma in
English, 1897 ; Mahapadeshak and
Sahitya Bushan conferred on him
by Bharat Dharma Mahamandal ;
Examiner, Punjab University,
1901 ; Member. Asiatic Society of
Bengal, and the Bharat Maha-
mandal. Address : Delhi, India.
Harris, 4th Baron (of Seringapatam
andMysore.and of Belmont, Kent,
1815), George Robert Canning,
Ct.C.S.L, G.C.I. E.. D.L.,
J.P. ; A.D.C. to the King ; b.
1851 ; s. of 3rd Baron ; S. father,
1872 ; educ : Eton ; Christ
Church, Oxford ; Under-Secretary
for India, 1885-1886 ; Under-
Secretary for War, 1886-89;
Governor of Bombay, 1890-95; A.
A.G. for Imperial Yeomanry in
England, 1900; in S.Africa. 1901;
a well-known cricketer ; Hon
Col. 4th Batt. The Buffs ; Lord-
in-Waiting to Queen Victoria,
1895-1900; owns about 4,700
acres ; to. Lucy Ada Jervis,
C.I. ,d. of 3rd Viscount St. Vincent,
1874 ; Heir d son ; Hon ; George
St. Vincent Harris, q.v. Address:
Belmont, Eaversham, Kent. Clubs:
Carlton, Cavalry,
180
Harrison, Francis Capel, C.S.I.
(1909), Comptroller, Audi-
tor-General, and Head Commis-
sioner of Paper Currency, Cal-
cutta ; b 1863 ; ediic ; Rugby ;
Balliol College, Oxford ; joined
I.C.S. 1884 ; served in the execu-
tive department in Bengal for five
j-ears and then entered the financial
department ; Deputy Accountant-
Gen. Madras, 1897 : N.W. Pro-
vinces and Oudh, 1899 ; Bombay.
1904; Head Commr of Paper
Currency, 1908 ; Indian Corres-
pondent of the Economic Journel.
Publications : numerous papers on
currency matters. Recreations :
shooting, fishing, golf. Address: 6,
Charles Street, Mayfair, W. Cbtbs:
Wellington, Savile.
Hart-Davies, Thomas, F.R.G.S. :
I.C.S., (retired); s. of late Ven.
Archdeacon Hart-Davies ; cdnc :
Marlborough; Pembroke College.
Oxford; Joined I.C.S., 1869; served
in all the various lower grades and
was transferred to Sind, where
he was Educational Inspector,
Assistant Commissioner, and
IManager of Estates ; became
Judge of Karachi, and Acting
Judicial Commissioner ; retired,
1897 ; contested Rotherhithe,
1900 ; travelled eight times
round the world; M. P. (L.)
North Hackney, 1906-1910. Pub-
lications : translations from
Russian works, and short stories
for magazines. Clubs : Reform,
East India United Sevice, Savile.
Hartnell, Sir Henry Sullivan,
Kt.,(1914); I.C.S., Bar-at Law;
Judge, Chief Court, Lower Burma ;
educ ; at Extra Grammar School
and Trinity College, Oxford; called
to the Bar, 1898; joined service, as
Assistant Commissioner. Burma,
1883; Dy. Commissioner, 1890:
Commissioner, 1902; Judge, Chief
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
HARTNELL.
Court, Lower Burma, 1906 ; Offg
Chief Judge, 1911. Addi-ess :
Rangoon, Burma.
Harvey, William Leathern. I.C.S.,
C.I.E., 1904, Secretary to Govern-
ment of India, Deptt. of Commerce
and Industry; since, 1905. educ :
at the Royal Academical Institute,
Belfast, and Trinity College, Dub-
lin; joined service in India; Assist-
ant Collector, 1883; Under-Secre-
tary to Government, Revenue, Fin-
ancial and General Deptts, 1891 ;
Dy. Accountant-General, 1895 ;
Municipal Commissioner, Bombay,
1898 ; introduced for the first time
in Bombay, the system of electric
lighting : Member, Bombay Port
Trust, and the Victoria Jubilee
Technical Institute. Address :
Simla, India.
Hastings, Maj. -Gen. Francis Eddo-
wes, C. B. (1894) ; 6. India, '1843;
e.s.of lateSurg.-Gen. T. Hastings;
m. Isabella Barbara, d. of late
John Hastings, 1874 ; edtic; at
home ; entered Indian Army,
Bengal, 1859 ; served in Afgha-
nistan, 1879-80; in Marri Ex-
pedition ; 1880 ; in Hazara Ex-.
pedition, 1888 and with the Zhob
Valley P^xpedition, 1890 ; retired,
1895. Address : c/o India Office,
London.
Hatchell, David George ; Director,
Madras Survey, IMadras ; b. 1865 ;
joined service as probationery
Asst Superintendent of Survey,
1885 ; became Superintendent,
1901 ; posted to' present appoint-
ment, 1907. Address : Madras,
India.
Hasankhan Mahdhub, Khan Baha-
dur ; ^lembcr of the Bihar and
Orissa Legislative Council ; took
his seat, 1913.
Hasanpur. Raja of ; Mahommed
Mehdi Ali Khan; A certain Jai
('hand (of the clan of Bachkoti
llajputs) enil)raced the IMoslem
liith under the name of Tatar
Khan and it is from him the
picsent Raja is descended. At the
lime of the Mutiny of' 1857,
I Iiisain Ali Khan, the then holder
"I tlie estate was in command of
:l n.'l^el army at Sultanpur against
I lie British Imt after the mutiny,
li ■ was pardoned and restored to
his estate and the family has since
then remained faithful to the
I'.iitish. The present Raja is an
Honorary Magistrate for the Police
(irelos of Sultanpur, Jaisingpur
il Kurebhar. The estate com-
isos 102 villages and G patties
II Sultanpur, ;ind 2 villages and
i)ie patti in Fyzabad ; Raja, 1864.
A'IdresH : Hasanpur, Sultanpur,
I . P., India.
Hatwa, Maharaja of; Maharaj
Guru Mahadev Asram Prasad
Sahi; s. of ]\Iaharaja Bahadur Sir
Kisheii Pratap Sahi, K. C. I. E ;
b. 1893; succeeded as a minor,
1896 ; head of the Bagochia
brahmin family that claims to
have been settled in the Sarain
district for 102 generations ;
holds large estate in Saram,
Shahabad, Champaran Mozzur-
pore and Durbhangah districts.
Address : Hathwa l',0., Saran
District, Beliar and Orissa, India.
Hatwa, Maharani of ; Maharani
Gyan Manjari Kuori, K.II.G. ;\1. ;
widow of Maliaraja Jiahadur Sir
Kishen Pratap Sahi, K. C. I. E.,
and mother of Maharaj Guru
IMahadev Asram Prasad Sahi,
the present !^Taharaja of Hatwa ;
Addrccs : Pfathwa P.O. Saran
District, Behar and Orissa,
India.
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HAWKES.
Hawkes. Major-General Henry
Montague Packington,C.B.(1904),
C.S. I. (1909), Indian Army ; h.
1855 ; s. of Ool. R. Hawkes, "80th
Regt; Joined armv, 1872 ; Captain
1884 ; Major, 1892 : Lieut-Col.
1898 ; Col. 1901 ; Maj-Cen. 1905 ,
served Afghan War 1879-80 ; Isazai
. Expedition, 1892; Tirah, 1897-98.
m. Mary Isabel Jessie, d. of late
Charles Woodgate, 1889. Clnb:
East IndiaUnited Service.
Heaton. Joseph John, I. C. S.,
Judge High Court, Bombay ;
educ : at Bradford G rammer
School, and King's College,
Cambridge ; joined service, 1881 ;
Joint Judge, the same year ;
Private Secretary to Governor,
1895-98 ; District and Sessions
Judge, Bombay, 1898 ; Judl
Commissioner, Sind, 1907 ; Judge,
High Court, Bombay since 1908.
Address : Bombay. India.
Hellings. Robert Bailey, Govern-
ment Agent, Southern Province,
Ceylon, 1912. Address : Colombo,
Ceylon.
Henderson, John Robert, M.B.,F,L.
S., Superintandent, Government
Museum and Connemara Library,
Madras; 6. 1863; joined Educa-
tional Department as Professor
■rf Biology, Madras Christian
College, about 1892 ; appointed to
present post 1908. Address :
Government Museum, Egmore,
Madras, India.
Henderson, Maj.-Gen. Philip Dur-
ham, C.S.I. (1876) . Indian Armv ;
b. 18 to ; 2nd s. of late Maj.-Gen. R.
Henderson, R.E. ; vi. Rose, 2nd
d. of late Lt.-Gcn. P. Cherry of the
I^Iadras Cavalry. 1864 ; educ : at
Home ; joined Army in the 2nd
Madras Cavali-y, 1857 ; Attache,
182
1870 ; Under-Secretary, Foreign
Dept., Govt, of India, 1872 ;
special duty in Cashmere, 1874 ;
Superintendent of operations for
the suppression of Thuggee and
Dacoity, 1878; Resident in Mysore,
1892 ; retired, 1895 ; was on Staff
of H.M. the King, then Prince of
Wales, during his visit to India.
Address : 47, Warwick Road, S.W.
Hendley, Col. Thomas Holbein, C.I.
E.. (1891), V.D., I.M.S., (retired) ;
b. 1847 ; e. s. of T. Hendley ; educ :
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital ;
joined the Indian Medical Ser-
vice ; was employed for 27 years
under the Foreign Department in
India, as Residency Surgeon in
the Jaipur State ; Inspector-
General of Hospitals, Bengal,
1898-1903 ; retired, 1903 ; Chair-
man. Executive Committee, Jaipur
Exhibition, 1883 ; Vice President,
Bengal Asiatic Society, 1899-1903.
Publications : several works on
Indian Art. Rulers of India and
Chiefs of Rajputana ; Medico-To-
pographical Histories of Jaipur
and Rajputana, etc.. Address:
London Road, N.W.
Henniker. Hon. Mr. F. C. Member,
Legislative Council, Assam; edtic:
at St. Paul's School and Balliol
College, Oxford ; Joined service,
1°87 ; Deputy Commissioner, 1897;
Director of Land Records and
Agriculture. 1898; Chief Secretary
to Government of Assam, 1902 ;
Deputy Commissioner, Assam,
1912. Address: Gauhati, Assam,
India.
Henry, Sir Edward Richard, K.C.B.
(1910), K.C.V.O., (1906), G.V.O.
(1905), C.S I. (1898), Commis-
sioner of Police, Calcutta ; b. 1850 :
joined I.C.S. as Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, 1873; Collector
and Magistrate, 1888 ; Inspector-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Henry.
General of Police, Bengal, 1891 ;
Divisional Commissioner, 1900 ;
resigned, 1901 ; Assistant Commis-
sioner, Metropolitan Police. 1901-
03 ; Commander Legion of Honor ;
vt. Loui'sa Lanqrishe, d. of late
Rev. John L. Moore, D.D., 1890.
Address : 29, Campden House
Court, W ; New Scotland Yard, S.
W. Clubs : Ranelagh, East- India
United Service.
Herbert, Lt.-Col. Charles, C.S.I.
1909, Resident Jaipur, 1905-9;
Joined Service in the Army, 1874;
served in the ^lilitary Dept. till
1882, including* Afghan War of
1879-80 ; extra A. B.C. to Viceroy,
1878-82 ; Magistrate of Abu, 1882 ;
Assistant Commissioner. Ajmer,
1889 ; officiating Political Agent,
Eastern States, Rajputana, 1891-
92 ; Political Agent, Kotah, 1894 ;
Eastern States of Rajputana, 1900;
Resident, Gwalior, 1901 ; in charge
of ex-Ameer of Afghanistan, 1904.
Address : Jaipur, Rajputana, India.
Herschel, Sir William James, M. A.
2nd Bt. (1838), I.C.S. 1833; educ:
Haileybury College ; S. his
father, 1871 ; m. Anne Emma, d.
of A. Hardcastle, of Surrey, 1864;
(wife d. 1873) ; discovered the use
of finger prints, 1859 ; proved
their individuality and their per-
sistence ; initiated the modern
system of identification for civil
purposes, 1878 ; heir and s. Rev.
John Charles William LR.A.S ; b.
1869 : Address : Rectory House,
Warfield, RerKS.
Hertz, Henry Felix, C. I. E.
(1900), P. R. G. S., Superinten-
dent of Police, Burma; b. 1863;
s. of A. W. T. Hertz, of Ribo,
Denmark ; ediic : St. Xavier's
College, Calcutta ; passed Higher
standard examination in Burmese,
Shan, and Kachin languages ; took
active part in operations round
Mandalay , 1886-87 ; and in the
Shan States, 1887-90 ; in opera-
tions, in the Kachin Hills and
Chinese Frontier (thanks of Gov-
ernment of India and Home
Government, Frontier medal and
four clasps. C,I.E.), 1883 ; is
Corresponding Member, Kongelige
danske geografiske selskab. Publi-
cation : A Practical Handbook of
the Kachin Language. Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Hewett, Sir John Prescott, CLE.
(1891), K. C.S.I. 1907; G.S.CL
(1911). Lieutenent-Governor, U.P.
India ; e. s. of Rev. John He-
wett ; 6. at Barham, 1854 ;
educ : at Winchester, Balliol Col-
lege, Oxford ; joined I.C.S. in
Bengal, 1877 ; vi. Ethel Charlotte,
2ndfZ. of H.B. West; was employed
in the N.W. Provinces till 1889;
Under Secretary, Government of
India (Home Deptt), 1886; Pri-
vate Secretary to Governor-
General, 1880 and 1890 ; Deputy
Secretarv, Government of India
(Home beptt) , 1890; Collector and
Magistrate, N.W. Provinces, 1893;
Secretary, Royal Commission on
Opium, 1891; Member, Indian
Plague Commission, 1898 ; Secre-
tary, to Government of India
(Home Deptt.), 1894-1902 ; Chief
Commissioner, C. P., 1902; Mem-
lier in charge of (Commerce and
Industry Deptt, 1904 ; Lieutenent-
Governor, U.P. since 1904 ; Presi-
dent, Coronation Durbar Com-
mittee, 1911; Retd, 1913. Address :
c/o India OiTico, London. Club:
Arthur's.
Higgs, Charles Jamee, Partner,
Messrs, Higginbotliam & Co.,
IMadras ; b. Stroud, Glocester-
183
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HIGG.
shire, 1863 ; apprenticed to Print-
ing and Journalism, 1883 ; pro-
ceeded to Ceylon as Chief Reporter;
Manager, " Ceylon Observer"
Colombo; Sub-Editor, " Cey-
lon Independent, " 1886 ;
came over to India and joined
Messrs Addison & Co., as partner,
1891; joinedMessrs Higginbotham,
1899 ; elected to the Committee of
the Madras Trades Association,
1900 ; elected a Member of the
JIadras Corporation, 1904 ; Sheriff
of Madras, 1905. Address : Har-
rington Road, Chetput, Madras.
Hill, Claude Hamilton Archer, C.
S. I. (1910), CLE. (1903), I.C.S.,
]Member of Council, Bombay; s. of
Capt Edward N. Hill ; b., 1867;
edtcc : at St. Mark's School, Wind-
sor and at Emmanuel's College,
Cambridge ; entered Service, 1889
as Assistant Collector, Bombay ;
Under Secretarv to Government,
Political Department, 1892-1895 ;
Under Secretary to Government
of India, Home Department, 1897 —
99 ; First Assistant to the Resi-
dent of Hyderabad, 1900-03 ;
Private Secretary to Governor of
Bombay, 1904; Political Secretary,
Government of Bombay, 1906;
Political Agent, Udaipur, 1908;
Agent to Government of Bombay
in Kathiawar. Address : Rajkot,
Kathiawar.
Hill Tippera, Raja of; H. H.
Raja Birendra Kishore Deb
Barman Manikya; b, 1883 ; S. his
father late Raja Radha Kishore,
1909 ; claims descent from the
family of Chandra, once the sole
rulers of Hill Tippera. The chro-
nicle of the family, llajmnla, says
that one Raja Dharma IManikya,
14th in descent from Chandra,
occupied the gaddi in 1407; in
the 17th century, the family is
said to have ruled over an extent
of territory extending from the
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Hooghly on the West to Burma on
the East and to Kamrup on the
North; during the reign of Jehan-
gir. Hill Tippera was invaded and
captured and the then King Raja
Jasa Manikya, talcen'to Delhi;
but Jehangir was soon forced to
evacuate the country and leave it
under the control of the old Rajas;
in the Muting of 1857, Raja
Ishan Chandra Manikya was on
the side of the British; area of
the State, 4086 square miles ;
population, about 180,000 ; reve-
nue, r early 9 lakhs ;
owns the estates of Chakla
Roshnabad, covering 570 square
miles; entitled* to a salute of 13
guns. Address : Hill Tippera,
Bengal.
Himayat-ud-Din-Ahmad, Hon'ble
Khan Bahadur, B. A., B.L.; Mem-
ber of Dt. and Municipal Boards,
Barisal ; b, at Kushla, 1860 ; cduc:
Barisal Zillah School and Dacca
Medrassah and College ;
organized an Association
for female education among Mo-
hammadans and took a leading
part in founding the DuiJerin Hos-
tel at Dacca ; first served as a tea-
cher and then as a lawyer
at Barisal ; repr-?sented
his community in the Legisla-
tive Council, Bengal ; Member,
Brojomohan College, and the Text-
book Committee. ^(7(Zr(?ss: Barisal,
Bengal, India.
Hira Lai, B. A., M.R.A.S.,Rai Baha-
dur, Extra Assistant Commission-
er ; b. 1867 ; ednc : at Jubbulpur
College 'where he commenced his
service ; appointed Deputy Inspec-
tor of Schools; rose to the position
of Extra- Assistant Commissioner;
an authority on Ethnography,
languages, Archselogy and epigra-
phy of the Central Provinces ;
contril)utes largely to the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
HIRA LAL.
" Epigraphia Indica" ; Rai Baha-
dur, 1910. Address : Jubbulpur,
C.P., India.
Hiriyanna, M., M.A. Headmaster,
Government Normal School,
IMysore; s. of Mr. M. Nunjun-
diah; b. 1871; educ: at the Maha-
raja's College Mysore, and the
Madras Christian College; joined
the Educational Department
of Mysore, and rose to
present position, 1906. Address :
^lysore City, India.
Hirst, W. A. Principal, Gujerat
College, Ahmedabad; b. Hudders-
field, 1870; s. of Alfred Hirst, late
of I)alton Lodge, Huddersfield;
educ : Clifton Coll ; Worcester
College, Oxford ; joined service as
Professor of History, Govt.
College, Lahore, 1895-96; First
Professor, Meerut College, 1896-
1902; joined the Gujerat College
as Pi'incipal, 1902. 7ii. Catherine,
d. of George Thompson Hanogate,
1898. PvMications : Survey of
Ethics ; edited Rokeby, with
notes, 1904. Address : Gujerat
College, Ahmedabad, Bombay
Presy., India. Clubs : Junior Con-
.servative; Wheler, Meerut; Hima-
laya, Mussoorie.
Hobhouse, Sir Charles Parry ; 3rd
P.t. (1812); b. Calcutta, 1825; 3rd s.
Mf H. W. Hobhouse ; S. U. 1869 ;
edicc : P]ast Sheen, Rugby
(Dr. Arnold) E. I. C. Hailebury;
.•ntered I. C. S. Bengal, 1844 ;
I\Iember, Bengal and Imperial
Legislative Councils; Judge,
Ifigh Court, Calcutta;
< )wns 1600 acres ; in. 1st, I^idith
Lucy, d. of Sir T. E. M.
Turton, Bt. 1855 {d. 1867);
2nd, Anna INIaria, d. of Alexander
Sawers, merchant, Calcutta, 1868.
Address: Manor House,
Monkton Parleigh, Bradford- on-
Avon, Wilts.
Hodges, Rt. Rev. Edward Noel,
D.D. ; Rector, St. Cuthbcrt's
since 1907 ; b. 1849 ;
ediic : Queen's College, Oxford;
Ordained, 1873 ; Tuta Mission
College, Islington, 1873-77 ;
joined Service in India as
Principal, Noble College, Masuli-
patani, 1877-86 ; Trinity College,
Candy, 1886-89 ; Bishop of
Travancore and Cochin, 1890-
1904 ; Assistant Bishop to Bishop
of Durham, 1904-6; Assistant
Bishop of Ely, 1907; ?«. Alice, d.
of Captain Shirrefi, 1877. Address:
Cuthbcrt's Rectory, Bedford.
Hodding, Colonel John, CLE.
(1903), V.D. ; Chief Manager of
the Estates of the Hon'ble Sir
Khajeh Salimoolah, K. C.S.I, of
Dacca, India ; b. 1854 ; m. Mary,
d. of Thomas M-icgrcgor of In-
verness, 1880 ; formerly command-
ing Behar I^ight Hoise. Address :
Dacca, Eastern Bengal, India .
Chib : Sports.
Hodgson, L.C., IM.A., Principal,
Maharaja's College, Trivandram,
since 191 2 ; succeeded Dr. A.W.
Bishop, in the post : since his ap-
pointment, the strength of the Col-
lege as well as the fee income have
both shown a considerable in-
crease, and the number of volumes
in the library attached to the
College has risen to over 10,000.
The High School department of
the College has been located in a
separate building. The students'
hostel has been enlarged affording
accommodation tc- more students
and the work of liinlding a new
wing to the Chen)ical laboratory
was coniHienced. The salaries of
the Indian and P'uropoan profes-
sors of the Colleger have been
equalised, and Honors Courses in
English, Hi.-itory and Economics,
opened. Address: Trivan-
dram, Travancore State, S. India.
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HOERNLE.
Hoernle, Augustus Frederic
Rudolf, M.A, (Oxford). Ph. D.
(Tubingen), CLE. (1897); b, Agra,
1841 ; 2nd s. of late Rev.
T.C. Hoernle, C.M.S.; m.
Sophie, d. of R. Romig of Bonn
(Germany), 1877; ed7ic:in Esslingen
and Stuttgart ; Universities of
Basel, Tubingen, and London ;
Church Missionary in Meerut,
181.5; Professor, Jay Narain's Coil-
Benares, 1870 ; Principal,
Cathedral Mission College, Cal-
cutta, 1877 ; joined Indian Educa-
tional Service, 1881 ; Principal,
Calcutta Madrasah, 1881 ; retired,
1899 ; specially interested in
archseology, epigraghy, palaeo-
graphy, etc. Publications : Com-
parative Grammar of the North
Indian Languages ; Comparative
Dictionary of theBehari Ijanguage;
Edition of the Bower Manuscript,
of Chanda's Prakrit Grammer of
the Seventh Anga of the Jains ;
Report on the British Collection
of Central Asain Antiquities ;
Studies in the Medicine of Ancient
India, Part I. Osteology ; History
of India : numerous contributions
to the Journal of the Asiatic
Society of Bengal, and the Indian
Antiquary, etc. Address : 8,
Northmoor Road, Oxford.
Hogg, Sir Frederick Russell, I.C.S.,
C.S.I. . (1S87), K.C.I.E., (1888),
Director-General of the Post
Offices, India (retired) ; 5th s. of
the Right Hon. Sir James Weir
Hogg, 1st Baronet ; b, Paris,
1836; educ: Eton, and Haileybury
College ; in. 1st, Emily, 3rd d. of
General Eckford, "l857 ; 2nd,
Harriett Venn, d, of the late
William S. Dicken ; entered
service, 1857 ; Postmaster-
General, Punjab, 1863; Bombay,
1867; Bengal, 1868; Deputy
Dir-General of Post Offices, India,
1869 ; Dir-General, 1880; retired,
1889 ; was a partner in the firm
of Messrs. Hogg, Curtis, Campbell
and Co., London; Prizeman in
swimming at Eton and Hailey-
bury ; Captain of term four-oar
boat while at College. Recreations:
Cricket, football, rackets, tennis,
shooting, and swimming. Address :
6. Bickenhall Mansions. W. Clubs:
Traveller's, Oriental.
Hogg, Maj-Gen. George Crawford,
C. B. (1896) ; b. 1842 ; cdnc :
Cheltenham College; Joined Indian
Army in Bombay, 1858 ; served
Afghan War, 1878-80 (despatches
several times, medal) ; Q. INI. G.
Bombay Army, 1891-95 ; com-
manding Dacca District, 1895-1900;
Major-Gcneral, 1897 ; Colonel
.34th Prince Albert Victor's Own
Poona Horse, 1904 ; transferred
to unemployed supernumerary
list, 1904 ; m. Henrietta Isabella,
d. of C. N. Minchin, 1878.
Address : Dorset Villa, Chelten-
ham. Club : East India United
Service.
Hogg, Sir Stuart Saunders, Kt.,
1875), Director, Provincial BanK
of Ireland and General Steam
Navigation (company ; b. Calcutta,
1833 ; 4th s. of Rt. Hon. Sir James
W. Hogg, 1st Bt., M. P. ; m.
Selina Catherine, e. d. of Sir T.
E. Perry, 1860; ed2ic : Eton;
entered Indian Civil Service,
1853 ; served in Political Depart-
ment. iST. W. Provinces ; trans-
ferred to Punjab ; Assistant
Commissioner in the Mutiny
of 1857 ; Civil Officer atta-
ched to flying column under
General John Nicholson (des
patches) ; transferred to Oudh and
then to Bengal; Collector and
]\Iagistrate, Burdwan; Chief
Commissioner of Police and
Chairman of the Munici-
pality, Calcutta; succeeded to
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Hogg.
Baronetcy, 1903 as Durlley
Stuart Mc. Garel-Hogg, 3rd
Baron. Address : Villa Celine.
Beaulieu-Ser-Mer, France. Cbib :
New.
Holden. Colonel Henry Capel Lofft.
M.I.E. E.F.R.S.; C.B. (1911),
R.A. (retired); b. Cheltenham,
1856; e.s. of Rev. Dr. H.A. Holden;
m. Bessie, d. of late R. Farrant,
1889 ; edjic : Ipswich School ;
R. M. A. Woolwich; joined service
in R. A. 1875 ; retired, 1881 ;
since been employed in technical
work connected with science
of electricity and artillery ;
inventor of many instruments and
apparatus connected with these
two sciences ; at present the head
of the Royal Gun and Carriage
Factories, Woolwich. Recreations:
cricket, cycling, motoring. Ad-
dress : Gifford House, Blackheath,
Kent. Clubs : Army and Navy,
Automobile.
Holderness, Sir Thomas William,
B.A., K.C.S.I., (1907), C.S.I.
(1898), Under-Sccy. of State for
India ; b, 1849 ; .'-•. of late John
W. Holderness. of Liverpool ;
educ : Cheltenham College, and
University College, Oxford ;
Joined service. 1873 ; Under
Secretary to Government of India,
Rev. andAgri. Departments, 1881 ;
Joint Magistrate N. W. Prvinces,
1886 ; acted in various other
capacities until he joined the
India Office, London, as Secre-
tary in the Revenue, Statistics
and Commerce Departments, 1901 ;
Kaiser-i-Hind Medal, 1901.
Address. No. 11, Orme, Court,
London, W. Club: Althenaeum.
Holdich, Col. Sir Thomas Hunger-
ford K.C.M.G., (190:2), K.C.I.K.,
(1897), C. B. and 0. I. E. (1894),
Hon. D. Sc, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A.;
b, Dingley, Northunts, 1843 ; s-
of Rev. Thomas Peach Holdich ;
educ: Godolphin Grammar School
and Woolwich ; joined the Royal
Engineers, 186'2 ; became Brevet
Colonel, 1891 ; served in the
Bhutan expedition, 1865; Abys-
sinian war, 1867 ; Afghan war,
1878-80 ; and Tirah expedition,
1897-8 ; on special dut}' with the
Afghan Boundary of Frontier
Surveys, India, 1892-8; Pamir
Commission, 1895 ; Perso-Beluch
Commission, 1896 ; Argentine-
Chili Boundary, 190'2-8 ; Gold
Medalist of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society, 1887. Publications ;
Indian Borderland, and'!; vari-
ous papers on military survey-
ing and geographical subjects.
Recrenlion : Golf, tennis nnd^lrid-
iiig. Address : 41, Courtfield Road,
S.W. Clubs : Athenseum, 'Army
and Navy.
Holdsworth, Lieut. -Col. John
Joseph. CLE. (1899) ; b. 1844 ; s.
of late John Hall Holdsworth.
IM.D. ; Commandant, Gorakhpur
Light Horse ; late Lt.-Col. com-
manding United Provinces Light
Horse ; a landed proprietor in
India: Hon. A.D.C. to" jViccroy
of India (Lord Curzon) 1899; vi.
1st. Lucv id. ]8fO) ; 2nd, 1883,
Maria Theresa (d. 1898). Addnfs
Lehra, Gorakpur, U. P. India.
Chib : East India United Service.
Holiday, Sir Frederick Charles,
Kt. (1909), Andiior, India
Office, IjOikIoii ; joined service as
'i'cmporary Clerk, India [Office,
London, 1861; filled some subordi-
nate positions, & became Assistant
Auditor, 1895; Auditor, 1903;
IMomber on the Eastern ]\Iair
Service, 1903 ; Indian Army Trans-
port Service, 1904 ; Member of the
Committee for the adjustment
of charges for Indian native rogi.
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Holiday.
ment? serving in the Colonies,
1904; 2nd Indian Army Transport,
1905 ; Member of the House
of Laymen ; has spoken and
written extensively on matters
relating to the Church and
education. Address: Walden Abbott
Whitwell, Herts.
Holland, Com. Gerald Edward,
CLE., (1900), D.S.O. (1890),
retired Marine Superintendent, L.
and N. W. Railway, Holyhead : b.
Dublin, 1860 ; 2nd .s. of late Denis
Holland of Dublin ; ni. Mary, e. d.
of late Edmund Dwyer Gray,
1896; ed2ic: Ratcliffe College,
Leicestershire; joined Royal
Indian Marine, 1880 ; Lieutenant,
1882 ; served with Burma Expedi-
tionary Force, 1887-89 (medal, 2
•clasps) ; Commander, 189.S ; Chin-
Lushai Expedition, 1889-90 (claps,
despatches, D.S.O.) ; commanded
Royal Indian Marine troopship
" Warren Hastings " when that
vessel was lost on Reunion Islands
1897 ; tried by Court Martial,
was reprimanded ; Viceroy's
Commendatory order containing
warm praise published simultane-
ously with Court-INIartial finding ;
served on Naval Transport Staff,
Durban, 1899-1900; Divisional
Officer, Naval Transport Staff,
(despatches thrice, medal, clasp,
CLE.), 1900; Principal Port-
Officer, Rangoon, 1901-4. Becrea-
tions : cricket, golf, yachting,
motoring. Address . Bryn-y-Mor
Holyhead. Club : Oriental.
Holland. Major-General Henry
William, C. B. (18G9), Indian
Army, (retired); e. .s. of late Major
Henry Colson Holland ; h. at
Bombay, 1825 ; educ: Cheltenham,
and Woolwich ; m. twice ; joined
the Army in 13th Bombay Native
Infantry, 1841; S. A. Commissary-
General, 1847 ; became Captain,
188
1856 ; Major, 1891 ; Lieutenant
Colonel, 1867 ; Controller of
Supply and Transport in Abyssin-
ion War, 1867-68 (despatches.
Brevet of Colonel, medal, and
C B. ; Commissiory, General,
Bombay Army, 1870-77 ; Major-
General, 1877 ; retired, 1877.
Address : 21, Havelock Road,
Croydon.
Holland, Robert Erskine, B. A.,
I. C S. Political Agent and
Consul at Muscat since 1908 ;
b. London, 1873 ; .s. of Prof. Holl-
and, K. C ; 111. Gwendoline,
c. d. of Francis E. Crow, 1910 ;
educ : Winchester, and Oriel Coll.
Oxford; joined I. CS, 1895; served
as Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate; transferred to Bombay, 1900;
served there for a short period, and
was retransf erred to Madras, 1902;
Secretary, Board of Revenue,
Madras, 1903 ; Foreign Depart-
ment. Government of India Secre-
tariat, 1904-8. Recreaions : riding,
shooting, tennis, photography.
Address: Muscat, Arabia. Clubs :
East India United Service, Ben-
gal, Calcutta.
Holland, Sir Thomas Henry, K. C
I. E., (1908) D.Sc. F.R.S., (1904),
F.G.S. Professor of Geology, Man-
Chester University, since 1909; s. of
late John Holland Springfield,
Canada; b. 1868; m. FrancisMaud,
<Z. of late Chas Chapman; National
Scholar, 1885; ]\rurchison IMedalist
and Prizeman, 1887; Assoc. Royal
Coll. Science 1888; Berkely Fellow
<5f the Owens College, 1889; joined
I. C S., 1890; Deputy Super-
intendent, Geological Survey, 1894;
President, Asiatic Society of Bengal,
1909 ; President, Mining and Geo-
logical Institute of India, 1906 ;
Director of Geological Survey,
India, 1903-1909; Chairman of
Trustees, Indian Museum, 1905-09
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Holland.
Fellow and Reader, Calcutta
University ; Dean of Faculty of
Science, ly09; President of Board
of Studies in Geology and Minera-
logy 1905-09 ; President, Indian
Mining and Geological Club and
of Royal College of Students'
Association, 1910 ; Hon. Member,
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic
Society, and of the Mining and
Geological Inst, of India. Publica-
tions : numerous memoirs of
Petrology, Geology, and Anthro
pology. Address : Manchater.
Club : Savage.
Home, Sir Anthony Dickson, V.C,
K.C.B. (1874), Surgeon-General
(retired) ; b. 18-23 ; entered
Army Medical Department, 184-8;
served in the Crimea, 1854-5 ;
Indian Mutiny, 1857-8; served
in China, 1860; New Zea-
land, 1863-5; Ashanti, 1873-4; P.
M.O. Cyprus, 1878-9; P.O. M. to
the Forces in India, 1881-5. Pub-
lications : Service Memoirs, 191-i.
Address : 7, Palen Gardens, Tenan,
Kensington, W.
Home.FredericJervis, C.S.I. (1892);
R.E. (retired) ; b. Calcutta, 1839 ;
<>. surviving s. of late Maj-General
Richard Home, of theBengal Army;
educ : Kensington Proprietory
Grammar School, and at H.I'^.T.C.
Military Seminary, Addiscombc ;
joined the Bengal Engineers, 1858,
and landed in India, 1860 ; emp-
liived in the Irrigation Branch,
"f theP.W.D., 1861-94 ; Inspector-
General of Irrigation and Deputy
Secretary to Government of India,
P.W.D,, 1890-4 ; retired 1895.
Address: Pitcarins Dunning,
Perthshire.
Holmwood Mr. Justice H, I.C.S.,
Judge, lligli Court Calcutta; edtic:
Uppingham ; joined service, 1879 ;
Inspector-General of Registration,
1890; District and Sessions Judge,.
1894 ; raised to present position,
1906. Address : Calcutta, India.
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton,G. C.S.I.
C.B. O.M. M.D., D.C.L., LL.
D, F.R.S; b, 1877; s of late Sir
William Jackson Hooker ; educ:
Glasgow; married tvv'ice ; joined,
R.N. Medical Department, 1839 f
served as Surgeon and Natu-
ralist in H.M.S., ^'Erebus'' in
the Antarctic expedition under Sir
James Ross, 1839-43; brought out
a series of volumes on the botany
of the Antarctic regions. ; visited
the Himalayas on the North of
Sikhim, was badly treated, and
kept a prisoner, by the Sikhim
authorities; visited the Khasia hills
as naturalist, and made botanical
coUectionsof great value;, 1847-51 :
visited Syria and Palestine, I860;
Morocco, 1871; the Rocky Mount
tains, 1877; served as Assistant-
Director and Director of Kew
Gardens, 1865-85. Publications :
Himalayan journals ; The
Rhododendrons of the Sikhim
Himalaya ; The Flora of British
India, and other scientific works.
Address: Sunningdali. club ;
Athenium.
Hooper, D. F.L.S., F.C.S., Econo-
mic Botanist to the Botannical
Survey of India ; is a Hanbury
Medalist; retired from service,
1914; Address: c/o India Office,
London.
Hope, Sir Theodore Cracraft, CLE.
(1882), C.S.I. (1887), K.C.S. 1(1890),
b, 1831 ; s. of late James Hope,
M.D. ; educ : Rugby, and Hailey-
bury ; entered I.C.S., Bombaj',
1858 ; called to bar (Lincoln'sinn),
1806 ; Educational Inspector,
1855-8 ; Member. Imperial Legisla-
tive Council, ls7.'j-80; Member,
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HOPE.
Legislative Council, Bombay, 1880;
Secretary to Govermnent of India,
Finance and Commerce Depart-
ment, 1881-2 ; Officiating Finance
Minister, 1882 ; Member in
charge of Public Works, 1882-7;
Member of the Canterbury House
of Laymen. Publications: Church
and State in India, and various
eductional and architectural works.
Address: No. 21- Elveston Clan,
S.W. Club: Athenaeum.
Hopkins, Edward Washburn, Ph.D.
(Leipzig), L.L.D., b, 1857 ; s;
of, Lewis S. Hopkins, M.D. ;
ediic; Columbia, New York, and
Leipzig and Berlin engaged
in tuition in Columbia, 1881-5 ;
Professor of Sanskrit, first at Byrn
Mawr College, 1885-95 and next at
Yale, 1895, in succession to Profes-
• sor Whitney A.B., 1878;
Member, German OrientalSociety;
Secretary, American Oriental
Society, since 1897; engaged in
University teaching since 1881 ;
spent a year in India, 1896-7.
Publications : The Four Castes,
Manu in Trubners Oriental
Series ; Religions of India, The
Great Epic of India; Old and
New.
Hormasji, Dr. Cowasji, G.G.M.C.,
Bombay ; b. 1837 at Billmora ;
was Sheriff of Bombay, 1894 ;
elected President of the Bombay
Corporation. 1896 ; "Vice-President
of the Grant IMedical College and
Fellow of the Bombay University
from 1878; is a Dean of the Faculty
of Medicine. Address : Dadar,
Bombay, India.
Horn, David Bayne, CLE. (1905),
• F.C.H. ; M.I.C.E. ; Public Works
Department Bengal (retired) ; b.
1851; s. of late David Horn of Mid
Douglie, Perthshire; educ: 'R.l.'E.
College; joined service as Assistant
190
Engineer, 1874 ; Executive Engi-
neer, 1882 ; Under-Secretary,
Public Works Department, 1885-
1886 ; Superintending Engineer,
1896 ; ]\Iember,LegislativeCouncil,
Bengal, 1902 ; Chief Engineer and
Secretary to Government, 1902-G ;
retired, 1906. Clnb : Oriental.
HorncWilliamOgilive, CLE. (1912)
C.S.L, I.C.S,.;ediic : at the Trinity
College, O.Kford ; joined service in
Madras, 1883; Dy; Registrar,
appellate side. High Court, 1886 ;
Deputy Commissioner of Salt and
Abkari, 1890 ; Secretary to Com-
missioner Salt and Abkari, 1892 ;
Inspector-General of Police, 1904 ;
Member, Board of Revenue, 1912 ;
Acting Chief Secretary to Govern-
ment, 1913 ; retired, October 1914.
Address : c/o India office, London.
Hornel, Hon'ble William Wood
word, ]i.A. Indian Educational
Service ; educ : at Radley and
Trinity College, Oxford ; Joined
service, 1902 ; Professor of
Presidency College Calcutta : Ins-
pector of Schools, Bengal, 1903 ;
Assistant Director of CI. Bengal,
1906; Junior Examiner, Board of
Education, England, 1908 :
Present position, 1913. Address :
Calcutta, India.
Horniman, H.G., Editor, The
■'Bombay Chronicle" Bombay;
7th s. of Tilr. William Horniman,
Paymaster-in-Chief, Royal Navy,
Dover Court, Essex; entered a
merchantile house at the instance
of his father ; soon gave it up and
took to Journalism ; started as
editor of an evening paper in South
England and was then on the staff
of the "Daily Chroincle," the
"Morning Leader," the "Daily
Express" and " ^Manchester Guar-
dian;" a frequent contributor to
" The Times"; joined the staft of
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
HORNIMAN.
the Calcutta " Statesman " 1906,
and distinguished himself as a
Journalist; special Correspon-
dent of the "Statesman" in East
Bengal in 1907 and his article
"The Lesson in Comilla" is yet
fresh in the memory of all. He
was an eyewitness of the Jamalpur
riots and his evidence in the case
was very helpful to the Court ; on
the occasion of the arrival of the
Grand Lama at Darjeeling he
was again sent as represen-
tative of his paper and
sent vivid description of all that
took place ; proceeding to
England on short leave, he
came back and resumed his work
in the "Statesman " office and was
the Delhi Correspondent of that
paper during the time of the Delhi
Durbar, 1911 ; is now Editor of
the newly started paper the
Bombay Chronicle. Address :
Bombay, India.
Houghton, Bernard, B. A. I. C. S.
(retd) ; edac: the Trinitj' College,
Dublin ; joined service, in Madras,
1885 ; transferred to Burma as
Assistant Commissioner, 1886 ;
became Deputy Commissioner,
1894 ; Commissioner ; 1905 ; re-
tired, 1912. Publications: ''Indian
BeatLracractf', "Essay on the
language of the Southern Chins and
its affinities", " The Kudos of
Katha and their Vopabiilary ,' '
" Vocabulary of Arrakanese,'"
Short Vocabulary of lied Karens,"
"folklore oi Sgaa Karens,"
" Sanskrit words in the Burmese
Language" *'Kanii Vocabularies,"
"Outlines of Tibet," " Burvian
JAnguistic Palasantology." Ad-
dress: Co. India Office, London.
Howell, Mortimer Sloper, L. L. D.
(Edin), C. 1. E. (1886). 1. C. S.
(retired) ; o.s. of late John Warren
. Howell, M. R. C. S. ; b. Bath,
1941;;t'd?<c : Christ's Hospital, anri
Corpus Christi College, Oxford :.
7)1. Lawra Sabina (d.l909); passed
I. C. S. Examination, 1861 ; joined
service, 186^; was Assistant Magis-
trate and Collector ; oiig, lns>
pector of Public Instruction, N.
W. Provinces, 1867 ; Assistant
Superintendent, and Judge, Small
Causes Court, Dehra Dun, 1868 ;
Joint Magistrate and Deputy
Collector, 1871 ; Magistrate and
Collector, 1879-80; Additional
Judicial Commissioner, Oudh,
1891 ; Judical Commissioner, 1892;
retired, 1896. Publications: Gram-
mar of the Classical Arabic Lan-
guages after the method of the
Native Grammarians. Recreations:
Golf, cycling, boating. Address:
Woodbury Clevedon; Somerset.
Club ; East India Unit ed
Service.
Howey, Maj.-Gen William, Bengal
Infantry ; b. 1838 ; in. Annie
Isabella, d, of Major Henry Chris-
tian Talbot of Stone. Keiit, 1860;
Joined service in the Army, 1858 ;
Maj-Gen, 1894 ; served Indian
Mutiny, 1858-59 (medal). Address:
c/o Gnndlay and Co., 54 Parlia-
ment Street, S. W. Chcb : East
India United Service.
Hudson, Major Corrie, D.S.O.
(1904), I. M.S.; Stafi Surgeon,
Bangalore ; 6. 1874 ; s. of late
Charles Thomas Hudson, M. A.
LL.D. F. R. S. ; vi. Frances
Edith, d. of late Alfred Farratt
1904; House Surgeon and House
Physician at Charing Cross Hospi-
tal, London, 1897-98 ; entered
I. M. S., 1899 ; Medical Officer,
2nd Queen's Own Rajput L. I.
1899-1907; Captain, 1902: served
China, 18oO (medal) ; East Africa
190:5-4, present at action of Jid-
balli (despatches, D. S. O.
medal and clasp). Address: The
Priory, St. Mark's Road, Bangalore.
Club : Junior IS aval and Military.
.a9i
INDIAN" BIOrtRAPHIGAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Hudson.
Hudson, Brig-General Havelock,
O.I. E.1903;O.B. (1914), 19th Bengal
Lancers ; b. 1862 s. of late Lieut
Gen. Sir J jhn Hudson, K.C.B.;
* entered ann^-, 1881 ; Captain,
1892; Major, 1901; Lt. Col.
1907 ; served Second Miranzai
Expedition, 1901 (medal with
clasp); N.W. Frontier, 1897 (medal
and clasp) China, 1900 (despat-
ches, medal, brevet of Major);
late Assistant Q.INI.G. and Mem-
ber of Executive Committee, Coro-
nation Durbar, Delhi, 1903;
A.A.G. 2nd Div. N. Command,
India, 1907-09; General Staff
Officer at Head Quarters, 1910.
Address: Simla, India.
Hudson, Sir William Brereton; K.
CLE. (1898); 1843 ; s. of William
Brereton Hudson.'An Indigo planter
Bihar; commanded the Bihar
Light Horse, 1881; :Member of the
Indian Public-Service Commission,
188G-7; Hon. A.D.C. to Viceroy of
India (Lord Lansdown) 1891-1894 ;
Address : Seraha House, Champa-
ran, Bengal ; Belmont House,
MuUingar, Ireland.
Huddleston, George, CLE. (1903),
Director, N.G.S.R. Co. ; 6. 1862;
m. Agnes, d of William O'Reilly ;
Joined Service as General Traffic
Manager, East Indian Railway and
Lieutenant Colonel (V.D.) of the
same Railway Volunteer Corps ;
retired, 1911. Publications : a
history of the East Indian Rail-
way. Address : Kismet, Letch-
worth, Herts.
Huggins, Lt.-Col. Ponsonby Glenn,
C.B., (1909), D.S.O. (1887), Indian
Army, (retired); 6. 1857; 4th s.
of late H. J. Huggins, Chief -
Justice, Sierra Leone ; m. 1883;
Elizabeth Sophia {d. 1898) ;
educ: Wurtemberg and Switzer-
land ; Royal Naval School, New
192
Cross; R.M.C Standhurst ; Joined
service in the Army, 1876: served
Afghan War, 1878-79 (medal) ;
1885-89 (despatches, D.S.O., medal
with two clasps); Chin Hills, 1892-
93 (clasp) : Tirah, 1897-98 (des-
patches, medal with two clasps);
Lt.-Col;, 1902; Address: c/o
Messrs Parry & Co;, 70, Grace-
church Street, E.G.
Hughes, Maj-Gen. Ghas Frederick,
C B. (mil) 1897; Indian Staff
Corps ; b. 1844 ; s. of late W. S.
P. Hughes of Worcester ; m.
Elizabeth Forbes, d. of Maj;
General George Elliot Ashburner,
Sillwood, 1875 ; edicc: Cheltenham
Coll.; Addiscombe; joined
service in the Bombay Army,
1861 ; Captain, 1873 ; Brevet-
Major and Major, 1881 ; Lieuti-
Colonel, 1887; Brevet- Colonel,
1889; served against Foodlee Arabs,
1865-66 (despatches) ; Afghan War
1878-80, present at battle of Ahmed
Kheyl (despatches, medal with
clasp, and Brevet. Major); Burmese
War, 1886-1887 (despatches, medal,
two clasps. Brevet. Col.) ; Commis-
sary General of the armies of
Bonrbay, Madras, and Bengal in.
succession, 1890-95 ; retired,
1897. Address : Aston House,
Newport, near Salop.
Hughes, Col. George Arthur, B.A.
M. B., C M., D. S. O. (1891),
Royal Army Medical Corps
(retired) ; b. 1851 5th s. of
late James Hughes, Burragh
Priven, Rathcormac, Co. Cork ;
ediic. Trin. Coll. Dublin; joined
service in army 1877 ; served
Afghan War, 1878 ; Bechuanaland
Expedition, South Africa, 1884;
Ashanti Expedition, 1896 ; Soudan
Expedition, 1898 (despatches, D.
S. O.) ; retired, 1905. Address : o/o
India Office, London. Club :
Army and Navy.
INDIAN BIOGRAPFIICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
Hughes.
Hughes, Sir Water Charleton, KL
(IL'0G),G.I.E., (1900), M. Inst, C.E.,
Chairman, Bombay Port Trust ; b,
1850; educ: pi'ivately and at King's
College, London ; vi, Evelyn Isabel
Rosc,e.d. of late Col H. S.Hutchin-
son, I.C,S.; joined service in the
Indian Public Works Department,
1868 ; Secretary to C5^overnmcnt, P.
W.D.Bombay, 1887-92 ; Chairman,
Board of Trustees for the Port
of Bombay, 189-2-98 ; Additionnal
Member, Legislative Council, Bom-
bay, till 1908; Chairman, Bom-
bay Improvement Trust, 1898-1900;
Fellow of the King's College, Lon-
don, and Fellow (by appoint-
ment) of the Bombay University,
Address: ' Darmauth House,
No. 2, Queen Anne's Gate, S. W.
Clubs: Byculla, Bombay, India.
Hughes-Buller, Ralph Buller, C.I.
E. (190S), Inspector-General of
Police, Bengal ; s. of General Sir
W. T. Hughes, K.C..B. ; b. 1871 ;
educ : IMarlborough, and Balliol
College, Oxford; assumed the name
of Buller as being the heir of the
late James Buller of Dunley.
Bovey Traccy; vi. Elizabeth, y. d.
of late Very Rev Dr Norman
Maclcod, D. D. of Thistle ; joined
service, 1800 ; became Assistant to
Agent to Governor-General, 1899 ;
special duty in connection with
Census and Gazetteer, 1901-G ;
acted in various other capacities ;
became .Inspoctor-Crencral of
Police, Bengal, 1912. Publication:
Census Report, Balvichistan. Ad-
dress : V/ritcrs' Buildings, Cal-
cutta, Iiidia. CZi/./k Isthmian.
Hugo, Major James Hi2nry,D, S. O.
(1898), ]M.R.('.S. (England), L.R.
C.P. (London), M.B.,B.Sc., (Lon-
don), D.Ph.,, I.M.S., Agency
Surgeon, Bundelklmnd; b. 1870;
cdiir: Foyle College, Iiondondcrry,
St. Bai'tholomcw's Hospital ; in-
terim House physician ; Clinical,
13
AsssitantjOrthopredic Department
House Surgeon, General Hospital,
Nottingham ; Assist. Medical Su-
perintendent, Dulwich Infirmary;
Joined the I, M.S. 1896 ; attached
to 31st Punjab Infantry, 1897; ser-
ved in the Expedition into Up-
per Swat ; also in the Expedition
against Mahmuds (D.S.O. modal,
two claps). Recrcatons : football,
hockey, rowing. Address : Now-
gong,I3undelkhund. Central India.
Hultzsch, Eugen, P.H.D, Dresden;
studied classical and oriental
philology, especiall}' Sans,
krit, at Bonn and Leipzig;
Privat-docent for Orieiital studies
at the University of Vienna ;
studied Indian Epigraphy ;
travelled for six months in N.
India and Kashmir, 1884-5 ;
collected valuable Mss. and
inscriptions ; Epigraphist of the
ArchcGological Survey, Madras,
1887; Sanskrit examiner Madras
University, 1903; resigned, and
has been Professor of Sanskrit,
University of Hallce ; Secretary
to the Deutsche Morgenlandische
Gesellschaft ; Corresponding
Member, Batavian Society of
Arts and Sciences; ]\Icniber, Royal
Society of Science, Gottingen,
etc; has written Prolegon^icna
zu Vasantaraja Sakuna, and
edition of Bandhajanas Law
book; South Indian Inscriptions
(Tamil and Sanskrit); Reports of
Sanskrit ]\Iss in South India;
many of his treatises on Indian
epigraphy have appeared in the
Indian Antiquary
Hume, Colonel Charles Vernon,
D.S.O. (1900), M.V.O. (1905),
Indian Army (retired); b, 1860;
educ: at Mralborough; joined the
Army, 1879; served in Burwick,
J8S(;-7 (despatches, medal and
clasp); captain, 1887; A.A.G.
South African field force, 1900
Mm
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
Hume
(despatches, medal and five clasps
D.S.O.); Major, 1897; Liet-Gol,
1904; Attache with the Japanese
Army in Manchuria, 1904-5;
• Colonel, 1906; A.D.G. to C. in
C. in India , 1885-92; Military
Governor to the Crown Prince of
Siam, 1890-99; IMilitarv Attache
to H,B.]\I.S, Embassy, Tokio,
1903-7. Club : Army and Navy.
Hume, Sir Robert, K.C. B, (1887),
G.C.B. (190:^); 5, 1828; entered the
Army, 1847 ; served in the Crimea,
1854-5; twice severely wounded;
served in the Bhutan expedition,
18(15; commanded Sagar District,
1874-7; Allahabad Division, 1879-
80; Afghanistan Field Force,
1880-1; Quetta Division, 1881 ;
Lahore Division, 1881-4; became
Lieutenant-General, 1913. Ad-
dress : c/o India Office, London.
Hume. Rev. Robert A, M.A. ,D D,
veteren Aiiicrica.n Missionary of
Ahmednagar; b, Bombay, 1847;
proud of being called an Indian;
edac: Yale Universib}-; received
his B.A., M.A.' and D.D, degress;
returned to India, 1874; develop-
ed the Ahmedhnagar Theological
Seminary; Editor, "Dhyano-
daya," an Anglo-marathi weekly
of Bombay. J^ublicnmodern View."
Address: Ahmednagar, Bombay,
India.
Hunt, Frederick John Robert Yere,
Offg. Cliief Juilgc, Travanconre
(Retired) ; called to Bar (King's
Inn, Dublin), 1897; enrolled as
Advocate, Madras High Court,
1899; Judge, Travancorc High
Court, and cx-ofFicio Principal,
Travancorc Law College, 1900;
Of'fg Chief Justice, Travancorc High
Court, 1913 ; retired, 1914.
Hunt, Maj.-Gen. Robert Augustus
Carew; Un(>nipioycd Supernumer-
ary List ; b. Hamburg, 1838 ; s, of
19i
late Henry Carew Hunt of Stoke
(hibriel, Devon; vi. 1878,
Annie, d, of Richard Agar of
Bngnalstown , Carlow ; served with
5th Bombay Light Infantry
against the Taipings near Shan-
giiai; present at the storming
and capture of the entrenched
camp at Wang-Kaza, 18G2;
accompanied his regiment to
Abyssinia, 1867 ; served in
Afghan War, 1879-83, and com-
manded the 5th Bombay Light
Infa,ntry in the march to Kanda-
har (medal) : Income and Land
Tax Commissioner forDevon, 190G;
Hon, Colonel. 105th Mahratta
Light Infantry, 1909; J, P, forDe-
von. Address: Sid Abbey, Salcombo
Regis, near Sidmouth, Devon.
Hunter, Lieut-Gen Sir Archibald,
K.C.B., (1898), D.S.O. (188G),
Governor and Comnrander-in-
Chief , Gibralter ; b. 1856 ; educ :
Glasgow Academy; Sandhurst ;
Joined the Army in the 4th King's
Own Royal Lancaster, 1874 ;
eventually became Major-General,
1896; served in Egypt under Sir
Francis Grcnfell ; wounded
severely, in the battle of Giniss,
1885 ; also wounded slightly in
the battle of Toski, 1889 ; on
special service in Egypt; Governor
of Dongola and Coitimandant of
Frontier Field Force, 1895-99;
Governor of Omdurman, 1899 ;
won Egyptian medal and other
orders ; commanded 1st Class
Districtin India, 1899; command-
ed lO(,h Division, in South Africa,
1900-1901 (despatches, twice
promoted Lieut.- General);
commanded in Scotland, 1901-
1903 ; Western Army Corps,
India, 1904-7 ; commanded South-
ern Army, India, 1907-9. Chibs .
Naval and ]\Iilitary, United
Service.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
Hunter
Hunter, John Mark Somers, M A.
(Oxford), Ag. Pr i lie ipjil and Profes-
sor of English, Presidency College,
Madras ; b, 1365; joined service as
Principal, Govt. College, Manga-
lore, 1899; Ag. Professor of Eng-
lish, Prcsy. College, Madras, 1901;
Acting Principal, Governments
(Jolloge, Rajahmundry, 190'2 ; con-
ilrmed, 1903 ; Additional Professor
of English, Presidency College,
Madras, 1912; Principal and Pro-
fessor of English, Presy. College,
Madras, 1913. .1 dJ/vss : Madras,
India.
Huntop, Lieut-Col. John Muir, C.S.
1. (1899), Indian Army (retired) ;
/;. IMauritius, 1844 ; s. of Captain
Hugh Hunter, R. N. ; m. Einily
Jean, cl. of J. Patison Thoni, Assis-
tant Secretary, India Office, Lon-
don, 1870 ; cdiic. : Royal Naval
School, Newcross ; King's Coll.
School, London; Ro3'al M. Acade-
my, Woolwich ; Political Agent in
Kathiawar, India, till 1901. Ad-
dress : c/o Bank of England, Bur-
lington Gardens, W.
Huskisson, Co!. Samuel George, C.B.
(1907) lndi:in Army (retired); b.
1837 ; entered Armv, 1855; served
Indian Mutiny, 1858-59 (medal) ;
Bhootan Expedition, 1874-75
(medal with clasp) ; Pcrak, 1875-7G
(despatches. Brevet-major); S.
.\frica, 1879 (medal.) ; Colonel,
IS88; Address: 9, Worthing
Road, Southsea.
Hutchins, Sir Philip Percival,
C. S. I. (1880) ; K. C.
S. I., (1891); &. London, 18-38;
5th s. of William Plutchins ; iii.
1800, Fanny Annie, d. of B. T.
Norfor ; edue. : Mc chant Tavlors
School; E.I.C. C '"lege, Hailey-
hnry ; joined I.C*^^ in Madras,
1857 ; District Judge, 1872-82 ;
called to the Bar, (Inner
Temple), 1875; Judge, Madras
High Court, 1883 ; member of
Council, Madras, 188G; member of
the Governor-General's Council,
1888-93; joined India Office, as
Judicial and Public Secretary, 1893;
Member of Council of India, 1898,
1908, Recreations: Cricket, tennis-
badminton, Cyling. Address :
Danesfort. Cambcrley. Chibs :
East India United Service.
Hutchinson, Lieut. -Gen. Henry
DoYeton,C.S.I. (1903), Indian Army
(retired) ; b. 1817 ; e. s, of late Dr,
T. Caylcy Hutchinson, D.I.G. of
Hospitals; m. 1874, Alice A., d,
of late Col. Stuart-Monteth ;
served Sikkim Campaign, 1887-88;
Relief of r,hitral, 1895 (medal and
clasp) ; Tirah Campaign, 1897-98
(2 clasps) ; raised the 2nd battalion,
3rd Gurkha Rifles, 1891; com-
manded troops in Chitral, 189G ;
Director, IMilitary Education,
India, 1896-1901 ; Special duty,
India Office, 1901-2 ; Assist.
Military Secretary (for Indian
Affairs), 1902-4; Director of Staff
Duties, War OtHce, 1904-8.
I'liblicntions ; Military Sketching
made easy. (5th edit,) ; Field
Fortification (5th edit.) ; The
Story of Waterloo ; The Storv of
1812 ; The Story of Corunna; The
Campaign in Tirah, 1897-98.
Recreations: shooting, bicycling,
chess. CAiibs : United Service,
Pilgrims.
Hutchinson, Colonel James Bird,
C.S. I. (1904) Indian Army ;
unemployed supernumerary list,
1902-5; Mcmljcr of Council,
Punjab; b. 1844; in. Annie
Charlotte, d. of Major-Gcn j-al
Hugh Rose, 1869; educ.: BlackluMlli
Proprietary School ; Cheltenham
College; Joined South Lancashire
Rcgt., 186.3; served witli 5th
Ghoorka Riiles, 18G5-G8 ; Comniis.
195
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
Hutchinson.
sioncr and Superintendent, 1894-99;
Governor, Aitchison College,
Lahore, 1900-5. Address : Wavcrley
Drive, Cambcrlcy.
Hutchinson, Hon. Sir Joseph
Turner, Kt. (1S05), M. A.,
Bar-at-Law, Chief Justice,
Supreme Court, Ceylon ; s. of
Isaac Hutchinson of Braystones,
Cumberland ; b. 1SG9 ; vi. Cons-
tance Mary, d. of J. Lucas of Staple-
ton House, Upper Tooting, 1897 ;
educ : St. Bees School ; Christ's
Coll. Cambridge; Called to Bar
Middle Temple, 1879 ; Chief
Justice, Gold Coast Colony, 1882;
chief Justice of Grenada, 1895-97;
Chief Justice of Cyprus, 1897-1906;
Chief Justice, Ceylon, since 1906.
Address : Colombo, Ceylon ;
Lorton Hall, Cumberland. Club :
Reform.
Hutchinson, Sir Sydney Hutton
Cooper, Kt., (1906) M.I. C. E.,
Director-General of Telegraphs.
India, 1903-7 ; h. 1852 ; 3rd s. of
late Dr. T. Cyaley-Hutchinson, of
Indin Army ; ed^ic : St. James's
Collegiate School, St. Helicrs,
Jersey ; the Hartley Institute,
Southampton ; Assistant-Superin-
tendent, Indian Telegraph Dept.,
1871 ; Superintendent, 1892; Chief
Superintendent, 1901 ; Director,
1903; retired, 1907; Kaiser-i-Hind,
first class, 1901. Address: 22,
I^dith Road, West Kensington, W.
Club : Oriental.
Hutton, Charles Kerbct, A.M. I. C.S,,
IMumber, Legislative Council, U. P.;
educ: R.I.E. College, Cooper's Hill;
Joined service as Assistant Engi-
neer, N. W. Provinces, 1881 ;
Executive Engineer, 1893 ; Super-
intending Engineer, 1905 ; Chief
Engineer & Secretary to Govt,
1912. Address; AllahciUid, U. P.,
India.
196
Hyde, Yen. Henry Barry, M.\..
A.K.G. Archdeacon of Madras an;!
Commissary of Diocesan Court,
1905-10; b. 1854 ; e. s. of late Hcnr>
Barry Hyde ; 7ii. Hilda Dixon,
' d. of William Sheppard of
Ealing ; educ : Royal Institution
School, Liverpool ; King's College,
London ; University College, Dur-
ham; Ordained, 1878 ; Curate of
Ashford, Kent ; Private Secretary
to Dr. Lightfoot, Bishop of Dur-
ham ; Curate of St. Oswald's,
Durham, then of Nemington,
Surrey ; Chp.plain, Bengal Ec-
clessastical Establishment, 1887 ;
Chaplain, St. John's, Calcutta; Hon
Chaplain, Indian Vol. Forces,
1899, transferred to Madras, 1899 ;
Domestic Chaplain to Bishop ;
Acting Archdeacon, 1904-5 ; Ciom-
missary in charge of Diocese,
Madras, 190G-7. Hon. Fellow,
University of Madras ; Commis-
sary in England of the Bishop
of Madras, 1907; Vicar of Bovey
Tracey Devon. Publication :
Parish of Bengal ; Parochial
Annals of Bengal. Address. The
Vicarage, Bovey Tracey, Devon.
Hyderabad, (Dcccan) Nizam of; His
Highness Asaf jait, Muzaffar-ul-
Markwal- Mamalik, Nizam-ul-
Muik, Nizam-ud-Daula, Nawab
Mir Sir Osman Ali-Khan Bahadur
Fatteh Jung, G. C.S.I. : b. 188G ;
ascended the J\Iasnad, 29th August
1911 ; an enlightened and wise
ruler; contributed a magnificent
sum of 60 lakhs of rupees to
the present continental v/ar of
Europe. Address : H\ derabad
(Deccan), India.
Hji ndman- Jones, Sir William Henry ,
Kt, (1906) ; Chief -Justice, Straits
Settlements since 1906 ; . b. 1847 ;
educ : Marlborough ; Trinity
College, Cambridge ; called to Bar,
Ijincolu's Inn, 1879; acting Senior
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DIUTIONAliY, 1915.
HYNDMAN
Police ]\Iagistratc, and Commis-
sioner to inquire into administra-
tion and working of Police Force,
Barbadoes, 1880; acting Judge,
Court of Appeal, 1881; Magistrate,
1st District, St. Lucia, 1881; Mem-
ber, Executive and Legislative
Councils, 1881; Delegate to West
Indian Telegraph Conference, 1882;
acting Chief Justice, St. Lucia
and Tobaco, 1883 ; acting
Attorney-General 1888 ; Mem-
ber, Windword Court of appeal,
188G ; INIagistratc and Member,
Executive and Legislative Council,
Granada, 1887 ; Resident Magis-
trate, Westmoreland, Jamaica,
1888 ; St. Thomas-Ye-East, 1890 ;
St. aothcrine, 18'Jl ; City and par-
ish of Kingston, ISU'i ; acting
Puisne Judge, 1895 ; acting Attor-
ney-General and ]\Iember of Exe-
cutive Council, 1396 ; Resident
Magistrate for Jamaica 189G :
Puisne Judge, Straits Settlements,
189G ; acting Judicial Commis-
sioner, Federated Malay States,
1908 ; Judicial Commissioner,
Federated IMalay states, 1904 ;
Chief Judicial Commissioner.
1900. Address: Good-wood, Sin-
gapore. Club : Albemarle.
Ibbctsoia, Lady ; « . i.i ,,!■ Denzil
Charles Jelf Ibbetson, I. C. S.,
sometime Lieut-Governor of the
Punjab, and d. of Samuel Coulden,
lof Cambridge; ■;«, 1870. A(/<i!rfi's ;
58, Nevern Square, S. W.
Ibrahim Rahiintuola, Ilon'ble Sir,
Kt, C. ]. E., J. P, Bombay ; b,
1602 ; s. Rahinitoola Kadcrl)hoy ;
joined his brother in business ;
started the firm of Rahimtoola
Ivhaderbhoy and Co ; Member,
Standing Committee ot the Bom-
bay Corporation, 1895 : President-
Bombay Corporation, 1899; Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, Bombay,
1899; Sheriff of Bombay, 196-1,
an ardent supporter of Primary
Education ; introduced the read-
ing of Koran in schools ; Member,
Blanaging Committee , Anju-
man-i-Islam, Bombay ; President,
Khoja Reading Room and
Library; Member, Improvement
Trust and Plague Committee,
Bombay ; represented Bombay on
the Museum Conference held at
Calcutta, 1907; Director, Bank of
India Limited. Aa dress: Bombay,
India, Cliths : Islam Gymkhana
and Orient.
Idar, Maharaja of ; Major-Gencral
H. H. Maharaja Sir Pratab
Singhji, L, L. D, (Camb)
G. C. S. I., K. C. B., A. D. C; b.
1845 ; succeeded to gaddi, 1903;
belongs to the great Rathor Rajput
clan, believed to have sprung from
Kuchlia, the 2nd son of Divine
Rama ; pays tribute to the Gaik-
war and receives tribute from
some other minor States; appoint-
ed (2nd time) as Regent of the
State of Jodhpur during the
minority of the Chief of that
State, 1891 ; his own State is
administered by his son, Maharaja '
Dhiraj IMaharajaji Shri Dowlat
Sinhji Sahib Bahadur; Member
of the India Government's Mission
to Kabul ; appointed A D. C. to
11. R, H the Prince of Wales (King
Emperor Edward VII.) ; Honorary
Lt.-Col, in the British Army;
helped in founding the Imperial
Service Troops, 1889; formed the
Jodhpur Lancers, 1897 ; attended
Empress Victoria's D. J. and was
created G.C.S.I.; joined the Moh-
amand expedition with an escort
of Jodhpur Lancers ; joined the
Tirah expd as A. D. C. to ticneral
Sir W. Lockba:t ; area of the
State, 10G9 sciiiare miles ; i)opula-
tion, about 170.000; revenue, 0
INDIAN BIOGEAPlllCAL DICTIONARY, 1915
iDAR
lakhs ; the Maharaja is entitled to
a Salute of 15 guns. Address :
Idar, Ahmadnagar, Bombay,
Presidency, India.
Idar. Ruling Chief of; Maharaja
Dhiraj Mahai'ajaji Shri Dov/lat
Sinhji Sahib Bahadiu' ; o . at
Jodhpur, 1878; educ: Mayo College,
Ajmerc; received miltary training
in the Imperial Service Cavalry,
Jodhpur and was Sqadrou Com-
maiidant and Adjutaxit in the same
Corps for some j-ears ; was Military
Pecretary and Member of
Jodhpur State Council; was adopt-
ed by Maharaja Sir Pratap Singhji
Bahadur of Idar; iiistalled on the
gadi, consequent on the Meharaja's
appointment as Regent of the
slate of Jodhpur, 1911; ac-
companied his father to England
for the Coronation of late
King-Emperor when he was
made A.I),C. to Prince of
Wales (nov/ Emperor George V.);
again visited England for the
Coronation of Emperor George V ;
served in the Mohamad E.xpedi-
tion with an escort of Jodhpur
. Lancers ; joined the Tirah expedi-
tion as A. D. C. to General Sir W.
Lockhart ; area of the State, 1GG9
square miles ; population, about
170,000 ; revenue, 6 lakhs ;
entitled to a salute of 15 guns-
Address : Idar, Bombay Presi-
dency, India.
Iftikhar-ud-Din, Fakii' Saiyad,
CLE (1911), Settlement Collector;
entered Government Service,
18SG; appointed Extra-Assistant
Commissionr, 1901; Revenue Mem-
ber of Council, Tonk State, 190-3; on
special duty with the Amir of Afg-
hanistan; British Agent at Kabul,
1907; Settlement Collector, 1910.
Address : Tonk, Rajputana, India.
Ilaiyarasanandal, Zamindav of;
Sri Rr-villa Yenkataranga Appa-
198
Swami Nayudu Gam; claims
descent from an ancient family saic
to have emigrated from modern
Vellore, Chittoor District in the
iMadras Presidency, during the
time of Krishna Raya, the greatest
of the Vijayanagar Kings (1509-
1580 A.D.); s. of Kasturi Ranga
Appasawmi Nayudu; b. 1847; educ:
Hindu College, Tinnevelly ; knows
English, Tamil and Sanskrit ;
assumed management, 1900;Mcm-
ber. District and Taluk BoarJ.s,
Tinnevelly ; maintains a choultry
at Koilpatti. Recreation: Music.
Address: Ilaiyarasanandal, via,
Koilpatti, Tinnevelly District,
Madras Presy., India.
Ilbert, Sir Courtenay Peregrine, C.
I.E (188-2), C.S.I (1885), K.C.S.
I. (1899), G.C.B. (1911) ; b, 1811;
s. of Rev. Peregrine Arthur Ilbert;
educ : Marlborough and Balliol
College, Oxford; Hertford, Ireland,
Craven and Edin Scholar
called to Bar (Lincolns Inn),
18G9 ; Ijegal Member, Surepmo
Council, India, 1882-6 : introduced
what has come to be known as the
"Ilbert Bill," which raised consid-
erable opposition from Anglo-
Indians; Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta
University, 1885-6; Parliamentary
Assistant Counsel and Counsel of
tlie Treasury, 1886-1901 ; Clerk to
the House of Commons, 1901.
I'uhlicalions : 'the Governinent of
India,' 1898 ; 'Legislative Methods
and Forms,' 1901, Address :
Speaker's Court, Palace of West-
minister, S.W. Chib : Athenffium.
Imam Ali, Maulvi, B.A., Khan
Bahadur, Lahore ; entered Servic
as Assistant Professor, Government
College, Lahore, 1887 ; Proba-
tioner, Provincial Civil Service,
1838; Assistant Commissioner,
Punjab, 1891 ; District Judge,
1895; Divisional Judge, 1903.
Publications ; An Urdu translation
INDIAN BIOGRVPFIICAL DTCTTONARY, 101.^.
[NA^[ ALI
of an Epitomo of Hamilton's
Lectures on Psj'chology. Address :
Lahore, India.
Imam, Hon. Syed Ali, Legal Mem-
ber, Viceroy's Council, Calcutta;
s. of Syed Imdad Imamkhan, a
reputed scholar and physician of
Patna ; b. at Neora near Patna,
1869 ; cdiic : Zilla school, Arrah,
and the Patna College ; proceed-
ed to England, joined the Middle
Temple and was called to the Bar,
1S90; returned to India and began
practice at Calcutta and then re-
moved to Bihar ; was retained by
the Crown in the famous Dumraon
Raj adoption case at Arrah ; was a
INIember of the District Board, and
the Municipality of Patna for six
years ; Trustee of the A. M. 0.
College, Aligarh, 1903 ; President,
Bihar Provincial Conference, 1908;
Fellow, Calcutta University, 1909;
President, All-India Muslim Lea-
gue Conference, Aniritsar, 1909;
suggested a system of mixed Eelec-
torates as a result of the compro-
mise arrived at with the Hon. Mr.
G. K. Gokhale; an ardent
supporter of the Indian National
Congress and was of great help to
the Indian delegctes who had
proceeded to England in 1S90 ;
succeeded Sir. S. P. Sinha as
Legal ]\Icmbcr of the Viceroy's
Council, 1910. Address: Delhi;
Calcutta ; and Patna, India.
[mdad Imam Khan, Syed, Shama-ul-
Uioma, ; father of the Hon : Syod
Ali Imam, and Syed ITasan
Imam ; b, 1849 ; educated in
I'crsian, Arabic, and English ;
a reputed medical practitioner
at I'iitna ; known to supply food
and medicine to needy and poor
patients ; a poet, scholar, and
a good writer on literary, scientific
and agricultural subjects ; one
of his treatises on philosophy,
' ]\rirat-ul-llnkama, ' has received
the npprohation of the late
King Oscar of Sweden ; Sham-
sul Ulcma, 1889, Address :
Patna, Bengal. India
Impey, Lt Col. Lawrence, C. I, E.
(1911), Ollg. Resident, Baroda
State ; b, 1862; s. of Col, E. C,
Impey, C. I. E. ; educ : I\Iarlbo-
rough, and Sandhurst ; joined
British Army in Derbyshire as
Lieutenant, 1SS3 ; transferred to
Indian Army, 1885 ; employed in
the Political Department of the
Government of India, 1887 ; was
Political Agent in Alwar, Bhopal,
etc. Recreations : riding ; golf, and
bridge. Address: Jjitvodn, India.
Club : East India United Service.
Inchcape, James Lyle Mackay, 1st
Baron (1911) ; G. C. M. G. (1902),
K. C.S.I. (1910;, K.C.I.E. (1894)
CLE. (1891) ; s. of James Mackay
of Arbroath; b. 1852 ; Partner in
the firm of IMackennon Mackenzie
and Co., merchants of Calcutta and
Bombay ; President Bengal
Chamber of Commerce; Mem b c r,
Port Commission ; M e m b e r,
Governor-General's Legislative
Council, 1891-1893 ; Sheriff of Cal-
cutta, 1892; member of the Coun-
cil of India, 1897-1911 ; Special
Commisionor to negotiate a new
Commcrial treaty with China, 1901 ;
member of tlic Committee to in-
quircintoConsularService of Great
Britain, and a member of the
Committcto inquire into the work-
ing of the Board of Trade and Local
Government Boards, 190-3 ;
IMcmber, Committee on National
Insurance of Shipping during War,
190G ; represented Secretary of
State for India during Colonial
Conference, 1907 ; Director of Suez
Canal Co. ; British India Steam
Navigation Co ; and National
Provincial Bank; vi. the daughter
oi Jamcsshanks, of Roscry, 1883;
Jfeir and s. Ifon'ble Kenneth.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1015.
iNCHCArE
Adderss ; 7'2, Scamoro Placn,
Mayfair, London, W. Clubs :
Athcnieam, and Oriental.
Indrasinhji, Raja Shri Maharawal;
s, of lato Raja Si'i Pratapsinliji;
b, 1838 ; succ3cdcdto gaddi, 1911;
tiont to the Rajkumar Collego, but
was called av»'ay from it owing to
tliG serious illness of his father,
to look after the administration
and has since been sharing the
responsibility of the State admi-
nistration, the Education Depart-
ment being specially placed in
his charge. The Chiefs of this
State are Rajputs, and claiin des-
cent from the Solanki race ;
area of the State, 215 sq miles;
population, 40,000 ; the Chief is
entitled to a salute of 9 guns.
Address : Bansda, Bombay Prcsy.,
India.
Inglis, William Arbuthnot, C.S.I.
(1908) I. G.S. (retired) ; 6. 1853 ;
s. of Colonel Hugh Inglis Inver-
ness; educ: Wellington College;
R. I.E. College: joined service in
the Indian P, W. D- ; Exocntive
Engineer, 1883; Officiating Under-
Secretary, P.W. Department, Ben-
gal, 1891-92; Superintending Engi-
neer, 1896; Chief Secretary, Go-
vernment of Bengal (Irrigation,
Branch), 1907; retired, 1908.
Addrccs: C/o India Office, London-
Irwin, Sir Alfred Macdonald Bultael
Kt. (1910), C.S.I. (1904), I.C.S,
(retired) ; /;. 1853; s. of Von- Henry
Irwin, B. D., Elphin ; m. 1884,
Alice Kathleen {d, 1899), d. of
Christopher French, J. P.,
D. L.; educ-; Kingstown School,
Dublin ; joined service in the
Punjal), 1870 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, 1886 ; Commissioner,
1898 ; Acting Judge, Chief Court,
Burma, 1902; IMember, Legislative
Council, 1903 ; Acting Judicial
200
Commissioner, Upper Burma, 1903,
Judge, Chief Court, Lower Burma;
1905-09; Acting Chief Judge, 1908.
retired, 1909. I'ablicatinns : The
Burmese Calendar ; The Burmese
and Arakanosc Calendars. Address:
49, Ailesbury Road, Dublin. Club.
Hibernsian United Service, Dublin.
Irwin, George Robert, B.A., C.S.I.
(1901) I.C.S. (rctired);s. late Henry
Irwin of Mount Irwin, Tynan ; b.
1855 ; educ : Uppingham : Christ
Church, Oxford ; joined Service,
1S7S; transferred to Political Dept,
1886 ; served in the Indian Foreign
Office and various Native States ;
retired, 1903. Address : c/o India
Office, London. Club : East India
United Service.
Irwin, Henry, C. I. E. (1888),
M.I.C.E.: b. 1841, s. of Yen Henry
Irwin ; joined Public Works
Department, 18GS ; Agent to the
Governor-General, Rajaputana,
1888; Consulting Architect to
Government, 1889; retired, 1896.
Address : Adyar House, Adyar,
Madras.
Irwin, Henry Crossly, B.A., I.C.S ;
(retired); educ: Balckheath Pro-
prietary School : St Edmund's
Hall, and Queen's College, Exford;
entered L C. S. 1869; Asst Com-
missiner, N. W. P; Deputy
Collector; Collector and Magistrate,
1889; District and Sessions Judge;
1895; retired, 1896. Publication ;
The Grardcn of India. Address :
c/o India office, London.
Islington, Lord, (Dickson-Poynder)
John Povnder Dickson-Poynder,
P.C.,K.,"C.M.G., (1911), D.S.O.,
(l)y fust marriage) of the late Rear
Admiral john Bourmasfcos Dickson,
C. B.;6ths. of 2nd Baronet: h.
1866; succeeded to Baronetcy, 1884.
educ : at Harraw, and at Christ;
Church, Oxford ; assumed tin
INDIAN Bt03RAPH[C.\L DICTIONARY, 1015
Islington
additional surname and arms of
Poynder, 1888 ; ratron of two
livings; Chairman, Board of
Trade Arbtiration Court ; lion :
Lieutenant in the Army, and a
Knight of justice of Ord^r
of St. John of Jerusalam in
England ; Lieutenant, 8rd Batta-
lion Royal Scots (Lothion Regi-
ment), and ?>Iajor and Hony L.
Col, Royal Ciltshiro Yeamonry ;
served in South Africa with his
Battalion, 1909 (despetchos D. S.
(),); Member, Royal Commission
on London Traffic, 1904 ; Member,
Royal Commission on Trade
Relations between Canada and
West Indies, 1909-10; elected M.P.
for Wilts N.W., or Chippenham
(c),, 1892 ; re-elected, October
1900 Jiaron Islington, of Islington
Co. London (peerage of United
Kingdom), 1910; President, Royal
Public Services Commission,
India, 1912. Address : Govern-
ment House, Auckland and Wel-
lington, New Zealand. Seats,
Hartham. Corshom. Clubs : Turf,
Marlborough, Brookes.
Iyengar, Duraiswami, Wubhaya-
vedantapuram; ^Manager, Messrs
Longmans, Green & Co., j\Iadras ;
s. of W. Srinivasa Iyengar ; b.
1872 ; joiQed service in the Educa-
tional Di^partment, as clerk, oflicc
of the Inspector of Schools, Central
Circle, JMadras, 1893 ; joined
Christ Church European School,
JMadras, as 1st Assistant, 189G ;
head clerk attached to Pachaiyap-
pa's College, Madras, 1908; Mana-
ger, Tilessrs Thompson & Co.,
Madras, 1905 ; joined Messrs.
Longman, (jreen i^ (Jo., as Madras
representative, 1905 ; acted as
Manager, B.iml)ay Branch of
that firm ; Secrtitary, Srce
K'rislina (lana Sabha, Madras ;
Memljer, Snguna Vilasa Sabha ;
Member and latterly Secretary,
Oriental Dramatic Company of
Southern India ; Captain of the
Pachaiyappa's College Cricket
Club. I'ublications ; joint author
of several Telugu and Tamil books
for schools. Recreation : Music.
Address : Car Street, Triplicane,
Madras. club : Suguna Yilasa
Sabha, Madras.
Iyengar, A. Narasimha.Rai Baha-
dur (18S7), retired Durbar Bakshi,
Mysore ; b. 1845 ; Honorary Secre-
tary, Maharani's College since
1888 ; took a prominent part in
the founding of that College, 1880;
has founded a Brahmin Widow's
Home in Mysore of which he has
been Honorary Secretary since its
foundation ; deeply interested in
the amelioration of the position of
women in India. Address ;
Mysore, India.
Iyengar, Asur Rangaswmai, I$.A.,
H.L. Rao Bahadur, Revenue Com-
missioner (retired), IMysore State;
b. 1851 ; B. A., 18G9 ; B. L, 1874;
joined Mysore Service, 1870; Pui-
sne Judge, Chief Court, I\Iysore,
1874 ; rose to the position of Re-
venue Commissioner ; Rao
Bahadur, 1911, retired, 1912.
Address : Bangalore city, ^Mysore
Province, India.
Iyengar, Dr, Ramaswami S. Y.,
M.D. L. R. C. P, andS. (Ed.), L,
R. P. and S. (Cilasgow), Personal
Assistant to Senior Surgeon and
Government Oculist, ]\fysore State;
b, 18G3 ; educ : at the Central Col-
lego, Bangalore; Maharajas t;olleg(i,
Mysore, and the Medical Colliige,
ISladras; M. D. 1888 ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow degrees, 1890; joined
Service as Assistant Surgcnin, i'an-
galore, 1899 ; Science TeacluT,
H. H, ]\Iaharani's Girl's School,
1K93 ; revcrttid to l^iangalore and
was in charge of the Lc^ptir and
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Iyengar
Lunatic Asylums, and ]\laternit\'
and Medical Stores, 1S94 ; Oflig
Civil Surgeon, Chickmaglur,iS'.)G;
Assistant Surgoen, Eyelnlirnuiry,
1897 ; travelled through India for
collecting statsticson the eyesight
of school children, 1901 ; Person-
al Assistant to Senior Surgoen and
Government Oculist, 1906. Ad-
dress: Bangalore city, ]\Iysore Pro-
vince, India.
lyenger, Hon : K. Rama, B. A.,
B. L., Valdl, Madura; B. A., 1S92 ;
B. L., 1890 ; began his practice at
Madura ; enrolled himself as a
Vakil of the High Court, 1901 ; is
a ]\Iember, Madras Legislative
Council, representing the districts
of Trichinopoly, Madura and
Tinnevelly. Address: IM a d u r a,
Madras Presidency, India.
Iyengar, K. R. Srinivas, M. A.,
Mysore ; b, 1871 ; Passed B.A.,
1890 ; M.A., 1S93; entered Mysore
Service, 1892 ; Is now Secretary to
the Government of IMysore, Gene-
ral and Rev. Departments ; has
the power of a District ]\Iagistrate.
Address : Bangalore, ]\l3'sore Pro-
vince, India.
Izat, Alexander, M.I.C.E., I.C.E.,
(ISUiS), Director of Bengal and
North Western Railway Comp-
any ; b. 184:4 ; s. of A. Izat, of
Dollar, Scotland ; vi, Margaret
Deward, d. of James Reiinie,
1873 ; joined service in the Indian
P. W. D. as Assistant-Engineer,
Hyderabad, 1863; transferred to
Railway Branch, 1870 ; served in
various parts of India and was
instrumental in initiating a n d
carrying out many metre-gauge
extensions ; services lent to Bengal
and North- Western Railway as
Agent and CAnel Engineer, 1883 ;
Director, Roliilkand andlvumayun
Railway, 1883-1904; also Deloi,
Umballa, Kalka and Simla Rail-
202
ways ; joined Board of Directors,
190-2, retired, 1904. Address :
Springfield, Dollar, N.B.
lyyan Pillai, K., B.A., DewanPiesh-
k;ir, Kotfcayam, Travancore State.
Address : Kotiayani, Travancore,
S. India.
Jackson, Abraham Valentine Wil-
liams ; L.H.D., LIj.D: b, in New
York City, U. S. A, 1862°; s, of
David S. Jackson, merchant; ediic:
at Columbia University, N. Y.,
iind at Halle in Germany ;
Professor of Indo-Iranian langua-
ges, Columbia University ; his
special field of research as a scho-
lar is the sacred literature of the
Zoroastriau religion ; visited India
and Ceylon, 1901 ; travelled in
Persia and Central Asia for purpo-
ses of archfeological research
especially of Zoroastrianism, 1903;
collated part of the Persian
inscription of King Darius on the
Behistun rock .-Director, American
Oriental Society ; Hon. member of
Society for making researches
into Zoroastrian Religion, Bom-
bay, (1899) ; twice delegated by the
U.S. Government to International
Congresses of Orientalists. Publi-
cations : A hymn of Zoroaster,
Avcsta Grammar in comparison
with Sanskrit; Avesta Reader ;
Persia, Past and Present ; Trans-
caspian and Turkistan; & a num-
ber of articles contributed to
journals and Encyclopiedias.
Address : New York, U.S.A.
Jacob, Edward Fountaine. C. I. E,
(IM'.)S), A. M. I. C. E., Manager
(retired), Oudh and Rohilkhand
Railway ; s. of late Richard D.
Jacob of Stoke, Ncwington ; b,
1852; edjic: Cooper's Hill College,
London ; joined service in the P
W. D. 1870 ; transferred to Rail-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JAC015.
way Deptfc. as District Tfaftlc
Supt. 1880 ; transferred to N.
W. P. Ry. 1887 ; transferred as
IManager, Oudh and Rohilkhand
Railway, 1905; retired, 1907.
Address : Carlton House, Kxniouth.
Club : East India United Service.
Jackscn, M.W.H. Controller-Gene-
ral of Revenue, Ceylon, 1910. Add-
7'css : Colombo, Cevlon.
Jacob, Honble Sir Lionel Montague.
C. S. I. (190:^), K. C.S.I. (1911), M.
1. C. E., Secretary, (P. W. D.)
Government of India ; s. of General
H. Jacob ; b. 1853 ; educ ;
Bath ; R. 1. E. College ; m. Minnie
Wiustanley Rughton, 1890 ; joined
service as Assistant Engineer, 1875;
]<>xecutive I'jnginecr, 1883 ; Under
Secretary (EniigrationBranch, 1894;
Superintending Engineer, 1899 ;
Member, Legistative, Council,
Burma, 1903 ; Chief ICngineer and
Secretary to Government, Burma,
1908-05 ; Secretary to Government
of India (P. W. D.) since 1905 ;
Additional Mem l)er, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, 1910. Address:
37, Queen's TMansions, Victoria
street, S. \V, Club: United Service.
Jacob, Sir (Samuel) Swinton,
CLE. (1893), K.C.l.K., (190-2).
A.I.C.E., I\LR. I.B:A.; late Chief
Engineer, Jaipur State, India ; b,
1841; .s. of Colonel W. Jacob, Bom-
bay Artillery; ('d/fc; Cheam School;
Addiscombe College; gained Com-
mission in Bombay Artillery ;
Lieut, 1858; joined Indian Stall
Corps, 1862; Capt, 1870; Major,
1878; Liout-Col. 1884; Colonel,
1888; served in P. W.D. 18G2-9(J;
Superintending Engineer, 1893;
officiated as Suptg. I'higineer
and Secretary to the A. G. G.
for Rajputana, and C. I. on
several occasions; services lent to
the IM-iharajah of Jaipin% 1867;
served at Aden, 1861-66 (thanked
by Secretary of State); received
thanks of the Cxovt, of India for
exertions during famine in
Rajputana. 1868-69; commended
bv Govt, of India for services in
the P. W.D. of the Jaipur State,
1872; again thanked, 1873 and
1890 ; Assist. Field Engi-
neer with the Aden Force,
1865-6G; blown up in the destruc-
tion of an Arab fort, 1866 ; atten-
ded Coronation of late Emperor
Edward VII as Political Officer
with H.H. the Maharajah' of
Jaipur, 1902; on special duty as
Consulting Engineer for Irrigation
in Rajaputana, 1902-5 ;the follow-
ing are among his many archi-
tectural designs : — the Sandeman
Memorial Hall at Quetta; Secre-
tariat Ofiices for the Crovt. of India
at Simla; the Victoria Memorial
Hall at Peshawar ; the .Bank of
Jladras ; the Albert Hall at
Jaipur; the Jubilee Clock Tower
at Jaeodabad; St. Stephen's College
at Delhi ; the PuUic offices at
Jodhpnr and at Dholpur; the
Hospital at Bhaiatpur; College for
the Begum of Bhopal; a Palace for
the I\Iaharajah of Kotah ; a Palace
and other buildings for the IMaha-
rajah of Bikaner; the Church at
-laipur; the R. C. Church at
Ajmere; the iicsv Daly C!ollege
at Indore and subsidiary buildings;
the Miirblo Canopies over the
Statues of late Empress Victoria
at Lahore, Lucknow, and
Ajiulhya; Fountains at Calcutta
and Bombay ; IMarble Altars,
Founts, Pulpits, etc., in different
]iarts of India; received the title of
Oflicei* del' kcndemicdes Benu.r
Arts by French-Government; owns
Kaiser-Hind gold medal ; holds
Coronation medals for ]''jngland
and India. I'ltblicnlioiL-, : Ja.i)in r
Portfolios t)f .Architectural Details;
a work on Jaipur Enamels; letter
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JACOB
press by Sargcon-Col.T.H. Hencllcy
C.I.E. Address: Jaipur, Rajputana,
India.
Jacob,Herman George; 6. at Cologne,
1850 ; educ : at GologQC, Berlin
and Bonn ; visited India, 1873-4 ;
Professor of Sanskrit at the Uni-
versities of Munster, 1876 ; Kiel ;
1885 : Bonn, 1889. Publications :
Kalpasutra ; Ayaranga Sutra ;
188-2 : Jaina Sutras, "Sacred Books
of the East", Vols. XXII, XIV,
Ausgewahlte Erzahlungon inMaha-
rastri ; Das Ramayana ; Mahabha-
rate (statement of contents) : The
computation of Hindu Dates ;
Dhyanyalaka (translation) ;Upami-
tibhava prapandra Katha; Samarai-
chcha Kaha, and Samaraditya
Samksepa ; contributed to the
exitschrift dor Deutschen Morgou-
landischen Ge- sellschaft, Indian
Antiquary, etc.
Jadoa, Nawab of, H. H. Nawab Sir
Muhammad Iftikhan AH Khan
Bahadur ; b. 1883 : Succeeded,
1895 ; entitled to a salute of 13
guns. Address : Jadoa, Malvva,
Central India.
Jagdamba Devi.Srimati, Maharani;
Widow of I\lahaaiahopodliyaya
Maharaja Sri Partab Narayan
Singh, K. C. I. E., of Ajodhya.
adopted Kunwar jagadauibilca
Pratab Sing, to succeed after
her death to the estate. Address :
Ajodhya, Fyzabad, U.P., India.
Jagannayakulu Raju,R., Rao sahib,
P. T, S. Honorary Assistant Sur-
geon (retired); 6. 1845 ; educ :
London Mission School, Baiigalore,
the Anderson School (Now the
Madras Christian College), and the
Madras Medical College ; joined
Service in the Medical Department,
1866 ; served the department for
32 years : retired with theHonorary
204
rank of Assistant Surgeon, and the
title of Rao Sahih, 1898; is a mem-
ber of the Sangeeta Samajam ; i«
a social reformer ;President, Hindu
Balika Patasala, Egmore. Publi-
cation: Tamil trantlation of
Falconer's Manual of Midwfery,
and Telugu Ballads. Address:
Gangureddi Street, Egmore,
Madras, India.
Jagaveera Rama Yenketeswara
Ettappa Nayakar Bahadur,
(See Etnyapurain.)
Jagat Narain Bhargava, Rai
Sahib, Muntazimmal ; b. Ajmere,
1865; educ: at Ajmere Government
College; s. Pundit Ramjiven Bhar-
gava; entered Shafrurs state service
as Tutor to H.H. the Maharaja ;
acted as Civil and Criminal Court
officer ;served in Ajmere Commis-
sion for 10 years; was Superinten-
dent, Baoni State inBundelkhand ;
retired, 1907 ; entered service of
the Maharaja of Datia as Legal
Adviser ; Assistant Political Agent,
Bundlekhand, 1907 ; joined Gwa-
lior Service as member. Board
of Revenue ; Present Post, 1908 ;
Rai Sahib, 1907. Address: Morar,
Gwalior, India.
Jhangirabad, Taluqdar of; Hon'ble
Raja Sir Tasadduk Rasul Khan,
K.C.l.E. (1908) ; is an Hony.
INIagistrate ; President of the
Hockey Club ; elected Chairman
of the Bara Bauki i\Iuniciimlity,
1910 ; title of Raja conferred, 1819;
made hereditary, 1897 ; Vice,
Predident of the Taluqdars Bri-
tish Indian Association, Oudh ;
was a Member of the Legislative
Council, U.P, ; in. Rani Zeb-un-
risa, 1873. Address : Jahangirabad,
Bara Banki, U.P., India. Club:
United Service, Lucknow,
iNl>lAN J3I0GRAPHICAL DlCTlONAllY, 1915.
AIPUR
aipur, Maharaja of ; Col. H. H.,
Siramad-i-Rajhai-Hindustan Raj
Rajendra ShreeMaharajadhiraj,
Sir Sawai Madho Singh Bahadur,
K.G.C.S.I, (1888), G.G,I.K., (1901)
G.G.V.O., (1903), LL. D. Edin.
(1908), Hon. Col. of 13th Rajputs
(Shdhawati) Regiment, (1901); b.
1861; S. 1880; headof Kuchhwaha
clan of Rajputs who trace their des-
cent froniRama, the celebrated king
of Ayodhya (niorden Oudh) ; the
modern capital, Jaipur, was built
in 17'28 A.D. by Maharaja Jai Singh
the ancient capital being Amber,
founded in. 1150 A.D.; the admi-
nistration is carried on by a Council
consisting of ten members, the
Maharaja exercising the supreme
civil and criminal authority
wit\iin his territories; area of
the State, 15579, square miles ;
population, '2,G58,G6(i ; maintains
an Imperial Transport Corps,
of 695 non-commissioned ofhcers
and men; takes a deep interest in
all matters afEccting the welfare of
the British • Empire ; among his
many princely liberalities may
bo mentioned his subscription of
Rs. 1,600,000 for founding a
permanent Famine fund for India,
Rs, 100,000 for the Transval
War Fund, Rs. 400,000 to the
Famine fund in memory oj
the Queen-Empress Victoria, Rs.
'250,000 for the All-India Vic-
toria Memorial, Rs,300,000 for the
promotion of the Imperial Institu-
tute, London and Rs. 76,000
for King Edward's Hospital
Fund in commemoration of the
Princ'i of Wales visit to Jaipur.
1905; an additional sum Rs. 300,000
to the Famine Fund on the
occa.sion of the Delhi Durbar
of 1903 ; his Senior Mahranee, subs-
cribed Rs, 100,000 to the Famine
Fund, and another Rs. 100,000
in honour of the visit of thePrincess
of Wales, 1905 ; engaged a whole
ship for proceeding ^to England to
attend the Coronation of late Em-
peror Edward VII ; is entitled
to a salute of '21 Guns. Address :
Jaipur, Rajputana, India.
Jaisalmer, Maharaja of ; His
Highness Maharaj-Adhiraj Maha
rawal Shri Salivahan Bahadur ; is
a Rajput of the jadu Bhathi clan-
claiming decent from the divine
Krishna ; b, 1887; cdnc. Mayo Col-
lege, Ajmere ; succeeded to gaddi as
a minor, 1891 ; m, 2nd daughter of
H. H. Maharao Kaishri Singhij
Bahadur of of Sirohi ; invested with
full powers, 1998 : area of the State
16,062 square miles; population,
73,500; revenue, abont one lakh;
The State came under British pro-
tection and control for the first
time in 1818 ; The INIaharaja main-
tains a military force of 39 cavalry,
168 infantry, "l3 artillery, and i7
serviceable guns ; is entitled to a
salute of 15 guns. Address : Jaisal-
mer, Rajputana, India.
Jam Jah Ail Bahadur, Prince Oara
Ahmad Mirza ; 3rd s. of Sultan
Alani IMohaniniad Wajid All Shah,
the late king of Oudk ; The title of
l.^rince, (personal) 1888; Address:
73, Ciicular Garden Beach Road,
Calcutta, India.
James, Sir Henry EvanMurchison,
I.C.S., C. S. I., 1898: K. CLE.
1901 : b. 1846 .■ s. of William
Edward James ; ('tZ«c. at Durham
school ; entered the Bombay Civil
Service, 1865; Postmaster-General,
Bomljay, 1875, and Bengal, 1880 ;
Director-General of the Pest Oflicca
of India, 1886; Commssioncr in
Sind, 1891-1900 : Gffg. ]Mcml)er of
Council, Bombay, 1898-1899; Addl
Member of Gov. Gcnl's Council
lH'Jb-lU'JQ ; I'libikation the Long
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Jaimes.
White Mountain ; or Travels in
Manchuria, retired, 1900. Address:
Cambridge Park, Clubs. Carlson.
James Henry William, Chief
Engineer and Secretary to the
Government of Burma ; Trained
at Thompson College and appoin-
ted apprentice Engr, 1881 ; As.st.
to Chief Engineer and Under
Secretary toGos'crnmcnt of Burma,
1889; Chief Engineer andSecretary,
1913. Address: Rangoon, Burma.
James, Lional, F. R.G.S., War
Correspondent of the ' Times ' of
London : s. of late Lt. Col L.H.S.
James; b. 1871 ; cdiic; atCranleigh;
joined the staff of Reuter as
special War Correspandent, Chitral
''Ompaign, 1894-95; Mohmund
Tirah, and Soudan Campaigns,
1897-99 ; joined the staff of the
'Times,' Jjondon, 1899; was the
Special Correspondent of that paper
in S. Africa, America, IMaccdonia
and IManchuria till 190-1 ; Times
Special Corespondent in India,
1907-08 ; Persia and Turkev,
1908; Balkans. 1909; in IMorocco
with the Spanish Army, 1909 ; in
Albania with the Turkish Arnay,
1910; with the French on the
March to Fez, 1911; with the Itali-
ans in Tripoli, 1911. Puhlictions :
With the Chitral Relief Force;
Indian Frontier War; A study of the
Russo-Japanese War, etc. Address:
London. Clubs : Cavalry. Junior
Naval and Military ; United
Service, Simla.
James, William Henry, B. Sc. A
M. I. C. E. Principal, College of
Engineering, IMadras ; b. 187"2 ;
Joined service as Professor,
1901 ; became Princjpal, 1910,
Address : Chcpauk, Madras, India.
206
Jamiyat Khan Manwar Khan
Babi, Nawab, s. of Nawab; IMuna
war Khanji ; b- 1891 ; succeeded,
1899 ; editc : at Rajkot Raj-
Kumar College; Claims descent
from one Sher Khan Babi, a dis-
tinguished Officer in the service of
the Moghuls ; area of Estate, 189
.sq. miles; population, ,33,000; re-
venue, 11 lakhs ; pays tribute
also to the Gaekwar of Ba,roda ;
is entitled to a salute of 9 guns,
Address Balasinor, Rewa Kantha
Agency, Bombay Presidency,
India.
Jamm and Kashmir, Maharaja
of ; HH. Maharaja Major-Gene-
ral Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur,
Indra Mahruda Bahadur Sipar-
i-Saltanat, G. C.S.I. {189-.^) G.C.I.
E. (1911) ; c.s. of ^laharaja
Ranvir Singh, and g. s. of late
IMaharaja Ghulab Singh, founder
of the dynasty ; b, 1850 ; suc-
ceeded to gaddi, 1885; ednc :
privately in Sanskrit; has acquired
knowledge of law, science, and
medicine ; received practical
training in the administration by
working in the Revenue, Judicial
and Military departments of the
State; relinquished his share in
the administration, 1887 ; became
President of the State Council,
1901 ; invested with full powers
1905 ; introduced reforms in all
branches of the administration ;
carried out railway extensions and
works of public utility such as,
waterw-orks in the towns of
Jammu and Srinagar, provision
of electrical installation for light-
ing Srinagar, construction of
canals, opening of roads, etc. ;
maintains a first grade College, a
High, Primary and Middle
Schools ; sent troops to help the
British Govcriiment for the Bhick
^Maintain and the Tirah Expedi-
INDIAN BIOGRAPICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
r.AMMU
fions; Major-General, ISOfi ;
maintains a forco of about 8,000
Infantry and Cavalry and 288
■;iins ; is entitled to a salute of 21
■_uns within his own territories
;iii(l I'J guns outside ; is an ortho-
•\"\ Hindu and is greatly intorest-
I in the cause of education
M^iong the Rajputs ; area of the
S!:ito, 88,000 square miles ; papu-
lition, over 2,000,000. Recreations:
Cricket, swimming, wrestling,
horsemanship, and religious dis-
cussion. Address : Kashmir,
Punjab, India.
amkhandi, Chief of; Parashram
Rao Ramachandra Rao, butter
i;nnwn as Khan Sahib Meherban;
Ijoloiigs to a respectable lorahmin
family ; is a 1st class Sardar in
the Southern IMahratta Country ;
has power to try his subjects for
capital offences ; area of the estate,
ryl'i square mile^ ; population,
ai)out 105, 375 ; revenue, about 5^
lakhs. Address: Jamkhandi, Bom-
bay Presidency, India.
eejeebhai, Sir Carsetji,Bart, Bom-
bay ; h. 1852 ; educ ; Elphinstone
College, Bombay; joined service as
Assistant Collectoi', Salt Revenue
Department, 187iJ ; resigned after
succeeding to Baronetcy, 1898;
became iMtJinbcr of Bombay Cor-
poration; appointed SherifT of
Bombay ; represented Bombay at
the Coronation of late Emperor Ed-
ward VII; founded the Sir Jamsot-
jee Jcejeei)hai's Institution inBom-
bay with branches in other parts of
India for free education of child-
ren; Honorary Presidency Magis-
trate, Justice of the Peace, and
Fellow of the Bombay University;
again appointed Sheriff of Bombay
for the year 1915. Address : Bom-
bay, India.
Janakiramayya Pantulu, Yella-
peddi, Djwan Bahadur, retired
District Judge ; b. 1854 ; joined
service as District Munsiff, 1883 ;
became Sub Judge; Disrtrict
Judge, 190G; retired, 1908.
Address. Bezwada, IMadras Presy.
India.
Janaki Prasad, M. A., L. L. B., Rai
Bahadur, Secretary to H. H. the
Maharaja of Rewa ; Rai Bahadur,
1911 Address: Rewa, Central
India,
Janjira, Nawab of; H. H. Sir Sidi
Ahmad Khan Sidi Ibrahim Khan
G. C. I. E. ; b. 1862 ; succeeded to
gaddi, 1879 ; belongs to an Abys —
sinian family of Sunni Muham-
madans and claims descent from-
Sidi Sarul Khan ; regarding the
foundation of the State, it is said
that an Abyssinian in the service
of one of the kings of Ahmednagar,
obtained permission to land some
300 boxes of merchandise, while in
reality, t?ach box contained a
warrior within. After the boxes
were duly landed, the Captain,
discovered the fraud, but it
was too late. The Abyssinian
possessed himself of Janjira
and it became part of the
Bijapur Kingdom. One very note-
worthy fc'aturo in the early history
of this State after its sui)jugation
by the Abyssinians, was its succes-
ful resistance offered totlic repeat-
ed attacks of the Maljrattas under
Sambhaji. The British refrained
from interfering in the internal
administration of this State. Area
of the State, 324 S(|uare miles ;
Population, 89,000; Revenue, fi
lakhs; Address: Janjira, Kathia-
war, Bombay Presidency, India.
Jardine, Sir John, K.C.I. E. (1897).
Hon. L. ]j. D. (Aber), U. P. (!,)
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JARDINE
Eoxburghshire since 1906, retired
Chief Justice. BomSay ; 3rd s. of
William Jardine, of Dumstablo ;
b, in England, 1844; educ: Christ's
Coll, Cambridge; won Chanceller's
Gold Medal for English
verse, 1864; entered I. C. S.
in Bombay, 1864 ; served in vari-
ous subordinate ranks and was
Political Officer in Kathiavvar,1871;
Fellow, Bombay University, 187"2 ;
for sometime Dean of Arts and
Dean of Law ; Secretary of the
Commission for the trial
of the Gaikwar of Baroda, :i875 ;
Secretary for Treaty with Portugal,
and Law Officer to the Government
of India, 1874; Judicial Commis-
sioner, Burma, 1878 ; President,
Burma School Board, 1881 ; Chief
Secretary to Government of Bom-
boy, 1885 ; Vico-Chancellor, Bom-
bay, University, and Chief justice.
High Court, Bombay, 1895; retired,
1897 ; contested the seat for Rox-
burghshire (Lj, 1900; m, Minnie,
d of Dr. Hogg, 1880. Fublications :
Notes on Buddhist Law with
translations of the Burmese Law ;
Preface to Dr. F. F. Hammer's
King Wagarn's Code ; edited the
Customary Law of the Chin Tribe
and of father Sanger Mano's Bur-
mese Empire one hundred years
ago. Address, Applegarth, Godal-
ming. Clubs ; Reform ; Scottish
Liberal Edinburgh : BycuUa,
Bombay.
Jardine, William Ellis, CLE. (1909),
y. R. G. 8., :\[. R. A. S.: b. 18G7 ;
s. late William Jardine; educFuttcs
College, Edinburgh; Wren's;
Trinitv College, Camliridge; joined
I.e. S. 1886; transferred to Political
Department, Government of
India ; 1893 ; became Assistant
Resident, Hyderabad, First Assis-
tant Agent to Governer-General ,
Central India, and First Assistant
Resident, Hyderabad : Political
Agent, Bundelkhand, 1904-9 ;
Address Co India Office London.
Madras ; Clubs : East India United
service.
Jarrett, Col Henry Jullivan, CLE.
(1895) Supernumerary List ; b.
1839 ; 2nd s. of late Thomas
Jarrett, Speldhurst, Kent; )yt. Agnes
Delacour, d. of late Francis Beau-
fort, 1874 ; educ : Prior Park,
Bath; joined the Army, 1856 ;
served in India during the Mutiny;
j\Iahsud-Waziri Expedition, 1860;
the '2nd Yusufzai Expedition as
A.D.C.; Member, Board of Exa,
miners, Culcutta; .\sst. Secretary,
Legislative Department, Govern-
ment of India, 1870-94. Public-
ations ; History of the Caliphs ;
Institutes of the Emperor Akbar;
Heine's Book of Songs into
English verse; Address: Imber-
horne. East Grinstoad. Ciib ;,
United Service.
Jashpur, Raja of ; Bishen Prasad^
Singh Deo; succeeded Raja Partap
Narain Singh Deo Bahadur.
CLE.; area of the State, 19ls
square miles ; population, 200,000;
pays tribute to British Govern-
ment through the State of Sarguja
to which he is bound to rendci'
feudal service ; holds :i
sanad which regulates his relation'^
with the British Government; is
under the political control of thi'
Commissioner of Chhatisgarh.
Address : Jashpur, C.P,, India.
Jath Jagirdar of ; Srimant Rama
Rao Amritrao, also known as Aba-
sahib Dafle ; a. s. of late Chief
Bhimarao Amritrato ; educ: at the
Raj Kumar College, Rajkot; invest'
ed with full powers, 1907 ; area of
the State together with its Integra-
208
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, I'JIo.
Jath.
part of Dat1apur,.S84 square miles;
population, about 70,000. Addruss:
Jath Town, Bija])ur Agency, Bom-
liav Presideiicx . India.
Jehangir, Sir Cowasjee, Bail ;
descendant of Heerje Jehangir,
t^ie pioneer of the trade between
India and China, and banker to the
Rast India Co ; 6. 1853 ; edttc: at
I'llphinstone ('ulicgj, Bombay ; one
of the largest landed proprietors ;
(Chairman of tho Joorla Jubilee and
Hope ^lills; founded the Jehangir
Hall of the Imperial Institute ;
contributed 3 lakhs, for the
erection of tho examination
liall and four lakhs for Sci-
ence laboratories for the Bom-
i)ay Presidency : Fellow of the
Boml)ay University ; Justice of the
Peace ; Delegate for the Parsi
Matrimonial (!ourt ; ^Member,
Committee of the Bombay
j^Iill Owners Assam ; Chairman,
Cowasjee Jehangir Girls School,
Bombay, and the High School for
Boys at Cundvi. Address: Bom-
iiay, India.
Jenkins, Sir Lawrence Hugh, Kt.
(18'.)!)). K.C.l.l';., (1908), Chief
Justice, High Court, Calcutta; '2nd
s. of Richard David Jenkins, Cli-
lirounan, Cardiz;in; b. 185H; cduc:
Cheltenham College, Oxford;
called to Bai- (Lincoln's Inn)
1883; Bencher. Lincoln's Inn, liiOt);
Judge, Calcutta High Court, 189()-
09,- Chief Ju-^tice, High Court,
Bombay, 1898-1908; IMembor of
the Co'imcil of India, 1908-09;
Chief Justice. Calcutta High Court,
since! 1910; is District (irand
IMaster of I'^reonnisons for Bengal;
takes an active part in all important
public movements; as a speaker,
especially on social questions, ho
is perhaps unmatched. Address.
No. 8, Outram Street, ('alcutta,
Clibroniian, near Cardigan.
14
JENKINSON. Sir Edward George,
K. C.B.; (1888) .v. of late Pkhvard
Jenkinson; 6. 1880; m. Annabella,
d. of Monk Mason, 1865; eihic :
Harrow; Haileybury Coll ; joined
Indian Civil Service, 1856; Dy.
Collector and Joint Magistrate of
Benares, and Parukhabad; served
Indian Mutiny; went to Ireland
with Karl Spencer as Private Secrc-
tarv and was Asst. Under Seey
Police (Ireland), li^82. Addre.is .
Thurlow, Holloway Hill, Ciodalm-
Jennings Colonel Robert Henry,
C.S.I. (1904), R.L. ; b. 1852 ; c. v.
of late R. Jennings, Woodlawn,
Cork; 7(1. 1892, Bessie, d. of
late Archibald Gray ; e^tiic :
Royal Military Academy, Wool-
wich ; travelled extensively ip'
Europe and the Last ; joined R.K.
1872 ; served Afghan War, 1879-
80 ; Chief Political Officer, Sir C.
l^Iacgregor's Force Mari Expedi-
tion (despatches, medal) ; Chief
Political Officer. Toba Column,
188-2 ; made exploration in Persia,
Baluchistan. Hehnund, 1884-85;
thanked by Commander-in-Chief ;
Army Staff till 1890 : Consul at
Basra; Turkish .\rabia, 1892;
Resident, at Jeypore, 1898 ;
Indore, and W. Rnjputana States;
on special duty representing H. E.
the Viceroy in company with the
eldest son of the Amir of Afghanis-
tan during latter's tour in
India, 1904-5. Publications : num-
erous articles in the Gazetters of
Baluchistan, Persia ; description
of cotnitry routes between Bagdad,
Nejf, and Karbcla, in Mesopotamia
and Baluchistan and Persia.
Recreations : shooting, fishing.
Address: 20, Roland Gardens, S.
W. Club: Junior United Service.
Jeypore, Maharaja of; Sri Vikrania.
Deo Garu ; belongs to an ancient
family owning a ziunindari of
2oy
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JEYPORE.
11,520 square miles in extent
impartible and iualienble,
under Act II of 1904 ; b. 1875 ;
edtic : under Dr. J. Marsh of Tan-
jore ; m. e. d. of the Raja of Udai-
pur, in Chota Nagpur, 18C;3 ; has
a son and heir, Sri Ramachandra
Deo ; b. 1893 ; took charge of Es-
tate, 1895 ; made Maharajah,
1896 : maintains beds in the Mad-
ras Gosha Hospital and has contri-
buted largely to charitable
purposes ; offered a seat on the
Madras Legislative Council by Sir
Arthur Lawley as representative
of the Northern Zamindars of
Madras, which he declined, 1910.
Address : Jeypore, Yizagapatam
District, Madras Presidency,
India.
Jha, Ganga Nath, M. A., D. Litt.,
Mahaniahopadhyaya, Allahabad ;
b. 1872 ; educ : Durbhanga Rai
School, and Queen's College, Bena-
res; related to the Maharaja of
Durbhanga through his mother; has
been Professor of Sanskrit, Muir
Central College. Allahabad, since
1902 ; Fellow , Allahabad University ,
1905 ; Member of the Syndicate,
Allahabad University ; joint edi-
tor, "Indian Thought." Pub-
lications : "Bhava B h a d i n i" ;
Translation of Chhandogyopani-
shad with Sankara Bhashya ;
Translation of Vyasa's Yogasutra
with Vachaspati Tika ; Indian
Rhetoric, Eastern Philosophy and
and Western Science. Address :
Allahabad, U. P., India.
Jhalawar, Maharaja of ; H. H.
Maharaja Rama Sir Bhawani
Singh Bahadur, K.C.S.I.;s. of
Thakur Chattarsal of Fatehpur,
and a descendant of Madho Singh,
the 1st Jhala Foujdar of Kotah ; b.
1874 ; elected by Government of
India to be Chief of the State, 1898;
installed as ruler with the title
of Raj Rana and invested with
210
full powers, 1899 ; educ ; Mayo
College, Ajmere ; introduced
useful reforms in the ad-
ministration ; built Kemball
Public Library ; founded the Raj-
endra Sondhia School, and Patan
Girls' School ; established Rajendra
Literary Institute, an Orphan-
age, and the Rajendra Amateur
Dramatic Company ; improved
and expanded the carpet industry
and the industry of Shikari-Cloth ;
encouraged agriculture and
gardening in the State ; area of
the State, 808 sq. miles ; popula-
tion, about 100,000; entitled to
a salute of 11 guns ; travelled exten-
sively in Europe ; possesses a fine
library; has a son and heir, b. 1900 ;
Recreations : Tennis, Cricket, i
music. Address: Jhalrapatan, Raj-
putana, India.
Jhaveri. Krishnalal Mohanlal,M.A.
L.L.B. ; b. at Broach, 18G8; s. of
late Mv. Mohan lal Ranchodas ;
ediic: at Surat, Broach and Bhaw-
nagar; B.A. with Persian as second !
language, 1888; M.A., 1892;
L.L.B. , 1892; commenced practice;
appointed 3rd Judge of the Court
of Small Causes, Bombay ; Mem-
ber, Government Book Committee;
Member, Bombay Presidency
Social Reform Association, and
Joint Secretary, Pleaders' Associa-
tion. Publications: " Hafs — sadi",
etc. Address : Cowasjee Patel Tank
Road, Bombay, India.
Johnstone, Sir Donald Campbell,
Kt. (1915), I.C.S.; educ: Edin-
burgh Academy ; passed I.C.S.
examination, 1877 ; Joined I.C.S.
and arrived in India, 1879; served
in the Punjab and in Bombay
as Assistant Commissioner; Junior
Secretary to Financial Com-
missioner, Punjab, 1888 ; District
Judge, 1891 ; Divisional Judge,
1895 ; Temporary Additional
Judge, Chief Court, Punjab, 1905;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915
■JOHNSTONE,
Confirmed, 1907. Address: Lahore,
Punjab, India.
Jhind (jind), Raja of; H. H.
Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-ul-
Itikad-i-Danlat-i-Inglisha Raja-
i-Rajagan Raja Ranbhir Singh
Bahadur, K. C.S.I. (l'.)09) ; s. of
Raja Ragbhir Singh, K.C.S.I.; 6,
1878; succeeded to gaddi as a minor,
1887 ; descended from the com-
mon ancestor of the ruling families
of Patiala, Nibha and other Pun-
jab States ; the administration of
the State during the minority of
the Raja had been vested in a
Council of Regency ; vested with
full powers in a Durbar held at
Sangrur, 1899 ; ranks 8rd in the
order of precedence and is entitled
to a salute of 11 guns ; invited to
meet H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
(now Emperor George V) at
. Lahore, 1905 ; area of the State.
1259 square miles; population,
282,000; revenue, Rs. 13.00,000;
maintains a military force of 220
Cavalry, lOfiO infantry. 80 artil-
lery, and IG guns. Address:
Jhind, Punjab, India.
Jiva Nand Padha, Rai Bahadur,
retired Chief S(!cretary to H. H.
of Mandi; b 1852 ; had private edu-
cation ; entered the service of H.
H. the Raja of Tehri as Private
Secretary ; was al.so in military
command of the Raja ; Collector
and Financial I\Iinister. I\Iandi,
1876; his next appointment
was in Jodhpur where he was
awarded a pension of Rs. 200 a
month ; returned to Jlandi,
worked as Chief Secretary till the
, time of retirement; Rai Bahadur,
1908. Address: Haijnath, Palam-
pur, Kaiigra, India.
Jodhpur, Maharaja of; H. H. Raj
Rajeshwar Maharaj Adhiraj
Soramad Rajaha i-Hindustan
Maharaja Sri Sumer Singh
Bahadur ; succecided to gaddi as
minor, 1911 ; head of the
Rathor clan of Rajputs and claims
descent from Sri Rama, King tf
.\jodhya. The founder of the city
of Jodhpur was Rao Jodha, who is
said to have had 14 sons and to
have been succeeded by his eldest
son, Satal, about the year 1488.
The first chief who commenced
negotiations with the British was
Man Singh. A treaty was
concluded in 1818 by which the
State was taken under British pro-
tection. In 1839 the British
Government found itself compelled
to interfere with the State owing to
the misgovernmont and the conse-
quent disaffection and insurrection
in the State. Man Singh however,
executed an agreement to ensure
future good Government, .\ftcr
his death his widows and
the nobles of the State chose Takht
Singh, Chief of Ahmadnagar, as
their Ruler and the selection was
approved and confirmed by the
British Government. The present
Maharaja is a dctscendoit of Takht
Singh. The State is the largest in
Rajputana and has an area of 34,
963 square miles or more than one
fourth of the total area of the
Agency. The family cognizance
is the falcon, the sacred 6'ai;/r of
the solar Rajputs. The State has a
population of about 2 millions. It
rjia.intains two regi:nents of
Imperial Service Lancers, and a
local force consisting of about (500
cavalry and 2,400 infantry, with
an artillery numbering 254 of all
ranks and 11 guns of various
kinds. The ^Maharaja was made
Lieutenant, 1!M4. Address: Judh-
pur, Rajputana, India.
Johns, William Arthur, c;. I. L.,
ClOlOj A. M. T. C. K., P.W.I).
India; .s. of Alexandar Johns; 6.
1858; cdne: R.I. K. College; joined
211
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JOHNS.
, service in F.W. Dept. 1880 ; Exe-
cutive Engineer, 1891; Junior
Consulting Engineer. 1903 ;
Superintending Engineer, 1903 ;
Manager, Oudh and Rohilkand
Railway, 1910; employed with
Scistan Boundary Commission,
1902-3; Junior Consulting Engineer
for Railways, Dharwar, 1903. Ad-
dress : Lucknow, India.
Johnstone, Frederick John, C. I. E.
(1896), P. W. D. India ; b. 1841 ;
s. of late William Johnstone
of Castle Blaney; m. Fannv Rat
clifie, d. of late Dr. G. P. H. Mil-
son of Collumpton, Devon, 1897;
joined service in the P.W.D. India,
18G1 ,• Secretary to Government
and Chief Engineer, Bengal, 1891-
90; retired, 189G. Address: Kamp-
tee. Highland Road, Norwood, S.E.
John stone, James William Douglas.
C.l' E. (1911)1. C S.(rotired):6. 1855;
s. o f Maj-Geneial Henry Campbell
Johnstone; educ: at Edinburgh
Acadamy and University ; joined
Punjab Education Department
as Professor, Government College,
Lahore, 1877; transferred as Head-
master, Mayo, College, Ajmir,
1881 ; Principal, Daly College,
Indore, 1885 ; Tutor to IVIaharaja
Sindia, 1890-1895 ; Inspr-General
of Education, Gwalior State, 1894;
Fellow, Allahabad University; Cen-
sus Commissioner, Gwalior State,
1910-1911 ; Member of State Coun-
cil ,(rwaliar.P«6/icrtYio?i: ' 'Gwaliar' '
(1918) Address .- Queen Anne's
Mansion S. \V.
Johnston, Rev. Samuel Henry,
Chaplain, Hyderabad (D); b, Brix-
ton, England, 1827 ; educ : at the
Grammar School, Brixton; joined
service in the Bank of Australia,
where he rose to bo Head Accoun-
tant ; resigned, and left for New
York, 1858 ; refused an offer of
Accountantshij) in the then New
212
Bank of New York ; be-
came partner with George
Stannard of the Brooklyn INIills ;
served in the war of 1861 by join-
ing the 14th Brooklyn (afterwards
the 88th New YorK Regiment) ;
was sent on Detached Service to
protect emigrants to California,
18G3-65 ; Superintendent, Moii-
taria Silver ]\Iines Company,
1865-70 ; Accountant, Cincinati
and Ohio Railway, New York City,
1870-72; for Holy Orders at
Knoxville, Tennesee, 1872; Lay
Reader assigned to district out-
side Knoxville ; commenced a
Sunday School and gradually
built up a congregation, and
the Church of St. Luke ; studied
Divinity under Doctors Huine and
Duncan at the University of Ten-
nesee, 1876-80 ; ordained Deacon,
1880; was for sometime Incumbent
of St. John's, Knoxville ; ordained
priest and was in charge of 4
churches ; returned to England,
and was authorised by the Ar-.
chbishop of Canterbury to minis-
ter in all Churches in England ;
appointed Chaplain of Cochin,
1883 ; went on furlough and acted
as Curate of St. Lukes, Norwood,
1889 ; returned to India as Chap-
lain of St. George's, Church Madura,
1891-93 ; Incumbent, All Saints
Church, Bangalore, 1891-93; trans-
ferred to Hyderabad as Chaplain,
1895. Address : Hydera))ad {D),
India.
JolyDeLotblniere. Lt. Colonel Alain
Chartier, R. E., C. I. E., (1906),
Chief Engineer, Bengal, formerly
Chief Engineer, Jammu and
Kashmir State ; 6. Quebec,
Canada, 1862 ; s. of late
Sir Henry Jolv de Ijotbiniere;
VI. Marion Helen Campbell . 1887;
educ : R. M. College, Kingston,
Canada; joined R.p:.1886; Captain,
1895 : Major, 1903 ; proposed and
carried out the first large Hvdro-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JOLY DE LOrBINIERE.
Electric Transmission Power
Scheme i.e. the Cauvery Falls
Transmission of Power to the
Kolar Crold Fields, Mysore, India;
constructed a large Hydro-Electric
Power Installation on the river
Jhelum to be used for
the Ahbotabad-Srinagar Railway
and for industrial purposes in
Kashmirandthe Punjab; Chief En-
gineer, Bengal ; reverted to Military-
duty, 1914. Address : Srinagar,
Kashmir, India.
Jolly, Juliuse E. Ph. D.. 6. at
Heidelberg, 1849 ; .9. of Philip von
Joily, Professor of Physics at the
University of Munich; edtic; at
Munich, Berlin and Leipzig in com-
parative Philology, Oriental Lan-
guages and Jurisprudence; became
private descent at the University of
Wiirzburg, Bavaria, 1872; Professor
Extraordinary, 1877 ; Professor
Ordinary (Sanskrit Comparative
Philology,) 1836; visited En-
gland frequently to study Sanskrit
Mss. in London ; to India, 1882-3;
wasTagore LawProfessor, Calcuta;
studied the ancient legal litera-
ture of India and is now
recognized as the leading auth-
ority on native Indian Law. Publi-
cations. The Institutes of Narada
(translated from the Sanskrit),
The Institutes of Vishnu (in
the " Sacred Books of the East")
Vishnusmriti ; History of the
Hindu Law, (Tagore Law Le-
ctures) ; Naradasmriti Manuti-
kasaingraha; Manava Dharmas-
astra ; Mitior Tjaw-Books ; Rechun
Sitte (in Buhler's Encyclopaedia
of Indo Aryan Research) 1890;
Medicine ' (ibid), 1901,
numerous articles on Indian Philo-
logy in English and (lerman perio-
dicals, besides other philological
works ; assisted Sir R. West in
the pro])aration of a new edition of
West and Buhler's Digest of the
Hindu Law; belongs to several lear-
ned-Societies; Corresponding Mem-
ber ; Bavarian Academy of Science,
1886, and of the R." Society of
Science at Gott'ngen, 1904 : Hono-
rary Member of the R. Asiatic
Society, 1904. etc.
Jones, Lt. Col. Richard Godfrey,
I.S.O. (1886); b. 1855; joined Army
as Sub-Lieutenant, 8th Foot, 1874';
arrived in Madras, 1876 ; services
lent to the Mysore Government,
1883, served " with 2nd L.C.,
Southern Afghanistan, 1879-1880 ;
with 1st M.L. in Upper Burma,
1886-1889 ; commanded Flying
column of cavalry and Mounted
Infantry in the Mon and ]Mon
River \';illeys ; received thanks of
Sir G. White. Commanding Bur-
ma Field Force; Chin Expedi-
tion, 1888-1890, wounded near
Minbu, 1886; owns Medals for
service in Afghanistan, Burma and
Chin Lushi ; is considered as an
expert in ^Military Law, and field
fortification ; Inspecting Ofificer,
Mysore Impocial Service Troops,
1890 ; Military Assistant to IMysore
Government, 1897. Address '.'■
Mysore, India.
Jones, Richard Llewelyn, M.A.,
F. R. A. S., Deputy Director,
frovernment Observatory, Madras;
b. 1865 ; joined service as Pro-
f ess or of Physics, Presidency
College, Madras, 1889 ; acting
Government .Astronomer, in addi-
tion to his duties, 1895; (iovern-
nicnit Meteorologist, Madras, 1899 ;
ag. Deputy Director of Oljser-
vatory, Madras, 1902 ; reverted to
T'residoncy College, 1908; Professor
of Physics, Pcsidency College, and
Deputy Director, Madras Oliserva-
tory, snice 1910. Address: "The
Observatory," Golleg o Road,
Nungambakam, ISIadras, India.
Jones, T, Editor, "Times of Ceylon.""
Address: Colonilxi, Ceylon.
213
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Jones- VaughAn.
Jones-Yaughan, Major-General
Hugh Thomas, C. B, (18'J4), I.A.
(retired); b. Glanywern, 1841; e, of
Jones; editc, at Sandhurst: i^assed
Staff College, 1871 ; served in the
Indian Mutiny, 1857-8 ; Afghan
war, as Brig- Major of ]st
Division • Brig-Major in the
Zaimuht expedition ; Brevet-
Lt-Colonel ; A. A. G. Western
District, 1887-92 ; ]Major-General,
1899; General Officer commanding
troops, Straits Settlements, 1894-
1899 ; J. P. for Carvenshire : Col:
Loj'al, N. Lancashire. Address .
Tydoyallivydyu, Rhydyclarfey
Carnarvonshire. Club. United
Service.
Jones, William Brittain, B. A
(Loud), C.S.I. (1883), I.C. S. (re-
tired) ; b. 18:34 ; .s. of Rev. W.
London /entered to the Bar (Inne
Temple): entered I. C. S, (Bengal),
served in various lower grades till
188-2 .• Resident, Hyderabad 1882.
Chief Commissioner. Central Pro-
vinces, 1883-4 ; retired, 1885. Add-
ress: West Hill Lodge; West Hill,
St. Leonards-on-Sea, Cluh : East
India United service.
Joosat Karamally Khan, Khan
Sahib. Managing Director, Baroda
Tramway Co, Ld.; C, 1863 ; estab-
lished various concerns ; founded
the Baroda Tramway Co, Ld. and
the All-India United Insurance Co,
Ld., floated the Audit Bank of
India Ld; holds large contracts in
Bombay, Poona Kirku and Baroda,
endowed a building for Reading
Room and Library in the Baroda
Cantonment in commemoration of
the Coronation of late Emperor
Edward VII : Krprban Sahib,
1909, Address. Baroda India.
214
Joubert, Col. Charles Henry C. B.,
I.il.S.: joined service, 1878, in
Military employ until 1874; served
as Civil Surgeon, and Resident Sur-
geon Presidency Hos.; Offg. Sub. of
emigration ; Offg. Sauitrary Com-
missioner, for Bengal ; Profe.ssor,
Medical College, Calcutta, 1890 ;
Fellow of Calcutta University,
1893; Principal Medical officer
Lahore, 1900; Inspector-General of
Civil Hospitals. United Provinces,
1902; retired, 1905.; Address cjo
India Office, London.
Joshi, Purshotham Baiakrishna, J.
P., F.R.C.S., Rao Sahib; fo. 1850;
educ: at the Elphinstone and
Wilson Colleges, Bombay; a dis-
tinguished antiquarin and Mah-
rathi schollar and poet his research
work in connection with Campbells
"Gazetteer"' has procured for him
a certificate of ]Merit at the Delhi
Durbar of 1913; examiner for the
^I.A., degree of the Bombay Uni-
versity, 1910. Publications :
"Early History of Bombay"
English "Victoria ]\Iahotswa"
IMarathi ; a number of pamphlets
and poems in Sanscrit, Marathi
and English, Address: Benham
Hall Girgaum, Bombay, India.
Joyner Roberts Batson C. I. E.
(1808) M. Ins. C.E.. F. R. G. S. ;
b. 1884 ; 3rd. s. of late H, St.
John (Joyner ; vi, ]Margaret Vye
e.d. of late N. Milne, 1879; joined
service in the P. W. D. Bombay,
1868 ; constructed j\Iutha Canal
Irrigation Work and Poona Water
Supply ; twice thanked by Govern-
ment for work done in the Famine,
1876-77 ; designed and constructed
Gokak Canal Works and other
large schemes ; designed and cons-
tructed works for utilising the
Falls of Gokak. 1886-88; was
specially deputed to report on
irrigation matters 1829; appoin-
ted Superintending P^ngineer,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
JOYNER.
Sind, 1891 ; 1st Class Superin-
tending Engineer, 1894 ; in charge
of Famine Relief Works, 1896-98.
Publications : Report on Utili-
sation of the Indus and Irri-
gation Management of Sindh ;
Proper Management of
Indian Famines ; Bombay Hydro-
Electric Works design. Recreation:
photography, rowing, polo, and
pig-sticking, sketching and cycling.
Address : Lake View, Pittville
Park, Cheltenham ; Woody Bay,
N. Devon.
Junagarh, Nawab of; H. H. Sir
Rasul Khanji Muhabat, G. C.
S. I. (1899). 2d., s. of late
Nawab Sir Muhabat Khanji, K. C,
S. I ;6, 1858; succeeded his brother
the late Nawab Sir Bahadur Kan ji,
1892 ; belongs to a Babi Pattan
family, and is 10th in succession
from Shcr Khan Babi, the founder
of the State who had assumed
independent power after expelling
the Moghul governor about the year
1735. The State is a first class one
in the Kathiawar Agency, the Na-
wab enjoying the power of life and
death over his subjects. H. H.
pays tribute to the Gaekwar
of Baroda and to the British Go-
vernment and receives contribu-
tions called zotalbi from a large
number of Kathiawar Chiefs. These
contributions are collected by Bri-
tish agency. The State owns a mint
which issues coins current
only in the State. Junagarh
to one of the most picturesque
towns in India, while in antiquity
and historical interest, it is
probably second to none in
India. Its old citadel, known as
the Uparkot, contains Buddist
caves, and the whole neighbour-
hood is honey-combed cither
with caves or their remains.
Among the fine buildings of this
city may be mentioned the Baha-
nd-din Arts College, the Rcay Gate
with clock tower, the hospital and
the High School buildings. Area
of the State, .3,284 square miles :
population, 400,000 ; revenue, 27
lakhs ; has a small force of
Imperial Service Troops ; H.
H. enjoys the honor of a
personal salute of 15 guns ; besides
the usual salute of 11 guns ; holds-
a sanad guaranting any succession
according to Muhammadan law
which here follows the rule of pri-
mogenture. Address : Junagarh,
Kathiawar Agency, India.
Justice, Captain William Adolphus,
M.B., Sanitary Commissioner,
Madras; b. 1870"; entered service,
1898 ; on temporary pla-
gue duty at various places from
February 1898 to 27th February
1902 ; Commissioned, 29th January
1902 ; proceeded to England to
undergo a course of study at Net-
ley, 28th Februarv 1902 ; returned,
24th October 1902: posted to Sta-
tion Hospital, Secundrabad, 2Gth
October 1902 : 22nd Madras Infan-
try, Belgaum, 19th February 1903:
G3rd Palamacotta Light Infantry,
Vizianagram, 16th June 1903 ;
posted to General Hospital',
M a d r a s, December 1905 ;
Special duty in connection
with Plague preventive meas-
ures, from 12th Feb, to 14th April
1906 ; Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioner & Inspector of Vaccination
and Professor of Hvgienc & Bac-
teriology, Madras IMedical College,
April 1906; relieved of the duties
at the Medical College, July 1906 ;
confirmed as Inspector of Vacci-
nation and Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner, INIadras, January
1912; Sanitarv Commi.ssioner,
Madras, 18th Feb. 1912. Address,
The "Baobab," Cathedral Post,
Tcynampet, Madras, India.
Julens Barbier, Chief De Cabinet,
Pondichcry, South India.
215
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KaISAR KHAX.
Kaisar Khan, Nawab, Sir, K.C.I.E.
(1911), Chief of the Magarri Tribe,
Beluchistan ; receives a monthly
allowance of Rs. 300 from the
Khan of Kelat. Address: Kachhi
Kalet, Beluchistan.
Kalahasti, Raja of ; Raja Damara
Kuniara Timmanayanim Baha-
dur Garu ; a. s. of late Raja
AkkappuNayanim Bahadur Garu;
cduc ; privately. The estate, which
is one of the ancient Zeniindaries
in the Presidency of IMadras. lies
scattered in the three districts of
Nellore, Chittoor, and Chingleput;
has an annual revenue of about
G lakhs, but is greatly encum-
bered. It was for some
time under the management of
the Court of Wards. The town
of Kalahasti which is the residence
of the Raja, contains a temple
dedicated to Siva known here as
Vayii Lingn. In point of sanct-
titv, Kalahivsti ranks next to
Benares, and the annual festival
in the temple commencing from
Sivarathri is attended by hun-
dreds from far and near. Address:
Kalahasti Town, Chittoor District,
Madras Presy, India.
Kalat, Wall of H. H. Beglar Begi
Mir Sir Mohammad Khan (l. C.
I. E. (1894); 6, 18G4 ; succeeded to
title, 1893 ; belong to an Arab
family which under ]Mir Wari took
possession of the state about the
middle of the 15th century ; the
state came under British protection
for the first time in 1854 when an
agreement was entered into between
the Khan and the British Govern-
ment by which the Walis of Kalat
acknowledged British suzerainty ;
area of the State, 90,000 square
miles ; Population, 000,000. The
Khan is entitled to a salute of 1'2
216
guns. Address : Kalat, Baluchis-
tan.
Kallikote, Raja of : Sir Hari Hara
Madra Raja Deo Bahadur Garu ;
A', of Narayaiia ^larda Raja Deo,
who greatly distinguished himself
by his kindness towards the famine
stricken in 186C>, and won the ap-
probation of Lord Napicrs' Govern-
ment at ^Madras ; b. 1872 ; educ :
under ]\Ir. R. W. Potts, a well
known cducationlist ; married
twice, 1894 and 1895, two sisters in
succession, being daughters of
Chotta Sahib of !Mourbhang, the
uncle of the present IMaharaja of
Mourbhunj, Balasore, Orissa
District, Bengal Presidency; owner
of the well known Rambha estate ;
contributed a lakh f^f rupees to the
Kallikot College, Berhampore,
1898; built the Diamond Jubliee
Hall. Berhampore, 1897 ; main-
tains a free Dispensary at Kallikot,
travelled widely in India, Burma
and Ceylon ; Recreations: Riding.
Address: Kallikot Ganjam District,
Madras Presidency. India.
Kalyan Singh, Rai Bahadur, retired
Police Superintendent, Indorc ; b.
1839 ; educ: privately ; joined
Police Service as Sub-Inspector,
18G7 ; retired as Superintendent,
1898 ; Distinguished himself by
capturing dacoits and recovering
property on many occasions ; Did
excellent service at the Kumbha
Mela, 1894 ; Rai Bahadur, 1894.
Address Dhanipur, Aligarh Dt.
U. P. India.
Kalyanvala. N. K., Khan Bahadur,
L. M. S., G.B., V. C, F. B. U.
Nawanagar ; 6. 18G3 ; educ: at
the Grant jMedical College, Bom
bay ; passed L. M.S. as 1st in the
1st class with honors ; was Assis
taut Surgeon and Teacher, Medical
School, Ahmedabad ; Examiner.
IND] AN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY^ 1915.
KALYANWALA.
Bombay University on five occa-
sions ; services lent to the State
of Nawanagar, 190S ; Khan Baha-
dur, 1903. Xddrcss: Nawanagar
State, Punjab, India.
Kamakhya Nath, Paiidit, Maha-
niahepadhyaya ; fe, in an old and
respected family of Pandits, 1847;
joined the 7'andit Shiam Padmiyar
Bhushan Patashala while he was
only 15 years old and completed
his education at Nadia at about
the age of twenty-four ; started a
Patashala at Sham Bazar, Calcutta,
for free education of students ;
entered service as Assistant Pro-
fessor of Hindu Philosophy in the
Calcutta Sanskrit College where
he subsequent'y became Professor ;
President of the Sahat Sabha ;
Mahamahopadhyaya, 1900. Ad-
dress: Calcutta, India.
Camal-ud-Din Ahmad, M. A. (Cal),
Shams-ul-Ulema ; s. of late Shans-
ul-Ulamat, a well-known Persian
and Arabic scholar of his time ;
educ : at the Chittagong School,
and the Presidency College, Cal-
cutta ; Teacher, Rangoon Islamia
School, and afterwards Sub Deputy
Collector ; appointed as Superin-
tendent of the Chittagong
Madrassa, 1905 ; invited by the
Government of India to the Con-
ference of Orientalists at Simla,
1911 ; Fellow of the Calcutta
University ; Member, R oy a 1
Asiatic Society ; is a scholar and
a linquist ; title conferred, 1910;
Address : Chittagong, Bengal,
India.
amar Qadai' ^lirza IMahammad
' Abid Ali, Prince ; c. siirv s. of His
late Majesty Wajid .Mi Shah, King
of Oudh;fo. 185-2;his mother Nawab
Fakhr-i Mahal Sahaba, at the
risk of her own life saved two
English women from the hands of
15.(a)
the mutineers in 1857 ; after the
suppression of the Mutiny the
British Government in recognition
of this courageous act of the Royal
Lady, treated the Prince with
special favor ; after the death of
the ex-king of Oudh, Lord
Dufferin the then Viceroy of India,
recognised the Prince as head of
the Oudh family and sanctioned
him a pension of Rs. 3000 (after-
wards raised to Rs. 4000.) a month;
at the Viceregal Durbar of Luck-
now held some years ago, he was
given honors due to a Royal
Prince; he received a salute of
twenty one guns and was given a
seat of honour in the Durbar; the
Prince is a man of gentle and
generous disposition ; his interest
over the followers of his father is
so great that he takes particular
care to give no room to complaints
of neglect on his part ; owns exten-
sive house and land property in
Calcutta ; married his cousin and
has two sons and two daughters.
Address: LhusroManziL, Calcutta,
India.
Kaker, Chief of ; Maharaja Dhiraj
Kamal Deo ; belongs to an old
Rajput family whose ancestors, it
is said, were enthroned by a vote
of the people ; under the Mahratta
supremacy, the State had to
provide a military contingent when
called on to do so ; in 1818 the
British Government restored the
Chief who had been deprived of his
possession, on payment of an
annual tribute of Rs. 500. But
the British Government having
resumed certain manorial dues,
excused the Chief from payment of
the tribute since 1823 ; area of the
State, 1429 Square miles:
papulation, about 100,000. The
ralations of tlio State with the
British Government is looked after
by a Political Agent under the
supervision of the Commissioner
217
INDIAI^ BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Kakee.
of Chhatisgarh Division. Address :
Kaker, Central Provinces, India.
Kanagasabhi, Hon'ble Ambalava-
nar ; 1st Tamil Member, Ceylon
Legislative Council ; elected 191'2.
Address: Colombo, Ceylon.
Kanhaiya Lai, Rai Bahadur, Ban-
ker, Cawnpore ; b. 1871 ; educ : at
the Cawnpore High School ; Joined
service in the Treasury Department,
and became Government Trea-
surer; Head of the Banking firm
of Lala Ram Ratam, Ram Gopal ;
is a Durbarri and holds lands which
yield a revenue of Rs. 14,000, a
year ; Rai Bahadur, 1907. AfZ-
dress; Civil Lines, Cawnpur, India.
Kanjilal Upendra Nath, R a i
Bahadur ; Extra Deputy Con-
servator of Forests ; claims descent
from Chhandar, one of the five
Brahmiiis invited by King Adisor
of Gaur from Kanouj ; 6, 1859;
ediic. : in the Mahratta School,
Jessore ; Hetrampur School Bir-
bhum; Presidency College, Cal-
cutta; and Imperial Forest School.
Dehra Dun ; entered Government
service, and rose to the position of
Extra Deputy Conservator of
Forests; elected Fellow of the Lin-
naean Society of London, 1902;
Rai Bahadur, 1911. Publicntions.
" Forest Flora of the School."
Address : Gadktai Jessore, India.
Kantaraj Urs, c.S.l. (1914), c.i.E.
(1914), 2nd Councillor, Mysore;
b. 1870 ; educ : at the IMadras
Christian College, from which he
graduated, 1894 ; Prob. Assistant
Commissioner, 1884; Assistant Pri-
vate Secretary to H. H. theMaha-
rani Regent (now Dowager), 1895-9;
;Special Assistant Commissioner,
1899-1900; Special S.D.O, 1901-4;
Deputy Commissioner, 1904 ; m.
a sister of H. H. The Maharajah
of Mysore, by whom he has a
daughter: Address : jMysore City,
India.
Kapadia, Dr. Shapurji Aspaniarji.
M.D., L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Bar-
at-Law; b. in Bombay, ] 857; cdtic :
Flphinstone High School, and
Grant IMedical College, Bombay ;
proceeded to England, 1881;
called to Bar flnner Temple),
1893 ; was Senior Clinicial Assis-
tant, Royal Ophthalmic Hospital,
Westminister, and Lecturer on
Meteria Medica and Pharma-
cology, Zenana Medical College ;
Oriental editor, and founder of
the Oriental Library and Wisdom
of the East Series ; Member,
Faculty of Arts, London Univer-
sity ; Life-Member, St. Thomas's
Hospital, London; Lecturer
on Gujarati Language, Univer-
sity College, London ; Oriental
Secretary, Northbrook Society,
London. Reereations : walking
and reading. Address : 49, Low-
bride Road, Kensington, S. W.
Kapileswar, Zamindar of ; Sir
Yenkata Rangiah Appa Rao
Gam ; s. of Venkatadri Appa Rao
Garu ; educ : at Masulipatam and
Pachaippah's College, IMadras ;
travelled in India and Ceylon ;
subscribed Rs. 10,000/- to the
Victoria Caste and Gosha Hospital,
IMadras, 1913 ; has two sons, the
elder of whom has been adopted
by his paternal vmcle, the Zamin-
dar of Vuyyur Estate. Address :
Kapileswaram, Kistna Dt., Madras
Presy., India.
Kapurthala, Raja of ; H,H. Farz-
and-i-Dilband Rasikhul Itikad
Daulet-i-Inglishia Raja-i-Rajag-
an Raja Sir Jagatijit Singh
2%g
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KAPURTHALA.
Bahadur, K. C.S.I. (1897) ; b. 1872 ;
.s. of Raja Kharak Singh ; a. to
(raddi, as a minor, 1SS7; admini-
stration of the State was carried
on by an Officer of the Punjab
Commission assisted by a Council
of State officials ; invested with
full powers, 1890 ; invested with
powers of life and death over
his subjects, 1902 ; belongs to a
Jat Kalal family ; has travelled
much, visiting England, America,
Japan, China, Java, etc. ; is the
5th in order of precedence among
the ruling Chiefs of the Punjab ;
was invited to and was present
at Ijahore at the time oi the visit
of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales
{Emperor George v.) 1905 ; main-
tains a force of 600 Imperial ser-
vice infantry, 394 local infantary
and 8 guns; is entitled to a salute
of 11 guns : area of the State, 630
square miles ; population, over
300,000; revenue, 25 lakhs includ-
ing 13 lakhs from Oudh Plstates.
Address: Kapurthala City, Punjab,
India.
Karauli, Maharaja of. H. H. Maha-
raja Dh'raj Sir Bhanwar Pal Deo
Bahadur Yadukul Chandra Bhal
Iv.C.I.E. (1894), G.C.I.E. (1897) h,
18G4; cduc : Mayo College, Ajmere;
succeeded to gaddi, 1886: w. Six
wives ; is the acknowledged head
of Jadon Rajputs (Lunar race) ;
claims lineal descent from the
divine Krishna ; is a patron of
learning, particularly of Sanskrit;
the State came under British pro-
tection by the treaty of 1817 con-
cluded with the Mahrattas, it
rendered valuable service to the
British Government in the Mutiny
of 1857 in returu for which the
Raja was created a G.C. S.I., and
was excused form payment of
large debt was granted a dress
of honor and his salute was perma;
ncntly raised to 17 One remarkable
feature in connection with the
succession of this State is, the last
seven chiefs have all succeeded by
adoption; area of the State, 1242
square miles ; population, about
160,000; ^Maharaja maintains a
military force of 125 Cavalry, 25
field artillery, 1041 infantry, aud
56 guns ; is entifled to a salute of
17 guns, Recreations : Hunting
and shooting. Address : Karauli,
Rajaputana, India.
K ARK ARIA, Rustonji Pestonij ,
B. A., M. R. A. ; S. b. Bombav.
1869 : cdiic : St. Xavier's School
and College ; Follow and Pro-
fessor St. Xavier's College. Bom-
bay, 1891 ; Principal and Profes-
sor of English Language and
iterature, Collegiate Institutions,
1898 ; Examiner in History and
Philosophy, Bombay University :
]\Iember of various Commissions
appointed by the Parsi Community
on Religious Education, on Pro-
selystism, on Religious Trusts, etc;
membrr of ^lanaging Committee
of Parsi Authors' Society, of the
Zcroastrain Association, and socie-
ties. I'uhlicafions: Edited Carlyle's
I^iciuves on European Literature,
and Parnell's Poems, and Golden
Treasury, Bk. IV.; Forty Years of
T'rogress and Reform; India since
the Mutiny; Historical Sketch of
the Parsis ; edited iMacaulay's Life
of Goldsmith ; translated Parsi
sacred Book, tlie Pahalavi Din-
kard : Purim and Farwardigan
"—In the Hoshang Memorial
Volume, 1909; The French Revolu-
tionary and the Prsi Calenders :
a study in Ohrohology — In the
Cama Memorial Volume ; Death
of Shivaji ; edited Lord Cur-
zon'^s Fare well Speechesin India,
with Esssays on his Vice-ryalty.
1906 ; Lord Courzon's Indian
Vice-royalty, 1908; The Scientific
Study of Mahratha History, 1907;
219
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KARKARIA.
Introduction to the Golden Trea-
sury, 1908; Essays in English
History; Essays in the History of
the Native Press; Begininngs of the
Indian Press, etc. Becreations; book
and coin-collecting, kddress: Go-
walia Tank, Grant Road, Bombay,
India.
Karunakara Menon, G, B.A., Dewan
Bahadur, Proprietor & Editor, The
Indian Patriot, INIadras ; b, 1863 ;
completed his education in the
Presidency Collge, Madras ; B.A.,
1889; joined the staff of the 'Hindu'
of IMadras ; became its editor
and conducted it in a spirit of
remarkable moderation ; severed
connection with the 'Hindu' and
founded the Indian Patriot', 1905;
owned and edited the now defunct
quartely journal, the Madras
Review ; Dewan Bahadur, 1910;
gave evidence before the Royal
Public Services Commission when
that body held its sittings in
Madras, 1912. Address : Tripli-
cane, Madras, India.
Kurivikulam, Zamindar Of ; Sri
Permasani Nandasawmi Durai
Kondai Royaswami Nayudu
Garu ; belongs to a family
which assisted the British in their
operations against the rebel Palia-
yagar of Panjatankuruchi, Tinne-
vellyDistrict;s. of Timma Nandaya-
swami Nayudi;; b, 1878; ediic: at
the Hindu College, TJnnevelly;
assumed charge of Estate, 1897;
Member of District and Taluk
Boards, Tinnevelly; Union Chair-
man, Kurivikulam; maintains a
free night school for the benefiit of
the working classes. Address :
Kurivikulam, Tinnevelly Dt.
^ladras Presidency., India.
Kashi Nand, Risa'oldar, Rai Baha-
dur, .s. of late Shiv Lai; b, 1858;
220 .
cdtic ; at Peshawar and Lahore;
belogss to a family whose ancestors
were Dewans of Durani and were in
charge of the Record ofhce of
IMaharaja Ranjit Singh; entered
the 10th. Bengal Lancers, 1880 ;
transferrad to Political department,
1908 ; Asstt. Political Agent till
1908 ; Tresaury officer, Hazra
since 1908 ; is a 1st grade Extra
Commissioner; Rai Bahadur, 1900;
recived the Punjab Frontier Medal,
the Royal Victoian medal, and
medals for the Durbars of 1903 and
1911; Owns land property in Pesha-
war. Address: Hazara, N. W. F.
Province, India.
Kashinath KeshaY,M. A., B.L.,Rai
Bahadur; 1861 ; educ: b. in Sangar»
Jabbulpur; graduated iu Arts
and Law from the Muir Central
College, Allahabad passing the M.
A. Examination from the same
.College ; started life as a member
of the legal profession ; joined
Government Service as Extra
Assistant Commissioner and rose
to the position of Senior Divisional
and Sessions Judge ; invited to
the Durbar of 1911, received the
Durbar Silver Medal. Recreations :
Tennis and Bridge. Address :
Nagpur, C. P., India.
Kashi Nath KishoreThakur, M. A.
B.L., Rai Bahadur; b. 1860; educ:
at the Jabbulpur Collegiate School,
and Muir Central ColJege, Allaha-
bad; after a short practice at the
Bar, entered Government service,
1885 ; rose to the position of
Senior Divisional and Sessions
Judge ; invited to attend the
Durbars of 1908 and 1911 ;
in the former (1903) he was
awarded a IMedal ; is a Karbada
Brahmin ; Rai Bahadur, 1901 ;
Address: Nagpur, C. P. India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KASHIPUR THAKUR.
KashipuF, Raja of ; Udai Raj
Singh ; b. 1S83 ; succeeded, 1898 ;
cliiims descent from Pahar Singh,
younger son of Raja Baz Bahadur
Chand ; Estate comprises of 46
villages in Naini Tal, and 156 in
Bijnor ; Title of Raja recognized
as hereditary, since 1828. Address :
Kashipur, Naini Tal, India.
Kashmir and Jummu, Major-Gene-
ral H, H, Sir Partab Singh Indar
Mahindar Bahadur Sipar-i-Salt-
ant. G. C.S.I. Maharaja of; (See
Jamvm and KasJimir)
Kasimbazar, Maharaja of; ]Manin-
dra Chandra Nandi; 1860; succeed-
ed Rani Saronmay, 1897; is an able
administrator taking a keen inter-
est in all public movements ; is a
liberal contributor to all Charita-
ble and philathropic works ; title
of Maharaja conferred as personal
distinction, 1898; same 'title has
been conferred on his heir and
successor, subject to the confirma-
tion of the local Govenment; re-
presented the landowners in the
Bengal Legislative Council ; owns
estate in the Ballia district of the
United Provinces ; enjoys a gross
annual income of about 16 Lakhs.
Address ; Kasimbazar, Bengal
Presy., India.
Kasinath, Ramachandra Godboie,
Dewan Bahadur, Poena; elected
Member, Legislative Council Bom-
bay; formulated a scheme of tram-
way traction to suit the increased
requirements of traffic in Poona.
Address: Poona, India.
Katrak, Dr. Nanabhai Navroji,
Bombay ; /;, 1H58 ; cdiic : Klphin-
stone High School, and the Grant
Medical College, Bombay; is a well
known medical practitioner; Mem-
ber of the Bombay Corporation ;
an ardent Member of the Indian
IMedical Congress, Calcutta. Puhli-
crttioxis : '' IMetera ^Medica of India
and their Therapeutics ." Address '■
462, Grant Road, Bombay' India.
Keary, Major-General Henry
D'ubran,D.S.O. (1900), C.B. (1911),
commanding Garhwal Brigade,
Lansdowne; b, Holkham, Norfolk,
1857 ; 4th s, of late Hall William
Keary; m, Mabel Louisa, d, of late
Col, I\Ialcolm Lloyd, 1906 ; educ:
IMarlborough ; Joined the Army as
Sub-Lieut. Sandhurst, 1875-
1876 ; 2nd Batt, Suffolk Regiment.
1876 ; appointed to Indian Staff
Corps, 1876; Lieutenant, 1877 ; ser
ved with 1st Madras Infantry,
1876-83, and with it took part in
Afghan War, 1879-.S0 (medal) ;
with ]Madras Pioneers, 1883-85 ;
through Burmese Campaign to end
of operations including annexation
(despatches, medal); Captain, 1888;
raised and commanded a military
Police BaLtalion, 1887-92 (clasp)
commanded a company of mounted
infantry in the rebellion of the
Wuntho State, 1891 clasp,
and D.S.O.; Nortnern Chin
Hills, 1892-93 (despatches. Brevet
majority) ; Major, 1897 ; China,
1901 (despatches); become Colonel,
1900 .• A. D. C. to H.M. the
King, 1907. Recreations: shoot-
ing, fishing. Address : Rurki,
India. Clnb : East India United
Service.
Keeling, High Trowbridge, A.M.I.
C.E. Chief Paigineer, Delhi; b.
1865 ; joined service, 1887; ar'-ived
in India, 1888: First appointed us
Assistant Engineer, Madras ;
Executive Engineer, Kishna,
1894 ; services transferred to Edu-
cational Depaitment as Principal,
College of Engineering, Madras,
1904 ; Superintending Engineer,
Madras, 1910 ; on special duty
221
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Kreling.
in England and in the United
States. 1911; triansferredas Chief
Engineer, Delhi, 1912. Address :
Delhi, India.
Keene, Henry George, M. A. (Oxford),
C. I. E. (1882), I. C. S. (retired); b.
■ 1825; e:s. of Rev. Keene, M.A.;
ediic: Rugby; Oxford; and
E. I. Coll, Hailevburv; joined
I. G. S. 1847; served 'in N. W.
P. for 35 years; retired, 1882;
Follow, Calcutta University.
Piihlictions: Fall of the Mughal
Empire ; Madhava Rao Sind-
hia (Rulers of India) ; History
of India, 2nd ed ; A Servant
of John Company; Hindu-
stan under Free Lances ; and
articles contributed to Dictionary
of National Biography and Cham-
b e r 3 ' s Encyclopaedia; edited
Oriental Biographical Dictionary.
Recreation: reading. Address;
Buckleigh, Westward Ho, N.
Devon.
Keir, Major-General John Linde-
say, C.B. (1908), Commanding
South Midland Territorial Force ;
s. of J.L. Keir, Fordlands, Bide-
ford ; b. 185G; cduc; Wimbledon
School, Woolwich; joined service
in the Army, 1876; become
Colonel. 1901; passed Staff Collga;
special Service, South Africa,
1901-2; A.A.G.. India, 1905;
service in South Africa, 1899-1902
(despatches, Brt. of Col, Queen's
IMedal, 5 Clasps) : Commanding
Allahabad Brigado, 1907-11 ; Won
R. A. Gold Medal for Prize
Essay, 1903 ; m. Alice Mary,
d. of late F.I. Simpson of Baldock
Herts. Rccrentums : Golf, polo,
hunting. Club : United Service.
Keir Hardi, M. P.; b. ; 1857. Was a
miner till he was twenty four;
222
entered Parliament as Member for
Westham and now represents Mer-
ther Tydvile ; Chairman of the
Labour party in the House till
1907 ; Is greatly interested in
Ind;an political progress and is a
Member of the London Indian
Congress Party. Address.
14, Neville's Court, Fetter Lane,
London, E. C.
Keith, Arthur BerriedaJe, M. A. D.
Litt. (Edin), D. C. L. (Oxon),,
Regius Professor of Sanskrit and
Comparative Philology, Edinburgh
University : cduc. Edinburgh and
Oxford Universities ; was Exami-
ner for the Honors Oriental School
at Oxford, for the Civil Service
Commissioners ; Examiner in
Sanskrit to the Edinburgh Uni^
versity ; was Assistant Secretary to
the Imperial Conference, and
Secretary to the Managing Com-
mittee of the Tropical Diseases
Bureait ; His book on "Responsi-
ble Government in theDominions"
has been made a text-book in the
University of Australia and has^
has been cited in Austratian Par-
liaments and Courts of Law-
Address : Edinburgh, Scotland.
Keith, Hon'ble, W. J. M. A., I. C.
S. ; Joined service, 1896 ; Ag.
Chief Secretary to Government of
Burma ; Member, Burma Legisla-
tive Council, ex Officio ; Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Kelsall, John, retired District and
Sessions Judge ; educ ; University
College, London ; Entered service,
1863; Student at the College,
1868; Passed in Telugu, 1864 ;
Passed in Tamil, 1895 ; Probation-
ary Assistant Superintendent of
Police, 1865 ; Ag Proby Assistant
Superintendent till 1867 ; Passed
INDIAN BIOGRAPHIAL DITIONARY, 1915.
Kesall, John.
lower Standard, 1SG6 ; Jus-
tice of the Peace, 1867 ; Passed
Higher Standard, 1868 : Sub Col-
lector, Bellary, 1869 ; On special
duty in Madras, exammining the
Mookerjee Mss for 10 days in Sep-
tember 1870 ; Awarded Rs 2500 for
compiling the Bellary Distreet
^lanual, 1873 ; Acted in various
other places and was posted as Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge,
continuing to act as Collector
till 19th February 1881 ; Fur-
lough till 30the October 188-2;
returned and posted to South Mala
bar and then as Judge of Godavari
from 4th April 1882. Address :
c/o India Office, London.
KELLY, Major-Gen. FrancisHenry,
C. B. (1908), Commander. Ahmed-
nagar Brigade since 1907 ; b. 1859 ;
s, of late James Kelly ; vi, 1882,
Elizabeth Hedwig, d. of lateF. E.
Jencken, M.D. ; eudc : Bristol
Grammar School ; R. M. A. Wool
which ; joined R.E. 1879 ; A.A.G,
India, 1901 ; served Burma, 1885-
86 (despatches, medal with clasps ;
Captain, 1899; N. W. Frontier,
1897 (despatch, medal with clasp);
Major, 1897; Tirah, 1897-98
(despatches, brevet Lt. Col. clasp ;
Wazirtan, 1910 2 (clasp) Colonel,
1903 ; A. A. G. Quetta 1910 5 ;
member Indian Survey Com-
mittee. 1904-5) thanks of Govern-
ment of India ; commanding
Karachi Brigade, 1905-7. Recrea-
tions : riding shooting, rocqucts,
tennis. Address : Ahmednagar,
India. Club : Junior United
Service.
Kemball. Lt-Oolonel Charles
Arnold, I.C.E. (1903), Resident,
Gwalior ; b. 1800 ; 2nd s. of late
Charles Gurdon Kemball, J. P. of
Mcetingham. Suffolk ; e d ii c :
Charterhouse ; Sandhurst ; Joined
Armv as 2nd Lieut. 15th Regis.
(East Yorkshire Regt.) 1881 ;
Bombay Staff Corps, 1882. Ad-
dress: Gwaliar Residency. Club:
United Service.
Kennedy, Hcn'ble Majof W. N.
Member of Council, Assam : b.
1868; First appointment to the
Indian Army, 1890; created Major,
1908 ; Transferred to the Civil
Deptt, Assam. 1904, Address :
Gauhati, Assam, India,
Kennedy, Frederick Charles, CLE.
(1880) ; 6. 1849; s. of P. C. Ken-
nedy, Merchant. Edinburgh ; m.
May, d. of John Cuddie of
Falkirk, Late manager of Irawady
Flotilla Co., Ltd. and Director.
Burma Expedition, 1887. Club :
Oriental.
Kennedy, Hartley, C. S. I. (1902),
Indian Police, (retired) ; joined the
Indian Police Force, 1871 ; Assis-
tant Superintendent, 1874 ; Super-
intendent, 1876 ; Inspector-Gene-
ral of Police, 1896 ; Commissioner
of Police, Bombay, 1899-1904 ;
retired. Address : Co, Messrs King
& Co., Pall Mall, S. W.
Kennedy, James, I. C. S. (retd);
b. 1843 ; s. of Rev. J. Kennedy, JI.
A., Missionary in Benares and
Kumaon, and minister of Porto-
bello, Scotland ; ed^ic : at Edin-
burgh High School and University;
joined service, 1860 ; Magistrate
and Collector of several districts
in the United Provinces retired,
1890; Honorary Treasurer, Royal
Asiatic Society; Member, Bishop
of Ijondon's Diocesan Confer
ence. Publications: Early Com-
merce of Babylon and India, "
'* BudhisC Gnosticism." The
system of Aasilides" and other ar-
ticles in the J. R. A. S. ; the-
Mediaeval History of India " in
the Imperial Gazetteer ; History
of the N. W. P. in the British
Empire series (India)' Anglo India
223
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Kennedy, James.
Novelties and Plinduism", the
"Tendencies of Hinduism', and
other articles on Indian regligions
and Education in the East and the
West, the Asiatic Quarterly
Review, etc, lectures on India
at University College, Londan.
Address : c/o Indi'i Office, London.
Kennedy, Robert Gregg, C. I. E.
(1907) ; b. 1351 ; m. 1889, Mabel
Sarah, d. of G-Wysc ; edtic : R.
I. E. College ; joined service, 1873;
Executive Engineer, 1881 ; Super-
intending €iingineer, 1898 ; Chief
Engineer and Secretary to Com-
missioner, Central Provinces; 1903;
Secretary to Punjab Irrigation, 1904
Irrigation Secretary to Chief Com-
missioner, N. W. F. Province,
1905) retired, 1906, Puhlications :
Report on irrigation in the U. P.
Address : Largo, Upper Fife, N.B.
Kenrick, George Harry Blair, L.C.
L,L,D,' Advocate-General, Bengal
s. of late George Kenrick, educ:
Cheltenham College: holds two
first class scholarships of the
Middle Temple • 1st class Honors-
man of Council of Legal Education
and Prizeman of jMiddle Temple,
1893 ; Member, South Eastern
Circuit ; IMember, Board of Ex-
miners for Final Bar Examination;
Law Examiner, University of
London for 4 years : Assistant
Legal Advisor to Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs during
Hague Conference, 1907, Advocate-
General, Bengal and Principal Law
Officer, Government of India. 1909;
Fellow of the Calcutta University,
and Member of the Syndicate; 1910;
Fublications : Strahan and (Kin
rick's Digest of Equity joint-
Assistant editor of the 18th edi
tion of Rogers on Edecution;many
articles in the Encylopoedia of
the Laws of England ; articles
Habeas Corpus in Lord Halsbu-
ry's Laws of England. Address.
Calcutta, India, 2, Plowden Build-
ings, Temple, E. C. Club: Bengal
Calcutta.
Kensington, SirAlftred, B. A., I. C.S.,
Judge, Chief Court. Punjab; educ; at
Marlborough, and University Col-
lege, Oxford; joined service as Assis-
tant Commissioner, 1878 ; acted as
Assistant Settlement officer, and
Offg Under Secretary, till 1883; on
special duty in Ambala, 1880 ;
Under Secretary, Govt of India,
i'lnance and Commerce Branch,
1890; reverted to Punjab as Deputy
Commissioner, 1894 ; Divisional
Judge, 1896; transferred to N. W.
Provinces as Accountant-General,
1896; again Divisional Judge,
Punjab, 1897 ; Tempovary Addi-
tional Judge, Chief Court, Punjab,
till April 1905 ; judge, Chief Court
Punjab, 1905 ; Chjef Judge, 1914 ;
Address: Lahore, Punjab, India.
Kenyon-slaney, Maj-Gen. Watler
Rupert, C.B. (1907); commanding
troops, Secundorabad; b. 1861 ; 3rd
s. of late William Kenyon-Slaney
of Hatton Grange, Salop ; educ :
Eton ; joined Armv; in the Rifle
Brigade,, 1809; Captain, 1910;
Major, 1885 : Col. 1901 ; Brig-Gen.
1908 : Mag. Gen. 1908; Served S.
Africa, 1902 (despatches). Address:
Secundrabad, Hydrabad (D), India.
Club: United Service.
Keonthal, Rajaof; BijeSain; b. 1880;
succeeded to gaddi, 1901 ; title
of Rana borne by the head of this
family from ancient times ; the
British Government conferred the
title of Raja in recognition of the
valuable services rendered at the
time of the Mutiny of 1857 ; Five
INDIAN BIOGBAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Keonthal.
petty States of Koti, Theog,
IMadhan, Ghun Ratesh, arc
subordinate to this State; area of
the State 116 square miles;
propulatiou. 22,499 : revenue,
Rs. 1,00,000. Address : Keonehal,
Simla Hill States, Punjab, India.
Keppel, Lt-Col Sir George Roos.
CLE. (1900), K. C. I. E.
(1908) J. P., F. R. G. S., Chief
Commissioner and Agent to
Governor-General, in the N.W.F.
Provinces, India, since 1908 ; e. s.
of G.G. Roos; b. 1866; joined the
Army (Roval Scots Fusiliers), 18S6;
Captain, 1895; Brevet Major, 1899;
Brevet Lt-Col, 1907; transferred to
Indian Staff Corps, 1897 ; served
in Burmese Expedition, 1887-89
(medal with two clasps) ; Tirah
Expedition, 1897-98 (medal with
3 clasps),' Commanded operations
against the Para Chamkhannis,
1899(C.LE. and Brevet of Major) ;
Bazar Valley Field Force as Chief
Political Officer, and in Command
of a Column, 1908 (despatches,
medal with clasp K.C.I.E.); holds
Swedish ]\Iilitary order of the
Sword. AdtZ)-es5: Peshawar ; Nattia
Gali, N.W.F. Province, India.
Clubs: Naval and Military, V\'e]]-
ington, United Service, Arts.
!Ker, Hon'ble Arthur Milford, Kt.
(1910), C. I, E. (1908) M. V. O.-
(1911), Member of Council, Pun
jab ; s. of late General T.D. Ker;
b. 1853; is a Director of xMliancc
Bank, India; Hony Treasurer, War
Fund Committee. Simla. Addirss:
Chapslee, Simla. India.
Kerr, Col. Frederick Walter, D.S.O.
(1896), Indian Aimy (retired) ; 3rd
s, of late Admiral LordFrederick H.
Kerr; b. ]867; educ; at Charter
house; m, Lady Helen Keer, d,
of 9th Marquess of Lothian; joined
service as Pago-of-Honor to Her
Majesty the Queen, 1879-33 ;
IG
Joined Armv in the Gordon High-
landers, 1886; Adjutant, Chitral
Relief Force, including the storm
ing of ]\Ialakand Pass (despatches.
Medal with Clasp, D.S.O. ), and
Tirah Expeditionarv Force (two
claps); Brigade Major, 1S99-1901
(despatches, Brevet Major. Queen's
Medal, 5 clasps). Becrcations :
Polo, Cricket, Shooting. Address :
c/o India Office, London. Cbibs :
Naval and Military; New, Edin-
burgh .
Kershaw, Lewis James, CLE.
(1912), I.e. S. Member of the Legis-
lative Council, Bihar & Orisia;
Educ: at Belfast Methodist College
& Trinity College, Dublin; Joined
service, 1890 ; transferred to Assam
as Dy. Commr, 1892; reverted to
Bihar and Orissia as Secretary to
Government, 1912; :Member, Legis-
lative Councils 1913. Address:
Patna, India.
Kesava Pillai, Hon'ble Rao Buhadur
Pattu, First Cirade Pleader, Gooty;
^Member, jMadras Legislativp Coun-
cil representing the Municipalities,
and District Boards of Anantapur,
Kurnool, and Bellary ; Vice Presi-
dent, Gooty Taluk Board, and
Moml)er, District Board , Ananta-
pur ; Member of the IMadras Forest
Commission ; submitted a
separate dissenting Report, 1911-
12; gave evidence before the Royal
Public Services Commission.
Address: Gooty, Anantapur District,
Madras Presidency., India.
Kesava Pillai, K; B. A., B. L.,
Vakil and Tirembor of the State
Legislative Council, Travancorc.
Address: Trivandran, Travancorc
State, S. India.
Kesava Sastri, ■\rahamahopadliyaya,
Professor of Sanskrit, Queen's
College, Benares ; b. 1847 ; ediic.
at Government Sanskrit College.
325
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KESAVA SASTRI.
Benares ; served the Educational
Department for 30 years ; acted as
Professor, Muir Central College,
Allahabad; Government Sanskrit
College, Benares ; ^lahamahopadh-
yaya, 1911. PuhUcations : Trans-
lations into Sanskrit of Berkley's
Principles of Human understand-
ing. AfZdress: Hathigalli, Benares
City, India.
Khairgarh, Raja of; Lai Singh
Bahadur ; b, 1880 : ediic: Rajkumar
College, Raipur ; succeeded to
title, 1908 ; the name of the estate
is derived from its founder, Khoy
Ro}' ; the family circle of the chief
consists of 300 members, all resi-
ding in the town of Khairagarh;
the Chief is greatly interested in
the social welfare of his subjects ;
has married the daughter of Rana
Padam Jang Bahadur. Recreations:
Cricket, Tennis, touring and hunt-
ing. Address : Khairagarh, Central
Provnces, India.
Khairpur, Mir of ; H. H. Mir Imam
Bakhsh Khan Talpur ; b. 1860 ;
succeeded, 1909 ; belongs to the
Baluch family of Talpur ; area of
the State, 60.50 square miles; popu-
lation. 200,000 ; revenue, o lakhs ;
maintains a force of 377 men, of
whom 168 are mounted ; is entitled
to a salute of 15 guns. Address :
Khairpur, Sind, India.
Khattan, Gordhan Das, Bombay; s,
of Khattan ]\Iakai,]i; 6. Bombay,
1865 ; educ : IMumbadevi Govern-
ment School, and the Fort High
School ; joined the Khattan 'Mill
and assumed sole management of
the Bombay United Tllills ,• was
agent of the Britannia ]\Iills ; elect-
ted to represent the ^landvi Ward,
Bombay Corporation, 1890; nomi-
nated bv Government, 1898 ; J. P.,
1891 ; Chairman, Bombay Tele-
phone Companj- ; the Bombay
Cotton Manufacturing Company ;
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the Khattan Makanji Spinning and
Weaving Co, and the Presidency
Mills Co. ; is engaged in pearl
business ; has set apart, in con-
junction with his brother, IMulraj
Khattan, one lakh of rupees in the
cause of education, the interest
from which is being devoted
towards the maintenance of
Scholars at the Goculdas Tejpal
Boarding School ; has built many
temples for the benefit of the mem-
bers of the Bhatia community to
which he belongs. Address :.
Bombay, India.
Khaksis, Raja of ; Raghunath
Singh ; b, 1856 ; succeeded to title,
1896 ; The estate is composed of
7 whole villages and a three quarter
share in 11 others in Jalaun, paying:
a revenue of Rs. 8,902; Local name
of the estate is Sikri; Title of Raja,
held for centuries, has been recog-
nised bj' the Briti.sh Government.
Addi-ess: Sikri, Jalaun, U. P., India..
Khahil-ud-din Ahmed. Khazi, Khan
Bahadur, Diwan of Panna State ;
b. 18G9; educ: Privately and in the
Mirzapur Mission School ; s. of
Kazi Syed-ud-din ; worked in the
Census operations ; services lent
to Panna State, 1905. Address :
PannaState, Central India Agency,
India.
Khandekar, Govind Ramchandra.
Diwan Bahadur, Judicial Member
of Council, Bharatpur State.
Address : Bharatpur, Rajaputana,
India.
Khilkani, Kauramal Chandamall,
Rao Bahadur, Bhiria ; b. 1844,
educ: Government A. V. School,
Karachi, and Elphinstone Institu
tion, Bombay ; joined service in
the education department, 1863 ;
was Principal, Training College,
Hydrabad, Sind ; Translator and
Referee to Educational Depart-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KHILKANI,
ment ; was a Councillor, Hydrabad
IMunicipality : has been granted
100 acres of land besides pension ;
Rao Bahadur, 1897. Address:
Bhiria, Hydrabad (Sind), India.
Khimsipur, Rao of ; Udit Narayan
Singh ; b. 1907 ; succeeded to title
the same year ; claims descent from
the old Rajas of Khor ; the head
of this family is the Raja of
Rampur (in Etah) and this branch
was founded by Udai Chand, who
settled in Modha in the ]Moham-
raadahad iMrgana, 1583; Title of
' Rao' always borne by the head of
the family was recognised, 1801.
Add7-ess: Khimsipur, Farrukhabad,
U.P., India-
Khwaja Ghulam-us-Sag Lain , B. A . ,
L.L.B. ; b, at Panipat early in the
seventies ; ediic. at Delhi ; secur-
ed Lord Lansdowne prize for an
eassy on the influence of European
Civilization in India and its method
of work ; Took his degree, 1883 ;
Helped the late Sir Syed Ahmed
Khan in tranlating English books
into Urdu ; Protested Mr. Glad-
stone on the American question
and the Indian Mussalnians:
L.L.B. degree of the Allahabad
University, 1895 ; joined Hydera-
bad service as Inspector of Schools
which he subsequently resigned ;
was Editor of " Asa,r-i-Jadid " (the
New Era ; was appointed Chief
Judge of the Marlakatia State in
the Punjab. Address : MarlnhSitin,
Punjab, India.
ihwaja Sir Salimulla, K.C.S.I.,
Nawab of Decca. [See Decca.)
(hwaja Yusuf Shah, the Hon'ble
Mr; Elected 3Ienibcr, Punjab
Legislative Council; Took his .seat,
1st January 1913.
[ider Nath, Rai Sahib ; b. ISfiO;
educ : at the Lucknow Canning
College ; a. s. of late Rai Bahadur
ilurli Manohar; entered Govern-
ment service as 'Commissariat
Agent at Lucknow, 1882 ; ac-
companied the Chitral Expedition
and the Nowshera Field Force.
1895 ; the Kohat Field Force,
1897 ; posted to the Punjab
Commissariat Department, 1897;
Provincial Durbarri; Govern-
ment Treasurer of the Lucknow
Treasury, and proprietor of the
firm of Rai Murli Manchur, Rai
Kidar Nath, Bankers, Contractors,
etc. Address : Lalb&gh, Lii£-
knoir. U. P. India.
Kikelly, Surgeon Lt.-Ccl. Charles-
landolph, C.M.G. (1900), M.Y.
O.. J. P., M.B., B.Ch. (Dublin),
D.P.H. (London), retired; s. of
late Surgeon-General C.E.Kelkelly
of Drimcong, Galway ; b, 1861 ;
edvc ; Downside College ; Trinity
College, Dublin ; "was a Surgical
Travelling Prizeman ; Gold Meda-
list Nat. Sci. Dublin University;
was on the Personal Staff of Field-
Marshall H.R.H. the Duke of Con-
naught in India ; was present with
the Egyptian Campaign, 1898
(despatches, 2 medals and clasp):
South African War despatches, 2
medals and 3 clasps, C.M.G. 8
1899-02; Principal Medical Officer
Portland and Imperial Yeomanry
Hospitals, Transvaal. Publica-
tions. Trans. Antiseptic system in
Bilroths' Clinic; Report I. Y.
Hospitals, South-Africa. Address :
Drimcong, Galway. Clubs: Guards,
Royal Automobile.
King, INIajor Hon. Lt-Col. Alexander
James, D.S.O. (1900), The Kings
Own Pegt (retired) ; Asst. Comdt.
jVlounted Infantry, Salisbury
Plain ; b. 18G3; o. s. of late Rev.
Edward King B..\. ; cdiic : Radlcy
College joined .Yrmy in the King's
Own Regt, 1884 ; Ca'pt, 1892; served
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King.
with Eg\'ptian Army in Camel Corps
in Dongola Expedition, 1896 ;
expedition', IS'JT ; Khartoun
expedition, 1898 ; (despat-
ches three times, order of 4th class
IMedjidieh, Brevet-Major): ap-
pointed A.D.C. to Lieut-Gen. Sir
Archibald Hunter K.C.B,, D.S.O.,
in India, and in South African
Campaign in 1899 ; was present
during the siegeof Ladysmith, and
commanded the Kimberely j\Iount
Corps in the relief of Mafekingf^de-
spatches three times; Dongola Ex-
pedition, 1896 f4th class IMedjidieh)
South African Campaign, 1899-
1900 ('despatches thrice, Queen's
medal, 5 clasps, D.S.O.j. Major
1902. Address : Tertowise House,
Aberdeenshire. Clubs: Navaland
Military, Hurlingham.
King, SirGeorge, M.B.,L.L.D.,F.R.
S.. K.C.I.E., (1898), CLE. (1890),
I.M.iS. (retired) ; joined service,
1865 ; House Surgeon, Medical
College Hospital, Calcutta, 1866 ;
Superintendent, Royal Botanical
Gardens, Professor of Botany,
Medical College, Calcutta, and
Superintendent, Cinchona planta-
tions in Sikkim, 1871 : was quino-
logist. 1879 ; retired, 1898. Publica-
tions: 'Manual of Cinchona culti-
vation in India', editor of 'Annals
of the Royal Botanical Gardens,
Calcutta'. Address : c/o of India
Office, London.
KING, Sir Henry Clark, Kt, (1906),
Solicitor and Notary Public and
Commissioner, High Court, I\Iadras;
b. 1857; s. of Rev. C. W. King; m.
Ethel, e. d. of J. Alderson Smith
of Wheatcroft, Scarborough; educ :
Durham ; IMarlborough ; Articled
to A. S. Field of Leamington, 1875;
-arrived in India, 1880 as Assistant
to Tasker and Wilson ; now senior
partner in the firm of King and
Josselyn, Madras ; was one of the
228
three secretaries of Madras in con
nection with the reception of T. R
H. the Prince and Princess of
Wales, 1906. Out of India.
Clubs : Purham County ; ]\Iadras.
King, Sir Henry Seymour, M.A.,
F.R.G.S., K.C.I.E., (1892), M.P.
(c) Central Hull, 1885-1911; s. of
Henry Samuel King, J. P., Chiq-
well, Essex; 6. 1852; edztc: Charter-
house; Balliol College, Oxford ;
Lieutenant for the City of London;
a Governor of Charterhouse; ^ilayor
of Kensington, 1901-02; head of
the firm of Henry S. King & Co.,
London; King, King, & Co., Bom-
ba)-; and King, Hamilton, & Co.,
Calcutta. Recreations; Golfing,
Yaching, and Alpine Climbing.
Address: 25, Cornwall Gardens,
South Kensington, clubs: Athen-
aenun, Carlton, Roval Automobile.
King, Lucas White, B.A. L.L.B.,
L.L.D., F.S.A.; C.S.I. (1898); e.s,
of late Deputy Surg-Gen-Henry
King. Principal, Medical School
Madras; b, 1856; vi. Geraldine,
e. d. of late Alfred Harml-worth
Temple ; Educ: Ennis Coll. an-
Dublin University ; Exhibitioner,
and Honour man. Trinity Coll,
Dublin 1878 ; Assist. Resident,
Mvsore (1887); First Assistant to
the A.G.G., Central India (1888);
Deputy Comr. Derah Ismail Khan
1890-95 ; Political officer, Zhob
Valley Field Force 1890 ; Politi-
cal officer, Waziristan Field Force
1894 (despatches, medal and clasp)
Boundary officer Indo-Afghan De
marcation Commission 1895
Deputy Comr. Peshawar 1895
Deputy Comr. Kohat 1897-1900 -
Political officer Kohat. Kurram
Field Force, and of the Tirah
Expeditionary Force, 1897-98 (des-
patches, medal with three clasps,
INDIAIS^ BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1905.
King.
C.S.I. ; Deputy Comr. Kangra ;
Comr. Lahore ; Comr. Salt Rev-
nue, Northern India ; Comr. Mul-
tan ; Comr. Rawalpindi ; Corona-
tion medal, 1902 ; resigned I.C.S.;
Professor of Oriental Languages,
Dublin University, 1905; J. P.
Dublin, 1905. Member, Society
of Antiquaries of London, and Ire-
land ; Member of Royal Asiatic
Society, London and Dublin.
liecr:atio7is ; shooting, archaeology
and philolof^y. Publications:
Brochures on Oriental Numisma-
tics, and Monograph on the Orak-
zai Country and Clans. Address :
RcBbuck Hall, Dublin; Clubs:
Junior Carlton ; Kildare Street
Dublin.
King. Colonel Walter Gawen, M. B.
C. ]\r., D. Ph., C. I. E., (1899),
1. ]M. S. (retired) ; s. of late
J. H. King ; b. 1851 : m. Laura,
0. d. of late William Marret ; join-
ed I. l\r. S. 1874 ; became Colonel,
1906 ; served with 31st Regt. M. I.
and 5th Eurmah Regt. Civil Ser-
geon, 1877 Supt. of Jail, 1878 on
Several occasions surgeon toH. E.
the Governor of Madras, Professor
of Physics, Presidency College,
Madras Professor of Hygrene,
Madras Medical College Special
Sanitary Officer, Madras City Supt.
Central Jail, Mandalay Supt.
Government Lunatic Asylum.
^Madras Inspector of Vaccination,
and Deputy Sanitary Conimission-
er, Madriis ; on special duty in
charge of the Animal Vaccine
Dept. Madras. 1891-1892 Sanitary
Commissioner for Madras, 1894
Sanitary Commissioner and Ins-
pector-General, Civil Hospitals,
Burma, 1906-8 received special
thanks of Madras Government for
services in the famines of 1876-77
and the famine of 1896-97, "'The
King Institute of Prventive T.Iedi-
cihe" was named after him by the
Government of Madras, 1903
Fellow of the Sanitary Institutes.
Fellow of the Royal Institute of
Public Health, Fellow of the
Madra University member. Educa-
tional Syndicate, Burma ; mem-
ber of Court of Visitors, India,
Institute of Science ; awarded
Mary Kingsley medal by School
of tropica 1 Medicine, Liverpool,
1909. I'uhlications : Simple Sani-
tary Rules during Cholera Epide-
mics ; the Plague Inspector ;
official reports of sanitary subjects.
Address : Yondercott. Uiiculme,
North Devon -
King-King, Lt-Colonel James
Garwood, D.S.O. (1900), The
Queen's ; General Staff Officer ; b.
1363; s. of Capt. Francis J. King-
King, late 13th Hussars; m. 1st,
1887. Annie {d. 1889); 2nd. 1892,
Diana May, o. d. of Frederick
Sillem of The Grejn, Esher; enter-
ed army, 1883; Captain, 1891; serv-
ed North-West Frontier, India,
1897-98 (desiiatches); Tirah E.xpe-
ditionary Force (despatches, brevet
of Majorv, medal with two clasps);
South Africa, 1899-1902 (despat-
ches twice. Queen's medal, 3 clasps,
King's medal, 2 clasps, D.S.O.) ;
J. P., Hereford. Address: Nordon
Hall, Leominster. Clicb: Array
and Navy.
Kingsale, 33rd Baron (1189), Michael
Constantine de Cowrey; s. of 32nd
Baron; h. 185fj; succeeded, LS'95; m.
Emily, d. of William Sinclair do
Courcy, 1880; Primer Baron of Ire-
land; Managing Director of IMorad
Tea Co., Ld., London; owns proper-
tv in India. Heir: i-.IIon'ble Mic-
hael W.R. do Courcy, Lieutenant.
32nd Sikh Pioneers. Recreations:
^Mechanical work, and Shooting.
Address: The Grange, Marie Hill,
near Cheltenham.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, .1915.
IvINLOCH.
KINLOGH, Major-General Alexnder
Angus Airlie, C. B. (1893), D. L.,
(retired); 5, Sidmouth, 1838 ; e. s.
of late ColonclJohn Grant Kenloch
of Logie and Kilrie ; m. Con-
stance Emma Mary , d, of late Fred
Beckford Long, 1867; educ; Royal
Military Acdemy , Woolwich ; joined
Army in Rifle Brigade, 1855 ; to
King Royal Rllle Crops. 1871 ; D
A.A.G. for musketry, India, 1870-
77; D.A.Q.M.G. throughout Afghan
war, and afterwards in India ;
mentioned in despatches; Brevets
■of ]Major and Lieutenant-Colonel ;
medal and 'i claps ; commanded 2nd
and 4th Batt, lv,R,R. and after-
wards three 2nd class districts in
India,' and 1st Brigade Chitral Re-
lief Force (medal and clasp); retired
with honorary rank of Major-Gene-
ral, 1895 ; Ovvns about 2000 acres
Publications : Large Game Shooting
in Thibet, the Himalayas Northern
and Central India, Recreations :
shoooting, fishing, and hawking.
Address : Logie, Kirriemuir, N.B.
Club : Army and Navy.
KIPLING, John Lookwood, CLE.,
(1880^ .Indian Educational Service
etired ; b. Pickering, 1837 ; e. s.
of 'late Rev Joseph Kipiing ; m.
Alice, d, of late Rev. G. B. Macdo-
nald, 1865; educ. Woodhouse Grove;
Architectural Sculptor Bombay
School of Art, 1865-75; Principal,
Mayo School of Art, Curator Central
Musom, Lahore, 1875-93. Pulica-
tion : Beast and Man in India-
Address : The Gables, Tisbury,
Salisbury.
Kipling Rudyyrd; L. L. D., Hon: D.
Litt, another , awarded Noble,
Prize for Literature, 1907 ; b.
Bombay, 1865 ; .s. of J. Lookwood
Kipling, CLE ; to. Caroline Starr
Balcstier, 1892, ediic; 1892; United
Services Coll., Westward Ho.
.N. Devon ; Assist, editor, Civil
230-^
and Military Gazette and Pioneer,
1882-89; travelled in China, Japan,
America, .Africa, and Australasia.
Publications: Departmental Dittes;
Plain Tales from the Hills;
Soldiers Three. In Black and
White, The Story of the Gads-
bys, Under the Deodars, Phantom
'Rickshaw. Wee Willie Winkie ;
Life's Handicap, The Light that
Failed,; Barrack-Room Ballads,
Many Inventions. The Jungle ;
Book; Second Jungle Book. The
Seven Seas. Captains Caurageous.
The Day's WorK, Stalky and Co.
From Sea to Sea (reprint of news-
paper articles), The Five Nations
Traffics and Discoveries Puck cf
Pook's Hill, Actions and Reaction.
Rewards and Fairies. Address :
Bateman's Bur wash, Sussex,
Club : Athenxum.
Kipk, Sir Henry Alexander, K.C
L E., (1912), C I. E, (1909),
Director-in-Chief, Indo-European
Telegraph Department, India Office
since 1902 ; b. 1847; s. of late K.
W. Kirk, M.D., H.E.I.CS.; educ ;
Edinburgh Academ}- andUniversity;
joined service as Assistant Superin-
tendent, Indian Telegraph
1870; on telegraph operation
during Bengal Famine, 1874 ; on
special duty constructing telegraph
lines in Rohilkhand for Prince of
Wales, 1876 ; on Northern Afgani-
stan Field Force telegraphs includ-
ing Investment Sherpur, 1879,
returned to India, 1880 (despat-
ches, medal with clasp, special
acknowledgment services by Vic-
eory) ; on special duty Viceregal
Assemblage, Rawalpindi, 1885 ; in
charge of Telegraph Workshops,
Calcutta, 1885 : thanks of Govt,
of India in connection with provi-
sion of ^Military Telegraph Equip-
ment, 1895; Director, 1900; retired,
1902 ; Senior Delegate from India
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 1915.
for the International Telegraph
Conferences, London, 1905 and
Lisbon, 1908. Recreations: shooting
and fishing. Address : The Old
Farm, Hotspur Park, Maiden,
Surrey. Chib : Oriental.
Kirpa Ram Misra, Rai Sahib, Diwan
of Raigarh : b. 18G8; edtic: High
School, Sambalpur ; Owns five
villages : has been Diwan of
Raigarh since 1901: has effected
considerable improvement in the
administration ; Rai Sahib, 1911.
Address: Raigarh, C.P. India.
Kirtikar, L.t Colonel K.R., I.M.S.;
b. at Bombay, 1849; educ: at Grant
^Medical College; Bombay; Proceed-
ed to England, 1874 ; Passed as a
^Member of the Royal College of
Surgeons, Royal College of Physi-
cians ; London, 187G ; returned to
India, 1877 and was posted to
Sholapur for medical charge of
the 19th Native Infantry ,• in
active service in the Afghan War,
1878-1880 ; Fellow of the Bom-
bay University, 1897 ; same year
he was Health Officer of the Bom-
bay Corporation. Retired, 1904.
Chairman of Pathee Prabhu
Relief Fund; Tusntee of the Aryan
Education Institute .■ Director of
the Deccan Education Society.
Puhlicntions: I n d i ra k a v j a"
" Bhakti Sudha," "Vilaplahiri,"
Address : Bombay, India.
Kisch, Hermann M., Bar-at-laW,
C.S.I. (1905), I.C.S. (retired) ; s. of
late Joseph Kisch; b. 1850; educ :
City of JiOndon Scliool, and Tri-
nity College, Cambridge; Joined
I.C.S. in Bengal, 1873 .• was for
sometime Under Secretary to Ben-
gal Government ; was Deputy
Secretary to Government of India;
in charge of Famine Relief works
in Bengal' and Madras, 1874 and
1877 respectively ; Postmaster-
General. Bengal, 1884; organised
posts for Sikldm Campaign for
which he was awarded medal and
clasp, 1888 ; represented India at
the International Postal Congress
at Vienna and Washington, and at
the Imperial Penny Postage Con-
ference, London, in the vears 1891.
1897, and 1898 respectively ; also
represented India at the Interna-
tional Postal Congresses held at
Borne and Rome in the years 1900
and 1906 respectively; was Director-
General of Post Offices, India ;
Member of Council, Bengal ; Fin-
ancial Secretary, Bengal, 1901-02 :
Divisional Commissioner, 1902 ;
retired, 190^. Address : 56, Lexham
Gardens, Kensington, W. Cluh:
East India United Service.
Kishen Pershad. Sir Maharaja
Bahadur, Raja-i-Rajayan, Raja,
K. v. I. E. (1903), G .C. 1. E.
(1910), Prime Minister (retired),
Hyderabad (D); b. 1864; educ:
first privately, and then at the
Madrassa-i-.\lia (school for Nobles),
Hyderabad ; is fond of poetry and
constanly composed verses even
when he was a boy. In token
of appreciation of his proficiency
in composing, he was granted the
title of " Shagird-i-Khas Asaf" Jah
(special pupil of His Highness)
a title rarely bestowed on a subject,
received his hereditary post of
Peishkar, 1892; was made Military
Minister; appointed Ofnciating
Prime ^linister, 1901 ; confirmed,
1902 ; claims descent from Raja
Todar IMal. the great Finance
Minister of Emperor .Xkljar, has
become the owner of all the .7agirs
of his maternal grandfather ; enjoys
full civil and criminal powers
within his Jaghir. Address :
Hvderabad (u), India.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KISHANGARH.
Kishangarh, Maharja of; H. H.
Maharaja Dhiaj Jtlaharaja
Madan Singh Bahadur, G.C.I.E.
(I'JOO); .s of lato Maharaja Sir
Sardul Singh Bahadur, G.C.I.E ;
b. 1884 ; succeeded to gaddi, 1900 ;
invested with full powers, 1905 ;
married the 2nd daughter of the
present Maharaja of Udaipur ;
belongs to Rathor clan of Rajputs,
and is descended from Raja Udai
Singh of Jodhpur ; area of the
State, 858 square miles ; popula-
tion. 9,973 ; revenue, over 4 lakhs;
maintains a military force of 220
regulars, 84 Cavalry, 1.3G infantry,
1,739 irregular, (836 Cavaly and
903 infantry), 35 artillery men,
and 65 guns ; entitled to a
salute of 15 guns. Address :
Kishangarh, Rajputana, India.
Kishan Sah, Rai Bahadur, Sir, K.C.
I.E. (1911); Honorary Magistrate,
Naini Tal, India.
Kitchener of Khartum, 1st Viscount
(1902) Horatio Herbert Kitchner,
Baron (1898), G.C.I.E. (1908), G.
C.S.I. 1909), G.O.B. (1898), O.M.;
G.C.M.G. (1902). K.P. (1911),
Commanding H.M's Forces ; s. of
late St. Col. H.H. Kitchener, Cos-
sington, Leicestershire; b in Crot-
ter House, Ballylongford, 1850;
edicc-.R.lSl. Academy, Woolwich;
joined Royal Engineers, 1871 ;
Palestine Survey, 1874-78; Cyprus
Survey, 1878-82 ; Commanded" Egy-
ptian Cavalry, 1882-84; Nile Ex-
pedition, 1884-85 (despatches, brevet
Lt. Col. Medal with clasp, 2nd class
Medjidie, Khedives star); Governor
of Sankim, 1886-88 (despatches.
Clasp) ; Soudan Frontier including
engagement at Toski (despatches,
C.B., and claspj, 1889 ; Adjutant
General, Egyptian army, 1888-92-
Sirdar, 1890 ; Commanded Dongila
Expeditionary Force, 1896 (pro-
moted Major-General K.C.B. 1st.
elass Oswanieh British medal,
Khedives medal with 2 clasps),
Commanded Khartum Expedition,
J898 (thank's of Parliament, raised
to Peerage, grant of £ 30,000, G.C.
B., 2 clasps to Khedives medal).
Chief of staff of Forces in South
Africa, 1899-1900 ; Commander-in
Chief, 1900-02 ; despatches, promot-
ed Lt. General and General, recei-
ved Viscounty grant of £50,000,
thanks of Parliament) ; Comman-
der-in-chief, India, 1902-9 ; ]\Iem-
ber of Committee of Imperial
Defence, 1910; Colonel comman-
dant Corps R.E., 1906, Field-Mar-
shall, 1909) Agent and Consul-
General, Egypt, 1911) in cemmand
of H.M'S. Force since the com-
mencement of the War. Heir
Lt. Col HE.C. Kitchener, Q.V.
Address : Broome Park, Canter-
bury Clubs : United service. Junior
United Service.
Kitchin Yen. Arthur, M. A. Rec-
to rof Rushden, and Rural Dean
of Higham Ferrers ; b. 1855 ; 3rd
s. of late Joseph Kitchin of Duns-
dale, Westerham, Kent; in. Edith
Ann, y. d. of late Thomas Everard
of Thurlaston ; educ : Westminis-
ter ; Christ Chruch, Oxford ; Dea-
con, 1878 ; Priest, 1879 ; Curate of
Bexlev Heath, 1878-82 ; Gulval,
Cornwall, 1882-83 ; Chaplain, Ben-
gal Ecclesiastical Establishment,
St. James, Calcutta, 1883 ; St.
Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, 1884-
89 ; St. Thomas, Calcutta, 1894-
]905 ; ofificiating Archdeacon of Cal-
cutta, 1887, 1900, and 1902 ; Ex-
amining Chaplain to the Bishop
of Calcutta, 1902-5; Archdesacon of
Calcutta, 1903-7. Address: Rushden
Rectory, Northamtonshire.
Kitson, Major-General Sir Gerald
Charles, C. M. (1901), C V. 0.
(1905), K. C. V. 0. (1912) Indian
Army ; s. of Rev. J. B. Kitson ; 6>
232
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KiRWAR.
KiFwar, Raja of ; Pratab Baha-
dur Singh ; h. 1876 ; succeeded
to title, 1SS5 ; educ : first at the
Wards Institution, Agra, and
afterwards at home under Euro-
pean tutors ; title of Raja re-
cognised and confirmed as here-
ditary, 1877; the estate compris-
es 64 villages in Sultanpur and
37 in Fyzabad. Address : Kur-
war, Sultanpur, India.
Kitson, Major-General Sir Garald
Charles, C.M.G. (1901), C.V.O.
(1905), K.C.V.O. (191-2) Indian
Army; s. of Rev. J. B. Kitson;
b. 1856 ; educ : at Winchester ;
joined service in the Army,
1875 ; attached to Staft Col-
lege, 18S5-S6 ; was Command-
ant of Royal Military College,
Kingston ; Military Attache to
British Embassy, Washington;
served in Manipur Expelition,
1891 (medal, despatches) ; D.A.
A.G., Meerut, 1S90-92 ; A.A.G.
at Umballa, 1892-4 ; m. Gwendo-
len, d. of H. D'O. Moule, q. v.
1894; promoted to rank of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, 1896 ; Command-
ant, Royal Military College,
Sandhurst, 1902-7; commanding
Jubbalpore Brigade, 1907 ; Jul-
landar Brigade, 1908 ; Command-
ing 2nd Division, India, 1909 ;
Quartermaster-General, India,
1909-12. Address : Rawalpindi,
India. Club : Naval and Military.
Knowles, Rev. J. Agent, London
Missionary Society in Southern
India; lived and v/orked in many
parts of South India for nearly
20 years ; advocated the adop-
tion of a system of phono typic
letters to the Indian vernaculars
with certain Romanic letters for
special Indian sounds; suggested
the appointment of a commis-
sion to enquire into the practi-
16-(«)
cability of a national alphabet
for all Indian languages ; deli-
vered an interesting lecture at
the Carton Hall on the subje ct
of " The Battle of the Charac-
ters, or an Imperial Script for
India."
Knollya, Major Louis Frederic, C.
M.G. (1877), Indian Army (re-
tired) ; 6. 18 47 ; 3rd .s. of late Can-
non W. F. E. Knollys ; educ : at
Radley, and at Marlborough;
Joined ser\^ice in the 2nd Light
Infantry, 1866 ; Major in the
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles),
1881 ; A.D. C. to Governor of
Mauritius, 1872; A .D. C, Fiji,
1875 ; Commandant. Armed Na-
tive Constabulary, Fiji, 1877 ; A.
D.C. to Governor of New Zea-
land, 1880 ; A.D.C. to Governor
of Ceylon, 1883 ; Inspector-Gene-
ral of Police and Prisons,
Jamaica, 1886 ; Inspector-Gene-
ral of Police and Prisons. Ceylon'
1891 ; Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Ceylon, 1899; suppressed a
rising in Fiji, and restored order,
1876; retired, 1902. Address:
The Wilderness, Dartmouth,
De^'on. Club : Army and Navy.
Knox, Hoa'ble Sir G. E., A7., (1906)
LL.D., Judge, High Court, Unit-
ed Provinces, India ; e. s. of late
Rev. George Knox ; b. 1846; educ :
Merchant Taylor's School; joined
I.C.S., 1865 ; formerly Legal Re-
membrancer to Govt, of United
Provinces, and Member of
Lieutenant-Governor's Council ;
Judge, High Court, ,\llah ibad,
from 1890. Publicitliuns : " Trea-
tise on the Indian Stamp Law ",
"Digest of the Criminal Law of
the Bengal Presidency." Address:
Nainital, Simla, and ' River
View,' Allahabad, U. P., India.
233
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KNOX.
Knox, Major General Sir Wiliiam
George, K C.B. (1900); s. of Gene-
ral T. E. Knox; b. 1847; ediic:
Royal Military Academy, Wool-
wich ; joined the Royal Artillery,
1867 ; served in the Abyssinian
Campaign and won a medal, 1867-
68 ; Ashanti Campaign (medal
and clasp), 1874 ; Afghan Cam-
paign, (despatches, medal and
claspl, 1878-79 ; Zulu and Trans-
val Campaign (despatches, me-
dal and clasp, Brevet of Major),
1879 ; defence of Ladysmith and
operations in O.R.C. (despatches
5 times, Queen's medal, 4 clasps.
King's medal 2 clasps K.C.B.) ;
Commanding 23rd Brigade, South
Africa ; G.O.C. Irish Command,
8th Division ; Major-General,
R.A. 3rd Army Corps, since 1902.
Recreations : shooting, fishing and
hunting. Address ■ Sherborne
Street, John, Hants. Clubs
Naval and Military, Travellers
Kolhapur, Maharaja of ; His High
ness Maharaja Sir Shaghn Cha
trapatlMaharaj, G.C.S.I. (1895)
G.C.V.O. (1903), LL.D., M
R.A.S. ; b. 1874 ; succeeded to
the gaddi as aminor, 1884 ; educ
first privately under the guar-
dianship of Mr. Stuart Mitford
Fraser, C.I E., I.C.S., and at
Rajkumar College, Rajkot; In-
stalled, 1894 ; s. of Jayasingarao
Ghatge SarjarraoVazarat Maab ;
adopted by the Kolhapur family ;
the Maharaja is an agriculturist
and has projected a large tank to
irrigate 20,000 acres of land at
a cost of 75 lakhs of rupees ; Has
patronized the Kolhapur Cotton
Spinning and Weaving Mill to sti-
mulate local industry; hereditary
title of Maharaja conferred, 1900;
maintains a force of 710 men;
is entitled to a salute of 19 guns.
Recreations : Polo and Shikar.
Address : Kolhapur, Bombay
Presidency, India.
234
KoUfngode, Z&mindar of; Yenga-
nad Raja Yasadeva Raja Yaliya.
Narabidi ; an enlightened and
respected landholder of the
Malabar Coast ; represented his
class in the Madras Legislative
Council a few years ago ; is
greatly interested in the social
and educational progress of his
contrymen. Address : KoUen-
gode, and Madras, India.
Kotab, Maharao of; His Highness
Major Sir Umed Singh Bahadar,
K.C.S.I., (1900), G.C.I.E. 1907,
G.C.S.I. 1911; b. 1873; suc-
ceeded to gaddi, 1889 ; is an
Honorary Major of the Brit-
ish Army ; is entitled to a salute
of 17 guns ; remitted all arrears
of Land Revenue (59 lakhs of
rupees) in his State, at the time
of the Coronation of Emperor
Edward VII ; is an able admin-
istrator, much interested in the
welfare of his peasantry; area of
the State, 5,684 square miles;
population, nearly 699,000.
Address: Kotah, Rajputana,
India.
Kothandarama Naidu, T., Dewan
Bahadur, 1907, Dewan of San-
dur ; b. 1848 ; was Tahsildar of
Royadrug, Bellary District ; ser-
vices lent to Sandur, where he
is now the Dewan; Address:
Sandur, Bellary District, Madras
Presidency, India.
Kotharl, Jehanglr Horronsjl, Land-
ed Proprietor, Karachi ; b 1857 ;
educ : at home and at the
Karachi High School ; has tra-
velled extensively and has visit-
ed almost every part of the
world ; is President of many
charitable institutions ; is a
member of the Royal Society
of Arts, and the North British
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KOTHARI.
Academy of Arts ; Life-Governor,
Royal Masonic Institution for
boys and girls, London ; Honor-
ary Magistrate, Member of the
Cantonment and Municipal Com-
mittees, Karachi ; is a Lieuten-
ant in the Sindh Volunteer
Rifles. Recreation : Sailing. Ad-
dress: Karachi, India. Clubs:
Ripon, Zarastrian and Parsi In-
stitute, Kcirachi.
Kratser, Edward d% J. P, I.S.O. ;
Assistant Controller of Revenue?
b. 1S54; s. of Peter Cornelienus
de Kretser ; ?w Alice Grace
Anjou, 1877 ; ediic : Colombo
Academy, now Royal College ;
joined service as clerk. Colonial
Office, 1872 ; became Chief Clerk,
1892 ; Director, Widow and Or-
phans Pension Fund, 18 9 7;
Manager, Public Service Mutual
Guarantee Association, 1901 ;
Secretary, Ceylon Savings Bank,
1908 ; ex-offioio Secretary, Public
Service Mutual Provident Asso-
ciation, 1893-1900, and President,
since 1901 ; Auditor, Department-
al Funds of the Police and the
Registrar-General's Depart-
ments ; Assistant Auditor-Gene-
ral, Ceylon Civil Service, 1801-7.
Address : Gracelyn, Bambalapi-
tija, Colombo, Ceylon.
Krishna, Sip Balachandra, Bom-
bay; b. 1852; edur: at the El-
phinstone High School, and Grant
Medical College, Bombay; pass-
ed the L.M. examination, 1883;
joined service first as Assistant
Surgeon in the Jamsetjee Jeejee-
bhai Hospital, and then as Assist-
ant Surgeon, Palanpur Hospital;
Principal, Vernacular College of
Science; became Chief Medical
Officer, and Durbar Physician,
Palanpur State; set up private
practice in Bombay; 1885; Fel-
low, Bombay University; Mem-
ber of the Syndicate for the
Faculty of Medicine, Bombay ;
Member, Bombay Corporation,
and Member, Legislative Council,
Bombay; was President of the
Bombay Corporation, 1898-99 ; is
now President of the Hindu
Calendar Reform Committee.
Address : Bombay, India.
Krishnamacliari, Gopalaswamf,
B.A., B.L., Rao Bahadur (1911),
Hyderabad (Deccan); passed
B.L. 1889; commenced practice
in Hyderabad (Deccan) ; became
Advocate General, Hj^derabad;
Secretary ta the Legislative
Council, Hyderabad. Address :
Hyderabad (Deccan), India.
KrUhnamacharlar, S , Rao Sahib
(19001, B.C.E., retired Executive
Engineer ; b. 1855 ; ediic : Kumba-
konam College, and the Madras
Civil Engineeruig College; pass-
ed B.C.E., 1877 ; entered service
in the P.W.D., rose to the posi-
tion of Executive Engineer; his
splendid work in the famine of
1877 secured for him extra ser-
vice towards pension. Address :
Madras, India.
Krishnan, Cheruvari, M.A., Dewan
Bahaduri 1913), Bar at-law, acting
Chief J udge. High Court of Small
Causes, Madras ; b. 18(J8 ; passed
B.A., 1887 ; called to Bar (Middle
Temple), 1890; enrolled as an
Advocate, Madras High Court,
1891; joined service as 3rd Judge,
Madras High Court of Small
C luses, 1906 ;acting Chief Judge,
1909-10: ag. Chief Prosidoncy
Magistrate, from 23r(l May to
24th Novoini)er 11*10 ; re /ertod as
2nd Judge of tiio Court of Small
(Causes and was made acting
Chief Judge, 1912. Address:
" Shenstone Park ", Harrington's
235
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Krishna N.
Road, Chetpet, near Madras,
India. Club : Cosmopolitan.
Krlshnon, E. K.. B.L., Dewan
Bahadur (1898 \ Tellicherry ; b.
1841 ; educ : Provincial School,
Calicut; entered Government Ser-
vice, as English Writer of the
Civil Court of Tellichery, 1861 ;
Malayalam Translator, Madras
High Court, 1864; passed B L.
degree 1865; Sub- Judge, 1883;
retired, 1896; re appointed as De-
puty Collector of Malabar, 1899 ;
again retired, 1901; has since
been the Chairman, Tellicherry
Municipality. Publication : "Life
of Churia Cannan", first Mala-
yalam Deputy Collector; " Birds
of Malabar" and "Birds of Telli-
chery." Address : Edathil House,
Tellicherry, Madras Presidency,
India.
Krisbna Bao, Hon'ble Araancharia
Scbba Rao, B.A., B.L., Vakil,
Nellore ; s. of Mr. Amancharla
Subba Rao Pantulu ; B.A., 1895 ;
B.L , 1901 ; is a non-official
representative in the Madras
Legislative Council of the Muni-
cipalities and Taluk Boards of
Nellore, Cuddapah and Chittoor
Districts, since 1913; Vice-Presi-
dent, Nellore District Board ;
Councillor, Nellore Municipality ;
Member, Venkatagiri Raja's
High School Committee, Nellore ;
presided at the Guntur District
Conference held atBapatla, 1913,
Address: Nellore Town, Madras
Presidency, India.
Krishna Rao, Jangamkote, B.A.
Bar-at-Law, Madras; belongs to
an ancient Madhawa Karnataka
brahmin family whose members
had distinguished themselves in
the service of the Mysore State
as well as of the British
236
Government ; b. at Jangamkote,
Kolar District, Mysore State,
1869 ; educ : at the Madras Chris-
tian College, 1899 ; was tutor in
history in the same College till
1894 ; passed the 1st grade Plea-
dership examination, Madras,
1894 ; removed to Bangalore and
began practice as an Advocate ;
proceeded to England, 1899; call-
ed to Bar (Gray's Inn), 1902 ;
returned to India and set up prac-
tice in the Madras High Court;
has visited the United States of
America, and the Dominion of
Canada ; a social reformer and
has set an example of inter-caste
marriages. Address : 36, " Edin-
burgh House," Singanna Chetty
Street, Chintadripet, Madras^
India.
Krishna Rao, Kochcharlaliota
Ramaohandra Yenlcata, B.A.,
Zamindar, Polavaram ; Member,
Madras Legislative Council re-
presenting the Zamindars of the
Northern Circars ; b. at Pola-
varam, 1871 ; educ : at the Raja-
mundry College ; passed B.A.,
1897 ; succeeded to the Estate,
1900 ; travelled all over India ;
started the Andrabhashojeevani
Society for the resuscitation of
Telugu Literature, 1895 ; started
a Telugu Magazine, "Jaraswati,"
1898 ; established a Hospital at
Polavaram and a Choultry at
Kothapalli ; contributed liberally
to the Widow's Home at Raja-
mundry. Address: Cocanada,
Godaveri District, Madras Presi-
dency, India. Club: Cosmopoli-
tan, Mount Road, Madras.
Krishna Rao, Palle, B.A., B.L.,
Deputy Collector^ Chingleput
District; 6'. of late Mr. P.Chentsal
Rao, Sheristadar, Board of
Revenue, Madras; b. 1865; educ :
in the Presidency College,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Krishna Rao.
Madras; passed B.A., 18S6; enter-
ed service as Sub-protem Deputy
Collector, 6th class, 1890 ; passed
B L., 1890; in charge of the offise
of the Collector, Chittoor Dis-
trict, for a short period in 1911 ;
Deputy Collector, 1st class, Octo-
ber 1911 ; General Duty Deputy
Collector, Saidapet, since June
1913. Address: Saidapet. near
Madras, India.
Krishna Rao Vinayak Sharanga-
panl, B.A., L.L.B., Rao Bahadur,
Baroda ; b. 1854 ; educ: at Broach,
Guzarat, and" Dhulia High
Schools ; passed B.A., from the
Elphinstone Coll ege, Bombay,
and the LL.B., 1879 ; entered
serv^ice as Assistant Judge and
gradually rose to the present
position of Naib Dewan ; was a
member of the Committee ap-
pointed for codifying Hindu Law;
was also Private Secretary to H.
H. the Maharaja of Baroda.
Address : Baroda, India.
Krishna Rao, Wasadeo Vlulye,
B.A., CLE. (1911), Rao Bahadur
(1S95); Member, Council of Re-
gency, Indore State, since 1902.
Address : Indore, Central India.
Krishna Sastri, Hoskote, B.A . Rao
Sahib 1911, Assistant Archseolo- •
gical Superintendent for Epigra-
phy, S. Circle; b. 1870; passed
B.A., 1899 ; joined service as
Assistant Archaeological Superin-
tendent for Epigraphy, S. Circle,
1908 ; Officiating Government
Epigraphist for India for a short
period; reverted to his place,
1911. Address: Ootacamund.
Nilgiris. Madras Presidency,
India.
Kriahnaswamy Ayyar, Appathural
Ayyar, B A., Rao Bahadur (1895);
b. 1856; passed B A., 1879 ;
joined service as 5th class clerk,
Accountant-General's Office,
1887 ; Superintendent, Account-
ant-General's Office, 1887; Mana-
ger, Office of the Inspector-Gene-
ral of Police, Madras, 1888 ; As-
sistant Commissioner of Police,
Madras, 1900 ; in charge of the
office of Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Madras, from 14th May
to 17th June 1904; Deputy Com-
missioner of Police, 3rd grade:
1906 ; Retired, 1910. Address :
Mylapore, Madras, India.
Krishnaswaray Ayyar, Dr. E. 8.,
B A., MB. & CM , District Medi-
cal and Sanitary Officer, Mysore,
b. at Erode, in the Madras Pre-
sidency, 1863 ; educ : Native High
School. Madura, Government
College, Kurabakonam, and the
Madras Medical College ; passed
BA , 1887 ; M B. & CM. same
year ; joined the Mysore Medi-
cal Service as Sub-Assistant Sur-
geon, 1889; St. Martha's Hospital,
Bangalore, 1888 ; promoted to
the grade of Assistant Surgeon,
1889 ; in medical charge of Kadur
District, 1890; ex-officio Vice-
President, Hassan Municipality,
from June 1890 ; Civil Surgeon,
Shimoga, 1893-94; reverted to
Bangalore, 1894; accompanied
the Dewan on a tour in Northern
India, October 1894 ; Health Offi-
cer, Bangalore, 1898 ; Special
Plague Officer, Kolar Gold Fields,
1899 ; worked in the Bacteriolo-
gical Laboratory, Bangalore,
October 1899 ; Health and Chief
Plague Officer, Bangalore, 1900 ;
Civil Surgeon, Kolar Gold Fields,
1901-06; District Medical and
Sanitary Officer, Bangalore, 1907 ;
Civil Surgeon and District Me-
dical and Sanitary Officer, and
Superintendent of Jails, Mysore.
1907; visited Ceylon, Burma, and
a great part of Northern India;
is invested with the powers of a
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Krishnaswmi Ayyar.
2nd class Magistrate. Address:
Mysore, India.
KrishnaBwam! Aiyar, P S., Diwan
Bahadur (1894) ; b. 1S95 ; descen-
dant of a brahmin family who
have furnished a long list of
subordinate officials in the Tan-
jore District ", educ : Government
College, Kumbakonam ; entered
the service of Pudukkotah State,
1878', rose to the position of Joint
Magistrate and Deputy Diwan,
Peshkar; conducted the enfran-
chisement of the Inams in the
State ; h:s chief distinction lay in
the methods he adopted for
bringing to justice those concern-
ed in the famous train dacoity
case of 1893 ; retired, 1902. Ad-
dress : Kodimangalam, Tanjore,
Southern India.
Krlshnaswanii lyergar, A., ISO.,
1912 ; retired Deputy Commis-
sioner, Salt and Abkari Depart-
ment, Madras ; joined service as
an Accountant, P. W. Examiner's
Office, Madras, 1876; became
Deputy Collector, 1891 ; Assist-
ant Commissioner of Salt, etc.,
1892; retired, 1912. Address:
Mylapore, Madras, India.
Krisbnaswami Iyengar, N., B A ,
B.L , Rao Bahadur. (1909); Ex-
member, Madras Legislative
Council ; connected with various
Associations of the District and
is a prominent citizen of Kumba-
konam ; b. 1863 ; educ : Govern-
ment College, Kumbakonam,
and the Madras Presidency
College; passed B A.,18S2; B L.,
1885 ; apprenticed to the late
Sir V. Bhashyam Aiyangar ;
appointed District Munsift of
Kumbakonam which he subse-
quently gave up. Address:
Kumbakonam, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
238
KFishnaswarni Rao, Conjeevaram,
B.A., B.L., Rao Bahadur, (1911) ;
3rd Judge, Court of Small Caus-
es ; Madras, b. 1867 ; educ : Gov-
ernment High School and the
Presidency College, Madras ;
passed B.A., 1886; B L., 1888;
enrolled as Vakil of the High
Court, 1889 ; commenced practice
in Madras ; joined service as act-
ing District Munsift, 1894 ; con-
firmed, 1895; became Subordinate
Judgfl, 1907; gave evidence before
the Royal Public Services Com-
mission in their sitting at Madras,
1912 ; appointed 3rd Judge, Court
of Small Causes. Madras, 1914.
Address: Triplicane, Madras,
India.
Krishnaswanii Rao, Kanchf, Dewan
Bahadur, (1895), CLE , (1898),
Dewan of Travancore (retired);
belongs to a respectable Madhwa
Desastha brahmin family ; s. of
late Mr. Kanchi Venkat Rao;
b. 1845; educ: Madras Govern-
ment High School (now the
Madras Presidency College) ;
joined Government service as
Record-keeper, Collector's office,
Nellore, 1864; became Huzur
Sheristadar ; transferred to Judi-
cial department as District Mun-
sift, 1870; became Sub- Judge,
1878 ; services lent to H. H. the
Maharaja of Travancore ; was
Judge of the High Court of that
State: became Chief Justice,
1884; became Dewan of the State,
1898; retired, 1904; was a iiiem-
ber of the Travancore Legislative
Council for 15 years, and was its
President for 6 years ; is now one
of the leading citizens of Mad-
ras, and is prominently associat-
ed with all public movements ;
President, Madras National
Fund and Industrial Associa-
tion; President, Triplicane Hindu
High School Committee; Presi-
dent, Madhwa SidhantaOnnahini
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KRISHNASWAMt RAO
Nidi, Ld., Triplicane ; President,
United India Life Insurance Co.,
Madras ; was Chairman of the
Reception Committee of the In-
dian National Congress held at
Madras, 190S. Address : ' An-
antha Vilas, Tholasingaperumal
Covil Street, Triplicane, Madras,
India.
Krishnaswami Rao, M. 0 , B.A.,
Vice-President. City Municipa-
lity, Mysore ; s. of Muhatub
Ganghadhara Rao of the Mysore
Palace service', belongs to a
family which has been closely
identified with the State service
for the past two centuries ; one
of the ancestors of the family,
Bacha Rao, held an appointment
next only to that of the Dewan
in the time of Maharaja Sri
Krishna Rajendra Wadiyar III ;
the faithful services rendered to
the State by members of this fam-
ily are referred to by Messrs.
Buchanan and Wilks! b. at
Mysore. 1870 ; eluc : Maharaja's
College, Mysore, and the Madras
Christian College ; passed B. A.,
1890 ; studied in the Madras Law-
College for some time ; joined
the Mysore service as Revenue
Probationer, 1896 ; became De-
puty Amildar, 1898 ; worked as
Amildar in various places ; As-
sistant Commissioner and Vice-
President, City Municipality,
Bangalore, 1906 ; was ex-offi:;io
Secretary to the Extension Com-
mittee ; transferred to Mysore
as Vice-President of the Munici-
pality, and ex-offi:;"o member.
Board of Trustees for the Im-
provement of the City of My-
sore, 1908. Address : Mysore,
India. •
KristoDas Law, Raja, Calcutta; es.
of late Maharaja Durga Charan
Law, CLE.; h. at Chinsurah,
1849; head of the firm of Messrs.
Kissen Law and Co., Calcutta ;
owns extensive house and land-
ed property in Calcutta, and
Zemindaries in the Zi Purgun-
nas, Cuttack, Midnapur, Jessore,
Khulian and Tipperah ; Hono-
rary Presidency Magistrate, and
Governor of Mayo Hospital,
Calcutta ; Trustee of the Victoria
Memorial Fund ; Member,Bengal
Chamber of Commerce ; V i c e -
President, British Indian Asso-
ciation; Member, Imperial
League ; President, Subarvarnick
Charitable Association ; was
Sheriff of Calcutta. Address :
No. 3, Cornwallis Street, Cal-
cutta, India.
Krlsnavarnia, Shiamji, B. A., (Ox-
ford), now in Paris, France ; 6. in
a Native State in India ; educ :
fi r s t in India ; proceeded to
England and joined the Oxford
University, where he graduated ;
lived for many years in England,
and was of considerable help to
Indian students in England;
founded the " India House " in
London, to serve as home and
headquarters to Indians visiting
England ; started a monthly
journal styled the "Indian
Socialogist," which has been de-
barred from circulation in India;
is a lawyer by profession and was
called to the Bar at the Inner
Temple; was for some time in
Government service, w hich lie re-
signed ; founded the Herbert
Spencer Scholarship of O.cford
for the purpose of advancing the
cause of India ; one of the con-
ditions of the Scholarship is that
the holders shall not receive or
accept Government service in
India; has been living out of
British Dominions since 190>J.
Address: Paris, France.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Krumbiegel.
Krombiegel, Oustav Herman,
Superintendent, Govern ment
Gardens and Museum, Mysore
State ; h. at Lohmen near Dres-
den, 1865 ; educ: at Wilsdraft and
Dresden, Germany ; was horti-
cultural apprentice at Pillnity ;
appointed in the Agricultural and
Fruit Department, Schaverin
(Maclenburgh), Royal Garden,
1884 ; connected with the work
of landscape gardening at Ham-
burgh, 1885-87 ; proceeded to
England, 1888 ; worked in Hyde
Park, London, propagating, de-
signing and laying out flower
beds; joined the Royal Botanical
Gardens at Kew, attended lec-
tures and passed in all the sub-
jects ; appointed on the staft of
the Royal Botanical Gardens,
Kew, where he remained from
1890-93 ; attended the South
Kensington University Lectures
and won prizes and certificates
in Geometry and p e r s p e c tive
drawing; came out to India to
bein charge of the State Gardens,
Baroda, 1893; carried out elabo-
rate architectural work, such as
fountains, bridges, pavilions, etc.,
in the Gaekwar's estate at Oota-
camund; appointed to be in charge
of State Gardens, Mysore, 1908 ;
has greatly improved the State
Gardens, as pleasure resorts, etc.
Address : Mysore, India.
Kamana.Edu'i' Blkaji, Khan Baha-
dur (1911); Treasurer, Paper Cur-
rency and Government Reserve
Treasury, Bombay ; 6. at Surat,
1853 ; educ : Elphinstone Col-
lege, Bombay ; entered Salt De-
partment, 1875 ; appointed to
present post, 1903. Address : 347,
China Bazaar, Kalbadevi Road,
Bombay, India.
Kumar Laxrnan Rao Bhonsle, Raja,
Nagpur. Central Provinces ; 2nd
240
s. of late Raja Bahadur Janoji
Sahib Bhonsle ; claims descent
from the Maharanas of- Udai-
pur ; the estate was under the
management of the Court of
Wards, and was partitioned be-
tween himself and his brother,
Raghoji Rao. Recreations •.'R\d-
ing. Address : Nagpur, C.P.,
India.
Kamaraswaini Naik, B. J , B.A.,
Deputy Commissioner, Banga-
lore, and President of the Banga-
lore City Municipal Council; 6.
1863; educ-.Central College; pass-
ed B.A., 1885; entered the service
of Mysore Government as a
Revenue Probationer, 1885; serv-
ed at Malakani and other cen-
tres till 1889 ; appointed Assist-
ant Commissioner, 1893; Super-
intendent of Police, 1898 ; trans-
ferred to Revenue Department,
1907 ; became Deputy Commis-
sioner since 1908. Address:
Bangalore, Mysore Province,
India.
Kumaraawami Sastrl.ralaraup Ylr-
aYallJ, B.A., B L., Diwan Baha-
dur (1911) ; Judge, High Court,
iVLadras ; belongs to a respectable
brahmin family whose members
have been occupying the posi-
tion of Judges and Lawyers ; s.
of late Mr C. V. Sundaram Sas-
tri, a leading lawyer of Madras ;
6. at Madras, 1870; erfi/c : Presi-
dency College, Madras; passed
B.A., 1890; B.L., 1893; enrolled
as Vakil, 1894 ; commenced and
enjoyed a lucrative practice, es-
pecially on the original side of
the High Court ; joined service as
3rd Judge of the Court of Small
Causes, Madras, 1905 ; Judge
of the City Civil Court, Madras,
1906—10; acting District and
Sessions Judge, August 1910 ;
confirmed, 19 12 ; Additional
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
KUMARASWAMI SASTRI."
Judge, High Court, Madras,
1913. Publication : Rules of the
High Court in its original
jurisdiction. Address : Tanda-
yarpet, Madras, India. Club :
Cosmopolitan.
KamharBain, Raja of; Hira Singh;
b. 1851 ; Succeeded to the gaddi,
1874 ; Claims descent from Kirat
Singh, the founder of the estate,
who acquired the property by
conquest . after the Gurkha war
of 1815, it was given over to Rana
Kahar Singh, on condition of
rendering feudal service to the
paramount power : area of the
State, 90 square miles ; poplation,
11,735. Address : Kumharsair,
Simla Hill States, Punjab, India.
Kanihar, Thakur of; Hardeo Singh;
b. 1893 ; succeeded to the gaddi,
1905; enjoys the usual adminis-
trative powers and claims descent
from the family of Gargh Rag-
hansi Thakurs; area of the estate,
80 square miles ; population,
about 3,000; revenue, Rs. 5,000.
Address : Kanihar, Simla Hill
State, Punjab, India.
Kanhi Raman Nayanar, Hon. Mp.
Y,B.A.,B.L., Vakil and Member
of the Madras Legislative Coun-
cil, representing the landholders
of Malabar, Anjengo and Tanges-
sari, and South Canara; passed
B.A., 1900; B.L., 1903. Address :
Calicut, Madras Presidency,
India.
Kunjan PlllaJ, Dr. N . M.A., B Sc,
Ph.D., Director of Agriculture,
Travancore State ; read a paper
on " Agricultural Education " l)e-
fore the South Indian Associa-
tion, Madras, 1911. Address :
Trivandrum, S. India.
Kurrl Sldauli, Raja of; Hon Mr.
Rampal Singh, CLE. (1894); h.
1867 ; ednc : Rae Bareli High
School and at the M. A. O.
College, Aligarh; succeeded to
the Estate, 1875 ; younger grand-
son of Raja Har Har Deo ; found-
ed Co-operative Credit Societies
in his estate; founded and endow-
ed hospitals ; contributed liber-
ally to the Hindu University
Fund, and the Hindu Boarding
House, Allahabad ; started the
Kshatriya Educational Society at
Rae Bareli for the education of
the poor of the Kshatriya com-
munity; connected with many
public institutions in various
capacities ; Fellow of the Alla-
habad University; Director of
the Allahabad Bank; and Mem-
ber, Legislative Council. Unit-
ed Provinces. Address : Sidauli,
Maharajganj, Rae Bareli, U. P.,
India.
Kurupam, Raja of; Sri Raja Yee-
rabhadra R»j8, Mahr-i-Doalan;
,s. of Sir Suryanarayana Raja ; />.
1877; educ : privately under Mr.
F. J. Moss, M. A., (Oxen); suc-
ceeded to the estate, 1898; t».
Lakshminarasayamma Garu de-
ceased), d. of late Sri Raja G.N.
Gajapati Rao, K.C.I E., of
Vizagapatam; became a member,
Newington Advisory Board,
Madras, 1905 ; invited to Madras
on the occasion of the visit of
H. R. H. the Prince and Princess
of Wales, 1905 ; nominated as an
Additional Member, Madras
Legislative Council, 190C ; Mem-
ber of the Committee for the
management of the I'asteur In-
stitute of South India, Coonoor.
1907 ; Member, Victoria Techni-
cal Institute and Central
Agricultural Committee,
Madras; keenly interested in
the work of the National Indian
Association ; President, Vizaga-
241
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KURUPAM.
patam District Social Conference,
1907 ; re-nominated a Member of
the Madras Legislative Council,
1908; has opened a dispsnsarj''
and a choultry at Kurupam, after
the name of his wife ', founded a
public market at Vizagapatam,
1905. Addres.'i : " Laplands,"
■^altair, Vizagapatam District,
Madras Presidency, India. Clubs:
Cosmopolitan, Madras and Wal-
tair.
Katch, Maharaja of; HiB Highness
Maharaja Dhlraj Mlrzan Sri
Khengarjl S a w a i Bahadur,
G.C.S.I. (1SS7); b. 1867; suc-
ceeded to the gaddi, 1875; area of
the State, 6.500 square miles;
population, nearly 500,000.
Address : ' The Palace,' Bhuj,
Kutch, Western India.
KnthaF, Bana of, Jagjit Sing; b.
1887; educ: Aitchison College,
Lahore ; succeeded to the gaddi,
1896 ; greatly intarested in im-
proving the administration ; area
of the State, 19 square miles ;
population, 4,0 17; revenue, Rs.
18,000 ; maintains a force of 40
infantry. Recr-eation : Garden-
ing, Address : Kuthar, Simla Hill
States, Punjab, India.
Kntlehr, Chief of; Raja Ram PaI,
C.S.I. (1904) ; b. 1849 ; s. of Raja
Narain Pal ; claims to be the
head o f an ancient Rajput
family whose members are
said to have ruled for over 200
generations ; m. 1st, sister of
Raja Shamser Sing of Rampur,
Bushahr State ; 2nd, d. of Raja
Mahendra Sein of Keontal State ;
one A-; educ : Shastri (nagari); join-
ed service as Sub-Registrar, Kut-
lehr, 1867; Judicial powers grant-
ed, 1875 ; First class powers to-
gether with a Sanad for good
242
conduct and morality granted,
1877; offered military service
in Afghan war, 1879 ; won gold
and silver medal, 1903. Address :
Kutlehr, Kangra, Punjab, India.
KuY/tit (Koweit), Ruler of; Bhaikah
SlrMubarafeSBin Subah, K.CS.L,
(1914) ; Koweit is a port of
Arabia at the north-west angle
of the Persian Gulf; is a British
Protectorate and is to be con-
nected with the Bagdad Railway-
Lachmandas, Rai Sahib. (1911),
Head Assistant to Inspector-
General of Prisons, U, P.;
brother of Pandit Basant Ram
Vaidya, an eminent Ayurvedic
Medical Practitioner and Astro-
nomer; b. 1852; educ: Bareilly
College; an expert swimmer
recognised by the Royal Hu-
mane Society ; owns house
property in Bareilly and Luck-
now. Address: Lucknow, U.P.,
India.
Lacba Shah, also known as Bba-
rat Shah, Raja of Makrai (see
Makrai).
Lahej, Sultan of; Sir Ahmed Bin
PadthJ, K.C.S.I., 1901 ; entitled
to a salute of 9 guns. Address :
Lahej.
Lahiri, Radhil<a Mohan, B.A., Rai
Bahadur ; b. 1863 ; educ : Queen's
College, Benares, and the Metro-
politan Institution, Calcutta;
joined service in the Postal De-
partment, 1887; became Super-
intendent of Post Offices, 1897;
reorganised the Dacca Postal
divisions; appointed Assistant
Director-General of Post Offices,
1911; a staunch social reformer.
Address : Calcutta, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Lajput Rai.
Lajput Rai, Lala, Lahore; s. of
Lala Radha Kishen, formerly
Urdu Teacher in a Government
School ; b. Jagraon in the district
of Ludhiana, Punjab, 1865; is a
Vaisya of the Agarvala sect ;
educ : Government College, La-
hore ! holder of a University
scholarship; passed the Firirt
Examination in Law, 18S3; Li-
centiate in Law. 1885 ; commenc-
ed practice in the Court of
Hissar; identified himself com-
pletely with the Arya Samaj ;
took an active part in the found-
ation of the Dayanand Anglo-
Vedic College ; proceeded to
America, 1905 ; organised a Hin-
du Orphan Relief Movement ;
keenly interested in the political
welfare of his countrymen; took
a leading part in the political
discussions of the time ; deported
for his political views, 1907 ; re-
leased about the beginning of
1908. Publications : Life of Maz-
aine. Garibaldi (Urdu), Sri Krish-
na ; also ' the story of my deport-
ation'. Address : Lahore, Punjab,
India.
Latdlaw, Sir Robert Kt.,(1909),F.R.
G.S., Partner, Messrs. White-
away, Laidlaw & Co. ; s. of late
William Laidlaw ; b. Bonchester,
Ronburgshire, 1856 ; educ :
Parish Schools of Kirkton and
Denholm ; m. Mary Eliza, widow
of W. L. Francis; British Com-
missioner to International Opi-
um Commission, Shanghai, 1909 ;
Chairman, Whiteawav, Laidlaw
& Co., Ltd., M. P. (L) for the
Eastern division of Renfrew-
shire, 1906-10 ; made a gift of
Rs. 75,000 to the authorities of
the Y.M.C.A., Calcutta, to be
utilised for the construction of
the buildings of the association
one at Wellington and the other
at the Bow Bazaar Street, Cal-
cutta, 1913; made a gift of
£50,000 towards a scheme of
European education in India,
1913; also made liberal gifts to
many a religious and educational
institution at Calcutta. Recrea-
tion : Golf. Address : Warren
House, Hayes, Kent. Clubs :
Reform, National. Liberal.
Lalbhai Dalpatbbai. Sardar; b.
1864; eUic: St. Mary's College,
and Elphinstone College, Bom-
bay ; President of the Committee
of Management of the Shetrunja
temples in Kathiawar ; General
Secretary of the Jain Confer-
ence for many years ; Direc-
tor of many Railway, Naviga-
tion, Spinning and Weaving Com-
panies ; has built a Dharmasala
at Ahmedabad and a girls'
school ; floated the Saraspur
Manufacturing Company, 1897,
the Raipur Manufacturing Com-
pany, 1905; Member, Ahmeda-
bad District Board; State Guest
at Delhi Durbar, 1911. Address :
Ahmedabad, Bombay Presi-
dency, India.
Lai Chand, M.A., Rai Bahadur,
(1904), Advocate, Punjab Chief
Court ; Fellow of the Punjab
University. Address: Lahore,
Punjab, India.
Lalji Walji Salt Sahib. Khan
Bahadur, (1S98I, M e r c h a n t,
Madras; 6. 1858; General Mer-
chant ; Commission Agent, and
Miner; exports Indian carpets.
Mica and Madras'embroidery ;
imports English and continental
sundries ; owns considerable
landed property in and around
Madras; partner of a well-
known and leadinR firm of mer-
chants, Madras ; is closely con-
nected with public movements,
particularly those relating to
the welfare of the Moslem
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Lalji Walji Sait.
community ; Honorary Secre-
tary, Madras Anjuman-i-Islai-
ma", Member, Madras Branch of
the Moslem League! Mem'jer,
Southern India Chamber of Com-
merce, Madras. Proprietor of
the Self-guarding Safe Factory.
Address : No. 37/3S, Ungappa
Naick Street, Georgetown, Mad-
ras, India.
Lal'ubhal Asbram Shah, M.A.,
LL.B., Judge, High Court, Bom-
bay ; was Government Pleader
and Public Prosecutor! also
Member of the Legislative Coun-
cil, Bombay, till 1912 ; Judge,
High Court, iSombay, since 1912.
Address : Bombay, India.
Lallabhai Hathe Singh. Rao Sa-
hib (1904); b. 1846; educ :
Sanand and Ahmedabad ; joined
Police Department, 1869 ; rose to
the position of Superintendent
of Police from which he retired ;
owns landed property ; was a
Member of the Sanand Munici-
pality for a few years. Address :
Sanand, Ahmedabad, Bombaj^
Presidency, India.
Lamb, Richard Amphlelt, C.S.I.,
(1909) ;K.C.S.I. (1911); s. of late
William Lamb; ni. Kathleen,
2nd d. of Lieutenant-Colonel J. P.
Barry, 1901 ; educ : Highgate
Grammar School ; joined I.C.S.
as Assistant Collector and Ma-
gistrate, 1879 ; was Forest Settle-
ment Officer, Khandesh; Deputy
Commissio*ii.er, Burmah, 1887-90
(medal with clasp) ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate. Bom-
bay; Chairman, Poona Plague
Committee, 1897 ; acting Chief
Secretary to Government of
Bombay, 1904 ; K. I. H. (1st
-class), 1909 ; Commissioner,
Central Division, 1905; Member,
Indian Excise Committee, 1905-
244
6 ; Chief Secretary to Gevern-
ment. Bombay, 1907, Member,
Executive Council, Bombay, 1910,
Recreations : motoring, bicycling.
Address: c/o Grindlay and Co.,
54, Parliament Street, S. W.
Clubs : East India United Service,
BycuUa ; Yacht, Bombay ; Club
of Western India, Poona.
Lambert, Sir Johr, K.C.I.E.,(1893),
I.C.S., (retired); s. of Rev. A. L.
Lambert; b. 1838; in. Annie, d.
of Lieutenant-General F. D. At-
kinson, 1869; joined service in
the Bengal Police as Assistant
Superintendent, 1863 ; became
District Superintendent; official
visitor of Jail and Lunatic Asy-
lums, 1872 ; Deputy Commission-
er of Police, Calcutta, 1874 ;
transferred to Foreign Depart-
ment, 1882-84 ; acting Commis-
sioner of Police, Calcutta, 1885-
86; confirmed, 1889; Member,
Legislative Council, Bengal, 1892-
95; retired, 1897. Address : HI,
Harcourt Terrace, S.W. Club :
Oriental.
Lamlngton, 2nd Baron, (1880),
Charles Wallace Alexander Napi-
er Cochrane Balilie, B.A., G.C.
M.G., (1900),G.C.I.E. (1903),D.L.,
J.P., B.A., F.R.G.S. ; b. I860;
s. of 1st Baron ; s. father, 1890 ;
m. Hon. Mary Houghton Hozi-
er; y. d. of 1st Baron Newlands,
1895 ; educ : Eton and Christ
Church, Oxford ; Assistant Pri-
vate Secretary to Lord Salisbury
(Prime Minister), 1885-86 ; M.P.
(C) for North St. Pancras, 1886-
90 ; travelled from Siam to Ton-
quin, 1890-91 ; Governor of
Queensland, 1895-1901; Gover-
nor of Bombay, 1903-07 ; owns
about 12,000 acres of land. Re-
creations : Shooting, fishing. Ad-
dress : Lanarkshire, Clubs : Turf,
Carlton, Wellington ; New Edin-
burgh.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Landon.
Landon, Perceval, B.A., Bar.-at-
law, Journalist and Author I /;.
1869; s. of late Rev. Edward
Henry Landon ; educ : Hertford
College, Oxford ; called to Bar
(Inner Temple) , 1895 ; Secretary,
Oxford Union Society, 1891 ;
Special Correspondent for the
Times, S. A. W&r, 1889-1900 ;
joint editor o f the ' Friend ',
Bloemfontein ; Private Secretary
to Governor of New South
Wales, 1900; Special Correspon-
dent of the ' Daily Mail,' during
Delhi Durbar, 1903 ; Special Cor-
respondent of ' The Times,' in
the expedition to Lhasa, 1903-04 ;
Special Correspondent to the
Daily Telegraph during Prince
of Wales' visit to India, 1905-06 ;
Persia, India and Nepal, 1908 ;
Russian Turkestan, 1909 ; and
Egypt and Soudan, 1910; is on
the staft of Daily Telegraph ;
has travelled in several parts of
the world. Publications ; Helio-
tropes, 1903; Lhasa, 1905; Under
the Sun, 1906 ; The story of the
Indian Mutiny, 1907; Rev. Edges,
1908 ; The House Opposite ; For
the Soul of the King (translated
from the French), 1909; Ad-
dress : 83, Charlwood Street, S.W.
Club : Beefsteak.
Landor, A. Henry Savege, F.R.I.,
F.R.G.S., Artist, and Explorer ;
2nd s. of Charles Savege Landor;
b. in Florence; educ : Licco
Danfe, Institute Tecnico, Flor-
ence; also in Paris; travelled
extensively in the East visiting
Japan, China, Corea, South
Mangolia, Tibet, India, Nepal,
Yezzo, the Kurile Islands, Phil-
lippine Islands, Sulu Archi-
p e 1 a g o , Persia, Beluchistan,
America, Australia, Egypt,
Panama, etc.; is the first Euro-
pean to find both sources of the
Brahmaputra and locate their
exact position ; set at rest the
problem that no range higher
than the Himalayas existed ;
explored the Central Mindanayo
Island ; is unmatched in moun-
taineering, having reached 23490
feet on Mount Lumpa in Nepal,
1889 ; is the first to discover the
" White Tribe " (mansakas; ; ac-
companied the allied troops on
the march to Pekin ; is the first
Anglo-Saxon to enter the For-
bidden City on the day of Allies'
entry ; travelled from Russia to
Calcutta, 190i ; was cruising in
the Sulu Archippellagoes and in
the Phillippines for nearly a
year, and visited many miner
Islands ; crossed Africa in its
widest part travelling a distance
of 8.500 miles and ending his
journey at the most westerly
point of that continent, 1906,
Publications : Alone with the
hairy Ainu, or 3,800 miles on a
Pack-saddle ; Corea or the land
of the morning calm ; In the
Forbidden Land ; the Gems of the
East ; An Explorer's Adventures
in Tibet, etc. Address ; c o Grind-
ly and Co., 54, Parliament Street;
Calappaino Empoliper, Vinci,
Italy, Clubs : Grosvenor, Aero.
Lane, Major-Qeneral Charles
Stuart. C. B., (1907), Lato of the
Indian Army ; s. of late Richard
Lane ; b. 1831 ; educ : privately ;
ni. Anne Josephene, d. of Rev.
R. B. Boys, 1852 ; joined the
Indian Army and served in the
Indian Mutiny, 1H57 (Medal witli
two clasps) ; served in Bhutan
Expedition, 1863 ; Afghan War,
1858-79 (Despatches, Medal);
retired, 1882. Address : 24, Crom-
well House, Nightingale Road,
South-Sea.
Lane, Colonel Cla>ton Turner
C.l.M (1895), .1. P., Indian Army
(retired) ; 3rd .■<. of late .lames
Lane of Knockeevan, Camber-
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Lane.
ley; h. 1842; educ: privately;
joined Indian Army as Ensign
in Bengal, 1858 ; m. Nicholas
Arbuthnot, d. of late William
AUardyce of Aberdeen; transfer-
red to the Punjab Police as As-
sistant Superintendent ; became
Superintendent, 1863 ; transfer-
red to Berar, 1865 ; Inspector-
General of Police, Hyderabad
Assigned Districts ; 1877 ; Depu-
ty Commissioner, 1895 ; retired,
1896. Address : D o w n f o 1 d,
Guildford.
Lane, Lieutenant-Colonel William
Byam. I.M.3., Inspector-Gene-
ral of Prisons, Nagpur, C.P.,
India ; b. at Antigua, West In-
dies, 1866 ; e'^itc : Christ's Hos-
pital, London ; proceeded to Ger-
many and joined the Nuenheim
College, Heidelberg; returned to
England and was attached to
St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
London, as a student ; joined the
I.M.S., 18S8 ; served for some
time at the Royal Victoria Hos-
pital, Netley; arrived in India and
was posted to Station Hospital,
Allahabad, ^889; transferred to
the Military and was placed in
Medical charge of XI P.W.O.,
Bengal Lancers, now XI (King
Edward's Old) Bengal Lancers ;
transferred to the 45th Sikhs,
1890; served with the Hazra Field
Force, 1891 ; served with other
regiments and was in charge
of A. 20 Native Field Hospitals ;
served with the Chitral Relief
Force, 1895 ; attached to the
base Hospital (No. 4 Native
General Hospital), Nowshera,
during the whole of the Frontier
Expedition; Civil Surgeon and
Superintendent, Central Jail,
Montgomery, 1899; services pla-
ced temporarily at the disposal
of the Punjab Government,
1902; transferred to C. P., and
posted as Officiating Superinten-
246
dent. Central Jail, Jubbalpore,
1903; appointed as Inspector-
General of Prisons, 1905 ; holds
the Hazra medal and clasp, and
the Waziristan clasp, and the
Chitral medal and clasp. Ad-
dress : Nagpur, C.P., India.
Lang, Colonel Arthar Moffat, C.B.,
1908, R.E. (retired); e. s. of
Arthur Lang, I.C.S., of West
Hill ; b. 1832 ; edtic : Rugby ;
Cheltenham ; and the Military
College at Addiscombe ; joined
Army, 1852 ; was thrice mar-
ried ; served in Indian Mutiny,
1857-58 (despatches 4 times
medal, 3 clasps); became Colo-
nel, 1881 ; held appointments in
both Military and Civil branches
of the P.W.D. ; was Principal,
Engineering College, Roorki;
Deputy Inspector-General for
Fortifications ; was Chief Engi-
neer in Beluchistan, Burma, and
the N. W. Provinces ; retired,
1889. Address : Box Grove
Lpdge, Guildford, Surrey.
Lannian, Charles Rockwell ; b. at
Norwich, Connecticut ; s, of
Peter Lanman ; educ : at the
Norwich Free Academy, 1867 ;
at Yale, 1871 ; studied Sanskrit
and linguistic science under
Whitney till 1873 ; proceeded
to Germany and studied at
Berlin, Tubingan, and Leipzig :
called to the John Hopkins*
University at Baltimore, 1876 ;
called to the Harvard Univer-
sity, Cambridge ; Professor of
Sanskrit; Massadhusetts, 1880;
Secretary, American Philologi-
cal Association, 1879-84 ; Presi-
dent of the same Association,
1882-90; Corresponding Secre-
tary, American Oriental Societv,
1884-94 ; Vice-President and
Joint-Editor of its Journal, 1894-
1905 ; travelled in India for col-
lecting Sanskrit and Prakrit
INDIAN BIO(>RAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Lanman.
books, etc., for Harbard Univer-
sity, 1888-89 ; Honorary Member
of the A. S. B., 1898 ; Member,
Royal Asiatic Society, 1902 ;
Foreign Member, Royal Bohe-
mien Society of Sciences, 1897 ;
lectured at the J. Hopkin's
Universitj"" on the poetry of
India, 1897 ; lectured at
Boston, on Indian Literature,
1898 ; LL. D, at Yale. 1902 ; is
editing, with the help of other
scholars, the " Harvard Oriental
Series " published by Harvard
University, which has raised iO
volumes of important Sanskrit
works such as the Jatakaraala,
Buddhism, Karpura Manjani,
Bhrad-Devata, Atharva Yeda, a
vedic concordance, Visudi-Maga,
Panchatantra. Sakuntala, Brah-
mins, and othur works. Recre-
tion : Walking, Swimming, Div-
ing and Rowizig. Adiress : 9
Farrar Street, Cambridge, Mass.
Lansdowne, 5th Marquiss of Great
Britain, (1784), flenry Ctias
Keath Petty Fitz M a u r i c p,
K.G., P.C, G.C. S.I., G.C.I.E.,
G.G.M.G., D.C.L., LL.D. ; e. s.
of 4th Marquiss ; b. 1845 ; suc-
ceeded father, 1866 ; /«. Lady
Maud Evelyn Hamilton, C.I., d.
of 1st Duke of Abercorn, 1869 ;
Lord of Treasury, 1869-72 ;
Under Secretary for War, 1872-
74 ; Under-Secretary for India,
1880; Governor-General, Canada,
1883-88 ; Governor-General, In-
dia, 1838-93; Secretary for War,
1S95-1900 ; Foreign Secretary,
1900-05; succeeded mother, 1895;
Trustee, National Gallery, since
1894 ; Lord Lieutenant of Wilts,
since 1896; owns 143,000 acres of
land ; heir and .s. of Earl of Herry.
Address : Lansden House, Berk-
ley Square. W ; Bowood Park,
Calne, Wiltshire ; Meikleour,
Perthshire ; Derreen, Kenmare,
Kerry. Clubs : Athenfpum, Re-
form, Brooke's.
Lascelles, Hon Sir Alfred George,
B.A., Retired Chief Justice,
Supreme Court, Ceylon ; 2nd s.
of 3rd Earl Harwood ; b. 1857 ;
educ : Universitv College, Ox-
ford ; B. A., 1881 ; called to
the Bar (Inner Temple), 1885;
K.C. Ceylon, 1902-1911; Chief
Justice, Supreme Court, Cevlon,
1911-1914 ; m. Isabel Carteret.
d. of late Franci« John Thyme
(M. Bath Covs) 1911. Address :
Colombo, Ceylon.
La Toaohe, BIr James John
Dlgges, K.C.S.T., 1901; /;. 1S44 ;
s. of William Digges La Touche;
educ : Trinitv College, Dublin ;
joined I.C.S. in the N.W.P.,
1S67 ; was Settlement Officer,
Ajniir, and at Gorakhpur ; Com-
missioner in Burma, 1886 ; Alla-
habad, 1901 ; Member Legisla-
tive Council, N.W.P., 1891 ; Chief
Secretary, 1S93 ; Additional Mem-
ber, Imperial Legislative Council:
Officiating L.euteijant Governor,
U.P. 1898 ; cunfirmed, 1901 ; re-
tired, 1906 ; proceeded to England
and was anpjinted IVlember of the
India Council, 1907. Address :
Killore Street, Dublin. Club: East
India United Service.
Laughton, Ool. Arthur Frederick,
C.B. (1886) ; Indian Army (retir-
ed) ; b. at Simla ; s. of llichard
Laughton, H.E., I.C.S. ; in.
Georgiana Emily, di. of General
H. Man, 1869 ; e hic : St. Paul's
school; ioined I.C.S.. 1857; In-
terpreter, Maaras IBth Infantry;
Interpreter, 3rd Palamcottali
Liglit Infantry; Interpreter. 66th
Foot; transferred to Police De-
partment ; served in tl\o Madras
Police, 1883 ■ in Commissariat
Department, 1863-88; served in
the Afghan Campaign, 1879-80 ;
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Laughton.
Principal Commissariat Officer,
3rd Burmese War, 1885-88 ; won
medal, two clasps, twice men-
tioned in despatches. Publica-
tion : Treatise on bread making
for the use of the Array in
India, published by order of
Government. Recreations: shoot-
ing, boating, photography. Ad-
dress : 11, Aberdeen Court,
Maida Vale. W". Club : Junior
Conservative.
Laurie, M., M.V.O., I.C.S., Com-
missioner, Irrawadi Division,
since 1912 ; educ : Watson's
College, Edinburgh, etc. ; joined
service, 18S9 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1901 ; President, Rangoon
Municipality, 1904 ; Commis-
sioner, Irrawadi Division, 1912.
Address : Bassein, Burma.
Law, James Macdonald, CLE.,
(1910) ; Deputy Inspector-Gener-
al of Police, Railways and Cri-
minal Investigation Department,
Burma; s. of William Trevor
Law ; educ : Lycee, Bordeaux ;
came out to Burma, 1874 ; joined
Burma Police, 1877 ; served in
Burma War, 1S85-86 (medal, bwo
clasps); District Superintendent
of Police; 1886; Deputy In-
spector-General of Police, 1906,
(received thanks of Local Gov-
ernment seven times, and special-
ly mentioned and commended
nineteen times in their annual re-
ports). Aress . Rangoon, Bur-
ma.
Lawley, Hon'ble Sir Arthur, K.C.
M.G., (1901), G.C.I.E., (190G),
formerly Governor of Madras ;
4th s. of 3nd Baron Wenlock ; h.
I860; Captam, 10th Hussars,1882;
served at Saukkim, 1884 ; Pri-
vate Secretary to Duke of West-
minster ; accompanied Earl Grey
to Rhodesia, 1896 ; was Admin-
istrator of Matabeleland, 1893 ;
248
Governor, Western Australia,
1901-02 ; Lieutenant-Governor,
Transvaal, 1902 ; advocated the
importation of Chinese labour
into South Africa ; appointed
Governor of Madras, November
1905 ; arrived in Madras, March
1906; assumed charge of adminis-
tration from Mr. Gabriel Stokes ;
his administration of the Presi-
dency is marked by two fea-
tures :— (1) the large number of
tours which he undertook to
make hmiself personally ac-
quainted with every detail of the
administration, and (2) the pass-
ing of the Madras Estates Land
Bill ; an oil-painting of Sir Ar-
thur and Lady Lawley was
placed in Council Chamber, Mad-
ras, 1915; ?«. Annie Allan, d. Sir
Edward Cunard, 2nd Baronet
1885. Address: 26, Portland
Place, London, W. Clubs : Turf,
Naval and Military.
Lawrence, Lady Hariet Catherine ;
d. of late Rev. Richard Hamilton,
and widow of Lord Lawrence,
[d. 1879), formerly Viceroy and
Governor-General of India, 1864-
68. Address : 5, Egerton Place,
London, S.W.
Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper, 1st
Bart. (1906), G.C.I.E. (1906),
K.C.I.E. (1903), CLE. (1891),
Member, India Council,
London; 6th s. of George Law-
rence, J. P. of Monmouthshire;
b. in Morton Court, near Here-
ford, 1857 ; educ : Cheltenham
College, and Balliol College,
Oxford; was first in the Compe-
titive Examination, 1877 ; enter-
ed service in Bombay, 1879 ; As-
sistant Commissioner in various
places till 1880 ; Political Agent,
1881-84; Under-Secretary, Punjab
Government, 1884-86; Under Sec-
retary Government of India,
1887-89 ; officiating Secretary to
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Lawrence.
Government of India, 1889 ;
Settlement Commissioner, Kash-
mir, 1889-95; Private Secretary to
Lord Curzon when Viceroy of
India. 1898-1903 ; Chief of the
Stafl of Prince of WaJes when
on tour in India, 1905 ; Hono-
rary Secretary to the Coun-
tess of Dufterin's Fund; has a
son, Rowland, b. 1886 ; 3rd Bart,
Coldstream Guards. Publications:
" The Valley of Kashmir." A'^-
dress : 22, Sloane Garlands, S. W.
Clubs : Bath, Beefsteek, Garrick.
Lawson, A B.. CLE. (1911), Editor,
" Madras Mail ; " b. 1863 ; o. sur-
viving .s. of Sir Charles Lawson ;
ediic : Deadham Grammar School,
and Dover College ; joined the
staft of the " Madras Mail ;" as
Manager, 1S83 ; was sub-editor,
Assistant Editor and Co-Editor ;
became Chief Editor, 1907; has
been Secretary, Chamber of Com-
merce, Madras, since 1893 ; was
Sheriff of Madras. 1891-93. Ad-
dress : ' Shortlands,' Nungumba-
kum, Madras, India.
Lawson, SIp Charles Allan, Kt.,
(1877) ; ,s. of late Jonathan Wise
Lawson ; 6. in London, 1838 ; in.
1st, Mary, d. of A. Webber ;
2nd, Catherine Jane, d. of
William Shaw, 1893 ; arrived in
Madras, 1863 ; Editor of the
•' Daily News," 1863 ; Editor,
"Madras Times," 1864-68; found-
ed and edited the " Madras Mail,"
1868 — 93; presented an Address to
Her late Majesty Empress Vic-
toria on the occasion of Her Dia-
mond Jubilee, on behalf of the
people of Madras, 1887 ; retired,
1893. Publications : British and
Native Cochin. ; ' At Home on
Furlough' ; ' The Private Life of
Warren Hastings'; ' Memoirs of
Madras', Club : Constitutional.
17-(r/)
Lawson, Eric 8t. John, Commis-
sioner of Police, Bangkok. Siam,
since 1903; b. 1889; 5th .s'. of
late George Lawson, F.R.C.S.,
Surgeon and Oculist to Empress
Victoria ; educ : Westminster
School ; joined service as In-
spector of Police, Burmah, 1891 ;
transferred to India, 1893 ; ser-
vices lent to Siamese Government
to assist in reorganisation of
Police ; received decoration of 3rd
class of White Elephant, 1894.
Recreations ; shooting. Aidress :
Bangkok, Siam ; The Hut, Saint's
Bay, Guernsey. Clubs : East India
United Service, British Bangkok.
Laxmilal, Dowlat Rai Uetha, Rai
Sahib (1893), Durbar Vakil,
Baroda ; b. 1856; educ: Baro-
da ; awarded a silver medal by
H. H. the Gaikwar of Baroda.
Address : Baroda, Central India.
Laynard, Hon'ble Sip Chaples
Peter. Kt., (1903), M.A., Chief
Justice, Ceylon, (retired) ; o. .s. of
late Sir C. Peter Laynard, K.C.M.
G. ; educ : Cheltenham College,
and St. John's College, Cam-
bridge ; called to Bar (I n n e r
Temple), 1873; ///. Ada Alexan-
drina, 2nd d. of A.A.J. Mortlake;
enrolled as an Advocate, Su-
preme Court, Ceylon, 1873; i)e-
came Solicitor-General, 1888 ;
acting Attorney-Goneral, 1891-
93 ; Judge, Supreme Court, 1893;
represented Ceylon at the in-
auguration of the Common-
wealth of Australia ; became
Cliief Justice, Supremo Court,
Ceylon, 1903. AdJress; The
Grey House, Longton Green,
Kent. Club : O.'cford, Cambridge.
Leach, IJrIgdr. Qenl. Harold Pem-
b e r t o D, D.S.O. (IH9I), IMv
Indian Army (retired) ; b. i8")li
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Leach.
4tli s. of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir
G. A. Leach, K.C.B./i.v ; joined
service in the Army, 1871 ; served
in Afghan War, 1878 (despatches
medal with clasp) ; became Cap-
tain 1883 ; served in S o u d a n
Expedition, 1881-85; (Brevet of
Major, medal with two clasps,
Khedive's Star) ; Lushai Expedi-
tion, 1888-89, (despatches, medal
with clasp) ; Chin Lushai Expe-
dition, 1889-90 (despatches, Bre-
vet Lieutenant-Colonel, clasp) ;
Chitral Relief Force (despatches
C.B. medal with clasp);Comman-
dant of Bombay Sappers and
Minors, 1890-91 ; Military Secre-
tary to Commander-in-Chief,
Bombay, 1891-93 ; Commandant
of Bengal Sappers and Minors,
1893-1900 ; became Colonel, 1894 ;
m Command of Peshawar Dis-
trict, 1896; D.Q.M.G. Head
Quarters, India, 1896 ; Brig.-Ge-
neral Commanding 2nd class
District, 1900-05. Address : 6,
Wetherby Gardens, S.W. Club :
United Service.
Leather, John Walter, Ph. D., F.I.
C. F.C.S. Agricultural Chemist
to' Government of India; s. of
John K. Leather, formerly of St.
Helens ; h. I860 ; c^uc : Bonn;
m. Annie, d of Job Henry Lyon
of St. Helans ; was Senior
Assistant to Dr. Voelciier of the
Royal Agricultural Society o f
England for 6 years ; joined ser-
vice in India as Agricultural
Chemist to the Government of
India, 1892 ; appointment ceased
after 5 years ; re-appointed as
Assistant Agricultural Chemist,
1898 ; promoted to the place of
Agricultural Chemist, 1902.
Publication : Investigation i n
the Chemistry of Indian Agri-
culture. Address : Pusa, Bengal,
• India.
Lee, Captain Renard, Monssieur;
Commandant, Lord Gendar-
merie Indiginer, Pondjcherry.
Adclreis : Pondicherry, S. India.
LePanu, William Joseph Henry,
B. A., Bar-at-law, I.C.S., (re-
tired); ediic : Kingstown
School, and Trinity College,
Dublin ; joined service, 1865 ;
acted in lower grades of t h e
service in various parts of the
presidency of Madras ; became
District and Sessions Judge,
1885 ; acting Member, Madras
Board of Revenue, 1890 ; Collec-
tor of Customs, Madras. 1895 ;
Member, Board o f Revenue,
1888 ; F a m i n e Commissioner,
1897 ; Additional Member, Legis-
lative Council, Madras ; retired,
1900 ; proceeded to Hyderabad
(Deccan) and has been practising
there ever since. Publications :
Salem District Manual. Ad-
dress : Saifabad, Hyderabad
(Deccan), India.
LefSwitch, Charles Gerrans, B.A.,
I.C.S., Nagpur; eluc: Christ
Hospital, and St. John's Col-
lege, Cambridge ; also University
College, London; passed I.C.S.
Examination, 1895; joined ser-
vice in the Central Provinces as
Assistant Commissioner, 1896;
Under Secretary to Chief Com-
missioner, 1903-05; 3rd Secre-
tary to the Legislative Council ;
has been Member of Council,
Central Provinces. Address:
Nagpur, C.P. India.
Le Geyt. Major-Genl Philip Harri-
son, Indian Army ; b. 1834 ; en-
tered the Army, 1851 ; served in
Persian Expedition, 1856-57 ;
(medal with clasp) ; Indian
Mutiny, 1858-59 ; became Major-
General, 1892 ; retired, the same
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Le Geyt.
year. Address : 17, Nightingale
Road, Calcutta, India.
Lehna Singli, Rana of Manasawal.
{See Manasaual.)
Leigh, Lieut-Colonel H nrv Percy
Poingdestpa, C.I.E., (1833); U.S.
L., (1907); Indian Army (retired);
/;. Jamaica. 1851 ; «. of late Col.
Henry Leigh of the OSth Regt. ;
m. Annie, d. of late W.R. Max-
well of 95th Regt., 1879 ; educ :
privately and at R.M.C. Wool-
wich ; joined Royal Artillery,
1871 ; Indian Staft Corps, 1877 ;
served in 2nd and Ifith Bengal
Cavalry ; entered the Punjab
Commission, 1879; special duty
in Eurru.n Valley, 1880 ; Politi-
cal Officer, 1st and 2nd Miranzai
Expeditions, 18i)l ; was a Com-
missioner in the Punjab. Clnbs :
Junior United Service, Bath.
Arldress: c;o India Office, London.
LeJy. 8ir> Frederic Styles Philpin,
K.C.I.E., (1905); C.3.I., (1901) ;
b. 1846 ; s. of late Rev. M. Phil-
pin of Alcester ; m. Helen ; d. of
Rev. Dr. James Mitchell of Poo-
na ; educ : Regent's Park Col-
lege and Pembroke College,
Oxford ; joined I.C.3., 1869 ; was
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, Talukdari Settlement Offi-
cer and Administrator of Sachia
State, successively; Administra-
tor of Porbunder State, 1886 ;
Member of Commission to en-
quire into the working of the
Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1891 ;
•Collector and Magistrate, Surat,
1892 ; Additional Member of the
Council of Bombay, since 1839 ;
Me'.iber, Imperial Legislative
Council, 1903 ; Chief Commis-
sioner, Central Provinces, 1904 ;
retired, 1905 ; Member of Royal
Commission on Decentralisation,
1907-8 ; contested (L.) Sevenoaks
Division, Kent, 1910. Pubiica-
tioii: Suggestions for the better
governing of India. Address :
Sevenoaks, Kent. Club : Albe-
marle.
LeMesupier, HavlUand, C I E
(1903); C.S.I., (1910); educ\
Rugby ; Balliol College, Oxford :
entered I.C.5., 1884; Assistant
Commissioner, Assam ; Assist-
ant Magistrate and Collector,
Bengal, 1832 ; Joint Magistrate
and Deputy Collector, 1833 ;
Magistrate and Collector, Ben-
gal, 1837; Commissioner, Dacca,
1906 ; Chief Secretary to Gov-
ernment of Bengal, 1903 ; Chief
Secretary to the Government of
Bihar and Orisa, 1912. Address:
Rangoon, Patna, Bengal. India.
Leutalgne, Captain E C, Private
Secretary to the Lieutenant-
Governor, Burma ; b. 1881 ; join-
ed service, 190+ ; promoted to
present rank, 1913. Address :
Burma.
La RossJgnai, Walter Aubin, I.C.S.,
Judge, Ambala, Punjab ; educ :
Victoria College, Jersey, and
Exter College, Oxford ; passed
I.C.S. Exanunation, 1831 ; joined
I.C.S. in the Punjab as Assistant
Commissioner, 1833 ; b e c a ni o
District and Sessions J u d g e,
1903 ; Temporary Additional
Judge, Chief Court, i'unjab, since
October 1914. Adiiress : Lahore,
Punjab, India.
Leslie, 8lP Bradford. K.C.I. K..
(1887), designer and builder of
bridges in Bengal ; b. 1831 ; s. of
late Charles R. Leslie, B.A. ; iii.
Mary Jane Eliza (d. 18S6) ;
Fellow of Calcutta University ;
Offi:;er de 'I instruction pui>li(iuo,
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Leslie.
France. Addj-css : 5, Chester
Gate, Regent's Park, N.W.
LInsaraj, Drs, H. (see Urs,
Lingarai.)
Low, Charles Kothbon^. F.R.G.S.,
Indian Navy ; .'^. of Major F. H.
Low of the 39th Bengal N.I. : b.
Dublin, 1837 ; great g. s. of the
45th Viscount Boyne, and 17th in
direct lineal descent from King
Edward I. of England, and 11th
from King James II. of Scot-
land ■) joined the Navy, 1853 :
was engaged in suppressing
piracy and slave trade in Indian
and China Seas, Persian Gulf,
Red sea, and the East Coast of
Africa ; was the first Librarian
and Assistant Secretary. Royal
United Service Institution, 1865-
68 ; represented the Indian Navy
at the Thanksgiving Ceremony
in St. Paul's for the recovery
from illness of the Prince of
Wales (late Emperor Edward
VII), 1872 ; at the Jubilee Ser-
vice of Empress Victoria, 1887 ;
in the Funeral Procession of
Her late Majesty Empress
Victoria ; at the Coronation of
late Emperor Edward VII ; and
also in the Funeral Procession
of late Emperor Edward VII ;
is a Referee to Royal Geo-
graphical Society. Puhlica-
tions : Tales of Old Ocean ;
Land of the Sun ; H'story of the
British Navy ; Life and Voyages
of Captain James Cook ; His-
tory of the Indian Navy ; Life
of Field-Marshall Sir G. Pol-
lock ; Life of Lord Roberts •
History of the British Army ;
Great African Travellers ; Her
Majesty's Navy ; Britannia's
Bulworks ; and a large number
of articles contributed to vari-
ous magazines. Add>-ess : Low-
navla,Lansdowne Road, Bourne-
252
mouth ; 36, Buckingham Gate,
S.W. riitb : East India United
Service.
Lucknow, 2nd Bishop of; Right
Rev. George Herbert Wetscott,
M.A. ; 4th s. of late Right Rev.
Brook F. Westcott, D.D., D.C.
L., Lord Bishop of Durham :
b. 1864 ; educ ', Marlborough
and St. Peter's College, Ca'^i-
bridge ; passed B.A., 18S5 ;
M.A., 1889 ; Ordained, 1886 ;
Priest, 1887 ? came out to
India as S.P.G. Missionary at
Cawnpore, 1889 ; Honorary
Canon, Lucknow, 1906 ; Bi-
shop of Lucknow from 6th
November 1910. Address ;
Lucknow, India.
Lakis, Surgeon-General Sip Char-
les Pardey, M.B., C.S.I., (1910) ;
K.C.S.I., (1911); F.R.C.3. (Ei g.),
Director-General, I. M.S. India ;
educ : St. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital ; was Principal of the
Medical College, Calcutta ;
First Physician, College Hos-
pital, Calcutta ; Director-
General, Indian Medical Stores,
since 1910 ; is an Additional
Member, Imperial Legislative
Council, India. Address : Delhi
and Simla, India.
Lamsden, General Sir Peter Stark,
K.C.B., (1879) ; G.C.B., (1885) ;
C.S.I. (1870) ; b. 1829 ; s. of Col.
T. Lumsden, C.B., educ : Ad-
discombe ; joined Indian Army^
1847 ; served in N.-W. Frontier
Campaign, 1851-4 ; on special
mission to Kandahar, 1857-8,
served in the Central India
Campaign, 1858 ; China War,
1860 ; with Bhutan Field Force,
1865; D.Q.M.G., 1S64-8 ; Q.M.G.,
1868-73 ; acting Resident at
Hvderabad, 1873; Adjutant-Ge-
neral, 1874-9 ; Chief of the Staft
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
LUMSDEN.
in India, 1879 ; A.D.C. to late
Empress Victoria, 1870-81; Mem-
ber of the Council of India, 1883-
93; British Commissioner for the
demarcation of the N.-W. Boun-
dary of Afganistan, 1884-5 ; D.L.
J.P. for the Counties of Aber-
deen and Bauft. Publication :
Lumsden of the Guides, 1889.
Adrlress : Buckromb-Dufttown,
Bauftshir. Club : United Service.
Lunawada, Rajah of ; Maharana
8ri Sir WaVhat Singhji ; K.C.I.E.
<1889) ; b. 1860 ; succeeded to
gaddi, as a minor, 1867 ; educ : at
the Rajkuraar College, Rajkot ;
formally installed, 1880 ; has
power to try his subjects for
capital offences ; is entitled to a
salute of 9 guns ; claims descent
from a Rajput dynasty whose
ancestors are believed to have
established themselves at Virpur
long ago ; the State came under
British control in 1886 ; area of
the State, 388 square miles ;
population, 60,000 ; revenue,
nearly 2 lakhs; pays a tribute of
Rs. 14,232 jointly to the British
and the Gaekwar of Baroada.
A d d 1- e ■'' s : Lunavada, Rewa
K a n t h a Agency, Kathiawar,
India.
LyalJ, Sir Charles Jamee, M.A.,
L.L.D., K.C.S.I., (1897) CLE.,
(1880), I.C.S., (retired) ; b. 1845 ;
s. of late Charles Lyall of Sussex
Gardens, W ; m. Lawrence Lyall,
d. of Henry Eraser, 1870 ; editc :
Kings College School, and
Balliol College, Oxford ; joined
service, 1867 ; became Under
Secretary to Government, N. W.
Provinces, 1871-72 ; Under Sec-
retary to Government of India
in Revenue, Agriculture, and
Commerce Department, 1876-80 ;
Secretary to Chief Commissioner,
Assam, 1880-83 ; Judge and
Commissioner, Assam Valley
Districts, 1883-84 ; Secretary to
Government of India, 1886 ;
again Secretary to Chief Com-
missioner, Assam, 1887 ; Judge
and Commissioner of Assani
Valley Districts, 1888-89 ; Secre-
tary to Government of India,
1889-94; Chief Commissioner,
Assam, 1894; Chief Commission-
er, Central Provinces, 1895-98 ;
Secretary, India Offi-e, 1898-
1910. Publicntions : Translations
of Ancient Arabic Poetry ; edi-
tion of 10 Ancient Arabic Poems;
articles in Encyclopoedia Brita-
nica. Addre s : S.S. Cornwall
Gardens, S.W. Club : Athenaeum.
Lyal), Lady Cora; widow of the
Right Hon'ble Sir Alfred Comyn
LyalL P.C, G.CLE., K.C.B.,
. etc., formerly Secretary to
Government of India (Home
Department). Address: 18,
Queen's Gate, London, S. W.
Lyall. David Robert. C.S.I.,(1891); b.
Ouchterlony House, Forfarshire,
N.B., 18 41;e. s. of late David
Lyall ; lit. Laura Agnus, d. of
late Major-General W. J. B.
Knyvett, 1866 ; educ: Edinburgh
Academy ; joined servic:; in Ben-
gal, 1861; acted in various lower
grades and became Inspector-
General of Police, L. P., 1883-87 ;
Commissioner of Chittagong,
1887-91 ; Commissioner of Pat-
na, 1891-92 ; Member, Board of
Revenue and Legislative Council,
1892-96 ; retired, 1896 ; Civil
Political OlHcorwith Chin Lusiiai
Expedition, 1888 (medal and
clasp) ; President of Cominitteo
toiniiuire into Military and Pub-
lic Works expenditure, Simla,
1894 ; Superintendent, Kooch
Bihar State, 1896-99. Llecrealions.
253
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Lyall.
Cricket, Racqets, Shooting.
Address : Metherclay House:
Bishop's Hull, Taunton. Clubs :
The East India United Service.
Lyall Sir James Broadwood, K.C.
S.I.. (1893), G.C.I.E., I.C.S.,
(retired) ; b. England, 1S3S ;
s. of Rev. Alfred Lyall, Rector
of Harbledown, Kent ; m. Kathe-
rine, d. of Rev. J. Cantly, 1874 ;
educ : Eton ; Haileybury College;
joined service in Bengal, 1857 ;
arrived in India, 1858 ; joined the
Punjab Commission, 1859; Resi-
dent in Mysore and Chief Com-
missioner of Coorg, 1883-87 ;
Lieut. -Governor, Punjab, 1887-
92, visited China, Japan, Canada
and the U.S.A. 1893 ; was ap-
pointed Member,Royal Commis-
sion on Opinion ; revisited India in
that capacity, 1893 ; President,
Indian Finance Commission,
1898. Recreations : Golf, Cy-
cling, Shooting. Address : Sta-
tenborough House, Eastry,
Dover. Chib : Athenaeum.
Lylp, Hoti'ble Henry Ward,L.L.B.,
Judge, High Court, U.P.,
India ; educ : at Winchester, and
Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; pass-
ed I.C.S., examination, 1884 ;
joined service, 1887 ; ser\^ed in
the lower grades of the service ;
was Deputy Superintendent of
the family domains of H.H.
the Maharajah of Benares,
1892 ; District and Sessions
Judge, 1897-02 ; Judge, High
Court, U.P. Address : Allaha-
bad, U.P., India.
Lyon, Hon'b'o Mr Percy Comyn,
C.S.I. (1908). I.C.S. ; s. ofWm.
Lyon ; b. 186 i ; editc : King's
School, Brunton, and Orial
College, Oxford ; joined I.C.S.
in Bengal ; was Private Secre-
254
tary to Lieutenant-Governor of
Bengal; served in various mofusil
stations ; became the first Chief
Secretary to the Govern. ,ient of
Eastern Bengal and Assam.
1905; Member, Board of Re-
venue, E. Bengal and Assain.
and Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, 1909 ; Member,
Executive Council, Bengal,
since 1912. Recreations, golf,
riding. Address : Calcutta, India.
Macbean, Major-General Forbes,
C.V.O. (1905) ; b. 1857 ; f. of
Colonel Forbes Macbean ; educ :
at Uppingham ; entered the
Army, 1876; served in the Afghan
War, 1879-80 ; in engagements at
Kabul and the march to Kanda-
har ; Transvaal Campaign: 1881 ;
Tirah Expedition, 18^7-98 ; se-
verely wounded ; South African
AVar, 18D9-1902 ; became Cap-
tain, 188i; Major, 1893; C.B„
and Brevet^Colonel, 1902 ; Colo-
nel, 1905 ; Major-General, 1911 ;
A.D.C. to H.M. the Emperor, j.
1907-11 ; Club : Army and Navy. ||
Macct, Muhammcd Zahiruddln.
B.A., Superintendent of Police,
Mysore State ; belongs to the
Kazi fajnily of Mysore whose
members have successively been
holding the post of Kazi of
Bangalore and its suberbs, and
whose claims for the office have
been recognised by the succes-
sive ruling dynasties ; b. at
Bangalore, 1872 ; educ : Central
College, Bangalore, the Madras
Christian College, and the Mad-
ras Law Colloge ; passed B.A.,
1893 ; studied for Law and pass-
ed the F.L. Examination, 1895 ;
was a scholarship holder from
the State of Mysore ; also held
a scholarship of Rs. 45 a month
from the Government of Hy-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Macci.
derabad ; joined the M^'sore
State service as Probationary
Assistant Superintendent of
Police, 1897 ; on plague duty on
the frontiers of the Chitaldroog
District, 1898 ; on plague duty
in Mysore, 1899 ; was Assistant
Superintendent of Police, French
Rocks,etc.; became Superintend-
ent of Police, 1904 '. on special
duty in Mysore during the
marriage of His Highness as also
during the visit of Lord Curzon
in connection with the installa-
tion of His Highness ; again on
special duty in Mvsore during
the visit of T.R.H. the Prince
and Princess of Wales, 1906 ;
promoted as Assistant Commis-
sioner and posted as Superin-
tendent of Police, Mysore ;
organised the " Sri Krishna
Railway Police Gymnasium "
for the cultivation of athletics
by the police force ; started a
co-operative society among the
Muhammadans of Kola-Kalum-
ru which has now developed
into the " Zahir-ul-Islam Co-
operative Society ". Publica-
tions ; " Urdu pamphlet on
Plague ", subsequently translat-
ed into English at the cost of
the State and distributed broad-
cast. Becreations : Gymnasium.
Address : Mysore, India.
Macdonnel), Antony Palrick, Ist
Baron, (1908), P.C., (190^)
G.C.S.L, (1879); (KC.I.E., (1893);
K.C.V.O., (1803) C.S.I. , (1888); .s-.
of Mark Ganey Macdonnell of
Shagh ; b. 1844 ; educ : Queen's
College, Galway ; entered B.C.S.,
1865 ; Secretary to Government
of Bengal, and Member, Bengal
Legislative Council ; Secretary
to Government of India (Home
Department); acting Chief Com-
missioner, Burmah, 1889 ; Chief
Commissioner, Central Provin-
ces, 1891 ; acting Lieutenant-
Governor of Bengal, 1893 I
Lieutenant-Governor of North
West Provinces and Chief Com-
missioner of Oudh, 1895-1901 ; for
sometime Member of the Council
of India ; Under Secretary for
Ireland, 1902-08 ; Hon'ble D.C.L.
Oxford, 1907; raised to Peerage
as Baron Macdonnel of Swin-
ford, 1908 ; m. Henrietta, d. of
Ewen Macdonnel, 1875. Address :
3, Buckingham Gate, S.W. Clubs:
Reform, and St. Stephens.
Macdonaldi Sir James Ronald
Lesli", K.C.I.E. (1904), C. B.
(1901) ; b. 1862 ; s. of Surgeon-
Major K. James Macdonald ;
edvc : at Aberdeen University
and Woohvhich ; entered the
Royal Engineers, 1882 ; served
in the Hazra expedition, 1888 ;
in the Uganda Railway Survey,
1891-2 ; Commissioner, Uganda
Protectorate, 1893 ; command-
ed the operations there, 1897-
8 ; in charge of British opera-
tions at Fashoda, 1896 ; com-
manded the Juba expedition,
1898-9 ; Brevet-Lieutenant Colo-
nel in the China expedition, 1903-
4 ; Commandant of Presidency
Brigade, Calcutta, 1905 ; Luck-
now Infantrv, 1907 ; Troops in
Mauritius, 1909. Addiiss : Head
Quarter House, Mauritius ;
Club : Junior United Service.
Macdonald. Ran Bay ; Secretary,
Labour Party ; Journalist ; an
elltectivo writer on economic
subjects ; a speaker of great
force ; married a daugiitcr of
Mr. Gladstone ; tal<('s active
interest in Indian politics ; was
a member of the Uoyal Public
Services Commission in India,
1912. I'vblvation-- : "Awakening
of India." Adnii^s: No 3- Lin-
colns Inn Fields, London.
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Macdonald.
Macintosh. Henry James, I.C.S.,
Membei-, Legislative Council,
Behar and Orissa;0'?MC:Edinburgh
Academy and Christ Church
College, Oxford ; joined service,
1886 ; temporarily employed in
the Government of India (Home
Department), 1900 ; Financial
Department, 1893; Deputy Secre-
tary to Government of India
(Home Department), 1900;3ecre-
tary to Government (Municipal
Department), 1906; became Com-
missioner, 1909 ; transfered to
Bihar and Orissa, 1912 ; Member,
Legislative Council, Bihar and
Orissa, since 191;3. - ddress :
Fatna, India.
Mackarness. Frederic Coleridge,
M.A.,M.P.(L) Newbury Division,
Berks, smce 1906 ; .«. of Right
Rev. J. F. Mackerness, Bishop
of Oxford ; b. 1854 ; ediic : Marl-
borough ; Kribble College, Ox-
ford ; called to Bar (Middle
Temple), 1879 ; Advocate, Cape
Supreme Court, 1882 ; Revis-
ing Barrister, London, 1889 ;
Recorder at Newbury, 1894 ;
Professor of Roman-Dutch
Law, University College. Lon-
don, 1905-6 ; greatly interested
himself in Indian aftairs and
has put the largest number
of questions in the British
House of Commons, relating to
Indian matters. Address : 21,
Montpellier Square, S.W. ; 6,
Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C.
Club: Reform.
Mackay, Charles Gordon, M.A.,
Registrar, High Court, Madras;
educ : Christ-Church College,
Oxford, and Edinburgh Univer-
sity ; joined service, 1901 ; Assis-
tant Collector and Magistrate,
Madura, 1902 ; served in various
subordinate ranks in various
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mofussil stations ; on special
duty as Sub-Collector and Addi-
tional District Magistrate, Madu-
ra, April 1909 to November 1909 ;
again on special duty at Madura,
1910-1912; confirmed as Sub-
Collector and Joint Magistrate,
1912 ; appointed as Registrar,
High Court, Madras, 1913.
Address : Madras, India.
Mackenzie, Sir Alfred Robert Da-
vidson, K.C.S.I., (1907) ; b.
1835 ; entered Bengal Army,
1854 ; became Captain, 1862 ;
Major, 1872 ; Lieutenant-Colonel,
1878; Colonel 1882; served in the
Indian Mutiny, 1857-58 ; Afghan
war, 1879-80. Club : East India
United Service.
Mackenzie, Frederic D ; a talented
painter who did painting work
for the Government of India in
connection with the Delhi State
entry of 1903.
Mackenzie, Sir John William Pitt I
Minor, K.C.S.I. (1909); CLE. ■
(19^06) ;&. 1854; entered I.C.S.,
1874 ; formerly Under Secretary
to Government of India in Re-
venue and Agricultural depart-
ments,: and Chief Secretary to
Gevernment and Commissioner
in Sind ; Member of the Co'uncil
of the Governor of Bombay.
Address : Bombay, India.
Mackichan, The Rev.D, M.A.,D.D.,
L.L.B., Principal,Wilson College,
Bombay; b. in Glasgow, Scot-
land,1851; in. the rf.of Rev.Macri-
tehie ; joined the French Church
Theological College ; proceeded
to Germany for further study in
German languages and to get an
insight into the system of edu-
cation in that country ; ordained
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mackichan.
a Missionary, 1874; arrived in
Bombay the same year ; joined
the Wilson College as Professor
of Mathematics and Science ;
became Principal of the same
College, 18S4; Member of the
University Commission, 1902 ;
Vice-Chancellor, Bombay Uni-
versity, 1888-90 and again, 1902-
1904; Lecturer on Evangelistic
Theology, United Free Church
Colleges, Edinburgh, Glasgow
and Aberdeen, 1900-1902. Ad-
dress : Bombay, India.
Maclagan. Edward Douglas, M.A.,
C.S.I. (1909), Secretary to Gov-
ernment of India (Revenue and
Agricultural department), since
1910; s. of late General Maclagan,
R.E. ; b. 1864 ; educ : Winchester ;
New College, Oxford ; joined ser-
vice, 1885 ; served in various
lower grades of the service ; Un-
der Secretary to Government of
India (Revenue and Agricultural
departments), 1902 ; Chief Sec-
retary to Government of the
Punjab, 1906 ; Secretary to
Government of India (Revenue
and Agricultural Departments),
since 1910 ; Member and ex-
officio President, Board of
Scientific Advice, India ; m. Janet
Inches, d. of late Peter Fergu-
son, jute manufacturer; 7 s. and
2 (J.; Address: Simla and Delhi,
India ; Club : East India United
Service
Maoleane. Cliatles Donald. MA.,
Mus. Doc, I.C.S. (retired) ;
educ : Exter College, Oxford ;
entered service, 1865 ; Assistant
Collector, Madras, 1867; on
special duty for enquiring after
the relief of the poorer classes
in the Madras District, 1868 ;
acting Contonment Magistrate,
Saint Thomas ' Mount, till Nov-
ember 1868 ; Justice of the
Peace, .January 1869; acting
Under Secretary to Govern-
ment (Public, etc.. Departments)
till June 1870; proceeded to
Europe on furlough, June 1875 ;
returned and was posted as
acting Under Secretary to
Government, (Public Depart-
ment), and acting Canarese
Translator to Government, till
10th November 1876 ; on special
duty in preparing the Annual
Administration Report of the
Madras Presidency for 1875-76
till 20th February 1877 ; Tem-
porary Additional Sub-Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue, 21st
February 1877 ; on special duty
for revising the Standing Orders
of the Board of Revenue, 1st
October 1877 ; on special duty in
preparing the Annual Adminis-
tration Report for 1877-78 till
15th September 1878; acting
Under Secretary to Goverment,
(Re/enue Department), till April
1879; acting : Sub-Secretary,
Board of Revenue, till 15th Sep-
tember 1879; furlough to Europe
till 12th December 1880 ; Under
Secretary to Government, till
16th December 1880; Fellow of
the University of Madras, 1881 ;
Canarese Translator to Gov-
ernment till April 1881; Member,
Board of p]xaminors, 1882; acted
in the mofussil in various capa-
cities till October 1883; on special
duty at Madras in connection
with the preparation of the
Madras " Manual of Adminis-
tration ", 1883 ; acting C'ollector
of Sea Customs, etc., Madras,
1st February to 4th May 1884;
on special duty in connection
with the preparation of tlio
"Manual of the Administration
of the Madras Presidency ",
1881; reti'.-od, 1895. Address: c/o
India Office, London.
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Maclean.
Maclean, Frederick Garr. CLE.
(1903); M.LE.E. ; b. 1848 ;s. of
Moora ; >u. Robina Charlotte, d.
of J. P. Godby ; entered Tele-
graph Department, 1868 ; Direc-
tor-General of Telegraphs in
India, l'JOO-03 ; Superintendent
of Field Telegraph in Afghan
War ; became Deputy Director-
General, and Director-General ;
retired, 1903. Address: Abbots-
ford, Maybury Common, Wok-
ing, Surrey.
Macmiilan. Michatl. B.A., D. Litt.,
English Lecturer, Birmingham
University; b. Newton- Stuvvart,
N.B., 18)3; educ: Rugby and
Marlborough, is a B.N.C., Ox-
ford (scholar) in 1st class classi-
cal moderations , 2nd class final
classical schools ; B.A., 1876 ;
joined Indian Educational Ser-
vice as Professor of Logic and
Moral Philosophy, Elphinstone
College, Bombay, 1878 ; Princi-
pal and Professor of English
Literature, 1891-1907 ; Fellow,
Bombay University ; Delegate
of Bombay Asiatic Society to
Hanoi Congress, 1902 i retired
from Indian service, 1904; was
Wilson Philological Lecturer,
1891, 1892, 1895, 1901 and 1905 ;
English Lecturer, Bermingham
University since 1905. Publica-
tions : Essays for the young ;
Questions and Answers on Ele-
mentary Logic ; Annotated edi-
tions of Mamiion, Robeby, Para-
dise Lost I to IV, Vicar of
Wakefield, Suthy's Nelson, Ivan-
hoe, Pope's Homer's lUiod, Pride
and Prejudice, Othallo, Julius
Caesar ; School history of India ;
Promotion of general happiness ;
Globe Trotter in India ; Two
hundred years ago Tales of
Indian Chivalry ; Princess of
Balkh; In wield Mahratta
battle ; The last of the Peshwas ;
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Notes on the seige of Corinth.
Recreations : Rugby, Cycling and
Walking. Adilress : Edmund
Street, Birmingham.
Macnabb, Sir Dona'd Campbell,
I.e.-., C.S.I. , (1881), R.C.I.E.
(1881); s. of J.M. Macnabb,
I.C.S. ; educ : at Haileybury ; en-
tered the Indian Civil Service in
the Punjab, 1853 ; served in the
Indian Mutiny, 1857-58; was
helpful in raising a considerable
body of irregular horse, to be
sent to Delhi ; Commissioner of
Rawalpindi and of Peshawar,
1875-1881 : retired, 1881. Address-.
Forlly Copse ; Brackmuin ,
Birks. Club : East India United
Service.
Macnarrara, N Charles, F.R.C.S.,
I. M.S. (retired) ; Late Professor,
Opthalmic Medicine, Calcutta ;
Vice-President, Royal College
of Surgeons; Surgeon and Found-
er of Mayo Hospital, Calcutta ;
Fellow of the Calcutta Univer- . .
sity ; Consulting Surgeon, West- ||
minster Hospital, and of the *l
Royal Opthalmic Hospital,
Westminster ; Vice-President,
Briti:-h Medical Association ;
Member, War Office Committee
of the Army Medical Service, and
Government Committee on Le-
prosy ; Chairman, Committee of
British Medical Associations on
Medical education and of Teach-
ing University for London; Sur-
geon-Major, Bengal M.S. and of
the Staft in Sonthal rebellion ;
also of Tirhout Volunteers in the
Indian Mutiny. Publications :
Origin and Character of the
British people ; Story of an Irish
Sept ; Human speech ; the evo-
lution of Purposive living mat-
ter ; volumes 95 and 97 of Inter-
national Scientific series ; Hun-
terian Oration; Diseases of the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Macnamara.
Eyes, 5th edition ; History of
Asiatic Cholera, 3rd edition ;
Diiseases of bones and joints, 3rd
edition. Address : The Lodge,
Chorleywood, Herts. CbiO :
Athenseuin .
Maconochip, Evan, I. C. S ; b. 1868 ;
edtw : Sherborne School and
New College, Oxford ; joined
ser^'ice as Assistant Collector,
Ahmedabad, 1889 ; served in
Surat and the Panchmahals ; on
special duty to write Guzerat
Settlement Reports, 18M; on
special duty in the Deccan Re-
venue Survey, 1895 ; Deputy Su-
perintendent, Revenue Survey,
1896 ; Under Secretary, Govern-
ment of India (Revenue and
Agricultural departments), 1897-
1900; deputed to inquire into
the Revenue Collections of
Guzerat ; acting Collector, Ah-
medabad,1901, Private Secretary
toH.H. the Maharaja of Mysore,
1908 ; reverted to Bombay,"l909 ;
Governor's Agent in Guzerat.
Maopherson, Sir Arthur George,
K.C.I.E., (1889); b. 1828; s. of
Hugh Macpherson, M.D. : ed2,c :
Aberdeen and Edinburgh ; called
to the Bar (Inner Tem-
ple), 1852 ; practised before the
Supreme Court, Calcutta, 1882 ;
became Legislative Secretary
to Government of Bengal, 1862-
64, and to the Government of
India, 1864 ; Puisne Judge,
Calcutta High Court, 1864-77 ;
Officiating Chief Justice, 1875;
Legal Adviser to the Secretarv
of State for India, 1879-82
Judicial Secretary, India Office,
1882-93. Address : 54, Cleve-
land Square, Hyde Park, W.
MacphtrBOP, Duncan James, M.A.,
CLE. (1898) ;s. of late Rev.
Wm. Macpherson of Kilminir,
Rosshire ; /'. 1855; educ : Edin-
burgh High School and Univer-
sity ; passed M.A., 1875 ; joined
service as Assistant Magistrate,
1878 ; made District Magistrate,
1887 ; acting Secretary to Go-
vernment of Bengal, 1898 ; Chief
Collector of Customs, Calcutta,
1899 ; Divisional Commissioner
of Bengal, 1903 ; acting Member,
Board of Revenue, Calcutta,
1911; M.L.C. of Bengal, the
same year. Address : Calcutta,
India. Clubs : United Service.
Macpherson, Hugh, I.CS. ; educ:
Paisley Grammar School, Glas-
gow, and Balliol College,
Oxford; joined service, 1891;
Director of Land Records,
1907 ; transferred to Behar and
Orissa, 1912 ; Member, Legisla-
tive Council, Behar and Orissa,
since 1913. Address : Patna,
India.
Macpherson, Sir John Molesv.'orth,
Kt., (1911): C.S.I. , (18J7), b. at
Westminster, 1853 ; s. of John
Macpherson ; educ : W e s t-
minster; called to the Bar (Inner
Temple), 1876; Advocate, Cal-
cutta H.'gh Court ; Deputy
Secretary to Government of
India (Legislative department),
1877; Secretary since 1896;
Member, Imperial Legislative
Council, 1910. ftiblicaltuns: hint
of British Enactments in force in
Native States, 6 Vols; Law of
mortgages in Britisli India.
Address: Calcutta and Simla,
India.
Mactaggart. Lt -Col. Charles, M.A.,
M.B. and C.M., Cl.I':. (1911).
Inspcctor-CJeneral of Prisons,
United Provinces: .<•-. of lato
Cliarlcs Mactaggart of Camp-
beltown ; b. 1880 ; educ: Campltel-
town CJrammar School ; passed
25'.)
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mactaggart.
M.A., ISSl ; M.B. and CM., 1885;
joined I. M.S., 1886 ; in military-
department till 1889 ; transferred
to Civil department where he
rose to be Inspector-General of
Prisons ; Member, Indian Fac-
tory Labour Commission, 1907-
08 ; Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, U. P., 1909. Recreations :
Shooting. Address : Lucknow,
U. P., India ; Dalintober House,
Campbeltown, Argylshire.
Mad-^on. Han'ble Mp. Stoart Cock-
wood. M.A., C.5.I., (191i); s.
of late Rev. R. H. Maddon ; b.
1866 ; ehic : Fetts College, Wor-
chester College, Oxford ; m. Vio-
let, rf. of late Brig-Surgeon
Colonel Meadows, I.M.S ; jomed
I.e. 3., 1887; Settlement Officer,
Orissa, 1892-99 ; Director, Land
Records and Agriculture, Ben-
gal, 1903-09, Secretary, Board of
Revenue, Bengal, 1905-09; Chair-
man, Calcutta Corporation, since
1909. Address : 25, Caraac Street,
Calcutta. Giub : East India
United Service.
Midhan, Thakur of ; Randhir
Chand ; b. 1887 ; succeeded to the
estate, 1905 ; enjoys full powers,
but sentence of death requires
confirmation of the Superin-
tendent, Simla Hill States ; area
of the estate, 9 square miles ;
population, 3,704; revenue,
Rs. 6,000; pays a tribute of
Rs. 250 to Keonthal State.
Address : Madhan, Simla Hill
States, Punjab, India.
Madana Monana Binha, Zemindar
of Dharakota. [See DJvtrakota.)
Madnavan Nair, Dr. T. {Sec Ndir,
Dr. T. M.)
Madhava Rao Baj^e, Colonel D^odl-
wala, Rao Bahadur, (1838);
260
Commander, Infantry Brigade,
Baroda State Army ; b. 1857 ;
ei^-nc : Indore ; Lieutenant, 1st
Battery of Artillery, 1877; at-
tached to 17th Lancers, Mhow ;
passed the necessary tests at
the Army Veterinary Schoal,
Poona ; promoted to the rank
of Major and given command of
the Battery ; officiated as Gene-
ral Commanding the Indian
Army ; deputed to represent
Indore State at the Viceregal
Durbar at Rawalpindi on the
occasion of the visit of H. M.
the Amir of Afghanistan, 1885 ;
joined Baroda State Service,
1886 ; was Remount Agent,
Colonel of the Cavalry and
Military Brigades, etc. ; was
attached to the Stafl of General
Sir William Lockhart in the
Frontier Expedition, 1897 (medal
with two clasps). Address:
Baroda, India.
Madhava Rao, Harihar, also
known as Sbrlmant Baba
Sahib :(Junior); b. 1889; educ :
Rajkumar College, Rajkot ; area
of the State, 218 square miles ;
pupulation, 40,000 ; revenue, 4
lakhs ; first class Sirdar with
powers to try his subjects for
capital offences. Address : Miraj,
Bombay Presidency, India.
Madhava Rao, Ylsvanath Patan-
kar, B.A., C.S.I (1908), Diwan of
Baroda ; belongs to an ancient
Mahratta brahmin family of
Satara, who are believed to
have emigrated and settled in
the district of Tanjore long ago ;
b. Mysore, 1850 ; educ : Govern-
ment College, Kumbakonam ;
passed B.A., 1869 ; joined the
staft of a newspaper at Trichi-
nopoly ; resigned and joined
Mysore Service as deputy clerk ;
occupied successively the post
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Madhava Rao.
of Palace Manager, Head-
master of the Royal School,
Public Prosecutor, Ashtagrani
Division; became Munsitt of
Kotager. and Head Seristadar,
Judicial Commissioner's office ;
transferred to Revenue depart-
ment where he rose to the posi-
tion of Deputy Commissioner,
1898; Member,Maharaja's Coun-
cil, 1898 ; on deputation to Bom-
bay to study the British system
of Revenue administration, 1902;
returned to Mysore and was
posted as Re venue Commissioner
and First Councillor ; accepted
the Dewanship of Travancore
State, 1904 ; became Dewan of
Mysore, 1906 ; some of the most
important administrative mea-
sures with which his name is
associated are the institution
of a Legislative Council for the
State, the abolition of tax on
the Supari industry, and the
passing of severe press laws ;
is a staunch social reformer ;
retired from Mysore service,
1909; appointed Dewan of Baro-
da, 1913. Address : Baroda, India.
Madho La), Munshi, Raja, (1910),
C. S. I. (1909), Benares ; belongs
to a respectable Barnagre Sephai
brahmin family of Nagpur ;
s. of Munshi Beni Lai, of Chow-
khamba, Benares City; b. 1840 ;
e'uc : privately, and at Queen's
College, Benares ; formerly a
Subordinate Judge, Sudder
Court, Agra; is now a lawyer,
landholder and banker; acted
as Judge, Small Cause Court,
Allahabad ; was elected as
Member of the Legislative
Council, U.P., 1900. Address:
' ChowkbhamLa," Benares City ;
Lahuraber Gardens ' Chait-
ganj, Benares City, U.P., India.
Clubs: United Service (Luck-
now), India and New Calcutta
(Calcutta), and Orient (Bombay).
Madlah, C, Rao Bahadur, Second
Councillor, Mysore ; s. of Appa-
choo ; b. in Coorg, 1853 ; received
early education in Coorg, and
then joined the Central College,
Bangalore ; entered Mysore'
service as an Attache to Sir
Richard Mead in the Famine
of 1877-78; was Special Relief
Officer; Deputy Commissioner
1890 ; Member of the Council of
Regency, 1901 ; Inspector-Gene-
ral of Police, 1902 ; succeed-
ed Mr. V. P. Madhava Rao as
Second Councillor of the State.
Address : Mercara, Coorg, India.
Madras, Bishop of ; The Right Rev.
Henry Whitehead, D.D. : b. 1853 ;
ediic : Trinity College, Oxford •
gained a Fellowship; came out
to India as Principal, Bishop's
College, Calcutta, 1884 ; became
Provisional Superior of the Ox-
ford Mission Society lor the pro-
pagation of the Go pel in ad-
dition to his college work, 1890 ;
installed as Superior, 1891 ; a
strong supporter of the hostel
system and was chiefly instru-
mental in opening the first hostel
in connection with the Brother-
hood, 1894 ; appointed as Bishop
of Madras, 1899; carried on hi.-i
work with energy and created a
jest in the NativeChristian popu-
lation ; identified himself witli
Indians in their struggle in the
Transvaal and was President of
the Madras Branch of the South
African League Committee. Ad-
dress : ' Bishop's House, Madras,
India.
Mahadev Pande, Rai Bahadur,
(190G); retired Subadar-Major ;
b. 1856 ; educ : Benares Queen's
College; enlisted in tlio Army
(9th Bengal Infantry) as Hrst
class Sciioolnuister ; bocumo
tirst grade Jamudar, Burma
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Mahadev Pande.
Military Police ; posted to
Kyanltse Battalion; took part
in many of the operations
against dacoits ; appointed Suba-
dar, 1887 ; Subadar-Major the
following year ; owns 436 acres
of land in Ghazipur ; awarded
sword of honour, 1905. Address :
Suhawal, Tarighat, Ghazipur ;
U.P., India.
Mahadev:a Alyer (Sastry) Alladi.
B. A„ Curator, Government
Oriental Library, Mysore; b.
1861 : ediic : Presidency College,
Madras ; passed B. A., 188i ;
joined Education Department
as First Assistant, Venkatagiri
Raja's High School, Nellore,
1885-90 ; resigned and joined
Mysore service as Curator, Ori-
ental Library, 1831 ; Ex-Officio
Secretary of the Managing Com-
mittee of H. H. the Maharaja's
College, Mysore, 1893 ; Ex-officio
officer in charge of Mysore
Art Ware, 1837 ; Examiner in
Sanskrit, Madras University,
1897-1902. Pubiications : Several
old Sanskrit works, including
those of Sri Sankaracharya.
Address : Mysore, India.
Mahadeva Ayyar, R., DewanPeish-
kar, Trivandrum, Travancore
State, S. India.
Mahdi Hasan Saiyid, M.A., Baris-
ter-at-Law, I.S.O. (1911), Deputy
Commissioner ; b. 1859 ; educ :
Haithkani Sabha High School,
Jubbulpur College, Muir
Central College, Allahabad, and
Downing College, Cambridge ".
called to Bar (Inner Temple),
1892 ; passed the Law examina-
tion of the Allahabad High
Court ; entered service as Extra
Assistant Coznmissioner, 1883;
proceeded to England to qualify
himself to the Bar, 1889 ; gazet-
262.
ted Extra Assistant and Deputy
Commissioner at Drug, 1910 ;
rendered good service during the
famines of 1896-1897, 1898-1899,
and also during the time of
plague epidemic at Hoshagebad ;
1903 ; Trustee, Aligarh College ;
Member, Anjuman-i-Islamah,
Jubbalpur ; attended Delhi
Durbars of 1903 and 1911 ;
possesses enormous property in
Cawnpore. Address : Drug, C. P.,
India.
Mahapatra, Srikrishna, Rai Saheb
(1911), Deputy Superintendent of
Police, Bengal ; belongs to a very
old family of Orissa whose mem-
bers rendered great assistance to
the British in the early periods ;
the site of the British factory
built at Hariharpur in 1633 is
still possessed by this family ;
entered Bengal Police, 1893 ; be-
came Deputy Superintendent,
1908 ; de\roted part of his income
to works of public utility. Ad-
dress: Calcutta, India.
Maharaj Dhlraj Madan Singh
Bahadur, G.C.S.I., Maharaja of
Kishangarh. {See Kishawjarh).
Maharao, Maior Sir U<med Singh
Bihadur, G.C.S.I., {See Kotah,
Maharao of)
Maharbhanj, Rijar of ; Sriram
Chandra Bhanj Dec; b. 1872 ; suc-
ceeded to the gaddi as a minor,
1882; area of the State, 4,243
sq. miles ; population, 400,000 ;
the eldest son and heir-apparent
of the family, is entitled to the
courtesy title of " Tikit Babu ";
the family cognisance is the pea-
cock with its tail spread ; the
Raja maintains a force of 512
Infantry and 11 guns. Address :
Maharbhanj, Orissa, Bengal
Presidency, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mahendra Singh.
Mahendra Singh, Rai Bah.idur
(1908); b. 1874; educ : Colvin
Taluqdar's School, Lucknow ;
claims descent from Sipah Salar,
an oflicer in the army of Emperor
Akbar, who had received the
reward of a Swordof Honour and
the title of Chaudri of Bangar-
nian;isa Durbarri of the U.P.,
and owns 19 villages and 4
patties in the district of Unas.
Address : Mahmudabad, Unai,
U.P., India.
Uahrudra Tadavendra Singh,
Maharaja of Panna. {See Panna).
Malgandadeva Mudaliar, krcot,
Rao Bahadur, (1901), Bangalore ;
2nd s. of Munisamy Mudaliar and
nephew of late Rai Bahadur
Dharmaratnakara Arcot Naraya-
naswami Mudaliar ; b. 1862 ; educ:
privately ; joined the business of
his uncle and showed much
skill and became Manager of
the whole business; m. Siva-
gagai Ammal, 18S1 ; wife died.
1893 ; built a Gosha Hospital on
the occasion of the Diamond
Jubilee and in memory of his
wife ; was instrumental in esta-
hlishlng the Bangalore Social
Club and in locating the Theoso-
phical Society there; was a
Municipal Commissioner, Banga-
lore, for many years and has been
a special Magistrate ; is Director
and Chairman, Mysore Fruit
Syndicate ; Chairman, Mysore
Tannery Co., Ltd. ; Director, Ban-
galore Woollen and Silk Mills
Co., Ltd. ; Director, Bangalore
Bank, Ltd. ; President, Hindu
Widows' Pension Fund. Address :
Bangalore, Mysore Province,
India.
Hakbul Hnssain, Sheikh, B. A.,
M.R.A.C, Bar-at-Law ; b. 1896 ;
educ: Canning College, Lucknow,
and Royal Agricultural College,
Cirenustor; proceeded toEngland,
18S9 ; returned to India, 1903 ;
entered Government Service as
Deputy Collector ; twice officiat-
ed as Assistant Director of Land
Records ; served in the C.I.D. for
a sliort time, 1909 ; services lent
to Kashmir State. Address :
Kashmir, India.
Ma^ral, Chief of Raja Lacbu Shah,
also known as Bharat Shah ;
/). 1846 ; succeeded to the estate,
1866 ; belongs to an ancient
Gond family on whom the
Emperors of Delhi had conferred
the title of " Raja Hatiya Rai " ;
is allowed the use of drum
(dhanka) and a rod coloured
flag as a banner ; area of the
State, 155 sqviare miles; popula-
tion, about 11,000. Address :
Malcrai, Hasshgabad, Central
Provinces, India.
Malavya, Hon'ble Pandit Madan
Mohan B.A., ll.b., V^akil,
Allahabad ; /;. 1861 ; s. of late
Pandit Braj Nath, whose ances-
tors belonged to Malwa ; educ :
Muir Central College, Allaha-
bad ; joined service as Teacher,
Government High School, Alla-
habad, 1887; Editor, "Hindu-
stan", and 'Indian Union";
started a weekly paper " Abby-
udaya " and was one of those
who worked for the establish-
ment of the " Leader ", Allaha-
bad ; Secretary, N.W. P., Asso-
ciation and of the Standing
Congress Committee, Allahabad,
1887 ; presided over the Luck-
now Conference. 1908; presided
over the I.N.C., 1909 ; Member,
Nainital Industrial Conference,
1907; gave evidence before the
Royal Public Ser'i'ices Commis-
sion, 191'J ; a prominent member
of the Hindu University Com-
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Malavya.
mittee ; Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, India. Address :
Allahabad, U.P., India.
Malcolm, Hon'ble Brigadier Gen-
eral H. U. L., C. B., D. S. O.,
Officer Commanding the troops,
and Member of the Executive
Council, Ceylon; b. I860; .«. of
late William Malcolm ; ediic '■
Lamington College, and Royal
Military College, Sandhurst ; en-
tered 42nd Roval Highlanders,
1879 ; Captain, 1885 ; Ma,ior,1897 ;
Lieutenant-Colonel, 1902 ; Bre-
vet Colonel, 1905; Colonel,
1910 ; served with Egyptian
Expedition, 1882; present at the
battle of Tel-el-kebur. Address :
Colombo, Ceylon ; 19, Brunswick
Terrace, Hove, Sussex, Club :
United Service.
Malerkotia, Nawab of; H. H.
Mahomed Ahmad All. Khan
Bahadur ; belongs to a Sherwani
Afghan family, some of whose
ancestors were in the service of
the Emperors of Delhi ; b. 1881 ;
succeeded to gaddi, 1908 ; invest-
ed with full powers, 1909 ; in the
time of the Mahratta wars, the
Chiefs of this State helped Lord
Lake in his campaigns against
the Mahrattas, and as a result
they were taken under the pro-
tection of the British and were
guaranteed egainst the encroach-
ments of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ;
maintains aforce of 600 infantry,
54 cavalry, and 2 guns ; is en-
titled to a salute of 11 guns ;
contributed Rs. 40,000 towards
the expenses of the Indian Ex-
peditionary Forces to the Euro-
pean War; area of the State,
167 square miles ; population,
over 77,000; revenue, Rs. 7,28,560.
Address : Malerkotia, Punjab,
India.
264
Malfah, Rameswar Kiizar ; s. of
Maharani Harasundari Debi ; b.
1849 ; o. surviving member of
Searsole Raj ; holds a number
of collieries in Burdwan ; the
Leper Hospital at Puri, and the
Howrah Town Hall are among
his many benefactions ; Member,
British Indian Association ; Vice-
President, National Chamber of
Commerce ; Member, Executive
Committee of the Bengal Asiatic
Society ; Honorary Magistrate
for Howrah ; received the title
of Kumar and also a Certificate
of Merit. 1902. Address : CuUen
Place, Howrah ; also, Searsole,
Burdwan District, Bengal Presi-
dency, India.
Malik Ahmed Amln^han, Hon'ble,
elected non-official Member,
Legislative Council, Bihar and
Orissa. Address : Patna, India.
Malik Talib Mahdl Khan, British
Agent at Kabul. Address : Ka-
bul, Afghanistan.
Maik, Honble Captain Umar Hyat
Khan, CLE., M.V.O.; b. 1873;
educ : Lahore Aitchisoii College;
received instruction in riding,
drill, farming, veterinary work,
farming and horse-breeding;
various members of this family
are enjoying political pensions;
has established a free school ;
maintains hospitals, Hindu tem-
ples, and Moslem mosques; was
engaged in Somaliland with the
53rd Camel Corps ; was A.D.C.
to General Officer commanding ;
sent with the Younghusband
Expedition to Tibet as Transport
Officer; attached to H. M. the
Amir of Afghanistan, 1906 ; pre-
sented to H. E. Lord Kitchener
after return from Tibet Expedi-
tion ; twice sat in the Punjab
Legislative Council, and was one
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Malik.
of those Avho opposed the
Punjab Colonisatior Bill ; ap-
pointed Deputy Herald to His
Majesty the late Emperor
Edward VII, during the Delhi
Durbar of 1903 '. Honorary Lieu-
tenant, 1901; Captain, 1911.
Address : Karla, Shahpur Dis-
trict, Punjab, India.
Mallm, Herbert, M.A., Principal,
Government College, Mangalore;
b. 1857; joined service as Prin-
cipal, Mangalore College, 1904 ;
acted as Professor of Mathe-
matics, Presidency College,
Madras, 1907 ; reverted to
Mangalore, 190S ; Fellow, Mad-
ras University, 1908. Addresn :
Mangalore, Madras Presidency,
India.
Mallawan Raja of; Muneshwae
Baksh Singh; b. 1850; edtic : at
Benares and LucJvnow ? is a
Raikwar Rajput claiming des-
cent from Rao Ratan Singh
of Bandi ; the estate was
under the Court of Wards
and was released in 1870 ;
it: comprises of 51 villages and
4 matals in Kheri, 46 villages and
6 pattis in Sitapur together with
31 villages in Ambapur; title of
Raja recognised as hereditary,
1864; the Rajah is an Honorary
Magistrate of the 3nd class for
the police circles of Tambour,
Sitapur, and Isanagar in Kheri.
Address : Mallanpur, Sitapur,
U.P., India.
Mallik, Satyendra Chandra, M.A.,
(Calcutta), I.C.S.; b. 1874 ; emic :
at St, Zavier's and Presidency
Colleges, Calcutta, and St. John's
College, Cambridge ; lost his
father when he was a 1)oy of 12
years and was left helpless ;
slowly persevered, and won a
scholarship of £300 per annum
18 («)
which enabled him to prosecute
his studies in England ; joined
service, 1897 ; rose to the rank
of Joint Magistrate and Deputy
Collector, 1st grade, and was an
officiating District Judge of
Nadia, 1910; has the reputation
of being a benevolent and popular
officer ; has established a charit-
able dispensary in his village.
Recreation : Golf. Address ; Krieh-
nagar, Nadia, Bengal Presidency,
India.
Malojl Rao, also known as Nana
Sar)lb Chorpade Srimant, Raja
Sahib; b. 1881; succeeded as a
minor, 1900 ; invested with full
powers, 1904 ; belongs to the
Bhonsle family of Mahrattas and
claims descent from one of the
Ranas of Udaipur ; during the
time of Venkatarao, the great
grandfather of the present Chief,
Mudhol became feudatory to the
British in accordance with the
terms of the treaty entered into
between him and the British. The
State is in the political agency
of Kolhapur and the Chief is a
first class Sardar ; area of the
State, 368 square miles ; popula-
tion, 70,000; revenue, nearly 4
lakhs.
Manickam Nalcker, Professor of
Civil Engineering, College of
Engineering, Madras ; scholar in
Philosophy, Literature, and the
fine arts ; the first Indian to oc-
cupy the Chair of Civil Engi-
neering in Madras; visited foreign
countries; was given a farewell
entertainment by the students
and the Indian Meml)crs of the
Staff of the Engineering College,
1914. Address: Engineering Col-
lege, Chepauk, Madras, India.
Maoickshaw, Mhs Ghalabhai,
Bombay ; joined the Grunt Medi-
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Manickshaw.
cal College, Bombay; obtained Sir
Dinshaw Petit scholarship, and
Reid scholarship and completed
the course, 1903 '. won the Queen
Empress Silver Medal, Lady
Reary Gold Medal, Sandhurst
Gold Medal, etc. Address : Bom-
bay, India.
Manifold, Colonel fourtenay
Clarke M.B., I.M.S., C.B. (1914),
Inspector-General, Civil Hospi-
tals, since 1913 ; Member, Legis-
lative Council, U.P. Address :
Allahabad, U.P., India.
Manipur, Raja of ; H. H. Chura
Chand Singh ; l>. 1885 ; educ : at
the Chief's College, Ajmere ;
succeeded to gaddi, 1891 5 for-
mally installed, 1907 ; area of the
State, 3,456 square miles ; popu-
lation, 285,000; revenue, about
4 lakhs ; the Raja is entitled to a
salute of 11 guns. Address :
Manipur, Assam, India.
Mann, Major G.F , D.S.O., (1893),
R.F.A., Commanding the 80th
Battery at Saugor ; served with
the Burmese Expedition, 1892 ;
present at the defence of Sadon,
where he was slightly wounded ;
present at the subsequent opera-
tions of the Irrawaddy Column;
mentioned in despatches ; served
with the Sima Column in Upper
Burma ; was in the Campaign on
the North-West Frontier of India
under the late Sir William Locic-
hart, including the operations
on the Saniana range and in
the Kurram valley, as staft
officer to the Jeypore Transport
Corps, 1797 98; served with
the Tirrah Expeditionary Force
in command of a mountain
battery; obtained the Brevet of
Major, 1900 ; returned to India,
and was posted to command
2G0
the 80th Battery ; General Staft
Officer, 1910. Address: Simla,
India.
Mann, Harold Hart, D.Sc, F.I.C.,
F.I.S., Principal, College of Agri-
culture, Poona ; s. of late W.E.
Mann of York ; b. 1872 ; educ :
Elmfield School, York, and
Pasteur Institute, Paris ; joined
service as Chemical Assistant
for Research, Royal Agricul-
tural Society, 1898-00 ; Scientific
Officer, India Tea Association,
1900-7; Principal, College of
Agriculture, and Agricultural
Chemist to the Government
of Bombay, since 1907 ; attended
the 2nd Session of the Indian
Science Congress held at Madras
where he delivered an Address
on " The Lines of Development
of Indian Agriculture, January
1915." Publications: 'The Pests
and Blights of the Tea Plant, '
and a number of minor ones
dealing on questions relating to
culture and manufacture of tea
(in conjunction with Sir G.
Watt). Recreation: Social study.
Address : College of Agriculture,
Poona. India. Club : Calcutta.
Mannaru Krishna Rao, Kamaraja,
B.A., Rao Sahib, Government
Pleader, Guntur ; b. Ongole,
1872; educ: Baptist Mission
High School, Ongole, and the
Christian College, Madras ;
passed B.A., 1893; commenced
practice at Ongole, 1894; remov-
ed to Guntur after the forma-
tion of District Court in that
place, 1905; appointed Govern-
ment Pleader the same year ;
was Chairman, Municipal Coun-
cil, Ongole, 1901-05; took a
leading part in organising the
Ongole Cattle Show ; organised
the Guntur District Agricultural
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mannaru Krishna Rao.
Association; connected with all
public movements of the day
in one capacity or other ; owns
48 acres of land in the Guntur
and Nellore districts. Address:
Guntur town, Madras Presy.,
India. Club: Indian Club, Guntur.
Manohar Lai Bhargava, Rai Baha-
dur, Honorary Magistrate and
proprietor of Thapal ; belongs to
a Bhargava brahmin family whose
ancestors had settled in Re-
wari ; offered his services once
for the Frontier Expedition
and again for the Boer W^r ;
lirst among the rulers of the
Southern Mahratta Country to
sanction free primary education
in his State ; enjoys a salute of 9
^uns. Address : Mudhol, Bom-
bay, India.
Manavedan Raja, Kellakka Covil-
agam, B A., retired District
and Sessions .Judge ; b. 1855 ;
passed B.A., 187S ; joined ser-
vice as Probationer, 1880 ;
Assistant Collector, 1883 ; Head
Assistant Collector, 1883; Sub-
Collector and Joint Magistrate,
1887 ; acting District Judge,
1893 ; Collector of Anantapur,
the same year ; acted in the same
capacity in Nellore and was
posted as District and Sessions
Judge, N. Arcot, 1897 ; retired,
1909 ; was a Member, Madras
Legislative Council. Address:
■Calicut, Madras Presidency,
India.
Manasarawal, Rana of ; Lehna
Singh ; /*. 1836 ; t'laims descent
from the divine Sri Krishna; suc-
ceeded his brother, Sahib Singh,
1881 ; is a Provincial Durbari ;
the Jaghir spreads over 7 vil-
lages in Garbshankar and 1 in
Una ; has a revenue of Rs.
3,169. Ad^Jress : Manasaraval,
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.
Manda, Raja of; Ram Pratab
SJngh ; h. 1860 ; succeeded to
title, 1864 ; the estate was under
the Court of Wards and was
handed over to the Raja, 1881 ;
connected with various public
institutions of the District in-
cluding the MacDonnel Uni-
versity Hindu Boarding House
Fund, of which he is Vice-
President. Address: Manda,
Allahabad, U.P., India.
Mand^isa, Zamindar of ; Sri Rajah
Vdsudeo Kajinani R'^ja Deo
Garu, Mehrban-i-dostan ; e. s. of
Raja Sri Jagannada Rajamani
Raja Deo Garu, CLE. ; volun-
teered for service during the
Boer War ; maintains two
beds at the Ghosha Hospital,
Madras ; has built a Hospital
in memory of late Empress
Victoria and maintains a Lower
Secondary School for boys, a
school for girls, and a Sanskrit
school, at Mandasa ; Member,
Ganjam District Board ; has
taken great interest in vacci-
nation for which Gos^ernment of
India granted him a Certificate,
1S97. Address : Mandasa, Gan-
jam District, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
Mande, Hon'ble Mr. W., Nominatud
'iion-otfijial Member, Legislative
Council, Behar and Orissa.
Address : Patna. Bengal, India.
Handi, Raja ot ; H. H. R*ja
Biawaiil Sain Bahadur : />. 1883;
succeeded to gaddi, 190i ; the
relations between tliis State and
tiie British Government are
defined in a SaiKut dated 24th
October 1846; clue: AitcOiisoii
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Mandi.
College, Lahore ; installed on the
gaddi, 1903 ; area of the State,
1,300 square miles ; population,
174,045; revenue, Rs. 1,00,000;
entitled to a salute of 11 guns.
Address : Mandi, Punjab, India.
Mangesha Kao, Savor, B.A., Rao
Bahadur (1909), Madras ; b. 1853;
passed B.A., 1884 ; joined service
as Assistant, Mangalore College,
and was in charge of it for
a few months, 1883 ; became
1st Junior Assistant Professor,
Presidency College, Madras,
1885 ; 1st Assistant, Mangalore
College, 1887 ; also Canarese
Translator to Government till
1889 ; 3rd Senior Assistant Pro-
fessor, Presidency College, Mad-
ras, 1889 ; listed in the Upper
Subordinate Educational Service,
189L; Provincial Educational
Service, 1897 ; acting Vice-Prin-
cipal, Teachers' College, Saida-
pet, 1900: permanent First Assist-
ant, Teachers' College ; and
acting Professor of Logic and
Moral Philosophy, Presidency
College, Madras. 1904 ; acting
Vice-Principal, Teachers' Col-
lege, Saidapet, 1905 : again act-
ing Professor of Logic, etc.,
Presidency College, Madras,
1905; confirmed, 1906 ; retired,
1906. Publication :" Lectures in
Logic ". Address : 3 42, Poona-
mallee Roiid, Egmore, Madras.
MftEsa, Rawal of; Rawal Shrl
Takbtslnbji ; b. 1877; ediir : at the
Rajkot Rajkumar College ; suc-
ceeded to the gaddi, 1889 ; form-
allv installed with full powers,
189^7 ; area of the State, 27 square
miles; population, 15,000; reve-
nue, Rs. 75,000 ; is 5th in descent
from Sursinhji, the original
founder of the family ; empower-
ed to deal with Criminal cases
not involving sums greater than
268
Rs. 20 000 and to take cogniz-
ance of and deal with criminal
cases where the punishment
does not exceed 7 years impri-
sonment, or a line of over
Rs. 10,000. Address: Mansa
town, Mahi Kantha Agency^
Bombay Presy., India.
Marathi, Kasinatb Balakrlshna,
M.A., L.L.B., Sub-judge, Raj-
pur, 1875 ; retired, 1901 ; became
Honorary Professor of Sanskrit,
Deccan College, Poona; Secre-
tary, Widow Marriage Associa-
tion, Poona. Address : Poona,
Bombay, India.
Marlappa Mudallar, Chuvaro,B.A.,
Rao Sahib (1907), District Regis-
trar (retired), Madras ; b. 1850 ;
educ: Pachaiyappa's College,and
the Christian College, Madras ;
B A., 1875 ; joined service in the
Registration Dept., 1875 ; be-
came District Registrar, 1905;
retired, 1908 ; owns land and
house property in Madras and
Chingleput. Address : Vepery,
Madras, India.
Markhair, Sir Clements Robert,
K.C.B., (1896), F.R.S., F.S.A. ;
b. 1830; s. Rev. David F-
Markham ; edtic : at Cheam and
Westminster ; entered the Navy,
1844 ; served in the Arctic Ex-
pedition, 18-50-51 ; retired, 1852;
travelled in Peru, 1852-4 ; intro-
duced cinchona trees from Peru
into India, 1859-62 ; Geographer
to the Abyssinian Expedition ;
Secretary, Royal Geographi-
cal Society, 1863-68 ; Secre-
tary, Hakluyt Society, 1858-
87 : Assistant Secretary, India
Office, 1867-77 ; President, Royal
Geographical Society and of
the Hakluyt Society, 1894-1900.
Publicaiion : Memories of the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Markham.
Indian Surveys; History of
Persia; History of the Abyssi-
nian Expedition ; Missions to
Tibet; Travels in Peru and India;
Lord Fairfan ; The Fighting
Vans. Address: 21, Eccleston
Square, S. W. Club : Athenaeum.
Marsh, Henry, M.D., C. I.E., (1900);
b. 1850; 3rd s. of late Francis
Marsh, J. P. of Spring Mount,
Queen's Co ; ediic : at Kingstown
School, Ireland; passed through
Cooper's Hill, R. I. E. College,
1871-74; obtained 1st class
honours in Mathematics ; joined
service as Assistant Engineer,
Public Works Dept., India, 1874 ;
Executive Engineer, 1881; Super-
intending Engineer, 1897 ; Chief
Engineer and Secretary, 190i ;
Member, Legislative Council,
U.P., 1903-5; Secretary to Gov-
ernment (Irrigation Branch) ;
thanked by the Government of
U. P., and the Government of
India for his work in connection
with the develop.uent of Irriga-
tion in the Ganges and Jumna
Systems t re-employed by Gov-
ernment of India as Consulting
Engineer for Irrigation in Central
India. Publicatiuns : Some Indi-
rect Benefits of Irrigation not
generally recognised; Protection
of Irrigation; Investigations in
Central India. Address : 10,
Harrington Gardens, S. W.
Clubs : East India United Ser-
vice, Mid Surrey.
Marshall, John Herbert, Kt. (1915),
M.A.,Litt. D.F.S.A., Hon. A.R.I.,
CLE. (1910), Vice-President,
India Society, London ; /y. .s. of
late Frederick Marshall, K.C. \t).
at Chester, 1876 ; cduc: Dilwich
King's College, Cambridge ; 1st
Class Classical Tripos in parts I
and II ; Parson Prizeman, 1898 ;
Prendergast, Greek Student,
1900 ; Craven Travelling Student ;
visited Greece for purposes of
exploration ; Director-General
of Archaeology in India, since
1902 ; Member, Executive Com-
mittee of India, and of the Royal
Asiatic Society. Recreation :
Shooting. Address : Benmore,
Simla, India. Club : East India
United Service.
Mav'shall, Willoughby Samuel,
Presidency Magistrate, Madras;
b. 1866 ; joined service as Police
Inspector, 1889 ; confirmed,
1891; transferred to Revenue De-
partment as Deputv Collector,
1899 ; confirmed, 1900 ; raised to
4th grade in the Reorganisation
Scheme, and posted as 4th Pre-
sidency Magistrate, Madras ;
confirmed, 1911 ; transferred as
Personal Assistant to the Col-
lector of Chingleput, 1914 5
handed over charge, 18th Octo-
ber, 1914. Address : Saidapet,
Chingleput District, Madras
Presidency, India.
Marsbhead. Lunard Frederiaki
Member, Legislative Council,
Bihar and Orissa ; took his seat,
1913. Address : Patna, Bengal,
India.
MartiD, Lieutenant-Oeneral Sir
Alfred Robert, C.B. (1902),
K.C.B. (1910); b. 1853; e. s. of
late Colonel D. W. Martin ;
ediic : at Harrovkf ; entered the
Army, 1874; transferred to the
Indian Arjny, 1877; became Colo-
nel, 1899 ; served against the
Jowaki Afridis, 1877 ; in the
Afghan War, 1878-80, Hazra
Expedition, 1888 ; Miranzai Ex-
pedition in command of 5th
Ghurka ; Brevet-Major in
Waziristan, 1894-95 ; Tirah, 1897-
98; Assistant Military Secretary
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Martin.
for Indian aftairs at the Horse
Guards; D.A.G., Bengal, with
ranic of Brigr-General ; in com-
mand of Bareilly Brigade, 1904-
06 ; A.G., India, 1906-08 ; Com-
mandant, Northern Army, 1908.
Address : Rawalpindi, Punjab,
India. Club : United Service.
Martin, Colonel Cunl.ffe, C.B.
(1911;; b. 1834; 3. of Sir James
Ronald Martin, C.B. ; ediic : at
Cheltenham ; entered Indian
Army, 1852 ; served in the sup-
pression of the Sonthal rebellion,
1855 ; in the Indian Mutiny,
1857-58; severely wounded in
Abyssinia ; A.D.C. to Sir Donald
Stewart, 1868 ; served in Afghan
War, 1880 ; commarded the
Central India Horse ; in the
march from Kabul to Kandahar
and battle of Kandahar ; retired,
1883. Address : Denman, Chel-
tenham. Club: New Cheltenham.
Martin Can, Monsier, Governor of
the French Possessions in India.
Address : Pondicherry, South
India.
Marlindale, Arthur Henry Temple,
C.S.I., (1900), K.CS.L, (1904),
(retired) ; entered service as
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1875 ; became Magistrate,
1877 ; Justice of the Peace, 1877 ;
services placed at the disposal of
the Government of India for em-
ployment in the Foreign Deptt.,
1877 ; Senior Attache, Foreign
Dept., 1878-79; Oftg. Political
Agent, and Assistant Secretary
to Government of India (Foreign
Dept.), 9th September to 8th
October, 1879 ; reverted to
Madras, October, 1879 ; Assist-
ant Collector and Magistrate in
charge of the office of the Col-
lector of Tanjore, 1880; ser-
270
vices again placed at the dispo-
sal of the Government of India,
(Foreign Deptt.), 1881; Oftg. As-
sistant Secretary to Government
of India, (Foreign Dept.), and
Political Agent, July 1881 ? on
special duty under the Fo-
reign Dept., 1881 ; confirmed,
1882 ; Under Secretary to
Government of India, (Home
Dept.), the same year ; Political
Agent at Khotah, 5th August
1882 ; Assistant Secretary to the
Government of India (Foreign
Dept.), and Oftg. Political Agent,
1882 ; on special duty in the
Foreign Dept., 20th February to
15th March 1883; Assistant
Secretary to Government of
India, (Foreign Dept.), and Oftg.
Political Agent, 1884; Junior
Under Secretary to Government
of India, (Foreign Dept.), 1884;
retired, 1905. Address : c/o India
Office, London.
Marxian, Mancl arji Kavasjl, Khan
Bahadur, CLE. ,P.W.D (retired);
h. 1839 ; ednc : Elphinstone High
School and College, and the
Engineering College, Poona ; w.
Miss Gulabi, d. of Mr. Danaji
K. Mirza ; distinguished himself
in the P W.D.; Fellow, Bombay
University ; Associate Member,
Institute of Civil Engineering;
Fellow,Royal Institute of British
Architects ; Justice of the Peace,
Bombay. Address : Bombay,
India.
Mafcilamany Filial Yelu Pilial,
B.A., B.L., Official Referee,
Madras; passed B.A., 1885 ; B.L.,
1889; enrolled as Vakil of the
High Court, 1890 ; appointed as
Official Referee, an appointment
created for two years by the
Madras Government at the in-
stance of the High Court, 1915.
Address: Vellala Street, Pursa-
wakum, Madras, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Massy.
Massy. Colonel Harry Stanley, C.B.
(1903), Commandant of 19th Ben-
gal Lancers and A.A.G., (retir-
ed) ; 3rd .s'. of late Major H. W.
Massy of Grantstown Hall, Tip-
perary ; b. 1855 ; joined the Army
and became Major, 1S94 ; Cap-
tain, 1885 ; Lieut. -Colonel, 1900 ;
m. Geraldine Elinor, d. of George
Massy of Glanvillee, Limericiv ;
one s. and one dA served against
Jowaki Afridis, 1877-78 (medal
with clasp) ; served in Afghan
War, 1878-80 (wounded, medal
with clasp, despatches) ; served
in Burma Campaign, 1886-88
(despatches, clasp) ; 2nd Miranzi
P-:xpedition, 1891 (clasp) ; N.W.
F., India, 1897-98 (despatches,
medal with two clasps).
Address : 63, Fitzgeorge Avenue,
West Kensington, W. ; Grants-
town Hall, Tippe'-ary. Clubs:
United Service, Royal Automo-
bile, Royal Areo, Hurlingham,
Motor.
Master, William Charles Chester,
C.B. (1858) ; Lieut.-Colonel in
command of 5th (Northumber-
land) Fusiliers; (retired); b. 1821 ;
s. of late Lieut.-Col. W. Chester
Master; ednc: privately; enter-
ed the Army as 2nd Lieutenant,
1839; became Colonel, 1863;
served in the Indian Mutiny,
1857-58. Recreations : hunting,
shooting, cricket and archery.
Address : Hampton Park House,
Leominster. Clvb : Junior Con-
servative.
Masters. Colonel Alexande-, C. B.
(1904); >-. of late William Masters
of the Educational Department,
Bengal; b. 1848; ediic : King's
College, London ; entered Indian
Army, 18S2 ; became Major,
1892; Lieut.-Colonel, 1896; Brevet
Colonel, 1901; retired, 1908;
served Afghan War, 1879-
18S0; Malakand Field Force,
1897-1898, Commandant, Cen-
tral India Horse, and Political
Agent, Malwa, 1896-1897 ; A.Q.
M.G., Punjab. 1901-1905. Addres^:
Lahore, Punjab. Chib : East
India United Service.
Mathew, George Fellow, CLE.
(188 J); b. 1846; formerly
Manager, H. H the Nizam's
Guaranteed State Railway, and
General Manager, Burma State
Railways, 1892-98.
HathewB,Henry Montague Sagun-
do, C.S.I. (1911), retired Commis-
sioner of Settlement and Land
Records, Burma ; s. of H. M.
Mathews, CLE., formely Chief
Engineer, Burma ; b. in Ordu-
nia, Spain, I860; educ: Medical
College, Epsom, and Cooper's
Hill College; joined service as
Assistant Superintendent of
Telegraphs, 1879-86 ; in charge
of Government Telegraphs in the
3rd Burmese War, 18S5-86 (war
medal); Assistant Commissioner,
Burma, 1886 ; Assistant Com-
missioner and Settlement Officer,
1888 ; Deputy Commissioner,
1898 ; Revenue Secretary to Gov-
ernment of Burma. 1900-1902;
acting Divisional Commission-
er, 1906-1907. Recreations :
Tennis and riding. Address :
Fernside, Maymyo, Burma.
Club : East India United Ser-
Maung Mye, Hon'ble Mr., elected
Mem'l)er, Imperial Legislative
Council representing Burma.
Address: Rangoon, Burma.
Maung Pp, K.S.M., A.T.M. ; elected
non-official Member, Legislative
Council, Burma ; took his seat,
1913. Addre.'is : Rangoon, Burma.
271
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Maung Ton Myat.
Maung Ton Myat ; elected non-
official Member, Legislative
Council, Burma; took his seat,
1912. Address : Rangoon,
Burma.
Maunsel', General Sir Frederick
Richard, K. C. B. ( 1897) ; b. 182S ;
s. of Rev. D. H. Maunsell ; e'luc :
at King Edward School, Burm-
ingham. GrosvenorCollege, South
Bath, and Addiscombe ; joined
the Royal Engineers, 1846 ; be-
came General, 1887 ; was in the
Punjab Campaign, 1848-49 ", at
the seige of Multan and at
Guzarat ; in the Indian Mutiny,
1857- 58 ; at Delhi and Lucknow
in the Oudh Campaign, 1858 ;
served in the Afghan Campaign,
1878; Colonel Commandant, R.E.,
1886 ; Honorary Colonel, 1st Sap-
pers and Miners, 1904. Address :
32, Astley Gardens, S.W ; La-
ham, Middlesex. Clubs : United
Service, and East India,
Maunsun, Sargeon-General Tho-
map, L.R.C.P I., L.R.C.S.I.C.B.
(1826). (retired); s. of late John
Maunsun , b. 1839 ; entered the
Army Medical department, 1860 ;
became Surgeon-General, 1895 ;
retired, 18?9; served in Burma
Expedition, 1886-87; Principal
Medical Of&cer, Malta, 1896-99.
Address: 39, Broughton Road,
Thorntonheath, Surrey. Club :
Union.
Mauth, Hon'ble Mr R. A., B.A.,
I.C.S., Financial Secretary to
Government of Punjab; educ :
Tirinity College, Oxford ; joined
service, 1895; Under Secretary
to Government of India, 1901 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1905 ; Fi-
nancial Secretary, Punjab, 1910.
Address : Lahore, Punjab, India.
272
MaxwfU, William, C.I.E., (1909),
M.V.O. (1911); s. of late William
Maxwell ; b. 1870 ; educ : at
Queen's College, Belfast, and
Trinity College, Dublin; entered
I.C.S., 1889 ; Assistant Commis-
sioner, Bengal, 1891; Post-master
General, Bombay, 1901-1903 ;
Director-General of Post Offices,
1903-1908 ; Financial Secretary to
Government of India, 1908; Sec-
retary to Government of India
(Commerce and Industry Depart-
ment), since 1910. Address :
Calcutta, India. Club : United
Service.
Mayts, H. E., I.C.S., Deputy
Commissioner, Nagpur ; educ :
at Dover College and Balliol
College, Oxford ; joined service,
1890; rose to the position of
Commander, 1913. Address :
Nagpur, C.P. India.
Mayhew, Arthur Innes, M.A,
Director of Public Instruction,
Central Provinces, India ; b.
1878 ; joined service as Inspector
of Schools, Central Circle,
Madras, 1903; Deputy Director
of Public Instruction, Madras,
1907 ; Inspector of European and
Training Schools, 1909; services
lent to the Nizam's Government
for two years : Inspector of
Schools, " 6th Circle, 1911-13 ;
Principal, Teachers' College,
Saidapet ; transferred to the
Central Provinces as Director
of P.I. Address: Nagpur, C.P. ,
India.
Mayne, Lieut. Colonel Gsorge
Nisbet, C.B. (1902); Commanding
1st Battalion, K.O.S.B. (retired) ;
.s. of Major Robert G. Mayne ; b.
1854 ; educ : Wellington College ;
joined the Army, 1874; became
Lieut. -Colonel, 1902; served in
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mayne.
Afghan War, 1879-80 ; yerved in
Burma Campaign, 1886-88 (des-
patches, medal and clasp ; Chit-
ral Relief Force, 1885 (medal
with clasp) ; N.W.F. India, 1897-
98 including Dargai (despatches
twice Brevet Lieut.-Col., two
clasps); South Africa, 1900-02
( despatches, twice Brevet Lieut.-
Col., C.B. two medals, five
clasps). Address : c/o India
Office, London. Cliih : Caledo-
Mayne, Colonel Richard Charles
Graham. C.B. (1898), Colonel on
the Staft, Commanding Southern
Brigade, India, (retired); 2nd .s.
of late Major R. G., Mayne; b.
Simla, 1852 ; edxc : Wellington
College ; joined the 83rd Regi-
ment, 1872 ; passed through vari-
ous grades and became A.D.C. to
the Queen and Brevet-Col. 1900 ;
served in Afghan War, 1878-80
and won medal and clasp,
bronze star ; served in Egypt, in
the battle of Tel-el-Kabir (medal
and clasp, bronze star), 1882 ;
Zulu Expedition, 1890; in com-
mand of Mekram Expedition,
1898 ; China Expeditionary
Force, 1900 (medal). Recrea-
tions : Tennis, Golf, Riding and
Shooting. A'^'dress : c/o Henry S.
King and Co., 9, Pall Mall, S.
W. Clubs : United Service,
Grosvenor.
Mazhar-uI-Hag, Bar-af-Law Ban-
kipur ; claims descent from
Umar, the 2nd Khalif, and from
his mother's side, is a pure
Saiyed: ly. .s. of Maulvi Sakhawat
Ali Khan, a well known and
much esteemed Deputy Collec-
tor, of his days ; /*. 1866 ; edac :
Patna College, and the Canning
College, Lucknow ; proceeded to
England against the wish of his
elders, 1888; known among his
19
friends in England as the "Book-
worm " ; started the Anjuman-
Islamia, London (the present
Punjab Islamia Society, Lon-
don) ; interested himself in
politics and became a. staunch
supporter of the Indian National
Congress ; called to Bar, 1891 ;
enrolled as an Advocate, Cal-
cutta High Court, and com-
menced practice at Bankipur.
the same year ; accepted the
post of District Munsift, 1892;
resigned and resumed practice
at Chappra, 1896; Secretary,
Charitable Famine Relief Fund,
Saran, 1897 ; twice returned as
Municipal Commissioner at the
head of the Poll ; Vice-Chair-
man, Chappra Municipality;
founded (in conjunction with
Mr. Syed Hussain Imaml the
All-India Muslim League, 1906 ;
removed to Bankipur, 1907 ; or-
ganised a branch of the MusUm
League in Behar, 1908 ; has been
one of the Honorary Secretaries
of the Behctr Provincial Asso-
ciation ; Vice-President, Behar
Provincial Congress Committee ;
elected a Member of the Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1909;
President, 4th session of the
Behar Provincial Conference,
1911. J^ffdress : Bankipur, Ben-
gal Presidency, India.
Mazumdar, Bidhir Bhusham, B.A.,
Rai Sahil), (1911), Inspector of
Students' Residences ; b. 1866 ;
ediic : at Jagannath school, Dac-
ca, and the Calcutta Presidency
College ; worked in re-organizing
the Eden High School for girls
at Dacca and founded a scheme
for the improvement of the
Residences for College students
in that city. Publicdtions : Sys-
tems of Physical Exercises in
schoola. AdU-ess : Dacca, Bengal
Presidency, India.
273
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mazumdar.
Mazumdar, Nanolal, Raneklal.
B.A., B.Sc, (London), Bar-at-
Law, Professor, Government
College of Commerce, Bombay ;
first Indian to graduate in the
faculty of Economics and Poli-
tical Science in the University
of London ; first Indian to be
elected as President of the
Students' Union in that Univer-
sity ; Fellow, Royal Economic
Society and Professor of Ad-
ministration and Economics ;
first Indian pupil of Professor
Lees, Smith, M.P., accompani-
ed him to England, 1909 ; dis-
tinguished himself at the
London School of Economics
and Political Science ; interested
himself in the question of Indian
emigration and was one of the
deputation that waited on Lord
Crew, to discuss the South Afri-
can question, 1913. Address :
Bombay, India.
Mclnroy, Colonel Charles, C.B.
(1894) ; s. of late J. P. Mclnroy ;
b. 1838; ediic : Wimbledon school:
entered the Army, 1855 ; passed
through various lower grades
and became Colonel, 1885 ; served
in the Indian Mutiny ; at the
surrender of Kirvi ; Commanded
in the Cavalry actions at Maha-
rajpur, Jokoli (thanked in des-
patches) ; worked in Mhow
Mahoul (medal and clasp for
Central India); served in Abysi-
nian Campaign, 1868 ; (despatch-
es and medal); Egyptian War,
1882; Burma Expedition, 1885-86;
Principal Commissariat Officer^
Upper Burma, 1888-89 (medal
with two clasps). Recreations :
golf, shooting, and fishing.
Address : The Burn, Edzell,
Brechim. Club : Edinborough.
Mclser, Sir Lewis, Bart., M.P.,
{Bar-at-Lcnr), Sub-Collector and
274
Joint Magistrate, Madras; enter-
ed service, 1868 ; Assistant Col-
lector and Magistrate. Madras,.
1868-70 ; Justice of the Peace^
1870 ; transferred to Burma
where he acted in several capaci-
ties including that of President
of Rangoon Municipality till
1876 ; reverted to Madras, Sep-
tem";er 1876 ; on special duty for
preparing part I of the Imperial
Gazetteer, Madras, (Rs. 1,000),
1876 ; Officiating Assistant
Commissioner, Nilgiris, without
prejudice to special duty,
9th September to 8th November
1877 ; on special duty up
to 7th April 1878 ; acting Deputy
Commissioner, Salt Revenue,
Northern Division, November
1879 to 20th April 1880; Member,
Board of Examiners, 1882 ;
Special Magistrate, Salem, for
enquirii^g into the Salem riots
(Department allowance of Rs.
10 a day) 23rd August to
26th November 1882 ; Deputy
Superintendent, Census Opera-
tions, Madras. November 1883
to 13th April 1883; Sub-Collec-
tor and Joint Magistrate, Chin-
gleput, from October 1884 ; re-
tired, 1885. Address : c/o India
Office, London.
McLcod, General Sir Donald James
Sirr, K.C.I.E. (1906), C.B. (1898),
D.S.O. (1887); b. 1845; s. of
Lieutenant-General W. C. Mc-
Leod ; ediic : Kensington School ;
joined the Madras Army, 1861;
became Captain, 1873 ; became
General, 1906; A. D.C. to Major-
General, Madras, 1864-67;
D.A.Q.M.G., Madras, 1878-1S83 ;
D.Q. M.G., 1883-89 ; served on the
Army Staff, India, 1877-88; D.Q.
M.G., Burma, 1^86-87; Com-
manding 3rd Madras Lancers,
1890-93; Lieutenant-General
Co7iimanding Troops, Burma^
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
McLeod.
1903-06; retired, 1906. Address:
Holy Mount, Inkpen, Berks.
Club: United Service.
McLeo'', Sir John Chatham, G C.B.
(1891). ; b. 1831 ; s. of Lieutenant-
Colonel Alexander McLeod;
educ : at St. Andrew's and Perth
Acadiinij ; served for over 30
years in the 2nd Royal High-
landers ; in Crimia, 1854-55 ;
Indian Mutiny ; 1857-58 ; Brevet-
Lieutenant-Colonel and C. B.
Ashanti war, 1873-74; Command-
ed troops in Cevlon, 1882-87 ;
Colonel of the Black Watch
Royal Highlanders, 1907: retir-
ed, 1908. Address: Bellvin ;
North Berwick. Cli,h : United
Service.
McLecd, N.C, B.A., Bar-at-Lcm;
Judge. High Court, Bombay ;
s. of late R. B. McLeod of
Cadball, Rosshire ; 6. 1866;
educ : Wellington College, New
College, Oxford ; called to Bar,
1890 ; Official Assignee, Bombay,
1900 : Memijer, Imperial Legisla-
tive Council, 1908; appointed as
Judge, High Couit, Bombay,
1910. Address : Mount Pleasant
Road, Bombay, India.
McMIl an, A., M.A., Bar-at-Lair,
I.C.S. (retired.); 2nd s. of late
John McMillan, of Kirkcud,
Bright; 7)1. Nellie, d. of James
Fortescue Harrison ; 1888 ; educ :
Aldenham School. Brasenose
College, Oxford ; Exhibitioner,
Merton College, 1864; 1st in
classical Moderations, 1866 ;
joined I.C.S., 1868 ; Under Secre-
tary to Government, N.W.P.,
1874-77; District Judge inMcerut,
Agra, Cawnpore and Lucknow,
in the years 1884,1886, 1890 and
1892, respectively; called to
Bar (Inner Temple). 1883 ; Pro-
fessor of Indian Jurispru-
dence and Indian History^
King's College, London, 1899-02 ;
Consul for the Alpes Maritimes
and Manseo, 1902-10 ; was in-
strumental for the erection of
Victoria Memorial Hospital at
Nice. Publicntions . Divers Dit-
ties ; Portentous prophets pro-
phetesses ; Mainly about Robert
Bruce ; Essence of Ecclesiastic,
in Metre of Omar Khayyam ;
Clubs: Savile, Hurlirgham.
McMahon, Sir Arthur Henry, K.
C.I.E.,(19C6),C.S.I.,(1897),C.I.E.,
(1894) ; F.S.A., F.L.S. ; b. 1862 ;
s. of Lieutenant-General C. A.
McMahon ; educ : at flaileybery
and Sandhurst ; joined the Army,
1883 ; transferred to Indian Staft
Corps, 1885; entered the Punjab
Commission, 1887 ; joined the
Indian Political Department,
1890; Political Agent at Zhob,
1891, and 1893 ; accompanied the
Durand Mission to Kabul, 1693,
Commissioner for demarc<>ting
boundary between Beluchistan
and Afghanistan, 1894-96; Politi-
cal Agent at Dir, Swet, and Chit-
ral, 1899-1901; Revenue and
Judicial Con missioner ; Belu-
chistan, 1901 ; Commissioner to
settle the Perso-Afghan bound-
ary. ■ 1903; Agent to Governor-
General in Beluchistan, 1905 ;
Secretary to Government of
India (P'oreign Department),
and Member of Imperial Legisla-
tive Council. Address : Calcutta,
Club : United Service.
Mcnalty. LIeut-Co!onel George Wil-
liam, M.D.,L.R.C.S.I.,F.R.C.S.I.,
C.B. (1897) ; b. 1837 ; s. of G. W.
Mcnalty ; educ : at Dublin,.
Wiesbaden and London ; joined
the Army Medical Staft, 1863;
served in the British Anibuliuu-e
in the Franco-Germai. War,
1871; Ashanti War, 1873-74:
275
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MCNALTY.
Russo-Turkish War; Afghan War,
187S 80 ; Egyptian War, 1882 ;
Honorary Surgeon to the Vice-
roy of India ; retired, 1892 ;
contributor on medical and
surgical subjects to various
periodicals. Address : 19, Lands-
down Road, Lee Blacksheath,
S.E.
McRae, Colonel Henry Napier,
C.B. (1831); 6. 1851 ;.s. of Sur-
geon-Major James McRae ;
entered the Army, '837, and the
Indian Staft Corps, 1874 ; ser-
ved in Afghanistan, 1878-80 ;
Bazar Vallj^ Expedition, etc., in
the Zhob Vallv, 1881; Hazra
Expedition, 18S8 ; N. W- Fron-
tier, 1897-98 ; present at the
relief of Malakand, Buner ;
Waziristan Expedition, 1901-02 ;
officiated in Command of the
Assam District ; A D.C to
H.M. the King, 1901 ; Colonel on
the Staft in India, 1903 ; Com-
mandant of Assam Brigade,
1901-05; retired, 1909. Address:
Corunna, Shornclifte Road, Folk
Stone.
Jil^hta, Sir Phlrozsha Maher-
wanji, M.A., CLE., (1894), K.C.
S.I. , (1904), Bar-at-Laii\ Bom-
bay ; b. at Bombay, 1845 ; passed
B.A., 1864 ; M.A., 1865; proceed-
ed to England and was there
called to the Bar, 1868; returned
to India and set up practice in
the Bombay High Court; distin-
guished himself as a lawyer of
great ability, in the Tower of
Silence Riot case, 1871 ; read a
paper before the East India
Association on " the Educa-
tional System of India ", and
another on ' Municipal Re-
form ', 1872 ; entered the Bom-
bay Corporation as Commis-
sioner, 1884; was thrice elected
as Chairman of that body ;
27(5
worked for the starting of the
Bombay Presidency Asso-
ciation, 18S6 ; Chairman of
the Reception Committee of the
Indian National Congress, 1890 ;
elected to the Bombay Legis-
lative Council, 1892 ; has had
the rare privilege of signing in
the autograph book of the
Princess of Wales, 1906; was
elected a Member of Imperial
Legislative Council, 1900-02 ;
is a Fellow of the University
of Bomcay;gave evidence be-
fore the Royal Public Ser-
vices Commission, during the
sitting of that body in Bom-
bay, 19'.2; enjoyed the rare
honor of welcoming Their
Imperial Majesties the King-
Emperor and Queen-Empress,
on behalf of the citizens of
Bombay, 1911 ; appointed as
Vice-Chancellor, Bombay Uni-
versity, 1915. Address ; Bombay,
India.
Mehta, Roostamjea Dhanjeebhoy,
J. P., CLE. (1897), merchant;
belongs to the Imperial class of
the Parsi Community ; b. in
Bombay, 1849 ; o. s. of Dhunjee-
bhoy Byramjee Mehta; m. She-
rene, d. of late Nussarwanjee
Shapurjee Bhedwar, 1868 ; six s.
and one d. educ : privately ;
was a Port Commissioner) Cal-
cutta; 1889-91; Sheriff of Cal-
cutta, 1893 ; Consul for Persia at
Calcutta, 1899-1904 ; Presidency
Magistrate since 1888; Chairman
of Alipore Local Board, since its
foundation in 1886 ; Chairman,
ManiktuUa Municipality, 1900-
07. Publication : The Exchange
Imbrogilio ; many articles in
the Press on Railway rates,
Address : 55, Canning Street,
Calcutta. C I ti b : National
Liberal.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MERWANJr.
Merwanji, Hon'bh Mr. Cowasjie,
elected Non-official Member,
Legislative Council, Burma ;
took his seat, 1912. Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Meston, Lieut -General Sir James
Scroggle, U.P., C.S.I., (190S), K.
C.S.I. , (1911), India ; b. Old Aber-
deen 1SS5; tn. Jennie, o. d. James
M'Donald, 1S91 ; ed'uc : Grammar
School and University, Aber-
deen, Balliol College, Oxford?
joined service,' 1SS5 ; Settle-
ment Officer, 1891-97 ; Financial
Secretary to Government, Unit-
ed Provinces, 1899-1902; Ad-
viser to Governments of Cape
Colony and Transvaal on Civil
Ser\rice Reform, 1904-06 ; tempo-
rary Finance Member of Council,
1908 ; Member of Imperial Legis-
lative Council, 1909 ; Lieutenant-
Governor of U.P, since 1913.
Address : Allahabad, U.P., India.
Club : East India United Service.
Mengens. Hon'ble E.G., Nominated
Non-Official Member, Imperial
Legislative Council of India.
Addreis : Calcutta, India.
Mewaram, Seth, Rai Bahadur
(1911), Banker and merchant,
Honorary Magistrate and Mem-
])er of the Municipal Board of
Khurja; b. 1873! educ : at Khurja ;
belongs to a well-known Jain
Family; s. of Rai Bahadur Sith
Amlok Ram ; has founded an Or-
phanage for children. Address :
Khurja, Bulandsahar, U.P.,
India.
Meyer, Hon'ble Sir William Ste-
venson. B.A., K.C.S.I., (1909),
T.C.S. ; b. 1860 ; educ : Blackheath
University College, London;
joined service, 1881 ; attach-
ed to Survey Party No. IV",
1884 ; acted in various capacities
in various places! on special duty
at Madras for preparing Admin-
istration Reports of the Madras
Presidencj^ for 1885-86, from
16th September to 15th December
1886; Assistant Secretary to
Madras Government, 1886-89 ;
Secretarv, Board of Revenue,
Madras,' 1890-94 ; Originator of
the ' Meyer Scheme ' for the re-
distribution of districts in the
Madras Presidency ; services
placed at the disposal of Govern-
meiit of India as Deputy Secre-
tary in the Financial Branch,
1896-01 ; Editor, Imperial Gaze-
teer of India, 1902-04 ; Secretary,
1905-09 ; Member of the Decen-
tralization Commission, India,
1907-09; Chief Secretary, Gov-
ernment of Madras, 1899; Mem-
ber of the Council of the Gover-
nor-General, India, 1913; ?/;.
Mabel Henrietta, d. of late Major
W.W. Jackson, I.A., 1895 ; (wife
died). Address ; Delhi, and Simla ,
India. C'lubft : East India United
Service.
Meyrick James Joseph, C.B., F.R.
C.V.S. ; b. 1824; s. of Theo-
bald Meyrick ; ediic : at the City
of London School, and the Royal
Veterinary College, London ;
served in the R.A. in Canada
and Egypt ; Superintendent of
horse breeding operations in the
Punjab; 1878-80 ; served in the
Egyptian Campaign, 1882.
Fuoliratiutis : Stable Manage-
ment and prevention of disease
among horses in India ; V^eteri-
nary Manual for use of Native
horse owners in India, trans-
lated into Hindustani ; and
Manual for use of Native Veteri-
nary Surgeons. Address: Lily-
brook, Budleigh Selburton,
S. Devon.
Mhatoi Oanpat Kasbinatli ; joined
Sir J. J. School of Art, 1881 ;
277
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Mhatoi.
won Bombay Art Society medal
for sculpture. 1895; Victoria
Medal and Mays Medal res-
pectively for sculpture and
painting, 1S96", won a gold medal
for a picture to the temple sent
to the Delhi Durbar, 1903 ; ob-
tained Diploma and Bronze
Medal at the Paris Exhibition
for a statue of Saraswati. Ad-
dress : Bombay, India.
Miidlemast, Edgar William, M.A.,
Principal, Presidency College,
Madras", b. 1S64; joined service
in the Educational department
as Professor of Mathematics,
College of Engineering, Madras,
ISSS 'i Principal, Kumbakonam
College, 1894 ", acting Professor
of Mathematics, Presidency
College, Madras, 1895 ; acting
Principal, Rajahmundry College,
1896 ; again acting in the Presi-
dency College, Madras, 1889;
acting superintendent and Officer
incharge of the Aluminium De-
partment, School of Arts, and
Inspector of Technical Schools,
1901 ; acting Principal, Presiden-
cy College, Madras, 190i; De-
puty Director of Public Instruc-
tion, 1903 ; on special duty in
England from 10th January to
28th February 1905 ; on special
duty for the preparation of
report on Public Instruction
for the quinquennium ending
1906-07, from 15th August to
21st October 1907; Inspector of
European and Training schools,
Madras, 1910 : on special duty
in the Office of the Director of
P.I. from April to 30th June
1912; acting Principal, Presiden-
cy College, Madras, July 1912 ;
Now on furlough.
Middleton, 9th Viscount; William
St. Joha Fremjintle Srodrlok,
P.C, JrP., D.L. ; b. 1856 ; e. s. of
278
3rd Viscount Middleton ',educ : at
Eton and Balliol College, Oxford;
President of the Oxford Union
Society; M.P. for West Surrey,
1880-85 ; for Guilford Division of
Surrey, since 1885 ; Financial
Secretary, War ofSce, 1886-92 ;
Under Secretary of State for
War, 1895-98 ; Under Secretary
of State for Foreign aftairs, 1898-
1900; Secretary of State for War,
1900-03; Secretary of State for
India, 1903-08 ; Alderman, Lon-
don Country Council, since 1907 ;
owns about 9,600 acres. Address :
Peper Harrow, Godalming ;
34, Pentland, Place, W. ; The
Grange, Midleton, Ireland ;
Clubs : Garton, and Anthenseum.
M'lier ; Sir John Ontario, C.S.I. ,
(1908), K.C.S.L, (1911) ; f.oi late
Robert Seham Miller ; b. 1857 ;
("^uc : at King's College, Aber-
deen ; joined the I.C.S. in the
N.W.P., 1879; Private Secretary
to Lieutenant-Governor, 1885 ;
Chief Secretary to Government,
N.W.P., 1898-1902 ; Secretary to
Government of India (Revenue
Department), 1902-5 ; Private
Secretary to Viceroy of India,
1903-1904 ; Chief Commissioner,
Central Provinces, 1905 ; Mem-
ber, Executive Council, India
1907-10; retired, 1911, Address:
Rowley Lodbey, Arkley, Hunts.
Club: East India United Service.
Miller, Sip Leslie Creary, Kt.
(1914), I. C. S. (retired) ;
/). 1862; cduc: Trinity College,
Dublin; joined service, 1884 ; act-
ed in various places until he
was posted as Manager of the
Pithapuram Estate, 1891 ; Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge, 1896 ;
Local Member of the Police
Committee, 1898 ; Judge, High
Court, Madras, 1906 ; retired,
1914 ; entered service of the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Miller.
Mysore State as Chief Judge of
the Chief Court, Mysore. Ad-
dress : Bangalore, Mysore Pro-
vince, India.
Miller, Rev. Winiam, M.A.,L.L.D.,
D.D., CLE. (1SS4), retired Prin-
cipal, Christian College, Madras;
b. 1838 ; educ: Bellevue Academy
and Marischal College, Aber-
deen; New College, Edinborough;
came out to India in the early
part of the 19th century as a
Missionary; was Principal, Mad-
ras Christian College till 1908 ;
is an acknowledged authority
on Indian educational matters ;
Moderator, Free Chur jh of Scot-
land, 1896-97 ; Member, Legisla-
tive Council, Madras, 1893-97;
Vice-Chancellor, Madras Uni-
versity, 1901-04: Fellow, Madras
University; retired from Prin-
cipalship, and left India, 1908.
Publications : Our Scandinavian
Forefathers ; The Plan of His-
tory ; The Ijreatest of the
Judges ; The least of all Lands ;
Criticisms on several Shakes-
peare's Plays. Address: Burgo
Park, Bridge of Scotland.
Mlraj (Senior Branch), Chief of;
Sir DangHdhar Rao Uanesh Ba'a
Sahib Patwardan, K. C. I. E.
(1903); b. 1866; succeeded to
gaddi, 1875; belongs to Patwar-
dan brahmin family, one of
whose ancestor, Govinda Hari
L'atwardan, was given the State
of Miraj, witli the title of Sardar
in 1764 by the Peshwa ; is a first
class Sardar in the Southern
Mahratta Country; has power
to try his subjects for capital
offences; holds a sanad autho-
rising adoption, and follows the
rule of primogeniture in matters
of succession ; area of tlie State,
339 s(j. miles; population, about
90,000 ; revenue, nearly 4 lakhs.
Addj-ess : Miraj, Southern Mah-
ratta Country, Bombay Presi-
dency, India.
Mleza Suraya Jah, also knuwn as
Kaiwar Shah Hajl Uafiz ; b.
1853 ; .S-. of H.H. the late Nawab
Mahamad Ali Khan of Tonk ;
this family is connected to the
Royal House of Delhi ; it has
rendered important service to
the British in the Mutiny of
1857, for which the then head
of the family was granted heri-
ditary pension amounting to
Rs. 22,830 per annum ; further
concessions were also made to
the family; Mirza Suraya Jah
was recognised as the chief
representative of the Mughals
in 1890; he was exempted from
personal appearance in Court.
Address: Delhi, Punjab, India.
Misra, Syani Behari, B.A.< Rai
Sahib, (1911), Revenue Member,
Jodhpur State ; belongs to an
ancient Vaid family of Bareilly ;
■s. of Rai Sahib Krishan Lai
Misra, Advocate ; b. 1865 ; joined
service as Tahsildar, 1892 ; be-
came Duputy Collector, 1897 ;
services lent to the State of
Ajmir-Mirwara, 1907; joined
.I(Klhpur State service, 1911 ;
Member, Royal Asiatic Society
of Bengal ; Member, Royal
Society of Arts (London) ; Mem-
ber, Bharat Dharma Mahaman-
dal ; Member, Theosophical
Society. Address : Jodhpur,
Rajputana, India.
Mitchell, Dr. A.C , D Sc, K.R.S.E.
(Edin), retired Director of Pul)-
lic instruction, Trivandram ;
entered service as Professor of
Mathematics Maharaja's Col-
lege, Trivandaram ; appointed
Principal of the College, 1892;
during his tenure as Princi]ial,
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Mitchell.
the Chairs of History and of
Mathematics were re-establish-
ed,and a Laboratory forthe Phy-
sical Science was constructed ;
the northern and the southern
wirgs of the College, each hav-
ing six rooms were added to the
building and tbe Physical Science
Laboratory was opened by H-H.
the Maharaja in 1907 ; had a
Hostel built and attached to the
College, in accordance with the
requirements of the Madras Uni-
versity ; appointed Director of
Public Instruction, 1909 ; retired,
191-2.
Mltter, B.C., B.A., B.L., Calcutta ;
2nd «. of Sir Romesh Chender
Mitter, the 1st Indian Vakil
Judge who also officiated as
Chief Justice of the Calcutta
High Court ; b. 1872 ; educ : the
Hare School, the Presidency
College, and the Ripon College,
Calcutta ; passed B.A., 1S91 ;
B.L., 1893; worked as an arti-
cled clerk in an Attorney's office
for some time ; commenced prac-
tice at Alipore , proceeded to
England, 1895 ; called to Bar
(Lincoln's Inn), 1897 ; enrolled as
Advocate, High Court, Calcutta,
1898 ; declined Judgeship of the
Madras High Court, 1910;
Standing Counsel of the Govern-
ment of India, 1910; Officiating
Advocate-General, Calcutta,
1911. ^fWress : Calcutta, India.
Mlttar, Main Nath, CLE. (1911),
Calcutta ; a member of the
Kulim Kayastha family; educ:
at the Hindu School and the
Presidency College, Calcutta ;
enrolled as Attorney, 1868 ;
admitted as Vakil of the High
Court, Calcutta, 1872 ; practiced
conjointly with Babu Deva
Prasad Sarbadikary, 1893 ;
Member of the Calcutta Corpo-
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ration for over twenty ji^ears ; a
prominent Member of the Kayas-
tha Subha ; Honorary Magis-
trate and Vice-President of
the British Indian Association ;
Governor of the Bhagavan Dass
Marwari Hospital. Address : 58,
Beadon Street, Calcutta, India.
Mittra, Hon'ble BenoiJe Chendra^
Bar-at-Law. (Calcutta) ; nomin-
ated Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Bengal. Adaiess : Calcutta,
India.
Mittra, Hamecdra Nath, Rai
Bahadur, (1911), Bar-at-Law,
Public Prosecutor, Nimar; b.
1866 ; s. of Babu Upendra Nath
Mittra, founder of Khandwa
High School ; educ : Haui School
and Doveton College, Calcutta ;
proceeded to London and was
called to the Bar; owns lands and
house property in Calcutta ;
President, Bar Association,
Nimar. Address ; Khandwa,
Central Provinces, India.
Mittra, Mahendra Chendra, M.A.,
B.L., Rai Bahadur, Government,
Pleader, Hoogly ; 6. 1850 ; educ :
Halisahur High School, and
Hoogly College ; 3rd s. of Babu
Guru Chendra Mittra ; enrolled
as Vakil, 1871 ; commenced prac-
tice in Hoogly; was Law Lec-
turer, Hoogly College ; Govern-
ment Pleader, Hoogly, 1900;
Honorary Magistrate for over
30 years ; Secretary, Dufterin
Hospital, Chinsura, for five
years ; contributed Rs. 10,000 (in
conjunction with other members
of the family) towards the water
works of Hoogly Municipality ;
was twice elected as Chairman
of the Nainital Municipality;
President of the Bar Associ-
ation ; President of the Students'
Association ; President of the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MiTTRA.
Victoria Town Hall Committee ;
Member of the District Board of
Hoogly ; Member of the Emam-
bara Hospital. Publications :
Biography of Haji Mahammad
Mohsin of Hoogly ; Commen-
tary on the Specific Relief Act.
Addresa'-, Hoogly, Bengal Presi-
dency, India. Lluh : India Club,
Calcutta.
Mlttra, Rajeswara, B.A., A.M.I
C.E.,K.I.H., (1902); Superintend-
ing Engineer, 2nd Circle, Jub-
bulpore ; b. at Benares, 1S90 ;
<'duc : at Benares and Patna
Colleges and the Thomson
Engineering College, Roorki ;
passed B.A., ISSO ; passed the
Engineering Examination with
high distinction and won the
Thomson Prize ; joined serv^ice in
the P. W. D. as Assistant En-
gineer, 18S3 ; employed on Mili-
tary Works and Roads in Raj-
putana t.U 1S90 ; transferred to
the Eastern Division of the Cen-
tralProvinces ; appointed Execu-
tive Engineer, 1895 ; served in the
Hoshangabad Uniaria Colliery
and the Jubbulpore Division ;
special duty in the Secretariat
in connection with famine, 1S97 ;
Under Secretary to Chief Com-
missioner, 1900 ; served in
the Nagpur and Narsingpur
Division ; Officiating Superin-
tending Engineer, 1906 ; confirm-
ed, 1908; thanked by Govern-
ment for getting out designs for
the Rajpur Rajkumar College ;
thanked by Sir Charles Lyall for
the rapid and the economical
carrying out of the reconnais-
sance for the Nagpur-Jubbulpore
Railway ; his excellent and effici-
ent organisation of famine relief
works in the Hoshangabad
district received the high appre-
ciation of the Viceroy (Lord
Curzon); specially thanked by Sir
19 (")
Andrew Frazer for his work in
connection with the famine in
C.P. ; invited to the Durbar of
1903, and was granted the Dur-
bar Medal. Address : Jubbulporej
C. P., India.
Mittra, Barada Charan, M.A., B.L.
(Calcutta) ; b. Panisehola, Hoog-
ly, 1818; educ : Colootola
Branch School (the present
Hare School), and the Presi-
dency College, Calcutta ; obtain-
ed the Premchand Roy Chand
Scholarship, 1871 ; passed B.L.,
1873 ; m. Srimathi Krishna Mo-
hini, d. of late Sreenath Ghose,
andy. d. of Raja Sir Radhakanta
Deb' Bahadur, K.C.I.E. ; three
sons ; Officiating Judge. High
Court, Calcutta, 1902 ; confirmed,
190 1 ; retired, 1909. Publicatknis :
Tagore Law Lectures on the
Land Law of Bengal. Recreations;
gardening, and agriculture.
Adiref'S : 85, Gray Street, Cal-
cutta ; Panisehola, Hoogly,
Bengal.
Mittra, S.M., M.R.A.S., Journa-
list ; b. 1856 ; belongs to the same
family as that of the late Raja
Digambar Mittra of Calcutta ;
has been a journalist for over iO
years; is a writer in Bengali,
Urdu, and English ; was Pro-
prietor and Editor of the Deccaii
Post ; was selected by Sahitya
Parishad, Calcutta, to re^'ive the
transliteration of Arabic, and
Persian words and phrases in
vogue in Bengali language; op-
posed anti-partition and boycott
movements ; has been a frenuent
contributor to the " Nineteenth
Century, " the " Fortnightly, ||
the " Asiatic Quarterly Review,"
and the Pall Mall Gazette;
corresponded with the Rigiit
Hon'ble Mr. J. Chamberlain on
the subject of " India and the
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MiTTRA.
Fiscal Question ; represented
India at the International Free
Trade Congress, London, 1908.
Publications: Imperial preference
and India; Hiudupur (an anglo-
Indian romance), etc. Recrea-
tions : reciting Persian poetry.
Addre^^s : 47, Warrington Cres-
cent, W.
Mjttra, Surendranath, B.A., Rai
Bahadur ( 1897), Under Secretary
(Financial Department), Govern-
ment of India ; b. 1848 ; ediic : at
the Hare School, and the Presi-
dency College, Calcutta ; joined
service in the Financial Depart-
ment ; became Under Secretary
in the same department ;
services acknowledged both by
the Financial Member and by
the Lieutenant Governor, on the
occasion of the Budget debate
in the Legislative Council of
Bengal, 1910 ; nominated Mem-
ber, Calcutta Corporation;
Member, University Institute,
Calcutta ; Member, the Sanget
Samaj ; Member, the Kayastha
Sabha ; owns landed property
in and around Calcutta. Ad-
dress : 6, Ramanath Mazamdar
Street, Calcutta, India.
Moberly, Hon'ble Mr. 4. N , nomi-
nated Official Member, Bengal
Legislative Council. Address ■
Calcutta, India.
Modi, E. M. D , Proprietor, the
Arther Road Chemical Works,
Bombay ; b. 1860 ; ednc : at the
Elphinstone and Grant Medical
Colleges, Bombay; devoted his
attention to a regular study of
Chemistry and engaged himself
in experiments with the indi-
genous products ; started the
Arther Road Chemical Works ;
has manufactured and is manu-
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facturing Chemicals for the
Societies of London, Berlin,
America, etc. ; Fellow, Royal
Society of Edinburgh ; secured
gold medals for his inventions
at various exhibitions. Address :
Bombay, India.
Moii, Jivanji Jamsedj', B.A. ,
Shams-ul-ulema ; s. of Jamsedji
J. Modi, head priest of the Fire
Temple at Colaba ; a scholar
of considerable repute, and a
well-known figure in the public
life of Bombay. Publications :
" Works on the Religious and the
Social Customs of the Parsees, "
Memoir of Zarir,' ' Early His-
tory of the Parsees, ' ' King
Solomon's Temple, ' ' Wine
among the ancient Persians, '
etc. Address: Mithli Lodge,'
Colaba, Bombay, India. i
MoIeswoFth, Sir Grllford Lindsey,
K.C.I.E., (188S), Consulting
Engineer for Railways, India,
(retired); b. 1SJ8 ; s. . of late
Rev. J. E. N. Molesworth, D.D.,
Vicar of Rochdale ; educ :
King's School, Canterbury, and
the College of Civil Engi-
neering, Putney; was apprentice
to Sir William Fairburn and
was under the pupilage of
Mr. Dockray, Engineer-in-Chief,
London, and North-Western
Railways ; Chief Assistant Engi-
neer on London, Brighton and
S.C. Railway ; in charge of the
Arsenal at Woolwich during the
Crimean War ; Mechanical Engi-
neer of the same Railway; Chief
Resident Engineer of Railways,.
Ceylon, 1862 ; Director-General
of Railways and Director of
Public Works, Ceylon, 1867;
Consulting Engineer to Govern-
ment of India. 1871 ; President,
Institution of Civil Engineers,
1904 ; served in the Afghan
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MOLESWORTH.
and Burma Campaigns and se-
cured medals and the spacial
thanks of the Indian Govern-
ment for his splendid services;
owns property near Dublin.
PublicatiOHfi. ' Conversion of
Wood by Machinery', 'Pocket
Book of Engineering Formulae',
' Metrical Tables ', ' Decimal
Coinage, ' Light Railways',
Gauge of Railways in India ',
' Masonry Dams ', ' Reason
and instinct in arts, etc. Recrea-
tions : Tennis and Cycling.
Address : Manor House, Bezley,
Kent. Club : St. Stephen's,
Royal Societies.
Molony, John Chartres, I.C.S.,
President, Corporation of Mad-
ras ; educ : University of Dublin ;
joined service as Assistant
Collector, 1901 ; on special duty
as Assistant Political Agent,
Banganapalli, 1908 ; Superinten-
dent, Census Operations, Madras,
1910 ; Collector and Magistrate,
191-2; President, Madras Corpo-
ration, 1914, Pubiications: Census
Report of Madras, 1910. Address:
Madras, India.
Mootetth, Sir Jamfs, M.A., C.S.I.,
(190J), K.C.S.I., (1903), Chief
Secretary to Government of
Bombay, (retired) ; s. of late
Thomas Monteith of Guileburn,
Lockerbie ; 6. 1S47 ; educ : Royal
Academical Institution, and
Queen's College, Belfast ; passed
B.A. with 2nd class Honors in
classics, Logic, Metaphysics,
and Political Economy ; passed
M.A., with 2nd class honors;
joined I.C S., 1S70 ; m. Amelia,
2nd d. of late Thomas Hunter of
Belfast, 1872 ; gained adminis-
trative experience in the Collec-
torates of Dharwar and Kanara ;
was on special duty in connec-
tion with land assessment in
Kanara ; acted in various grades
in the judicial, political, edu-
cational and other branches of
the ser^'ice ; Private Secretary to
Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay,
for three years ; Officiating Chief
Secretary, Govern iient of Bom-
bay, 1895 ; confirmed, 1897 , Ad-
ditional Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay ; Officiating
Governor of Bombay for a short
period, 1903. Recreations ; Cy-
cling and Golf. Address -. The
Chantoy, AvetonGifltard, Devon,
Club. East India United Service.
Moore, Lieutenant-General Sir
Henry, CLE., (1878) ; K.C.B.,
(1897 >, Indian Army, (retired);
b. 1829 ; joined the Indian Army
in Bombay, 1850 ; served in
Persia, 1857 (medal with clasp) ;
served in Indian Mutiny, 1858
(despatches, medal); Abyssinia,
1867-68 (despatches, medal, Bre-
vet-Major) ; Lushai Expedition,
1871-72 (despatches, clasp, Bre-
vet-Colonel) ; Afghanistan, 1878-
79 (despatches, medal, C.B.) ;
served in Egypt, 1882 (medal
with clasp, bronr.e star, 3rd class
Osmanich). Address ; Birksey
Bow, Crook, Near Kendal.
Clubs : United Service ; Royal
St. George, Yacht.
Morlson, Sir Theodorp, M.C., K.C.
I.E. ,(1910), Member, India Coun-
cil, London ; s. of James Cotter
Morison ; h. 1863 ; educ : West-
minster and Trinity College,
Cambridge; appointed Tutor
to H. H. the Maharaja of Chat-
rapur and Chharkari, 1855 ;
joined the staft of the M. A. O.
College, Aligarh, 1889 ; Principal
of the College, 1889-1905 ; Addi-
tional Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, 1903-1904; Presi-
dent, Muhammadan Educational
Conference, 1904 ; retired, 1905 ;
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MORISON.
Member, Royal Public Services
Commission, India, 1912. Publi-
cations; Imperial Rule in India ;
Industrial Organisation of an
Indian Province. Becreations :
Tennis, Riding, and Cycling. Ad-
dress : Old Avenue Lodge, Wey-
bridge. Cmb : United University.
Morison. Sir Willam Thomson, C.
S. I., (1909), K. C. S. I., (191-3),
I. C. S, (retired) ; s. of Patric
Morison of Edinburgh ; b. 1860;
educ. : Fettes CoUegei Edinburgh,
and Balliol College, Oxford ; /».
Mabel Elise, d. of Colonel, J. M.
Hunter'; joined service as
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, Bombay, 18S1 ; transferred
to Burma as Deputy Com-
missioner (medal with clasp),
1887-90; Administrator of Por-
bandar State, 1894 ; Collector and
Magistrate, Secretary to Govern-
ment and then Commissioner of
Customs, till 1907; Member of
Council, Bombay, October 1907 ;
President, Indian Factory La-
bour Commission, 1908 ; Com-
missioner, Poona, 1908 ; Mem-
ber of Council, Bombay, 1910 ;
retired, 1911. Address : c/o Grind-
lay & Co., 54, Parliament Street,
S.W.
ftlorley cf BlacVburn, 1st Vis-
count, (1908), Right Hon'ble
John, P. C, O.M., M.A., F.R.S.,
LL.D., D.C.L., Secretary of
State for India, (retired) ; Hon.
Fellow, All Souls, Oxon ; b.
Blackburn, 1838 ; s. of late Jona-
than Morley ; eduo : Cheltenham
College; and Lincoln College,
Oxford ; called to Bar, (Lincoln's
Inn), 1873; M.P. (L) New-
Castle-on-Tyne, 1883-95; was
twice Chief Secretarv to Ireland,
1886, and 1892-95 ; liad a seat in
the Cabinet on both the occa-
isions ; Bencher, Lincoln's Inn,
284
1891 : Trustee, British Museum,
1894; MP. (L>. Montrose
Burghs, 1896-1908 ; Member,
Historical Manuscripts Commis-
sion ; Secretary of State for
India, 1905 10 ; during his time
the now famous ' Minto-Morley
Scheme' for the better adminis-
tration of India was introduced.
Publications: Edmund Burke;
Critical Miscellanies; Voltirw ;
Rouesseau ; The Struggle for
National Education ; On Com-
promise Diderot and the Ency-
c!op:»disats ; Burke ; The Life
of Richard Cobden ; Studies in
Literature ; Oliver Cromwell :
Life of Gladstone. Address -.
Flowermead, Wimbledon Park,
S'.W. Club : Athenaeum.
Morris, Sir John Henry, K.C.S.I.
(1883); I.C.S.;b. 1828; s. of Henry
Morris, M.O.S. ; educ : at Hailey-
bury ; entered I.C.S. in Bengal,
1848 ; served in the Punjab,
1849-59; N W.P., 1861-3; Cen-
tral Provinces, 1863-8; Chief
Commissioner, Central Provin-
ces, 1867-83 ; retired, 1883. Ad-
dress : 88, Queen's Gate, Ken-
singston, S. W. Club : Welling-
ton.
Morvi, Thakur Sahib of ; His High-
ness Sri Was'oji Ravaji, (t. C.
I. E.; 6. 1858; succeeded, 1870;
cduG : at the Rajkumar College;
travelled extensively in Europe ;
holds the Jagir of Amerdin
Cutch ; belongs to the same
family as the rulers of Nawana-
gar, etc., and claims descent
from the Rao of Cutch ; the
State is a second class one ;
area, 8 J2 square miles; popula-
tion, 88,000 ; revenue, 7^ lakhs ;
the Chief is bound by the same
engagements with the British as
the other Kathiawar Chiefs ; en-
titled to a salute of 11 guns ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MORVI.
owns and manages a metre
gauge railway ; also owns a
ginning factory. Ar^dress: Morvi,
Kathiawar, Bombay Presidency,
India.
Moses, Sylas M., Managing Pro-
prietor, Messrs. David Sassoon
^: Co., Bombay ; 6. IS 15 ; educ :
at the Elphinstone College,Bom-
bay ; proceeded on a tour to
Europe, 1880 ; w. Rachel, d. of
Mr. E. S. Abraham of Bonbay ;
was a Member, Finance Com-
mittee, Bombay Port Trust;
President, Bank of Bombay,
1899-1900, and again in 190i ;
and again in 1905-06 ; Director,
Oriental Life Insurance Com-
pany; Pell Tw, Bombay Univer-
sity, 1899; elected Member,
Bombay Legislative Council,
1900; has a son, Mayer Moses,
M.A. Address : Bombav, India.
Moss, Charles Willlau), M.A.,
Headmaster, Madrassa-i-Azam,
Madras; h. 1866; appointed to
the ser/ice, 1889; joined Educa-
tional department, 1902 ; ap-
pointed to present post, August
1903. Address : Madras, India.
Motllal, Rai Bahadur,(1911); Reve-
nue and Finance Member, Tonk
State. Address : Tonk, Rajpu-
tana, India.
Mudallar, Cuppuswami Vijl^n^j?"-
ram, Sardar, K.I.H. (1909),
Poona ; ■*■. of late Rao Bahadur
Sardar Vijianagaram Mudaliar
who had distinguished himself
on the side of the British in the
Mutiny of 1857; Chairman,
Poona Municipality for many
years ; represented the Agri-
Horticulturai Society of Western
India in the Agricultural Confer-
ences of Poona and Ahmedabad,
1904; gave e/idence before the
Indian Irrigation Commission ;
Member, Agri-Horticultural So-
ciety of Western India ; Presi-
dent, Camp education Society ;
title of Saradar confered, 1S97.
Address : Poona, Bombay, India.
Modholkar, Ranganath Narasingh
Rao, B.A., L.L.B., Rao Bahadur,
(1889), Amraoti, U.P. ; 6. 1857 ; s.
of late iNarsingh Rao Krishna;
ediic : at the £lIphinstone College,
Bombay ; passed B.A., 1877 ;
L.L.B., 1880 ; enrolled as a Vakil,
1881 ; commenced practice at
Akola the same year, but soon
removed to Amraoti ; Secretary,
Berar Servajanick Sabha,
1888-98 ; joined the I.N.C., 1898 ;
General Secretary, Indian Indus-
trial Conference, Amraoti, from
its very start ; has taken great
interest in the question of the
' Berar Amraoti " ; President,
4th Indian Industrial Conference,
Madras, 1908 ; gave e/idence be-
fore the Royal Public SerN'ices
Commission, India, 1912. Address;
Amr.'ioti ; also Nagpur, Central
Provinces, India.
Mudugu'a, Zamindarinl of; Sri
Rajendramani DjyI ; Claims
descent from the rulers of
' Matsyadesa ' who wear fish
shaped-ornaments on their ears;
(/. d. of Krislina Bupathi Devu,
the last male holder ; recognised
as the joint Zamind:irini, 1901;
manages one half of the Estate.
Address: Mudugula, Vizagapatani
District, Madras Presidency,
India.
Muhammad Abdul A't, Kiian
Baliadur, (1875); l>. 1856 : claims
descent from Nawab Mahammad
Ali of the Carnatic ; is a political
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Mahadev Abdul All
stipendiary and gets an allow-
ance of Rs. 511-9-4 a month.
Address: Saidapet) Madrasi India.
Muhammad Abdul A«iz Sahib,
Khan Bahadur (1901), Madras;
b. 1859 ; is a merchant carrying
on business on a grand scale at
Madras ; is a Consul for Turkey
in Madras; owns extensive land-
ed and house property. Address :
High Road, Triplicane, Madras,
India,
Mahammad Abttulla Khan, Nawab
Sir, Hafiz, Alizai, K.CI.E.
(1909), Dera Ismail Khan; the
title of Nawab borne by the head
of this family is a hereditary
one and has been recognised by
Government, so long ago as
1875 ; is an Honorary Command-
ant of the 15th Lancers; suc-
ceeded to title, 1881. Address :
Dera Ismail Khan, Punjab, India.
Muhammad Abdul Khudus Badsba
Sahib, Senior Partner, Met^srs.
Haji Mahammad Badsha Sahib
and Co., Madras ; a leading Mu-
hammadan gentleman of Mad-
ras, who interests himself in all
public movements ; was Sherift
of the City of Madras and has
been Turkish Consul in Madras
for the last many years ; has
made a liberal contribution to
the funds of the Muhammadan
University and is actively con-
nected with the Madras branch
of the Moslem League and the
Anjumani of Madras. Address ;
High Road, Triplicane, Madras,
India.
Mahammad Abdul Jalil Usraanl,
Shams-ul-Ulema, Benares; claims
descent from Miran Muhammad
Zahir-ud-din Aftali who came
from Persia and obtained posses-
sion of the town of Neotin,
286
near Lucknow ; b. 1861 ; ediic :
Queen's College, Benares ; joined
service in the Educational
Department, 1883 ; appointed as
Professor of Arabic and Per-
sian, Queen's College, Benares,
1888 ; has a share in the family
village of Neotin, near Lucknow ;
organised relief works and found
work for 300 men for many
months in 1893 ; title of Shams-
ul-Ulema conferred, 1897. Publi-
cations : A series of Urdu and
Persian Readers. Recreation :
Riding. Address : Benares Canton-
ment, U.P., India.
Muhammad Abdul Majid, Nawab,
Bar-at-Law ; claims descent from
an ancient family of Jaunpur
which, owing to its loyalty to the
British in the Mutiny of 1857.
had lost a considerable portion
of its property; educ : at Allaha- I
bad and in England; was called
to the Bar at the latter place ;
owns estates in the districts of
Gazipur, Ballia, Aramghara, and
Jaunpur ; enjoys an annual
revenue of Rs. 80,000 ; Fellow,
Allahabad University ; Trustee,
M.A.O. College, Aligarh ; Mem-
ber, Moslem League, U.P. ; is a
Persian and Arabic Scholar of
repute ; Member, Legislative
Council, U.P., 1910. Address:
Allahabad, U.P. ; Jaunpur, U.P. ;
India.
Muhammad Ahmad All Khan Baha-
dur, Nawab of Maler Kotla. {see
Maler Kotla).
Muhammad Aginak Khan, Hafiz,
Hakim, Kazik-ul-Mulk ; h. 1884
(Hijri) ; s. of late Hakim Muham-
mad Khan, who, as a Medical
man, is yet remembered as a mar-
vel in his profession ; claims des-
cent from Hakim Muhammad
Sharif Khan, Asraf-ul-Hukina,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Muhammad Aginak Khan.
who accompanied Baberto India;
has established a hospital where
medicines are accurately-prepared
according to the Unani and Ayur-
vedic systems, visited Europe in
1911 and made a careful study of
the Hospital conditions and the
preparations of drugs; founder of
the All-India Tibbi Conference.
Title granted, 1908. Address :
Dehli, India.
Muhammad Akbar Kban, Raja,
Saidpur ; Raja Sahadi Khan, one
of the ancestors of the present
Raja, was a contemporary and
Feudatory of Emperors Baber,
Humayun and Akbar, and
ruled over the Districts of Bhim-
oar Nowshera, within the pre-
sent limits of Jammu and
Kashmir; b. 1875; succeeded to
State. 1908 ; enjoys a pension of
Rs. 10,000 per annum granted
in perpetuity to the family by
Raja Gulab Singh, the successor
of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh,
and which has been recognised
by the British Government;
was a Naib Thasildar for some
time ; was also a Member of the
Municipality of Jhelum. Ad-
dress : Saidpur, Jhelum, Punjab,
India.
Muhammad A^ram Hussain Baha-
dur, Prince Mirxa Afsar-ul-
mulk, Calcutta ; s. of late King of
Oudh ; b. 1881 ; educ : at the
Calcutta Madrassa, and the
Presidency College) Calcutta;
is an Honorary Magistrate and
Commissioner, Corporation of
Calcutta ; Member. Executive
Committee of the Bengal Pro-
vincial Moslem League ; Mem-
ber. Executive Committee of the
Central National Association ;
Member, Permanent Committee
for the appointment of the Mar-
riage Registrars in Bengal ; Vice-
President of the Muhamma-
dan Literary Society, Calcutta ;
title of ' Prince ' recognised,
188S. Address: Calcutta, India.
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Khan
Bahadur, K.C.I.E., Raja of
Muhammadabad (see Muham-
madabad. Raja of'.
Muhammad Ali Rai-a Khan, Khan
Bahadur ; Durbarri, Honorary
Magistrate and Rais ; Member,
District Council. Vice-President
of the Municipality ; President
Anjumani-i-Islamia ; and Vice-
President of the Muslim League;
invited to the Durbar of 1911;
exempted from the restrictions
of the Arms Act ; enjoys the
privilege of Private interview
with the Chief Commissioner of
the Central Provinces. Address,
Chindwada, Nagpur, P.C.,
India.
Muhammad Ali Saijld,B. A. ,I.C.S.;
connected with the family of the
late Sir Syid Amed Khan of
Aligarh, b. 1863 ; educ : at the
M.A.O. College. Aligarh ; passed
B.A.. 1886 ; appointed Proba-
tionary Assistant Magistrate and
Collector, 1887; Judge of Banda,
1907; Trustee, Aligarh M.A.O.
College, Address: Banda, U. P.,
India.
Muhammad Aziz-ud din Hussain
Sahib Bahadur, Khan Bahadur,
(1903); I.S.O., (19l:i) ; Collector
and Magistrate, South Arcot , b.
186:J ; joined service as Proba-
tionary Sub-Registrar, 1882;
passed through various lower
grades and was appointed Deputy
Tahsildar, 1891 ; i)ecamc Deputy
Collector, 1893; 2iid Presidency
Magistrate, Madras, 1903 ; Col-
lector and Magistrate, 1906 ; has
been Collector and Magistrate,
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Muhammad Aziz-ud-din Hussatk
South Arcot, since 1913. Address :
Cuddalore, South Arcot District,
Madras Presidency, India.
Muhammad Babht, Mirza ; sixth
in descent from Emperor Shah
Alam ; b. 1872 ; Pohtical pension-
er and Durbarri ; Municipal
Commissioner ; exempted from
the operations of the Arms Act.
Address ; Kala Mahal, Shivala,
Benares, U.P.i India.
Muhammad Bakhtuar Shab, Prince
Sahibzada. CLE. (1S98) ; .". of
late Prince Anwar Shaw, grand-
son of Tippu Sultan of Mysore ;
takes great interest in Public
movements of the day and is a
liberal supporter of schemes for
the good of the country ; nomi-
nated Member of the Corpo-
ration of Calcutta. Addriss:6,
London Street, Calcutta, India.
MuViammafl, Hon'b'e, HablbuHo,
Khan Bahadur, Vellore : b- 1867
owns extensive house and landed
property in and around Vellore ;
is an Additional Member, Legis-
lative Council, Madras. Ad-
drc s : Vellore, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
Muhamttiad H'Jmdam, Sferdar,
Ludhiana ; g.s. of a former Amir
of Afghanistan who was driven
out of the country by Dost
Muhammed ; the family has been
enjoyirg a pension of Rs. 3,600
per annum from the British
Government together with a
grant of 4,000 acres of land ;
succeeded his father, Shahazada
Nazir, 1895 ; receives an annual
pension of Rs. 1,200 from the
Government; is a Divisional
Durbarri, and a Tahsildar in the
Gujarat District. Address:
Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
288
Mahammad Ibedolla Akhbar, Trea-
sury Officer, the Andaman Is-
lands. Address : Port Blair.
Muhammad Mun'r. B.A., Khan
Sahib (1898) ; b. 1867 ; educ : at
the Government Madrassa, and
the Madras Presidency College;
passed B.A., 1889 ; Claims des-
cent from the Carnatic family ;
Honorary Secretary of the
Madras Anjuman-i-Islani for
soiiie years ; joined service and
rose to the position of Deputy
Collector. Address ■-. ' Nawab
House', Pudupet; Madras. India.
Muhammad Nlvaz All Kazi Haphi;
Diwan of Jaisalmer State ; b.
1866 ; e'^iic : at the Durbar
School Sirohi; Mordabad Is-
lamia Madrassa, and the High
School at Ajmere i joined ser-
vice, 1883 ; held various posts
and -was appointed Assistant
Magistrate, Jaisalmer State,
1892 ; Superintendent. Census
Operations, 1901; Tahsildar,
Mount Abu, 1905 ; Darbar Vakil
in the Courts of the Resident,
Western Rajputana, 1906 ;
Diwan of the State, 1911. Ad-
dress: Jaisalmer, Rajputana.
India.
Muliammad Ra^a Khan, Nawab
(1904) Khan Bahadur (1901),
Collector and Magistrate (re-
tired) ; belongs to the Rabii sect
of Muhammadans ; h. 1850 ; join-
ed service as clerk, Revenue
Department, in the Madras
Secretariat, 1874 ; Probationary
Deputy Inspector of Muham-
madan Schools, 1877 ; conhrmed,
1878, attached to the Resident,
Hyderabad (D), 1881 ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, 1883 ;
in charge of Sub-Collectorate,
Nellore, 1886 ; Head Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, 1890 ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Muhammad Raza Khan.
Sub-Collector and Joint Magis-
trate,1895 ; Collector and Magis-
trate, 1S96 ; District and
Sessions Judge, 1905 ; Nominat-
ed Member, Madras Legislative
Council. 1906-08; Fellow, Madras
University, 1904. Aadress :
Saidapet, Chingleput District,
Madras Presidency, India.
Matiammad Ssfd^r KusEaIn Sahib,
M.R.A.S., Khan Bahadur (1907),
ITeputy Collector (retired) ; b.
1838 ; joined service as clerk,
Chingleput Collectorate, 1878 ;
resigned, 188i ; again joined ser-
vice as Examiner of Accounts.
(Railway Branch) Madras, 1885 ;
became Manager, Examiner's
Office, 1886 ; Deputy Superinten-
dent, Census Oper.itions. 1891 :
Tahsildar, 1893 ; Deputy Collec-
tor, 1896 ; Revenue Officer,
Madras Corporation, 1897-1902 ;
reverted as Deputy Collector,
1903; retired, 1913. Aadrestf :
Royapetta, Madras, India.
Muhammad Taj-ud DIr, Khan
Bahadur, Officiating Judge,
Court of Small Causes. Luckuow ;
b. 1858 ; .s. of Moulvi Wahid-ud-
din ; e'luc : Government School,
Holdoi ; acted as Famine Officer,
Census ■juperintendent and Sara-
barahkar in the Court of Wards
Department. PuljUcutiovs : Per-
sian and Hindustani Poems.
Address : Kakori, Lucknow, U.
P., Indi'a.
Huhainmad Ta^i, Prince Suraya
Qudr, Mirza, Lucknow ; one of
the surviving men.ioers of the
ancient Royal family of Oudh;
b. Calcutta, 1858 ; iii. daughter of
Wajid Ali Shah, 5th, King of
Oudh ; invited to Viceroy's Dur-
bar, 1881 ; Member, General
20
Committee of Dispensaries and
Poor Houses ', his birth was
celebrated with great pomp
and splendour, and the expen-
ses of the marriage is said to
have run up as high as Rs.
45,000. Recreations : Caligraphy
and Riding. Publications ■ a
number of books yet unpublish-
ed. Address: Lucknow, U.P.,
India.
Muhamniadabad, Raja of ; Hon'ble
Sir Muhammad Ali Muhammad
Khan, K.C.I. E., (189:3); s. of
Raja Sir Muhammad Amir
Hasin Khan ; b. 1879 ; succeeded
his father, 1903 ; belongs to a
family known by the name of
Kanzada ', claims descent from
Kazi Nasr-ul-lah, a Siddiki Sheik
of Bagdad who came to India in
the time of Shahib-ub-din Ghori
and settled at Amrota ; is great-
ly interested in the spread of
education and is a strong sup-
porter of the Calvin Talukdar's
school, Lucknow ; has contribut-
ed Rs. 35,000 for the study of
Science at the A.M.O. College,
Aligarh, and Rs. 50.000 for the
Lucknow Medical College ; is a
leading Member of the Com-
mittee of the Muhammadan
University for which he has
contributed a lakh ; has founded
schools both in and outside his
estates ; is an Honorary Magis-
trate and Munsift ; Member,
Legislative Council. U. P. ,(1904);
Fellow, Allahabad University
(1906); elected Member, Su-
preme Legislative Council,
(1909). Aid, -ess : Galloway
House, Mahammadabad, Naini-
tal ; Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, U.
P., India.
Muir. Charles Wfmy8S,C.B. (1902);
CLE. -1887); /). 1850; s. of Sir
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MUIR.
W. Muir (q.v.) ; educ : at Rugby
and Sandhurst ; entered the
Army, 1869 ; became Lieute-
nant-Colonel, 1895; A.D.C. to
the Viceroy for some years ; ser-
ved in the Afghan War, 1880;
Soudan, 18S5; Burma War,
1885-87 ; Private Secretary to
A.D.C, to Lieutenant-Governor
of N.W.P. 1873-73. address:
Lawbrook, Coxgrum, near
Maidenhead.
Mulrhead, Hon'ble Mr. Alexander;
Agent, South Indian Railway,
Trichinopoly ; nominated Mem-
ber, Madras Legislative Council;
Fellow of the MadrasUniversity;
represented the South Indian
Railway at the opening of the
Pamban Talamannar Railway
Extension. Aildress : Trichino-
poly, Madras Presidency, India.
Mukunda Deb, Raja; a wealthy
Zemindar of Kljurdah, and the
present representative of the
ancient Gangavasa Dynasty of
Kings in Orissa ; personal title
of Raja granted, 1884. Address :
Puri, Orissa. India.
Mukunda Ram Bastri Mahamaho-
padhyaya, Archseological De-
partments Jammu State ; title
granted for Archaeological Re-
search work. Aadress : Srinagar,
Kashmir, India.
Mukharjl, Araritba Laf, M.A.,
B.L., Rai Bahadur, Presidency
Magistrate, Calcutta; joined
service, 1889 ; Municipal Magis-
trate, 1906 ; with the Deputation
of the Tribeni Arbitration Case,
1911 ; Presidency Magistrate,
Calcutta, since 1912. Address :
Calcutta, India.
Mukharj', Sir Aehutosh Saraswatf,
Kt. (1911), Sastravachaspati,
290
M.A., D.L., D. Sc, C.S.I. (1909);
Judge, High Court, Calcutta ; s.
of Dr. Gangaprasad Mukharji,
Calcutta ; h. 1864 ; edNc : at South
Subarban School, Presidency
College, and the City College,
Calcutta; M.A., 1885; D.L.,
1894; D.Sc. (Honora'ry), 1908;
enrolled as Vakil of the High
Court, 1888 ; Lecturer in
Mathematics, 1886 ; Examiner
in Mathematics at the Cal-
cutta University; Tagore Law
Lecturer, 1898 ; Mem be r,
Bengal Legislative Council, 1889-
1904 ; Member of the University
Commission, 1902 ; Member,
Supreme Legislative Council,
1903; strongly opposed to the
Official Secrets Bill and support-
ed the passing of the Univer-
sities Bill ; Judge, High Court,
Calcutta, 1904; President, Asiatic
Society, Bengal, 1907 ; deputed
in connection with the re-organi-
sation of the University, 1908 ;
President, Board of Sanskrit
Examinations, 1908; President,
Committee of thelndian Museum
1909 ; President-Founder of the
Mathematical Society, Calcutta;
an ardent Social reformer.
Publications : Law of Perpetui-
ties, ' Comic Sections, ' and a
large number of Contributions
on Mathematics and kindred
subjects. Address : Bhawanipur,
Calcutta, India.
Mukharjl, NUambara, M.A., B.L.,
CLE., (1909), Calcutta; 6. in a
village near Calcutta, 1842 ;
educ : Sanskrit College, and the
Presidency College, Calcutta ;
M.A., 1865; B.L., 1866; en-
rolled as Vakil of the High
Court, and practiced in Cal-
cutta for some time ; removed to
Lahore ; entered service of the
Kashmir State, 1869 ; was
Chief Judge, Kashmir State ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MUKHARJI.
became Finance Minister of
Kashmir State; retired, 18S6 ;
settled in Calcutta, 1887; Vice-
Chairman, Calcutta Corporation
in charge of the Finance Depart-
ment. Address: Calcutta, India.
Mubharji, Rpja Plarl Mohan, M. A.,
B.L., C.S.I. , (1887), Uttrapara;
•s. of late Babu Jai Krishna
Mukharji, Zemindar of Uttra-
para ; b. 1840 ; edvc : Calcutta ;
M.A., 1864 ; B.L., 1865 ; one of
the leading landowners of Ben-
gal; takes keen interest in and
is closely associated with all
public movements of the
day; Member, Legislative
Council, Bengal ; twice no-
minated to the Imperial Legis-
lative Council ; ii r s t the
Honorary Secretary andthenthe
President of the British Indian
Association, Calcutta. Ad-
dress; Uttrapara, Ben<?al Presi-
dency, India.
Mukharji, Sip Bajeiidra Nath,
K.C.I.E. (1911); CLE. (1909);
Engineer, Calcutta ; b. 1854 ;
eihic : London Mission School,
Basirhat, and the Presidency
College, Calcutta ; also the
Civil Engineering College; be-
gan life as Contractor, Water
Works Department, Calcutta
Corporation ; joined the firm of
Sir Acquin Martin and Company,
Calcutta, as partner, 189;i ; is
now the senior partner of that
firm; sheriff, Calcutta; Mem-
ber, Governing Body of Sibpur
Engineering College; Joint
Secretary, Calcutta Club ; one
of the founders, and Honorary
Secretary of the Calcutta Or-
phanage ; Fellow, Calcutta Uni-
versity; Joint Honorary Secre-
tary, King Edward Memorial,
Bengal ; Member, Executive
Committee of the Improvement
Trust, Calcutta ; Honorary Pre-
sidency Magistrate, Calcutta ;
Member, Court of Visitors,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore ; made extensive tours
in Europe ; keenly interested in
the improvement of the Indian
industries. Address ; 7, Harring-
ton Street, Calcutta. Clubs :
National Liberal, Calcutta.
Muljf. Sir Yafanji Trikamji, Kt.
(1911), Rao Sahib, Head of the
Jain Community, Bombay ;
Knighted by His Majesty the
King-Emperor at the Coronation
Durbar, 1911. Address : Bombay,
India.
Mulally, Msjor-Gereral Hi rbert,
C.B. (1905), C.S.I. (1908), R.E.,
India ; s. of late MuUaly ; b.
1860 ; edtic : privately and at the
Royal Military Academy, Wool-
wich; joined the R.E., 1878;
ni. Mabel, 4th d. of late Has-
tings Read, 1883 ; rose to the
rank of Colonel, 1903; Offici-
ating Assistant Secretary,
Government of India (Mili-
tary Department), 1895; Officiat-
ing D.A.A.G., for Royal Engi-
neers, and Secretary (Defence
Committee), India, 1895-96; D.A.
Q.M.G. forMobilization in India,
1896-li;02; Cfficiatirg Deputy
Secretary, l'j02-0;i ; Deputy
Q.M.G. in charge of Mobilization,
1903-06 ; served in Chin Lushai
Expedition, 1899-90; won des-
patches, medals and clasps;
D.A.A.G., S. African War, 1899-
1900; D.A.A.G., Intelligence
Department, Natal, 18'j9 ; oper-
ations in the Transvaal, 1900 ;
won despatches 4 tin:os, medals,
4 clasps, Bt-Lieutenant-Coloncl ;
Chief Staft Officer, Zakka Khcl
Expedition, (despatches, medals,
clasp, CLE.); Bazar Vally
(despatches), 1908. Addroas:
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MULALLY.
Peshwar, India. Club : United
Service.
Miimtaz'ud-Dowlah Muhammad
Fahi>a'? All K^'a^. Nawab of
Pahasu [See I'aliasu, Naicab of.)
Monagala, Zeraindnr of ; Sri Zub-
datul Aqran Nayani Venkata
Ranga Rao Garu ; belongs to
one of the oldest and most re-
nowned Reddi families in the
Northern Circars ; e. s, of
Venkata Ramayya ; b. 1879 ;
edi(c : Noble College, Masuli-
patam ; assumed charge of the
estate, 1900 ; takes great per-
sonal interest in the indigenous
industries, especially hand-loom
weaving ! opened a fly shuttle
loom factory ; sent a student to
Japan to learn weaving and
dyeing at Kioto; maintains a free
primary school at Nadigudem
for the benefit of his ryots; helps
poor students; aided in the publi-
cation of a History of Japan in
Te'ugu ; has taken deep interest
in the dissemination of Telugu
literature ; started an experi-
mental farm for sugarcane and
other crops. Address : Nadigu-
dem, Munagala. Kistna District,
Madras Presidency, India.
Munuawamy Iyer, Canvanu?
Veiikatrama, Rao Bahadur.
(1913), Reporter, 'Madras Maif,
Madras ; s. of late Mr. C. Ven-
katrama Iyer ; b. 1S6S ; educ :
Church of Scotland Mission
College (now amalgamated with
the Madras Christian College),
Madras; joined Government
service as Shorthand Writer in
the office of the Private Secre-
tary to H.E. The Governor of
Madras, 1890; resigned and joined
the staft of the ' Madras Mail '
as junior Reporter, November
1892 ; has been Reporter to the
292
Indian National Congress for
many years ; received a certi-
ficate of honor on the occasion
of the Coronation Durbar, 1912 ;
presented with an address of
congratulation by the Members
of the ' Madras Mail ' on the
occasion of his having been made
Rao Bahadur, 1913. Address i
Mambalam Saidapet, near Mad-
ras, India.
Mnnrci James Hume, retired Judge
Madras High Court ; joined
service as Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, 1877 ; attached
to Revenue Survey Party No. 2,,
same year \ acted in various
lower grades including that of
Sub-judge 1903 ; District and
Sessions Judge, 1903 ; Judge,
High Court, Madras, 1907 ; re-
tired, 1912. Adi^ress; Co India
Office, London.
Murarman, Raja of; 6hagawatV>i
Bakshh Singb ; head of the Rais
clan of Rajputs and claims
descent from the great Saliva-
hana ; succeeded to title, 1911 ;
educ : in the Colwin Talukdar's
school, Lucknow; the estate
comprises 100 villages in Rae
Bareilly, and 14 villages in Unao;
title of Raja made hereditary by
British Government, 1877. Ad-
dress : Murarman, Rae Bareilly,
U.P., India.
Murray, G. P. I.C.3., Registrar,
High Court, U.P., Allahabad;
ediic : at Cheltenham and Univer-
sity College, Oxford ; joined ser-
vice as Assistant Collector, 1903 ;
rose to present position, 1912.
Addre-s : Allahabad, U.P., India.
Murray, Majop-Gtnnral Robart
Hunter, C.B. (1896), C.M.G.
(18-)8) ; Indian Army (retired) ;
y.s. of late John Murray of
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MURRAY.
Roxburghshire ; h. 1847 ; eiJuc :
Edinburgh Academy; nt. Flo-
rence, '-'. of late Captain H. W.
Barlow, R.E., 18S7 ; entered
Array as- Ensign of the Hind
Highlanders, 1867 ; served in the
Afghan War, 1878 80 ; severely
wounded at Kandahar (medal
with 4 clasps and bronze star) ;
Brigade-Major of the Indian
Contingent in the Egyptian Cam-
paign, 1882; Colonel, 1892;
A.D.C. to Empress Victoria;
served in various other places
and was commanding troops at
Alexandria, 1903-04. Address ;
Hill Fields. Bewdley, Worces-
ters. Club : Army and Navy.
Murray, Hon'ble Stewart Binny,
A.M.I.C.E., Chief Engineer
and Secretary to P.W.D., Gov-
ernment of Madras ; b. 1864 ;
ediic : R.I.E. College ; joined
service as Assistant Engineer,
Madras, 188 4 ; appointed to pre-
sent place, 1900 ; Secretary to
Government of Madras, 1913.
Addrea.s : Chepauk, Madras,
India.
Murri, Chief of ; H. H. Sir Yaghji
Ravaj*, G.C.I.E. ; 6.1858; suc-
ceeded to gaddi, 1870. Address :
Murri, Central India.
Mars3n,Rajaof;Datt Prasad Singh;
b. 1876 ; succeeded to estate,
190i ; belongs to a family of Jats
who obtained landed property in
Mursan about the end of the
16th century ; the estate com-
prises 113 villages in the Aligarh
district and 31 in the Muttra
district, paying a combined
revenue of about Rs. 1-00,000 ;
heir to the estate is Kunwar
Baldeo Singh, brother of the
Chief, /;. 1881. Adiress: Mus-
ran, Hathras, Aligarh, U.P.,
India.
]\Iur8hidaba(l, Nawab of ; Hon'ble
Thiishara-ul-MuIk Rale ud-Dau-
Ja Amir-ul-ninara, Nawab Asef
Qadr Sayed Waslf Ali, Mirza,
Khan Bahadur, Mahabut Jung
Bahadur, K.C.S.I., (1910); s. of
late Nawab Sir Sved Hussain Ali
Bahadur, G.C.I.E. ; h. 187-5 ;
claims to be 38th in descent from
Prophet Muhammed ; einc ; pri-
vately in Arabic Persian, Urdu
and English ; proceeded to Eng-
land and joined Rugby and Ox-
ford; w. Nawab Sultan Dulin Fug-
fur Jahan Begum Saheba, 1898 ;
succeeded to gaddi with usual
hereditary titles, 1906 ; keenly
interested in matters Municipal ;
Member, Bengal Legislative
Council on four occasions ;
represented Bengal at the Coro-
nati(3u of Emperor George V. in
London, 1911 ; Patron, Calcutta
Historical Society, and An-
juman-i-Mussalman-i-Bangala ;
beautified the town of Mur-
shidabad by constructing an
imposing pile of buildings in
the Italian style ; established
a High School in his capital ;
liberal supporter of local
industries; the estate is compos-
ed of villages in the districts of
Murshidabad, Calcutta, Midna-
pur, Dacca, Malda, Patna, Pur-
nea,Rangpur, Hooghly, liajshai,
Birbhum, and the Sonthal Par-
ganas. R-.'crcatinns : Polo,
Shooting, Billiards. Aidrefs:
' The Palace.' Murshidabad,
Bengal Presidency, India.
Murza. Muhammad Ali Beg Khan,
Nawab Bahadur ; .s-. of Mirza
Wilayut Ali Beg; Risaldar, 3rd
Lancers, Hvderabad Contingent;
Afghan War, 1879-80; Black
Mountain E.xpedition, 1900;
raised and commanded the
1st and 2nd Lancers, Hydera-
bad Imperial Service Troops ;
293
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MURZA.
Commandant of H. H. the
Nizam's Regular Forces, since
1897. Address: Hyderabad (D),
India.
Mupzapop, Mancharjee Cowasjee,
Khan Bahadur, (1877) ; C.I.E.,
(1891); F.R.I.B.A.M. Inst., retir-
ed Executive Engineer, Bombay;
0. 1833 ; a prominent Mem-
ber of the Parsi community
and a well-known Civil Engi-
neer and Architect; Presi-
dent, Corporation of Bombay,
1891; served Government for
nearly 18 years in the capacity
of Executive Engineer; ap-
pointed Executisre Engineer
to the Corporation of Bombay,
1893 ; retired, 1903 ; is a Justice
of the Peace ; Fellow of the
Bombay University ; Member of
the Institute of Civil Engineers,
London ; Fellow of the Royal
Institute of British Architects ;
Member of the Incorporated
Association of Municipal and
County Engineers, London.
Address: Murgbhan Road, Bom-
bay, India.
Masharaf Hussain, Hon'ble Maul-
yi, elected Member, Legislative
Council, Bengal. Address :
Calcutta, India.
MuttannaH, Mr. P., Rao Bahadur,
(1839) ; Conservator of Forests
(retired), Mysore State ; b. 1855 ;
educ : Mercara, Coorg ; and
Bangalore ; joined service in
the Forest Department as Pro-
bationer, Coorg, 1878 ; served in
the Central Provinces, 1886-98 ;
transferred to Madras Service
and posted as Extra Deputy
Conservator, 1899 ; services lent
to Mysore where he rose to
the position of Conservator
of Forests, and Secretary to
Mysore Government (Forest
29i
Branch), 1901; retired, 1914.
Address ; Mercara, Coorg, India.
Muttunayagam Pil'a!, Mioh»el A.»
B.A.,B.L., Judge, High Court,
Travancore, since 1913 ; passed
B.A., 18S2; B.L., 18S5. Addtess:
Trivandrum, Travancore State,
S. India.
Mylne, Right Rev. Louis George,
D.D. ; b. 18 13 ; s. of Major Char-
les David Mylne ; educ : at Mer-
chiston Castle School, Edin-
burgh ; St. Andrew's University,
and Corpus Christi College, Ox-
ford; Assistant Curate of
North Mereton, Berks, 1867-70 ;
Tutor, Keble College, Oxford,
1870-76; Bishop of Bombay,
1876-97; Canon of Woodford
and Wilsford in Salisbury
Cathedral, 1900-05 ; Rural Dean
of Marlborough, 1897-05; Rector
of Alyechurch, Worcestershire,
1905. Publication''. English
Church Life in India ; Corporate
Life of the Church in India';
Hopes for Reunion, etc. Address':
Alvechurch Rectory, Worcester-
shire.
Mysore, Dowager Maharani of;
H, H. ISaharani Vanl Vilasa
Sannldhana, C.I. mother of the
present Maharaja ; conducted
the administration of the State
with the help of a Diwan and
a Council of three Members
during the minority of the Maha-
raja ; is greatly loved and
esteemed by all her subjects.
Address : The ' Palace,' Mysore,
India.
Mysore, Maharaja of ; H. H.
Maharaja Sir Krishna Rajft
Woodlar Bahadur, G. C. S. L,
(1907) ; e.s. of late Maharaja Sir
Chamaraja Woodiar Bahadur,
G.C.S.I.; ^..Mysore, 1884; sue-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
MYSORE.
ceeded to gaddi as a minor, 1895 ;
claims descent from the race of
Yadavas ; the administration of
the State during the minority of
His Highness, was conducted by
a Council of Regency composed
of Her Highness the Maharani
Vani Vilasa Sannidhana, C. I.
(mother of the Maharaja) with
the help of a Diwan and three
Councillors ; ediic : first, under
the guidance of Mr. P. Ragha-
vender Rao, B.A., B.L., and
afterwards under the guidance
of Mr. Stuart Milford Fraser,
C.I.E., I.C.S.; m. Pratap Kumari
Bai, d. of the Rana Sahib of
Vana, Kathiawar, 1900 ; assum-
ed direct control of the State,
190i ; opened the ' Industrial
and Arts Exhibition, Madras,'
1903 ; invited to the Delhi Durbar
1903; entertained in his capital
Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and the Princess of Wales
(the present Emperor and Em-
press), 1906 ; visited the Indian
Industrial Exhibition, Calcutta,
the same year ; sanctioned
the formation of a Legislative
Council in his State, which has
been doing satisfactory work ;
placed all the resources of his
State, even including his per-
sonal services, at the disposal of
the Government of India, owing
to the present European War ;
maintains a Military force of
about 2,72i, composed of 2 regi-
ments of Silladar Cavalry and
3 Battalions of Barr Infan-
try ; one of the Cavalry regi-
ments is the well known
'Mysore Imperial Service Lan-
cers,' with which is kept up an
Imperial Transport Corps ; en-
titled to a salute of 21 guns ;
area of the State, 29,433 square
miles; population, nearly six
millions ; revenue, nearly 2J
crores ; military expenditure of
the State, nearly 9J lakhs. Re-
creations : Hunting, Driving^
Motoring, Polo, Racquets and
Music. Address : ' The Palace.'
Mysore; 'Fern Hill,' Ootaca-
mund, Madras Presidency, India.
Mysore, Yuvaraja of; Prince Sir
Sree KantlFava Narasimha Raja
Woodlyar Bahadur, C.I. £.(1911)-
2nd ?. of late Highness Maha-
raja Chamaraj Woodiyai Baha-
dur of Mysore, ar.d brother of
the present ruler ; b. in Mysore,
5th June 1888 ; exluc : in Mysore
under Mr. S. M. Fraser, I.C. S.,.
assisted by Messrs. P. Ragha-
vendra Rao, T. Narayana Iyen-
gar, Bhima Rao and Hussain
Ali ; accompanied the Maharaja
in his tour through Burma,.
1901 ; returned to Mysore and
resumed studies ; joined the
Mayo Rajkumar College, Aj-
mere, 1903; returned to Mysore
owing to ill-health, 1904 ; conti-
nued studies under the instruc-
tion of Captain R. J. W. Heale,
assisted by Messrs. M. A. Nara-
yana Iyengar, and M. A. Singa-
racharry ; visited Kashmir, ac-
companied by Colonel Drake
Brockman, I.M.S., 1908; under-
took a tour to Japan, December
1908; visited many important
places in Japan, and returned to
Mysore, March 1909 , m. Kempa
Cheluvajammanni, 4th d. of late
Sirdar Dalavai Devaraj Urs. one
of the leading noblemen of My-
sore, 1910 ; accompanied his bro-
ther H.H. the Maharaja to the
Delhi Duri)ar, 1911 ; proceeded
on a tour to Europe and visited
England, France, Italy, Switzer-
land and Belgium, 1913 ; re-
turned to Mysore, October 1913,
Jiccrcations : Riding, Polo,
Racquets and Turf. Address:
Mysore, India.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nabha.
N.
Itabha, Maharaja of ; H.H. Maha-
raja. Kipudaman Singh, F.R.G.
S., M.R.A.S. ; belongs to the
Sidhu Jat family, known as the
Phulkian family, which has
supplied ruling chiefs to Baha-
dur, Jhind, Patiala, Nabha, and
other Punjab States ; a. s. of
late Maharaja Colonel Sir Hira
Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.
E., ; b. 1883 ; educ : privately ;
made extensive tours through-
out Northern India ; received
administrative training from his
father; m. 1901; one d; succeed-
ed to power, 1911 ; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council,
1906-08; introduced the Anano
(Sikh) Marriage Bill ; Presi-
dent, Social Conference, Lahore,
1909 ; visited England under
medical advice, and had the
honor of a private audience with
"the Emperor. 1910 ; again visited
England in company with his
consort for the Coronation of
Emperor George V, 1911; area
of the State, 966 square miles ;
population, 297,949; re/enue,
Rs. 15,42,906; maintains a force
of 150 cavalry, 670 infantry, 38
artillery, and 10 guns ; entitled
to a salute of 15 guns. Recre-
ations : Travelling, Shooting.
Address : Nabha, Punjab, India.
Club: Royal Societies.
Katfara Ayya, V, B.A., Diwan
Bahadur (1911), Senior Diwan
Peishkar, Travancore State,
(retired); passed B.A., 1870;
entered service of the Travan-
core State ; Settlement Diwan
Peishkar, Trivandrum; Senior
Diwan Peishkar for some years ;
retired, 1913 ; occasional con-
tributor to tbe Press. Publica-
200
Hon : State Manual of Travan-
core. Aildicsi : Mylapore, Mad-
ras, India.
Nagappa, B , Bar-at-law, Mysore ;
b. in Bangalore, 1877 ; educ : at
the London Mission High
School, and the Central College,
Bangalore ; passed the Langu-
age Branch of the B.A. 1896 ,
proceeded to England, and
joined the Gray's Inn where
he was called to Bar, 1901 ;
was placed in the 1st Class in
the Final Exa.mination and
was awarded a Certificate of
Honor by the Council of Legal
Education ; won golden opi-
nions from Messrs. Montague
Lush, E.C., Dr. A. Underbill,
James Scully, Dr. W. B. Od-
gers, J. W. Macarthy, etc. ; the
Bachelors of his Inn granted
him a special certificate for
" Exceptional abilities " and
awarded him a prize of £50 ;
returned to India, 1901 ; enrolled
as Advocate of the Madras
High Court; worked with the
Hon'ble Mr. (now Mr. Justice)
J. P. Wallis ; removed to Mysore
for practice ; nominated as
Member, Mysore Legislative
Council, 1907 ; one of the non-
official members who was
specially thanked by H. H. The
Maharaja in passing the " Vil-
lage Officers' Bill"; Vice-
President of the Vokkaligar
Sangha ;" presided at the Social
Conference opened by H. H.
The Maharaja, 1907; keenly
interested in the industrial
development of the country.
Address : Mysore, India.
Nagendra Nath De, Rai Bahadur
(1909), Bilaspur; b. 1867;
educ : Hare School, and the
General Assembly College,
Calcutta; called to Bar,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nagendra.
18S8 ; began practice in Bilas-
pur, 1857 ; Vice-President and
President of the Municipal
Committee ; also Honorary
Magistrate ; President, Bilaspur
District Council, since 1888.
Address : Bilaspur, C.P., India .
Magpur, Bishop of; Right Rev.
Byre ChaUerton, D. D., F.R.
G.S. ; .«. of late A. I. Chatter-
ton ; edu : Haileybury ; Senior
Moderator and Gold Medalist
in Ethics and Logic, and first
Theological Exhibitioner; or-
dained, 1887; Curate, HolyTrin-.
ity, Stockton-on-Tees, 1887-91 ;
came out to India as Head of
the Dublin University Mission
in Chota-Nagpur, 1891-1900;
Curate of Rich.nond in Surrey,
1901-OJ; Bishop of Nagpur
since 1903 ; this Bishopric in-
cludes the Central Provinces,
Central India, Rajputana, and
Benares. Publications : The
Story of Fifty Years' Mission
Work in Chota-Nagpur. Ad-
dress : Nagpur, C.P., India.
Nair, Sir Chettur Sankaran, Kt.,
CLE. {see Sankaran hair).
Nair, Krlshnan, M., B.A., B.L.,
Dewan of Travancore ; b. in a
village near Palghat ; ediic :
Government College, Calicut,
and the Madras Christian Col-
lege; passed B.A., 1889; was a
teacher and journalist; passed
B.L., 1893; enrolled as V^akil,
1894 ; one of the staunch svip-
porters of the Indian Congress
movement ; represented the
Southern Group of Municipali-
ties in the Madras Legislative
Council, 1903 ; appointed Dewan
of Travancore, 1913. Address :
Triyandrum, Travancore State,
S. India.
20 (a)
Nalr, Dr. T. Madhavar, M. D.,
Municipal Commissioner, Mad-
ras ; ednc : Government High
School, Palghat, and the Presi-
dency College, Madras, proceed-
ed to England and joined the
Edinburgh University, 1889 :
passed M.B. and CM., 1894;
was House Surgeon, Throats
and Ear Hospital, Brighton ;
passed M.D., 1836; on special
work in connection with ear and
throat diseases in Paris ; re-
turned to India and settled down
in Madras, 1837 ; was a Member,
University Students' Represent-
ative Council, Edinburgh for
two years ; was Secretary and
then President of the Edinburgh
Indian Association ; was a Mem-
ber of the University Liberal
Association as well as of the
University Union ; was one of
the editors of the University
Magazine called " The Student ;"
Secretary and then Yice-Presi-
dent, London Indian Society, is
a Member of the British Medical
Association, the Royal Asiatic
Society, the National Liberal
Club, and the Royal Society's
Club, London ; is now a nomi-
nated Member of the Madras
Legislative Council, of which he
was an elected Member before ;
was an elected Member of the
Madras Corporation which he
suddenly resigned; sought re-
election and was returned at the
head of the poll; defeated in
another attempt at election, and
was then nominated by Govern-
ment as Member of the Madras
Corporation ; Fellow, Madras
University, 1910 ; Member of
the Faculty of Medic'no of the
Madras University; ursuccess-
fully contested for a seat in tho
Imperial Legislative Council ;
Editor of "Antiseptic," a month-
ly journal of Medicine and Sur-
gery published in Madras ; pro-
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Nair.
ceeded in the Hospithl Ship
Madras to render aid to the
sick and wounded in the present
War with Germany. Addrestt;
Lady Napier Villa, Egmore,
Madras, India.
Naldanga, Raja of ; Rai Pramada
BhuBhein Deb ; s. of late Raja
Rai Indu Bhushan Deb ; b.
1858; succeeded as a minor, 1871;
took possession of the estate,
1879 ; greatly interested in the
cause of education ; founded
scholarships for advancing San-
skrit learning; founded an Eng-
lish school and a dispensary ;
Member, British Indian Associa-
tion; Member, District Board of
Jessore ; title of Raja ( personal),
1885. Address : Naldai}ga, Jes-
sore, Bengal Presidency, India.
Nalltaranjan Cbaterjl, M.A.,B.L.,
.Judge, High Court, Calcutta.
Nanak Chand Mashir-ud-DowIa,
Rai Bahadur (1867); CLE.,
(1901); C.S.I. , (1911);Indore; s. of
Mashir-ud-Dowla Rai Bahadur
Omed Singh, Tutor to H. H. the
late Maharaja Tukoji Rao Hol-
kar of Indore; b. 1859; has been
Judicial Secretary to the
Treasurer; Residency Vakil, and
Deputy Minister Indore, 1895;
is a hereditary Jaghirdar who
owns two villages in the State ;
Mashir-ud-Dowla (personal) ;
won K.I.H. gold medal, 1900 ;
Member, Managing Committee
of the Daly College, Indore.
Address; Indore, Central India.
Nand Lai Kaul, Rai Bahadur,
(1910), I.S.O., (1911), Extra
Assistant to Agent to Governor-
General in Central India ; b.
1857 ; s. of Janardan Kaul ; educ :
at the Amritsar Collegiate
298
School ; joined Finance Commis-
sioner's Office, Lahore; trans-
ferred to Baluchistan as confi-
dential clerk to Sir Robert
Sandmen ; Head Clerk in the
Quetta and Pistin District
offices, 1885 ; Subordinate Judge,
Quetta ; Indian Assistant to the
Governor-General in Baluchis-
tan ; Secretary, Sanderman High
School, from its foundation till
its transfer to Central India,
1902. Address : Indore, Central
India.
Nanjappa, Koruliarda Mathanna,
Rao Bahadur, (1905), Pleader
and Coflee Planter ; educ : at
Mercara, Coorg. and the Provin-
cial College, Mangalore ; Matri-
culated, 1877 ; enrolled himself
as a Pleader, 1881 ; appointed as
Public Prosecutor and Govern-
ment Pleader, 1888 ; founded a
boys' school in his village; re-
tired from practice, 1905. Ad-
dress : Mercara, Coorg, S. India.
Nanjunda Raj Urs (See Urs, Nan-
j Hilda Raj).
Naoroji, Dadabhal, Bombay ; b.
IM'a ; educ : Elphinstone School
and College, Bombay ; joined
service as Assistant Professor
of Mathematics and Natural
Science, Elphinstone College,
Bombay, 1850; Professor of
Mathematics, etc., in the same
College, 1854 ; started the Stu-
dents ' Library and Scientific
Society, and a journal under the
name of the " Students' Literary
Miscellany"; one of the foun-
ders of the Bombay Association,
the Framji Institute, the Irani
Fund, the Parsi Gymnasium, the
Widow Marriage Association,
and the Victoria Albert Mu-
seum ; started " Rast Gafter ",
1851 ; proceeded to England,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Naoroji.
1852 ; appointed as Professor of
Guzerati, University College,
London, 1853 ; returned to Bom-
bay and was presented with an
address and a purse of rupees
30,000, 1S69 ; obtained admission
of Indians to Civil Serv^ice, 1870;
Prime Minister of Baroda, 1874
— 1885; Member, Corporation of
Bombay, 1875-6, and 1881-85 ;
Member, Bombay Legisla-
tive Council, 1885; President,
2nd Indian National Congress,
1886; proceeded to England and
unsuccessfully contested a seat
in the House of Commons for
Holborn ; returned as Member
for Central Finsbury, 1832-
95 ; President, Indian National
Congress, 1896 ; President, the
London Indian Society ; moved
for an enquiry into Indian affairs
in theBritish House of Commons,
1894; defeated Government on
the question of Simultaneous
Examination ; Member, Inter-
Parliamentary Conference at the
Hague, 1891 ; Member of Royal
Commission on Indian Expendi-
ture, 1895 ; Member, British
Committee of the Indian
National Congress from 1889 ;
President, Indian National Con-
gress ; 1906 ; proceeded to Eng-
land, but returned to India
ui-.der medical advice, 1907. Pub-
lications; "Poverty and Un-
British Rule in India ", and a
large number of speeches and
writings contributed to Indian
and Continental Papers. Ad-
dress : Vesava, Bombay, India.
Maoroji, Rev. Dhanjlbhai ;6. near
Broach in Gujarat, 1822 ; educ :
at the Rev. Dr. J. William's
School ; received baptism, 1839 ;
"was the subject of a writ of
Habeas Corpus issued to Dr.
Wilson ; accompanied Dr. Wilson
to England, 1813 ; visited Eygpt,
Syria, and the Continent ; studied
Theology at Edinburgh for 3
years ; ordained by the Free
Presbytery of Edinburgh, 1846 ;
returned to India, 1817; Mis-
sionary at Surat till 1856 ; at
Bombay, 1856 ; at Poona, 1873-7;
laboured in the Native Cliurches,
Schools and the Press till after
1899. Address: Bombay, India.
Naoroji, HormuEjl, B.C.E., A.M.I.
C.E., Deputy Sanitary Engineer,
Madras ; b. 1860 ; joined service
as Assitant to the Sanitary Engi-
neer to Government of Madras,
April 1890 ; in charge of the
Office of Sanitary Engineer,
Madras, on three different occa-
sions ; services lent to the Cor-
poration of Madras as Engineer,
June to September 1903 ; on
special duty for revising plans
and estimates in connection with
the Water Supply Scheme of the
Madras Corporation, 1905-08;
reverted, February 1909 ; Deputy
Sanitary Engineer, 1912. Ad-
dress : Madras, Ind<a.
Naoroji, PestonjI, YafcH, CLE.,
Khan Bahadur, {See Vakil,
yaorji Pestonji).
Napier, Charles F., B.A , Bar-at-
Law, .Judge, High Court, Mad-
ras ; 2nd s. of late Hon'ble
William Napier, 2nd son of 9th
Baron Napier, the 10th Baron
having been Governor of Mad-
ras, 1866-72, and acting Viceroy
of India, 1872 and subsequently
created Baron Ettrick (Peerage
of U.K.); b. 1862. cduc : at Oxford
University; passed B. A., 1883;
called to Bar (Middle Temple);
came out to India and commen-
ced practice in tiie Madras High
Court; appointed Govern-uent
Pleader, 1909 ; acting Advocate-
2U9
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Napier.
General, February 1912 ; offici-
ating Judge, High Court, Mad-
ras, July 1912. A(idret<s : 82.
Mount Road, Madras, India-
Club : Devonshire, and Madras-
Naraln Deo Thakur Prasad, Raja
of Haldi ; {See Haldi, Raja of:)
Naraslraha Alyer, Hon'ble Bhava-
ni Yenkataglpi Atyer, B.A., B.L.,
Vakil, Salem, and Member,
Madras Legislative Council ; .s.
of Venkatagiri Aiyer ; b. 1874 ",
educ : at Salem College, Presi-
dency College, Madras, and the
Madras Christian College ; pass-
ed B.A., 1895 ; B.L., 1898 ; repre-
sents the non-official members
of the District Boards and
Municipalities of Salem, Coimba-
tore and Nilgiris, in the Legis-
lative Council, Madras. Clubs :
Literary Society, and Book Club.
Address : Salem, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
Haraslmheswara Sarira, Hon'ble
Balva, B.A., B.L., Rao Bahadur,
(1909) ; Vakil, Madras ; b. 1867 ;
passed B.A., 1886 ; entered
Government service and was
District Munsift for a few years ;
passed B.L., 1892; resigned and
enrolled himself as Vakil and
commenced practice in Vizaga-
patam, about 1893 ; owns exten-
sive landed property in and
around Vizagapatam ; a staunch
friend of the progressive party
in India; represented the north-
ern group of Municipalities in
the Madras Legislative Council
before and is now a nominated
Member of that body ; set up
practice in Madras, 1912 ;
Mem'ter of the Congress Depu-
tation to England, 1914 ; Presi-
dent, 21st Madras Provincial
Conference held at Nellore, 1915.
300
Address
India.
Mylapore, Madras,
Naraslnga Rao, B., Pleader, Si-
rangapatam, and Member of the
Legislative Council, Mysore.
Address: Sirangapatam, Mysore
Province, India.
Naraalrga Rao, D.M., B.A., B.L.,
Secretary, Government of
Mysore (Revenue and General
departments); Memcer, Mysore
Legislative Council since 1914; b.
at Kolar, 1869 ; educ : in the
Local High School and the'Cen-
tral College, Bangalore ; passed
B.A., 1890; B.L. (1st class),
1S94 ; appointed District Munsift
in the Mysore Service, 1914 ; As-
sistant Commissioner, 1900 ; on
special duty in connection with
Bangalore Waterworks, 1902;
thanked by H.E. The Viceroy
for work in connection v/ith his
reception; Assistant Secretary
to Mysore Government, 1901 ;
deputed to study the Secretariat
system in Simla, 1902 ; Under-
Secretary to Government, 1903 ;
Sub-Judge, Mysore, 1914. Ad-
dress : Bangalore City, Mysore
Province, India.
Narayana Aiyyar, Rajappier.B.A.,
I.C.S., acting Collector and
Magistrate, Trichinopoly ; ,s. of
Rajappa Aiyar ; e'luc: Chris-
tian College, Madras ; passed
B.A. in 1st class ; Government
of India Scholar to England,
1898; joined the King's College,
Cambridge ; passed I.C.S., 1899 ;
won the House of Commons
Prize for English Essay ; joined
service as Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, 1900 ; Sub-Col-
lector and Joint Magistrate,
1911 ; acting Collector and Dis-
trict Magistrate, 1912. Address :
Trichinopoly, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Narayana Aiyar.
Harayana Aiyar, T. S , M.A., B.L.,
Puisne Judge, Cochin ; b. 1S71 ;
Address. : Ernakulani, Cochin
State, S. India.
Narayan Deo Bhauj, Baja : /-. 1S60 ;
succeeded to gaddi 1837 ; this
family is descended from a
younger son of Raja Narayan
Bhauj of Bod ; the title of Raja
enjoyed by the family since the
days of the Mahrattas was
recognised in 1874 ; the family
cognisance is a peacock: with tail
spread ; the State is also one of
the tributary mahals of Orissa ;
area, 568 square miles ; popula-
tion, 42,000 ; maintains a mili-
tary force of 3 13 men and 8 guns.
Arldrefifi : Daspalla, Orissa, Ben-
gal, India.
Narayana MenoD, Paruvakattil,
B A., Presidency Magistrate,
Madras ; b. 1864 ; passed B.A.,
18S7 ; joined service as clerk.
Revenue Secretariat, Madras,
18S7 ; Head Clerk of the same
offi:;e, 1898 ; on special duty in
the same offije, 1901; acting
Deputy Collector, 1901; con-
firmed and posted in Tanjore,
1902 ; on special duty as Assist-
ant Deputy Superintendent,
Gazetteer Revision, 1902; in
charge of District Forest Ofiicie,
South Arcot, from 3rd to 21th
April 1905 ; Assistant Secretary
to Commissioner of Land
Revenue, Madras, 1910 ; on
special duty from 14th July
1910 ; on general duty from
2Jnd September 1910; Presi-
dency Magistrate, Madras, 1913.
Addtofis : Pursawalkam, Madras.
NarayananiuFti, Budhava* pur,
Diwan Bahadur, (11)06); c'luc:
Anglo- Vernacular School, Viza-
gapatam ; entered service, 1876 ;
rose to the position of Deputy
Collector, 1891 ; retired, 1905 ;
was Vice-President, Vizaga-
patam District Board, and
President, Vizagapatam Club ;
joined the service of Maharani
Gode Gajapathi Rao of Vizaga-
patam as Deputy Diwan, from
which he has since retired ; was
Chairman, Vizagapatain Muni-
cipality for 4 years. Itecrea-
tiu- : gardening. Address : Viza-
gapatam, Madras Presidency,
India.
Narayana Rao, Kalle, B. A.,
B.L., Diwan Bahadur, (1910) ;
Vakil, Madras; native of
Mangalore, S. Canara Dis-
trict; h. 1862; ed-uc : Govern-
ment College, Mangalore and
Presidency College, Madras ;
B.A., 1881; B.L., 1884; enroll-
ed as Vakil, 1885 ; Professor,
Madras Law College, 1831-
1903; acted as Principal for
some time; acting Govern-
ment Pleader and Public Prose-
cutor, Madras, 1906-08 ; has
been a Fellow of the Madras
University, and a Member of
the Faculty of Law since 1911 ;
Member, Madras Mahajana
Sabha ; Meaiber, National Fund
and Industrial Association,
Madras. Aldress; Solemins
Gardens, Vepery, Madras, India.
Club: Cosmopolitan, Mount
Road, Madras.
Narayana Rao. M., Chief Excise
Commissioner and ex-officio
Co.nmissioner of Stamps; b.
1854 ; ehic: Wesleyan Method-
ist School and Central Col-
lege, Bangalore; joined Mysore
service, 1871 ; Head Cleric on
Special duty during the famine ;
Assistant Revenue Commission-
er, 1831 ; Under Secretary to
301
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Narayana Rao.
Dewan of Mysore, 1894 ; special
duty in charge of Statistics,
1895 ; Deputy Commissiorer,
1905; officiating Excise Com-
missioner; invested with 1st
class Magisterial Powers, 1894;
District Magistrate, 1895. Ad-
dress : Mysore, India.
Narayan Sirgh SadcBhri Prasad,
Rai Bahadur, Raja of Saleni-
garh. {See Salemgarh, Raja
of.)
Narayana Sfngh, Sardar Bahadur ;
Captain, Double Company Com-
mander, Bharatpur Imperial
Service Infantry ; b. 1867 ; edac :
at Ludiana and Lahore ; his
ancestors held high Military
posts in the time of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh ; his grandfather
was Killadar of Ludiana Fort ;
joined the Tirat Expedition,
1837-98; Havaldar, with the
China Expeditionary Force.
1900-01 ; holds War medals. Ad-
dress : Bharatpur ; also Bakhn-
wal, Ludiana, Punjab, India.
Narajole, Raja of; Narindra Lai
Khan ; descendent of Raja Ragu-
nath of Midnapur ; b. 1866 ;
ediic : privately in Sanskrit, Ben-
gali and English ; title of ' Khan '
is hereditary, and was conferred
on the family by the Nawab
Nazim of Bengal ; title of Raja
conferred by British Gov-
ernment, 1SS7. Address; Narajole,
Midnapur District, Bengal Presi-
dency, India.
Natesan, GanapatI Agr>hararr,
B.A., F.M.U., Editor and Pro-
prietor, ' The Indian Review ',
Madras; Chief Partner in
Messrs. G. A. Natesan and Co.,
Madras; b. 1879; educ: Town
High School, Kumbakonam, St.
302
Joseph's College, Trichinopoly,
Angle- Vernacular High School,
(now Hindu High School) Tri-
plicane, and the Presidency
College, Madras; passed B.A.
(History and Economics), 1837;
made the Presidency College
Literary Society, and the now
defunct body, the Madras Uni-
versity L^nion, successful work-
ing institutions ; apprenticed for
Journalistic work. 1838 ; started
the ' Indian Review ', 1900 ; led
a successful agitation against
the late Sir V. Bhashyam Iyen-
gar's ' Hindu Gains of Learning
Bill ' almost at the very start
of the ' Indian Review ' ; took
part in the agitation for the
improving of the position of
Indians in South Africa,
1910-14 ; Fellow, Madras
University, since 1907; Com-
missioner, Madras Corporation,
and Member of the Standing
Committee of the Madras Cor-
poration; Member, Madras
Mahajana Sabha ; the Madras
Provincial Congress Coi-mittee ;
the National Fund and Indus-
trial Association; Secretary,
Ripon Memorial Committee ;
Secretary, Madras South
African League. Publications :
many puijlications of Indian
Social, Political and Educational
subjects, which have obtained a
wide popularity ; issued a 2 as.
edition of the Bhagavat Gita
(translated by Mrs. Besant) ;
many articles in Reviews and
Journals. Address : 297, Thumbu
Chetty Street, Georgetown,
Madras, India.
Nalhar, Robert, B.A. , Bar-at-Iaw,
CLE. (1903), C.S.I.(1911), I.C.S. ;
/;. 1866; s. of John Nathan?
educ : St. Peter's College, Cam-
bridge ; joined I.C.S. in Bengal,
1888 ; Under Secretary. Govern-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nathan.
ment of India (Financial Depart-
ment), 18)5 ; Under Secretary
(Home Department), 1897 ;
Deputy Secretary, 1904 ; Secre-
tary, University Commission,
190;J ; Private Secretary to
the Viceroy, 1904-05; "^Com-
missioner of Dig, 1907 ; Chief
Secretary to Government of
East Bengal and Assam, 1910.
Publication^ : ' Official History
of Plague in India', ' Progress of
Education in India, and articles
for the Imperial Gazetteer of
India. Address : Dacca, India.
Club : East India United Ser-
Nathi Mai, Hon'ble Rai Bahadur,
(1896), CLE. ,(1909), belongs to a
respectable family of Agarwala
Banias'i b. 1852; has opened a
large number of Pathasalas,
dharaiasalas and temples and
has made liberal contributions
to other charitable institutions ;
Gov^ernment Treasurer, Bul-
andshahr district; Chairman,
Khurja Municipality; intro-
duced cotton presses and owns
many factories and banks ;
Honorary Magistrate and Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, U.P.
Addre^i-^: Khurja, Bulandshah,
U.P., India.
Nathmolji Gobeiha, Ral Sree Seth,
Banker and Treasurer, Gvvalior
State; b. 1851: ediic : private-
ly; belongs to a noble Marwar
family; Fellow, Deccan Edu-
cation Society, Poona ; Member.
Gwalior Chamber of Commerce ;
President of the 7th Jain Con-
ference ; subscribed 2^ lakhs to
charitable institutions. Address;
Sarfa House, Gwalior, Central
India.
Hava Oopai Sarka", B.A., Rai
Bahadur (1894), Extra Assistant
Commissioner, Chanda ; b. 1854 ;
educ : Hindu School, Presidency
College, and General Assembly's
Institute, Calcutta ; joined ser-
vice in the Foreign Branch,
Government of India, 1883; ac-
companied the Durand Mission
to Kabul, 1893; appointed Extra
Assistant Commissioner and
posted to the C. P. 1900. Address :
Chanda, C.P., India.
Nawamgar, Maharaja of ; H. H.
Maharaja Kumar Singh Rar-
jitsinghji; s. of Jivansinghji,
but adopted by his uncle Jam
Shri Sir Vibhaji Ranmulji,
Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, b.
1872; due: Rajkot RajKumar
College, and Trinity College,
Cambridge ; belongs to the same
family as the Rao of Cutch :
a well-known cricketeer and
champion batsman; has a squad-
ron of Imperial Service Lan-
cers numbering 145, and a sub-
ordm'ate force of 211 men,
of whom 26 are mounted, and a
Police force of 876 ; area of the
State, 3,701 square miles ; popu-
lation, 400,000 ; revenue, Rs. 25
lakhs ; entitled to a salute of 11
guns. Addre:^s: Nawanagar,
Kathiawar,Bombay Presidency,
India.
Nawab S>ed Ghulam-a-Ali Khan
Bahadur, Nawab of Bangana-
palli, (Sec JjdiK/dnapalle, Nauab
of).
Hawab Syed Ml GhaudhrJ,
Hon'bla, Khan Baiiadur; elected
Mem'ier, Legislative Council,
Bengal. AcUiress: Calcutta,
India.
Nawabganj, Nawab of; Nawab
Fateh All Khan Kizilbash, C.I.E.:
/>. I86Z; succeeded liis uncle,
18)6; claims descent from an
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1015.
Nawabgawj.
Afghan family said to have come
from Turkistan with Nadir Shah;
hereditary t:tle of Nawab re-
cognised by the B^itish,189^, suc-
cession to title is subject to the
approval of the Government of
India ; placed himself and his
clan at the disposal of the Gov-
ernment during the Chitral Ex-
pedition and induced many bor-
der tribes to adopt an attitude of
neutrality ; in recognition of this
service he was granted 3,000
acres of land in Chenab Canal
Colony for settlement of his
followers ; Member, Punjab
Legislative Council; President,
Punjab Muslim League; Life-
President, Punjab Anjuman-i-
Islamia; Patron, Punjab Muslim
Club ; represented the Punjab at
the Famine Conference ; met His
Majesty the Amir of Afghanistan
during his Indian tour, 1907 ; his
estate comprises 51 villages in
the district of Bahraich, yielding
an annual revenue of Rs. 41,365 ;
has a son and heir, Niser Ali
Khan, h. 1901. Address : ' Nawab
Palace ', Lahore, Punjab, India.
Naylor, James Riohard, C.S.I.
(1890); s. of James R. Naylor ; b.
1812 ; entered I.C. ■^. in Bombay,
1863 ; Legal Remembrancer
to Government of Bombay,
1874 ; Member, Bombay Legis-
lative Council, 1884 ; Officiated
as Member of Council, Bom-
bay, 1887-88 ; retired, 1893; is
now a J. P. for Somerset. Ad-
dress : Hallatrow Court, Bristol.
Nazir Husain Khan, Hamlin, Khan
Bahadur (1898) ; 0. 1840 ; claims
to be a direct descendant of
Hakim Mirza Ali Khan, Physi-
cian to the first King of Oudh ;
Provincial Durbarri ; has been
Superintendent, King's Yunani
Dispensary, Lucknow ; a Muni-
304
cipal Commissioner ; Manager,
King's Poor House, Lucknow ;
Honorary Magistrate ; Official
Visitor of the Central .Tail, and
Member of the District Board,
Lucknow; obtained a certificate
of his service in connection with
Plague work ; owns the estates
of Deopur and Jalalpur by in-
heritance ; has built a flour
•snill. Address : Raja-ka-Bazar,
Lucknow, U.P., India.
Neelanaksha Basu, Hon'ble Rai
Bahadur, elected Member, Legis-
lative Council, Bengal.
Nepal, Prime Minister and
Marshal of ; U. ii. Maharaja
Sir Cnandra Sham S ere Jung
Bahadur R-na, G.C S.I. (1905),
G C.B. (1908), D.C.L. (Oxford) ;
s. of General Dhir Shum
Shere Jung Bahadur Rana.
Commander-in-chief, Nepal
Army ; b. 1863 ; the first among
the members of the Rana family
to pass University Examina-
tions ; joined Army, 1883 ; Senior
Commanding General, 1887 ;
Commander-in-chief, 1901 ;
Honorary Major-General in the
British Array and Honorary
Colonel of the 4th Ghurka
Rifles, 1906 ; proceeded to Eng-
luid, 1908; enjoys almost all
the powers, and is addressed as
' His Excellency ' and has the
title of Maharaja ; received the
title of ' Thong-Lii -Pimma-
Kokang-Wang-syan ' from the
Emperor of China, 1902 ; area of
the State, 54,000 square miles;
population, about 4 millions;
revenue, 2 crores; strength of
the Armyjs 45,000 men includ-
ing 2,500 artillery ; entitled to a
salute of 21 guns. Address :
Khatmandu, Nepal, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nethersole.
NetherBole, Michael, CLE. (1914),
Inspector-General of Irrigation,
Government of India. Ad.ire.s.s :
Delhi, India.
Mewbold, Balington Bennett, B. A.,
I C.S., District and Sessions
Judge, Bengal ; educ : Bedford
School and Pembroke College,
Cambridge ; joined service, 18SS;
transferred to Assam, 1894 ; re-
transferred to Bengal as Officiat-
ing Secretary to Government,
1912; acting Jud-ge. Calcutta
High Court, 1913. Address : Cal-
cutta. India.
Il«wland8, John, CLE.. (1909) ;
Controller, Central Tele-
graphs, London ; b. Innerlei-
then, Peeblesshire, 1857 ; s. of
late John Newlands, Gala-
shiels, Selkirkshire; w. Cecilia
Catherine Wicks, 18S1 ; ediic :
at Jedburgh and Edincurgh ;
joined service in the Postal Tele-
graph Department, Edinburgh,
1870; Controller, Telegraph De-
partment, 1898 ; transferred to
London as Traffic Manager,
Secretary's Office, 1901; on depu-
tation in India to re-organise the
Traffic Department of the Indian
Telegraphs, 1907-09 ; Controller,
Central Telegraph Office, Lon-
don, since 1910. Recreation :
Golf. A'i'hcss : 50, Coolhurst
Road, Crouch End, N.
Newmarch, Alexander, Officiating
Accountant-General, Burma ;
chic: at Haileybury College;
joined sers'ice as Assistant
Comptroller, India Treasuries,
1891 ; Assistant Accountant-
General. U.P., 190:2; Comptroller
Hyderabad, 190.5 ; Accountant-
General, Madras, 1910 ; of Bur-
ma. 1912. Ad'iress; Rangoon,
Burma.
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Newmarch, Sir Oliver Richardson,
K. C.S.I. (1894), Indian Army,
(retired) ; s. of late Dr. New-
march ; b. 18^4; ediic : Charter-
house ; Merton College, Oxford ;
entered Indian Army in Bengali
1855; III. 1st, Mary Isabella ('/.
1867), (/. of Major Parke of 61st
Regiment, 1858;2nd,Agnes Mary.
-:/. of late James Norman, 1874 ;
served in the Indian ^lutiny
(medal); Military Secretary,
Government of India, 188i; re-
tired 1887; Military Secretary,
India Office, 1889-99. Address:
c/o India Office, London. Club.
United Service.
Nicholas, Hon ble Mr. William
UndtTwocd; elected Member,
Legislative Council, Bombay,
India.
Nicholson, Sir Frederlcl* AuffuptuR,
C I.E. Il89[)), K.C.I.E. (1903),
I.CS. (retired) ; .'. of late
Brinsley William H. Nichol-
son, M.D. ; b. 18 'cG ; ediic : Royal
Medical College, Epsom, and
Lincoln College, Oxford; in.
Catherine, d. of Rev. Lechler,
1875; joined I.C.S., in Madras.
1869 ; passed through various
low^er grades ; Collector and
Magistrate, 1889; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1897 ;
1st Member, Board of Re^'cnue,
Madras, 1889; Member, Legisla-
tive Council, Madras, 1902 ; spe-
cial duty in connection with
Madras Fisheries, 1902-04 ;
retired, 1904 ; mado exten-
sive enquiries and submit-
ted elaborate proposals for
the establishment of Agri-
cultural Banks in India; Mem-
l)er, Indian Famine Commis-
sion, 1901. Piibllcdiinn : Dis-
trict Manual of Coimbatore.
Address-, Bentley, Egham Hill,
Franklingham, Suffolk.
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
NiDADAVOLE.
Nldadavole and Nozwid, Zamln-
dar of; Venkatadrl Appa Fao
Garu; a. r. of late RajaRangaih
Appa Rao Bahadur Garu. .4(7-
dress : Nidadavole, Nuzvid, Kist-
na district, Madras Presidency,
India.
Nihal Singh, Saint, Journalist;
belongs to a respectable Sikh
lamily ; passionately fond of
literature, economics, history
and poetry; made up his mind,
even as a boy, to travel abroad
and see life for himself ; secret-
ly left his house and started
on a journey in India ; left for
Japanwhere.he formed acquaint-
ance in high quarters; proceeded
to America, and there took up
the cause of the Indian Imi-
grants ; was some timeManaging
Editor of Bohimian Magazine in
the United -states ; went to Eng-
land in 1910, and remained in
London for three months and
formed acquaintance of men like
Sir Robert Risley, Sir Theodore
Morrison, etc.; married an Ame-
rican lady who accompanied him
on all his tours acting as his
Private Secretary, and who
like himself, is a journalist.
Publications: ' Essavson India ',
'Messages of Uplift to India',
and " Glmpses of the Orient To-
Day ". a fow books in the Pun-
jab language and a large number
of contributions to various Indi-
an and European Newspapers,
Magazines, etc.
Nllakanta, R. M., B.A., LL.B.,
Rao Bahadur, (1911) ; Pleader
and Vice-chairman, Ahmedabad
Municipality ; h. 1S68 ; s. of Rao
Sahib Rajaram Nilakanta Mahi-
pathiram, C.I.E.; educ : at Ahme-
dabad andBombay;joined service
as a clerk but resigned it after
sometime ; Editor of the month-
306
ly Journal, ' Jnan Sudha.' Ad-
dress : Cliphant Road, Ahmeda-
bad, Bombay Presidency, India.
Clnb : Guzarat Club.
Nisbet, Colonel Robert Parry, F.R.
S., CLE., (1885), Indian Army,,
(retired) ; s. of late Harry Nisbet
of Clifton ; b. 1839 ; ediic : King's
College, London; m. Anne Clax-
ton //. d. of late John D. Wilson
of Milford House, Hants ; called
to Bar (Middle Temple), 1872 ;
joined Indian Army (Bengal
Infantry), 1859; posted as De-
puty Commissioner, Lahore,
1873; Superintendent, Simla
Hill States, 1877-8 i: Commis-
sioner of Delhi, 1884 ; Rawal-
pindi and Peshawar, 3885 and
1886, respectively; Resident at
Kashmir. 1888-92 ; promoted to
the rank of Colonel, 1889; retired,
1892 ; Fellow, London Uni-
versity. Address : 220, Crom-
well Mansions, Cromwell Road^
S.W. C/i/f) : United Service.
Nityanand Prasad Slnha, Raja; h.
1882; erluc: Queen's Collegiate
School, Benares ; succeeded to
estate, 1904 ; belongs to a fami-
ly closely connected with the
Seths of Murshidabad; is a
Buniah of the Osval sub-divi-
sion ; the estate lies within Bena-
res and Gorakhpur ; title of
Raja made hereditary, 1887.
Address: Mohulla Raja Dal
Chandka-Phatak, Benares Citv,.
U. P., India.
Nixon, Llent.-General Sir John
Ecc1ep,K.C.B., (1911) ;i. 1857;*.
of Major-General J. P. Nixon ;
('due: at Well irg ton; m. Amy
Louisa, i/.d. of James Wilson of
Gratwicka, Billingshurst ; one
s. ; served in the Afghan War,
1879-80 ; Mahsud-Waziri Ex-
pedition, 1881 ; Chitral Relief
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Nixon.
Force as D.A.Q.M.G. Brevet-
Lieutenant Colonel ; Chief Staft
Officer,TirahExpedition, 1837-98;
commanded a Brigade in
S. Africa, 1901-03 ; comma rdjg
Bangalore Brigade, 1903-06 ; In-
spector-General of Cavalrv in
India, 1906-08 ; Chief of Meernt
Division, 1908-10; Peshawar
Division, 1910-12 ; Commanding
Southern Army, India, 1912 ;
since retired. J'lihlications :
Military Notes on Tactics ;
'La^r' and 'Staff Officers on
Field Service. ' Address ; Qctaca-
mund, Madras Presidency, India.
Club : Junior Service.
Mizani-ud dhi Ahmrd, M.A.,
Khan Bahadur (19^0); Inspec-
tor of Schools, Chhatisgarh;
b 1871 ; ecluc : Muir Cen-
tral College. Allahabad ; joined
service as Professor in the Col-
lege affiliated to the Bombay
University; Munshi to H. E. the
Governor of Bombay '■, in charge
of Muhammadan Education in
the whole of the Hyderabad As-
signed districts ; for some time in
charge of the office of the Direc-
tor of Public Instruction, C.P.
and Berar. Address: Raipur.
C.P., India.
Fizana 8ha Sbr| KallVa Rudra Ka-
llka Surpa Kilika Maha Kalika
Deogarh Sujagah, Saradar Ba-
Iiadur, Zemindar of Katru ; a. s.
of Kesari Sha; /; 1887; educ:
Rajkumar College, Raigarh,
and at Jagadalpur ; succeeded
to Estate, 1914 ; subordinate
to the Chief of Basta State ; area
of the estate, 1,300 miles. Address:
Kutru, Basta State, Rajputana,
India.
Noel-Baton, Prfderick ; Director-
General of Commercial Intelli-
gence, Calcutta ; 2nd '. of late
Sir Noel Paton, LL.D.; trained
as an artist; developed a keen
interest in economics ; furni^
shed figure illu.strations for
various books; contributed
articles on economics to Black-
wood and other Magazines V
edited Chaucer for the Canter-
bury Poets series ; became Secre-
tary in the Turkish Embassy;
joined Sir Edgar Vincent as his
Secretary and with him under-
took a tour in Europe, Egypt,.
Arabia, Asia Minor; employed to
report on various financial and
Industrial projects ; came out
to India on a mission with the
Government of Bombay in con-
nection with contraband trade
on the Aden-Arabian Frontier,
1884 ; joined the Bombay Chan--
ber of Commerce as Assistant to
the Secretary of that body;
eventually succeeded in gettirg
his present place. Address: Cal-
cutta, India.
Nortor, David, C.S.I. (1898), I.C.S.
(retired); h. 1851 ; 4th .s. of late
William Norton of Hollybank V
ediic : at Kingstown School,
Dublin; w. 1st, Alice Kathleen,
d. of late Rev. J. Browne. D. D.
1873; 2nd, Katherire M., d. of
late Surgeon Major-General Ink-
son, 1887; entered I.C.S. 1874;
Officiating Magistrate and Col-
lector; Deputv Commissioner,
Burma, 1887; President, Ran-
goon Municipality, 1888 ; Offici-
ating Financial Commissioner,
1898; Member, Burma Legisla-
tive Council, 1900; retired, 1903.
Club : East India United Service.
Address: Engedi, Eastbourne.
Norton, Eardley John, Bar-at-law,
Madrus and Calcutta ; .v of late
Mr. .Tohn Bruce Norton, Advo-
cate-General, Madras; 'dur:ut
Brussels, Esher, Rugby and
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
l^ORTON.
Merton College, Oxfords called
to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn), 1876;
joined the Oxford Circuit, had a
brief or two at Assize and Ses-
sions, and was on more than one
occasion junior to his father in
the Privy Councl; landed at
Madras, 1879; practiced in
the Madras Courts for well
nigh 30 years; was Counsel
either for prosecution or for de-
fence in very many sensational
cases in the Madras Courts as
well as in Burma and Hyderabad
(Deccan) ; Coroner of Madras for
7 years from 18S0 ; worked on
the popular side in the famous
Salem riots of old ; was engaged
in the equallj^ famous Garstin
Dacoity case ; in his admirable
address to the Jury in this case,
Mr. Norton was alleged to have
made observations derogatory
i;o Government ; he was asked to
explain why he should not be
proceeded against under the
Charter ; the case was heard by
a Full Bench of the Madras High
Court; Mr. Norton defended him-
self in person and successfully
mentioned that the " Privilege
of Counsel in England was
the measure of Counsel's Pri-
vilege in India ;' defended Timol
at the Calcutta High Court
Sessions, 1906; settled in Cal-
cutta, at the instance, it is
said, of a Calcutta Solicitor,
who is said to have ofiered
him as many as six briefs as an
opening ; returned to Madras
temporarily to defend Sir George
Arbuthnott, 1907 ; was engaged
on behalf of Government in the
famous Manicitollah Garden and
Harrison Road bomb cases, 1908-
03 ; staunch supporter of the In-
dian National Congress movement
from its start ; was Captain of
the Volunteer Artillery for 5
years; Member, Madras Muni-
cipal Commission for 4 vears,
808
representing that body in the
Madras Legislative Council ;
elected a Member of the Supreme
Legislative Council, 1S94; re-
signed this some time after ;
was a Freemason in Madras and
was Junior Warden of the Dis-
trict Grand Lodge of Madras; is
the 4th of his name who has
taken up the profession of law
in India. Recreation : Watching
football, and the reading of Law
Reports. Address '• Calcutta,
India.
Nrltya God^I Basa. Rai Bahadur
(1900), CLE, 11910), Calcutta',
entered service, 1881; acted in
various capacities and became
Assistant Comptroller-General,
Government of India, 18)9; a
reputed Sans.krit and Bengali
Scholar and has published many
works relating to the antiquities
of Bengal, specially ' The Anti-
quities of Orissa.' Address; Cal-
cutta, India.
Nurabepomal Chatty, Tatlkonda,
B.A., Rao Sahib (1901), Engineer-
ing Contractor and Timber Mer-
chant, Madras; b. 1856; educ :
at Madras; B.A., 187J ; joined
the College of Engineering and
completed his course for the
B.C.E. ; jegan life as a building
contractor and soon acquired a
name in the profession ; some of
the pu'olic buildings of Madras,
notably the present High Court
buildings, were constructed by
hnu. Adiress : ' Crynant,' Har-
rington Road, Madras, W.,
India.
Nunjundayya, H. Y., M A., M.L.,
1st Councillor, Mvsore State; b.
1860 ; educ : Madras ; B.A. 18^0 ;
B.L. 1883 ; M.A. 1885 ; M.L. 1893 ;
joined British service as Sub-
Registrar ; resigned and joined
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
NUNJUNDAYYA,
Mysore State service as District
Munsift, 1SS5 ; Assistant Com-
missioner, 1887; sub-Judge, 1891;
Under Secretary to Government,
1895 ; Sub-Divisional Officer,
1896 ; Deputy Commissioner,
1898 ; Secretary to Mysore
Government (General and Re-
venue Department), 1902; Judge,
Chief Court, Mvsore, 1904;
Officiating Chief Judge, 1907;
1st Councillor, Mysore State,
1909. Publication : Artha Sas-
tra, (in Kanarese). Addresfs -.
Bangalore City, Mysore Pro-
vince, India.
Nandy, Dr. George, M.A.
(Cantab), LL.D. (Dub), In-
spector-General of Registration
and Stamps, Hyderabad State ;
y. s. of the Rev. Gopinath
Nundy of the American Pres-
byterian Mission ; b. at Fut-
tehpur, N. W. Province, 1856 ;
ediic : at La Martiniere, Luck-
now and Calcutta; passed the
Entrance Examination, Cal-
cutta, 1876 ; proceeded to Eng-
land, and joined the Oxford
University, and studied Law ;
obtained a scholarship from the
Nizam's Government to qualify
in Natural Science ; joined the
Cambridge University and ob-
tained an exhibition ; returned
to Hyderabad after graduating
in Cambridge ; appointed Profes-
sor of Natural Science, Hydera-
bad College and Medical School;
again proceeded to England,
joined the Trinity College, Dub-
lin, and passed the L.L.B. and
L,L.D. degrees ; returned to
India and was Honorary Assist-
ant Commissioner under the Bri-
tish Government and was sent
by the Hyderabad Government to
Berar to be trained in the Judi-
cial, Revenue and Administrative
work; served as Assistant Com-
missioner in the Central Provin-
ces ; was also Judge of the
Small Causes Court, Khamgaon;
recalled to Hyderabad and was
appointed first Talukdar ; OtSji-
ated as Deputy Inam Commis-
sioner and was posted to present
appointment, 1896 ; Member of
the Educational Board and a
Municipal Commissioner. Ad-
dress: Hyderabad (Deccan), In-
dia.
o.
Ob.xwuIlA Khan, Nawabzada Hafiz
Muhammad Bahadu", C. S. I.
(1912), Colonel-in-Chief, Vic-
toria Imperial Service Lancers,
Bhopal, (retired); s. of the Be-
gum of Bhopal ; b 1878 ; ediic :
Privately; has learnt Koran by
heart; tyi. (1902); three sons
and one daughter ; joined the
Bhopal Victoria Imperial Ser-
vice Lancers, 1914 ; became
Commander-in-chief of the
Forces, 1915 ; A. D. C. to
Viceroy, 1916; Captain in the
British Army, 1908 ; accompani-
ed H. H. The Begum of Bhopal
to Mecca and successfully
repulsed a party of Beduin
Arabs who attacked the Begum
and her party ; travelled all
over Europe and attended the
Coronations of 1903 and 1911;
promoted to the rank of Major,
1911 ; is a Trustee of the M. A. O.
College, Aligarh, for which he
has subscribed Rs. 60,000. Ad-
dress : Jaban Numa Palace,
Central India. C'luts : Central
India Residency, ludore.
Obbard, Lieut. Co'onel C.J., Com-
missioner. Arakan Division ; 0.
1865; joined scvice, 1885;
promoted to present rank, 1911 ;
services transferred to Civil
department as Deputy CoTiimis-
3oy
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Obbard.
sioner, 1S30. Address : Arakan,
Burma.
Obeyeseker, Hon'ble Sir Solomon
Christoffel, Kt.(19ll), First Low
Country Simhalese Member,
Ceylon ; s. of late D. B. F.
Obeyesekara Mudaliar of Talpi,
Pattao, Galle, Ceylon; b. 18i8 ;
cduc : at the Colombo Academy
and St. Thomas College,
Colombo; Bar-at-law, Colombo,
1872; appointed M. I. C, 1900;
Vice-President, Ceylon Branch
of the Royal Asiatic Society ;
Member, Contral Irrigation
Board, Colombo ; Anglican
Synod of Ceylon; Royal Colo-
nial Institute, London, and of
the British Empire League ; In-
corporated Trustee of the
Church of England, Ceylon ;
Trustee of all Saints Church,
Colombo ; President, Singalese
Sports Club ; Vice-President,
Ceylon Agricultural Society ;
Justice of the Peace, Ceylon;
represented Ceylon at Emperor
George's Coronation. Addiess;
'The Hermitage", Candy, Ceylon.
O'Conor, James Edward, CLE.
(1891); s. of late John O'Conor of
Tallow ; b. 1843; Director-Gener-
al of Statistics to Government
of India, 1895-1903; Fellow,
Royal Statistical Society. Ad-
dress : Franuslo, Church Road,
Upper Norwood, S. E. Club :
Rejoun.
O'CjnO", Major WiUlani Frederick
Travere, R.A., CLE. (1904),
Indian Political Department;
e. s. of Mathew Weld O'Conor ;
b. 1870 ; educ : Charterhouse, and
Woolwich ; joined the Army in
the Royal Artillery ; transferred
to Indian Political Department,
1905; employed in the Swat
310
valley, and Tirah Campaigns
(medal and 3 clasp), 1897-98;
attached to Kashmir Imperial
Service Troops, 1899-1903; be-
came Captain, 1899 ; Interpreter
in the Mission to Lhassa (medal
and clasp, CLE.), 1903-04; pro-
moted to the rank of Major,
1908 ; served in Tibet as Secre-
tary to Commissioner, 1903-04 ,
British Trade Agent, Gyantse,
1904-08 ; Consul for Seistan and
Kain, and Persia, 1909 ; Consul-
General and Agent to Govern-
ment of India, in Khorasan,
1910. Publications : Folks-
Tales from Tibet ; Military
Report on Sikkira ; Report on
Tibet ; Military Report on Chilas
Address : Quetta, India, Clubs :
Alpine, St. James.
Odgers, Hon'ble Charles Edwin,
M.A., B.C.L., Bar-at-law, Ad-
ministrator-General and Official
Trustee, Madras ; b. 1870 ; joined,
service as Junior Professor,
Madras Law College, 1902-05;
acted as Principal, 1906; appoint-
ed as Administrator-General
and Official Trustee, 1911 ; Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, 1912.
Address : Madras, India.
Odling, Charles William, C S.I.,
(1838); s. of William Odling;
b. 18 i7 ; educ : at Queen's College,
Galway, and Queen's University,
Ireland ; entered the Indian
P.W.D., 1865; Chief Engineer and
Secretary for Irrigation, Bengal,
1892; tn N.W.P. Government,
1895 ; Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, N.W.P ; Secretary, Govern-
ment of India (P.W.D.) 1901;
Fellow, Calcutta University ;
retired 1902. A ddress : Craignoon,
Ridgway Gardens, Wimbledon.
O'Donnell, Dr. Thomas Joseph,
V. D., F.R.CS.I,, L.C.P.I., Chief
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
O'DONNELL.
Medical Officer, Kolar Gold
Fields, Champion Reefs ; b. in
Tipperary, Ireland ; er/tic : Led-
wich School, and the Royal Col-
lege of Surgeons, Dublin; practis-
ed at the Rhymney Iron Works,
South Wales, and at Consett
Iron Works, Durham ; selected
as Medical Officer of Messrs.
John Taylor and Sons of Kolar
Gold Fields, 1885 ; came out to
India and joined his duties, same
year; induced Messrs. John Tay-
lor & Co. to start a small
hospital with accommoda-
tion for 48 patients, which was
opened in 1887 ; is chiefly
responsible for the erection of
the present up-to-date hospital
which was completed in 1900 :
visited Ireland and took his
Fellowship of the Royal College
of Surgeons, 1900 ; is a Sur-
geon-Major in the K.G.F. Volun-
teers. Address \ Champion Reefs,
Kolar Gold-fields, Mysore Pro-
vince, India.
O'Dvyer Bon'ble Sir Michael
Francis, B.A., C.S.I., (1908);
K.C.S.I., I.S.O., Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Punjab ; b. 1864 ; n. of John
O'Dwyer of Barrowstown, Tip-
perary ; cdiic : St. Stanislaus
College, Tallamore, and Balliol
College, Oxford ; passed B.A.,
1885 ; gained 1st class Honor
in Law : joined service, 1885 ;
Director of Land Records and
Agriculture, Punjab, 1896; Set-
tlement Officer, Alwar and
Bharatpur States, 1897; Resi-
dent, Hyderabad (Deccan), 1909 ;
Agent to Governor-General in
Central India, 1910-12 ; Lieute-
nant-Governor, Punjab, 1913.
Adrlress: Government House,
Lahore, India.
Oel, Raja of; KIshen Dutt Sinfih ; s.
of Raja Anurad Singh ; b. 1861 ;
succeeded to Estate, 1879; title
recognised, 1877 ; the Estate
comprises of 164 villages in
Kheri, and the village of B;iransa
in Sitapur. Addre^^s ; Oel, Kheri,
U. P., India.
Oldfie'd, Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Francis DuPre, Puisne Judge,
High Court, Madras; educ .-at the
Trinity College, Cambridge ;
joined service as Assistant Col-
lector, 1891; Cantonment Magis-
trate, Pallavaram and St.
Thomas' Mount, 1892; Di.strict
and Sessions Judge, 1897 ; Judge,
Madras High Court, 1912.
Address : Madras, India.
OidSeid, 8iF Biohard CliarleE.
Judge, High Court, U. P., India,
e. s. of Henry Swann Oldfield ; b.
1828 ; educ. Eton, and at Hailey-
bury ; joined service, 1848:
volunteered his services during
the Mutiny of 1857, and was
present at Agra ; became Ad-
ditional Judge of the High Court,
U. P., 1874; confirmed, 1881;
retired, 1887. Address: c/o India
Office, London. C/a6 : Oriental.
Oldham, William BeDJamln, I.C.S.,
CLE., (1883); b. Monkstown,
Dublin, 1815 ; s. of Thomas Wil-
son Oldham ; educ : at Kingston
School and Trinity College, Dub-
lin; joined service in Bengal, 1865;
employed in Famine Service in
Orissa, Bihar, Madras and Ben-
gal and on tlie Frontier Service
in the Lushai Hills, 1892 ; Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, 1900;
Cominanded the Calcutta Volun-
teer Rifles : served is Santlial
disturl)ances, 1880-81; in South
Lushai Hills, 1891-93; A. O.C. to
Viceroy of India. I'libliration :
Some Etlmical and Historical
Aspects of Bardwan District.
3]1
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
OLDHAM.
Address: Omlston, Clifton,
Bristol ; 54, Parliament Street,
S W. thib : Authors' and
Clifton.
Olllvant, Sip Edward Charles
Lavll, K.C.I.E., (1SS3) ; CLE,
(1888);I.C.S., 6. 1S46; educ : at
Marlborough ; joined service in
Bombay, 1868 ; Municipal Com-
missioner, Bombay, 1881-90 ;
Political Agent, Kathiawar,
1890-05 ; Ofhciating Commis-
sioner, Sind, 18D5; Officiating
Chief Secretary to Govern-
ment, 1896 ; Member of Council,
Bombay. 1897-1902; retired, 1902,
Address : 31, Leinster Gardens,
S. W. Club : East India United
Service.
Oramanney, Colonel Edward La-
oor, C.S.L, (1889); I.C.S., Indian
Army (retired) ; b. Cherrapoon-
jee, Assam, 1834; e. s. of Major-
General Edward Lacon Omraan-
ney, R.E. ; educ : Bedford Gram-
mar School, Civil Engineering
College, Putney; Owens College,
Manchester ; arrived in India,
1853; served in Opium Depart-
ment, 1853-55 ; entered the Army
in the 59th Bengal Native Infan-
try, 1855; transferred to Staft
Corps, 1861 ; ;/). Elizabeth Capel,
e. d. of Henry Mortlock Omnian-
ney, 1863 ; rose to the rank of
Colonel, 1885; admitted to
Colonel's Allowance, 1893; ser-
ved in the Indian Mutiny (medal
and clasp) ; appointed to the
charge of the ex-King of Delhi
and family, and other State
prisoners,1857; took the ex-King
of Delhi and family to Rangoon,
1858; transferred to the Pegu
Commission; reli"nquished charge
of the prisoners and joined the
Punjab Commission, 1859; Per-
sonal Assistant to the Commis-
sioner of Peshwar and Derajat ;
312
Commissioner of the Multan,
Derajat, and Peshwar Divisions,
1880, returned to England, 1891 ;
accompanied the Eusofzie Field
Force as Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1866; as Deputy Commis-
sioner of Hazara in the St. Black
Mountain Expedition 1868
(medal and clasp); accompanied
the 2nd Black Mountain Expedi-
tion as Chief Political Officer,
1888, Recreations : Cycling.
Gardening, Golf. Ad(W3ss: 42,
Kidbrouk, Park Road, Black-
heath, S. E.
Orange.HughWilliam,C.I.E.,(1906);
Accountant-General, Board of
Education; s. of Dr. William
Orange, C. B. ; b. 1866 ; educ :
at Winchester College, New
College, Oxford; m. Mabel, f/. rf.
of Mr- E. Ford, of the Oxford
Gardens, 1907; one .s-., one d.; Ex-
aminer of English, 1892; Director-
General of Education, India,
1902-10 ; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1910 ; Ac-
countant-General, Board of Edu-
cation, 1912. Publication :
" Progress of Education in India,
1902-07." Address: Whiteliall,
S.W. Club : Athenseum.
Orchna, Maharaja of ; H.H. Sara
road 1 - Majah - I - Bundelkhand-
Maharaja Mabindra Swami, Sir
Pratap Singh Bahadur, K.C.I.E.
(18j8), G.C.I.E. (1900), G.C.S.I.
(1906i; b. 1854; succeeded his
brother, Maharaja Hamir Singh
Bahadur, 1874 ; placed in charge
of the administration, June 1874;
hereditary title of Saramad-i-
Rajah-i-Bundelkhan recognised,
1886 ; attended the Delhi Dur-
bar, 1903 and obtained the Gold
Medal ; head of the Bundala
family of Gharwar Rajputs ;
inaugurated famine works on an
extensive scale costing about
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Orchna.
10 lakhs in the famine of 1897
and remitted a large amount of
land revenue to his ryots ; made
advances to cultivators in the
famine of 1905 and allowed them
to repay it by easy instalments;
started a school for girls, the
first of its kind in Bundelkhand ;
made education free in his State,
the government undertaking
even the supply of books and
defraying other expenses of
those who go up for University
Examinations; area of the State,
2>0S0 square miles ; population,
over 300,000 ; revenue, over 7
lakhs ; entitled to a personal
salute of 17 guns. Address :
Tikamgarh, Bundelkhand, Cen-
tral India.
Ormond, Earnest William, B.A.,
Bar-at-law, Judge, Chief Court,
Lower Burma; s. of Rev. John
Ormond ; b. 1863 ; ediic : Dover
College, Oppingham, and New
College, Oxford; passed B.A.,
1835 ; called to Bar, (Inner
Temple), 1887; practised Law for
some time ; joined service as 3nd
Judge, Small Causes Court, 1893;
became Chief Judge, 1901 ; ap-
pointed as Judge, Chief Court,
Lower Burma, 1913. Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Ottlev. Colonel Sir John Walte",
CLE. (1892), K.C.I. E ( 1904), M.
Inst : C.E., late R. E. ; 0. Malli-
gaum (Bombay Presidency),
1811 ; e. s. of late Major Thomas
Henry Ottley ; m. Emily, ff. of
late Henry William Uobell
(some time Comptroller-General
of H.M. Customs) ; ednc : Royal
Grammar School, Lancaster ;
privately in England and abroad,
and at R.M.A., Woolwich;
entered R.E , 1864; rose to the
rank of Colonel, 1895 ; served as
Brigadier-General, Engineer-in-
21 (a)
Chief with the Tirah Expedition,
1897-98 (despatches, medal and
two clasps); formerly Inspector-
General of Irrigation in In-
dia ; President, R.I.E. College,
1899-1907 ; Knight of the Grace
of the Order of Hospital of St.
John of Jerusalem. Address;
Leyton, Eastbourne. Club :
United Service.
Owen, Lieut. -Colonel Charles
William, B.A. (Paris), L.R.C.P.,
F.R.C.S., C.M.G. (1867), CLE.
(1887), I.M.S. (retired) ; .s-. of A.S.
Owen; b. 1853 ; edu<: : at Merchant
Taylor School ; joined I.M.S. in
Bengal, 1876 ; Assistant to Sani-
tary Commissioner to Govern-
ment of India, 1877 ; Professor
of Opthalmic and Aural Surgery,
1878 ; Personal Assistant to
Sir D.M. Stewart, and Sir F.S.
Roberts in the Afghan War,
1879-80; Residency Surgeon, Jey-
pore, 1883-8 i; Surgeon to C in.
C India, 1889-1892 ; Medical
Adviser to Maharaja of Patiala,
1892-190i; retired, 1904. Ad-
dress : The Horns, Hankham,
Westham, Sussex. Clubs : Naval
and Military.
Owen, Sydney James, M.A. ; Read-
er in Indian History, Oxford Uni-
versity ; b. 1827 ; edtic : Repton
School and Worcester College,
Oxford ; called to Bar (Lincoln's
Inn), 1871 ; came out to India as
Professor of History, Elphiii-
stone College, Bombay, 1856-60 ;
Tutor in Law and Modern His-
tory, Magdalen College, Ox-
ford, 1863-80 ; Examiner in the
Law and History Sciiooi, the
Honour School of Modern His-
tory, and the Oriental School.
Oxford; Reader in Indian Law
at Oxford, 1864. Publications :
Occasional Notes on Indian
Subjects (privately printed) ; The
3iy
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Owen.
Mussul'iian, The Maratha and
the European (two lectures) ;
India on the Eve of the British
Conquest ; Lecture on Anglo-
Indian Rule Historically con-
sidered ; A selection from the
Despatches, Treaties, and other
papers of the Marquess Welles-
ley, K.G., during his Govern-
ment of India "i a selection from
the despatches and memoranda
relating to India, of the Duke of
Wellington. Address: Oxford.
OwenB, Captain Terrance Francis.
I. M.S., Chemical Examiner and
Bacteriologist, Burma ; b. 1878 ;
first appointment, 1903 ; rose to
present rank, 1906. Addresft :
Rangoon, Burma.
Faddeson, George Frederick, M.A.,
Collector and District Magis-
trate ; ednc : Queen's College,
Oxford; entered service as As-
sistant Collector andMagistrate,
1898; Special Assistant Collec-
tor and Magistrate, 1899 ; Senior
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1901 ; Special Settlement
Officer for Godavari and Kistna,
1902; Special Settlement Officer
for Ganjain, 1908 ; Temporary
Deputy Secretary to Govern-
ment, 1911 ; on special duty as
Secretary and Member of the
Forest Committee from 30th
May to 31st December 1912 ;
Sub-Collector and Joint Magis-
trate, 1913; acting Collector and
District Magistrate, 1913. On
furlough.
Fadhy, Damodar Ganesh, M.A.,
Principal, Gokuldas Tejpal High
School, Bombay ; b. Poona,
1864 ; i'dttc : High School, Akola,
and the Elphinstone College,
Bombay ; passed B.A., 1885 ;
314
M.A., 1887; Professor of His-
tory and Political Economy,
Elphinstone College, 18yl-92 ;
Principal, Gokuldas Tejpal High
School, Bombay, since 1894 ;
Chairman, Hindu Union Club,
Bombay ; Secretary, Presidency
Reform Association, Bombay ;
Secretary, Industrial Exhibi-
tion, Bombay ; for some time
Editor of " Indian Spectator"
and " Indo-Prakash"; elected
Member, Bombay Corporation ;
Fellow, Bombay University ; a
great authority on Indian eco-
nomics and politics. Address :
Girgaum, Bombay, India.
PahaBu, Newab of ; Hon'ble Sir
Mumtaz-ud-Daula Muhammad
Faivaz All Khan. C. S. I. (1903);
K. C. I. E. (1907); K. C. V. O.
(1911); s. of late Nawab Sir
Murad Faiz Ali Khan Baha dur,
who was of considerable help to
the British in the Mutiny of 1857.
in return for which he was
awarded a Khilat and a grant of
land assessed at Rs. 4,000 and
the personal title of Khan
Bahadur ; b. 1854 ; owns consi-
derable landed property in the
State of Jaipur as also in Aligarh
and Bulandshahr ; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, and
Member (2nd term) of U. P., Le-
gislative Council ; proceeded to
England for the Coronation of
late Emperor Edward VII ;
Honorary Magistrate and Mun-
sift; Chairman, Board of Trus-
tees, M. A. O. College, Aligarh;
Trustee, Agra College; Trustee,
the Lady Dufterin Fund ; Senior
Member, Jaipur State Council,
Heir : Kunwar Muhammad
Ikram Ali Khan; h. 1877. Ad-
dress : Pahasu Khurja, Buland-
shahr, U.P.; ' The Palace', Jai-
pur, Rajputana, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Paintepur.
Paintepar and Bilahara; [see Abdul
Hasan Khan).
Pal, Babu BepinCbendra, Journal-
ist, Calcutta ; s. of late Babu
Ramachendra Pal ; b. Sylhet,
185S ; came under the influ-
ence of late Keshub Chendra
Sen, as a result of which he
became a Brahmo ; entered life
as Headmaster of a High School
in Cuttack; Headmaster,
Arcot Narayanaswami Muda-
liar's High School, Bangalore ;
Librarian, City Library, Cal-
cutta ; m. the widowed niece of
Babu Surendra Nath Banerjee of
Calcutta ■> proceeded to Europe
and visited England. France and
America ; toured in Southern
India as a Missionary ; took an
active part in the Swadeshi
movement and distinguished
himself as a speaker of great
force ; was connected with the
now defunct newspaper " The
Bandematharam " of Calcutta ;
prosecuted for " Contempt
of Court " and awarded 6
months' simple imprisonment;
again visited Southern India
delivering political lectures ;
once more proceeded to England
and stayed in London for a few
years ; returned to India and was
arrested and prosecuted on a
charge of sedition, found guilty
and was awarded a month's
simple imprisonment in Bombay.
Address : Calcutta, India.
Palanpar, Diwan of ; H.H. Nawab
Sir Sher Muhammad Khan
Zorawnr Khan. G.C.I.E. (1898);
/). 1852; succeeded to gaddi, 1877 ;
claims descent from the Loha-
nis, better known as the Jhalo-
ris ; the British connection with
the State began in 1809 ; the ad-
ministration of the State remain-
ed under the control of a
Political Superintendent till
1874; area, 1766 sq. miles;
population, 200,000 ; revenue, 7
lakhs ; interested in agricultural
develop.nent, and education ;
brought a vast area of arable
land under cultivation and by
way of encouraging cultivators,
made them advances at low rates
of interest ; dug a large number
of wells ; has two sons and the
heir apparent, Taley Muhammad
fChan, was born in 1885 ; A.D.C.,
to the Governor of Bombay ;
maintains a force of 161 horse,
and 440 foot; entitled to a salute
of 13 guns ; pays a tribute of
Rs. 38,460 to Gaekwar of
Baroda. Address : Palanpur,
Bom'iay Presidency, India.
Palln, Colonel GUbsrt Walter,
C. I. E., (1911); C. B., (1914);
Assistant Director of Supply
and Transport, Poona ; 2nd .>(. of
lats Lieutenant-General C. T.
Palin of tb 3 Bombay Staff Corps;
b. 1S62 ; eiiic : Clifton College; m.
Florence, e.K of Colonel C. Swin-
hoe, 1889 ; 3 .s. and one (/.; joined
the Army as 2nd Lieutenant,
Royal Denbigh and Marionetli
Rifles, 18 iO ; joined the Indian
Army, 1885 ; Commissariat De-
part uent, Bombay, 1886; Direc-
tor, Army Clotliing Depart.nent,
1906-10 ; rose to the rank of
Colonel, 1911 ; Zhob Valley Ex-
pedition,1884; Isazai Field Force,
1892 ; Saukim Force, Indian
Brigade. 1896 ; won Queen's
Sudan medal, Khedive's medal ;
Tirah Expedition, 1879-98 ; des-
patches, Indian medal ; Director
of Supply and Transport, Rawal-
pindi ; Consultation and Ma-
nipuvres for H.R.H.tho Prince of
Wales, 1905 ; {director of Supply
and Transport at the Coronation
D u r b a r, 1911. Rjc rent ions ;
315
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Palin.
Tennis, Golf, Fishing, Rowing,
and Shooting. Address: Poona,
India
Palmer, Bight Rev. Edwin James,
M.A., Bishop of Bombay {see
Bombay.)
Palmer. Fre-^erlck, CLE. (1907); n.
of late George Palmerson ; b.
1862 ; Engineer, East Indian
Railway, 1884-1901 ; Chief Engi.
neer, Calcutta Port Trust, 1901-
09 ; Port of London Authority,
1909. Adfiress : Modern Hill,
Blackheath, S.E. Club: Oriental.
Palpa, Dr. Padmanaban, L.M.S.
(Madras) D.P.H. (Cantab), F.R.
LP. H.(London),Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner and Inspector
of Vaccination, Mysore State V h.
Trivandram, 1863 ; edur : Maha-
raja's College, Trivandram,
and Medical College, Madras ;
proceeded to England and joined
the King's College, London ;
studied in Paris, Berlin, Such-
eery Lilly, and Rome, taking
BaGteriology,Serum therapy and
Tropical medicine as his special
subject ; returned to India
and joined service as Medical
Superintendent, Vaccine Depot,
Madras, 1890; became Senior
Superintendent; joined Mysore
service and worked the Vaccine
Institute at Bangalore, 1891; also
worked in St. Martha's Hospital,
Lunatic and Leper Asvlums and
in the Medical Stores, 1894-98 ;
Superintendent, Bangalore
Plague Camps, 1896 ; deputed to
England where he obtained D.P.
H. of Cambridge ; returned to
Bangalore and was posted as
Health Officer, 1900 ; ex-Officio
Vice-President,Bangalore Muni-
cipality, 1902 ; .Personal Assist-
ant to Sanitary Commissioner,
Mysore, 1905-07 ; Deputy Sani-
tary Commissioner and Inspec-
316
tor of Vaccination, Mysore.
1907 ; Member and Secret try.
Central Sanitary Board; Mem-
ber, British Medical Associ-
ation, Ijondon. Address: Banga-
lore, Mysore State, India.
Pandalay. K Krishnan. B.A.,B.L.,
LL.D. (London), Bar-at-Law,
Madras ; native of Travancore
and a prominent member of the
Malayalee community; passed
B.A., 1891; B.L., 1896 ; commenc-
ed practice at Quilon; enrolled
as High Court Vakil, 1900;
proceeded to England the same
year ; called to the Bar ; pas-
sed LL.B., and the LL.D., of
the London University ; first
Malayalee gentleman to ob-
tain the degree of Doctor of
Law ; returned from England
and acted as Judge, Travanoore
High Court; commenced prac-
tice in Madras, July 1913. Pitbli-
cdtions: a work on Malayalam
Chemistry. Address : Madras,
India.
Pandit Sitaram, RamacHendra,
Rao Sahib, (1911), Extra As-
sistant Commissioner ; b. 1872;
joined service, 1892 ; appointed
as Extra Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1908 ; also Assistant
Settlement Officer. Address :
Jubbbulpur, C. P., India.
Pandit, Y. C. Government Expert,
Oil Pressing Industry, Bom-
bay; acquired considerable ex-
perience of the Industry both in
India and in the United States of
America ; made detailed and
extensive enquiries ; offered
many useful suggestions for
those directly concerned and
interested in the Oil Industry ;
advocates the formation of an
association in India on the lines
of the Central Oil Seeds Crushers
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Fandit.
Association of America, and the
establishment of a Bureau of
Publicity for advertising the
merits of the product and by-
product of the seeds crushed ;
issued a report on the survey
of the Oil Pressing Industry for
which he has been warmly
thanked by Bombay Govern-
ment. Adaiess : Bombay, India.
Pandit, Y.R., M.A., Rai Bahadur;
elected Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council representing the
Central Provinces. Addres.^:
Nagpur, C.P., India.
Panaa, Maharaja of ; H.H. Uaha-
raja Manendra Vathavendra
Singh ; b. 1S91 '■> succeeded to
gaddi after the deposition of his
cousin, 1903; educ : Mayo
College, Ajmere ; during his
minority, the State was adminis-
tered by Kazi Khalil-ud-din
Ahmed of the U.P. Provincial
Service assisted by a Council
under the supervision of the
Political Agent in Bundlekand ;
the State rendered valuable
help to the British in the Mutiny
of 1S57 for which the then
Raja received a Khilat of the
value of Rs. 20,000 and the
PanjaiKi of Simeria and was also
granted a Swuid of adoption;
area, 3,000 sq. miles ; maintains
a force of 30 cavalry, 150 infan-
try, and 20 guns. Address :
Panna, Central India.
Panna Lai, B.A., (Allahabad and
Camijridge), M.A., iCalcutta),
B.Sc, (Allahabad), LL.B., (Al-
lahabad and Cambridge), I.C.S. ;
b. ISSS : erliic : first in the Punjab
and the N.W.F. Province, then
at the Agra College ; was sent
as a Government of India
Scholar to Cambridge and was a
Foundation Scholar of St. John's
College, Cambridge ; called to
Bar (Gray's Inn); Chairman
of the Municipalities of Amroha
and Chandausi ; joint Magistrate
of Muradabad; owns extensive
landed property. Recrentiuns :
Archaeology, Polo, and Pig-
Sticking. Address : Muradabad,
U.P., India.
Panna Lalji,H.B. Rai, C.I.E.(lSS7),
Prime Minister, Udaipur State;
s. of late Matha Muralidhar ; ft.
1S13 ; personal title of Rai grant-
ed, 1877 ; married a daughter of
Rai Chhaga Lai. Address :
Udaipur, Rajputana, India.
Paonasker, Krishna Rao Luxnaan,
M.A., Dewan Bahadur, Dewan
of Kishangarh State; b. 1871;
graduated with Honours in
Physics and Chemistry; passed
M.A., 1891; joined service as
Tutor and Private Secretary
to H.H. the Raja of Rutlam;
served as a Professor of Mathe-
matics and .Science, Government
College, Ajmere ; Tutor to the
Maharaja of Kishnagar, 1891-
1903 ; the first Indian Assistant
to the Principal of Mayo College,
Ajmere ; Honorary Magistrate
and Member of Municipality,
Ajmere ; appointed Dewan, 1906.
Address: Kishengarh, Rajpu-
tana, India.
Paranjpe.Ragunath Purashothani,
M.A. (Cantab), B. Sc. (Bombay);
b. Murdi, Rathanagiri Dt., 1876 ;
ediie : S.P-G. Mission School,
Dapoli ; the Maharatta High
School and the Furguson Col-
lege, Poona ; secured tbe 'Gibb's
Prize' in Physics ; Fellow,
Furguson College, 1894-96; pro-
ceeded to England as a Govern-
ment of India's Scholar; joined
St. .John's College, Cambridge,
and p a s s e d Mathematical
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
PARANJPE.
Tripos, 1899 ; was bracketted
Senior Wrangler (the first time
an Indian enjoyed the Honor) '-
proceeded to Paris to attend
Lectures ; spent 5 months in
Germany and in Gotington;
refused an ofter of 500 rupees
in the Educational Service of
the Government of India? re-
turned to India and was appoint-
ed Principal, Ferguson College.
Bombay, in the place Of the
Hon'ble Mr. Gokhale, 1901 ;
confirmed, 1901; w. Saibai Joshi,
1904; Fellow, Bombay Univer-
s i t y. Address • Ferguson
College, Poona, India.
Paranip!,SrIdbarGane8b,B.A.,Rai
Bahadur, (1911); Extra Deputy
Conservator of Forests, Jubbal-
pore ; 6. lS6i ; ef/«c : Ratnagiri
High School, and the Canning
College, Lucknow ; joined the
Forest School at Dehra-Dun
and underwent a course of
training; joined service in the
Forest department, 18S7; became
Extra Deputy Conservator,
1909 ; rendered valua':le services
in the famine of 1900-1 ; founded
the Munro High School at
Bhandra ; made a Lil;eral con-
tribution to the funds of the
Ferguson College, Bomb a y.
Address : Jubbalpur, C.P., India.
Club : Coronation, Jubl;alpur.
Parankusam Naida, Pasupuleti,
Rao Bahadur, (1904) : Deputy
Commissioner of Police, Madras:
b. 1867 ; joined service as clerk.
Office of Chief Engineer for Irri-
gation, MadraS' 1887 ; joined the
Police department as 4th grade
Police Inspector, 1890 ; first
grade Inspector, 1901 ; Deputy
Superintendent, 1906 ; Assistant
Commissioner of Police, Madras,
1908; Deputy Commissioner of
318
Police, Madras, 1911. Address
Madras, India.
ParamcBwara Menon, Mr. K. C.
B.A., B.L., Vakil, and Memi)er
of the Legislative Council,.
Travancore ; passed B.A., 1889 ;
B.L , 1902 ; has been practising
in Trivandrum. Address ; Trivan-
drum, Travancore State, South
India.
Parendra, Eaja cf ; {see Bisliu
Naili Singh).
Partkh, Goguldas Kahandss, B.A.,
LL.B., Bombay ; b. at Umruth,
1847 ; ednc : Elphinston School
and College, Bombay ; passed
B.A., 1866; LL.B., 1870; joined
Government High School, Surat,
as teacher, 1871 ; resigned and
set up practice, 1880 ; was en-
gaged in defending the famous
Surat Riot case ; established
an Anglo-vernacular School at
Umruth ; elected to Bombay
Legislative Council, 1897 ; de-
fended the cause of Gujarat
people for a heavy land assess-
ment in the famine of 1897; a
Social reformer ; attended the
Social Conference held at Bom-
bay, 1904. Address : Bombay,
India.
Park, Msjor General Cecil William,
C.B. (1906); Commanding East
Lancashire Division ; .s. of late
Rev. J. A. Park of Methwold,
Norfolk ; /). 1856 ; e<hic : Hailey-
bury ; ni. Caroline Maud^ d. of
late Admiral Robert Coote,
1884 ; joined service iu the Army.
1875; served inAfghan War,1879-
80: medal; was D.A.A.G. in
Burma ; A.A.G. at Wellington ;
second in command at Alder-
shot, 1897 ; second in command
of First Battalion, India, 1899 ;
commanded the First Devons in
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Park.
South Africa, 1839; in Command
of a column in South Africa,
1901 ; (Queen's medal with three
clasps King's medal with two
clasps) ; A.D.C., to King, Brevet
Colonel) ; A.A.G. South Eastern
District, 1902 ; D.A.G. India,
1903; Commandant of Nasirabad
Brigade, 1906 ; Major-General,
and A.D.C. to King, 1907 ; Com-,
mandant, East Lancashire Divi-
sion since 1910. Address : the
Paddock, Paynton, Stockport,
Cheshire. Club: Junior United
Service.
Parkin, Lt-Col. Henry, CLE.,
(1909) ; I.S.C, (1889) : Inspector-
General of Police, Burma ; s. of
late Captain J. B. Parkin; b.
1858 ; educ : Sandhurst ; joined
service in the Army, 1878 ; served
in the Zhob Valley Expedition,
1884 ; in Burma, (despatches,
medal two clasps), 1886-89 ;
became Lt.-Col. 1904. Achlreas :
Rangoon, Burma. Club : East
India United Service.
Parlett, Leonard Montague, I.C.S.,
Temporary Judge, Chief Court,
Lower Burma ; educ. Bradfield
College, and Kable College,
Oxford ; joined service as Assist-
ant Commissioner and Settle-
ment Officer, 1891 ; became
Deputv Commissioner, 1905;
Divisional Judge, 1908; Judge,
Chief Court, Lower Burma, 1911.
Address : Rangoon, Burma.
Parmanend Kanwai*, Rai Bahadur,
(1897) ; Chief Justice, Indore ; '-'.
1861 ; .s. of Raja Kishen Rao
Bahadur, CLE., of Muradabad ;
belongs to a Chauhe Brahmin
fnmily ; passed Law examination,
1886 ; enrolled as a Vakil, 1890 ;
Government Pleader and Public
Prosecutor, Allahabad, 1891-99;
Subordinate Judge, Oudh ; held
officiating appointments in the
Small Causes Courts ; was Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge at Rae
Barely and Fyzabad ; was Regis-
trar, Judicial Commissioner's
Court; services lent to Indore
State; Owns property in Etih,
Mordabad, rihababad, and
Rampur State jointly with his
brother. Address. Indore, Central
India.
Parameswaram Pill3l,K.,B.A. B.L.,
Vakil, and Member of the Tra-
vancore Legislative Council re-
presenting the division of Quilon.
Address: Quilon, Malabar, India.
Partabnar, Raja of; Huka Taj
Pertab Singh , b. 1893; succeeded,
1897 ; the remotest ancestor of
the family of whom any informa-
tion could be obtained is Sangat
Deo who is said to have had 21
sons ; one of these 21 sons, Sunar
Singh, is said to have established
himself in Etawah, his 8th des-
cendant Paratab Singh is said to
have built a fort which became
known by the name of Partab-
nar ; the family remained loyal
to the British at the time of the
Mutiny of 1857, and received as
a reward a portion of its territo-
ries that had been confiscated
before ; the estate became
heavily involved and it finally
passed to the present chief who
is a minor; it is now under the
management of the Court of
Wards. Address : Paratabnar,
Etawah, India.
Partabgarh, Raja of; Hon'bla
Partab Bahadur Singh, (I.E.;
is a S()mi)uiisi Rajput and is
closely related U> tiie Nagpur
l)rancli of the Partabgarh family;
/;. 1866; e.iuc: Town School,
Partabgarh ; succeeded to estate,
1889 ; h;is founded two schools
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Partabgarh.
and two dispensaries ; changed
the name of his estate to Kila
Partabgarh, 1889 ; established a
number of Co-operative societies
for the beneht of his tenants ;
married five times ; one of his
wives,'" Bari Rani" is a poetess
and an accomplished scholar.
Address -. Fort Partabgarh, U.P.,
India.
Paptab Bahadur Singh, Raja,
C.I.E., (1904) ;Talukdar of Kila
Partabgarh; Member of the
Legislative Council, United Pro-
vinces. Address: Kila Partabgarh,
U.P., India.
Partab Singh, Hon'ble Sardar
Athluwa'a, C.S.I., (1909); Honor-
ary Magistrate, Jullaundar, and
Member of the Punjab Legisla-
tive Council ; Mer;;ber, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1910.
Address: Jullaundar, Punjab,
India.
Parlhasarathi Iyengar, Mandayam
Anantha Piilai, Rao Bahadur,
(1911); B.A., B.L., Head Cashier,
Bank of Madras; b. 1S67; 5. of late
Rao Bahadur M. Singarachariar,
Head Cashier, Bank of Madras ;
belongs to a respectable family
of Mysore ; descended from
Pradhan Thrimala Rao who
rendered valuable service to the
British during the Mahomaden
usurpation of Mysore; educ:
Anglo- Vernacular (novi^ Hindu)
High School, Triplicane, and the
Presidency College, Madras ;
passed B.A., 1888; B.L., 1891;
practiced at the Madras Bar,
1895; joined the Bank of Madras
as Head Cashier, 1899 ; Member,
Managing Committee of the
Hindu High School, Triplicane,
and Secretary, S. P. C.A., Madras;
Address: "Singara Bagh>" Poona-
320
mallee Road, Egmore, Madras,
India.
Partbasarathi Iyengar, Mandayam
0 B u r J, M. A., M. L., Diwan
Bahadur (1907), District and
Sessions Judge (retired); h. 1857;
passed B.A., 1877; B.L., 1879;
enrolled as Vakil, 1884 ; after-
wards Advocate of the IMadras
High Court ; Acting Chief Judge,
Court of Small Causes, 1896 ; and
Judge, 1905 ; Member. Madras
Law College Council, 3rd Judge
Court of Small Causes, Madras,
1896; Judge, City Civil tourt, |
Madras; District and Sessions '
Judge, 1906; retired, 1913; Secre-
tary, Committee of i\fanagement,
Hindu High School, Triplicane;
Fellow, Madras University, re-
sumed practice at the Bar, 1913.
A<id7-css: Triplicane, Madras,
India. Club: Cosmopolitan.
ParthaBarathi Madaliar, Yellore
Arjura, Rao Sahib (1900), retired
Extra Assistant Conservator of
Forests ; b. 1855 ; eiuc : Madras ;
entered Government service in
the Forest department ; rose to
the position of Extra Assistant
Conservator ; retired, 1911;
Member, Madras Corporation .
Trustee of the Pachaiyappa
Mudaliar Purasawakam Anna-
thana Samajam, and of Chengal-
varaya Naiker's ( harities. Ad-
dress : Vepery, Madras, India.
Fatri, Dasa! of; Shrl Sorajroalji,
Meherban Muflisan Sadagat Va
Eklas Nisan Durbar Sahib; 6,
1848; succeeded his brother, 1884;
the estate is a 4th class one in the
Kathiawar Agency ; area of the
estate, 165 sq. miles ; population
15,000; revenue, IJ lakhs; the
Chief traces his history to a
date long prior to the Christian
era ; the State entered into the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
I'ATRI.
iisucil agreements with the Bri-
tish, 1S07. Ad'iress: Patdy
Town, Kathiawar Agency,
Bombay Presidency, India.
Patel, Berjo'jl D., Khan Bahadur
(18S9), CLE (1904); b. 1S58 ; ac-
companied British Forces to
Quetta ; proceeded to Afghanis-
tan as a merchant, 1878 ; carried
<uit a large number of works on
contract in connection with the
Military Works and the Public
Works department of the
Government of India, and also
in connection with the Sind-
Phisin Railway; was an Officer
in the Volunteer Corps inBengal,
1893; one of the founders of the
Indian Pasteur Institute Fund,
and the Parsee ( olonisation.
Scheme. ^Iddress : Quetta; Bom-
bay, India.
Pate?, FrainjI, J. M. ; t. 1857 ; po-
pularly known as the " Nester "
of the Parsi Cricket ; ecliw : Pro-
prietary High School, and El-
phinstone College, Bombay; has
taken a keen interest in cricket
for the past thirty years ;
inaugurated Presidency Cricket
I^latches with the co-operation
of Lord Harris, the then
Governor of Bombay, 1892 ;
invited to the Olympic games,
Athens. Publications ; Stray
Thoughts on Indian Crickets.
Address: Campella Hills, Bom-
bay, India.
Patel, Rustomjl Merwanjf, M.A.,
liL.B., Khin Baliadur, Judge,
Court of Small Causes, Boniuay;
joined service as 2nd .Judge,
Court of Small Causes, Bombay,
1894; acted as Chief Judge on
various occasions. Address -.
Bombay, India.
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Pate, Sadasiv Sitaram, Rao Sahib ;
b. 1878 ; educ : at Bombay and
Poona ; passed Pleader's E.x-
amination, 1901 ; was Honorary
Secretary of the Committee of
the Jalgaon Exhibition, 1910 ;
AJanager, Court of Wards ", Sub-
ordinate Government Pleader at
Jalgaon. Address; Jalgaon, East
Khandish, Bombay Presidency,
India.
Pa till a, Maharaja of; H. H.
Fdrzand-i-Khas-i-aaulat-l-Eng-
ll8ha-Mi.nBar i Zaman, Aralr-Ul-
Umat-a Maharaj Agalraja Raj-
ashwar Sri Maharaja-1-Kajagan
Sri Bhapendra Singh Matiindra
Bahadur; b. 1891; educ-.Aitchl-
son College, Lahore; succeeded,
1900 ; III- the daughter of Sardar
Bahadur Sardar Gurnam
Singh of Sangrer ; ranks first in
the order of precedence of the
Native States in the Punjab;
invited to meet H. R. H. the
Prince of Wales, 1905 ; made
Lieut. -Colonel, i9i4 ; area of the
State, 5,419 sq. miles; population,
1,000,000 ; claims descent from
Rama, 2nd son of Phul, the
common ancestor of the chiefs
of Patiala, Zind, Nabha, etc.;
the State contrilnited a contin-
gent of 1,100 of all arms for
services beyond the Frontier
during the Afgan War of 1879 ;
in recognition of that service,
the \Jaharaja was exempted from
the presentation of Nazzar in
Durbar; the first connection of
this State With British Govern-
ment':egan at the time of the
Sikh wars when it rendered very
valuaiJe service to the British
Govermnent, who, as a mark of
appreciation of such .services,
handed over a portion of the
confiscated territory of Nabha
to this State ; entitled to a salute
of 17 guns. Jlecrcalioiis: Po!<>,
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Patiala.
Cricket. Address: Patiala, Punjab,
India.
Pattabhirania Rao,Neraali,B.A., re-
tired Dewan of Cochin ; b. 1862 ;
joined British service as 5th
clerk, Collector's Office, Ciidda-
pah, 1882; rose to the position of
Supervisor, Revenue Settlement,
1888 ; Deputy Commissioner,
Revenue Settlement, 1885 ;
services lent to Cochin State as
Diwan, 1902 ; reverted to Bri-
tish service, 1908 ; retired,
1908. Address iKWpauk, Madras,
India.
Patanfi Brabhasankar DalpHtratn,
C.I.E. (1910); 5. of Dalpatram
Patani of Bhavangar ; b. 1862 ;
ediic : at Rajkot, Bombay ; ap-
pointed to Bhavanagar State,
1896 ; Chief Secretarv, 1899 ;
Diwan, 1902 ; Director of Tata
Iron and Steel Co.; and the
Bombay Merchants Bank, Ltd.;
/". 1881;Oftg. Member, Execu-
tive Council, Bombay, 1912. Ad-
dress: ' Dani Bungalow', Wal-
keshwer Road. Bombay, India.
Patterson, Alexander Bleakely,
C.I.E. (1895); b. Ballymena,
Antrim, 1842 ; s. of late Rev.
Alexander Patterson , »i. Char-
lott Maria, rf. of late John Black,
1863; edtic: Queen's College,
Belfast ; entered Indian Civil
Service, 1863; post-d to N.W.
Provinces as Assistant Magis-
trate and Collector, 1864 ; Settle-
ment Officer, 1870-78; Magis-
trate and Collector, 1872 ;
Officiating Commissioner, N.I.
Sa't Revenue, 1885-87; Magis-
trate and Collector, Sharanor,
1887-90 ; Officiating Commis-
sioner, Jhansi, 1890; Commis-
sioner, Salt Revenue, 1891-98.
Publications : Settlement reports
of Fatehpur and Karwi. Adlress:
822
9, Pall Mall, S.W. Chii : East
India United Service.
Paul, Alfred WalUs, B.A., CLE.
(1889,; I.C.S. retired ; .s. of late-
Paul of Bristol; 6. 1847; educ :
Clifton College, Oxford; passed
B.A., 1870; joined I.C.S. in
Bengal, 1870 ; on special duty in
Tibet, 1886-99 ; British Commis-
sioner under Anglo-Chinese
Commission, 1890 ; retired, 1895.
Address : Under Bank, Torquay.
Clubs : Constitutional, Royal
Yacht and Sport.
Paupa RaoNaidu, Madireddl, Rao
Bahadur, Deputy Superintend-
ent of Police, Madras; b. 1857;
joined service as Clerk, Taluq
Office, Kudligi, 1881 ; transferred
to Police department as In-
spector, 1888 ; promoted to first
grade, 1896 ; on special duty in
connection with Thugee and
Dacoity, 1903 ; Assistant Special
Officer attached to C. I. D. at
Simla, 1903 ; transferred to Rail-
way Police, 1905 ; Deputy
Superintendent, Criminal Intelli-
gence Department, 1906 ; Super-
intendent, Government Railway
Police, 1913. A'Idress -. Madras,
India.
Pavt, Dr. Ifervanjl, L.M.S.,
L.R.C.P., etc., Bombay ; pro-
minent Indian Cricketeer ; b.
Navsari, 1867 ; matriculated,
1882 ; joined Medical College,
1883; proceeded to England and
obtained the degrees of L. R. C.
P., etc.; returned to India,
1837; played cricket for the
Middlesex County. Recreations:
Cricket, Swimming. Address :
Bombay, India.
Pawayan, Raja of; Patha Singh;
b. 1858 ; succeeded to title, 1889 ;
belongs to the Gaur class of
Rajputs, and is connected with
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Pawayan.
the families of Malioli and Kate-
sar; estate is comprised of
186 villages and 21 pattis in the
district of Shajahanpur ; the
estate having become heavily
encumbered was taken O' er by
the Court of Wards at the
request of the Raja and was
released, 1906 ; title of Raja
has been recognised by the
Government. Address; Pawayan,
Shajahanpur,Bengal Presidency,
India.
Payagyur, Raja of; BlndaBhwarl
PaBhai.th SJngh ; b. 1890 ; suc-
ceeded to title, 1905 ; belongs to
Janvar class of Rajputs ; estate
comprises 149 villages and 8
patties in Bahraich, and two
villages and one patti in Gonda ;
title recognised as hereditary,
1864. Address : Payagyur, U.P.,
India.
Fea' 8. Stewart Durand. P. W. D.
Madras (retired) ; 6. 1859 ; joined
service as Assistant Engineer,
1880; acted in that capacity in
various places ; became Engineer
for Irrigation and Tank Restora-
tion Scheme, 1887 ; Executive
Engineer, 1890; Superintendent
of Works, No. I Divn., Periyar
Projects; President, Corporation
of Madras, 1902 ; Superintending
Engineer, 1907 ; Superintending
Engineer and Joint Secretary to
Government (Irrigation Branch),
1912; retired, 1913. Addiess :
Monteith Road, Egmore,
Madras, India.
Army Veterinary Corps, 1S84 ;
transferred to Civil Veteri-
nary department where he rose
to the position of Inspector
General ; joined the Punjab Light
Horse as a Trooper, 1897 ;
received a commission ; was Ad-
jutant for 4 years ; commanded
the Regiment since 1912 ;
Deputy District Grandmaster of
the Craft in the Punjab ; Grand
Superintendent of the Royal
Arch ; is a Past Grand Deacon of
the Grand Lodge of England ;^^
Provincial Grand Marshall in
the K P. m. Saila Manor, d. of
Col. W. R. Stoppard, late 5th
Bombay Cavalry ; one son and
two daughters. Publication r
Many Professional and text
books. Recreations : Shooting
and Fishing. Addiess • Lahore,.
Punjab. Clubs .- United Service.
PedJer, Sfr Aleiander, F. R. S..
C. I. E. (1901), Director of Public
Instruction, Bengal (retired); .v.
of late .John Standburv Pedler
of Drilwich; h. 1819; edur:
City of London School and at
the Royal College of Chemis-
try, London ; joined service, 1873;
Meteorological Reporter to Ben-
gal Government, 1889; Principal,
Presidencv College, Calcutta,
1896 ; Director of Public Instruc-
tion, Bengal, 1899; Additional
Member, Supreme Legislative
Council, 1903; Vice-Chancellor.
Calcutta University, 1904 ; re-
tired, 1906. Aiidress : 28, Stanhope
Gardens. London.
Pease, Col Henry Thomas, CLE.
(1907) V.D.,Principal,Veterinary
College, Lahore ; s. of Frederick
Robert Pease of Yorkshire ; /'.
Kesholore, Yorkshire, 1862 ;
edicc : St. Edmund College, Old-
hallgreen, and Royal Veterinary
College, London ; joined the
Pell, Lt Col. Beauchamp TyndaU,
D. S. O. (1900) ; (/. .s'. of Rev.
H. Beauchamp ; St. J. Pell of
Ickenham ; b. 1866 ; edw :
Wellington College ; joined
service in the Army, 1887 ; ///.
Alice Mary, 3rd d. of J S.
Bercsford ; became Major. 1906 :
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Pell.
posted as A. D. C. to Sir A. Gasli
in China, 1900 ; served in the N.
W. Frontier Expedition and won
despatches,medal and two clasps,
1897-9S ; served in South Africa
and won Queen's medal and 5
clasps, 1901-Oi ; transferred to
Queen's Royal West Surrey
Regiment; promoted to com-
mand first Battalion Royal West
Surrey Regiment.
Pdlly, 0. B. N , B. A., Chief Presi-
dency Magistrate, Madras ; s. of
late Rev. C. H. Pelly, at one time
Senior Chaplain of Madras t
joined service as Inspector of
Police, 1831 ; regarded as an
expert in Police matters relating
to the Agency tracts of the
Ganjam, V^izagapatam, and
Godavari districts ; acted as
Deputy Inspector of Police ;
appointed Chief Presidency
Magistrate, Madras, December
1911. Address : Egmore, Madras,
India.
Pennington, James Buro, B.L..
retired I.e. S.; ed uc : St. Peter's
College, Cambridge; joined ser-
vice, 1862 ; Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, 1864; passed
higher standard, 1865; Justice
of the Peace, 1866 ; Head Assist-
ant Collector, 1866; acting
Collector, 1868; on special duty
at Madras with the Public
Works Committee from 25th
February to 1st March, 1869;
acting Sub-Secretary, Board
of Revenue, 25th April, 1870
to 5th June, 1871 ; confirmed
6th August 1871; acting Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue, from
26th August to 29th November,
1871 ; acting Collector of Sea
Customs, Madras, and Protector
of Emigrants, 14th May to
12th July, 1872 ; acting Collector
and Magistrate, Trichinopolv,
324
and Political Agent, Pudukota,
from 2nd August, 1872 to 30th
April, 1875; proceeded to
Europe on furlough and pri-
vilege leavei 1875-8 i; Collector
and Magistrate, Tinnevblly,up to
27ih June, 1883; acting Col-
lector and Magistrate, and
Agent, Tanjore, from 30th June,
1883 ; Member of the Commis-
sion appointed to consider and
report on certain emigration
matters, 5th December, 1883 ; pri-
vilege leave till 1st November,
1881; Collector, District Magis-
trate and Government Agent,
Tanjorei 188 i; retired, 1888.
Address : c 'o India Office,London.
Pinny. Edmand, C. I. E. (1900),
Secretary to Government, Cen-
tral Pro v^inces, India ; s. of Alfred
Penny, M. I. C. E. ; b. 1852; educ :
Cheltenham College, and Coo-
per's Hill ; joined service in the
Public Works Department,India,
1874 ; m. Ellen Margaret, d. of
Major-General P. 5. Cunningham,
1881 ; became Executive Engi-
neer, C.P. 1883; planned and
carried out the water works
scheaie of Nagpur, 1890 ; became
Superintending Engineer and
Secretary to the Chief Engineer,
Central Provinces, 1899 ;'invalid-
ed, 1900 ; retired, 1902. Address :
c o India Office, London.
PenshuFSt, Charles Harding?,
{see Hardinge.)
Pentland, The Right Hon'ble Baron
of L,yth. U.K. (1909), G.C.I.E.,
P.C. (1905) Governor of Madras ;
3rd s. of Sir John Sinclair, 6th
Baronet of Dunbeath ; b. 1860 ;
educ : at Edinburgh Academy,
Wellington College, and at Royal
Military College, Sandhurst',
Honorary LL.D., Aberdeen,
1906 ; Glasgow, 1907 ; St. An-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Pentland.
drew's, 1911 ; formerly Captain,
5th Lancers', served with Soudan
Expedition, and won medal with
clasps, ISSj; Assistant Private
Secretary to the Secretarv of
State for War (Right Hon'ble H.
Campbell Bannermann), 1892-95 ;
Secretary to the Governor-Gen-
eral of Canada, 1896-97; Secre-
tary for Scotland and sometimes
Keeper of Government Seal of
the Principality of Scotland,
1905 ; Vice-President of the
Committee of Council of Educa-
tion in Scotland', unsuccessfully
contested for Aier District, 1886;
represented Dumbartonshire,
1892-93, when he was defeated ;
and for Perforshire, 1837-1909 ;
w. Lady Marjorie Adilne Garden,
d. of 7th Earl of Aberdeen; again
Secretary for Scotland ; Gover-
nor of Madras, 1912 ', assumed
charge of office, 30th Oct. 19 1 2.
Add) ess; Government House,
Madras, India.
Perlera, Hon'ble J.C. Walter, K. C;
Bar-at-Law and Advocate,
Ceylon; called to Bar (Middle
Temple), 1887; admitted as Advo-
cate of the Madras High Court,
1901; Member, Royal Asiatic-
Society, Ceylon ; Member, Legis-
lative Council, Ceylon ; acting
Senior Puisne Judge, Supreme
Court, Ceylon. Address-.'-' Lee-
fields " Barnes Place, Colombo,
Ceylon.
Perry, Hon'ble'' Sir Allan. Kt.
(1904), M.B., L.S.A., M.R.C.S.,
D. Ph., M.D., Principal Civil
Medical Officer, Ceylon ; ?/. sur-
viving s. of late Iza Perrv of
Chatham ; l>. 1860 ; cdac : at
London Hosptal Medical College;
joined service in the Army
Medical Department, 1885 ; Prin-
cipal Civil Medical Officer, and
Inspector-General of Hospitals,
Ceylon ; retired, 1897 ; Repre-
sentative Knight Bachelor for
Ceylon and a Knight of the
Grace of the Order of St. John
of Jerusalem in England. .4d-
dre.\s : Colombo, Ceylon. Crofts^
Fleet, Hants. Club : United Ser-
vice.
Pepo-ji Jehangir, Khan Bahadur
(1887), CLE. (1882); b. 1831;
belongs to a family which was
honored by the Moghul Em-
perors with the grant of Jagirs
in Surat and the Titles of " Nek-
shant Khan " and " labyar
Khan"; the family is described
by Sir John Malcolm as the
" Khan's of the Empire. ".-Ir/drrss .-
Bombay, India.
Fetbpram, 8ir William Comer, Kt.,
(1884), K.C., I.C.S. (retired); 6.
1835 ; s. of William Petheram of
Pinhoe, Exeter ; ni. Isabel, d. of
Sir W. Congreve, 1863 ; qualified
himself as Special Pleader, 1862;
called to Bar (Middle Temple),
1869 ; Q C. 1880; joined service
in India as Chief Judge of the
Chief Court of N.W.P., 1884;
Chief Justice of Bengal, 1886;
retired, 1896; late Vice-Chancel-
lor of the Calcutta University.
Address : 49, York Terrace,
Regent's Park, N.W. Club : St.
Stephen's.
Petit. Bomanjl-DlDBhaw, Director,
Bank of Bombay ; b. 1859 ; s. of
late Sir Dinshaw Manockji
Petit ; ediir : St. Xavier's Col-
lege, Bom])ay; joined business,
1878 ; Director of many large
Commercial concerns ; took an
active part in getting the New
Factory Act passed; his dona-
tions to charity amount to more
than 10 lakhs; built a Litjrary
and Public Hall at Mahablesh-
war at a cost of Rs. 25,000
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Petit.
contributed a lakh of rupees to
the London School of Tropical
Medicine; gave a donation of
6 lakhs for founding a Hospi-
tal for the members of the Parsi
Community. Address : Bombay,
India.
Petit, Sir Dlnshaw filanookji J. P.,
Bombay; *■. of late F. D. Petit ;
b. 1873 ; succeeded his grand-
father, 1901; /«. the daughter of
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhai ; is a
meichant, and owns a cotton
mill ; created Barnet, 1890 ;
Member, Corporation of Bom-
bay. Address : " Petit Hall."
Malabar Hills, Bombay, India.
Phillips, Willliin Watbin, Bar-at-
Law ; District and Sessions
Judge, Madras ; educ : New
College, Oxford ; joined service,
1830: Assistant Collector and
Magistrate, 1831 ; attached
to Survey and Settlement
Parties, 1891 ; acted in various
other places and become Assist-
ant Secretary to Government in
the Departments under the
Chief Secretary, 1895 ; Collector,
Vizianagaram Zamindari, 1900-
01 ; District and Sessions Judge,
1906-10 ; acting Judge, High
Court, Madras, 1911 ; on special
duty as Commissioner of the
High Court, 1912-13; reverted
as District and Sessions Judge,
1913. Address : Bellary, Madras
Presidency, India.
Phillott, Lt.-Colonel Doaglas Cra-
van, Ph. D., M.R.A.S., F.A.S.B.,
Indian Army (retired); Secretary
and Member,Board of E.xaminers,
Calcutta ; Honorary Treasurer
and Trustee, Indian Museum ;
Fellow, Calcutta University ;
Gold medalist in TJrdu ; b. I860 ;
3rd s. of Lieut.-Colonel Henry
Rodney Phillott ; educ : Phil-
326
stead; Sandhurst; made extensive
tours in the east ; with the 40th
foot 2nd Somersetshire, 28th
Punjab Infantry, and 3rd Pun-
jab Cavalry ; was with Draband
Column, Zhob Valley Field
Force, 18)0; D. A. Q. M. G.,
Infantry, Hazowara field force
(medal and clasp) N.W. of India,
1837-98; action of the Ublan
Pass operation on the Samana
and in the Kurram valley (medal
and two clasps; Consul; in Persia
for two years. Publications:
Hindustani Stepping Stones; Hin-
dustani Manuals ; Hindustani
Stumbling Blocks ; Current Per-
sian Tales; I^lersian Proverbs; j
translation of the Nahfat-i-
Yamen ; and of the Baz-Namie-
yi Hasiri in Arabic and Persian,
respectively; various papers in
the journal and memoirs of the
Asiatic Society of Bengal. Re-
creations : Hawking, Travelling.
Address : Indian Museum, Cal-
cutta. Clnbs : Junior Naval
and Military ; United Service,
Calcutta.
Plgot, Hon'blp, T.C., B.A., Judicial
Commissioner, U.P., India;
educ: King's Wood School,
Bath ; and Christ Church, Ox-
ford ; joined service as Assistant
Commissioner, N.W. P. ; District
and Sessions Judge, 1900; Ad-
ditional Judicial Commissioner ;
became Judicial Commissioner,
1911, .Address : Allahabad, U. P.,
India.
Plgott, Lt.-Colonel W.B. Command-
ant, 1st Battalion, Royal War-
wickshire Regiment ; served
in the Chin Lushai Expedition,
1889-90 ; served with the Tirah
Expeditionary Force, 1897-98 ;
won a medal with 2 clasps, serv-
ed in the South African War
and took part in the actions at
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
PiGOTT.
Vet river, Zand river, Pretoria,
Johannesburg, and Belfast; re-
ceived Queen's medal with six
clasps.*
Flihey.Lt. -Colonel Alexander Fleet-
wood, C.S.I. (1911), CLE. (1901)
Indian Army ; b. 1861 ; m. Vio-
let Beatrice, d. of late General
Sir Henry Garden, 1891 , joined
service as Lieutenant, King's
Liverpool Regiment, 1883 ; serv-
ed in Banswara as Assistant
Political Agent and as Superin-
tendent, Moghia Operations,
1886 ; Political Agent, Baehl-
khand, 1895 ; Resident in Mew^ar,
1910; Resident in Gwalior, 1907;
Officiating A.G. in Rajputana,
1908-09 ; Private Secretary to
Viceroy of India since 1910 ;
Resident, Hyderabad (D), 1912 ;
Honorary Colonel, Hyderabad
Volunteer Rifles, 1912. -4n'-
di-e-is : Hyderabad (D), India.
Club : Junior United Service.
Pinhey, Arther Francis; acting
Judge, High Court, Madras ;
educ : Trinity College, Oxford ;
entered service as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Salem;
1885 ; attached to Revenue
Survey No. IV Party, 1885 ;
attached to Revenue Settlement
No. II Party, 1885 ; passed Sur-
vey the same year ; posted as
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, passed Lower Standard,
1886; acting Special Assistant
Collector and Magistrate and
Agent to Governor in Ganjam,
1887-88 ; passed Higher Stand-
ard, 1888 ; services placed at
the disposal of the Government
of India (Home department),
1888". Officiating Assistant Com-
missioner, 1888; confirmed, 1889;
reverted to Madras, 1890 ; acted
in various districts and was post-
■ ed as District and Sessions
Judge, Tinnevelly, where he
tried the famous riot case and
convicted Mr. ChithambaramPil-
lai, 1908 ; raised to the Bench of
the Madras High Court, but the
appointment was voted ; retired,
1909. Address : c /o of India Office,
London.
Pirpur (see Abu Jafar Saiyed.)
PUambar Das, I.C.3., Rai
Bahadur, Revenue Member,
Indore ; 6. 186i; s. of Rai
Mathura Das ; educ -. St.
John's College, Agra ; joined
British service as Tahsildar in
N.W.F. Provinces; Manager of
the Wards Estate, Ajmere, 1885-
1888 ; Sheristadar, Board of
Revenue, U.P., till 1893 ; services
lent to Indore State, 1905 ;
Member of the Council of
Regency, since 1898 ; Chief
Famine Officer of the State, 1907-
08. liecrpations : Tennis, Cricket
and. Shooting. Address-. Indore,
Central India.
Plthapuram, Raja of; Raja Ram
Ye nkata Kumara Mahipatl Supya
Rao Bahadur Gara ; '$■ of Raja
Ram Venkata Mahipati Ganga-
thara Rama Rao Bahadur Garu ;
b. 1885 ; educ : Newington College,
Madras; bears the hereditary
title of Raja Sahib Maharbanji
Do.-,tan Sardar Sirkar. Address-.
' Spring Gardens ', Teynampet,
Madras ; Pithapuram, Godavari
District, Madras Presidency,
India.
Pitman. Charles Edward, CLE.
(1880), F.R.G.S., Indian Tele-
graph Department (retired); o. s.
of late Captain Pitman; b. in
Plymouth, 1845; educ : Royal
Naval School ; joined the Indian
Telegraph Department, 1868 *.
worked in the Lushi Expedition
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Pitman.
(despatches medal and clasps),
1871-72 ; sent on a mission to
Kerlat. 1876 ; employed in
Beluchistan, 1877-78 ; present
in Alghan War, 1878-80; m. Lucy
Madeede, d. of late Cargill, 1888:
present at Khandahar (despat-
ches and Medal and 4 clasps) ;
Director-General of Telegraphs,
India, 1899; retired, 1900. Address;
Drewton Chelston Torquay
Club : Junior Constitutional ;
Devon and Exter.
Pittendrigh, Hon'tle George, M.A.,
Professor of English Literature,
Christian College, Madras ; Fel-
low, Madras University, 190-5 ;
Examiner in English Literature
for many years ; Bursar and
acting Principal, Christian Col-
lege, Madras, 1913 ; represents
the Madras University in the
Madras Legislative Council
since 1914. Address : College
House. Esplanade Row, Madras,
India.
Plyre Lai, Rai Bahadur (1893) ; b.
1838 ; I'duc : Government College.
Delhi, and Agra College ; joined
Government service in the
Educational Department and
became Inspector of Schools ;
the first Indian in the Punjab
that was appointed as Inspector
of Schools ; Fellow, Punjab
University. FubJicntions: Trans-
lations of Wheeler's History of
Imperial Assemblage, and Col-
lier's History of the British
Empire ; also several original
works in Urdu. Address ; Delhi,
India.
Playfair, Sir Patrick, Kt. (1897),
CLE. (1896), Partner of Messrs.
Parry & Co., Calcutta and
London ; s. of late Patrick Play-
fair of Dalmarnock ", b. 1853 ;
ediic : Loretto School, Glasgow;
328
President and Vice-President,
Bengal Chamber of Commerce ;
Member representing the Ben-
gal mercantile inter^t in the
Bengal Legislative Council ;
Additional Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1893-97;
Sherift of Calcutta, 1896. Ad-
dress : No. 2, Ennismoie Gar-
dens, S.W. Clubs : Oriental,
Wellington.
Plowden, Cecil Ward Chlcbele,
CLE. (1909) ; s. of late Major
General George Ward Chichele
Plowden ; f. 1864 ; Inspector-
General of Police^ Calcutta.
Address : Calcutta? India.
Plowden. Sip Henry M«^redyth>
Kt. (18S7), B.A. : b. 1840; s. of
George Augustus Chichele
Plowden ; educ : Harrow and
Trinity College, Cambridge ; in
the Harrow XI, 1858; Cambridge
Cricket XI, 1860-63; Captain,
1862-63; called to Bar (Lincolns
Inn), 1866 ; Government Advo-
cate, Lahore, 1870-87; Senior
Judge, Chief Court? Punjab,
1880-94: Recreations: Cricket,
Racquet. Address: Lydegreen,
Rotherwick, Hants.
Plowden, Sir Wiiliaru Ch'ohele,
K.C.5I. (1886), I.CS. ; e. s. of
William Chicheli Plowden, F.R.
S ; 6 ; 1832 ; ediir : Harrow and
Haileybury; joined Indian Civil
Service, 1852 ; served in the
Mutiny, 185'? ; In political
charge of Cavalry at Umbala ;
also at Meerat, Jalandhar, and
Sharanpur ; Secretary, Board of
Revenue, N.W.P. ; Census Com-
missioner, India? 1881 ; Member.
Imperial Legislative Council;
retired, 1885; M.P. Wolverhamp-
ton, 1886-92 ; J. P. for Middlesex,
Address : Aston, How ant House,
Oxon; 5, Park Crecents, Portland
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Plow DEN.
. Place, W. Ciubs
Oriental.
Brooks,
Pola'f, Henry 8. L., Attorney,
Supreme Court, Transvaal,
South Africa ; European Jew; b.
in London ; educ: London ; went
over to South Africa and enrolled
himself as Attorney, Supreme
Court, Transvaal ; identified
himself with Indians in South
Africa and is one of the leaders
of the Indian Passive Resistance
Movement ; Editor, Indian Opi-
nion, Natal ; sentenced to three
months' imprisonment by the
Walksrust Magistrate in Natal,
for his advocacy of the cause of
Indians ; delegate to India from
the Transvaal and the Natal.
Publicatluns : Indians of South
Africa, etc. published by Messrs.
Gr. A, Natasen & Co., Madras.
Addresa : Natal, South Africa.
Pole-Carew, L'.eat. -General Sir
Reginald Pole, K.C.B. (1900),
C.V.O., Indian Army (retired);
c.s. of late W. H. Pole-Carew; b.
Antony, Cornwall, lSi9; ehic:
Eton and Christ Church,
Oxford; served in the Cold
Stream Guards, 1869-90 ; Private
Secretary to Sir Hercules
Robinson, Governor of N.S.
Wales, 1876-77; A.D.C. to Lord
Lytton, Viceroy of India, 1878-
79; A.D.C. to Sir F. Roberts in the
Afghan War, 1879-80 ; A.D.C. to
H.R.H. Duke of Connaught in
Egypt, 1882 ; Military Secretary
to Sir F. Roberts when C. in C.
of Madras, 1884 ; Military Secre-
tary to Sir F. Roberts and C. in
C. India, 1895-99; Commanded
the Guards Brigade in South
Africa, 1900 ; contested Pem-
broke Borough (C. 1906 ; holds a
Jubilee medal and a Coronation
medal ; commanded the 8th divi-
sion of the 3rd Army Corps,
1903-05 ; retired, 1906 ; Heir ; s.
John Gawen ; b. 1902. Adiress :
Antony, Cornwall. Clubs-. Marl-
borough, Turfs, Travellers,
Pratt's, Carlton.
Pollen, John, B.A., LL.B., LL.D.,
CLE. (1903), I.C.S. ; s. of .John
Pollen, formerly of Mount
Haigh, Dublin; b. 1818; educ:
Kingston School and Trinity
College, Dublin; B.A.. and
LL.B. 1871; LL.D., 1888;
called to Bar (Middle Temple),
1898; joined service, 1871 ; act-
ing Under Secretary, Bombay,
and Secretary to Governor's
Council, 1880 ; Assistant to the
Commissioner, Sind, and Sindi
Translator to Government, 1881;
District and Sessions Judge, and
Superintendent of Police,
Bombay, 1881 ; District Magis-
trate of Broach, Ratnagiri and
Panchmahals, 1890 ; Commis-
sioner of Customs, Bombay,
1910 ; Member, Bombay Legis-
lative Council, 1902 ; on special
duty in Bengal Famine of 1874 ;
special duty with Demarcation
Boundary Commission to en-
quire into the rights of the ten-
nets and the landholders in Sind
and for revision of Customs
procedure ; President, 3rd Es-
peranto Congress, and British
Esperantial Association ; Inter-
preter in Russian ; Reporter on
external commerce ; President,
S.P.C.A., India and of the
Anthropological Society, India,
Member of the Committee of
Anglo-Russian Literary Society
and of the Imperial Institute;
Lt.-Colonel of Sind and Bombay
Volunteer Rifles. Publication :
Rhymes from Russia, etc. Ad-
dress ; The Retreat, 6, Talbat
House, Blackheath, S.E.; By-
culla, Bombay. Club : Royal
Bombay, Yacht (Western India).
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POONEN.
Poonen, Dr. B. B.A., M.D., CM.,
F.R.I., Ph., Surgeon-General,
Travancore. Address : Trivan-
drani, Travancore State, S. India.
Pope, Arthur William Uglow,
CLE. (1906); Traffic Super-
intendent of State Railways J s.
of Rev. G. W. Pope, D.D., of
India Institute, Oxford ; b. 1S58;
joined service in P.W.D., India,
1878; became Traffic Superin-
tendent, Oudh and Rohilkand
Railway; General Manager>
Imperial Chinese Railways ;
retired, 1910. Address : Shan-
ghai, China ; 51, Cholmendery
Park, High Gate, N.
Poibandar, Rana of; H.H. i hri
Natvarsingbji Bhava Shinghji ;
5. of late Rana H.H. Sheri Vikra-
matji Khimatji ; b. 1868 ; is a
Jethwa Rajaput and claims des-
cent from Hanuman ; the State
came under British control in
1807 when the then Raja entered
into the usual engagements ; the
present Rana holds a sanad
authorising him to adopt in case
of failure of male line ; area of
the State, 636 sq. miles ; popu-
lation, 80,000; revenue, over 9
lakhs ; pays tribute also to the
Gaekwar of Baroda and the
Nawab of Junagarh ; the State
is noted for a peculiar sort of
lime-stone which is its chief
export; the lime-stone is said
to contain such properties of
cohesion that houses are built of
it without the use of mortar, the
whole becoming a solid mass
after rain falls on it ; the State
is a first class one, and the Rana
is entitled to a salute of 11 guns.
Address : Porbundar, Kathiawar,
Bombay Presy., India.
Por:eoas, Alexander, CLE. (1902),
I.CS. (retired) ;s. of Alexander
330
Porteous ; b. 1855 ; cduc: at Har-
row ; joined I.CS. as Assistant
Commissioner, Assam, 1879 ;
became Deputy Commissioner,
1904; Political Agent, Manipur,
1892-04 ; again 1897-98 ; Political
Officer, N. Lushai, 1894-97 ;
Judge and Commissioner, Assam
Nally Districts, 1900-4 ; retired,
1904. Address: c/o India Office,
London. Viiibs: East India Unit-
ed Service.
Porteous, Col. Charles ArkcoH, CI.
E. (1S95) ; s. of H. W. Porteous,
I.M.S. ; b. 1839; educ : Grammar
School, Musselburgh, near Edin-
burgh ; Scottish Naval and Mili-
tary Academy, Edinburgh ; serv-
ed in India, 1856-94 ; served in
the Indian Mutiny 1857 ; trans-
ferred to Madras Police as As-
sistant Superintendent; present
at the Imperial Durbar at Delhi,
1876 : Deputv Inspector-General
of Police, Madras, 1882-7; In-
spector-General of Police, 1887-
1888 ; Inspector-General of Jails,
1S88-89 ; Inspector-General of
Police, 1890-94 ; reverted to Mili-
tary department, 1894 ; ?«. Catha-
rine Sophia, d. of Rev. J.
Thomas, C M. S. Missionary,
Tinnevelly. Address-.Havfksh-dVf,
Sevenoaks, Kent.
porter, Leslie Alexander Selirr,
CS.L, I.CS. Lt.-Governor of
(J.P. (retired); s. of late Rev.
J. L. Porter. D.D.; b. 1854 ; educ :
at Royal Academical Institution,
and Queen's College, Belfast;
M.A., 1875; Honorary LL.D, ;
joined I.CS., 1876; Assistant
Magistrate and Collector; Assist-
ant Secretary to Government,
U.P., 1892; Magistrate and
Collector, 1894 ; Commissioner,
U.P. 1901 ; Member, Legislative
Council, 1903 ; Deputy Secretary
to Government of India (Legis-
INDIAN" BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Porter.
lative Department), 1S98 > Secre-
tary, Deccan Agricultural Relief
Committee, 1852; Chief Secre-
tary, 1903-4, iMember, Board of
Revenue, and of Telegraph Com-
mittee, 1907 ; Vice-Presidents
Legislative Council, U-P. *. acting
Lt Governor, U.P., 1910-11 Ad-
dress : Lucknow, India. Club :
United Service.
Porter, Villiam NinnU, CLE.
(1904). I.C.S., (retired); s. of
William Porter of Indian Marine;
b. 1S49 *. educ : privately and at
Caines College, Cambridge ;
joined I.C.S. 1879 ; appointed
as Assistant District Superin-
tendent, 1879 ; District Superin-
tendent, 1S80 ; Assistant Com-
missioner, 1886 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, 1890; Commissioner,
1903 ; retired, 1903 ; served dur-
ing Burma War, 18S5-93. Ai-
dress : Northcott House, 46 :
Willbery Road, Hove. Club,
East India United Ser/ice.
Powell, B. B , M.A., Bar-at- Law,
Public Prosecutor and Govern-
ment Pleader (retired), Madras ;
•s. of late Erye Burton Powell of
the Presidency College, Madras ;
called to Bar in Ireland, 1871 ;
Government Pleader and
Public Prosecutor, Madras,
from 1885 till retirement. Publi-
cations: many poems on Indian
topics ; Indian Trusts Act. Ad-
dress : Dublin, Ireland.
iPrag, Naraian Bhargava, Rai
Bahadur, Allahabad ; s. of late
Munshi Newal Kishore, CLE.;
b. 1872 ; educ: Canning College;
Allahabad ; an ardent agricul-
turist, and carried out im-
portant experiments in the
cultivation of field and garden
produce ; erected a thakurad-
wara called Nauji Saraswati
Ghat on the banks of the Goo-
niati in memory of his mother ;
Honorary Magistrate ; Member,
British Indian Association, Oudh;
Member, Upper India Chamber
of Commerce ; Director, Upper
India Paper Mills Company ;
Proprietor, the Newal Kishore
Press, the Lucknow Iron Works,
the Newal Kishore Ice Factory,
and the "Oudh Aohar";owns
considerable landed property in
Aligarh, Gonda, Bara Banki, etc.;
President, U. P., Industrial Cour
ference held at Gorakhpur, 1915,
Publications ; Who's Who in
India, etc. Address ; Lucknow, U.
P., India.
Praio, Lt.-Col. Sir David,Kt. (1912S
C.M.G. (1912); CLE. (1906) M.
A., M.B., LL.D., F.R.S.E ,F.L.S,
F.R.S., Director, Royal Botani'
cal Gardens, Kew ; b. 1857 ;
educ : Parish School, Fettercarn
Grammar School, Aberdeen ;
joined service as Demonstrator
of Anatomy.CoUege of Surgeons,
Edinburgh, 1882; joined I.M.S.
1881; Curator, Calcutta Her-
berium, 1887-98; Professor of
Botany, Medical College, Cal-
cutta, 1855-1905; Director.
Botanical Survey of India and
Superintendent, Royal Botanical
Gardens, Calcutta, 1898-05 ;
Trustee, Indian Museum,
1898-04; Secretary, Board of
Scientific Advice, India, 1903-4;
Fellow, Calcutta University,
1900-5 ; Member, Asiatic Society
of Bengal, 1904; Vice-President,
Council Linnean Society, 1906-
10 ; President, Botanical Section
of British Association, 1909 ;
Member, Victoria Royal Agri-
cultural Society, 1912; President,
S.E. Union of Scientific Socie-
ties, 1912. Publications : Bota-
nical Monographs and Papers.
Address \ Royal Gardens, Kew,
331
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Prain.
Surrey.
Savile.
Clubs : Athenaeum,
Fran Natb, Rai Bahadur, Princi-
pal, Victoria College, Lashkar,
Gwalior State ; b. 1845 , edvc :
Canning College, Lahore ; Presi-
dent, Text Book Committee ;
Senior Member, Lashkar and
Morar Municipalities. Address ;
Laskar, Gwalior State, India.
Pratab Slnghjl, Major-General,
(See Idar, Uaharsja of)
Pratab UdltNath Sabai Deo, Maha-
raja; b. 1866; succeeded to here-
ditary title, 1872; the members of
this family have been Maharajas
of Chota Nagpur from time
immemorial having Chupla as
their Capital; they claim descent
from the Kandrika Naga or
Sacred Serpent. Address. Low-
hardanga, Chota Nagpur, India.
Prayag Dossjee, Sri Mahant of
Hathiramji Mutt and Trustee of
Tirumalai, Tripathi Devasta-
nams.and Proprietor of Rakala
Lakshmivilaspuram, etc.; 6. 1882;
succeeded Sri Mahant Rama-
kishore Dossje,1900; the manage-
ment of the Devastanam under
his control was reorganised in
accordance with the judgment
of the Privy Council, 1907 ; Its
general management is subject
to the control of the District
Court, Chittoor. Address: Tiru-
pathi. Chittoor District, Madras
Presidency, India.
Prendergast, Sir Harry North
Dalryraple, G C.B. (1902), K.C.B.
(1885); C B. (1875); s. of Thomas
Prendergast.M.C.S.; b. 1834;er7?/c:
Cheltenham and Addiscombe ;
entered Indian Engineers in
Madras, 1854; became General,
332
1887; served in the Persian War,
1857 ; served in the Indian
Mutiny, 1857-8 ; in the Central
India Field Force ; gained the Y.
v., at Mandiswar saving the life
of Lt. Dew of the 14th Light Dra-
goons at the risk of his own, by
attempting to cut down a rebel,
1857; also for gallantry in
actions, when A.D.C. to Sir
Hugh Rose, at Ratghat and
Betwa") Brevet-Major; in Abe-
sinian War, 1867-8 ; commanded
Sappers in the Expedition to
Malta, 1878 ; acted as Military
Secretary to Government of
Madras ; commanded Western
Districts, 1880 ; Ceded Districts,
1881 ; commanded the British
Burma Division, 1883; Hyderabad
Subsidiary Force, 1884 ; Burma
Expedition; 1885-6; Oftg. Resi-
dent, Travancore and Cochin,
1887 ; Oftg. Resident in Mysore,
1887; Governor-General's Agent,
Baroda, 1889 ; Governor-
General's Agent, Beluchistan,
1889; Oftg. Resident in Mysore
and Commissioner of Coorg,
1891-2. Address: 2 Haran
Court, Richmond, Surrey. Chib :
United Service.
Preston. Sidney, CLE. (1901),
P.W.D. India (retired); b. in
London, 1850 ; educ ; University
Collegiate School and King's
College, London ; joined service
in the Indian P.W.D., 1870;
served in the Irrigation depart-
ment in the Punjab and in the
United Provinces ; became
Secretary, Government of
India (P.W.D.) and Inspector-
General of Irrigation; retired,
1905 ; Associate Member, In-
stitute of Civil Engineers ;
Member of the Society of Arts ;
Fellow? King's College. Lon-
don. Address ; 3, Helena Road,
Ealing, W.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Price.
Price. Sir John Frederick, C.S.I.
(1893), K.C.S.I. (1898), T.C.S.
(retired); <?. s. of late John
Price ; g. .*-'. of late Sir Rose
Price of Trengwainton '. first
Baronet ; b. 1839 ; educ : Mel-
bourne ; joined I.C.S. in Madras,
1862 ; served in the lower grades
in various places ; became Chief
Secretary to Government, 1888 ;
Member, Legislative Council,
Madras ; retired, 1897. Publi-
cations : The Private Diary of
Anantharanga Pillai. translated
from Tamil). Address: Treng-
wainton, Exmouth, S. Devon.
Prideaux, Col. Wllliani Francis,
C.S.I. (1895); b. 1840; s. of
F W. Prideaux of the India
Office, London ; educ : at Alden-
ham ; served in India Office,
1859 ; joined the Bombay Armv,
1860, and Staff Corps, 1865;
served with Mr. Rassam's Mis-
sion to King Theodore of Abys-
sinia, 1864 ; imprisoned at Mag-
dala from July 1866 to April
1868 ; employed under the
Foreign Office in India ; acting
Consul-General at Zanzibar,
1873-75; in the Persian Gulf,
1876-77 ; Resident in Jaipur,
Udaipur and Kashmir ; became
Colonel, 1890. Publications : the
Lay of the Himyarites ; many
papers on Archaeology and
Numismatics besides notes
for a Biography of Edward
Fitzgerald ; a Biography of R. L.
Stevenson.
Priestley, Neville George, Indian
P.W.D., (retired); joined service as
Assistant Superintendent, State
Railways, 1879 ; became District
Traffic Superintendent, 1884 ;
services lent to B.B. and C.I.
Railway Co.; also to E.B. Rail-
way Co.; Agent, S.I.R. Co.,
1906 ; retired, 1911 ; Director of
S.I.Ry. Co., London, since 1911 ;
came out to India for the open-
ing of the Indo-Ceylon Railway,
and welcomed Their Excellencies
the Governors of Madras and
Ceylon, on behalf of the Direc-
tors, 1914. Address : c/o India
Office, London.
Primrose, Sir Henry W)lllafn, C.S.
I. (1885), C.B. (1895), K.C.B.
(1889), I.S.O. (1904); s. of B.S.
Primrose; b. 1846; educ: at
Glenalmond and Balliol College,
Oxford ; joined service in the
Treasury, 1869 ; Private
Secretary to Viceroy of
India, late Lord Ripon, 1880-
84; Private Secretary to late Mr.
Gladstone, 1866 ; Chairman,
Board of Customs, 1895-99 ;
Chairman, Board of Inland
Revenue, 1899-07 ; Chairman,
Pacific Cable Board, 1908;
Delegate, Sugar Bounty Con-
ference, Brussels, 1901. Address :
44i Ennismore Gardens, S.W.
Club : Brooks.
Prinsep, Sir Henry Tboby, Kt.,
(1896); K.C.I.E. (1894), Judge,
High Court, Calcutta ; *•. of late
H.l. Prinsep; b. 1836; edvc :
Harrow, and Haileybury
College; joined I.C.S. in Bengal,
1855; served in the Indian
Mutiny, 1857-58; Judicial Com-
missioner, Mysore, 1876 ; Judge,
High Court, Calcutta, 1877,
Additional Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1897-98 ;
retired, 1904. Address : 31, Hyde
Park Gardens, S.W. Club : East
India United Service.
Prltohard, L. E., Accountant-
Ueneral, Bengal ; joined service
as Probationer, 1883; became
Comptroller, Hyderaliad, 1891 ;
services lent to the State of
Jammu and Kashmir where he
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Pritchard.
was Accountant-General, 1899;
became Deputy Comptroller-
General, 1905 ; Accountant-
General successively of the
Punjab, 1908; Madras, 1910;
Burma ; and also of Bengal,
1914. Address : Calcutta, India.
Prithlraj Singh, Maharaj, Patna ;
belongs to Chubau clan of Raj-
puts ; succeeded to estate,
1910 ; area of the estate, 2,399 sq.
miles ; population, 3 lakhs.
Address : Patna, Sambalpur Dis-
trict, Bengal Presidency, India.
Priyanath Makharji, Hon'ble, Rai
Bahadur ; official Member,
Legislative Council. Bengal,
since 15th Januaryl913. Addref'S ;
Calcutta, India.
Ppobyn, Sir Lesley Charles, K. C.
V. 0., (1906), Member of Council
of H.R H. Prince of Wales since
1910 ; s. of late Captain George
Probyn, b. London, 1834 ; e'l'uc :
Finchley ; and Haileybury ; join-
ed I.C.S., 1854; m. Victoria
Charlotte Isabella, d. of J. J.
Kinlock of Kair, 1852 ; Director,
G. N. R. since 1883 ; Auditor,
Duchy of Cornwall, 1891 ; Mem-
ber of the Council of Prince of
Wales, 1897-1901; and again
in 1910; served in the Indian
Mutiny and won a medal ; Ac-
countant-General, Punjab.for 10
years and was Commandant of
First Punjab Volunteer Rifle
Corps for five years; special
Commission to British Guiana.
1879 ; joined the Directorate of
G.N. Railway,1883. Publication'':
Articles published in the Jour-
nals of the Institute of Bankers
of the Royal Statistical Society,
the East India Association, on
Financial questions. Address :
79, Onslow Square, S.W. Club:
East India United Service.
334
PacVIe, Richard Kaye,C.I.E. (1879);
M.C.S. (retired); 6. IS iO ; editc :
Tonbridge School and Hailybury
College; joined Madras Civil
Service, 1851 ; Deputy Director,
Revenue Settlement, 1859 ;
Collector and Magistrate, Tinne-
velly, 1866 ; Director of Revenue
Settlement, 1874 ; employed in
famine districtsi 1877 ; Member,
Board of Revenue, 1879; en-
gaged for 22 years in preparing
data for reassessment of lands
and for the revision of Govern-
ment establishment in the
ryotwari villages in Madras ;
retired, 1881. Publications: Hand-
book on revenue matters and
the duties of Village Officers
Address : 123, Oakwood Court,
Kingston.
PuHord, Colonel Richard Kussal,
R.E., CLE. (1897), P.W.D.
Officer (retired) ; b. 1845 ; entered
the R. E. 1866 ; became Colonel,
1895 ; joined Indian establish-
ment, 1870 ; Assistant Princi-
pal, Thomassen Engineering
College, Rurki, 1870; Assistant
Engineer, 1873 ; Executive Engi-
neer, 1874, ser\^ed in the Afghan
War, 1878-80; Superintending
Engineer, 1872 ; Officiating Chief
Engineer, U.P., 1894 ; Secretary
to Government, U.P., 1834 ;
transferred to Rajputana, 1896 ;
Chief Engineer, P.W.D., India,
1899-1901 ; retired, 1900. Address:
c/o India Office, London.
Pnttanna Chetty, K., 1st. Coun-
cillor, Mysore, (retired); b. 1854;
joined service in the Execu-
tive Engineer's Office, Water
Supply Division, Bangalore, 1874;
worked in the clerical ranks of
the Consulting Engineer's Office,
Mysore State Railway, 1871 ;
becameAssistant Traffic Superin-
tendent and Traffic Superinten-
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PUTTANNA CHETTY.
dent, Mysore State Railway,
1884; services lent to S.M.R. Co.,
(now part of M.S.MR.) 1886;
Assistant Commissioner on
Police duty, Shimoga, 1888 ;
Commissioner and Vice-Presi-
dent, Bangalore Municipality,
1891 ; attached to the offices of
Inspector-General of Police and
Forests, and Director of Statis-
tics and Agriculture, 1891 ; Sub-
Divisional Officer, Closepet,
1896 ; Deputy Commissioner and
District Magistrate, 1897 ; ex-
officio President, Bangalore
Municipality, 1878 ; on special
duty to collect traffic statistics
for the Mysore West Coast Rail-
way Project, 3;3nd August to
13th December, 1900 ; 2nd Meni-
ber of Council, Mysore, 1906 ;
1st Member, 1st April, 1906 ; re-
tired, 1913 ; President, Bangalore
City Municipality ; President,
Committee of Management,
Lingayet's Hostel, Mysore, 1915.
Adaress : Chamrajpet, Bangalore
City) Mysore State, India.
Pyne, Sir ThomcB Salter, Kt.,
(1894), C.S.I. (1893); s. of John
Pyne ; 6. 1860 ; came out to
India as Engineer, 1883 ; became
Engineer-in-Chief> Afghanistan,
1885 ; successfully carried out
large undertaking, viz., manu-
facture of guns, small arms,
cartridges, etc. was Master of
Mint at Kabul ; sent as Ambassa-
dor by H.M. Amir of Afghanis-
tan, to Government of India ;
thanked by the Amir in Durbar ;
Assistant, Special Mission to
Kabul, 1893. Club : St. btephen
and Badminton.
Pyir, Right Rev. Walter Ruthvei),
D.D., M.A. (Cantab), Indian
Ecclesiastical Department (retir-
ed) ; s. of M.E. Alexander Pym;
b. at Great Chesterford, Essex,
1856; eduC' at the Bedford
School; passed B.A., 1879;
M.A., 1883 ; joined service at
Litham ; tn. Lucy Ann Thre-
fall, 1883 ; appointed to the
Bishopric of Bombay, 1903;
took charge of this office, 1904 ;
inaugurated the Bombay Dioce-
san Church and a training
College for Indian Clergy at
Poona ; retired; Addrfss:
Bombay, India.
Quadar Nawaz Khar, Khan Baha-
dur (1891), retired Collector and
District Magistrate ; belongs
to the Carnatic Family ; b. 1856 ;
joined Government service, 1876 ;
retired, 1911. Address : Roya-
pettah, Madras, India.
QuaarulHuda, Bar-at law; elected
non-official Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, representing
Bihar and Orissa. Adilress.
Patna, Bengal, India.
Qaeripe),Lt.-CoIonel Alfred Ernest,
Indian Civil Veterinary Depart*
ment (retired) ; joined Home
service, 1870; arrived in India,
1877 ; present in Afghan War,
1879-80 ; served with Nile
Expeditionary Force, 1884-85 ;
Assistant Superintendent of
horse-breeding operations, Babu-
garh, 1880-83; reverted to Home
service, 1884; Station, Veteri-
nary Hospital, Ambala, and
Inspector, Army Veterinary
School, Simla, 1891 ; Inspecting
Veterinary Officer, 1893 ; In-
spector-General, Civil Veterinary
Department, 1895; retired, 1901.
Publication, Essay on Stable
Management and dietetic disease
in India, and; a Manual of
Materia Medica for Veteri-
nary students. AddrensciO India
Office, London.
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QUINN.
Quinn, Henry Osbourne, I.C.S.,
Secretary to Government of
Bombay ; educ : Merchant
Taylor's School, and Trinity Hall,
Cambridge : arrived in India,
1885; Assistant Collector and
Magistrate ; 2nd Assistant, 1893 ;
Administrator, Porbandhar State,
1896 ; 1st Assistant, 1897 ;
Junior Collector, 1900 ; Secre-
tary to Government (General,
Educational, Marine, and Ec-
clesiastical Department), 1901.
Address : Bombay, India.
Qainn, John, I C.S., (retired)
educ : Trinity College, Dublin ;
joined service, 1866 ; arrived rn
India and was posted to N.W.
Provinces ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, Oudh, 1877 ; Magistrate
and Collector, Ballia, 1881 ;
Commissioner, Lucknow, 1884;
retired, 1883. Address : c o India
Office, London.
R.
Radford, Colonel Oswald Claude,
C.B., CLE. (1900) ; s. of late
James Radford ; b. 1850 ; joined
service in the Army (25th Regi-
ment),1871; transferred to B.S.C.,
1877; Jowaki Expedition, 1877-8,
Afghan War, 1879 ; Miranzai
Expedition, 1891 ; Waziristan
Expedition, 1894-95; China Ex-
pedition, 1900 ; Kel Expedition,
1902 ; Commanding 4th Punjab
Infantry (with rank of Lt. -Colo-
nel) ; retired, 1910. Addresa :
Claremont, Berley, Kent.
Radhanpar, Nawab of ; H H.-.Jalal-
ud-din Khan, Btsmil a Khan,
Rai Bahadur ; s. of late Nawab
Muhammad Bismilla Khan Bah-
adur; 6. 1899 ; educ : Rajkot Raj-
kumar College ; the relations of
this State with the British
Government commenced in 1830
336
when an agreement was entered
into whereby the Nawab agreed
to pay tribute to the British and
the latter guaranteed the pro-
tection of the Nawab ; area of
the State, 1,150 square miles ;
population, 70,000; the family
has been allowed to adopt by a
Sanad granted by Government ;
the Nawab enjoys first class
powers in his State and is en-
titled to a salute of 11 guns.
Address : Radhanpur, Bombay
Presidency, India.
Rafiq, Hon'ble Mr. Mahamniad)
B.A., Bar-at-Law, Judge, High
Court, U.P. (retired) ; joined
service as Judge, Court of Small
Causes, Lucknow, 1892 ; became
District and Sessions Judge,
1899 ; Additional Judicial Com-
missioner, 1909 ; Judge, Chief
Court, U.P. 1912; retired, 1913.
Addres : Allahabad, U.P., India.
Raghavayya, Todla, Rao Bahadur
(1900), acting Secretary, Board of
Revenue (Revenue Settlement,
Land Records and Agriculture),
Madras ; b. 1872 ; joined service
as Deputy Collector, 1893 ;
served in that capacity in
Chingleput, Trichinopoly,Tinne-
velly, Coimbatore, Nellore, etc ;
appointed as Assistant Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue, Madras
1903 ; Special Forest Settlement
Officer, 1904 ; Revenue Officer,
Madras Corporation, 1908-11 ;
acted as President, Madras
Corporation from 4th to 23rd
September, 1911 ; Oftg. Collec-
tor, Nellore, 1913 ; acting Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue, Madras,
1914. Address -. Luz Church
Road, Mylapore> Madras, India.
Raghavendra Rao, Puma, B.A.>
B. L., Excise Commissioner,
Mysore ; b. 1869 ; passed B.A.,
1887; B.L., 1891; entered Mysore
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTIONARY, iyi5.
Raghavendea Rao.
Service as Assistant Private Secre-
tary to H. H. The Maharaja,
1890 ; Huzur Secretary with
the Status of Secretary, 1902 ;
accompanied H. H. the Yuvanj
on his tour to P^urope, June 1913 ;
visited Great Britain and Ireland,
France, Italy, Belgium and Swit-
zerland and returned, October
1913. Address : Baswangudy,
Bangalore City, Mysore Province,
India.
Raghbir Singh, Sardar, b. 1871 ;
descendant of Sirdar Jai Singh
who obtained possessions in Ludhi-
ana, Ladhran, Khazrar and Um-
balla in 1759 ; his grandfather
was on the side of the British
in the Mutiny of 1857 ; served
the State of Nabha as judicial
Minister ; owns l/12th of the
whole Jaghir held by the
Ladhran Sirdars both in the
Ludhiana and Amritsar districts ;
holds the office of Adalat-i-Sadr
in the Nabha State which brings
him a monthly income ; has a seat
in the Provincial Durbar. Address:
Ladhran, Ludhiana, Punjab,
India.
Raghunath Rao, Dinkar, Rao Raja,
]Mashir-i-Khan Bahadur, Madur-
ul-Muham, Political Secretary,
Gwalior State ; s. of Raja Sir
Dinkar Rao, K. C. S. I., of the
Rajawede family ; 6. 1858 ; educ :
at home ; joined the State service
as Private Secretary to the late
Maharaja ; sometime Additional
Accountant-Gencral ; Famine Com-
missioner, 189() ; Member of Coun-
cil ; Member, Board of Revenue,
Gwalior, 1901 ; 1st class Sardar
in Bombay ; owns estates in
Gird, Tawargar, Amyhora, and
Mandsar in Gwalior State, and in
the districts of Agra, Benares,
Poona, Ahmednagar, Satara and
Ratnagiri ; his eldest son, Lt.-Col.
23
Ganpat Rao Rajwade. is Adju-
tant-General of the Gwalior Army,
Recreations : Music and Photo-
graphy. Address : Gwalior, India.
Chtb : Elgin, Gwalior.
Raghunath Shivram, Tipnis, B.A.,
L.L.B. Statutory Civil Service,
Bombay ; joined service in Bombay;
served in the various lower grades,
and became Subordinate Judge,
1878 ; Assistant Collector, Bom-
bay, 1887 ; services lent to the
State of Junagad, 1893-94 ; be-
came 1st Assistant, 1897 ; Ses-
sions Judge, December 1897.
Address : Bombay, India.
Raghunath Singh, Maharaj, C. I.
(1911), Dhasuk, Kishangarh State ;
b. 187'2 ; succeeded as head of the
family, 1883 ; enjoys an annual
income of Rs. 20,000. Address :
Dhasuk, Kishnagarh State, Raj-
putana, India.
Raghuraj Singh, Raja; b. 1873;
succeeded to title and estate, 1890 ;
belongs to a junior branch of the
Bisen house of Gonda ; the estate
comprises 152 whole villages and
portions of 24 others yielding an
annual revenue of Rs. 37,362 ;
the title of Raja remained in
abeyance for some time, but
was conferred on Raghuraj Singh
as a personal distinction. Ad-
dress: Markapur, Gonda, U. P.,
India.
Raghoprasad Narayan Singh,
Rai Bahadur (1909), Rais and
Honorary Magistrate, Karchanna ;
Provincial Durbarri and owner of
the Baraon sugar factory ; cons-
tructed a number of wells and
other minor works of public uti-
lity ; Member, Board of Agricul-
ture and Trustee of the Brindabau
Temple Estates ; Member, the
Bharat Dharma Mahamaudal :
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Raghoprasad.
joint General Secretary, Land-
holders' Association, Agra ; Mem-
ber, Allahabad District Board.
Address: Karchanna, Baraon Es-
tate, Allahabad, U. P., India.
Bagozin, Zenaide Alexievena; a
great traveller ; b. in Russia and
naturalised in the United States,
1894 ; Member, Royal Asiatic
Society of Great Britain and
Ireland ; Member, American Ori-
ental Society, jNIember, Society
Ethonologque of Paris. Publi-
cations : Story of Chaldea, Story
of Assyria, Story of Madia,
Babylon and Persia, Story of
Vecic India, G. History of the
World, The Empire of the Tsars
and Russians.
Ragina, Palanji Pestonji ; Khan
Bahadur, (1899), Bombay ; s. of
late Pestonjee Jivanji Ragina ; b.
1836 ; educ : Bombay ; joined
service in the Postal Department ;
was Treasurer, General Post Office,
Bombay ; retired, 1896 ; rendered
excellent help to Sir James Camp-
bell in alleviating the sufferings
of the people during the plague
scare. Address : Bombay. India.
Rahim Baksh, Haji Moulvl, CLE,
(1909) ; s. of Chaudhuri Haji
Shah Nawaz Khan ; b. 1861 ;
President, Council of Regency,
Bhavalpur State. Address : Bha-
valpur, India.
Rahim Shah, Mian Sir, Khan
Bahadur (1897), K.C.I.E., (1911).
Address : Kheka Kheb, Peshawar,
India.
Rahimtoola, Sir Ibrahim, K.C.LE.
(1911), CLE., (1907); s. of
Rahimtoola Kadirboy ; b. 1862 ;
J. P. for Bombay ; Fellow, Bombay
University ; Director, Bank of
338
India; Additional Member, Legis-
lative Council, Bombay; Member,
Bombay Corporation ; ilember,
Bombay Improvement Trust.
Address : Peddar Road, Cumballa
Hill. Bombay, India. Club:
Orient, Bombay.
Rai Benamali, Rai Bahadur, Raj.ir'
shi ; b. ISG'i ; educ : Patua
Zillah School ; an extremely
religious and charitably disposed
man ; erected and endowedchari-
table dispensaries at Banwarina-
gar, Brindaban and Kusumbi, and
schools at Banwarinagar and
Sirajganj ; founded the Elliot
Technical School and the Thomson
iMemorial Hall, Patna ; adopt-
ed by the late Baha Banwari Lai
Rai ; now living the life of a
devotee at Brindaban ; annual
income of the estate, about 4
lakhs. Address: Tarash, Patna
Dt., Bengal Presidency; and
Brindaban, Muttra, U. P., India.
Rai Gagan Chandra, Rai Bahadur
(1893), b. 1S48; commenced ofifi-
cial career in the Famine Depart-
ment ; rose to the rank of Chief
Account Officer in the Opium
Dept. ; travelled in Europe and
was present in London in com-
pany with his kinsman the
Maharaja Tagore of Calcutta, at
the time of the Coronation of His
late Majesty Emperor Edward VII;
granted a Certificate of honour,
1903; retired, 1908. Address:
Calcutta, India.
Raikes, Lt. -Colonel Frederick Dun-
can. CLE. (1887), I.S.C, Com-
missioner, Upper Burma, (Retd) ;
h. Futtegher, India, 1848 ; s. of
late Charles Raikes, C.S.I. ; edtic:
Privately; and Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; arrived in
India as Ensign, 66th Regiment,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RAIKES.
1870 ; Assistant Supeiiutendeut
of Police, Panch Mahals, 1873;
served in Burma as Assistant
Commissioner ; served in the
Burma campaign and secured
medal and clasp, 1885-87 ; on spe-
cial duty with Chin Field Force,
1888; "Commissioner. 189-2-6;
became Lt. -Colonel, 1894; retired,
1901 Address: C/o India Office,
London. Cbib : Naval and
^Military.
Rai Kiran Chandra, Rai Bahadur
(1910), Za.nindar of Jessore ;
belongs to the Narail family who
are privileged to have twenty
retainers ; b. 1869 ; among his
works of public utility are Narail
Victoria College, Narail Charitable
Dispensary, Bathing Ghats at
Cossipur and Mirzapur (United
Provinces) ; a Commissioner of
the Cossipur and Chitpur Munici-
pality and Honorary Magistrate
of the Sealdah and Barnajone
Benches. Address : Narail, Jes-
sore, India.
Bai, Captain Devan Ganpat,l.M.S.,
Distrit't ^Medical and Sanitary
Officer, Nellore ; 6. 1875; joined
service as ^ledical Officer 8rd
Infantry, 4th Lancers and the
4th Battery H.C., 1902; Medical
charge of the sick at Bolaram,
1903 ; Medical Officer, 9th In-
f.mtry, 1903 ; i-ecruiting duty in
the Punjab, 1904 ; doing duty in
the Madras Genen)l Hospital,
1904 ; Resident Medical Officer,
General Hospital, Madras, 1905 ;
became Captain, '29th January
1905 ; 3rd Physician. General
Hospital, 1905 ; attended course
of instruction in X Ray at Dchra
Dun, 1906; 4th Physician,
Madras General Hospital, and
Professor of ^leteria Medica,
Madras Medical College, 1907 ;
Resident Medical Officer, Madras
General Hospital. 1908 ; District
Medical and Sanitary Officer,
Godavari, 1908; transferred in
the same capacity to VcUore
together with charge of Centra/l
Jail, 1910 ; transferred to' Nellore
as District Medical and Sanitary
Officer. 1912 ; Address : Nellore,
Madras Presidency, India.
Rajagopala Chariar, N a 11 a n
Chakravarty, Rao Bahadur
(1906), Managing Director,
"Madras Times," Madras; s.
of N. C. Anantha Chariar ; b.
1869 ; educ ; Pachaiyappa's and
the Christian Colleges, I\Iadras ;
began career as a shorthand
teacher in the Commercial School
attached to the Pachaiyappa's
College. Madras ; joined the
"Madras Times" as Junior
Reporter, 1889; became Official Re-
porter to the Corporation of ^ladras,
in addition to his work in the
" Madras Times " ; Officinl Repor-
ter, IMadras Legislative Coun-
cil, 1893 ; Official Reporter to
several sessions of the Indian
National Congress ; Reporter of the
Indian Famine Commission, the
Indian Irrigation Commission,
and the Royal Indian Public
Services Commission, 1898-1902,
and 1914 respectively. Address :
Gcngureddy Road, Egmore,
INladi-as, India.
Rajagopala Chariar, Perungavur.
j\I.A., B.L.. Diwan Bahadur
(1907), C.S., CLE. (1909),
Secretary to Government (L.M.
& E. departments). Madras; .9.
of late Mr. P. Varadachariar ; b.
1862 ; B.A., 1880; M.A.. 1882;
B.L.. 1884; joined service aa
Deputy Collector, 1888 ; rose to
the position of District and
Sessions Judge ; services lent to
H.H. the Raja of Cochin as
Dewau, 189G-1902 ; reverted to
339
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RAJAGOPALA CHAIUAR.
British service, 3rd March 1902 ;
Registrar of Co-operative Credit
Societies (the first to be appoint-
ed to the Office) July 1904;
services lent to H. H. the
Maharaja of Travancore ; Dewan
of Travancore, 1907-14 ; again
reverted to British service, 1914.
Address: " L:ikshmi Villas'".
Commander-in-Chief Road, Eg-
more, Madras, India.
Raj Krishan, Rai Sahib, Diwan of
Sailana State ; Kashmiri brahmin;
s. of Pandit Jwalanath ; 1st ap-
pointed as Agency Vakil ; subse-
quently resigned and became
Chief "Magistrate of Jarol ; Per-
sonal Assistant to the Mmister ;
returned to Sailana and was ap-
pointed Diwan, 1898 ; worked
during the Famine of 1899-1900 ;
Chairman, Board of Directors of
the Bank of Sailana. Address ;
Sailana, Malwa Agency, Central
India.
Rajkot, Thakur Sahib of ; Lakhajl
Bawaji; b. 1885; succeeded to
gaddi, 1890 ; formally installed,
1907 ; educ : Rajkumar College ;
belongs to same family as those of
Cutch and ]\Iarvi ; holds a sanad
authorizing adoption ; the State
is an offshoot of Nawanagar and
follows the rule of primogeniture
in matters of succession ; the town
of Rajkot contains fine buildings
and up-to-date institutions ; the
Raj Kumar College for which Raj-
kot has become so famous, owes
its existence to the labours of
Colonel Keatings, V. C, the then
Political Agent ; Rajkot is also
famous as being the headquarters
of the Agent to the Governor-
General, in Kathiawar ; area of the
State, 202 sq. miles ; population,
50,000 ; revenue, 3 lakhs ; it is a
2nd class State in the Kathiawar
Agency, and its Chief is entitled to
340
a salute of 9 guns ; pays tribute
also to the Nawab of Junagarh.
Recreation : Cricket. Address :
Rajkot, Kathiawar, Bombay
Presidency, India.
Rajamahandara Ranjan, Hon'ble
Rai Bahadur, elected Member,
Bengal Legislative CounciL
Address : Calcutta. India.
Rajan, A. T., M. A., I. C. S.,
Burma ; s. of late Arunachala
Sastri ; b. Vinukonda, Krishna
District, ]\Iadras Presidency, 1883 ;
educ: C. M. S. High "School,
Ellore, the Board High School,
Amalapuram, the Government
College, Rajamandry, and the
Christian College, Madras ; pas-
sed B. A. 1902 ; M. A. (1st
class), 1904 ; proceeded to England
as a Government of India Scholar,
and joined the Trinity College,
Cambridge, 1904 ; passed I. C. S.,
1907 ; returned to India and was-
posted to Burma as Assistant
Commissioner, 1907 ; Offg. District
Judge, Prome, 1910. Address :
Prome, Burma.
Rajaram Rao, S. M., Rao Sahib
(1911), Editor and Proprietor,
The " Wednesday Review," Tri-
chinopoly ; Member, Municipal
Council, Srirangam ; contested
for a seat in the IMadras Legisla-
tive Council on behalf of the
Southern Group of Municipalities.
Publication : Biographical sketch
of Sir S. Subramania Aiyar,
Address : Srirangam, Trichinopoly
District, Madras Presidency, India.
Rajaram Rao, T. Rao Sahib ; b.
1864 ; educ : Madras Presidency
College ; a keen geologist ; dis-
covered the existence of plum-
bago and diamonds in the Kistna
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Rajaram Rao.
District ; a pleader and landholder.
Address: Beiiwada, Kistna Dist.,
Madras Presicency, India.
Rajaram Sitaram Dikshit, Rao
Bahadur (1S98) : b. 1849 ; worked
in the famine of 1897 ; owns two
villages and has built a Dharam-
sala and a public library ; Honor-
ary Magistrate, Nagpur ; Member,
Nagpur Municipality ; Managing
Director of a Mill ; and member of
3 school committees. Address :
Civil Station, Nagpur, C. P.,
India.
Bajaratna Mudaliar, Pakam,
Diwan Bahadur (1890), 0. I. E.
(1900) ; b. 1839 ; joined service in
the Madras Salt Dept., 1860;
Head Sheristadar, Board of Re-
venue, JIadras, 1862 ; Secretary to
the Commissioner to the Revenue
Settlement, and Director of Land
Records and Agriculture, 1887;
Inspector-General of Registration,
Madras ; ilember, iladras Legisla-
tive Council, 1896-1900 ; retired,
1902 ; Honorary Fellow, Madras
University; Vice-President, South
Indian Association, Madras ; Vice-
President, National Fund and
Industrial Association, Madras;
President, Board of Trustees, Pa-
chaiyappa's Charities, Madras ;
interested in the industrial deve-
lopment of India. Address :
Chintadripet, ^Madras, India.
Rajendra Narayan Bhuja Deb,
Hon'ble, Raja (1910) ; b. 1881 ;
2nd .s. of late Raja Jadunath Deb
of Aul ; adopted into the Kanika
family, 1890 ; ediic : at the Ravcn-
sliaw Collegiate School and College,
Cuttack ; married the daughter of
Nayagarh, 1899 ; well-known for
benevolence and public spirit;
maintains 4 charitable dispen-
saries, and several schools in
his estate ; constructed a female
ward at the Cuttack General
Hospital at a cost of Rs. 25,000;
was an elected representative of
the Orissa and Chhota Nagpur
Landholders in the Bengal Legis-
lative Council. Recreatioiis' Shoot-
ing, Tennis, and Billiards.
Address : Kanika, Orissa, India.
Rajeswara Mittra, B.A., A.M.I.
C.E., K.I.H., Superintending
Engineer, Jubbulpore ; b. 1860;
educ : Benares and Patna Col-
leges, and the Thomson Engi-
neering College, Rurkee ; passed
B.A., 1880; passed the Engineer-
ing examination and won the
Thomson prize, 1888 ; joined
service as Assistant Engineer,
1883 ; worked in the Ajmere divi-
sion and also on military works
and roads in Rajaputana ; trans-
ferred to eastern division, Central
Provinces ; appointed Under
Secretary to Chief Commissioner,
1900 ; confirmed as Superintend-
ing Engineer, 1908 ; awarded
K.I.H (2nd class), 1902; than-
ked by Government, 1894-1898;
specially thanked for work during
famine, by Sir A. Fraser ; Chief
Commissioner, Central Provinces ;
invited and awarded the Durbar
Medal, 1903. Address: Jubbul-
pore, C.P., India.
Rale, WamanGanesh, Rai Bahadur,
Administrator, Akalkot State; b.
1857 ; educ : at Ahmednagar ;
entered (iovernment service and
served in the Revenue, Judicial,
Irrigation, and Political depart-
ments ; specially deputed to sup-
press Bhil riots in Ahmednagar,
1900; also in Khandesh, 1901;
introduced the "Block system"
on the Nia Can;-.l, 1904 ; ad-
ministered the State of Akalkot
during the minority of the Raja.
Address : Akalkot, Sholapur, Bom-
bay Presidency, India.
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INDIAN BIOHRAPHICAL DICTIONARV. 1915.
RALEIGH.
Raleigh, Sir Thomas, MA. , D.C.L.,
(IS'JG), C.S.I. (1902), X. C.S.I.
(1904) ; .s. of Samuel Raleigh ;
h. 1850 ; educ : Edinburgh,
Tubingen, and Balliol College,
Oxford ; passed M.A., 1878 ; called
to Bar (Lincoln's Inn), 1877:
Reader in English Law. Ox-
ford, 1884-96; Fellow, All Souls
College ; Registrar, Privy Council,
1896-99 ; Legal Member to Govern-
ment of India, 1899-1904; Vice-
Chancellor, Calcutta University,
1900-04 ; High Bailiff of West-
minister, 1900 ; 'Member, Council
of the Secretary of State for India,
1909. Publications : Elementarj"
Politics ; Outline of the Law of
Property. Address : Phillimore
Chambers, 21, Great Smith Street,
S. W. Chib : Athenaeum.
Ram Autar Pande, Pandit. B.A.
Statutory Civil Service, U. P. ;
joined service as Deputy Collector,
1884 ; made Statutory Civilian
and posted as Assistant Magistrate
and Collector, 1887 ; Joint Magis-
trate, 1891 : Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1895 ; Additional Judge,
1897 ; District and Sessions Judge,
1899.
Ram Dutt, Ratri, Rai Bahadur
(1907). retired Extra-Assistant
Conservator of Forests, V.F. ; b.
1854 ; edtic : Government College,
Bareilly ; joined the Forest
Dei)artment at Jaunsor ; intro-
duced certain useful invcnsions,
siTch as the telescope method
of floating timber, a wire tramway,
a day slide and a truck tram-
way ; obtained certificate of merit,
1903 ; retired, 1908 ; joined service
of Tehri State. Address: Tehri,
Garhwal, U. P., India.
Ram Gulam Singh, Rai Bahadur,
Zemindar ; belongs to a family
that emigrated from Bhagh in
Godakpur ; b. 1850 ; ednc : private-
342
iy ; contributed liberally to the
Victoria Memorial Fund and other
objects of public utility ; has an
annual income of Rs. 20,000.
Recreations : Music. Address ;
Mangalpur, Sangrampur, Cham-
paran Dt., Bengal Presy., India.
Ramji, Hon'ble Manamohandas,
IMerchant, Bombay ; belongs to
the well-known Ranji family ; 6*
1857 ; joined business as a piece
goods merchant at the age of 21 ;
became partner of Messrs. Thaker-
sey Mulji and Company, 1875 ;
started the Kaiser Hind Jlills in
conjunction with Messrs. Vassanji
IMuiiji aiid Sons, 1879 ; became
guarantee broker to Messrs. Rally
Bros. 1882 ; became Member of
the Committee of Mill-Owners'
Association. Bombay, 1891; Chair-
man, Native Piece-goods Associa-
tion, Bombay, 1897 ; was elected
a ]\Iember, Bombav Corporation,
1898; Member of' the Standing
Committee, Bombay Corporation,
1905 ; Chairman, Indian Mer-
chants' Chamber, Bombay, 1907 ;
Chairman, Standing Committee
of the Bombay Corporation, 1909 ;
Chairman, ]\Iill-Owners' Associa-
tion, Bombay ; nominated as
Trustee, Port of Bombay ; re-
presented the Bombay Llerchan-
tile Community in the Bombay
Legislative Council, 1910 ; Presi-
dent, Bombay Corporation, 1912-
13 ; presided at the 14th Session of
the Indian Industrial Conference
held at Madras, 1914 ; Justice
of the Peace and Honorary
Magistrate ; took a prominent
part in organising the Indian
IMercantile Insurance Co., and
the Bombay Swadeshi Stores.
Address : Bombay, India.
Ram Krishna Raoji, Rai Bahadur
(1902), retired Deputy Commis-
sioner, Nagpur ; l>elongs to the
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Ram Krishna Raoji.
family whose members were collect-
ing Chowth and SirdesIwmliJn
on bchiilf of the Peshwas :
Member of the Provincial Civil
Service and has acted as Diwan of
Nandgaon and Superintendent of
Bastar ; retired, 1900 ; became
Manager of the Senior Bhonsle
Estate ; invited to the Durbar
of 1911. Address: Nagpur, C.P.,
India.
Rampal, Raji, CLE. (1904) ; head
of an ancient family of Rajputs
who ruled, it is said, for over 200
generations ; exercises Civil, Cri-
minal, and Judicial powers; re-
ceived sanads in the Durbars of
1877 and 1903^; title of Raja re-
cognised as hereditary, 1908 ; his
estate is exempt from attachment
by Civil Courts. Address : Kutlehr,
Kangra, Punjab, India.
Rampur, Nawab of ; Colonel
H. H. Alijah, Farzand-i-Dilpizier-
Danlat-i-Inglishia-M u k 1 i s u d -
Doula, Nazir-ul-Mulk, Amir-ul-
Umara, Nawab Sir Muhammud
Hamid All Khan Bahadur,
Mustaid Jang, G.C.I.E. (1908),
G C. V.A. (1911) ; 6. 1875 ;;succeed-
ed, 1889 ; A. D. C. to King-
Emperor ; area of the State, 89:2
sq. miles ; population, 531,000 ;
salute, 13 Guns. Address :
Rampur, I'.P., India.
Ramsaran Das, M.A., ]\I.R.A.S.,
Rai Bahadur : b. 1858 ; educ :
Canning College, Lucknow ;
passed B.A., 1877; M.A., 1879;
besides the ancestral estate, he
owns the village of Ramsaran
Dospur as revenue Free ; was a
MemlDer, Faculty of Law, Allaha-
bad University for 11 years ; is
an Honorary Magistrate, and
Vice-Chairmari, District Board ;
Trustee, Kayasta Fatasala, Allaha-
bad ; Member, Advisory (Com-
mittee for the Indian Students
proceeding to England ; INLmiber,
Museum Committee. Address:
Fyzabad, U.P., India.
Ram Shankar Misra, Pandit, M.A.,
Collector and Magistrate, U.P. ;
joined service as Professor of
Mathematics, Benares College,
1877 ; Professor, Agra College,
1879 ; Assistant Magistrate and
Collector under Native Civil Ser-
vice rules, 1S87 ; Joint Magistrate,
189'i; Assistant Settlement Officer,
1893 ; Assistant Commissioner,
1896 ; Deputy Commissioner,
1899 ; Magistrate and Collector,
1900. Publication. Treatise on
Mensuration in Hindi, and a
manual of Rent and Revenue Law.
Address : Benares, India.
Ramabai, Pandita, Bombay ; //. d.
of late Anant Shastri ; belongs to
an ancient Konkanasth Brahmin
family that had long ago settled
in Mysore ; b. 1858 ; ediic : pri-
vately under the care of her father ;
lost her parents at an early age ;
reached Calcutta with her brother ;
became attracted by her scholar-
ship and her advanced views on
religion, and was conferred the
title of "Saraswati" by the
Pandits of Calcutta ; vi. Bcpin
Behari Madhavi, M. A., B. L.,
.1880; lost her husband. 1882;
visited Bombay, 1882; visited
England and took her lodgings in
St. M:iry's Home, Wantage, 1883 ;
embraced Christianity together
with her daughter, Manorama,
1883 ; appointed Professor of Sans-
krit, Ladies College, Cheltenham,
1884 ; studied IMathematics,
Natural Science and Phiglish
Litei-ature ; proceeded to America
with her daughter, 18H() ; suc-
ceeded in securing the practical
svmpathies of the .American public
for bettering the conditinn of
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RAMABAI.
Indian women ; returned to India.
1888; started "Widows' Home"
in Bombay ; removed it to Poona,
1889 ; is now in charge of the
' ' Widows' Home ; " and is conduct-
ing its affairs satisfactorily.
Address : "Widows' Home" Poona,
Bombay, India.
Bamabhadra Nayudu, Hon'ble
Venkatasami, DiwaTi Bahadur
(1908), Zemindar of Vadagarai and
Doddappanayakanur; belongs to an
ancient Palaigar family of INIadura ;
the original founder of the family
was Ramabhadra Nayakkar, a
Balija by caste, who came from
the Vijayanagar Country with
General Nagama Nayakkar, who
invested Madura from the Cholas
in the interest of the Pandian
Kings ; he was graetly trusted
hy the rulers when the latter
left Madura ; he acted for him
and eventually became Fouzdar
(Military Governor) of IMadura ;
later on, he distinguished
himself in an attack on the
Fort of Rambam fPeriakulam
taluk) in which he showed much
personal bravery by pressing
forward notwithstanding a wound
in the face and was the first to
plant a flag on the ramparts ;
for this exploit he was granted the
Vadagarai estate ; his successors
were capable men and added to
the State and made it known at
the Pandian Capital ; the family
was by martial relations closely
connected with the ruling house
of Madura, being of the same
caste as King Tirumala, the great
Nayak King of Madura, and his
ancestors ; s. of Venkatasami
Nayak ; b. 1S73 ; ediic : Native
College, Madura ; received
education in Sanskrit ; ^Member
District and Taluk Boards of
Madura since 1896, and 1895
respectively; Chairman, Munici-
344
pal Council, Poriakulam, 1904 ;
founded the Victoria Memorial
High School at a cost of Rs. '20,000,
1902 ; has been President of the
Committee of that school ; Mem-
ber, Advisory Committee of the
Court of Wards, 1906 ; Honorary
Visitor, Agricultui-al and Research
Institute, Coimbatore, 1909 ;
opened the water works in Peria-
kulam. June 1912 ; a pioneer in
scientific agriculture in the dis-
trict; started an Agricultural Farm,
1908 ; President, Co-operative
Society, Periakulam ; jMember,
Central Agricultural Committee ;
Member, IMadras Legislative Coun-
cil since 1910 ; Fellow, Madras
University, 1911 ; encouraged
the publication of Tamil and
Sanskrit poems ; planned a
scheme of water works for
Periakulam, got it sanctioned and
constructed and opened it, 1912 ;
received Coronation Certificate,
]903; Rao Bahadur. 1908; ^Member
of a large number of Devasthanam
Committees in Rameswaram and
Periakulam. The Official Gazet-
teer of Madura says of him : — "He
has distinguished himself as a
patron of education, a protector of
the beautiful topes planted by his
forbears in the neighbourhood of
(Vadagarai), an experimenter in
scientific agriculture, and the
Chairman of the Periakulam
Municipal Council." Recreations:
Gardening, riding and hunting.
Address: "The Palace," Vada-
garai, Periakulam Taluk, Madura
District, Madras Presidency, India.
Clubs : Cosmopolitan. ^ladura and
Madras; Union Club. IMadura
and Periakulam.
Ramachendra Rao, Honourable
Mocherla, Rao Bahadur (1913),
B.A., B.L., Vakil, Ellore, Madras
Presidoncv ; 6. 1881 ; passed
B.A., 1890; B.L., 1893; enrolled
INDIAN BTOdHAPHlGAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Ramachendra.
as Vakil, 1894; commenced
practice at Ellore ; was Chairman,
Municipal Council, Ellore ; Mem-
ber, ]Madras Legislative Council
representing the Godavari, Kistna
and (luntur groups. Address :
Ellore, Godavari District, ^ladras
Presidency, India.
Ramachendra Rao, Pingale, B.A.,
Chief Interpreter, High Court,
Madras ; s. of late P. Raghava
Rao ; b. at Trivallur, Chingleput
District, 1856; ediic : Free Church
Mission Branch School, Trivallur;
Government High School, Saida-
pet, Hindu Proprietory School,
and the Christian College, Madras ;
passed B.A., 1877 ; joined service
in Government Agent's Office,
Chepauk, Madras, ISSO ; Trans-
lator, Appellate Side, ^Madras
High Court, 1880 ; Interpreter,
Presidency Magistrates' Court,
Madras, "l881-2 ; Deputy Inter-
preter, Original Side, Madras
High Court, 1882-7 ; Chief Inter-
preter, High Court, since 1887 ;
President, E g m o r e Literary
Union ; ISIember of the Committee
■of S. P. C. A., Madras ; Editor,
S. P. C. A. Journal. Publication :
"Tit-Bits of Animal Life" in
Telugu and Tamil. Address:
12, High Road, Egmore, Madras,
India.
jRamachendra Rao. Raghunatha
Rao, B.A., Diwau Baliadur (1910);
Collector and Magistrate, Nellore ;
h. 1871 ; joined service as
Assistant Collector and Magistrate,
1890 ; attached to Revenue Settle-
ment, No. Ill Party, 1891;
included in the Provincial Service,
1891 ; Deputy Collector, 1892 ;
■Sub-Collector," 1898 ; Collector,
1901 ; Registrar of Co-operative
Credit Societies, 1907 ; Collector
and jNIagistrate, Nellore, 1910 ;
co-opted Member of the Royal
Public Services Commission, 4th
to 20th January 1914. Address :
Nellore, Madras Presidency,
India.
Ramakrishna Pillai, Thottakadu,
B. A., Rao Sahib (1912), retired
Sub-Assistant Registrar, High
Court, Madras ; b. 1854 ; ediic : in*
Conjeevaram ; proceeded to Madras
and prosecuted his studies ; passed
B. A., 187G ; was Librarian,
Madras Literary Society, 1880 ;
joined service in the "Madras High
Court ; rose to the position of Sub-
Assistant Registrar, and retired ;
has had extensive foreign travel-
ling; Honorary Fellow, ^Madras
University. Publications: Tales
of Ind; Life in an Indian Village ;
and " Padniini," an Indian
Romance. Address: "Thottakadu
House," Poonamally Road,
Egmore. Madras, India.
Ramakrishna Rao, B., ^lysore :
belongs to a respectable brahmin
family ; b. 1855 ; entered ^lysore
service as Palace Controller, 1898 ;
has been holding the appoint-
ment ever since. Address: Mysore,
India.
Ramalinga Reddy, C, M.A., Pro-
fessor of History and Economics,
jMaharaja's College, "Mysore ; s.
of Mr. C. Subramania Reddy ;
adopted by his uncle Mr. Rama-
swami Reddy ; h. at Kattamanchi,
a village in the district of Chittoor,
1880; educ: Board High School,
Chittoor, and the Cliristian
College, ]\Iadras ; passed B. A. in
the 1st class (History Branch).
1901; passed B.A., in the 1st
class (Philosophy Branch), 1902;
won medals for Political Economy
and Philosophy ; proceeded to
p^ngland and joined the St. John's
College, Cambridge, on a scholar-
ship of t'200 per annum from the
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTICNARY, 1915.
Ramalinga.
Government of India ; was exhi-
bitioner of St. Jolin's College and
was awarded Wright's prize,
190.3 ; was elected scholar of
St. John's College and again
awarded Wright's Prize, Part I.
1904; 1st C;iass in the His-
torical Tripos, 1904-6 ; studied
advanced Philosophy, but could
not go up for examination owing
to ill-health ; took part in Union
debates and was Secretary and
Vice-President, Cambridge Union
Societj-, being the only Indian as
yet chosen to occupy these high
offices ; defeated at the Presidency,
1905 ; co-operated with Mr. Lala
Lajpatrai and the late Mr.
Gokhale in the Congress C'anip in
England ; took part in the General
Election of 1906 ; addressed
meetings in various parts of
England ; was introduced by Mr.
Gokhale to H. H. the Gaekwar of
Baroda ; proceeded to America
to study the American questions
at the instance of H. H. the
Gaekwar, 1907 ; returned to India
and joined the Baroda service as
Vice-Principal of the College
which he soon resigned ; joined
service in the Educational Depart-
ment, Mysore, as Assistant to the
Inspector-General of Education,
1909 : Professor, Maharaja's
College, Mysore; accampanied
H. H. the Yuvaraj of Mysore in
his tour in Europe ; returned and
was deputed to study educational,
etc. matters in foreign countries,
and visited Canada, Japan,
Phillipines, Hongkong. etc :
returned to ^Mysore and was put
on special duty to prepare a report
of his observations and to formu-
late a scheme for a University for
Mysore ; rejoined the IMaharaja's
College, Mysore, 1913. Publica-
tions : The Death of Musalamma ;
Artha Sastara; and Kavitwa Tatwa
Vichara. Recreations : Walking
and Chess. Address: Mysore. India.
346
Ramalinga Aiyer, Autoor Yengu ;
B.A.. B.C.E., (M.C.E.), Rai Baha-
dur (191.S), Superintending Engi-
neer, Madras ; b. 1868 ; passed
B. A., 1887; B. C. E., 1891;
joined the P. W. D., as Assistant
Engineer, 189-3; passed the
Proficiency Examination, 1894 ;
became Executive Engineer, 1903;
Superintending Engineer (tempo-
rary rank), 1913 ; Rio Sahib,
1903. Address : Poonamally Road.
Egmore, Madras, India.
Ramanabhai, Hon'ble Mahipatram
Neelkant, L. L. B., Rai Bahadur;
Non -Official Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay. Address : Bom-
hay, India.
Raman, Chendrasekhara Venkata,
M. A.. University Lecturer,
Calcutta ; 5. of Mr. R. Chendra-
sekhara- Aiyer ; b. Trichinopolv,
1888 ; educ: Mrs. A.V.N. College,
Vizagapatam, and the Presidency
College, Madras ; passed B.A. in
1st class and won the Arni
Gold Medal for Physics, 1904 ;
won the Arbuthnot and Elliot
prizes for English composition ;
Vizianagaram prize for Physics ;
passed M. A., with Physics in the
1st class, 1907 ; the 1st Indian to
pass M. A- with Physics, in the
history of the ?iladras University ;
nominated by the Madras Govern-
ment for the Indian Finance
Department, 1907 ; stood 1st in
the All-India Competitive Exami-
nation : joined service in the
Financial department, Calcutta.
1907 ; transferred to Rangoon,
1909 : received the Curzon Prize for
research work in Physics, 1913;
Secretary and then Director of
Astronomical Society, India, 1913;
Professor of Physics, Calcutta
Universit}", 1914 ; Sir Subr.imania
Aiyer Lecturer for the Madras
University, 1915 ; Vice-President,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RAMAN.
Indian Science Congress held at
IMadras, 1915 ; Associated Member,
American Physical Society. 1915 ;
m. Sowbhagyavati Logas^undram,
d. of Mr. S. Krishnaswami Aiyer,
lats of Madura. Publicntions :
about 30 original papers and con-
tributions to Scientific journals,
etc. Address : 210, Bowbazar
Street, Calcutta, India.
Bamanuj Dayal, Hon'ble. Kai
Bahadur (1910); belongs to Par-
therwala Vaish family of Meerut ;
Member, Legislative Council,
U. P. ; Honorary ]\Iagistrate ;
Member, District Board, IMeerut ;
Honorary Secretary, Nanakchand
Trust Committee : ]Member, Anglo-
Sanskrit School, and A'aish Or-
phanage ; President. Hindu Kanya
Pathasala, IMeerut ; Trustee,
Central Hindu College, Benares ;
Managing Director, Beopur Sahaik
Bank Ld. ; owns an estate assessed
at Hs. 15,000 per annum.
Address: " Ramnivas," Meerut
City, Punjab, India.
Ramanna, A., Advocate, Mysore ;
b. 1868 ; enrolled as Advocate,
Mysore Chief Court, 1880 ; Mem-
ber, Mjsore Refresentative Assem-
bly ; elected to the IMysore Legis-
lative Council, 1909 ; nominated
as member of the Economic Con-
ference of Mysore ; was a delegate
to the Indian National Congress.
190r,. Addi-cs!^: IMysore. India.
Raman Menon. K., B.A., B.L.,
Bar-at-Law, Chief Judge, Cochin,
appointed, 1888. Address: Erna-
kulam, Cochin, State, S. India.
Raman Pillai, P. N., INIadras ; s. of
Krishna Pillai; b. 1871; educ :
Maharaja's College. Trivandram,
and Presidency College, Madras ;
joined the .staff of the Madras
Standard as Sub-Editor, 1894 ;
became its Editor, 1908; severed
connection, 1910; Member of seve-
ral Public Associations. Recre-
ations : Literature, Outdoor games
and music. Address: 50, Gengoo
Reddi Street, Egmore, Madras,
India.
Ramanatha Ayyar, K. B., M.A.,
J3.L., L.T., Professor. Pachai-
yappa's College, Madras ; passed
B.A., 1884 : M.A., 1890 ; joined the
staff of the Pachiappa's College,
1891; passed L.T., 1892; B.L.,
1895 ; is a social reformer ; keenly
interested in the cause of Edu-
cation; Eellow, Madras University,
1904 ; Member, Madras Mahajana
Sabha ; Member IMadras Provin-
cial Congress Committee ; Mem-
ber, National Fund and Industrial
A.ssociation, Madras. Address :■
Triplicane, Madras, India.
Ramanathan, Ponnambalam, C.^I.
G. (1889), K.C., Solicitor-General,
Ceylon; b. Colombo. Ceylon, 1851 ;
2nd s. of A. Ponnambala ]Mudaliar
of the Governor's Gate ; m. 1st,
Selakshi, d. of E. Nanny tami
Mudaliar ; 2nd, Lelavalhi, autho-
ress of Western Pictures for
Eastern Students and editoress of
her husband's esoteric's expo-
sitions of the Gospels of St.
Mathow and St. John ; educ : The
Academy, Colombo ; and the
Presidency College, IMadras ; en-
rolled as Advocate, Supreme
Court, Ceylon, 1873 ; unollicial
Member, Legislative Council,
Ceylon, 1879-92 ; called, lionoris
causa, to the Bar (Inner Temple),
188G ; acted thrice as Attorney-
General, Ceylon, 1890, 1897, and
1898 ; retired, 190G ; represented
the Ceylon Government at the
Diamond Jubilee of late Empress
Victoria 'ind was awarded Gold
Medal, 1897. Publications : seve-
ral volumes of Law Reports and
347
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RAMANATHAN.
cases decided by the Supreme
Court of Ceylon, and treatises on
Philosophy, Religion, and Ethno-
logy. Address: Sukastan, Colombo,
Ceylon.
Ramanuja Chariar, Kilambi, M. A.,
B. L., Principal, INIaharaja's
College, Vizianagaram ; .5. of late
Mr. Kilambi Tatachariar ; b. 185.3 ;
ediic : IMaharaja's High School,
Viziayanagaram, and Presidency
College, Madras ; Vice-Principal,
IMaharaja's College, Viziayanaga-
ram, 1884 ; became Principal of
the same College, 1884. Address:
Vizianagaram, Vizagapatam Dis-
trict, Madras Presidency, India.
Eamanuja Chariar, Yaluttur, B.A.,
Rao Bahadur ; b. 1851 ; educ :
Government College, Kumbhako-
nam ; joined service as 4th clerk,
Kumbaconam CoUectorate ; Ac-
countant, Revenue Board's Office,
1885 ; became IManager, Revenue
Settlement, 1887 ; Huzur Sherista-
dar, Madura, 1888 ; First Assis-
tant, Board of Revenue (Revenue
.Settlement Dept.), 1889 ; First
Assistant, Revenue Board (Land
Records), 1892; First Assistant,
'Revenue Secretariat, 1902 ; Secre-
tary to the Commissioner of
Revenue Settlement, Board of
Revenue, 1903 ; retired, 1906 ;
Chairman of the Kumbaconam
]\Iunicipality and is also a Mem-
ber of the Madras Legislative
Council. Address : Kumbaconam,
Tanjore District, ]Madras Presi-
dency, India.
Rama Rao, Mattada, Rao Sahib
(1900), District Forest Officer,
Trichinopoly and Tanjore ; b.
1865 ; joined service as Forester
{Sub-pro-tem) , 1886; became For-
est Ranger, and acted in that
capacity in various places ; became
Extra-Assistant Conservator of
348
Forests, 1905 ; services lent to the
State of Travancore, 1908 ; Con-
servator of Forests till 1912 ;
reverted to British service, 1913 :
posted to Trichinopoly and Tanjore,
January 1915. Address : Tanjore,
Madras Presidency, India.
Rama Rao, Tumparti, B.A., Diwan
Bahadur (1909), retired Deputy
Collector; b. 1849; joined service,
1871 ; Translator, Kurnool Col-
lectorate, 1880 ; English Head
Clerk, Kurnool CoUectorate; Huzur
Sheristadar, 1882 ; Deputy Collec-
tor, 1885 ; served in Cuddapah,
Bellary and North Arcot districts ;
acted as Collector in charge of the
Zamindaries of Karvetnagar and
Kalahasti, 1904 ; retired, 1909.
Address : Dharmavaram, Anantha-
purDt., Madras Presidency, India
Rama Rao, Yenkata Rao, Bhene
ilehcrban, (_'hief of Raindrug ;
area of the State, 169 sq. miles ;
population, about 38,000 ; revenue,
2 lakhs ; a first class Sardar em-
powered to try his subjects for
capital offences ; holds a Sanad
of adoption. Address : Ramdrug,
Southern Mahratta Country, Bom-
bay Presidency, India.
Ramarayanimgar, Hon'ble Panu-
ganti, :\I.A., :Madras ; belongs to
a respectable Velama family
closely allied to the Raja of
Kalahasti ; cdicc : Anglo-Ver-
nacular High School (now the
Hindu High School), Triplicane,
and the Presidency College,
Madras; passed B.A., 1889;
M.A., 1902; actively connected
with public movements of the
day ; keenly interested in the
cause of education and particular-
ly of the Telugu Literature ;
Honorary Fellow, Madras Univer-
sity ; Member of the Telugu
Academy. Madras ; represents the
INDIAN BIOGEAPHICAL DICTION A HV. 1915.
Ramarayanimgar.
Madras Landholders in the
Supreme Legislative Council ;
President, 3rd Andhra Conference
held at Vizagapatam, 1915.
Address; Walaja Road, Mount
Road Post, Madras ; Kalahasti,
Chittoor District, Madras Presi-
dency, India.
Ramnad, Raja of; Raja Rajes-
wara Sethupathi, also known as
Muthu Ramalinga Sethupathi
Avergal ; a Palaigar whose
ancestors were of considerable
help to the British in quelling
disturbances in the southern part
of the Madras Presidency ; closely
related to the Zemindar of Siva-
ganga ; a liberal and enlightened
Zemindar much interested in the
welfare of his ryots ; contributed
Rs. 5,000 for a lying-in-ward in
the Caste and CJosha Hospital,
Madras, 1890; title of Raja
is personal. Address: Ramnad,
Madras Presidency, India.
Ramnagar Dhaneri, Raja of, Udit
Narayan Singh ; 6. 18G1 ; succeed-
ed to title, 1889; claims descent
from the Kings of Ajodyha ; the
settlement of the State was made
with Sarabjit Singh ; the estate
was released from the Court of
Wardr^ in 1901 and made over to
the present holder, whose title
of Raja was recognised as here-
ditary in 1887 ; the estate
comprises 193 villages and 95
mahals, with an annual revenue
of Rs. 1,71,500. Address: Ram-
nagar, Patehpur Tahsil, Bara
Banki, U.P., India.
Ramaswami Aiyangar, Asur, B.A.,
B.L., Revenue Commissioner,
Mysore State; b. 1851; passed
B.A., 1869; B.L., 1874; joined
Mysore State service as Munsifi,
1875 ; became Sub-Judge, 1880 ;
Assistant Comptroller, 1884 ;
Comptroller, 1886; Deputy Com-
missioner in several places till
1898 ; Inspector-General of Police,
1898; adopted effective measures
to check destructiveness of
sand-storms of Ralakad for
which he was warmly thanked
by Mysore Government ; special
duty to enquire and report on
Chikmagalur Hospital Defalca-
tions, 1903 ; received thanks of
the Mysore Government, 1904 ;
President of Committee for revising
Draft Police Regulations, 1904 ;
President of the Committee to
enquire into the claims of Sri
Parakalaswami Mutt to certain
Honours in Vishnu Temples, 1904;
Revenue Commissioner and ex-
officio Director of Statistics, 1906 ;
retired, 1911. Address: Mysore
City, India.
Ramaswami Aiyar, Chetpat Patta-
bhirama Aiyar, B.A., PL.,
High Court Vakil, Madras ; s.
of late Mr. C.R. Pattabhirama
Aiyar, B.A., B.Ij., Judge, City
Civil Court, JMadras ; educ :
Presidency College, Madras ;
passed B. A., 1899; B.L., 190'2 ;
enrolled as Vakil, IMadras High
Court, 1903 ; enjoys a lucrative
practice on the Original Side of
the High Court ; ]\[einber of the
Provincial Congress Committee,
Madras ; IMembcr, Pach-iiyappa's
Trust Board. IMadras ; Secretary,
Pachaiyappa's Hostel Pund; dona-
ted a large sum of money for the
Building Pund of the Hostel ;
elected a Fellow of the Madras
University, 1912; Member, Faculty
of Law, ^ladras University ; was
for sometime Honorary Secretary
of the Madras Mahajana Sabha ;
President, Sasi Vilasa Sabha,
^ladras ; IMember, Madras Cor-
poration, 1913. Address : " The
Grove," Tcynampet, Madras.
India.
349
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, l'J15.
Ramsw.
Ramsay, Maj-General, Sir John
George, K.CB. (1911); s. of
William J.D. Ramsay, R.N. ; b.
1856 ; entered 14th regiment,
1875; transferred to I. S.C., 1877;
became Colonel, 1906 ; Maj-
General, 1910 ; served during
Afghan War, 1878-1880 ; present
at the March from Kabul to
Khandahar ; Hazra Expedition,
1888; N.W. Frontier Expedition,
1897-98 ; present at the i-elief of
Chodalcara in China. 1900 ; relief of
Peking and Mahamand F^xpedition,
1908 ; D.Q.A.G., Bengal, 1890-95 ;
A.A.G., 2nd Dn. N. Armv, India,
1905 ; D.A.G.N. Command, India,
1907 ; Rawalpindi Brigade, 1907 ;
Jhelum Brig, 1907 ; Kohat Brig,
1908 ; Bangalore Infantry Bri-
gade, 1909-11 ; in. Ethel, d. of
Maj-General G. N. Gave, I.S.C.,
'1898. Address : Bangalore, Mysore
State, India.
Ramsay, Lt-Colonel Henry Lush-
ington, I.S.C, (retired) ; Commis-
sioner, 1874 ; acting Assistant
Agent to Governor-General in
Rajputana, 1877-8 ; Junior At-
tache, Foreign Department, 1879 ;
Senior Attache, 1880 ; Political
Officer on the staff of Sir F. S.
Roberts with the Kurnam Field
Force (medal and Clasp), 1879 ;
Assistant to the Agent to Governor-
General in Rajputana, 1880 ;
Magistrate at Abu, and Assistant
to General Superintendent, Thaggi
and Dacoity Deptt. 18S0 ;
Assistant Agent, Baluchistan, 1882;
Consul at Bassora, 1883 ; Canton-
ment Magistrate, Nasirabad, 1883;
Joint Commissioner, Ladak, 1885 ;
Political Agent, Bhopawar, 1891 ;
Political Agent, South Balu-
chistan, 1893 ; Political Agent
attached to Sardar Ayub Khan,
1894 ; retired, 1901. Publication:
"Western Tibet." Address: C/o.
India Office, London.
350
Ramsay, Major John, CLE. (1898),
Indian Army ; 4th -5. of the 8th
Earl of Dalhousie ; joined service
in the Army, 1882 ; acted as
Assistant in Ajmir and Indore
from July 188fi ; confirmed at
Indore, 1889 ; Political Agent at
Haraoti and Tonk, 1891 ; 1st
Assistant to Political Officer,
Indore, 1892 ; Assistant General
of Thaggi and Dacoitv department,
1892 ; Political Agent, Bnndul
khand, 1893 ; Political Agent and
Deputy Commissioner, Quetta-
Pisliin, 1898 ; Revenue and Judi-
cal Commissioner, Baluchistan,
1902-5.
Ramayya Panthulu, Jayanti, B.A.,
B.L., Deputy Collector, Madras
Service ; b, 1861 ; passed B.A.,
1882 ; joined service in the Coca-
nada CoUectorate as Vernacular
Clerk, 1886; English Head Clerk
of the same CoUectorate, 1888 ;
Huzur Sheristadar, 1890 ; Tahsil-
dar, 1891 ; Treasury Deputy
Collector, 1892 ; 4th Presidency
Magistrate, Madras, 1911 ; promot-
ed to 2nd grade and posted to
Chittoor, 1913; Personal Assistant
to the Collector, Guntur. 1914 ;
one of the founders of the Telugu
Academy, Madras, of which he is
a IMember ; greatly interested in
the promotion of Telugu Litera-
ture ; a frequent contributor to
' Indian Antiquarry,' and the
' Epigraphia Indica,' and the
journal of the Telugu Academy ;
among the articles contributed by
him are : Tottaramuddi plates of
kataya vana (Epigraphia Indica.
Vol II.) ; three inscriptions of
Reddies of Kondavedu ; an inscrip-
tion of Sarvalokasraya (Journal
of Telugu Academy, Vol., II) ; the
gift deeds of Madui-a Naiks (Ibid);
the scheme of Hindu Life (an
Address read by him before the
South Indian Association, IMadras,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1916.
Bamayya,
1913.) Address: Giuitur, Madras,
Presy., India.
Eanbir Singh, Hon'ble Raja Sir,
K.C.I.E., I'atiala; Uncle of H. H.
the Maharaja of Patiahi ; Presi-
dent, 8th Sikh Educational Con-
ference held at Ferozpur, 1915.
Address: Patiala, Punjab, India.
Randhir Chand, Thakur of Madhan
{see Madhan, TJtakjir of ;)
Ranga Chariar, Kanjivakkam,
B.A., Rao Saliib (I'JllI, Superin-
tendent, jNIadi-as Record Office;
b. Kanjivakkam, 1863; ediic :
Pachiappa's High School and
the Christian College, Madras ;
entered service as clerk in the
Secretariat, 1884 ; deputed to
assist Sir F. Price, I.C.S. ; Editor
of Ananda Ranga PiUai's Diary
and History of Ootacamund ;
appointed to present post. 1908 ;
owns 20 acres of land in Chingle-
put District. Address: 32, Poosola
Gengoo Reddy Street, Egmore,
jMadras, India.
Rangachariar, Malur, M.A.. Rao
Bahadur (1903), Professor of
Sanskrit and Comparative Philo-
logy, (retired). Presidency College,
j\Iadras ; b. Mysore, 1861 ; edzic :
Wosleyan Mission High School,
]\Iysore ; the Christian College,
Madras; passed B.A., as first in
his College, 1881 ; joined the
IMadras Medical College in the
]\I.B. and CM. class where he was
also a tutor in Chemistry ; joined
the Educational Department
as Science Lecturer, Government
College, Ivumbaconani, 1884 ;
Science Assistant, Government
College, Rajahmundry, 1885 ;
passed M.A., 188G ; 3rd Lecturer,
Rajahmundry College, 1887 ; on
special duty at Arkonam, 1891 ;
acting Professor of Chemistry,
Presidency College, Madras, 1891 ;
on Foringn service in Tra-
vancore, 1892 : Lecturer, Kuniba-
conom College, 1894 ; Lecturer,
Rajahmundry College,. 1898 ;
acting Professor of Phvsics,
Presidency College, Madras. 1898 ,
Lecturer, Kumbaconam College^
1898; Professor of Sanskrit and
Comparative Philology, Presidency
College, Madras, and Curator,
Government Oriental Manuscripts
and Library, Madras, 1901 ;
Registrar of Books, IMadras, 1907 ;
Fellow, Madras University, 1896 ;
Member of the Committee on
Aloral and Religious instruc-
tion; represented the Madras
Government at the Conferance of
Orientalists," held at Simla, 1911 ;
as Curator of Oriental ^Manuscripts
and Library, he acquired for the
Library about 6, 600 new MSS.,
and published 25 volumes of
the descriptive Catalogue of MSS.,
comprising abou^ 8,800 Royal
Octavo pages ; added books of re-
ference and periodicals and con-
siderably improved the usefulness
of the Library for the conduct of
the Oriental study and research ;
a Hindu of the Vedantic type,
tolerant and catholic towards other
religions ; advocate of reform
in Hindu Society on strictly
national lines and is opposed to
the introduction of agencies alien
to the sentiment of the people ;
retired from service in the Pre-
sidency College, Madras, October
1914 ; still continues in the post
of Registrar of Books, Madras.
Publicntions : " The Gaimtasara
Bangraha " (a treatise on Hindu
IMathematics) ; " SaravaSidhanta
Sangrahii. " (a Philosophical work
of Sankara) : and a Life of Buddha,
by Buddhaghosa a work of the 5th
.century A. D. ; Rupavatara",
' ' Kavyadarsa" , Prayasa Scngraha,
'■ Maghasandeslia. "Zugas, Func-
tion of Religion in Social evolu-
351
INDIAN EIOfTRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RANGACHARIAR.
tion, the Bagavat Gita, "Ortho-
graphy ' ' and Pronounciation in
Tamil." Address: Tholasinga-
perumall Koil Street, Triplicane,
Madras, India.
Ranga Chari, Triplicane Moppur,
B.A., M.R.A.S.. Diwan Bahadur,
(1908), retired District Judge,
Madras ; b. 1850 ; joined service
as 1st Judge's clerk, Court of
Small Causes, Madras, 1872 ; be-
came District Munsiff, 1880 ; Sub-
Judge, 1899 ; District and
Sessions Judge, 1905; retired,
1909. Address : Madras, India.
Rangachariar, Tiruvalur Thata,
B.A., B.L., Diwan Bahadur
(1910), retired District Judge:
b. 185-lr ; joined service as District
Munsiff, Tiruvallur in Tanjore,
1885; Sub-Judge, Kumbaconam,
1903 ; District Judge, North
Arcot, 1910; retired, 1912;
Address : Tiruvallur, Chingleput
District, Madras Presidency,
India.
Ranking, Lt Col. George Speirs
Alexander, M.A., M.D., R.A.M.
C.T.F., I. M.S., (retired); Ad-
ministrator, 3rd S. G. Hospital ;
University Lecturer in Persian
at Oxford ; b. Hastings, 1852 ;
y. s. of late Robert Ranking of
Hastings ; m. Elix Maunsell,
d. oi John Duncan, 1875; educ:
Aldenham School, Herts ; joined
I. M.S., 1875 ; held various Mili-
tary and Civil appointments in
India ; became Professor of
Chemistry, Medical College, Cal-
cutta ; 1892 ; Surgeon-Superinten-
dent, General Hospital, 1898 ;
Secretarv, Board of Examiners,
Calcutta', 1894-1905 ; retired,
1905 ; Fellow, Calcutta Univer-
sity. Publications : Hidayatu-
hukama ; Ralim Zaban-i-Urdu
352
(Called Guide to Hindustani in
subsequent editions) ; Elements
of Arabic and Persian Prosody ;
Translation of al-badaonis Munta-
kahbu-t-Tawarikha (Bib, Ind.
Colloquial Urdu Urdu Prose
Composition, English Urdu Primer
for Colonial Artillery (war office)
Jrublications : Annotated Glossary
to the Bagh-o-bahar ; English
Hindustani Dictionary Pervation
of health in India ; Primer of
Persian ; articles in Lancet British
Medical Journal, Indian Medical
Gazette Journal of the Asiatic
Society of Bengal. Address :
Beech Lawn Park Town, and
Balliol College, Oxford. Club :
Oxford and County.
Rapson, Edward James, M. A.
Professor of Sanskrit, Cambridge
University since 1906 ; Member,
Royal Asiatic Society, Bengal ;
Royal Numismatic Society ;
Societe Asiatique of France ; one
of the Editors of the Numismatic
Chronicle ; 6. 1861 ; s. of Rev. E,
Rapson of Falmouth ; m. Ellen
Daisy, d. of late William Allen.
1902 ; educ : Hereford Cathedral
School ; St. John's College, Cam-
bridge ; Hutchinson India Lan-
guages student, 1885 ; Fellow of St.
John's College, Cambridge; Assis-
tant Librarian at the Indian
Institute, Oxford, 1887 : Assistant
in the Department ol Coins and
Medals, British Museum, 1887-
190G ; Professor of Sanskrit,
University College, London ; 1903-
6. Publications : The Struggle for
Supermacy between England and
France in India ; coins of the
Andhra Dynasty ; the Western
Kshatrapas, etc ; (British Museum
Catalogues of India coins) ;.
numerous contributions on Indian
Philology, history and Archaeology
in the J. R. A. S. etc. Address : 8,
Mortimer Road, Cambridge.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RASUL.
Rasul, Abdul, M.A.. Bar-at-Law,,
Calcutta ; b. 1872 ; a. of Moulvi
Ghulam Rasul, Zamindar of
Gumiank ; ecluc : Government
School, Dacca ; King's College,
Liverpool; B.A., 189G ; M.A.,
1898 ; B.C.L,, the sanae year,
returned to India, 1898 ; enrolled
as an Advocate of the High Court,
Calcutta, 1899. Address : 14,
Royd Street, Calcutta.
SatcliiTe, Samuel Kerkham ; Journ-
alist and Secretary of the Socio-
logical Societv ; h. 1868 ; Editor of
the Echo, 1900 ; acting Editor of
the Statesmen, Calcutta ; 1903-6 ;
Lecturer, London School of Econo-
mics ; London Correspondent to
several Indian papers ; Editor of
the Sociological Review ; Univer-
sity Extension Lecturer ; Lecturer
before the East India Association.
Addr?ss : '21, Buckingham Street,
W.C. Club : National Liberal.
Ratlam, Raja of; Captain H. H.
Sir Sajjan Singh, K. C.S. I. ;
(1910); s. of Raja Ranjit Singh,
K.C.S.I.; b. 1880; succeeded to
gaddi, 1893 ; educ : Daly Col-
lege, Indore ; joined the Imperial
Cadet Corps, 1903 ; Honorary
Captain in the British Army ;
placed in charge of the State, 1898 ;
m. the daughter of H. H. the
Rao of Kutch, 1902 ; claims des-
cent from the younger branch of
the Jodhpur family and claims
moral supremacy over the Rajput
Chiefs in Mahva ; area of the
State, 1,130 square miles; popu-
lation, 85,000; has a small force
of cavalry and infantry, besides
irregulars ; entitled to a. salute of
11 guns. Address : Ratlam Town,
Western Malwa, Central India.
Ratthgan, Henry Adolphus Byden,
Bar-at-Law, Additional Judge,
Chief Court, Punjab ; called to Bar,
24
1888 ; Legal Remembrancer, and
Secretary to Punjab Legislative
Council," 1900 ; Oflg. Judge, Chief
Court, 1904 ; Temporarv Addi-
tional Judge, 1905; Confd., 1909.
Address : Lahore, Punjab.
Ratton, Surgeon-Major James
Joseph Louis, M. D., M. R. C. S.,
I-.M.S., (retired) ; joined service as
Assistant Surgeon, 1867 ; served
in the Abyssinian Expedition, and
won a medal ; Civil Surgeon,
Central Provinces, 1869-70 ; on
special duty in connection with
the manufacture of salt, 1872 — 76 ;
again on special duty in connection
with the famine relief works,
1876 ; Surgeon and Superintendent
of Central Jail, Chittoor (Madras
Presidency), 1877 ; Surgeon,
General Hospital, and Professor,
Medical College, Madras, 1885 ;
Fellow, University of Madras,
1866 ; retired, 1888. Publications :
Hand-book on Common Salt ;
Treatise on Tetanus ; Syllabus of
Surgery.
Rauf, Ahmed, Khan Bahadur,
Madras ; (j. s. of late Azim Jah
• Bahadur, 1st Prince of Arcot ; b.
1865 ; educ : Harris High School,
Rayapet, and the Government
Madras-i-Azam, Madras ; connec-
ted with many public institutions,
such as the Government Boys'
School, Mylapore, the ]\Iadras
Presidency Muslim League, the
Madras Muslim Association, the
Hamidia Urdu Society, etc.
Publications : Several poems in
Urdu and Persian ; Arithmetic
for schools. Address : Meersapet,
Madras.
Ravenscroft, Edward W., C. S. I.,
1. C. S., (retired) educ: King
Henry 7th's Grammar School,
Ottery St. Mary, and Hailey-
bury College; joined I. C. S.
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RAVENSHAW.
in Bombay and arrived in
India, 1851 ; served as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate ;
Inspector-in-Chief under the
Bombay Cotton Frauds Act, 18G4;
President, Corporation, of Bom-
bay, 1864 ; Chief Secretary to
Government of Bombay (Revenue,
etc. Dept), 1877 ; Collector of Bom-
bay and Superintendent of Stamps
and Stationery, 1868 ; jMember,
Legislative Council, Bombay, 1871-
73 ; Collector of Salt Revenue,
1871 ; on special duty as Member
of the Baroda Commission for
investigating into the charges
against the Gaekwar ; Member of
Council of the Governor-General,
India, 1879 ; retired, 1884.
Address : c/o India Office, London.
Ravenshaw, Lt.-Col. Charles
Withers, Indian Army (retired) ;
joined service, 1872 ; Assistant
Cantonment Magistrate in vaiious
places till 1875 ; special Political
Agent, 1877 ; on special duty in
connection with the boundary
dispute, 1879-80 ; served in Afghan
War (Modal) ; transferred to Police
Department and posted as
Superintendent, Rajputana Rail-
way Police, 1880 ; Assistant
Commissioner, INIerwara, 1886 ;
1st Assistant Political Resident.
Persian Gulf, 1887 ; Cantonment
Magistrate, and Judge, Court of
Small Causes, Secunderabad, 1890;
Assistant to Resident in Mysore.
1891 ; Resident in Gwalior and
Mewar, 1895 and 1897 respectively;
became Lt.-Col, 1898 ; Commis-
sioner, Ajmir-Merwara, 1899 ;
Resident at Baroda, 1899 ; at
Nepal, 1902. Address : ^Messrs.
Grindlav & Co.. 54, Parliament
Street, S. W.
Rawin, Chief of ; Kidar Singh
Thakur, succeeded to estate, 1905;
claims the same descent as the
354
family of Jubbal ; enjoys full
powers but sentence of death
requires confimation by Superin-
tendant, Simla Hill States; area
of tbe State, 7 sq. miles ; popula-
tion, 900; revenue, Rs. 35, COO.
Address: Rawin, Simla Hill
States, Punjab.
Rawling. Cecil Godfrey, CLE.
(1909) ; F.R.G.S., Captain of
Somerset Light Infantry; b. 1870
s. of late S. B. Rawling of Beau
mont ; educ : Clifton College
Joined service in the army, 1891
became Captain, 1901; served
N.-W. Frontier, India, won medal
with clasp 1897-98 ; Tibet Mission
(medal with clasp), 1904; explored
and surveyed 40,000 sq. miles
of Western Tibet, 1903 ; Com-
manded the Gartok expedition
across Tibet, 1904-5 ; awarded
the Murchison Bequest by the
Royal Geographical Society, 1909 ;
Chief Survey Officer, British
Expedition to Dutch New Guinea,
1913. Publication: The Great
Plateau ; The Land of the New
Guinea Pygmies. Address : 16,
Montagu street, Potman Squai-e,
W. Gbibs : Army and Navy.
Rawlins, Thomas William, I.C.S.,
(retired) ; educ : Clare College ;
passed the I.C.S. examination,
1860 ; joined service and arrived
in India, 1863 ; posted to N. W.
P. where he served as Assistant
Magistrate and Collector, etc. ;
became Judge of the Court of
Small Causes, Allahabad, 1872 ;
transferred to Government of
India service (Financial branch),
1877 ; Accountant-General and
Deputy Commissioner of Paper
Currency, Punjab, 1880 ; Accoun-
tant-General, Madras, 1888 ; re-
tired, 1896. Address : c/o India
Office, London.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Rawlinson.
Rawlinson, Lt.-Col. Charles Brook,
CLE. (1905) ; Revenue Coinniis-
sioner, N.W.F.P,, since 1910; b.
1886 ; ediic : jNIarlborough ; joined
service in the Army, 1885 ; Assist-
ant Commissioner, 1889; Captain,
1896 ; Deputy Commissioner, N.-
W. F. Province, 1901 ; Major,
1903. Address: Peshawar, India.
Ray, A. K., M.A.. M.R.A.C, Pro-
vincial Civil Service, Bengal ;
belongs to an ancient and much-
respect.ed Kanouj family; claims to
be •llih. in descent from Veda-
garbha (the most learned in the
Vedas) ; educ : Government Col-
lege, Hoogly; passed B. A. (heading
the list), 1879 ; obtained the record
stipend and joined the Presidency
College, Calcutta ; passed M.A.
{with Honours), 1880; joined the
Rajshahi College as Professor of
•Science, 1881 ; proceeded to
England, 1882 ; joined the Royal
Agricultural College, Cirencester,
and passed the M.R.A.C. with
first class Honours ; obtained the
life membership and a money
prize of the Royal Agricultural
Society, England ; returned to
India and joined the Provincial
€ivil Service, Bengal ; filled all
the lower ranks of the service and
was in charge of important Sub-
divisions ; received commendations
for his work in connection with
the Excise, Settlement, Regis-
tration, Land acquisition, and
Census Departments ; conducted
operations inidor the Bengal
Tenancy Act, and was the first to
submit the final report ; thanked
by Government for his compila-
tion on the ' Land values of
■Calcutta ' which was circulated to
all District Officers ; acted as
Collector of Balasore ; transferred
to the Presidency Division. Publi-
cations : Census Report of Calcutta,
1900 ; Impressions in England ;
Short History of Calcutta ; Gojatir
Unnati ; Goseba, Part I ; Krishi
0 Gomay ; and a large number
of contributions to periodicals.
Address : Calcutta, India.
Ray, Profulla Chandra, CLE.,
(191-2); D.Sc._(Kdin.); Ph. D.
(Cal.) ; Senior frofessor of Chemis-
try, Presidency College, Calcutta,
since the beginning of his career ;
0. 1861 ; educ : Calcutta, and Edin-
burgh University, at Utter of
which he graduated D.Sc. ; Hon-
D.Sc, Durham University, 1912;
Fellow of A. S. of Bengal and of
Chemical Society. Publications :
History cf Hindu Chemistry;
many contributions on nitrates in
the Journal of Chemical Society
&c. Address : Presidency Collge,
Calcutta.
Ray, Sarat Chandra. Editor,
'■ Hindu Patriot ", CaleutUi ; 2nd
s. of late Brojonath Ray; b. Cal-
cutta, 1862 ; educ : Hare School,
Calcutta ; took to Journalism from
about his 17 th year ; joined
Government service as Assistant
in the Foreign Office; worked
in the ^lilitary Accounts Depart-
ment ; resigned and reverted to
journalism; was connected with
various Newspapers such as the
' Amrita Bazar Patrika' , the
' Indian Echo ', ' Gup and
Gossip,' ' Beaver,' National Guar-
dian,' 'Power ', 'Saturday Herald,'
and the ' Bengalee ; joined the
staff of the ' Hindu Patriot ' as
Joint Editor when it was a daily
paper ; has Ijcen Editor since its
conversion into a weekly ; iit. the
daughter of late I'urna Chandra
IMitter of Mozufferpur ; Private
Secretary to Maharaja Bahadur
Sir Prodj'ol. Coomar Tagorc;
Assistant Secretary, British Indian
Association. Address : 49. Pathu-
riaghatta Street, Calcutta ;
355
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1(U5.
BAY.
' Tagore Castle.' Calcutta; IR,
British Indian Street, Calcutta.
Raye, Colonel Daniel O'Connell,
M.D., I. M.S., (retired) : joined
service in India, 1876 ; Resident
Surgeon, General Hospital, Cal-
cutta, 1885 ; Professor, Medical
College, and Surgeon to College
Hospital, Calcutta, 1881 ; Princi-
pal Medical Officer, Calcutta, 1895;
Inspector-General of Civil Hos-
pitals, Punjab, 1S95 ; retired,
1899.
Raymond, Colonel Francis, F.R.C.
V.S., C.I.E., (191-i) : Indian Civil
Veterirary Department (retired) ;
b. 1854: ; joined Home service,
1878 ; became Major, 1898 ; served
in the Zulu War ; Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Bengal, 1896 ; Lt.-Col. 1905 ;
served in South Africa (medal with
clasp), 1879 ; served in Chitral
expedition (medal with clasp),
1895 ; became Colonel, 1908 ;
retired. 1912. Address: V. College,
Bellagachia, Bengal. rz»6: Consti-
tutional.
Raynor, William Downing, ]\I A.,
Principal, Doveton College, Madras;
.s. of Rev. Edwin Raynor ; b.
St. Lawrence. Kent, 1876 ;
ediic : Christ's Hospital, London,
and Hertford College, Oxford ;
passed B.A., 1896; M. A., 1900;
Classical Exhibitioner ; won final
Honors in Science ; joined service
as teacher in the Grammar School,
Bradford ; came out to India as
Principal, Doveton Protestant
College, Madras, 191-2; ?k. Alice,
d. of Dr. W. P. Dale. Address :
Doveton College, Vepery, Lladras.
Rea, Alexander, P. S. A. (Scot),
Superintendent, Archaeological
Survey of S. India (Retd.); b. 1858 ;
356
ediic: Glasgow ; joined service, 188-2:
First Assistant. Archieological
Survey of S. India. 1882; acting
Lecturer on Art and Geometry in
the School of Arts. Madras, 1888-
84 ; Professional Adviser to
Government on the conservation of
ancient nionuments ; Member for
Archaeology on the Sub-Committee
on the Public Services Commission,
1887 ; deputed to examine and
report on certain Pre-historic
burial places in Madras, Chingle-
put, and Kodaikanal, July 1887 ;
Assistant Editor, " Epigraphia
Indica " and Record of the Arch-
reological Survey of India, 1888 ;
In charge of the Office of the
Archaeological Survey of Western
India, 9th July to \Sth October,
1889 ; Archaeological Surveyer,
1890 ; Superintendent, Archaeologi-
cal Survey. Madras, 1891 ; deputed
to examine and report on the
ancient remains in Coorg, 1893 ;
Honorary Assistant Superinten-
dent, Central Museum, Madras,
1903; retired, 1913. Publications : A
description of the ruins of " Vijaya-
nagar " in the Madras Christian
College Magazine, 1886; "Some
Pre-historic Burial Places in
Southern India" in the Journal of
the Asiatic Society of Bengal,
1888; "Method of Archisological
preservation in India " in th'c
Journal of the Royal Asiatic
Society of Great Britain and
Ireland, 1890; " Pallava Architec-
ture", etc. Address: Bangalore,
Myisorc State.
Rebesch, Hon'ble Samuel, M. Inst.,
C.E., Executive Engineer, (re-
tired), Bombav ; one of the oldest
Officers of the P. W. D. ; ednc:
King's College, London, and
Cooper's Hill ; joined service as
Assistant Superintendent, 1875 ;
Executive Engineer (Irrigation
Branch) in charge of Sholapur,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Rebf:sch.
Napjar, Poona and several other
places ; coiii^tructed the Kandahar
Railway from Joca bad to Si hi, 1880;
Executive Engineer, 1893 ; Under-
Secretary to Government (F.W.D),
1896-97; Superintending Engineer,
Poona, and then of Sind ; in
charge of the Northern Division
with head-quarters at Bombay,
1890 ; Chairman. Bombay City
Improvement Trust. 1890 ; Chair-
man, Victoria Jubilee Tech-
nical Institute ; also Additional
Member, Legislative Council,
Bombay, 190-2. Address : Bombay.
Beed, John Henry Frederick, B.A.,
Bar-at-Law, India Office, London;
jomed service in the Accountant-
Creneral's Branch, India Office,
London ; 2nd class clerk, 1872 ;
passed B.A., (London), 1881;
junior clerk, 1887 ; called to Bar
(Grav's inn), 1900; Joint Editor
of India Office List, 1905. Address:
India Office, London.
Reed, Stanley, LL.D. (Glasgow)
Editor, "Times of India," sinca
1907 ; b. Bristol, 1872; iii. Lilian,
d. of John Humphrey of Bombay,
1901 ; educ : privately ; joined the
staff of the " Bristol Times and
Mirror," 1887 ; " Times of India,"
1897 ; Special Correspondent to the
Times of India and the Daily Chro-
nicle, in parts affected by famine,
1900 ; accompanied the Prince and
Princess of W;^les in India in
their Indian tour. 1905-6 ; Amir's
visit to India, 1907, and Persian
Gulf, 1907 ; Honorary Secretary,
Jamsetji Jijibhai Hospital Nursing
Association; Joint Honorary
Secretary, King Edward Memo-
rial, Bombay; Joint Honorary
Secretary. Statistic and Economic
Society of Western India , 2iid in-
Oominand, Bombay Light Horse;
represented Western India in the
Imperial Press Conference, 1909.
Publications : From Delhi to
Bombay : the Royal Tour in India;
The King and Queen in India.
Recreations : Hunting, Golf, and
Tennis. Address : Bombay, India ;
99, Shoe Lane, E. C Clubs :
BycuUa, Royal Bombay Yacht;
Orient, Bombay.
Rees, Sir John D., K.C.I E. (1910),
C.Y.O. (1908), CLE. (1890), J. P.
for Middlesex, 1907 ; M. P. (U)
East Division of Nottingham since
1912 ; Governor and Member of
Council, University College, N.
Wales, Aberystwyth ; Fellow,
University of Madras ; b. 1854 ;
e. s. of late Lodowick W^illiam
Rees; vi. Hon'blc Mary, 3rd
daughter of General Sir James
Dormer, K. C. B., 1891 ; edtic:
Cheltenham College; joinod I.C.S..
1875; Private Secretary to
Sir M. Grant Duff, Lord Conne-
mara, and Lord Wenlock, Gover-
nors of Madras; 1886-92; Tamil,
Telugu, Persian and Hindustani
Translator to Government of
Madras ; Russian Interpreter ; on
special duty with H.R.H. the
Duke of Clarence during his visit
and tour in the Madras Presidency,
1889-90 ; Resident, Travancore
and Cochin ; Additional Member,
Imperial Legislative Council,
India, 1890-95 ; retired, 1901 ;
travelled extensively in Asia
including Japan ; Chairman.
British Central Africa Co., Ltd.;
Director, South Indian Railway
Co., Ltd., Mysore Gold Mining Co.
Ltd , Champion Reef (UAd IMining
Co., Ltd., Port Madryan (Ar-
gentina) Co., Ltd., Chubut Ry.
Co., Ltd. ; Kolar Power Co., Ltd.,
Bengal Dooars Ry. Co., Ltd.,
Oregum Gold Mining Co. Ltd.;
British Columbia Fruit Farms
Ltd. ; Tati Concessions litd. M.P.
(L) Montgomery Dl., 190(1-10.
357
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Rees.
Publications : Tours in India :
Duke of Clarence in S. India; The
Muhammudans ; The Real India ;
Modern India. Address : Thames,
House, Queen Street Place, E. C;
Clubs: Carlton, Travellers', Ba-
chelors'.
Rehrakhol, Raja of ; Bir Chandra
Jadunath Deo Jenamani ; succeed-
ed to Radi, l'.)OG ; area of the
Estate. 833 scj. miles ; population,
about -27,500; Revenue, 55,000;
the Chief is a Kadambamsi Rajput.
Address: Rehrahkol, Sambalpur,
Bombay Presidency.
Reid, Sir Arthur Hay Stewart, K.T.
(1909), M.A., Bar-at-Law. Chief
Judge, Chief Court, Punjab; (Rstd.)
b. 1851 ; 'ind s. of Henry Stewart
Reid of the Bengal Civil Service ;
m. Imogen, d. of Sir Cecil Beadon,
K.C.S.I., 1897 ; educ : Harrow, and
Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; passed
B.A., '1872 ; M.A., 1885; called
to Bar (Inner Temple), 1874 ;
Puisne Judge, Chief Court, Punjab,
1896 ; Chief Judge, 1902. Address:
Lahore, Pun jib. Club : United
University.
Reid, George Boiban, k.a., l.c.s.,
(retired) ; educ : Harrow and
Corpus Christi College, Oxford ;
passed I. C. S. examination, 1865 ;
arrived in India and joined service
as Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1867 ; First Assistant
Collector, 1878 ; Settlement Officer,
Baroda, 1879 and 1882 ; Junior
Collector and ]Magistrate, 1886 ;
Senior Collector and Magistrate,
1888 ; Commissioner of Northern
Division, 1892 ; retired 1897.
Reid, James Robert, C. I. E. (1890),
I. C- S. (retired); educ: Edin-
burgh University ; passed the
I.C.S. examination, 1859 ; joined
service as Assistant Magistrate,
358
N.-W. Provinces, 1860 ; served in
various lower grades and became
Deputy Commissioner of Oudh ;
Assistant Settlement Ofhcer,.
Azamgarh, 1868 ; Magistrate and
Collector, 1878 ; Secretary to Go-
vernment, N.-W. Provinces, 1883 ;
Chief Secretary, 1884 ; Com-
misfioner of Kumaon Division,
1888 ; IMember, Board of Revenue,
N.-W. Provinces, 1890; Member,
Legislative Council, N.W.P.,
1891 ; retired, 1894.
Reid, Hon'ble William James,
I.C.S.,C.S. 1.(1914), (Bar-at-Law),
Member of Council, Assam ; educ
Glasgow High School, and Em-
manuel College, Cambridge; joined
service as Assistant-Collector,
1889 ; Offg. Chief Secretary to
Commissioner, Assam, 1912; Mem-
ber of Council, 1913. Address :
Gauhati, Assam, India.
Rendall, Sir Alexander Meadows,
M.A., K.C.I. E. (1887), Consulting
Engineer, India Oftiec. London; s.
of J.M. Rendall; F.R.S. 6.1829;
educ : King's School, Canterbury,
and Trinitv College, Cambridge ;
passed B. A., 1850; M.A., 1854;
Scholar and Wrangler ; studied as
Civil Engineer ; joined service as
Engineer, London Dock Company,
1856 ; Engineer to the Leith Har-
bour, and other Companies ; built
the shed well of the new Vasin, the
Royal Albert Dock, the Albert and
Edinburgh Docks at Leith, the
Workington Dock and harbour,
etc. ; visited India, 1857-58 ; Mem-
ber of the Commission to determine
the narrow gauge for Indian Rail-
ways, 1870; designed the Sukkur
bridge over the Indus ; is now
Consulting Engineer to the Secre-
tary of State for India, and to
various Indian Railway Com-
panies; is a Member, Board of
Visitors of R.I.E. College. Address:
23, Russel Square W.C.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Rknnick.
Rennick, Lt. Col. Albert De
Clancy, Bar-at-Law, I.C.S. (retir-
ed) ; joined service, ISGd ; arrived
in India, 1886 ; served as As.sistant
Commissioner in the Punjab,
1870-79 ; Cantonment IMagistrate,
1880 ; Deputy Conimissioner, 1889 ;
Consul for Pondicherrv and
Karikal, 1901.
Renny, Col. Sidney Mercer, R.A.,
CLE. (1911) ; Director of Ord-
nance Factories, Woolwich, Since
1906 ; joined service, 1880 ; trans-
ferred to Ordnance Department in
India, as Assistant Superinten-
dent, Gun-Carriage Factory, Fateh-
garh, 1888; Assistant Superinten-
dent, Foundry and Shell Factory,
Cossipore, 1891 ; Superintendent,
1899 ; Ordnance Consulting Officer
for India, 1905 ; Inspr.-Genl. of
Ord. Factories in India 1906 ;
Served in Burmese War, 1885-6.
Address : Ordnance Factories,
Woolwich.
Renouf, Winter Charles, I.C.S. ,
Director of Land Records and
Agriculture, Punjab : ediic : Vic-
toria College, Jersey, and Christ
Church, Oxford; passed I.C.S.,
1887 ; joined service as Assistant
Commissioner in the Punjab, 1889 ;
District Judge, 1899 ; Deputy
Commissioner 1901 ; Director of
Land Records and Agriculture,
1903. Address : Lahore, India.
Renton, Hon'ble Mr. Justice, A.
Wood, M.A., L.L.B., Chief
Justice, Suprenie Court, Ceylon;
b. 1861 ; s. of Rev. John Renton ;
editc : (ilasgow Academy, and
Edinburgh University ; won the
Rectorial prize ; called to Bar,
1885 ; appointed Puisne Judge,
Supreme Court, Mauritius, 1901 ;
Judge, Supreme Court, Ceylon,
1905. Publications: "Law and
Practice of Lunacy", etc. Address :
Colombo, Ceylon ; also No.
Garden Court Temple, E.G.
1,
Rewah, H. H. Maharaja Yenkat
Raman Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.
I. ; b. 1876 ; s. of H. H. Maharaja
Raghuraj Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.
I.; III. the Princess of Dumraon and
Rutlam and daughter of Parihar
Thakur in Oudh ; ediic: at Rewah;
invested with full powers, 1895 ;
combated two severe famines which
strained largely the resources of
the State ; offered Rs. 5,000 foe
the purchase of vaseline for the
use of Indian troops in the front
sufiering from frost-bite, 1915.
Heir : Maharajkumar Prince Gulab
Singhji ; b. 1904. Recreations:
Shootmg, Army Drill. Address:
Rewah, Central India.
Reynolds, Charles Henry, C.S.I.
(1897), M.I.C.E., Indian Tele-
graph Department (retired) ; jomed
service as Assistant Superintendent
of Telegraphs. 1868 ; Personal
Assistant to Director-General of
Telegraphs, 1870 and 187'2 ; in
charge of Famine Division, 1874 ;
Superintendent of Telegraphs,
1886; represented India at the Tele-
graph Conference, Berlin, 1885 ;
Director of Telegraph Construc-
tions, 1889 ; Director, Tralhc
Branch, 189'2 ; Deputv Director-
General, 1894 ; retired ; 1898.
Reynolds, George Bernard, M.I.C.
]•;., M. I.M.E., :M.1.S. I., Indian
P.W.I), (retired) ; joined service
and was posted to State Railway
Branch, 1875; transferreed to Loco.
Department, 1879-91 ; appointed
as Executive Engineer and
Manager. Warora Colliery, 1891 ;
retired, 1897.
Reynolds, Herbert John. C. S. I.
(18H5), I.C.S. ireiired); .s. of
late S. Reynolds ; 6. 1832 ;
359
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Reynolds.
educ : Eton and King's College,
Cambridge; B.A., 185G; Follow,
1855 ; m. ^largaretta Cathrine,
d. of late H. P. Waring of Lvme
Regis, 1856 ; entered service,
1855 ; Secretary to Government of
Bengal, 1877-84 ; sometime Mem-
ber of the Bengal Legislative
Council and Board of Revenue,
1884 ; retired, 1889 ; President
of the Asiatic Society, 1883 ;
Additional Member, Governor-
General's Council ; Vice-Chancel-
lor, Calcutta University. Address :
SouthclifTe Tower, Cliff Cottage
Road. Bournemouth, W.
Reynolds, Leonard William, CLE.,
(1912). Dy. Secy., Government of
India, Forgn. Dept., since 1911.
b. 1874 ; educ : Bradfield College ;
Exeter College, Oxford (Exhbr.) ;
Oxford Univ. Assn. Football xi,
1896 ; I.C.S., 1897 ; Joined Service
in India, 1898 ; Served in U. P. as
Asst. Mag. at Allahabad, 1898 ;
First Asst. to Agent to Govr.-
Genl., Central India, 1905 ; K-I-
H (Gold Medal), 1905. Address :
Totteridge House, High Wycombe.
Cbibs. E.I. United Service ; U.
S., Simla.
Reynolds, William Henry, Survey
of India (retired) ; joined service,
1861 ; on Survey duty N.-W.
Frontier, including service with
the Ambala Expedition, 1863-71 ;
served in the Forest Department
and rose to the position of
Deputy Superintendent of Forest
Surveys ; rejoined the Survey
Department as Deputy Superin-
tendent, 1890 ; Superintendent,
Forest Surveys, 1891 ; retired.
19C0. Address: c/o India Office,
London.
Ribbentrop, Berthold, CLE. (1890),
Inspector-General of Forests,
India, (retired) ; b. 1843 ; joined
360
service as Assistant Conservator
of Forests, 1866 ; Conservator of
Forests, Burma, 1876 ; transferred
to Punjab, 1883 ; Inspector-
General of Forests, India, 1889 ;
retired, 1900. Publication: Hmts
on Arboriculture ; Forestry in
British India. Address : 17, War-
wick Gardens, S. W.
Rice, B Lewis, CLE., (1884), Direc-
tor of Archaeological Researches,
Mysore, (retired.); b. 1837 ; .s. of
Rev. B. Rice; joined service as Direc-
tor of P. I., Mysore and Coorg; Secre-
tary to first Education Commis-
sion ; Secretary to Government of
IMysore, Education and Miscel-
laneous Departments ; acting
Secretary, Police Department.
Publications: "Gazetteer of My-
sore," two volumes ; "Bibliotheca
Carnatica," six volumes; " Epi-
graphia Carnatica, " twelve
volumes ; " Mysore and Coorg" in
the Imperial Gazetteer of India,
etc. Address: Harrow-on-the-Hill,
England. Chrb : Royal Societies.
Rice, Percival Stanley Pitcairn,
I.C.S., educ : New College, Oxford;
joined service as Assistant Collec-
tor and Magistrate, 1891 ; the
same year he was attached to
Revenue Survey Party No. 1, and
Revenue Settlement Party No. 5 ;
acted in various places in the
capacity of Head Assistant Collec-
tor, Senior Assistant Collector,
Principal Assistant Collector,
Revenue Officer, Tungabhadra Pro-
ject Investigation, etc., until he
became Sub-Collector and Joint
Magistrate, 1905 ; acting District
and Sessions Judge, 1905 ; on
special duty to arrange for
organisation of the District Court,
Guntur, 1905 ; Collector and
^Magistrate, 1908. Publications :
Occasional Essays, etc. Address:
Saidapet. Chingleput District,
^ladras Presidency, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, lOir^.
Rick.
Rice, Walter Francis, C.S.I. (1910) ;
Chief Secretiiry to Government
of Burma ; educ : Balliol College,
Oxford ; ioined service, 1890 ;
became Secretary, 1905 ; Chief
Secretary, 1907 ; ]\Iember, Legis-
lative Council, Burma, since
1909 Addres'^ : Rangoon, Burma.
Richards, Sir Henry Erie, M. A.,
F3.C.L., K.C.S.I., (1909); K. C,
(190.5) ; b. 18r,l ; e. .s. of late Rev.
Prebendary Richards ; in. Isabel,
e. d. of Spencer Butler of Lin-
coln's Inn, 1897 ; ediic : Eton,
New College, Oxford : called to
Bar (Inner Temple), 1887; joined
Oxford Circuit ; Counsel of Great
Britain in Samoa .irbitration and
Junior Counsel in Venezuela arbi-
tration at the Hague ; Law Mem-
ber, India, 1904-1909 ; Counsel of
Newfoundland and Canada in
North Atlantic Coast Fisheries
Arbitration at the Hague, 1910.
J'ublicotions : several articles in
legal Magazines. Addresa : fi.
South Park's Road, Oxford.
Cbib : United University.
Richards, Sir Henry George, Kt.
(1911). K.C.. M.A.. Chief Justice.
High Court, U.P.; e. siirv. s.
of late John Henry Richards ;
edzic : Trinity College, Dublin ;
called to Irish Bar, 1883 ; joined
Connaught Circuit and was prac-
tising in Ireland ; Senior Crown
Prosecutor of Roscommon and
Mayo ; Commanding Officer (with
raniv of Lt.-Col), Allahabad Volun-
teer Rifle Corps ; Judge, High
Court, U. P. 1905 ; Chief Justice,
since 1911; Vice-Chancellor,
Allahabad University. Recreations;
Polo, riding, lumting, shooting.
Address: Allahabad, U. P., India.
Club: University, Dublin.
Richardson, Lieutenant-General
Sir George Lloyd Reilly, K.C.B.
24 a
(1909), C.S.I. (1900), CLE. (1893);
•s. of Joseph Fletcher Richardson:
6. 1847; entered Army, 1806 ;
H a z a r a expedition, 1868 ;
Afghan War, 1879-80 ; ]\Iahasood
Wazrai Expedition, 1881 ; Zhob
Field Force, 1890 ; N.-W. Fron-
tier Expedition, 1897 ; Tirah
Expedition, 1897-98 ; China, 1900 ;
A.-D.-C. to Lieut. -Governor of
N.-W. Provinces, 1875-76 ; fur-
nished Guard of Honour during
the marriage of the Duke of York,
1893 ; Commanded the Hyderabad
Contingent, 1904-07 ; Lieut. -
General, 190G ; retired. 1908; m.
Florence Ellen, d. of Flute Wood
Williams, C.S.I. Address: e/o
India Oiifice. London. Club : Junior
United Service.
Richardson, Surgeon-Colonel John,
.M.A., MB , K.H.I'., l.:\I.S.,
(retired) ; joined service as Assist-
ant Surgeon in Bengal, 1859 ;
served with the Bhutan Field
Force and won medal and clasp ;
employed in the N.-W. Pro-
vinces as Civil Assistant Surgeon ;
Superintendent of Vaccination
and Sanitary Commissioner ;
Deputy Surgeon-General, Central
Provinces, 1889 ; Inspector-General
of Civil Hospitals, N.-W. Pro-
vinces, 1890; Surgeon-(icneral
and Sanitary Commissioner to
Government of India, 189'2 ;
retired, 1894 ; Member of the
Sanitary Conference, Venice, 1897;
Member, Indian Famine Commis-
sion, same year ; Member, Army
Sanitary Commission, since 1896.
Address: C/o India Office, London^
Richardson. T. W. T.CS., Bar-at-
Law, Judge, High Court, Cal-
cutta ; ediic : Barrington College,
Cheltenham College, and the New
College, Oxford ; joined service as
Assistant Collector, 1886 ; Regis-
trar, Appellate Side. High Court,
3G1
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RICHAKDSON.
Calcutta, 1895 ; Secretary to
Bengal Government, 1906 ; acting
Judge, Calcutta High Court, 1907 ;
confirmed, 1918. Address: Cal-
cutta, India.
Richmond, Hon'ble Mr. Thomas,
B.A., Bar-at-Law, j\Iadras ; called
to Bar, 1901 ; enrolled as an
Advocate of the IMadras High
Court, July 1901 ; nominated
Member of the Legislative Council,
Madras, since 1910 ; Member,
Madras Boy Scouts Associatfon ;
Fellow, Madras University, 1909 ;
Member of the Faculty of
Law, Madras University. Address:
" Linden Towers," Anderson
Road, Nungambiukam, Madras,
India.
Ricketts, George Henry Mildmay.
C.B. (1860); e.s.oi late Sir H.
Ricketts, K. C.S.I. ; b. 1827; educ:
Winchester and Haileybury ;
joined service in Bengal , 1847 ;
transferred to the Punjab, 1853 ;
Dejjuty Commissioner of Ludhiana
in the Jlutiny of 1857 ; fought a
body of mutineers from Jalandhar
at the crossing of the Sutlej ;
Memberof the Board of Revenue,
N.-W.P. ; retired, 1879; m.
d. of Sir Edward Clive Bagby.
Address : Foulis Court, Colden
Common, East Leigh, Hants.
(^'lub . Athen;eum.
Ricketts, Colonel Montague Poyn-
try, I.S.C, (retired) : joined
service, 1855 ; served in the Cen-
tral Provinces in the capacity of
Assistant Commissioner, 1859 ;
Judge, Court of Small Causes,
Jubbalpore, 186'2 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, 1867 ; Additional Com-
missioner, 1883 ; retired, 1890.
Address: C/o India Office, London.
Ridgeway,
'Joseph)
362
Right Hon'ble Sir
West. P.C, (i.C.B.,
(1906), K.C.B. (1891), (^.C.M.G.,
(1900), K.C.S.l. (1885); Hon.
LL.D. (Camb. and Edin.) ; s,
of late Rev. Joseph Ridgeway
of Turnbridge Wells ; entered
the Army, 1861 ; promoted to
the rank of (Jolonel, 1885 ;
served Afghan War, 1879-80 ;
Under-Secretary to Go%'ernment
of India (Foreign Department),
1880-84 ; Commissioner for fix-
ing the frontier between Russia
and Afghanistan, 1885 ; on
special diplomatic dutv in St.
Petersburg, 1886-87 ;' Under-
Secretary for Ireland, 1887-93
Envoy Extraordinary to the
Sultan of Morocco," 189-2-93
Governor of the Isle of Man
1893-95 ; Governor and Com
inander-in-Chief of Ceylon, 1896-
1903 ; Chairman of Committee of
Constitution Enquiry, Transvaal
and Orange River Colonies,
1906 ; Contested, in the Liberal
interest, City of London ; London
University, 1910 ; Vice-President,
Roval Geographical Society ;
Hon. Col. Ceylon Planters Rille
Corps. Address : 5, John Street,
Berkeley Square, W. Clubs ;
Turf, Athenaeum, Naval and
Military.
Ridgeway, Richard Kirby, V.C..
C.B. (1905), Indian Army (retired) ;
b. 1848 ; 0. s. of R. Ridgeway ;
educ : privately at Sandhurst ;
entered the Armv, 1868 ; joined
the Indium Staff Corps, 187'2 ;
Adjutant, 44th Gurkhas, 1874-80 :
StafE College, 1883 ; D.A.Q.M.G.,
1884; A.Q.M.G. in India, 1889-90;
A. A. G., Peshawar, 1893-1900;
served in the Naga Hills, 1875
and 1879-80 ; Manipur, 1891 ;
A.A.G. -ind Division, Tirah, 1897 ;
A. A. G. Punjab, 1895-1900; vi.
Amy, d. of S. W. Fallan, 1871.
Address : 53, The Avenue, Ealing.
672(6 : United Service.
INDIAN BKXaiAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RIGG.
Rigg, Henry, Rf.I.C.E., Indian P.W.
D. (retired) ; joined service as
Assistant Engineer, 186'2 ; served
in various places in the Presidency
of Madras, and became Executive
Engineer, 1868 ; on special duty
in Tpper Burma, (modal and
clasp) 1885-6 : Manager and Engi-
neer-in-Chief. Burma State Rail-
way, 1889 ; Consulting li^ngineer
to Government of India (Railway
Branch), 189'i ; Consulting Engi-
neer of Railways, Lucknow, 1896 ;
retired, 1898. Address : C/o India
Office, London.
1842 ; edvc : Cambridge College ;
entered the Indian Army, 1860 ;
became Colonel, 1890 ; served in
Hazara Campaign, 1868; Dour
Vallev Expedition, 1872; Afghan
War,' 1878-9: MahasUd Waziri
I^xpedition, 1881 ; Hazara Expedi-
tion. 1891; A. A. G., Punjab
Frontier Force. 1881-6 ; raised and
Commanded the 37th Regiment of
Bengal Infantary 1887-94 ; m.
Lousia Caroline, d. of late Rev.
E. R. Eardley Wilmot, 1877.
Address : Fieldgate Close ;
Kenilworth.
Kivaz, Sir Charles Montgomery,
I. G. S., K. C. S. I. (1901): b.
1845 ; s. of John Rivaz ; ediic :
Blackheath School ; joined service
in the Punjab, 1864 ; served as
Superintendent, Kapurthala State ;
Deputy Comniissioner. Kangra ;
Commissioner, Lahore ; Financial
Commissioner and j\Iember of
Legislative Council, Punjab,
1895-8 ; Financial Commissioner
of the Punjab, 1893-5 : Member of
the Supreme Legislative Council,
1898-1902 ; Lieutenant-Governor,
Punjab, 1902-07; w. Emily, d.
of Maj-Genl. Agnew, 1874.
Address: 41, Hill Street, Berkeley
Square, W.
Rivaz, George Wilmont, I.C.S.,
retired ; ednc : Blackheath School ;
passed I.C.S. Examination, 1868 ;
joined service and arrived in
India, 1870; served in the Punjab
as Assistant Commissioner, and
Registrar, Chief Court, 1884 ;
District Judge, 1886 ; Divisional
Judge, 1891 ; retired, 1897.
Publicntion : 2nd Edition of the
Circular Orders of the Punjab
Chief Court. Address : C/o India
Ofticc, TjondoH.
Rivaz, Colonel Vincent, C.B. (1900):
s. of late Theophilus Rivaz; b.
Rivett-Carnac, Charles James,
I.C.S. (retired) ; joined .service,
1872; served in the N.-\V. Pro-
vinces and the Punjab ; transferred
to Bombay as Assistant Account-
ant-General ll82; Assistant Comp-
Troller-Gener:'.! (Forest Branch),
1884 ; Assistant Accountant-
General, Bengal, 1885; Comp-
trollfr. Central Provinces, 1891 ;
transferred to Burma, 1895 ;
Deputy Auditor-General, 1898 ;
services lent to King of Siam as-
Financia Adviser, 1898 ; retired,
1903. Address : Fawle}- Lodge,
Hythe, Southampton.
Roberts, Sir Frederick Sleigh
Roberts, of Kandahar, Petoria
and Waterford, Isl E;irl (cr.
1901), Viscount St. Pierre, 1901 ;
1st Baron 1892, P.C.K.P., G.C.B.,
G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., V.C, K.G..
D.C.L., LL.D., Order of Merit;
Field Marshal. b. Cawnporc
India, 1832; s. of (ieneral Sir
Abraham Roberts. (J.C.Ii., ; jn.
Nora Henrietta. </. of Captain
Bews, 1859 ; two (/. ; ednc : Eton;
Sandhurst, and Addiscombc
D.C.L., Oxford, 1881 ; Toronto.
1908; LL.D., Dublin 1880;
Cambridge, 1893 ; Adinburgh,
1893 ; Durham, 1903 : Freedom of
the cities of London, Edinburgh,
3()3
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Roberts.
Olasgow, Bristol, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, Dundee. Waterford. Cardiff,
Chesterfield, Windsor. and
Durham, and Royal boroughs of
Inverness, Wick and Dunbar ;
2nd Lieutenant, Bengal Artillery,
18.51 ; Lieutenant, 1851 ; Daptain,
18G0; Brev.-Maj. 1860; Brsv.
Lieut-Col. 1868 ; Brev. Col. 1875 ;
Major-Genera], 1878 ; Lieut-
General, 1883; General, 1890; Field-
Marshal, 1895 ; D. A. Q. M. G,
throughout the Indian ]\Iutinv ;
A.Q.M.G., 187-2-75; Q.M.G. "in
India, 1875-78 ; Commanded
Kurram Field Force, 1878 and
1879-80 ; Commanded Kabul-
Kandahar Field Force, 1880 ;
"Commanded in Afghanistan, 1880 ;
Commander-in-Chief, i\radras,
1881-85; Commander-in-Chief in
India, 1885-93 ; Cammander of
the Forces in Ireland, 1895 ;
served throughout the siege and
■caiDture of Delhi (wounded 14th
July, horse .shot, 14th Sept. 1857) ;
actions of Bulandshahr (horse
shot) Aligarh, Agra, Kanouj (horse
wounded) and Bantharra ;
throughout operations connected
with the Relief of Lucknow ; battle
■of Cawnpore resulting in defeat of
■Gvvalior Contingent ; action of
Khadaganj and re-occupation of
Fategarh ; storming of Mianganj ;
operations connected with the
■siege of Lucknow ; storming of
Laloo, capture of Umbyala and
■destruction of ]\Ialka ; Abvssinian
expedition, 1867-68; Lushai Ex-
pedition, 1871-7'2 ; capture of
Kholel Villages and attack on
^lurtlang range ; Commanded Kur-
ram Field Force at the capture of
Peiwar Kotal ; occupation of Khost
and reconnaissance up to Kurram
river , Commanded Field Force at
the battle of Charasia ; Capture of
the City of Kabul ; and through-
out operations in and around
Shurpur ; Commanded Army in
Burma, 1886 ; received thanks of
364
both Houses of I'arliament, 1879
and 1881 ; thanked on several
occasions by Government of India,
and mentioned '23 times in des-
patches l^efore the campaign in
Afghanistan ; Commander of the
forces in Ireland, 1895-99 ; Com-
mander-in-Chief, South Africa,
1899-1900 ; relieved Kimberley,
1900 ; took Commandant Cronje
and the western Army as prisoners,
1900 ; received thanks of both
Houses of Parliament ; 190'2 (cr.
Earl and K. G., medal with
6 clasps) ; C-ommander-in-Chief,
1901-OJ ; ^Member of the Imperial
Defence Committee, 1904-5 ; awar-
ded '2nd sword at the Coronations
of late Emperor Edward VII and
the present Emperor George V ;
represented the British Army at
Tercentinary, celebration Quebec
1908 ; Special Envoy to foreign
Courts to announce accession of
Emperor George V, 1910. Pnbli-
cations: Rise of Wellington; Forty-
One years in India; Heir: d. Lady
Aileen Mary Roberts. Recreation :
hunting, bicycling. Address :
Englemere, Ascot. Clubs : United
Service, Athenteum, Savage, Royal
Aero.
Robertson, Sir Benjamin, K. C.S.I.
(19L1); K.C.M.G. (1914) CLE.
(1898); C.S.I. (1910); Chief
Commsr., C.P. since 191'2 ; b.
Dunphail, ^Morayshire, 1864 ; e. s.
of late B. Robertson of Dunphail,
^Morayshire ; editc : .■Aberdeen
University and Balliol College,
Oxford ; joined Indian Civil Ser-
vice, 188.5; arrived in India. 1885 ;
Assistant Magistrate and Collec-
tor, Bombay, until 1890 ; Superin-
tendent of Census, Central
Provinces, 1890-92 ; Assistant
Commissioner, 1892 ; Deputy
Commissioner and jMagistrate,
Central Provinces, 1892-1902 ; Chiej
Secretary to Chief Commissioner
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ROl'.ERTSON.
C. P. 1902-6 ; President. Assam
Labour Commission, 1906 ; Secre-
tary, Government of India, Com-
merce Department, 1907 : Member
of Governor-General's Council,
1910; proceeded on Special duty
to South Africa, to represent the
views of the Government of India
on the question of Indians in
South Africa, 1914 : LL.D.
(Aberdeen) ; vi. Charlotte, d. of
W. Young, 1893. Address:
Nagpur, C. P. Olub : East India
United Service.
Robertson, Lt.-Col. Charles Lawn-
dale, C. M. G., R. E., Offg.
Superintendent, Survey of India,
Sbillong, Assam ; joined service,
1894; transferred to the Civil
Department, 1 894. A d d r ess:
Shillong, Assam, India.
Robertson, Lieut. -Colonel Sir
Donald. C.S.I. (1899), K. C.S.I.
(190;^), Indian Armv ; e. s. of late
Col. J. K. Robertson ; b. 1847 ;
ediic : Chcltenhani College, and
Radlev College ; joined service in
theR.N.B. (now •21st) Scots Fusi-
liers, 1865 ; III. Agnes, d. of Arch-
deacon Gorton, 1870 ; for soiiietime
served with the IMadras Cavalry ;
transferred to Civil Dept. 1869 ;
served in the Central Provinces as
Assistant Conimissi,)ner. 1869-72 ;
Political Officer, Central India,
and Rajputana. 1872-78 ; Canton-
ment Magistrate, Hyderabad (D)
1877-1881 ; administered the
State of Rewa, 1888-94 ; Resident,
Gwalior, 1894-96 ; Resident in
IMvsore, and Commissioner of
Coorg, 1896-1908. Recreniions :
riding, shooting, and rowing.
Address: C/o H. S. King & Co.
9 Pall Mall, S. \V. Club : Naval
and Military.
Robertson, Sir Frederick Alex-
ander, Kt. (191 3) ; P.ar-at-Law,
I.C.S.; cdnc : King's Colleger
London; passed I. C. S. 1874;
joined service and arrived
in India as Settlenaent Officer
and Assistant Commissioner, in
the Punjab, 1876 ; on special
duty in connection with Settle-
ment operations in IMaler Kotla,
1888 ; Director. Land Records and
Agriculture, 1889 ; Divisional
Judge, 1896 ; Temporary Addition-
al Judge, Chief Court, Punjab,
1902; confirmed, 1904. Fiibiica-
tions : Customary Law of
Rawalpindi district ; also reports
on the revised Settlement, and
Forest Settlement of that District.
Address : 1, Eaton Terrace S.W.
Robertson, Frederick Ewart, I.E.
(1892) ; ,s. of Frederick Robertson ;
b. 1847 ; educ : privately ; served
in P. W. D. India, 1868-89 ;
formerly Piesident, Egyptian
Railway Board ; Partner, Messrs.
Robertson and Rendal, Consulting
Engineers, S.W. ; in. Jade Isabella.
d. of M. Ramsay, 1879. Address:
32, Courtfield Gardens, S.W.
Robertson, Sir George Scott,
C.S.I. (1892) ; K. C.S.I. (1895) ;
b. 1852 ; s. of Thomas J. Robert-
son ; cdiic : at Westminster
Hospical ; entered the Indian
Medical Service, 1878; served in
Afghan Campaign, 1879-80; em-
ployed under the Indian P'oreign
Office from June 1888 ; British
Agent at Gilgit ; tr- veiled in
Kafiristan, 1890-91; Chief Political
Officer, Hunza-Nagar Expeuitiou,
1891-92 ; Political Mission to
Chitral, 1893 ; Administrator of
Chitral, 1895 ; Unsuccessfully
contested Stirlingshire, 1900;
M.P. for Bercsford, 1906; married
twice. Publication : The Kafirs
of the Hindukush ; Chitral, the
story of a Minor Sicgo ; etc.
365
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ROBERTSON.
Address: 11, Chevne Walk, Chelsea.
S. W. Club: National Liberal.
Robertson, Herbert Douglasjns-
pector- General of Police. ^Madras,
(retired); b. 1859; entered service
as European Head Constable,
1878 ; became Inspector, 1878 ;
Assistant Superintendent of Police,
1882 : in charge of Superinten-
dent's Office, N. Arcot, 20111 to
^3rd :March 1885 ; seconded in the
reorganisation, 1887 ; promoted
to 1st grade, 1892 ; becaine Super-
intendent, 1892 ; Acting Assistant
Inspector-General of Police, 1893 ;
acted as Inspector-General of
Police, Madras, 1906. Address :
C/o India Office, London.
Robertson, James Arthur, Financial
Department, India ; joined fervice,
1885 ; Assistant Accountant-
General N.-W. Provinces, 1890 ;
transferred to Bombay in the same
capacity, 1890 ; transferred to Ben-
gal 1893 ; Offg. Director-General
of Statistics, 1898 ; offg. Comptrol-
ler, India Treasuries, 1902.
Address : India Office, London.
Robertson, Col. John, CLE. (1882) ;
h. 1837 ; joined Army, 1853 ; joined
service as a clerk, Q- M. G. Office,
India, 1853 ; served in Crimean
Campaign, 1854-5; Indian ^Mutiny,
1857-8 ; Assistant Military Account-
ant-General, Government of India,
1877-88 ; President, Simla Muni-
cipality, 1891-7 ; granted a silver
medal for services at the Imperial
Assemblage at Delhi, 1877 ; in.
Mary Frederique, d. of Mons. M.
Gumbert. of Colmar, Alsace, 18G1.
Address : Liddington Hall near
Guildford, Surrey.
Robertson, Major J. C, M.A., B.Sc,
M. B., D. P. H., CLE. (1914) ;
Sanitary Commissioner with the
366 •
Government of India; appoin-
ted in connection with plague
duty in India, 1897 ; served in
Soudan and South African expedi-
tions and received medals with
clasps ; appointed Sanitary Com-
missioner with the Government
of India, 1912. Address : Delhi,
India.
Robertson, John Herbert, Collector,
Magistrate, 'and Additional Ses-
sions Judge, Ootacamund ; 6. at
Etah, N.-W. Provinces, India,
1868 ; ednc : privately in Scotland
and at Highgate School, and
Balliol College, Oxford ; joined
I.CS. in Madris, 1899 ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, Salem ;
acted in the same capacity
in various other places ; Spe-
cial Assistant Collector, Magis-
trate and Goverament Agent,
Godavari, 189G ; acted in the
same capacity in other places ;
Offg. Additional Sessions Judge,
1899 ; Offg. District and Sessions
Judge, 1900 ; Magistrate and
Collector, South Canara, 1904-6 ;
appointed as Collector, Magistrate
and Additional Sessions Judge,
Ootacamund, 1907 ; President,
Nilgiri Agri-Horticultural and
Game Societies ; Vice-Chairman.
Ootacamund Lawrence Asylum,
Address : Ootacamund, ]\Iadras
Presidency, India.
Robinson, Hon'ble Sidney, Mad-
dock; Bar-at-Law ; Judge, Chief
Court, Lower Burma, since 1909 ;
appointed, 1885; joined service
as Junior Government Advocate,
in the Punjab, 1889 ; became
Advocate, 1899 ; Legal Remem-
brancer, 1902. Address: Rangoon,
Burma.
Robson, Samuel, ^M.A., Principal.
Lahore College, India ; edioc :
Edinburgh University ; joined
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ROBSON.
service in the educational depart-
ment, Bengal, as Professor, Presi-
dency College, Calcutta, 1878 ;
transferred to Patna College, 1880 ;
again transferred to Hoogly Col-
lege, 1883 ; Patna College, 1888 ;
Principal, Dacca College, 1897 ;
transferred as Principal, Lahore
College, 1898. Address : Lahore,
India.
Rodda, Srinivas Konhar, Rao
Bahadur, Dharwar ; belongs to a
family some of whose members
were originally in the service of
the Madras Government ; b. 1850 ;
cdnc : at the Deccan College,
Poona ; joined service in the
educational department ; rose to
the position of Principal, Training
College, Dharwar ; served the
department for over 35 years and
retired ; elected IMember, Legis-
lative Council, Bombay, 1909 ; re-
elected, 1911. Publicntion: Trans-
lation of RIarsden's History of
India. Address : Dharwar, Bom-
bay Presidency, India.
Rodwell, Brigade-General, Ernest
Hunter, C. B. (1911), Indian
Army ; s. of late Rev. R. M. Rod-
well ; b. 1858 ; educ : Felstcd
School and Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; joined service;
in the Armv, 1878 ; served in
Afghan War," 1879-80; Waziristan
expedition, 188i ; N.-W. V. ex-
pedition, 1901-2; Commandant,
Punjab Infantry, 1901-6 ; promot-
ed to rank of Colonel, 1907 ;
General Staff Officer, India, 1900-
10 ; Commandant, Infantry
Brigade, India, with the rank of
Brigade-General, 1911; »;. Eleanor,
d. of late Capt. J.B. Parkin, R. A..
1890. Address: Secunderabad
(D), India.
Boe, Sir Charles, Arthur, Kt.
(1897), K. B. (1897), LL. D.,
I.C.S.; b. 1847 ; s. of John B. Roe;
edtic : at Merton College, Oxford ;
B. A., ]86'2 ; M. A., 1894 ; joined
service in Bengal, 18G3 ; and
retired, 1898 ; was Chief Judge,
Punjab Chief Court, 1887-9 and
1895-9 ; Vice-Chancellor, Punjab
University. Publication: "Tribal
Law in the Punjab"; m. Eliza-
beth (/. of late P'redeiick Gaskell
(d led 1 89 1 ) . ,1 ddress : Holy well ,
Oxford. Club : New University.
Rogers, Alexander, I.C.S., (retired);
educ: Haileyljury College ; joined
service and arrived in India,
1845 ; was for sometime employed
in Revenue and Judicial Depart-
ment, Bombay; posted as First
Assistant Collector and Magistrate
Brach, 1851; at Ahmedabad,
in the same capacity, 1852 ;
Collector and Magistrate, Ahmeda-
bad, 1860 ; Revenue and Police
Commissioner, Northern Division,
1865 ; Member of Council, Bom-
bay, 1872 ; retired, 1879. Publi-
cations: History of the Land
Revenue Settlement of Bombay ;
translation of three modern
Persian Plays ; and a translation
of " Yusuf and Zuleika"; Edited
the " Bostan".
Rogers, C. G., Chief Conservator
of Forests, Burma ; joined service,
1888 ; Deputy Conservator, 1891 ;
Chief Conservator, 1912. .iddress;
Rangoon, Burma.
Rogers, Colonel George William,
D.S.O. (1889); 6, 1S4:J; mtered
R.A. 1862 ; transferred to Indian
Army, 1868; Colonel, 1884;
served in Lushai Expedition,
1871-2 ; Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
Sikkim Expedition. 1888; D.A.
A.G., Bengal, 1884-6; vt. -I.
Isabella, d. of JIajor-General
J. S. Rawlins, 1892; retired,
1902.
3G7
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ROGKBS.
Rogers, Leslie. Secretary, Bombay
Chamber of Commerce since
1905 ; has vast experience in tea
planting ; is President of the Plan-
ters Association, Dehra Dhun ;
delegate to Conference summoned
by Sir James Lyall's for the purpose
of re-opening the old trade routes
to the markets of Afghanistan and
Central Asia ; constant contri-
butor to the " Pioneer ", and other
papers on Tea Planting, etc.
Publication : ' ' Telephotography
in iModern Warfare". Adchess:
Dehra Dhun, India.
RoUand, Col. Alexander Tulloch,
Indian Army (Retired). Joined the
Service in the ^Madras Army as
Ensign, 1856 ; served as Assistant
Superintendent and Superinten-
dent ; transferred to Police Depart-
ment as Deputy Inspector-General,
1885 ; acted as Commissioner of
Police, Madras, 1889 ; reverted to
Militarv Dpartment, 1893.
Rose, Benjamin James, India Office,
London ; joined service in the
India Office, 1871; Technical
Assistant m the Revenue and
Statistics Department, 188-i ;
Clerk to Special Assistant, 1891 ;
Clerk for special duties, 1899 ;
Honorary Secretary to the Indian
and Ceylon (Committees of the
Royal Commission, Paris PCxhibi-
tiou, 1900 ; in charge of India
Trade Enquiry Office, 1902 ; won
a Gold medal for statistical
diagrams, showing the condition
and progress of British India ;
prepared an abstract Catalogue of
the Indian section of the Amster-
dam Exhibition. Publications :
Reports on Wheat and Madras
Tobacco ; and official report on
Indian Section of the Paris Exhibi-
tion, 1900. Address : India Office,
London.
368
Rose, George Pringle, CLE. (1892),
A.M.I.C.E., Indian P. W. D.
(retired) ; ednc : R.I.E. College ;
joined service as Assistant Engi-
neer, 1897 ; posted to State
Railways, 1878 ; became Executive
Engineer, 1891 ; Services lent to
the Government of H. H. the
Nizam of Hyderabad, 1895 ; in
Charge of Nizam's State Railway
Company, 1897-1900 ; Junior
Consulting Engineer for Railways
in India, 1902 ; retired, 1904.
Address : C/o India Office, London,
Ross, Sir Edward Charles, Kt.
(1892), C.S.I. (1882) ; b. 1836;
s. of D. R. Ross, M P.; edtic : at
Edinburgh Academy ; entered
Indian Military Service, 1855 ;
served with Central India Field
Force in the Mutiny, 1857-8 ;
joined political service, 1863;
Resident in Persian Gulf and
Consul-General for Ears, 1863-91;
m. Sarah, d. of Col. C. S. White-
hill, 1862. Address : 8, Beaufort
Road, Clifton, Bristol.
Ross, Edward Denison, Ph. D.,
M.R.A.S,, F.A.S.B., CLE. (1912)
Asst. in prints and Drawings
Dept., British. Museum, since
1914; b. 1871; //. s. of late Rev.
Alexander J. Ross, D.D,; m. Dora,
daughter of William Thomas
Robinson ; 1904 ; edtic : Marlbo-
rough, and University College,
London ; studied Oriental langu-
ages in Paris and Strassburg ;
undertook tours in Russia, Asia
Minor, Central Asia, China, and
Persia ; joined service as Professor
of Persian , University College,
London, 1896-1901 ; Fellow,
University College, London; Fel-
low, Calcutta University, Foreign
Corresponding Member, the Hun-
garian Academy ; Assistant Secre-
tary in the Home Department ;
Principal, Calcutta Madrasah
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Ross.
1901-1911; Officer in Charge of
the Records of the Government
of India ; 1911-14. rnblir.ation.t :
The Early Years of Shah Ismail ;
The Tarikh-i-Rahdi, a Historj- of
the Moguls of Central Asia ; the
Heart of Asia (with P. H. Skrine);
Life and Times of Omar Khay-
yam ; Introduction to Beckford's
Vathek ; a Polyglot List of Birds
in Turki, Manchu and Chinese ;
Arabic History of Guzahit ; and
many contributions to magazines,
and scientific journals. Address :
18, Upper Westbourne Ter-
race, W.
Ross, Major Sir Ronald, K.C.B.,
F.R.C.S., D.Sc, LL.D., M.D ,
F.R.S.; h. 1857 ; s. of General Sir
C.C.G. Ross, K.O.B. ; ediic : at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, London ;
entered Indian IMedical Service,
1881 ; served with Burma Expedi-
tion, 1886 ; commenced special
study of Malaria, 1892 ; discovered
life history of malaria parasites in
mosquitoes, 1897-8 ; visited West
Africa, 1899 ; retired, 1899 ;
Professor of Tropical Medicine,
Liverpool University ; Member of
Council of Royal Society and an
Officer of the Order of Leopold of
Belgium ; Awarded Nobel prize
for Medicine, 1902; Editor,
Science Progress and Annals of
Tropical Medicine ; m. Rosa
Bernier, d. of Alfred Bloxham,
1889. Address : University, Liver-
pool.
Rouse, William Henry Denham,
Litt.D.M.A.,F.R.G.S.,M.R.A.S.,
Latin Examiner, Liverpool Univer-
sity ; s. of Rev. G. H. Rouse ; b.
Calcutta, 18G3;"«Zftc: Grammar
School, Haverford West ; Doveton
College, Calcutta ; Christ's College,
Cambridge ; Worts Travelling
Student. 1896-1905; Master at
Rugby School, 1896-1901 ; Head-
master, Perse Grammar School,
Cambridge, since 1901 ; University
Teacher of Sanskrit since 1903 ;
LatinExaminer, LiverjDool Univer-
sity, 1909-10 ; acting Latin
Professor, Columbia Summer
School, Teachers' College, New
York, 1912 ; Member, Society
Asiatique Deusch Morgenliindische
Gesellschaft, and Imperial Ar-
cha?ological Societj- of Russia.
Publications : The Jataka or stories
of Buddha's former Births; the
Gaint Crab and other old Indian
Tales ; Atlas of Classical Portraits ;
Jinacaritam, or Life of Buddha
in Pali, 1905; History of Rugby
School, etc. Address : Perse School
House, Glebe Road, Cambridge.
Cbib : Savile.
Rowe, Frederick James. M.A.,
Indian Educational Service
(retired) ; joined service, 1870 ;
served as Professor at Krishnagar,
Dacca, and Hoogly Colleges; was
for some time Inspector of Schools;
Professor, Presidency College, Cal-
cutta, 1880 ; Principal, Presidency
College, Calcutta, 1899 ; retired,
1899 ; is a joint author of various
educational works.
Rowlandson, Frederick, B.A.,
LL.B., Registrar of the Diocese,
jNIadras ; b. 1848 ; joined service
as Registrar of the Diocese of
]\Iadras, and Secretary to the Lord
Bishop of Madras, 1875 ; was
Shcriif of Madras from 20th
December 1892 to 19th December
1893 ; Address : Ootacamund,
IMadras Presidency , India.
Roy, Hon'ble Girja Nath, Mahaiaja
Bahadur (1907) ; b. 18(')0; a. s. of
Maharani Shyam I\Iohini ; cduc :
at the Queen's College, Benares ;
succeeded to estate, 1883 ; has
founded the Diamond Jubilee
School, a Weaving School, i\.
309
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ROY.
Sanskrit Patasala, etc., in Dinaj-
pur ; has borne the expenses of
the completion of the Khagra and
Thomson canals ; formerly Mem-
ber, Legislative Council of East
Bengal and Assam; Member of
the Municipal and District Boards
of Dinajpur; also Honorary
ISIagistrate ; Maharaja, 1883.
Address: Dinajpur, Bengal Presi-
dency, India.
Roy, aharaja, Kshannish
Chandra, Krishnagar, Nuddia ;
b. 1890; s. of late Maharaja
Bahadur Kshitish Chandra Roy ;
educ : privately ; created ^Nlaha-
raja, 1911 ; accorded the privilege
of private entry by H. E. the
Viceroy ; 8th in descent from
Kishen Chandra who rendered
conspicuous service to Lord Clive
against Suraj-ud-doula. Address:
Krishnagar, Bengal Presidency,
India.
Royle, Joseph Ralph Edward
John, C.S.I. (1886); e. s. of Dr.
John Forbes Royle, F.R.S.; b.
London, 1884; ediic: King's
College, London, and TMilitary
College, Addiscombe ; joined ser-
vice in the Army (107th Regi-
ment), 1862 ; fell seriously ill
and resigned his post, 1867 ;
married twice; was Secretary of
the Indian Commission, Vienna
Exhibition, 1873 ; Superinten-
dent, Indian Museum, 1874-79 ;
Superintendent, Statistical Depart-
ment, India Ofhce, London,
1879-91; Commissioner for the
Government of India in the
Exhibition at Amsterdam, 1883;
Assistant Secretary to Royal
Commission at Colonial and Indian
Exhibition. 1886; Curator, Indian
and Ceylon sections of Imperial
Institute, 1891-1903. Address :
Bella Vista, Hillcrest Road, Hythe,
Kent.
370
Rudrapratap Sah, Raja ; b. 1860 ;
succeeded to title, 1867 ; has done
much to revive Indian Theology
and Indian arts and industries ;
maintains an Ayurvedic Hospital ;
member, first Public Services
Commission ; estate comprises 105
villages in Sultanpur, 68 in
Fyzabad, 8 in Rae Bareli and 1 in
Jaunpur ; title of Raja recognised
as hereditary, 1877. Address : Dera
Sultanpur, U. P., India.
Rukmangal Singh, Raja ; b. 1886 ;
nephew of late Raja Haradas
Baksha Singh, C. S. L, whose
name was specially mentioned by
Lord Canning in the famous
Proclamation of 1858 ; succeeded
to estate, 1906; installed on the
gaddi, 1907 ; 6th in the list of
Provincial Durbaris ; received a
Certificate of Honour for his
splendid work in connection with
the famine of 1907-8 ; has made
liberal contributions to the
Allahabad University Building
Fund, the Muir Central College,
and the Central Hindu College,
Benares ; built the Edward
Kshatriya Boarding House and
also a poor house at Hardoi ; Pre-
sident, Hardoi Kshatriya Sabha ;
Member, British Indian Associ-
ation of Oudh, 1908. Recreations :
Wrestling and Riding. Address:
Khair-up-dinpur, Khasora Post,
Hardci District, U.P., India.
Runbhir Singh, Hon'ble Sir
Kunwar, K. C.S.I. (1903) ; b. 1873 ;
VI. the daughter of Sirdar Lehna-
singh of Karamgarh in Patiala ;'
uncle of H. H. the Maharaja of
Patiala; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council. Address '■
Patiala, India.
Rundall, General Francis Horn-
blow, C.S.I. (1875), IndianT.W.D.
(retired); joined service in Madras,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
BUNDALL.
1841 ; Assistant Civil Knginear,
1844 ; posted to (ianjam, 1S54 ;
transferred to Rajahmundry, 1855;
Consulting Engineer, 3Iadras Irri-
gation and Canals, 1859 ; Chief
Engineer and Joint Secretary to
Government of Bengal, 18G7 ;
promoted to first grade, 18G9 ;
Inspector-General of Irrigation
and Deputy Secretary to Gevern-
ment of India, 1872-74 ; retired,
1881.
nuru, Raja of; Raghubir Singh
Bahadur ; b. 1878 ; succeeded to
title, 1887 ; claims descent from
Brahma, and is l'24th in the
line of descent ; Raja Fateh Singh,
one of the ancestors, joined rebels
in the Mutiny of 1857, but died
before he was brought to trial ;
the Government after confiscating
the whole of his property, gave
a small portioif to his son.
Address : Ruru, Beduna Pargana,
Etawah Dt., U. P. India.
Russel, Lt.-Col. Edgar Geer, !\I.B.,
B. Sc, I.M.S., (retired); joined
service, 1872 ; served in various
• places on General and ^Military
•duty ; posted to Patna as Civil
Surgeon, 1890 ; served in Dai-jee-
ling and Dacca, in the same
capacity, 1892 and 1894 respec-
tively ; Professor, ^Medical College,
Calcutta, 189G ; IMedical Inspector
■of Emigrants, 1897 ; retired, 1900-
F nblicntion: "Malaria and Injuries
of Spleen."
Russel, R. P., Secretary to Govern-
ment of India. P.W.D. ; cduc :
at R. I. E. College, London ;
joined service as Assistant Inigi-
neer, 1882; transferred to Rangoon
as Superintending Engineer, 1904 ;
"Chief Phiginecr, 1912 ; Secretary
to Government of India, (P.W.D.)
1913. Address: Delhi, India..
Russell, Samuel, B.A.. retired
I.C.S., late Acting Judge, High
Court, Madras ; cduc : Trinity
College, Dublin ; entered service
as Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1877 ; Justice of the Peace,
1880 ; Forest Settlement Officer,
1883 ; acted in various mofussil
stations in various capacities until
he was appointed Additional
Sessions .Judge for the Agency
Tracts of Ganjam, 1887 ; Addition-
al Sessions Judge, Madura, 1891 ;
Acting District and Sessions
Judge, Ganjam, 1891 ; Acting
Puisne Judge, High Court, ^ladras,
1892-94 ; reverted as District and
Sessions Judge, 1894 ; retired,
1903. Address: C/o India Ofiice,
London.
Rustomjee Dholu, Muncherji,
Khan Bahadur, (1888), CLE.
(1897); s. of Rustomjee Jiwarjee
Dholu ; b. 1845 ; cduc : in
Bombay; joined service in Aden,
1806 ; Judge, Small Cause Court,
Registrar of Resident's Court,
Sub-Registrar of Assurances, and
ex-orticio Political Resident, Aden;
retired, 1904 ; Trustee of the
Port of Aden, 1889-1904 ; J. P.
of Bombay ; m. Bai Noviz Bai,
d. of Edalji Dorabji, 18G2.
Address : Trinity Street, Dhobia
Tatao, Bombay, India.
Rutledge, John Gay, M.A., LL.B.,
Ear-at-Law, Assistant Secretary
to Government of Burma ; joined
service as .\ssistant Secretary to
the Legislative Council, liurnia,
1908. Address: Rangoon, Burma.
Rutherford, Captain John Brownby,
D.S.O. (1900); ,s-. of John Hutlicr-
iord ; b. 18((4 ; served in South
Africa, 1900-01; Honorary Captain,
Indian Army; Indigo Planter,
Behar. Address : Rumkola,
Markiat P. O., India.
371
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
RUTHERFORD.
Butherfopd, Vic^ermaa HenzoII,
M.A., M.B., L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S.,
M.P.> (L). Brentford division.
Middlesex ; b. 1860 ; ediic : Edin-
burgh High Tchool ; Sidney Sus-
sexCollege,Cambridge; contested
Osgolderess di vision, Yorks,1900;
Physician, St. John's Hospital
for diseases of skin. Physician,
Newcastle Hospital ; Medical
Officer, Newcastle School Board,
House Physician, Edinburgh
Royal Infirmary ; interested
himself greatly in Indian matters
and was responsible for a larger
number of questions put in the
House of Commons relating to
Indian aftairs. Address : 6 Cam-
bridge Terrace, Regent's Park,
N.W.
fiyvee, Hon'ble Mr. Justice, A.E.,
Bar-at-Law, Oftg. Judge, High
Court, U.P.; ediic : at Clifton
and Trinity Colleges, Oxford ;
OfficiatingGovernment Advocate,
U.P., 1898 ; confirmed. 1904 ;
Acting Judge, High Court,
Calcutta, 190S; Officiating Judge.
Chief Court, Punjab, 1910; Oftg.
Judge, High Court, U.P., 1913.
.4ad»ess : Allahabad, U.P., India.
RyveB, Captain Thomas James,
Indian Police (retired) ; served
as a volunteer in the Mutiny of
1857 ; joined service as Adjutant,
Military Police; Bijnaur 1850 ;
Assistant Inspector-General,
Rohilkhand, 1861 ; Superintend-
ent of Police in various places ;
Assistant Inspector-General,
Railway Police, 1888 ; Deputy
• Inspector-General, 1892 ; retired,
1895.
Baadnlla, Hon'ble Maulvl Syed
Muhammad, Member of Legis-
lative Council, Assam, since
1913. Address: Gauhati- Assam,
India.
372
Sabins. Kngliunatn YyenVaji, B.A.
Rao Bahadur, Dewan of Kolha-
pur ; b. 1857 ; ediic : Kolhapur
High School, and Elphinstone
College, Bombay; joined ser-
vice in the educational depart-
ment, 1878 ; became Deputy
Inspector, 1893 ; services lent to
Kolhapur State, 1896 ; became
Chief Revenue Officer of the
State ; retired from British ser-
vice, 1898 ; rose to the position
of Dewan, 1905; was presented
to His late Majesty Emperor
Edward VII at the Coronation,.
1902 ; Member, Royal Asiatic
Society, Bombay Branch ;
Member, Royal Society of Arts;
President of the Society for
encouragement of the Depressed
Classes. Becreations : Tennis
and Riding. Address : Kolha-
pur, Bombay Presidency, India.
•
Sachau, Dp. Eduard Carl, Profes-
sor in the Roj-al University of
Berlin; b. at Neuminster, Schles-
wig-Holstein, 1845 ; s. of Claus
Jacob Sachau ; educ : at Rends-
burg Keil, Leipzig and Berlin;
Catalogued the Persian MSS. in
the Bodleian Library, 1869 ;
Professor of Semitic Languages,
at Vienna, 1869-76 ; Professor of
Oriental Languages at the Royal
University, Berlin, 1876 ; since
1887 Director of the Seminary
for living Oriental Languages
at Berlin ; travelled much in
different parts of Asia, and is
"well known as a Semitic scholar^
Publications ; His great work in
relation to India is his Arabic
Edition of Alberuni's India; An
Account of the Civilisation of
India about A.D. 1030, publish-
ed 1887, followed by an English
Edition of the same, 1888 ; has
also publishedArabischeStudien,.
dealing with the same period ;
Chronology of Ancient Nations,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sachau.
&c. Member of the Royal Aca-
demy of Sciences at Berlin ;
Doctor of Letters, Honoris
causa, at Oxford; Member of
the Academies of Vienna and
St. Petersburg; Hony. M. R.
A. S. ; Member of the American
Oriental Society ; Member of
the London Society for Biblical
Archaeology. Address : Berlin,
W. ; 62> Wormser Strasse, 12.
Saohin, Nawab Seedee Ibrahim
Mohoraad Yakut Khan Mub»za-
rut Dawa NasratJuog Bahadur;
6.1886; succeeded as an infant,
1887;efZMc: Rajkumar College,
Rajkote and Mayo College,
Ajmere ; Imperial Cadet Corps,
installed, 1907; granted Hono-
rary Commission of Captain in
the British Army, 1909 ; area of
the State, 42 sq. miles; popu-
lation, 60,000 ; rev^enue, 300,000 ;
salute, 9 guns ; A'ldress; Sachin,
Surat, Bombay Presy., India.
Club : Orient, Bombay.
Sadasiva &iyar, Hon'bleMr. Justice
Thiagaraj* Aiyar, Diwan Baha-
dur (1911), B.A., M.L., Puisne
Judge, High Court, Madras ; b.
1861; s. of late Thiagaraja Aiyar ;
joined service as District Mun-
sift, 1887; confirmed and posted
to Ariyalur, 1888 ; acted in vari-
ous other places till he rose to the
position of 1st grade Munsift,
1889; acting Sub-Judge, 1904;
Additional Sub-Judge, 3rd grade,
the same year; confirmed as Sub-
Judge, 1905; Sub-Judge, 1st
grade, 1909 ; Chief Judge, High
Court. Travancore, 1905 ; revert-
ed to British service and posted
as District and Sessions Judge,
1910 ; Additional Judge, Higli
Court, Madras, 1912 ; confirmed,
1914 ; elected as Vice-President
of the National Indian Associa-
tion, Madras, 1915. Address:
Sudder Gardens, Mowbray's
Road, Teynampet, Madras,
India.
Sadasiva Jairam Dehadral, M.A.,
Rao Bahadur (1910), Professor
of Sanskrit, Jubbalpur College ;
b. 1861 ; educ : at the Anglo-
Vernacular School, Bhandara.
Free Church Institute, Nagpur,
Government College, Jubbalpur,
and Canning College, Lucknow 5
joined Nagpur Hislop College as
Professor of Sanskrit; M.A., in
Sanskrit from the Calcutta
University, 1891 ; joined Govern-
ment service as Professor of
Sanskrit, Jubbalpur College. Ad-
dress : Jubbalpur, C.P., India.
Sadler, Lt. Col. Sir James Payee,
C.B. (1902), K.C.M.G. (1907).
Indian Stall Corps (retired) ;
joined service, 1870; on Military
duty till 1877 ; Officiating Assist-
ant Political Agent, Mahi
Kantha, 1877 ; Assistant Poli-
tical Agent, Baroda, 1881 ;
Political Agent, Musket, 1892 ;
Assistant Secretary to Govern-
ment of India (Foreign Depart-
ment), 1895 ; Assistant Political
Resident, Aden, and Political
Agent, Somali Coast, 1897; re-
tired, 1899 ; Commissioner in
Uganda, 1901; Commissioner,and
C.-in-C, British East Africa,
1905. Address: Windward Is-
lands. Club : East India United
Service, and St. James.
Sahai, Jwala, Census Superintend-
ent, .Ihulawar State (Retd.) b.
1838;'^. of Lalla Kripa Krishna;
(•due- at Ulwar, and at the Go-
vernment College, Delhi ; Tutor
and Private Secretary to the
Raja of Khetri ; Civil and
Criminal Judge, Khetri, 1859-70 ;
Superintendent, P. W. D., Blmr-
pur State, 1879; Civil and
873
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sahai.
Criminal Judge, and Private
Secretary to Maharaja of Oodey-
pore, 1879-80; in the Jaipur
State, 1880-8 ; Mir Munshi of the
State Council, Jaipur, 1880-88 ;
Census Superintendent, Jaipur,
1881; in the Jhalawar State
1889-95 ; Census Superintendent,
Jhalawar State, 1889-95 ; for
some time President, Theosophi-
cal Society, Jaipur ; retired,
1905. Publications: translation of
Aitchison's treaties into Urdu ;
annals of Rajaputana in Urdu ;
the history of Bhurtpore in Eng-
lish ; the Loyal Rajaputana, a
Record of the services of the
Rajputana Chiefs to the British
Government ; and a history
of Rajputana from the time of
the advent of the British into
Rajaputana. Address : Ulwar,
Rajaputana, India.
Sahasrabudhp, Oanesh Nagesb,
Rao Sahib (1910), Pleader,
Ellichpur ; 6. 1859 ; educ : at
Amraoti, Behar ; Vice-President,
Ellichpur Civil Station Munici-
pality ; Member, Royal Society
of Arts, Manufacturers-, and
Commerce, London ; Fellow,
Royal Meteorological Society,
London ; Member, Cotton Mar-
ket Committee, Ellichpur ; Mem-
ber of the Governing Body of
the V.M.T.I. Society, Amraoti ;
Member, Berar Athletic Asso-
ciation. Address: Ellichpur,
Berar, C. P. India.
Sahay, Boagavathi Rai Bahadur,
(see Bagavathi Sahay.)
SaheSDDr, Rajaof ; Rishen Kamar ;
b. 1848 ; educ : privatelj- ; great
g. s. of Rai Athmaram, who was
Chakladar of Bijnor ; his grand-
father, Pardaman Kishen, ren-
dered service to the British in
the Mutiny of 1857 and received
374
a liberal grant of estates ; the
present Raja has also inherited
estates from his maternal grand-
father ; is a good scholar and
possesses a valuable library ; has
contributed liberally to the Agra
Collegei and the M.A.O. College,.
Aligarh ; has founded scholar-
ships for poor students, has built
and endowed a hospital and an
asylum for lepers; is Honorary
Magistrate and 8th in the list,
of Provincial Durbaris ; title of
Raja made hereditary, and con-
firmed, 1882. Publications : Di-
wan V^ikar, Iktirai Jahid, and
some poems. Address : Sahes-
pur, Bilari Post, Moradabad dis-
trict, U. P., India.
Sallana, Raja of ; H H. Raja ^Ir
Jeswant SJ-gh, K.C.I.E. (1903);
A Rathor Rajput ; b. 1864 ; .s. of
late Maharaja Bhavani Singhji,
Jagirdar of Semlai ; adopted by
H. H. Raja Duleh Singhji ;
succeeded, 1895 ; thrice married;
5 s. and 3 d. ; educ : Daly
(Rajakumar) College, Indore?
area of the State, 450 sq. miles ;
population 25,731; salute,.
11 guns; received a Kaiser-i-
hind (gold medal) ; offered a.
motor-car for ambulance, 1915.
Address : Sailana, Malwa, C.
India.
Salitl. Raja cf ; Rup Narayan Singb;.
Lelongs to a family of Gond
Rajputs; succeeded to gaddi,.
18a2 ; 16th in descent from Hari
Singh, the founder of the family ;
title of Raja confirmed by the-
British Government, 1836 ; area
of the State, 138 sq. miles; popu-
lation, 23,000; the State is in
charge of a Political Agent under
the direct supervision of the
Commissioner of Chhatisgarh
Dn. Address : Sakti, C.P., India..
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Salam-ul-lah.
8alam-uMah Khan, Nawab Maham-
mud, KhanBahadur(lS89) Jagir-
dar ; g. s of Mahammud Rahim
Khan who rendered valuable aid
to the British in the battle of
Assaye, 1803 ; /;. 1859 ; educ : at
the Akola High School and the
Fort High School, Bombay;
Special Relief Officer in the
famine of 1899-90 ; special
Magistrate with first class
powers ; Nawab, 1891. Recrea-
tion'' Shooting. Address: De-
walghat, Buldana, C. P., India.
Salamatral, Dlwan Oovlnda Ram,
Rai Bahadur (1908), Coloniza-
tion Officer, Hyderabad, Sind ; h.
1861 ; educ : Sikarpur ; displayed
exceptional ability in times of
famine and plague, and rendered
valuable service ; presented
with a watch by the Commis-
sioner of Sind in Open Durbar,
1893; received special promo-
tion and an Afrinama, 1896 ; re-
ceived a sword of honour 1900 ;
Certificate of merit, 1908. Ad-
dress : Hyderabad, Sind, India.
flalaman, Brigade-Sargeon-Lt.-
Col. Sellm Meyer, M.A., M.D.,
M. Ch., I. M.S. (retired) ; joined
service in Bombay, 1869 '. Civil
Surgeon and Superintendent of
Jail, Bijapur, 1870; served in
the Military department, 1872-
74; Oftg. Civil Surgeon and
Superintendent of Jail, Bijapur,
1870; served in the fdilitary
department., 1872-74 ; Oftg.
Civil Surgeon and Superinten-
dent of Jail, Shikarpur, 1874 ;
Superintendent, Central Jail,
Poona ; also in charge of Cen-
tral Jail, Yerrowda, 1878; re-
tired, 1S97.
Salemgarh.Raja of; Narayan Singh
Sadeshri Prasad, Rai Bahadur
(1898) ; telongs to Bhuirkar
family and is connected with
the house of Tamkulu ; related
to Raja of Hathwa ; b. 1862 ;
rendered valuable assistance to
the people in the famine of
1896-97; Raja (personal) 1907;
the Estate comprises 53 villages
in Gorakhpur. Address : Salem-
garh, Gorakhpur, U.P., India.
BalempuF, Baja of ; Khan Bahadur.
Shaban Ah Khan ; descendant of
Hydayat Ali, of Kakori ; inter-
ested in the improvement of
agriculture; undertook experi-
ments in agriculture in his es-
tate ; Khan Bahadur. 1888; Raja,
1898 ; Honorary Magistrate of
the first class for the Police
Circle of Goshainganj; the estate
comprises 24 whole villages and
partsof three others inLucknow,
yielding an annual income of
Rs. 38,328, besides 6 villages in
Bara Banki, with an annual in-
come of Rs. 11,670. Address :
Salempur, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Salmon, Colonel William Arthnr,
Indian Armj- (retired) ; joined
service in the Indian Army, 1859;
transferred to Political depart-
ment as Assistant Political
Agent, K-athiwar, 1877; in the
same capacity at Janjira, 1879 ;
joint Administrator ot Rajpipla
and Sangli States 1884 and 1885,
respectively ; Assistant to the
Agent to the Governor-General
in Baroda ; Commandant of
Wazhir Corps, 1887 ; Political
Agent, Mahi Kantha, 1892 ; Poli-
tical Agent at Palanippu and
Kolhapur, 1893 and 1894 res-
pectively; reverted to Military
duty, 1895.
Sambandam Mudallnr, Pammal,
B.A., B.L., High Court Vakil,
Madras ; y. s. of late Mr. P.
V^ijayaranga Mudaliar, Inspec-
375
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Sambandam.
tor of Schools, Madras ; h. 1873 ;
educ : Pachaiyappa's High
School, Madras, and the Presi-
dency College, Madras ; B.A.,
1893 ; had a double first class in
English and History ; B.L., 1897 ;
apprenticed to Mr. (now Hon'ble
Mr. Justice) Kumaraswami
Sastri ; enrolled as Vakil, 1898 ;
won the Norton Gold Medal and
the Powel Vernacular Prize for
Tamil composition and essay
writing; one of the founders of
the Suguna Villasa Sabha, the
leading amateur dramatic society
in Madras ; takes an active and
leading part in amateur theatri-
cals; is the author of a Tamil
drama which has been prescribed
by the Madras University as a
text-book ; is a prominent mem-
ber of the Madras South Indian
Athletic Association ; Dharma-
karta of the Mylapore Temple ;
Trustee of the Annadana Sa'na-
jam *. Director, Mylapore Hindu
Permanent Fund and also of
the Central Urban Bank ; a past
Master of Lodge ' Carnatic ', of
which his father was one of the
founders. Recreations : Music
and Athletics. Address : 70, Acha-
rappan Street, Madras, India.
Bambaalvalyer, V.9., B.Sc.,L.C.E.,
b. 186'.J; joined service as Assist-
ant Professor of Chemistry,
Presidency College, Madras,
1892;Assistant Lecturer, College
of Agriculture, Madras; joined
Mysore Geological Department
as an apprentice, 1895 ; Assist-
ant State Geologist, 1897 ;
Lecturer in Geology, Central
College, Bangalore, 1900 ; Cura-
tor, Geological Museum, 1903 ;
has lectured on Geological sub-
jects before the South Indian
Association, Madras, and has
reported on Mining potentia-
lities of Zamindaries in Southern
376
India and of the Baroda State.
Publication : Industrial Survey
of Mysore State. Becreations.
Gardening. Address : Shankar-
pur, Bangalore City, Mysore
State, India.
Saraman, Herbert Frederick, I.C.S.,
Bengal ; educ : at Edward
Six's School, Stratford-on-avon,
and Emmanuel College, Cam-
bridge ; passed I.C.S. Exami-
nation, 1890". joined service and
arrived in India, 1892 ; Assistant
Magistrate and Collector, Ben-
gal, for some time ; transferred
as Assistant Commissioner to
Assam, 1874 ; re-transferred to
Bengal service, 1897 ; Joint
Magistrate and Collector, 1904.
Publications : A Monograph on
the Cotton fabrics of Assam.
Sampatrao, Srimant G^iikvad,
F.R.G.S., F.R.S.L., F.R.A.S.,
Baroda State ; b. 1865 ;
educ : at the special school
opened for H.H. the Gaikwar ;
studied up to Matriculation ;
proceeded to England and join-
ed the Pembroke College,
Oxford ; represented His High-
ness the Gaikwar at the Jubilee
of late Empress Victoria, 1887;
joined service as Private Secre-
tary to the H H. the Gaikwar,
1888 ; wcis President of the
Committee for the marriage of
Prince Fatebsiugh Rao ; receiv-
ed present of an elephant ;
President; Committee of Re-
trenchment, Khangi Department,
1904-05 ; Huzur powers confer-
red, 1905-07; Chairnian,Reception
Committee of the Educational
Conference held at Amoroti,
1909 ; President, Arya Samaj
Conference, 1910 ; Member of
the Budget Committee ; Mem-
ber, Legislative and Executive
Council, Baroda State ; Presi-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sampatrao.
dent and Treasurer, Industrial
Home for Helpless Women ;
President, Saharicharri Sabah ;
Director, Bank of Baroda, Ltd.
Address: Baroda, India.
Samuels, Charl s Archibald,: Bar-
at-Law, I.C.S. (retired) ; edvc :
King's College School and
University College, London ;
passed the I.CS., 1867; joined
service and arrived in India,
1869 ; served in Bengal in vari-
ous subordinate grades '. on
special duty in connection with
famine work in Champaran,
1874 ; Oftg. Port Commissioner,
Calcutta, as also Collector and
Magistrate, 1886; Oftg. Com-
missioner of Excise, 1892 ;
retired, 1895.
Samuelp, Colonel Willfam Lfycet-
ter, I.C.S. (retired) ; joined ser-
vice, 1857 ; served in the non-re-
gulation Commission as Assist-
ant Commissioner ; and Deputy
Commissioner on special duty
in connection with the Settle-
ment of boundary, 1868-71 ;
Officiating Cantonment Magis-
trate, and Judge, Small Cause
Court, Barrackpur, 1873; Oftg.
Political Agent, Hill Tipperah,
1875; retired, 1890.
Sandaiyur, Zamlndar of Sri
Krlshraswami Kullappa Nalker ;
s-. of Kuppayaswami K. Naiker ;
assumed charge of Estate, 1897.
Address : Sandaiyur, Madura
District, Madras Presidency.
Sandbrook, Jobn Arthur, Editor,
the " Englishman ", Calcutta ;
•s. of Thomas Sandbrook ; b. at
Swansea, South Wales, 1876 ;
educ : privately ; served in the
South-African War and won
Queen's Medal with five Clasps;
joined the staff of the "Western
Mail ", Cardiff, as Chief Assist-
ant Editor, 1902 ; came over
to Calcutta, and joined the staff
of the " Englishman " as Editor,
1910. Recreation : Golf. Address :
9, Hare Street, Calcutta, India.
Sandoll. Joseph William Hendry,
Indian Postal Department (re-
tired) ; joined service, 1862 ;
Chief Assistant DeputyAccount-
ant-General, Assam, 1878 ;
Chief Superintendent, Financial
Department, 1881 ; transferred
to the office of the Accountant-
General, Bombay, 18S1 ; Comp-
troller, Calcutta Post Office,
1890 ; retired, 1897.
Sampayo, Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.B.
De , acting 3rd Puisne .Judge-
Supreme Court, Ceylon. Address :
Colombo, Ceylon.
Samphar, Maharaja of ; H.H.
Mpharaja Bip Singh Deo; b.
1865; succeeded, 1896 ; the State
has an area of 178 stj. miles ;
population, 40,541 ; Salute, 11
guns ; title of Maharaja as a
personal distinction; Kaiser-i-
hind medal, 1907. Arldress : Sam-
phar, Bundlekhand, U.P., India.
25-(rt)
Sandoman. Colonel John Edward,
Indian Army (retired); chiv :
Addiscombe College ; joined the
Bengal Army as Ensign, 1861;
studied at the Purti College;
Posted to Survey Department,
1864 ; served Hazara Expedition
and won a medal, 1868 ; became
Deputy Superintendent, 1870;
Superintendent, 1892, Director
of Surveys, 1892 ; Deputy Sur-
veyor-General in charge of
Revenue Survey, 1895 ; retired,
1898.
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Sandhurst.
Sandhurst. 2nd Baron (cr. 1871),
Wmiam Mansfield, G.C.I.E.,
G.C.S.T.,P.C., 1906 ; J. P.; Hono-
rary Col., Bombay Riflesi 1895 ;
Lord-Cliamberlain since 1912 ;
formerly Knight of Grace of Or-
der of St. John of Jerusalem ; b.
1855; s. in 1876 1st Baron [who
served in the Sutlej, 18i5-46,
and Punjab, 1848-49 ; was present
atSobraon and Goojerat ; served
throughout the Indian Mutiny,
and was present at Lucknow and
Cawnpore ; became Commander-
in-Chief, Bombay, 1860-65 ; C-in-
C, India, 1865-70 ; Commander
of the Forces in Ireland, 1870 ;
resigned his Commission, 1879.]
m. 1st, Lady Victoria Alexand-
rina Spencer, C.I. {d. 1906) f/. of
the 4th Earl Spencer K.G., 1881 ;
2nd, Eleanor, f/. of Matthew
Arnold and widow of Hon'ble A.
Wodehouse, 1909; educ : Rugby ;
Sub-Lieut., Coldstream Guards,
1873; Lord-in-Waiting to H. M.
Queen Victoria, 1880-85 ; Under
Secretary for War, 1886,1892-94 ;
Governor of Bombay, 1895-99.
Heir: Hon'ble John William
Mansfield. Address : 60, Eaton
Square, S. W. Clubs : Brook's,
Turf, Garrick.
fiandur, Raja of; Srimant Venkat
Rao Sahib, Hindu 8ao G ora-
padi MamaluBac Madar Sena-
pathi, b. 1892 ; succeeded to the
State as a minor the same year ;
installed on the gaddi, 1913 ;
7w. Princess Tara Rajee of Akkal-
kot, 1908 ; enjoys full powers
within his own State which is
under the political supervision
of the Collector of Bellary,
Address : Sandur, Bellary Dis-
trict, Madras Presidency.
Sang pi, Mian of; Rai flira Singh.
(See Hira Singh.)
378
Sanjana, Sbame-Ul-Ulema Dastop
Darab, Peshotan ; b. in Bombay,.
1857 ; e(??/c : Proprietory High
School and Elphinstone Col-
lege, Bombay ; B.A., 1880 ; M.A.,
1889 ; and a few years after> the
degree of Ph.D. ; was Exa-
miner in Persian ; is a Member
of the German Oriental Society;
Principal and Professor of
Pahalavy, ancient Persian, in
Sir Jamastjee Madrassa, 1899.
Piihlications : Zarathushtra in
the Gathas and in the Greek
and Roman Classics ; " Pahlavi
Dinkard ". Address : Bombay,.
India.
Sankaran Nair, Hon'ble Justice
Sir Chetur, Kt. (1912), B.A.,B.L.,
CLE. (1904), Judge, High Court,
Madras ; a prominent member
of the Nair Community of Mala-
bar ; b. 1857 ; educ : various High
Schools, and the Presidency
College, M vdras ; studied under
veteran educationists like the
late Mr. Edmund Thompson and
W. A. Porter: passed B.A., 1877 ;
B.L., 1879 ; enrolled as Vakil,
High Court, 1880; joined service
as District Munsift ; resigned
and commenced practice in
Madras ; appointed by th&
Madras Government as a
Member of the Committee to
enquire into the State of Mala-
bar, 1884 ; acted on several
other Commissions ; was of
considerable help to the Gov-
ernment of Madras for the pass-
ing of the Malabar Tenants'
Improvement Bill ; Fellow.
Madras University; nominated
to the Madras Legislative Coun-
cil, 1890 ; was instrumental in
getting the Malabar Marriage
Act enacted, being as yet the
first instance of a piece of
soc al legislation enacted by
the Legislative Council through
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sankaran Nair.
the exertions of the non-official
Members ; one of the foun-
ders of the "Madras Law Jour-
nal," and was one of its
Editors for some time; started
- and conducted the "Madras
• Review " for some time ; was
elected as President, Indian
National Congress held at
Amraoti, 1897; was also Presi-
dent of the first Madras Pro-
vincial Conference; President,
Indian Arts Exhibition Com-
mittee of Madras, 1903; was
Madras Correspondent to vari-
ous newspapers in London ; has
contributed to the " Calcutta
Review," the " Contemporary
Res-iew," etc.; was a Member of
the Madras Municipality; wrote
an account of the Social Customs
of Malabar at the request of Sir
William Hunter ; was for long
connected with the Madras
Mahajana Sabha, and for some
time was its Honorary Secretary;
was Government Pleader and
Public Prosecutor^ Madras, 1889
andl90i-07; Advocate-General,
Madras, 1907 ; Judge, High
Court, 1908 ; reappointed Fel-
low, Madras University, 1904 ;
Member and now President of
the Faculty of Law, 1913; Presi-
dent of the S.P.C.A., Madras.
Address : Poonamallee High
Road, Egmore, Madras. Club :
Cosmopolitan.
Sanyal Das, B.A., Rai Bahadur
(1910), Bikanir State ; was
Deputy Collector in the service
of the British Government,
1884-05 ; was Nazul Officer,
and Officer in charge of Warikah
Office, Lucknow ; services lent
to the State of Bikanir, 1911;
became Member of the State
Council. Address : Bikanir,
Punjab, India.
Sanyal, Sarat Chendra, Rai Baha-
dur, M.A., B.L., Divisional and
Sessions Judge, Nagpur, C.P. ;
s. of late Rai Bahadur Govinda
Chendra Sanyal ; b. at Saran,
1861 ; educ : at Patna and Can-
ning College, Lucknow ; his
name is preserved in Gold letters
on the roll of Honour in the
central hall of the Canning
College ; passed B.A., 1884 ;
■was offered an appointment us
Judicial officer in Bengal by the-
Hon'ble Mr. (now Sir) Henry
Princep, in consideration of the
services of his father; was
selected by the High Court of
Calcutta, on the requisition of
Sir Antony (now Lord) Mac-
donell to improve the Civil
Judiciary in the Central Pro-
■\f inces ; became Senior Small
Causes Judge, C.P., 1902;
Divisional and Sessions Judge,
Raipur, 1903; transferred to
Nagpur in the same capacity,.
1904 ; contiriiied in the grade of
Deputy Commissioner. Address^ :
Nagpur, C.P., India.
Saomaung, KS-M., CLE., 1908:
Sawbwa of Yawn Ghwe, Shan
States, Burma. Address: Yawng
Hue, Shan States, Burma.
Barantfarb, Raja of; Lai Javahlr
Singh, b. 1888 ; succeeded to the
estate as minor, 1890 ; area of
the state 540 sq. miles ; popula-
tion, 80 000 ; the ancestors of
the family are said to have come
from Lauji and secured posses-
sion of tlie estate, with the title
of Raja ; they also are said to
have rendered military service
to the Raja of llatnapur.
Address : Sarangarh, C.P., India.
Barbhadhlkari, Hon'ble Doctor
Dabiprasad ; Memi)(>r, Legis-
lative Council, Bengal; appi>int-
371)
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sarbhadhikari.
ed as full timed Vice-Chancel-
lor of the Calcutta University,
1914 ; presided at the 1st sitting
of the Conference of Bengal
Social Service League, 1915.
Address : Calcutta, India.
'^Sarguja, Raja of; Uaharaja
BanaduF Ragunath Sapan
Sanga Deo; 6. 1860; succeeded,
1879; area of the State, 6,103
sq. miles; population, 300,000 ;
the state is the largest and the
most important of the Chota
Nagpur tributary Mahals ; it
■came under British control in
1818; Maharaja Bahadur (Per-
sonal), 1896. Address : Byram-
pur, Sarguja, Chota Nagpur,
C.P.
•
^arkar, Ananda Prasad, B.CE.,
Rai Bahadur (1908), Superin-
tending Engineer ; b. 1858; educ :
at the Sibpur Engineering Col-
lege ; entered Government ser-
vice as an Apprentice Engineer,
1885 ; did excellent woric on the
Sone canals and attracted
the notice of his superiors ;
promoted to the second Cal-
cutta division, 1898; was in
•charge of the Albert Victor
Leper Asylum, Gobra, the new
buildings at Hastings house,
and the PresidencyJail; appoint-
ed as Superintending Engineer
of the S. W. Circle, Calcutta. AI-
dress : Calcutta, India.
Sarvothama Rao, Canchl ; B.A.,
I.S.O. ; District Registrar, Tan-
jore ; C. 1856 ; joined service as
Accountant, Board of Revenue,
Madras, 1878; was Assistant
Accountant, Office of the In-
spector-General of Registration,
188 i; Sub-Registrar, 1st grade,
1895 ; Manager,:Oface ol: the In-
spector-General of Registration,
880
1896 ; services lent to Baroda
State from 1897-99 ; was Dis-
trict Registrar, Kurnool, 1900 ;
served in the same capacity
in other districts; retired,
1913. Address : Saidapet, Chingle-
pet District, Madras Presidency.
Bassoon. Arthur Abraham David,
M.V.O. (1903); C.V.O. (1907);
b. 1840 ; 5th s. of late David
Sassoon, Bombay; m. Eugenie
Louise, d. of late Achillie
Perugia of Prieste, 1873. Ad-
dress-. 2, Albert Gate, S.W. 8,
King's Gardens Home, Sussex.
Sa'soon, Hon'ble Sir David, Kt.
(1905), Merchant, Bombay, 1849;
joined the firm of Messrs. E. D.
Sassoon in China, 1867; started a
firm of his own under the name
of Sassoon J. David & Co., Bom-
bay, 1874 ; opened branches in
Hongkong, Shanghai and Kobe ;
a leading Cotton merchant of
Bombay and Manager of David
and Standard Mills ; was Chair-
man of the Bombay Mill Owners'
Association; Member of the
Bombay Corporation, and Chair-
man of the Standing Committee
of the Bombay Corporation,
1909 ; took a prominent part in
establishing the Bank of India
and has been its Chairman from
the start; Sheriff of Bombay,
1905 ; raised a sum of £5,000 in
aid of the Kangra Valley earth-
quake relief fund ; presented a
statue of Emperor George V to
the City of Bombay on the occa-
sion of His Majesty's visit to
India ; has contributed liberally
to the Prince of Wales' Museum
and other charitable institutions;
Justice of the Peace. Heir-pre-
sump : Edward Elias Sassoon, b.
1853. Address: Braganza Hall,
Bombay, Club ■ Bombay Yacht.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sathe,
Sathp, Hon'ble Oanesh Krishna,
Rai Bahadur ; nominated Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, Bom-
bay. Address: Bombay.
Sathianathan, Mrs. Karaala Rat-
nam, M.A. ; h. at Masulipatam,
1879 ; p. d. of the late Mr. O.S.R.
Krishnama, Bar-at-Law ; educ :
at the Doveton Girls' School,
Madras ; passed B.A. with San-
skrit as her optional language,
1898 ; M.A., 1901 ; w. the late Dr.
Sathianathan, 1898 ; started
the '• The Indian Ladies ' Maga-
zine," 1901. Address: Pitthapur,
Madras Presidency.
Bawantwadi, Sar Desai of; Saveni
Bonfiale Shrirana Baja Bahadur ;
b. 1871 ; educ : Rajkot College ;
succeeded to gaddi, 1871; belongs
to the great Bhonsle family and
claims descent from Mang Savant
who revolted against Bijapur
and became independent ; the
title of this house (Thasa) is
said to have been given by the
Prince of Bijapur ; area of the
State, 125 sq. miles; population,
220 000 ; revenue, 4^ lakhs ; the
Chief has a force of 250 sepoys
and is entitled to a salute of 9
guns. Address: Savantwadi,.
Reva Kautha Agency, Bombay
Presidency, India.
Satis Ghendra Acharji (See
Acharji).
Bannders, Arthur Leslie, I.C.S.,
C.S.I. ■> Commissioner of Meerut,
India; b. London, 1862; s. of
A.W. Saunders of Castle Island;
educ : Oratory School, Edgbas-
ton, and Balliol College, Oxford ;
joined service, 1880 ; served in
N.W.P. 1882-85; Central Pro-
vinces, 1885-1900; U.P. 1901;
Commissioner of Lucknow, 1906;
Member, Legislative Council,
U.P., 1908-12; Member, Vice-
roy's Legislative Council, 1912-
13 ; holds Durbar medal, and
Volunteer Officers' Decoration.
Address : Meerut, Upper India.
SaveKe, Henry, C.S.I. (1904) ; s. of
John Savege of Bolton ; h. 1854 ;
educ : Liverpool Institute ; enter-
ed I.C.S. 1874; Sub-Collector
and Joint Magistrate, 1885 ;
Collector and Magistrate, 1891 ;
Commissioner, 1910 ; 1st Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, Eastern
Bengal and Assam, 1905 ; Mem-
ber of Council of Lt. -Governor
of Eastern Bengal and Assam ;
retired, 1909.
Scballon, Maj. -General Sir Pobert
Ipvin. K.C.B. (1913),! K.C.I.E.
(1910), C.B. (1904), D.S.O (1887),
CLE. (1898), Chief Commis-
sioner for India of the Boy
Scouts Association (1913);
A. D.C. General to the King; in
Command of Lucknow Division,
since 1913 ; b. 1857 ; s. of late T.
N. Scallon ; educ : University
College School, King's College
School, London; Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; joined the
Royal Military College as Sub-
Lieutenant, 1876 ; posted to 72nd
Highlanders, 1877; joined the
Bombay Staft Corps, 1881 ;
Extra A. D.C. to Commander-
in-Chief, Bombay Army, 1884 ;
Station Staft Officer, 1884-86;
Deputy- Assistant Adj. -General.
Poona, 1890-91 ; Punjab Impe-
rial Service Sappers and the
Infantry, 1895-98 ; Inspector-
General,Imperial ServiceTroops,
1897; Commanding 23rd Bombay
Rifles, 1898-1904 ; Commanding
the Infantry Brifiade, Banga-
lore, 1904; Political Resident and
Commanding at Aden, 1905; in
Command of Bangalore Brigade,
1906; served in AfghanCampaign,
381
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
:Shallon.
1879-81 ; served Burma Expedi-
tion, 1886-87 ; Commanded Mya-
ing Column, 1887-88 ; Tirah Ex-
pedition, 1897-98 ; in charge of the
Imperial Service Sappers and
Infantry ; Commanded the
Zhob section of Mahsud-Waziri
blockading force, 1902, and
troops in Zhob District, 190i;
Commandant in the Aden Hinter
Land ; Adj.-Genl., 1908 ; Secy, to
the Govt, of India, Army Dept.,
1909 ; Lt.-Genl. 1911 ; in Com-
mand of Burma Division, 1913;
in. Jeannette, d. of late John
Gorden, Master of the Supreme
■Court, 1904. Address : Bruktield
House, Kempsey, Worcester.
Club : National.
Schaleh, Col. Vernon Ansdell, C.B.
(1904), Indian Army (Retd.); 5.
of late Vernon Hugh Schaleh ;
b. 1849 ; educ : Rugby ; entered
Army, 1869 ; joined the Indian
Army, 1881 ; became Colonel,
1900; Burma Expedition, 1885-
57 ; Hazara Expedition, 1891 ;
Malakand Field Force, 1897-99 ;
D.A.A.G., Bengal, 1885; A.Q.M.
•G., Bengal, 1899; Colonel on
Staft, 1903 '. Commandant of 4th
Brigade, 9th Division, India,
1904-06 ; m. Helen, d. of late W.
Y. M. M'Donell, V. C, 1884.
Address : the Cottage, Queen's
Road, Cheltenham. Club : United
Service.
Soharlieb, Mary Dacomb, M.D.,
M.S. (London) ; Physician and
Surgeon; Consulting Gynaecolo-
gist, Royal Free Hospital ; Gov-
ernor of St. Mary's College,
Paddington ; m. a Barrister
■once practicing in Madras ; b.
London 1845 ; educ : privately ;
Madras Medical College ; receiv-
ed diploma of College 1878 ;
the Royal Free Hospital and
School of Medicine for Women
382
in London, entered for the M.B.
and B.S. degrees of London
University in 1882 ; received
the gold medal and scholarship
in obstetric medicine ; Honours
in Medicine, Forensic Medicine
and Surgery ; returned to India
1883, and was appointed
Lecturer in Midwifery and
Gynaecology in Madras Medi-
cal College, and Examiner to the
University of Madras in those
subjects ; also Medical Superin-
tendent Royal Victoria Hos-
pital for Caste and Gosha
Women ; M.D. of London 1883 ;
and M.S. 1896 , late senior
Surgeon at New Hospital for
Women ; Lecturer on Obstetrics
to School of Medicine for Wo-
men, Handle Street) Brunswick
Sq. Publications : A Woman's
Words to Women, A Mother's
Guide to the Health and Manage-
ment of her Children. Recreations'-
Foreign travel. Address : 149
Harley Street, Cavendish Square.
SchlloH, Sir William, K.C.LE.
(1909) CLE., (1890); Ph. D.,
1867 ; F.R.S., 1901 ; M.A., Oxon,
1905; Professor of Forestry,
University of Oxford since 1905;
b. 1840 ; s. of late Kirchenrath
Schlich, Hesse-Darmstadt; educ :
Darmstadt, University of Gies-
sen. Appointed to the Indian
Forest Department, 1866; Conser-
vator of Forests, Bengal, 1872 ;
Inspector-General of Forests to
the Government of India, 1881 ;
Organised the first school of
Forestry in England at Cooper's
Hill, 1885; transferred to Ox-
ford University, 1905; Reader,
1911. Publications : a Manual
of Forestry in five volumes ; The
Outlook of the World's Timber
Supply; Afforestation in Great
Britain and Ireland ; Forestry in
the United Kingdom ; married
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SCHLICH.
twice. Address: 29, Banbury
Road, Oxford.
Schmidt, Clarence Rose Macaulay,
Inspector-General of Registra-
tion, Madras ; b. 1865 ; joined ser-
vice as clerk, Chief Secretariat,
1885 ; French Translator to Gov-
■ ernment, 1894 ; Registrar, Chief
• Secretariat,1905;Inspector-Gene-
ral of Registration, 1909. Address:
Monteith Road, Egmore, Mad-
ras.
Scbuster, Sir Felix, Member of the
India Council, London; 3rd s.
of late Francis Joseph Schuster?
b. 1854 ; educ : Frankfort-on-
Maine, Geneva; and Owen's Col-
lege. Manchester ; Director,
Union Bank of London, Ltd.,
since 1883 ; Governor of the
same Bank, 1895 ; Member, Roy-
al - Commission on London
Traffic, 1903-05 ; Member, Board
of Trade Commission for the
Amendment of the Company
Law, 1905 ; Member, India Office
■Committee on Indian Railway
Commission and Administration,
1907-08; Member, Treasury Com-
mittee on Irish Land Purchase
Finance, 1907-8; Chairman,
Council of the Chamber of Com-
merce, London, 1905-06 ; Presi-
dent, Council of the Institute of-
Bankers, London, 1908-09; Depu-
ty Chairman of the Central
Association of Bankers ; Gover-
nor, University College, London;
•Governor, London School of
Economics; formerly Honorary
Secretary and Vice-President of
the Alpine Club ; Member, Com-
mittee of Management of the
Hospital for Sick Children ;
Member, Council of the British
Empire League ; rn. Lucy Edith,
3rd d. of W. B. Skene of Hally-
itrds, Fife ; heir and son Ferlin
iind Victor. Publications : Our
Gold Reserves; Foreign Trade
and the Money Market; The
Bank of England and the State,
&c. Eecrentions : Music, Travel-
ling and Motoring. Address : 48,
Cadogen Place, S. W. Clubs :
Brooks's ; Alpine.
Scbwann, Sir Charles Ernesf, P.C,
1911; M.P.; first Baronet (1906);
b. 1844 ; s. of F. Schwann ; educ :
University College, London; was
Secretary, Treasurer and Presi-
dent of Manchester Liberal As-
sociation; President of the Re-
form Club ; President for nine
years of National Reform Union;
carried Bill for granting votes to
Policemen in Municipal and
School Board elections ; assisted
in abolishing paddy-tax in Cey-
lon ; m. Elizabeth, d. of David
Duncan of Manchester, 1876; 4 *-.
one d. Heirs. Charles Duncan, b.
1879. Address : 4, Prince's Gar-
dens, S.W. Club : Reform, Man-
chester.
Scoble, Right Hon'ble Sir Andrew
Biahard, K.C.; K.C.S.I. (1890),
C.S.I. (1889), P.C. (1901); s. of
late John Scoble ; b. 1831 ; educ :
at the city of London School ;
called to Bar (Lincoln's Inn).
1856 ;Q.C., 1876; Treasurer of
Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn ;
1899 ; Advocate-General and
Member, Legislative Council,
Bombay, 1870-77, Member,
Council of Governor-General,
India, 1886-91; Member, Indian
Military and Civil Expenditure
Commission, 1895; M.P. for
Hackney, 1892-1900; Member,
Judicial Committee of the Privy
Council; ///. Augusta Hariette
(died 1904) o. d. of late Joseph
Nicholson, 1863. Publications :
"Guizot's History of English Re-
volution (translation); Mignet's
History of Mary Queen of Scots.
383
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SCOBLK.
Address: Chivelston, Wimbledon
Common. Club : Carlton and
Athenaeum.
Scott, Hon'ble S r Bas'KKt., (1909),
M.A., Bar-at-Law, Chief Justice,
Bombay; 2nd s. of late Henry
Scott of Bombay ; b. 1859 ; ediic :
Haleybury ; Balliol College, Ox-
ford ; passed B.A., 1882 ; M.A.,
1886; became pupil to Mr. Jasper
Peelc and then to Sir Gorell
Barness and Mr. William La-
tham ; called to Bar (Inner
Temple), 1884; admitted as
Advocate, Bombay High Court,
1885; acting Advocate-Gene-
ral, 1899; and again in 1901,
when he was confirmed ; acting
Judge, Bombay High Court,
1906 ; reverted as Advocate-
General, 1906; Chief Justice,
Bombay High Court, 1908.
Address : Bombay, India. Club :
New University.
Scott,CoIonel Sir Buchanan, K.C.I.
E. (1904), CLE. (1888) ; b. 1850 ;
entered Royal Engineers, 1871 ;
became Colonel, 1900 ; served
Afghan War, 1878-79, (medal);
Survey and Construction of
Frontier Railways, India, 1874-
77 ; Deputy Consulting Engineer
for Railways, India; 1887-93;
Mint Master, Calcutta, 1897-
1904 ; Associate of Institutions
of Civil and Electrical Engineers;
retired, 1905 ; m. 1888, Ethel
Theophila, d. of late Charles
Metcalfe, C. I. E.'. one s. one d.
Address : 14, Barkston Gardens,
South Kensington, S.W. Club:
United Service.
Ccott, Major>'General Sir Charles
Henry, K. C. B. (1909) ; b. 1848 ;
s. of late Edward John Scott ;
educ : privately and at Woolwich;
entered the Royal Artillery,
1868; became Colonel, 1892;
384
served Tirah Expedition, 1897-
98 ; Superintendent, Gunpowder
Factory, Bengal, 1881-92; Ord-
nance Consulting Officer for
India, 1892-95; Inspector-General
of Ordnance, Punjab; 1895-1900;
Director-General of Ordnance,
India, 1902-05; Member of the
Council of Governor-General,.
India, 1905-09; retired, 1910.
Address: Colleens,Cousley Wood,
Wadhurst. Club : United Service.
Boott, George Batley, CLE. (1914)
Purvey of India (retired) ; joined
service, 1863 ; Assistant Superin-
tendent of Survey, 1890; super-
intendent, Land Records, N.W.P.,
1894 ; served in the Black Moun-
tain Expedition, Jowaki Afridi
Expedition, Afghan War and
Zhob Valley Expedition; retired,
1901. Publications : Pathans of
the N.W. Frontier; Pushto
Vocabulary; twenty years on the
N.W. Frontier ; reports on
various parts of Afghanistan.
Address : Anglo-Persian Oil Co »
Winchester House, Old Broad
Street, E.C
Scott, 8lp James Geor^», K.C.I.E.
(1901); CL.E (1892); b. 1851;
Bar-at-Law, late Burma Com-
mission; called to Bar, 1896;
War Correspondent, Perak^
1875 ; Burmah, 1879 ; and Tonk-
ing; 1883 — 5; joined service as
Assistant Commissioner, 1886 ;
on duty in the Shan States, 1888 ;
on duty in connection with
Anglo-Siamese Boundary Com-
mission,1889-90; Superintendent,
N. Shan States, 1892 ; charge
d'aftairs, Bangkok. 1893 ; on
deputation with Anglo-French
Bufter State Commission, 1894 ;.
on duty with Burma-China
Boundary Commission, 1898 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1900 ;
Superintendent, S. Shan States,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Scott.
1902 ; Retd., 1910. Publications :
The Burman, His Life and No-
tions; France and Tongking". Bur-
.ma as it was, as it is, and as it will
be; Burma, the Eastern Country,
and the Race of the Bramhas ;
The Hill Slopes of Tongking;
The Upper Burma Gazetteer, 5
vols ; Burma, a Handbook. Ad-
dress; C/o India Office, London.
Scott, Lothian Kerr, C.B. (1897) ;
Indian P. W. D. (retired) ; b.
1841 ; s. of George Scott ; eiuc :
at Winchester and Woolwich ;
entered the Royal Engineers,
1862 ; Volunteered for service in
India and was employed in
Public Works, Railways and
Irrigation; Musketry Inspector
at Chatham ; Instructor in
Fortifications, Sandhurst ; Pro-
fessor of Artillery and Forti-
fications, 1882 ; Inventor of
Telescopes and automatic sights;
retired, 1892. Address : Forest
Lodge, Farnboro, Hants.
Scott, Rev. Robert, M.A., Profes-
sor of English Literature,
Wilson College, Bombay ; b.
Banffshire in the north of Scot-
land; passed M. A. ,1875; appoint-
ed Professor of Mathematics,
Wilson College, Bombay, 1879;
Professor of English Literature
in the same College, since 1884;
Honorary Secretary, Royal
Asiatic Society, Bombay Branch.
Address : Bombay, India.
Scott, Ross, M.A., Bar-at-Law,
I.C.S. ; educ : Armagh Academy,
the Royal Academical Institu-
tion and Seminary, Belfast, and
Queen's College, Belfast ; passed
I.C.S. examination, 1871; joined
service and arrived in India,
1873 ; served in the N.W. Provin-
ces in the lower grades ; became
District and Sessions Judge,
26
1890 ; Judicial Commissioner,
Oudh, 1901.
Scott-Moncrieff. Sip Colin Camp-
bell, K.C.S.I. (1903); K. C. M. G.
(1887), C. S.I. (1878), LL. D.
(Edinburgh^;/'. Scotland, 1836;
s. of late Robert Scott-Moncrieft,
Fossaway ; educ : Edinburgh
Academy, H. E. I. C. Military
College, Addiscombe ; entered
Bengal Engineers, 1856 ; retired
with rank of Colonel, 1883 ; en-
gaged in Suppression of Indian
Mutiny in Oudh Campaign 1858-
59; Chief Engineer, Burma; Under
Secretary of State, Public Works,
Cairo, 1883-92 ; Under Secretary
for Scotland, 1892-1902; President
of Indian Irrigation Commission,
1901-03. Publication: Irrigation in
Southern Europe. Address: 11,
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Club :
Athengeum.
Scott-MoncriefT, Major-General
George Kenneth. C. B. (1907);
CLE. (1900), b. 1855; s. of Major
A. P. Scott-Moncrleft ; educ'- at
Edinburgh Academy and Wool-
wich ; entered the Royal Engi-
neers ; served in Afghan Cam-
paigns, 1878-80; Waziristan,
1901 ; Instructor, School of
Military Engineering, 1893-98 ;
Commanded R.E. China Ex-
peditionary Force, 1900-01 ;
Commandant, R.E. Dublin .Dt.,
1904-06 ; Assistant Director of
Fortifications and the Works at
the Head-Quarters, 1906 ; Chief
Engineer, Aldershot Command,
1909-11 ; Director of Fortifica-
tions and Works, India Office :
Brigadier-General, 1011. .(^(/rfrt'.s'*':
Shalford, Guildford, Surrey
Newhalls St. Andrews, N. B.
Club : National.
Scott, O'Connor, Y.C, B.A., F.S.S.,
Accountant-Ucneral for Rail-
mo
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Scott.
ways, Delhi ; joined service as
Comptroller, Burma ; 1890 ; In-
spector of Local Fund Accounts,
1893 ; Assistant Accountant-
General, Bombay, 1897 ; Exami-
ner of Accounts, 1898 ; Comp-
troller, Assam, 1902 ; Deputy
Accountant-Oeneral, Bengal,
1905 ; Oflfg. Accountant-General
for Railways, 1912. Publication :
Mandalay and other cities of the
past in Burma. Address: Delhi,
India.
Bcudamore. Major Walter Victor,
R.E., Indian Educational Service;
joined service, 1885 ; Assistant
Engineer, Military Works De-
partment, 1888 ; Assistant Engi-
neer, Mu Vally, 1889 ; Bombay,
1892 ; Executive Engineer, 1898 ;
on Railway works in South
Africa, 1899-1902 ; Principal and
Professor, Civil Engineering
College of Science, Poona, 1903.
Scully, Lt. Colonel John, I.M.S.
(retired) ; joined service, 1872 ;
Medical Officer, Kashgarh, 1874-
76 ; Residency Surgeon, Nepal,
1876-78 ; Medical Officer, Gilgit,
1878-80; Acting Deputy Assav
Master, Calcutta Mint, 1882-83;
Deputy Assay Master, Bombay
Mint, 1882 ; Assay Master,
Calcutta Mint, 1886; retired,
1889.
Seal, Dr. Brajendranatb, M.A,.
Principal. Victoria College,
Cooch Bihar ; 2nd s. of late
Babu Mahendra Lai Seal, a
distinguished Vakil of Calcutta ;
lost his father while yet he was
a boy ; passed the entrance exa-
mination with credit and ob-
tained a scholarship ; studied
Philosophy, Literature, History,
Philology, Jurisprudence, and
all the Philosophical and Theo-
logical writings of mediaeval
S8G
days ; passed M.A. and studied'
Sanskrit ; knows English, San- .
skrit,Bengalee,Greek,Latin,Ger- I
man,French, Persian and Italian
languages ; Elected as the first
Speaker and the Opener of
the proceedings of the Uni-
versal Races Congress where
he read a paper which has been
acknowledged as the most per-
fect and thoughtful ever read-
before any assembly. Address i
Cooch Behar, India.
Seaman Bstt, Jofsa, Rai Sahib
(1911), Chairman, HadagalU
Union ; b. 1862 ; ediic : at Bel-
lary ; connected with the public
life of the district for over 20
years ; founded the Hadagalli
Brahman Reading Room and
the Rural Bank ; rendered valu-
able service to the people during,
times of famine, plague, etc.;
Member, Hadagalli Taluk Board;
Member, Bellary District Board.
Address : Huvvina, Hadagalli^
Bellary District, Madras Presi-
dency.
Seetbaramayya, S., Advocate, Shi-
moga, and Member, Mysore
Legislative Council. Address r
Shimoga, Mysore State, India.
Seitur, Zemindar of ; Sri Vada-
malai Tiruvanatha Sevaga Pad-
yan Tbevar Avergal ; belongs to
a familj" of Maravars known by
the name of " Menathi Mauniya
Kurukula Vanangamudi Panda-
rathar " ; s. of Sri Sundarathass
Thevar ; educ : first privately
under Mr. Suriyanaraya Iyer,.
then at the Hindu High School,.
Srivilliputtur, and afterwards
at the Hindu College, Tinnevelly;
lost his parents while young ;■
the estate was managed during
his minority by Sri Nagaya-
sawmi Thumbuchi Nayakar,,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Seitur.
Zemindar of Peraiyur, who had
been appointed executor of the
estate > removed to Madras and
joined the Wesley CoUege.Roya-
pettah ; exhibited a taste for
music and commenced to play
" Ganjari " and became pro-
ficient in the art ; removed to the
" Newington " School. 1S97 ; re-
moved to Madura and was under
the tuition of Mr. P. C. Gana-
pathi Iyer, B.A.; proceeded to
his estate to learn business con-
nected with the management of
his property, 1891 ; organised a
successful elephant hunt at
Kobikulam; installed on the gad-
di, 3rd February 1902 ; connected
by marriage to the Zemindars
of Ramnad, Urkad, and Singam-
patti and by blood to the Zemin-
dar of Elumalai ; greatly inter-
ested in promoting and encour-
aging indigenous arts and indus-
tries; one of the chief patrons of
the " Madura Tamil Sangam " ;
rendered substantial pecuniary
aid to the Hindu High School,
Srivilliputtur ; prominent exhi-
bitor ill the Industrial and Fine
Arts Exhibition held at Tinne-
velly, 1906 ; supports needy and
deserv^ing students by feeding
them at his Madunarvelagam
choultry. Recreations : Hunting,
Riding and Instrumental Music.
Address: Seitur, Tinnevelly Dis-
trict, Madras Presidency.
Bell, Rev. Canon Edward, D.D.,
M.R.A.S.; 6. 1839; s. of William
John dell ; ediic : at a private
school and the C.M.S. College,
London; Headmaster, Harris
High School, Madras, 1865-80;
Secretary, Church Missionary
Society, Madras, 1880-1905;
Fellow, Madras University,
1874 ; Honorary Canon, St.
George's Cathedral, Madras,
1901; Examining Chaplain to
the Bishop of Madras, 1900,;
Chairman of the Arabic, Persian
and Hindustani Studies; Member
of the Syndicate and Examiner
of the University of Madras.
fublication : The Faith of Islam ;
Essays on Islam; Historical
Development of the Koran, &c.
Address : Vepery, Madras. •
Selbv, F. G., M.A., L.L.D. (Hon.),
retired Director of Public In-
struction, Bombay; Fellow of
the University of Bombay ; Vjce-
Chancellor of the University of
Bombay, 1906; b. 1852; ednc z
Durham School ; Wadham Col-
lege, Oxford; joined Indian
Educational Service, 1877 ;
Professor of Logic and Moral
Philosophy, Deccan College,
Poona ; Principal, Deccan Col-
lege, 1890 ; Director of Public
Instruction, Bombay, 1902.
Fublicntions : The Metaphysic of
Aristotle; an Introduction to
the study of Kant;Burke'sReflec-
tions on the French Revolution ;
Thoughts on the Causes of
Present Discontent ; Edited
Bacon's Advancement of Learn-
ing and Essays ; &c. Recre-
ations; Rowing and Cycling.
Clubs : Northumberland and
Northern Counties.
Sen. Brojonath, Rai Sahib; Retir-
ed Civil Surgeon ; 6. 1849 ; etuc :
at the Hoogly College and the
Calcutta Medical College ; a
well-known linguist and scholar,
conversant with three Indian
and seven European languages ;
a great authority on the Lushai
language ; Public Examiner in
the Lushai Language. Publica-
tions: Lushai Grammar, Dehat-
mic Tattoa, Capillari, Bruit,
and other minor works. Ad-
dress : Lachmikunda, Benares
City, U. P.
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Sen.
Sen, Mathuranath, B.A., B.L.,
Rai Bahadur (1911), Pleader;
s. of Babu Chendra Mohan Sen ;
b. 1861 ; educ : at the Hindu
High School, Calcutta ; owns
10,000 acres of land in the
district of Bakerganj. .4d^?-ess :
Barisal, Bengal Presidency.
Sen, Nayayan Kishan, I. S. O.,
(1911), Treasurer, Collector's
Office, Calcutta ; s. of Babu Pran
Kishan Sen; g. s. of Babu Madan
Mohan Sen, formerly Treasurer
of the Bank of Bengal ; edtcc : at
the Hindu High School and the
General Assemblies Institution,
Calcutta ; joined Government
Service, 18S2 ; was Treasurer,
Post Office, Calcutta;transferred
in the same capacity to the Col-
lector's Office, Calcutta ; was
also Store-keeper of Stamps ;
Chairman of the United Reading
Room, Calcutta; owns property
in the 24 Parganas. Address : 9,
Gopi Kishan Pal Lane, Calcutta,
India.
Sfn, flatyendra Nath, B.A., At-
torney-at-Law, Calcutta, and
Editor, the Indian Mirror, Cal-
cutta ; s. of late Rai Bahadur
Norendra Nath Sen ; b. at
Kanchrapara, Nadia. 1867; ed7ic :
at the Presidency College, Cal-
cutta, and the Albert Collegiate
School, Calcutta ; passed B. A.,
1890; became articled to his
father to qualify himself asSolici-
tor ; enrolled as Attorney ; 1898 ;
taken as partner in the firm of
Norendra Nath Sen & Co., Soli-
citors, Calcutta ; joined the Staft
of the "Indian Mirror",Calcutta,
as Sub-Editor, 1886 ; became
Chief Editor, 1911 ; entered into
an agreement with the Govern-
ment cf Bengal for conducting a
vernacular weekly ' Sulab Sama-
char ' and carried it on for some
388
time ; married the o. d. of late
Deno Nath Sen, L.C.E. ; 3 s. and
5 d. ; Honorary Presidency
Magistrate, Calcutta ; Registrar
of Marriages under Act 3. of
1873 for the town of Calcutta
and the 24 Parganas ; Secretary,
Hindu Marriage Reform League,
Calcutta ; President, Board of
Directors, King's College Hos-
pital, Calcutta ; Vice-President,
Central Bengal Union; awarded
a Certificate of Honour and
was granted a medal on the
occasion at the Delhi Durbar of
1911. Address: 52, "Indian
Mirror " Street, Calcutta.
Sesha Aiyer, K.G , B A., B.L., Vakil
and Member, Travancore Legis-
lative Council, Trivandram, S.
India.
S^shagirl A<yer, Hon'ble Mr.
Justice T. Y., B.A., B.L., Judge,
High Court, Madras ; s. of late
Vaidyanatha Aiyer; passed
B.A., 1882; B.L., 1895 ; enrolled
as Vakil of the Madras High
Court, 1886 ; commenced prac-
tice in Madras ; Law Lecturer,
Madras Law College, for some
years ; actively connected with
all public movements and
public bodies ; President of the
19th Provincial Conference held
at Kumbakonam ; raised to the
Bench of the Madras High
Court, 1913; Fellow, Madras
University, 1904 ; represented
that body in the Legislative
Council, Madras, from 1910-13;
introduced in conjunction with
Hon'ble L. A. Govindaraghava
Aiyer the Religious Endow-
ments Bill in the Madras Legis-
lative Council. Address ■ Bed-
ford House, Gangathareswarar
Covil Street, Pursawalkani,
Madras.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Seshacharlu.
Beshaoharlu, D., B.A., B.L., B.C.E.,
Assistant Director, Revenue
Survey. Madras ; b. 1865; joined
service, 1889 ; Sub-Assistant in
charge of Survey party No. 2
Special Deputy Collector in
charge of Survey Operations
Godavari, 1894 ; Assistant Super
intendent of Survey, Kurnool
1900 ; Assistant Director of Sur-
vey, Ganjam, 1905 ; transferred
to Madras, 1909 ; in charge of
the Central Survey Office,
Madras. Address : Triplicane,
Madras.
Seshagirl Rao, D., B.A., B.L., Rao
Bahadur (1910), Vakil, Cocana-
da ; 6. 1864; passed B.A., 18S4 ;
B.L., 1886 ; enrolled, 1892 ; has
been Chairman, Cocanada
Municipality for the past 9 years.
Address : Cocanada, S. India.
Seth BallabdaB, Diwan Bahadur,
Banker, Ju jbalpore ; g. s. of late
Seth Kushal Chand, who was
of considerable help to the Bri-
tish in the Mutiny of 1857 ; b.
1861; educ ■ privately; owner
of many cotton ginning and
pressing factories in the Central
Provinces and Berar and Eta-
wah ; established a glass factory
at Jubbalpore ; Chairman, Muni-
cipal Board, Jubbalpore; Presi-
dent, Landholders' Association
and Secretary, Gokuldas Bal-
labdas Cotton Spinning and
Weaving Mills ; owns property
in several districts of the Central
Provinces. Address: Jubbalpore,
Central Provinces, India.
Seth, Kustari Chand Daga. C.I.E.
(1909), Diwan Bahadur. Addre'-S :
Bikanir, Rajputana.
Sethna. Rustumji Dhajibhai, B.A.,
L.L.B., Bar-at-Law, Registrar.
High Court, Bombay; called to
Bar, 1884 ; joined service as act-
ing Professor, Law School, Bom-
bay, 1886 ; confirmed, 1889 ; Re-
gistrar, High Court, Appellate
Side, 1833 ; confirmed, 1895.
Address: Bombay, India.
Setlur. Mr. S. 8 . formerly Judge,
Chief Court, Mysore State ; be-
longs to a family whose members
had distinguished themselves in
the British as well as in the
service of the State of Mysore ;
s. of late S. Singiengar, formerly
Maramuth Bakshi (Chief Engi-
neer), Mysore State ; b. 1862 '.
educ : Presidency College, Mad-
ras; underwent a course in the
B.Sc. class in the Science College,
Poona". passed LL.B. of the
Bombay University, 1891 ; won
Judge Spencer's prize and the
Arnold scholarship ; enrolled
as Advocate of the Bombay and
Madras High Courts, 1892 ; join-
ed service as Professor of Law,
Government Law School ; Ex-
aminer, High Court examina-
tions; Kanarese Examiner,
Bombay University ; Fellow,
Bombay University ; Member,
Royal Asiatic Society ; was
Bombay Correspondent of the
' Hindu ', Madras ; was Editor of
the English Column of ' Indu
Prakash', Bombay; a Sanskrit
scholar of repute and is interest-
ed in the advancement of San-
skrit knowledge. Publications:
Reply to a disquisition on the
origin and growth of the Bengal
School of Hindu Law by Mr.
Justice S. C. Mitter of Calcutta,
published in the London Law
Quarterly Review; a translation
of the .\lit(ik>:/ia>;, , the leading
Sanskrit authority on Hindu
Law. Address : Bangalore City,
Mysore State ; Bombay High
Court, Bombay.
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Sewell.
Bewell Rev. J. D,, Manager, St.
Joseph's College, Trichinopoly,
since 1907 ; Fellow, Madras
University. 1904 ; delivered the
University Convocation Address
in Madras, 1907. Address: Tri-
chinopoly Town> Madras Presi-
dency.
Sewell, Robert, F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S.,
retired District and Sessions
Judge ; entered service, 1868 ;
thaniced by Government for con-
duct in connection with the first
official ascent of the sacred
Hills of Triupathi; invested with
full powers of Magistrate, 1872 ;
Justice of the Peace, 1873 ; acted
in various mofussil districts and
was Special Assistant in Trichi-
nopoly for famine purposes,
1877-78 ; on special duty in
connection with the Archaeo-
logical Survey of the Madras
Presidency, 18S1 ; Special
Assistant Collector, Malabar,
continuing on Archseological
duty till June 1883 ; Acting
Sub-Secretary, Board of Reve-
nue, 1882-83 ; on special duty at
Madras completing the MSS. of
the Archaeological Survey, 19th
April 1883 ; Acting Collector and
Magistrate, Kurnool, 1884; Fel-
low, Madras University, 1887 ;
District and Sessions Judge, Cud-
dapah, etc. ; Collector and Ma-
gistrate, Bellary, 18'J0; Fellow of
the Royal Geographical Society,
and Member of the Royal
Asiatic Society since 1885 ;
Member of the Asiatic Society
of Bengal ', Member of the
Bombay Anthropological Socie-
ty, and Fellow of the Society of
Arts ; retired, 1894. Publications:
Amaravathi Tope and Excava-
tions on its site ; Chronological
tables for South India, from the
6th century A.D. ; a sketch of
the dynastys of South India,
390
volumes I and II of the Archaeo-
logical Survey Series of South
India ; Early Buddhist Symbo-
lism ; Antiquarian remains in
the Madras Presidency ; the
Indian Calendar ; A Forgotten
Empire, etc.
Seymour, General Si'- WUliani
Henry, K.C.B. (1904), C.B.
(1859), General and Colonel,
Queen's Bays ; b. 1829 ; s. of Sir
William Seymour, Judge, High
Court, Bombay ; entered Army,
1847 ; served in the Crimea,
1854-55 ; (medal 4 clasps, Tur-
kish medal) served in the Indian
Mutiny, 1858-59, (despatches
three times, Brevet-Major,
Medal with clasps, C.B.); In-
spector-General of Cavalry, Ire-
land, 1874-79 ; promoted to rank
of General, 1884; retired, 1885.
Clubs : Army and Navy, Carlton,
Travellers'.
Shadbolt, Ernest Ifill; Director
of Railway Construction (retir-
ed) ; b. 1851 ; s. of late George
Shadbolt ; efluc : privately; R.I.E.
College, Cooper's Hill ; enter-
ed Indian Public Works Depart-
ment, 1874 ; Assistant Engineer
on construction of Idore, Dhond-
Manmad, Bopal State Railways,
1874-83 ; services lent to Bhav-
nagar and Gondal States, 1887-
91 ; Executive Engineer on con-
struction of Sind-Peshin, Kathi-
awar. East Coast State Rail-
ways, 1888-93 ; Engineer-in-
Chief, Bezv^'ada, Madras, Madu-
ra-Pamban, Tinnevelly-Quilon
Railway Surveys, 1893-95 ; Engi-
neer-in-chief, Indus Bridge
Works, Kotri-Rohri Railway,
1895-1901 ; Senior Inspector of
Railways, Madras, 1902-04 ;
Director of Railway Construc-
tion, Government of India, 1904-
06 ; retired from Indian Rail-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Shadbolt.
way service, 1906. Recreations :
Music, Cycling, Gardening. Ad-
dress: Ardeley, Pirbright, Sur-
rey.
8badila', Rai Bahadur, M.A ,
Temporary Additional Judge,
Chief Court, Punjab; b. 1874;
efliic: M.B. High School, Rewari,
and Government College, La-
hore ; was awarded the Govern-
ment of India scholarship; pro-
ceeded to England and joined the
Oxford University and was ad-
mitted into the Balliol College,
1895 ; carried ofi all the prizes
for which he competed ; studied
Law at Oxford and got Honours
in B.A. and B.C.L. examinations
and at the latter (B.C.L. examin-
ation) he was the best student of
his year at Oxford ; returned to
India, 1899 ; began to practice at
Lahore ; Lecturer, Lahore Law
College; acted as Principal sev-
eral times ; Fellow, Punjab Uni-
versityfor 18 years and represen-
ted that body in the Legislative
Council ; Member of the Punjab
Text-book Committee? Presi-
dent, the Punjab Hindu Confer-
ence held at Delhi ; Mr. Shadi-
lal's work in the Select Commit-
tee of the Punjab Legislative
Council has always been on the
side of progress ; he was the
one member who had the cour-
age to characterise the Munici-
pal Bill (since passed into an
Act) as a reactionary measure
and sternly declined to give his
vote for its final passage.
Address : Lahore, India.
Shahid, Shaik Husain, B.A., LL.
B., Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, U.P. Address: Allahabad,
U.P.
Shabman, Raja of; Sukhmangal
Singh ; b. 1848 ; represents the
younger branch of Tiloi family ;
estate comprises 36 villages and
live shares in Rae Barielly and
two villages in Sultanpur with
a revenue of Rs. 38,763, and
Rs. 5,500, respectively ; title of
Raja (personal) recognised, 1879.
Address: Shahman, Rae Barielly,
U. P., India.
Shahzadpur, Jaglrdar of; Jivan-
Bingh Sardar, CLE. (1891);
C.S.I. ; b. 1860 ; edw: : at the
Government Wards School, Um-
balla ; m. to a sister of the
Maharaja of Patiala : ranks 2nd
among the Jagirdars of the dis-
trict; is a keen sportsman and
has a fine racing stable ; entitled
to be addressed as "Sirdar Sahib
Mirbani Dostan;" but is better
known by the local appellation
of Shahid which ensures him res-
pect from the Sikhs throughout
the Punjab ; has inherited a
jagir of Rs. 26,000 and also
owns large landed property
scattered throughout the dis-
tricts in the Punjab and the
United Provinces. Address ;
Shahzadpur, Umballa, India.
Shaik, Ohulatn Bussaln, Hon'ble
Mr. Hadsyatul a, LL.B., elected
Non-Official Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay ; took his seat,
11th December, 1912. Addteis:
Bombay.
Shakespeare, John, CLE. (1896),
D.S.O. ; I. A.; Dy. Commissioner,
As.sam ; b, 1861 ; .s-. of Colonel
Sir Richmond C. Sliakespeare,
C.B.; ediic: at Wellington College
and Sandhurst ; entered the
Army, 1881 ; became Major,
1895 ; Intelligence Officer, Lu-
shai and Chin-LushaiExpedition,
1889-90; Superintendent, South
Lushai Hills; 1891-96; Assistant
.391
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Shakespeare.
Commissioner, Assam, 1S96 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1898 ;
Political Agent, Manipur, 1905;
joined the Indian Staft Corps,
1896. Publications : the Lushais
and the Land they Live in ; The
Lushai Kuki Clans. Address :
Manipur, India.
Sharaa Rao, DeshmaV, Eao Baha-
dur (1911). Superintendent of
Survey and Settlement, Mysore;
b. 1853 ; Address : Bangalore
City, Mysore State.
Sharaa stao, Mysore. M. A., Inspec-
tor-General of Education, My-
sore State since 1912 ; ^.1860;
passed B.A., 1880 ; M.A., 1885 ;
Assistant Master, Maharaja's
College. Mysore, 1885 ; Assist-
ant to Education Secretary,
1892 ; Assistant Commissioner,
1895-1905 ; Registrar of Co-
operative Societies, Mysore,
1905 ; Forest Settlement
Officer, 1906; Inspector of
Agricultural Banks, 1906 ; at-
tended meetings of the Regis-
trars of Co-operative societies at
Simla from 1906 onwards. In-
spector-General of Education,
1912. Publications : Ten Years of
Native Rule ; Kanarese school
books, &c.Add7-ess: Chamarajpet,
Bangalore, Mysore State.
Sbama Rao, M., Artist, Mysore ;
Palace Artist at the time of the
late Maharaja of Mysore; exe-
cuted many excellent paintings
now adorning the walls of the
Mysore Palace ; executed chro-
mo-litho illustrations of Rama-
yana ; has been entrusted by
the Mysore Government with
Chromo-litho work under cer-
tain conditions ; supplies colored
maps in Kanarese characters
to the Educational department
392
of the Mysore State. Address r
Bangalore.
Shama Sastr', Budrapatna, B.A..
Librarian, Government Oriental
Library, Mysore ; 6. 1871 ; pass-
ed B. A., 1891 ; joined service in
the Educational Department,.
Mysore, 1900 ; appointed as
Librarian, 1908 ; working in the
Chamarajandra Sanskrit col-
lege, Bangalore ; Ofitg. Director
of Archaeological Researches,
1913. Publications -. Gavam
Ayano ; Artha Sastra (Science
of Politics); contributions to-
" Indian Antiquary " and the
Journal of the R.A S. on sub-
jects of Oriental interest.
Address: Chamarajpet, Banga-
lore, Mysore State.
Shatnbu Singh, Uon'ble Sardar
Anoar Singh Jadhav Rao, K.I.H.
(1911), Raja of Malagaon ; Addi-
tional Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay ; nominated^
22nd December 1909. Address :
Malegaon. Bombay Presidency,
India.
Sham Shar Singh, Sardar Bahadur,.
Ahlkhar-i-ala, C.I.E., (1911) ;
Chief Minister and Senior
Member of the Executive and
Judicial Committee, Jhind State.
Address : Jhind, Punjab, India.
ShamEoddir, J. Salcman, M B.,.
Khan Bahadur (1S99), retired
Chief Medical Officer, Baroda ;
b. Satara, 1851 ; educ : in
Bombay ; passed M.B., 1874 ;
joined Service in the Medical
Department of Baroda State,
1876 ; rose to the position of
Chief Medical Officer ; retired,,
1908 ; obtained a Certificate of
Merit, 1903; rendered valuable
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Shamsuddin.
service to the State during times
of plague and famine. Address :
Gayagate Station, Baroda City,
India.
8bam Sunder Laljl, B.A., Rao
Bahadur, CLE. (1911), Gwalior
State; b. 1854; educ : at the Hume
High School, Etawah, and the
Government College, Agra ;
B.A., 1875 ; joined service as
Professor of Mathematics and
Science, Government College,
Ajmere ; transferred to Revenue
department as Extra Assistant
Commissioner, 1884 ; services
lent to the State of Jhalawar ;
Private Secretary to H.H. the
Raja till 1886 ; transferred to
Kishenghar as Member of State
Council ; became Dewan, 1890 ;
managed the State durirg the
minority of Raja ; rendered
excellent service in the famine
of 1899-90; awarded K.-I.-H.
medal and Coronation medal ;
joined the Gwalior State, 1906 ;
President, the Vaishya Con-
ference, Benares ; is a Member
of the Theosophical Society,
Address : Gwalior, Central India.
SharoB-ul-Huda, Hon'ble Nawab
Syed, M.A., B.L. ; Member of
Council, Bengal ; claims descent
from a respectable Syed family
in the district of Tippera; b. 186;i ;
educ : Presidency College, Cal-
cutta ; passed B.A., 1884 ; B.L.,
1886 ; M.A., 1888; joined Govern-
ment service as Professor of
Arabic and Persian, Calcutta,
Madrassa ; resigned and joined
the Bar ; Fellow, Calcutta Uni-
versity, 1894 ; Tagore Law Lec-
turer, 1902 ; Additional Member,
Imperial Legislative Council;
Member, Calcutta Corporation ;
President, All-India Muslim
League ; Secretary, Bengal
26-{a)
Landholders' Association. Ad-
dress: Ballyganj, Calcutta, India.
Sbankarlal Sbaatri, Mahamaho-
padhyaya, Marvi ; b. at Marvi,
Kathiawar, 1844 ; the first to
receive the title of " Mahamaho-
Upadhyaya " in all Gujarat; ex-
hibited his powers of composing
verses at the early age of 14 ; at
the age of 16 he was introduced
to the then Jam Sahib Vibhaji,
who bestowed on him the title
of ' The Poet Extempore'; at-
tracted the attention of the great
Hindu Jurist, Rao Sahib Vis-
wanath Narayan Mandlik at
whose instance he composed
thanksgiving verses in Sanskrit
on the recovery from illness of
His Majesty the late Emperor
Edward VII (then Prince of
Wales); appointed Head Sastriji
of Marvi ; retired on pension
after a service of 40 years ; is
equally remarkable for his
powers of memory ; has com-
posed many Sanskrit dramas
and poems, and one of his
dramas, ' Savithri Chai itra '
has been successfully staged at
Bombay and at Marvi ; two of
his Sanskrit Dramas were trans-
lated into Gujarati by the late
Keshavlal Hariram, and two of
his stories have been rendered
into Gujarati prose by Mr. Vis-
wanath P. Vaidya. AddrtsS:
Marvi, Kathiawar Agency, Bom-
bay Presidency.
Shapter, Pev. S. W , S.J., Rector
and Professor, St. Xavier's Col-
lege, Bombay ; l>. in Exeter.
1847; educ : Westminster School,
London ; came out to India,
1895; started the St. Xavier's
College Association. Address :
Bombay, India.
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.'Sharafarez.
Sharafarez AliKhan, Nawab Syed,
Jagirdar, Hyderabad ; b. Hijra
1273 ; ediic : privately in Arabic,
Persian and English ; pupil of
the famous poets the late Mir
Hins and Mir Urs ; a good Per-
sian and Urdu poet ; married in
the family of the Nawab of
Banganapalle, and got a dowry
of Rs. 12,000. Publications :
Rahan-i-gam ; Fert-Gam. Ad-
dress: Hyderabad (Deccan).
:8harfuddin, Hon'ble fAe. Justice
Syed. Bar-at-Law, Judge, High
Court, Calcutta ; s. of Syed
Farzaudlli of Chupra ; b. at
Neora, 1856 ; educ : at the Patna
College ; joined the Bar, 1880 ;
practiced at Patna, Bihar and
Calcutta ; Fellow, Calcutta
University ; represented the
Bihar Landholders' Association
in the Bengal Legislative Coun-
cil, 1905 ; President, All-India
Mahomedan Educational Con-
ference, 1906. Address : Victoria
Chamber, Chowringhee, Cal-
cutta. Clicb : Calcutta.
iSharp, Henry, M.A., CLE. (1911),
K.I.H. (1900), Secretary to the
Government of India, Educa-
tional Department ; b. 1869 ;
s. of late Henry dharp, educ :
Rugby, New College, Oxford ;
entered Indian Educational
Service as Inspector of Schools,
Central Provinces, 1894; Princi-
pal, High School, Jubbalpore,
1894; Relief Officer during the
famines of 1897 and 1900;
Director of Public Instruction,
Eastern Bengal and Assam,
1906-10 ; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council since 1910.
Fublications: An Outline of
Indian History '> Rural schools
in the Central Provinces. Ad-
dress : Simla and Delhi. Club :
East India United Service.
394
Sharp, ReY. John, M.A. ; b. Brad-
ford, Yorkshire, 1837 ; s. of late
William Sharp, M.D. ; belongs to
the same family as John Sharp>
Archbishop of York ; educ :
Rugby ; Queen's College, Ox-
ford ; passed B.A., 1860 ; M.A.,
1863 ; became Deacon, 1861 ;
Priest, 1864 ; came out to India
as C.P.S. Missionary, 1864-70;
Principal, Noble College, Masu-
lipatam, 1865-78 ; Curate in
charge of Langton, 1870-72 ;
first University Lecturer in
Telugu and Tamil, Cambridge,
1878-80 ; becretary, British and
Foreign Bible Society, London,
18S0-1900 ; Sunday Evening
Lecturer, St. Catharine Cree,
1881-89; Editorial Superintend-
ent of the Holy Scriptures, and
Consulting Secretary, British
and Foreign Bible Society, 1900-
08 ; Vice-President, British and
Foreign Bible Society, 1908.
Publications: Detached sermons
on some special occasions ; re-
ports and pamphlets for the Bible
Society. Address : 32, Harold
Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.
Bliattri, Gangathar, CLE. (1903)
Mahamahopadhyaya (1887),
Benares ; b. 1853 ; educ : Benares
Sanskrit College ; Professor of
Literature in the same College
for the last thirty years. Fubli-
catiouK Shaswat Dharma Dipika,
etc. Address ; Ghasi Tola, Be-
nares, India.
Bbaw, Sir George Watson, Kt.,
(1913); CS.I. (1908), Judicial
Commissioner, Upper Burma,
since 1905; b. 1858; s. of late
Major Robert Shaw of the Ben-
gal Army; educ: Herdford
Grammar School, King's Col-
lege ; entered I.CS. 1879 ; joined
Burma Commission ; became
Commissioner, 1901; Oftg. Lt.-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
.■Shaw.
Governor, Burma, 1913. Address ;
Mandalay, Upper Burma. Club
East India United Service.
Shaw, Walter Sidney, Chief Jus-
tice of the Court of British
Honduras ; appointed Puisne
Judge.Chief Court, Ceylon, 1914.
Address ; Colombo, Ceylon.
sSheaFer, Colonel Johnston, M.A.,
M.B., CM., D. Ph., C. B. (1908),
D.S.O. (1898), T.M.S. (retired) ;
s. of late Johnston Shearer, of
Aberdeen ; b. 1852 ; educ : Aber-
deen University ; joined service
in India, 1880; served in the
Egyptian Expedition, 1883 ; Bur-
ma Expedition, 1887-88 ; became
Surgeon-Major, 1892; Waristan
Expedition, 1894-95; Tirah Expe-
dition, 1897-98 ; posted as Prin-
ciple Medical Officer, Derajut ;
became Colonel, 1910; retired
same year "> vi. Elizabeth, d. of
James Kinghorn of Aberdeen,
1890.4rfrf/-e,ss:C/oH.S.King&Co..
9, Pall Mall, S. W. Club: East
India United Service.
Sheo Kuraar Sastri, Mahamaho-
padhyayaya, (1896), Benares ;
belongs to a family of Surpuri
Brahmins of Gorakhpur who
emigrated to Benares in the days
of Raja Chaitsingh ; b. 1847; -v.
■of late Ramsewak Misra ; cduc :
at the Sanskrit College, Bena-
res ; joined service in the Bena-
;rese Sanskrit College as a
Pandit; resigned and joined the
Durbhanga Patasala. Publica-
tion" : Life of Swami Bhaskara-
nand, etc. Address : Gobindpur,
Benares City, India.
Sheoprasad, Rao Bahadur (1907),
C. S. I. (1911), C. I. E., Delhi ;
Banker.Merchant and Landhold-
er ; Honorary Magistrate and
Municipal Commissioner, Delhi.
Address : Chandni Chowk, Delhi.
Shephard, Sir Horatio Hale. Kt.
(1908); M.A., LL.D., Bar-at-
Law, retired Puisne Judge, High
Court, Madras ; s. of late John
Shephard of Doctors' Commons;
b. 1842 ; edvc : Eton and Balliol
College. Oxford; B.A., 1865,
M.A., 1870 ; LL.D. (Glasgow).
1901 ; called to Bar (Inner
Temple), 1867; came out to
India and practiced in Mad-
ras, 1872-89 : became Pro-
fessor of Law, Presidency
College, Madras, 1873 ; Fellow,
Madras University ; Member,
Legislative Council, Madras,
18 8 5 ; Advocate-General,
Madras, 1887-89; Judge, High
Court, Madras, 1889 ; Oftg. Chief
Justice, Madras, 1898 ; retired,
1901 ; Member, Marlebone-
brough Council; Legal Adviser
to the Secretary of State tor
India, 1902-07. m. Agnes, d.
General J.W. Rideout, formerly
Comptroller of Military Ac-
counts, Madras, 1876. Fubh-
cahons : Commentaries on the
Indian Contract Act; The Trans-
fer of Property Act; The Limi-
tation Act; various articles on
legal subjects. Address: 58,
Montagu Square, W. Club:
Athenaeum.
Sheppard. Lt-Ccl. Sejroour Hul-
bert, D.S.O. (1902), General Staft
Officer, Quetta, since 1913 ;
.S-. of George Frederick Shep-
pard, of Regent Park Road,
N.W. ; b. 1869 ; educ. : at Hailey-
bury ; Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich; entered R.E. 1890;
served during Waziristan Ex-
pedition, 1894-95 ; Mohamond
Expedition, 1897 ; Tirah Expedi-
396
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Sheppard.
tion. 1897-98 ; Mohan>ond Waziri
Operations, 1901-03; Tibet Mis-
sion, 1903-04; D.A.A.G., 2nd divi-
sion,N. Army, India, 1908; Gener-
al Staft Officer, 1913. Address :
Qiietta. Club: Queens andPrinces.
Sheppard, Caotain Thomas Dawson
Less, M.V.O. (1906) ; s. of Colo-
nel Thomas Dawson Sheppard
of ' Grange ', Isle of Wight ; h.
1868; entered R.N. 1879; served
on " H.M.S." " Renown " during
the Indian tour of H. M. Em-
peror George V" and Empress
Mary as Prince and Princess of
Wales, 1905-06. Address : Elm
Cottage, Shiplake-on-Thames.
Sheppard, Hon'ble William Dldf-
bary.C.I.E. (1910) I.C.S., Com-
missioner, Southern Division,
Bombay, since 1911 ; M.L.C.,
Bombay, since 1913 ; 2nd s. of
late John Edward Sheppard of
Grasendale ; ednc : Hereford
Cathedral School and New Col-
lege, Oxford ; joined service,
1884 ; First Assistant Collector,
Bombay, 1886 ; served in Canara,
Belgaum, Dharwar and Poona ;
became Political Agent of
Berar, 1899-1900 ; and again
from 1904-05 ; won a first class
K-I-H Medal, 1900; Municipal
Commissioner, Bombay, 1901-
02 ; and again from 1905-10 ; tn.
Margaret Kinloch, n. d. of late
Colonel George Forbes, 1904.
Address: Bom cay. Club: East
India United Service.
Shereahmed Khan Sardar. C.I.E.,
Punjab ; claims the same descent
as the Amir of Afghanistan ; b.
at Kabul, 1S57 ; received a
course of training in Arabic,
Mathematics, Surveying, and
learnt English privately ; taken
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on the civil political 'staft and
was made Military Assistant
Governor of Kabul ; made
Assistant Political Officer and
awarded a medal for services
in the Afghan War, 1880 ; ap-
pointed to the Punjab Provin-
cial Civil Service ; Political
Attache on the Russo-Afghan
Frontier ; granted an annual
pension of 1,000 rupees for life.
Address : Attock, Punjab.
Sher A)i, Khan Bahadur. (1908,
retired Deputy Superintendent
of Police; b. 1846 ; joined the
Police when it was first orga-
nised 1862 ; became Inspector ;
the first to be made Deputy
Superintendent after the cre-
ation of that grade ; Special
duty in connection with opera-
tions against the notorious out-
law, Tantia Bhil ; awarded the
King's Police medal, 1910. Ad-
dress : Bhandara, C.P., India.
Shermahamadpuram, Zainindap
of; Sri A. V. Jaga Rao Garu.
F.R.A.S., F.M.U., etc.; comes of
the Godai family of Vizaga-
patam ; 5. of late Rai Bahadur
Narasinga Rao Garu and Acha-
yamma Garu (after whom the
present Mrs. A. V. N. College at
Vizagapatam is named) ; 6.1886;^
ediic : at the London Mission
School, Vizagapatam ; succeed-
ed to the estate, 1898 ; Vice-
Chairman, Mrs. A.V.N. College,
Vizagapatam ; maintains a
Meteorological Observatory,
founded by his ancestor, 1841 ;
opened a Seismological Obser-
vatory ; Fellow, Royal Colonial
Institute and Society of Arts,
1900 ; Member. International
Association of Botanists ; visit-
ed London, Paris, Switzerland,
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Shermahamadpuram.
and Italy, 1900 ; presented to
Vizagapatam a bronze statue of
late Empress Victoria ; main-
tains a hospital and a rest-house
at Waltair. Publications : Diary
of my Travels Recreation :
Horticulture. Address: ' Daba
Gardens,' Vizagapatam, Madras
Presidency; Old Ice-house build-
ing, South Beach, Madras.
fiherer. John Walter. C.S.I., (1866),
I.C.S.; h. 1823 ; s. of J.W. Sherer;
educ : at Rugby and Haileybury ;
entered the Bengal Civil Service;
1846 ; Magistrate of Fatehpur in
the Mutiny of 1857 ; reached
Cawnpore with Havelock and
remained as Magistrate ; manag-
ed the districts and provided
supplies and information for the
relief and the recapture of
Lucknow ; became Judge of
Mirzapur; Fellow, Calcutta
University; twice married;
Publications : Daily Life during
the Indian Mutiny. Address ; 5,
Russel Street, Bath.
Shone, Lt.-Qeneral Sip William
Terence, K.C.B. (1906), D S.O.
(1891); b. 1850; entered the
Rcyal Engineers, 1871 ; became
Lt. -General, 1903 ; served in the
Afghan War, 1878-80 ; Mahsud-
Waziri Expedition, 1881 ; Burma
Expedition, 1885-87 ; CO., of
Royal Engineers, Chitral Relief
Force, 1895 ; Colonel on the Staft
of R.E. China Expedition, 1900-
01 ; Director-General of Military
Works, India, 1901-03; Lt.-
General, 1900 ; Inspector-Gene-
ral of Fortifications at Head-
Quarters, 1903-04; retired, 1907 ;
111. .Janet, d. of Right Hon'ble
■General Fitzbibbon, Lord .lus-
tice of Appeal in Ireland, 1893.
Address : Ridgemount Bassett,
Southampton. Club: Junior
United Service.
Shore, Colonel Offley Bohan Stovin
FalrlcsB, D.S.O. (1900); s. of
Oflfley B. Shore ; b. 1863 ; entered
Array, 1882; transferred tolndian
Army in Bengal, 1884 ; served in
Malakand Field Force and
Tirah Expedition, 1897-98 ; Boer
War, 1900-02 ; D.A.A.G., India,
1895-1900; A.A.G., Indian Staft,
1905-06 ; m. Caroline Perry, d. of
Charles Perry Sinnickson of
Philadelphia, 1908 ; became
Colonel, 1911. Address: Simla,
India. Club: United Service.
ShowerB, Lt.Col H.L.,C.S.I..C.I.E.,
(1902), Oftg. Resident at Nepal ;
0. 1861 ; s. of General C. L.
Showers ; educ ; privately ; en-
tered Welsh Regiment, 1883 ; en-
tered Indian Army, 1884 ; be-
came Lt.-Col. 1909 ; served in the
Soudan Expedition and obtained
medal with two clasps and
bronze star ; also in Mekran,
1901 ; was present at assault and
capture of fort Nadi, 1899; Poli-
tical Agent and Deputy Com-
missioner,Quetta and Peshawar ;
Political Agent at Kalats ; at
Alwar ; Resident, Jaipur, 1910 ;
Resident at Nepal since 1912.
Address : Katmandu, Nepal.
Sikkam, Maharaja of; Maharaj
KnmarSidkeong Tulkan, K.C.I.E.
(1910), (LI.E. ; 2nd s. of H. H.
the Maharaja; b. 1879; educ:
Oxford University; Vice-Presi-
dent of the State Council ; is in
charge of the Ecclesiastical,
Education and forest depart-
ments ; served in the Tibet Mis-
sion of 1908 in facilitating trans-
port ; knows Hindi, Nepali,
Lepcha, Tibetan, Chinese and
English Languages; holds K-I-H.
gold medal. J\ecreations : Tennis,
Rowing, Riding. Address: Gang-
tok, Sikkim. Club : Darjeeling
Gymkhana.
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Sim.
aim. Henry A'exander. F.R.G.S.,
CLE. (1901), b. 1S56 ; s. of J.D.
Sim of Moxlev, Surrey ; edtic -.
Cheltenham ; joined I.C.3., 1876 ;
arrived in India, 1878 ; serv^ed in
the Revenue, Judicial, Forest,
and Account branches; Dis-
trict Forest Officer, 1883 ; Depu-
ty Accountant-General, 1885;
Acting Secretary to Commis-
sioners of Land Revenue, 1888 ;
Collector, 1835 ; District and
Sessions Judge, 1896 ; Private
Secretary to Governor of Mad-
ras,1897-1900; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1900 ; Mem-
ber, Board of Re^^enue, Madras,
1901 ; retired, 1908. Address -.
C/o of H. King & Co., 65, Corn-
hill, E. C. club : East India
United Service.
SlmpBon, Hps. Alicia, M.R.A.S.;
Lecturer on Hindu Philosophy.
Publications : of ''Bhakti Marga";
contributions to " Theosophist,"
" Light," etc. Address: C/o The
Royal Asiatic Society, 22 Al-
bemarle street, W.
Simpson, Surge 'in-General Sir
Benjamin, K.C.I.E. (1887), B.A.,
M.D., I. M.S. (retired); /). 1831 ;
educ : at DnhUn ; joined I. M.S.,
1853 ; in charge of Bhutan Mis-
sion, 1863-64; Principal Medical
Officer, Quetta, 1861 ; Surgeon-
General, Punjab, 1883-84 ; Sur-
geon-General, Bengal. 1834-85;
Surgeon-General and Sanitary
Commissioner, Government of
India, 18S5-90 ; retired, 1890 ; m.
Agnes Jane Sarah ; d. of late
Brigadier-General Hugh Sibbald,
1859. Address : 77, Ashley Gar-
dens, S.W.
Simpson, Col. Thomai Thomson,
C. B. (1893); Indian Army; b.
1836 ; s. of late John Simpson ;
398
cduc: at Netgrove School, Dublin;,
joined the Army, 1857; became-
Colonel, 188d: ; served in the
Indian Mutiny, 1858 ; Wazari
Expedition, 1860 ; Zhob Valley
Field Force, 1884 ; retired, 1893r.
J. P. for Waterfood and Kerry;
m. Margaret, d. of late Robert
Batt, 1879. Address : Glennore^
Lismore, Waterford. Club ;
Army and Navy.
Simpson, William John Ritchie
M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S., C.M.G.
(1909) ; s. of late John Simpson ;•
b. 1855; educ: at Aberdeen
University ; Health Officer, Cal-
cutta, 1886-97; Member of the
Commission to enquire into-
Dysenterj' and Enteric in S.
Africa, 1900-01; Member, Plague
Commission at Hong-Kong,
190i ; Professor of Hygiene,.
King's College, London, since
1898 ; Member on the Committee
to report on the sanitary condi-
tion of Singapore, 1909. Address:
31, York Terrace, Regent's Park,.
N.W. Club : Oriental.
Sinclair, Surgeon-General David,.
M.B., and CM., C.S.I. (1899),.
I.M.S. (retired) ; s. of William
Sinclair ; b. 1847; educ : Aberdeen
Grammar School, and Univer-
sity School ; passed M.B., and
C.M.,1869; joined the I.M.S. ,1869,.
served in the usual lower grades;-
transferred to Burma as In-
spector-General of Jails, 1883 ;
Sanitary Commissioner, Burma ;.
Inspector-General of Vaccina-
tion and Chief of Civil and
IMedical Department, Burma ;
1884 ; served in Burmese Expedi-
tion, 1886-87 ; transferred as.
Surgeon-General, Madras, 1889 ;
Honorary Surgeon to Viceroy
of India ; m. Jane Birnie, d. of
late John Fergusson of
Aberdeen, 1876 ; retired, 1904.
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Sinclair.
Address : 11, Mortonhall Road,
Edinburgh. Club -. Caledonian
United Service.
SIngatnpattI, Zamindar of; Sri
Tnenathuppali N<»llakatti Siva
Subramania Thevar Theer-
thapiithi Aver^al; related to
Setupathis of Ramnad ; b. at
Singampati, 1874 ; o. s. of Siva
Subramania Thevar ; married
twice ; obtained Madras Govern-
ment-Certificate on the occasion
of Diamond Jubilee of Her
late Majesty Empress Victoria,
1897 ; {ibifl) on Coronation Day,
1903, for services as Member of
District and Taluq Boards, Tin-
nevelly ; President, Ambasamu-
dram High School ; maintains a
free school at Singampatti for
boys; Chairman, Reception Com-
mittee of XIV Madras Provin-
cial Conference, 1906. Recreation:
Riding. Address : Singampatti,
Tinnevelly District, Madras
Presidency.
Singrauli, Raja of; Rudpa Pratap
Singh ; 6. 1869 ; succeeded to
title, 1886 ; the estate comprises
116 villages, revenue-free in
Mirzapur, and 191 villages in the
Rewah State; Honorary Magis-
trate for the Police circle of
Khairwa and Pargana Singruli ;
has a Malikhana allowance of
10 per cent, on the rent collec-
tions of the Dudhi estate, in
addition to his income from his
proprietary holdings. Address:
Gaharwargaon, Mirzapur, U.P.
Sinha, Hon'bla Sachhidananda,
Editor, " Hindustani Review,"
Allahabad; b. 1871; s. of
RamyadSinha,at one time leader
of the Arrah Bar ; educ : Patna
College ; went over to England,
joined the University College,
London, and was called to the
Bar, (Middle Temple), 1893; en-
rolled as Advocate, Calcutta
HighCourt,and settled atBanki-
pur, 1894 ; removed to Allaha-
bad, 1896 ; Editor of the ' Bihar
Times', the Kayastha Samchar ;
and Editor and Proprietor of
the ' Hindustan Review'; start-
ed a weekly journal, " Indian
People " (now the "Leader",.
Allahabad), 1904 ; in the move-
ment of Bihar for Biharis, Mr.
Sinha took a prominent part and
his pamphlet entitled 'Separation
of Behar ' forms a valuable
contribution on the subject ;
staunch social reformer ; mem-
ber. Imperial Legislative Coun-
cil,1910-13; a member of the Con-
gress deputation to England and
as such toured in London and
other important English centres,.
1914. Address : Bankipur arid
Allahabad. U.P., India.
Sinha, Narendra Prafanns, Major,
Indian Medical Service, (Rtd.)
Consulting Physician, London ;;
Member, Students' Advisory
Council, India Office ; b. 1858 ; s.
of late Siti Kantha Sinha of Rai-
pur, Birhum, Bengal ; educ :
Calcutta ; University College,
London ; joined I. M.S., 1886 ;
served in the Burmese Campaign,
and Tirah and Chinese Expedi-
tions ; also in Bengal as D.M.O.
and Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioner; retired, 1905. Recr<'atwns:
Tennis and Golf. Addrc&s: 16,
Grange Road, Ealing W. Club :
National Liberal.
Sinha, Sir Satyendra Prassahno,
Kt. (1915), Bar-at-Law, Cal-
cutta ; is. of Badu Siti Kantha
Sinha ; b. 1864 ; educ : Birb-
hoom Zillah School, and the
Presidency College ; proceeded
to England and joined the Lin-
coln's Inn ; called to Bar, 1886 ;
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returned to India and commen-
ced practice in the Calcutta
High Court ; appointing Stand-
ing Council to the Government
of India, 1903 ; Advocate-Gene-
ral, Bengal, 1907 ; appeared in
a sensational sedition case on
behalf of the Crown; first Indian
Member, Executive Council of
the Governor-General of India,
1908 ; resigned, 1911 ; resumed
practice in the Calcutta High
Court ; contributed Rs. 10,000 to
the Bengal VolunteerAmbulance
Corps ; 1915 : contributed Rs.
5,000 to the Gokhale Memorial
Fund, 1915. Address : Calcutta,
India.
SInnett. Alfred Percy; b. 1840;
■s. of late E. W. Sinnett, Journa-
list ; ediic : London University
School ; Assistant Sub-Editor
of the Globe, 1859 ; Sub-Editor
and Leaderwriter for various
London papers ; Editor of the
Hong-Kong Daily Press, 1865 ;
went back to London, 1868 ;
Leaderwrrter on Standard; came
out to India as Editor of the
Pioneer, Allahabad, 1872 ; Vice-
President, London branch of the
Theosophic Society. Publica-
tions : two novels founded on
Occult Ideas on Karma, &c.
Address: 59, Jerniyn Street, S.W.
Club : Junior Carlton.
Slrohf, B.R. Maharao Sip Kesri-
slngh Bahador, K.C.S.l. (1895),
and G.C.I.E. (1901); b. 1857;
Area of the State,l,964 sq. miles;
population, over lakh and fifty
thousand. Address: Sirohi, Rajpu-
tana.
SIssaindi, Raja of; Chendra Shekar;
b. 1830; succeeded to title,
1873 ; belongs to a respectable
Tiwari Brahmin family of
Daman» Misrakhera! a. s. of
400
Raja Kashi Prasad ; the estate
comprises 28 villages and 5
pattas in Lucknow, 22 villages
and 4 pattas in Unao and one
village in Rae Bareilly; title of
Raja recognised by the British
Government, 1877. Address :
Sissandi, Lucknow, U. P., India.
SItamaa, Raja of B.H Raja Ram
Singh; b. 1880; s. of Tankur
Sahib Dalel Singhjee; descended
from the Rather House of Kachi
Baroda ; educ : Daly College,
Indore; Sanskrit poet; s. by
adoption in default of direct
issue, 1900 ; area of the State,
350, sq. miles ; population,
23,879 ; entitled to a salute of
11 guns. Publications : two books
of poetry, and one on science.
Recreations : Cricket, Riding. Ad-
dress : Sitamau, Western Malwa,
Central India.
Bitaram, Rai Sahib (1911), Superin-
tendent, Government Press,
Lahore ; s. of late Lala Narain
Dass ; g.s. of Lala Ganpat Rai,
at one time in charge of Military
buildings in Lahore Cantonment
after its annexation by the
British ; b. 1858; elected Gover-
nor of the Diamond Jubilee
Hindu Technical Institute , Life
Member, Punjab Library Com-
mittee. Address : Lahore, Punjab.
Sivasankar Sahai, The Hon'tlei
C.I.E., (1913); Rai Bahdur, (1910);
Manager of Banaili Estate in
Behar since 1903 ; M.L.C , Behar
and Orissa ; Municipal Commis-
sioner ; Member of District
Board ; Secretary, Behar Land-
holders' Association '. b. 1863 5 s.
of Munshi Rohi Singh of Nardi-
gunge ; »i. 1882; joined Bhagal-
pore Bar, 1886 ; organised " The
Beharee " at Delhi Durbar, 1911,
Address : Bhagalpore, Bihar.
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SiVASWAMI AYYAR.
SivaBwami Avyer,Hon'ble Pazhani-
araerl Sundram Ayyer,B. A.,B-L-,
C.S.I., CLE. (190S), Member of
Council, Madras ; 2nd s. of Mr.
Sundaram Ayyer, Pleader, Tan-
iore;fe. 1864; e-luc: S.P.G.
College, Tanjore,the Government
■College, Kumbakonam, and the
Presidency College, Madras ; pas-
.sed B.A. as 2nd in the 1st class,
1882 : stood 1st in Sanskrit and
obtained the Goda Vari Sanskrit
Prize, the Gordon Prize in
History, etc.; B. L., (heading the
list), 1884; enrolled as Vaicil of
the High Court, 1885 ; Sanskrit
Examiner to the University of
Madras, 1887-88 ; Assistant
Professor, Madras haw College,
1893-99 ; Examiner for the B.L.,
1898-99; Fellow, Madras Univer-
sity,1898; elected to represent the
University in the Madras Legis-
lative Council, 1904 ; became the
1st Indian to represent the
University in the Madras Legis-
lative Council; was re-elected
unopposed, 1906 ; Offg. Advo-
cate-General, 1907 ; confirmed,
1908 ; presided at the Tanjore
District Conference, 1907 ; had
a large share of. work in the
shaping of the Madras Estates
Land Bill, etc. ; was joint Editor
•of the .Madras Law Journal,
1893-1907 ; appointed to the
Council of the Governor of
.Madras, 1912. A'llress : Myla-
pore, Madras.
l8l(inner,Lt. -Colonel Brace Norland,
M.V. 0.(1906); R.A.M.C. t. s. of
late Bruce Skinner; b. 1858;
joined the Army and served in
,the N. W. Frontier Expedition,
1887-88; South Africa, 1899-190i;
Honorary Surgeon to the Vice-
roy of India, 1910; became
Lt.-Col , 1902 ; Senior Medical
officer, Rawalpindi ; )ii. Monica,
■d. of late Henry Whitehouse,
27
Madras Civil Service. Address;
Rawalpindi, India. 20, Merton
Hall Road, Wimbledon. Club :
Army and Navy.
Skinner, ColonelGeorge John, D.S.O.
(1890); Indian Army; h. 1841;
joined Army, 1859; transferred
to Indian Army, 1865 ; served in
Afghan War, 1880 ; Chin Lushai
expedition, 1889-90; became
Colonel,-1889. Address; Uplands,
Folkstone. Club : East India
United Service.
Skinner, Rev. William, M.A., D.D.,
Aberdeen ; Principal, Madras
Christian College; joined the
staft of the College as Professor
of English and Mental and Moral
Science; Ordinary Fellow,
Madras University, since 1904.
Address: College Park, Kilpauk,
Madras.
Skipton, Horace Pitt Kennedy,
Writer on Art.Church Literature
and History and Indian Affairs ;
Secretary, Indian Church Aid
Association, and Editor, Indian
Church Magazine; b. 1861 ; s. of
Daniel Pitt Skipton, M.R.C.S.,
etc.; e'hic: City of London School;
Joined the India Police Service,
1883 ; joint Editor of ' Electri-
city," 1898-1904 ; Co-Editor, The
Church- Woman ; Assistant Edi-
tor, ' Pilot,' 1902 ; Acting Editor,
■ Church Bells,' 1906 ; on the
Staft of the G uurdian. Publica-
tion": A little Gallery Hoppner,
1903 ; John Hoppner, 19a5 ; A
Song of the Celestial City, 1906;
Our Reproach in India ; About
Some Favourite Hymns, etcCon-
tributes to XIX cent.,Emp. Rev.,
The East and the West, and the
Connoisseur. Recreations : Cycl-
ing and sketching. Address: 29,
King Street, Covent Gardens,
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Skipton.
W.C. Church House, West-
minster, W.C.; Cruden House,
Bickenham, Kent. Club :
Authors'.
Bkrine, Francis Henry, I.C.S. ; s. of
Clarmont Skrine, Captain of the
47th Regiment ; b. 1847 ; ediLc :
Blackheatb School ; passed the
open competition and entered
service in Bengal, 1868 ; on
special duty in the Bihar and
Madras famines, 1874-77; Super-
irtendent Central Jail, Salem,
1877; thanked by Government
for his system of constructing
embankments in the Nadia Dis-
trict, 1876 ; on Famine duty,
1881 ; on special duty, for
excavating a drainage canal at
Rangpur, 1890 ; on Cholera duty,
1891 ; on special duty for con-
struction of Water works at
Arrah, 1894 ; Collector of
Customs, Calcutta, 1895 ; Com-
missioner, Chittagong division,
1896; retired, 1897; toured in
Central Asia, the Near East,
Russia and Finland ; Member of
the Council of the Cremation
Society of England. Publica-
tions: Laborious days, Calcutta,
1892; An Indian Journalist, 1895;
The Heart of Asia (with Profes-
sor E. D. Ross, 1899 ; the life of
Sir William Wilson Hunter,
K.CS.I. (1901); the expansion
of Russia, Cambridge Historical
series, 1903 ; Fontiuoy and
Great Britain in the war of the
Austrian Succession, 1906 ;
Bahism, the religion of Brother-
hood, 1913. Recreation : French
Literature. Adf^ress; 147, Vic-
toria Street, S. W. Cluhs : Garrick,
Authors' Polyglot.
Slaoke, FFanois -Alexander, B.A.,
C.S.I. (1908); -s. of T. Slake; b.
1853; educ • Blundell's School,
Tiverton ; Taunton College
^02
School ; University College
School, Oxon ; St. John's Col-
lege, Cambridge ; B.A., 1875 ;
entered I.C.S., 1874; Magis-
trate and Collector, 1892 ; Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue, 1896 ;
Secretary to Government of
Bengal (Revenue and General
Department), 1900; Commis-
sioner of Chota Nagpur, 1903 ;
Member, Board of Revenue,
1906 ; OfPg. Lt.-Governor, 1906 ;
Vice-President, Bengal Legis-
lative Council, 1910; Senior
Member and Vice-President,
Executive Council, Bengal, 1911.
Address : Calcutta, Bengal.
Sladen, Major-General Sir John
Ramsay, K.C.B. (1907), Indian
Army, (retd.); b. 1843: s. of
General Sir Marcus Sladen; eci?<c:
at Woolwich ; entered the Royal
Artillery, 1861 ; served in Ba7.aar
Valley Expedition, 1878; Afghan
Campaign, 1879-80 ; Commanded
a battery at the battles of Mai-
wand, and Khandahar ; Trans-
vaal Campaign, 1881-82; Military
Attache at Rome, 1887-95 ; in
Abyssinia with Italian troops ;
A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, 1890-
99 ; Commanded R.A. in N. E.
District ; Commanded British
troops in Egypt since 1903 ;
Gentlemen-Usher to late Em-
peror Edward VII, 1905-10; and
to Emperor George V, from
1910. Address: 8,Loundes Street^
S.W. Club: United Service.
Slater, John Sanders Bar-at-Law.
Administrator-General, Bombay;
b. in London, 1859 ; s. of Roberts
Slater ; ediu: : at the Royal Naval
School, New Cross ; took his
degree from Trinity Hall, Cam-
bridge, 1881 ; called to the Bar,
1882 ; came out to India, 1884 ;
settled himself in Bombay, 1887;
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Slater.
appointed as Principal, Elphin-
stone College, Bombay, 1887 ;
succeeded Mr. K. T. Telang as
Professor'intheGovernmentLaw
School, Bombay, 1889 ; from 1891
to 1894 he was Acting Chief
Presidency Magistrate, Bombay.
1891-94; confirmed, 1895;
Administrator-General, 1895.
Address : Bombay.
Sly, PrinK George, C.S.I. (1911),
Commissioner of Berar ; s. of
George Sly ; educ : Balliol Col-
lege, Oxford ; joined I.C.3.,
1885 ; Under Secretary, Govern-
ment of India, 1835-98; Poli-
tical Agent, Chattisgarh Feuda-
tories, 1839 ; Commissioner of
Settlement and Agriculture,
1904-05; Inspector-General of
Agriculture, 1904-05 ; Commis-
sioner of Berar, 1908-12;
. Member, Royal Public Ser-
vices Commission, India, 1912.
Address: c/o H. S. King Co.,
9, Pall Mall. S.W. Club: East
India United Service.
ameeth. Dr. W. P., M. A., D. Sc,
B.E., A.R.S.M., A. R. C. Sc. S.,
F.G.S , Geologist, Chief Inspec-
tor of Mines and Secretary,
Government of Mysore ; h. Dub-
lin, 1865 ; cduc : at St. Columba
College, Rathfarnham, and
Trinity College, Dublin ; Senior
-moderator and gold medallist in
Experimental Science ; passed
B. A., 1883 ; passed M. A., and
D. Sc, 1889 ; employed in the
designing office of Mather and
Piatt, Engineers at Salford ;
employed at the Royal College
of Science, London, 1889-92 ;
took the Associateships of the
Royal College of Science and
Royal school of Mines ; Geo-
logy Demonstrator and Lectur-
er in Metallurgy, University of
Sydney, Australia, 1892-97 ; join-
ed Mysore service, 1898 ; rose
to present rank, 1900. Address :
Bangalore, Mysore State.
Smith, Arthur Paul, Deputy Con-
servator of Forests, Travancore,
(Retd.)and Journalist, Madras ;
s. of Edward Smith of Ootaca-
mund ; youngest brother of late
W.E. Smith, founder of Messrs.
W.E. Smith & Co., Madras ; 6.
1854 ; educ -. at Nash's School,
Ootacamund; at Dr. G. U. Pope's
Grammar School , Snodon, Oota-
camund; joined Government ser-
vice in the Madras Revenue Sur-
vey,1873; joinedTravancore State
service as Assistant Superinten-
dent, Revenue Survey; did good
worK in the Minor Triangulation
of the State ; transferred to the
Forest Department of the State ;
became Deputy Conservator of
Forests ; retired, 1907 ; was
Editor of the Western Star,
Cochin ; special correspondent
of the Madras Mail, and was
on the staff of the latter for
nearly two years ; Assistant
Editor, Madras Times, 1913-
1914. Publications : Many ar-
ticles in the Madras Review, the
Hindustan Review, the Modern
Review, the Madras Times,
The Madras Mail, the Hindu,
and other papers ; numerous
stories and sketches concern-
ing Indian life and character.
Address ; 11, Sembudass Street,
Georgetown, Madras.
Smith, Charles Mlohie, B.Sc,
F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E., CLE. (1910),
Director, Kodaikanal and
Madras 01)servatory, (Retd.) ;
b. Keig Aberdeenshire, 1854 ; s.
Rev. Doctor W. Pirie Smith ;
educ : Aberdeen and Edinburgh
Universities; on electrical staff
of Thomson and Jenkin, 1874-75;
Professor of Physical, Science,
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Smith.
Madras Christian College, 1877-
91 ; Government Astronomer,
Madras, 1891-99; Director of
Madras and Kodaikanal Obser-
vatories, 1899-1911; retired, 1911
Publicationx : Publications of the
Madras and Kodaikanal Obser-
vatories, etc. Becreativns : Golf,
Fishing and Gardening. Addres-:
Wmsford, Kodaikanal, Madras
Presidency. Clubs : Savile, Royal
Societies, Madras.
Smith. George, C.I.E.(1878),LL.D.,
F.R.G.S.,F.S.S.Principal,Doveton
College, Calcutta, (Retd.) b. 1833;
s.of Adam Smith; ediic: the Royal
High School, and the University
of Edinburgh;Professor,1854,and
Principal of theDoveton College,
1855-58 ; Editor, Friend of India,
Serampur, 1859-75 ; Editor, Cal-
cutta Review, 1857-64 ; Editor,
Annals of the Indian Adminis-
tration, 1853-75 ; Correspondent,
The Times of India, 1869-75; Ho-
norary Magistrate and J. P. in
Bengal; Fellow, Calcutta Univer-
sity, 1856-75 ; proceeded to Eng-
land, 1879 ; has been General
Foreign Secretary of the Free
Church of Scotland since 1879 ,
Member of Council of Royal
Societies Geographical Society ;
Pi(6/ica«o/i s:Stuclent'sGeography
of British India ; Short History
of Christian Missions ; Twelve
Indian Statesmen ; Twelve Pio-
neer Missionaries ; Life of Willi-
am Carey, D.D.; Henry Martyn,
Saint and Scholar ; Life of John
Wilson, D.D.; The Conversion of
India ; many articles in the
Encyclopaedia Britannlca, Quar-
terly Review, The Times, The
Scotsman, etc. Address : 10,
South Learmonth Gardens,
Edinburgh.
Smith. Rev. George Herbert, M.A.,
(Oxon), Principal, S.P.G. Theo-
404
logical College, Madras; s. of
Rev. Charles F. Smith, of Bed-
ford, Yorks ; b. at the Bishop-
thrope, York, 1S51 ; educ : at the
Richmond School,Yorks; Queen's
College, Oxford ; first class
Classical Mods, and fourth
class Lit. Hum.; joined ser-
vice as Senior Classical Mas-
ter,Forest School; Waltharastow^
1875 ; Curate of Leytonstone,
Essex, 1878 ; Vice-Principal,
Theological School, Ambatoha-
ranana, Madagascar, 1879 ;
founded a new Mission at Maha-
noro, Madagascar, 1884; Organis-
ing Secretary to Dioceses of
Lichfield and Chester, 1887 ;
Pioneer Missionary on the West
Coast of Madagascar ,1891; Mis-
sionary in charge of Mahanoro,
1892 ; came out to India as
Principal, S.P.G. College, Trichi-
nopoly, 1897 ; Examiner to the
University of Madras, 1900-04;
Examining Chaplain to the
Bishop of Madras, 1902 ; Secre-
tary to the Madras Diocesan
Committee of S.P.G. since 1901 ;
Honorary Canon of St. George's
Cathedral, Madras, since 1900 ;
Incumbent of St. Thomas'
Church, San Thome, Madras ;
?H. Mary Elennir, 2nd d. of Ed-
ward Donkin of Slieghts Old
Hall, Yorks ; liecreations :
Golf, Cricket, Tennis and Shoot-
ing. Publication : Among the
Menabe (thirteen months on the
West Coast of Madagascar). Ad-
dress : Sullivan's Gardens, Roya-
pettah, Madras. Clabs : Adyar,
Gymkhana, Madras.
Smith, Hon 'ble Mr. H. A., M.A.,
Oftg. Judge, Chief Court, Pun-
jab ; educ : Clifton College, and
Queen's College, Oxford ; arriv-
ed in India, 1900 ; was Assist-
ant Commissioner, 1903-04 ;
was Conversation Officer, Jhe-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Smith.
lam Canal : 1905 ; Under Secre-
tary to Government, 1910 ;
Secretary to Financial Com-
missioner, 1912 ; Adaress ; La-
hore, India,
Smith, Hastings Bstrand Lees.
M.A., M.P., (L) Northampton
since 1910 ; 2nd s. of late Major
H. Lees Smith : b. in India, 1878;
ed2ic ; Aldenham School and
Queen's College, Oxford ; enter-
ed the Royal Military Academy,
Woolwich; resigned his Cadet-
ship and joined the Ruskin
College, Oxford, 1899 ; General
Secretary of the College, till
1902 ; Vice-Principal, 1902-07 ;
was also Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the
College ; Chairman of Public
Administration, Bristol, 1907 ;
visited India at the instance of
the Government of Bombay to
advise it on the teaching of
economics and commerce, 1908.
Fubucatioiis ; Studies in Indian
Economics ; India and the Tarift
Problem ; Trade Unionism for
Christian Social Union. Recrea-
tiuna : Golf. Address ; 35, Talbot
Road, High Gate, N. Club :
Reform.
Smith, Sir Henry Babingtou, M.A.,
K.C'.B. (1908), C.S.I. (1897); b.
1867 ; s. of Archibald Smith ;
ediK. : at Eton and Trinity
College, Cambridge ; Examiner,
Educational Department, 1887 ;
first class Classical Tripos and
Chancellor's Medal ; Principal
Private Secretary to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 1891-92 ;
Clerk in the Treasury, 1892 ;
Secretary to the British Dele-
gates at the Brussels Monetary
Conference; 1892 ; Private Secre-
tary to the Viceroy of India,
1894-99 ; Secretary to the Gene-
ral Post Office, 1903 ; President,
National Bank of Turkey, 1909 ;
represented the Treasury in
Natal, 1839 ; British Delegate to
Postal Union Congress at Rome,
1906 : Raido Telegraphy at Ber-
lin, 1906 ; m. Lady Elizabeth
Mary Bruce, d. of 9th Earl of
Elgin, 1898. Address: 121, James
Court, S.W.. Buckingham Gate,
S.W. Club: Brooks."
Smith, Major John Manners, V.C.
(1891), C. I. E. (1894) Indian
Army (retired); b. 1864; s. of
Surgeon-General Charles Man-
ners Smith ; educ : at Norwich
and Sandhurst ; entered the
Army, 1883 ; transferred to Indi-
an Staff Corps, 1885 ; joined the
Political Department in India,
1887; served in Sikhim, 1888;
served in Kabul, 1893 ; served in
N.W. Frontier Expeditions ; in
Hunza-nagar, 1891 ; Isazai, 1892;
Tirah, 1897-98; Resident at
Nepal, 1909. Address : the Resi-
dency, Nepal, India. Club : Ju-
nior United Service.
Smith, Lt.-Col. Sir James Robert
Dunlop. K.C.S.I. (1910), M.A.,
CLE. (1901), C.S.I. (1909). Poli-
tical A.D.C. to Secretary of State
for India, London ; 2nd s. of Mr.
George Smith, CLE., LL.D. of
Edinburgh ; b. 1858 ; educ : Edin-
burgh University, and Royal
Military College, Sandhurst;
M.A., 1878; entered the 22nd
Regiment, 1879; transferred to
the Indian Army 188 i; became
Lt.-Col. 1905 ; Private Secretary
and A.D.C. to Lt. -Governor,
Punjab, 1883-87 ; Settlement
Officer, Sialkot, 1887-94 ; Deputy
Commissioner, Hissar, 1896-97 ;
Director of Land Records and
Agriculture, Punjab, 1897-99 ;
Famine Commissioner, Raja-
putana, .1889-1900 ; Member,
Horse and Mule Breeding Com-
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Smith.
mission, 1900-01; Political Agent,
Phulkian States and Bhawalpur
Punjab, 1901-05; Private Secre-
tary to Lord Minto (Viceroy of
India), 1905 ; Political A.D. C. to
the Secretary of State for India,
since 1910. Adaress-. 35, Oving-
ton Square, S.W. Club : Bath.
Smith. Vincent Arthur, M.A., I.C.S.
(Retd.) 6. 1848 ; s. of Aquilla
Smith, M.D. of Dublin; eiic; at
Trinity College, Dublin ; Fellow
of the Allahabad University ;
arrived in India, 1871 ; served in
N.W.P. and Oudh ; worked in
Settlement and other depart-
ments until he became Magis-
trate-Collector, 1889 ; District
Judge, 1895 ; Chief Secretary,
1898; Commissioner, 1898 ; re-
tired, 1900 ; Reader in Indian
History and Hindustani in the
University of Dublin, 1902-03.
Publications: Settlement Officer's
Manual for the N.W.P. ; General
Index to Cunningham's Archaeo-
logical Survey Reports ; The
Remains near Kassia ; the Jain
Stupa and other antiquities of
Mathura ; Asoka, the Buddhist
Emperor of India ; the Early
History of India ; Catalogue of
non-Mahommedan coins in the
Indian Museum ; Coinage of
Early Gupta Dynasty ; Grgeco-
Roman influence on the Civilisa-
tion of Ancient India ; History
and Conquest of Samudragupta ;
numerous papers on history,
antiquities, etc. in the Calcutta
Bevieic, QiiarUrhj Reiieu\ J.R.
A.S., and the Tndi'in Antiquary.
Edited Sleeman's "Rambles and
Recollections." Address : Oxford.
Bmyth, Captain C. A. Watson, Pri-
vate Secretary to H.H. the Lt.-
Governor of U.P.; b. 1880; joined
the Military, 1901 ; transferred
to Indian Army, 1904 ; promoted
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to present rank, 1912. Address :
Government House, Allahabad,
U.P.
Smyth, Lt.-CoK John, M.D., I.M.S.,
P.M.O., Burma (Retd.); at one
time Senior Surgeon and Sani-
tary Commissioner, Mysore ;
b. Monaghan, Ireland, 1857 ;
ediic : Queen's College, Belfast
and Galway, and the Univer-
sity College, London ; also
Pasteur Institute, Paris ; joined
service at Netley, 1881 ; joined
the General Hospital, Madras,
1882; on Military duty for
voyage with troops between
Madras and Rangoon ; proceed-
ed with the troops to Suez
and returned to Bombay ; again
proceeded with troops to Sec-
cunderabad, 1882; Resident Sur-
geon, Madras General Hospital,
and Professor of Pathology ;
Madras Medical College, 1883;
Fort Surgeon and Medical In-
spector of Seamen at Madras and
Professor of Anatomy, Madras
Medical College, 1884 ; on Field
service in Egypt with F. Com-
pany, Queen's Own Sappers
and Miners, (medal with two
clasps and the Khedival Star)
1885 ; returned to Madras and
posted as Assistant Physician,
General Hospital, and Professor
of Hygiene, Medical College,
transferred to Vizagapatam ;
1886 ; reverted to Madras, 1887 ;
Superintendent,Government Ly-
ing-in Hospital.and Professor of
Midwifery, 1892 ; became Sur-
geon-Major, 1893 ; services lent
to Mysore Government ; Medi-
cal Officer in charge of H. H.
the Maharaja and the Palace,
1899 ; Senior Surgeon and Sani-
tary Commissioner and Inspec-
tor-General of t'risons, Mysore,
1904 : deputed to study Applied
Sanitation in Japan, 1908 ; re-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Smyth.
joined his duties, June 1908 ;
P.M.O., Burma, 1911; Retd. 1913.
3now, Philip Chiohelay Hyde. C.I.
E. (1898), Municipal Comniis-.
sioner, Bombay (retired) ; 5. of
Thomas Mortland Snow ; b. 1853;
educ : at Haileybury College,
and Merton College, Oxford ;
■called to Bar (Lincoln's Inn),
1876; joined I.C.S., 1876 ; Assist-
ant Commissioner, Delhi, 1876-
77 ; Burma, 1877-81 ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate,
Bombay, 1881-85; Forest Settle-
ment Officer, 1885-94; Junior
Collector and Magistrate, 1894-
96 ; Municipal Commissioner,
Bombay, 1896-1901; retired, 1901.
Address: Cleve House, near
Exeter. Club : Sports.
1}ohan Lai, Hon'ble Babshi, Rai
Bahadur; elected non-official
Member, Legislative Council,
Punjab. Address: Lahore, Punjab.
Somasundrani Chettiar. Hon'ble
Pachaiappa Chettlar, Rao Baha-
dur (1911), Nominated Member,
Legislative Council, Madras,
since 1913; b 1861; joined the
family business ; became Manag-
ing Director of the Spinning and
Weaving Company, Ramnad,
nominated to Council, 1913. Ad-
dress: Ramnad, Madras Presi-
dency.
48orabjl, Cornelia, B.A., Legal
Adviser to purdanashins, Bengal,
since 1904 ; b. 1866; 5th d. of Rev.
Sorabji Kharsedji, a Missionary
of the Church Missionary Soci-
ety, Poona ; b. at Nasik, 1866 ;
educ : Victoria High School,
Poona ; matriculated in the
Bombay University ; joined the
Deccan College, Poona ; B.A.
(Bombay), 1877 ; gained a Fel-
lowship in the Gujrat College
at Ahmedabad, 1888; lectured on
English Literature and Langu-
ages ; acted as Professor of Eng-
lish in the College ; resigned
and went over to England ;
Scholar, Somerville College, Ox-
ford, 1880 ; studied Law at Lin-
coln's Inn ; returned to India
and applied for permission to be
enrolled as Advocate but was
refused; appointed Legal Adviser
to purdanashins in Bengal, 1904;
Awarded K-I-H. medal ; 1909.
Publications : Love and Life be-
hind the Purdah; Sun-Babies,
1904; Between the Twilights;
also many short stories and
articles in English Magazines
and Rev^iews. Address: Calcutta,
India.
Souter, William Loohiel Berkeley,
CLE., (1910); .<;. of late Sir
Frank Henry Souter ; b. 1865 ;
ediic : at Cheltenham College ;
joined the Indian Police service,
1885 ; Superintendent of Police,
Bombay, 189 1; Deputv Inspector
General, ]906; Offg. Deputy
Director, Criminal Intelligence
Department, India, 1907. Address:
Police Office, Bombay. Club :
East India United Service,
Byculla and Royal Bombay
Yacht.
Spence, H , Inspector-General of
Police, Central Provinces; joined
service as Assistant Superinten-
dent, 1884 ; became Superinten-
dent, 1891; Personal Assistant
to the Inspector-General, 1905 ;
Deputy Inspector-General, 1912;
Inspector-General of Police,
1913; Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Central Provinces. Address:
Nagpur, Central Provinces.
Spence. Jamea Knox, C.S.I..(1898) ;
s. of late General J. K. Spence,
I.C.S. ; b. 1844 ; educ: Cheltenham
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Spknce.
College, and the Royal Military
Academy, Woolwich', joined the
I.C.S., 1865 ; Assistant Collector
and Magistrate, Bombay, 1865-
78 ; served in the Postal Depart-
ment, 1878-80; Junior Collector,
Magistrate and Political Agent,
Kolaba, 1885 ; Senior Collector
of Revenue, Bombay, 1888 ;
Acting Commissioner of Cus-
toms, l889 ; Commissioner, 1891;
Member, Bombay Legislative
Council, 1896-99 ; British Dele-
gate for Portuguese Treaty,
1889 ; Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, J899-1900; re-
tired, 1900. Address : 6, Con-
naught Square, Hyde Park, W.
Spencer, Charles Gardon, Judge,
High Court, Madras, echic : at
Keble College, Oxford ; joined
service. 1890 ; rose to the posi-
tion of Collector and Magis-
trate, 1904 ; District and Ses-
sions Judge, 1905 ; Judge,
Madras High Court, 1913.
Address -. High Court, Madras.
Club : Madras.
Spencer, Hugh. CLE. (1909),
Deputy Commissioner, U.P.; s.
of late Charles I. Spencer ; b.
1867 ; educ : at Bristol Grammar
School, and Magdalene College,
Oxford ; joined the I.C.S., 1886 ;
Joint Magistrate, United Pro-
vinces, 1893; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1900 ; Magistrate and
Collector, 1903; Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1903. Address : Bahraich.
U. P.
Spencer, Surgpon-Qenerai Sir Litor-
eJ Dixon, K.C.B., (1909) ; M.D.
(St. Andrews) M. R. C. S., (Eng.)
L.S.A. (London) ; s. of William
Spencer ; educ : at Newcastle
and St. Andrew's University;
entered Indian Medical Service,
1865; served in Waziristan Expe-
408
dition, as P.M.G., 1894-95 ; Prin-^
cipal Medical Officer, Punjab
Command ; Surgeon-General,
1898 ; Surg.-General of Dispen-
saries and Vaccination in Raj-
putana ; Civil and Military
Administrative Medical Officer,
1881-9i ; Principal Medical
Officer, Calcutta, 1892-93; in
charge of Punjab Frontier Force,
1893-98; Oftg. Director-General
of Lidian Medical Service, 1901 ;,
retd., 1902 ; Honorary ourgeon
to King-Emperor Edwar.1 VII,
1906 ; to King-Emperor George
V, 1910 ; m. Elizabeth Lamond-
d of Alexander Harvey, 1872.
Address ; 54, Victoria Street,,
S.W. Chtb: East Indiu United
Service.
Spring, Hon'ble Sir Francis Joseph
Edward, K.C.I.E., 1911; CLE.
1894 ; Chairman and Chief Engi-
neer. Port Trust, Madras; Mem-
ber, Madras Legislative Council,
since 1913; s. of Rev. E. Spring of
Cork, Ireland; b. 1849; educ:
Middleton School, Cork, and
Trinity College, Dublin ; joined
service, 1870 ; has been connect-
ed with the working of Indian
Railways for 45 years ; Major,.
South Indian Railway Volunteer
Rifles ; Director, Railway Con-
struction ; Deputy Secretary to
Government of India ; Under
Secretary, Government of Ben-
gal ; Engineer-in-Chief, Krishna
Bridge ; Engineer-in-Chief, and
Manager of the late East Coast
Railway ; Fellow, Madras and
Calcutta Universities ; Secre-
tary. Government of Madras
(P.W. Branch) for seven years;
also Senior Government In-
spector for Railways, Madras ;.
retired, as Chief Engineer, 1904 ;
became Chairman and Chief
Engineer, Madras Port Trust 'r
maker of Madras Harbour of to-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Spring.
day ; ig a member of the Institu-
tion of Mechanical Engineers!
Member, American Society C.E ;
M.A.I, honoris causa ; L.C.E.
Trinity College, Dublin. Publi-
cations : Has written on technical
education, light railways for
District Boards in India and on
the training and control of great
rivers ; many reports on Madras
harbour and its improvement.
Address ; Harbour, Madras. Clubs:
Oriental, Bengal, Bengal United
Service, Madras.
Brikanteswara Aiyer, Coimbatore ;
Diwan Bahadur,( 1914); B.A.,B.L.;
Inspector-General of Police,My-
sore; M.L.C., Mysore, since 1913;
s. of late Mr. C. Subba Rao,
formerly of the Mysore ser-
vice ; b. 1862; B.A., 1885; B.L.,
1886 ; joined Mysore service,
1887 ; served in various lower
grades till 3 891; became Pro-
bationary Assistant Commis-
sioner, Bangalore ; Private
Secretary to late Dewan Sir
K. Seshadri Aiver, 1895-96 ; and
again in 1898 and in 1900;
Assistant Secretary, Mysore
Government, 1895-96 , Deputy
Commissioner, July 1906 ; In-
spector-General of Police,
Mysore, since 1909. Address:
Bangalore, Mysore State.
Brimati, Mahadevl, K.T.H. (1906),
Honorary Lady Superintendent,
Kannya Patasala, Dehra Dun ;
2nd d. of Rai .-rohanlal, late
Translator to Government of
Lower Provmces ; 6. 1872 ; edvc :
Privately; proficient in English
and Sanskrit ; 7n. Babu Joti
Swarup Sahib, a Pleader in
Dehra Dun ; opened the Kannya
Patasala for girls, 1902 ; started
the Sri Unnati Sabha to spread
education among and raise the
social status of females, 1907.
27-(a)
Address : 23, Lvtton Road, Dehra
Dun.
Srlnivasa Iyengar, Raraanuja-
puram Anartbam Plllai ; Rao
Sahib (1887); B.A., B.C.E.,Execu-
tive Engineer, Madras ; b. 1 864 ;
B.A., 1883 ; B.C.E.. 1886 ; joined
service as Assistant Engi-
neer, 1886 ; Ag. Executive Engi-
neer, 1832 ; in charge of division,
August 1883 ; Executive Engi-
neer, 1911 ; in charge of Madras
and Chingleput divisions, 1912.
Addrt^ss: Gangatheswarer Koil
Street, Purasawalkam, Madras.
Srinivasacharlu. A., Rai Baha-
dur (1887) ; Muzrai Superinten-
dent and Secretary' to Govern-
ment in Muzrai Department,
Mysore (Retd.); formerly In-
spector-General of Registration,
and Registrar of Joint Stock
Coiupanies in Mysore ; reorgani-
zed the Department on its
present basis and made Caste
disputes in temple worship
impossible in the State ; was for
many years Vice-President and
afterwards President of the
Bangalore City Muncipality, in
which capacities he rendered
much valuable service to the
State ; beautified the town in
many respects and made it a
place worthy of its fame. Ad-
dress : Lai Bagh Road, Banga-
lore, Mysore State; Srirangam,
Madras Presidency.
Srinlvasa Iyengar. C, Rajaman-
thrapravina. (1904); Diwan
Bahadur (1914) 1st Member
of Council, Mysore (Rtd.) ;
M.L.C, Mysore, since July 1913;
b. 1850 ; eiiitc : at Bangalore ; en-
tered service at an early age ;
served in the Postal department,
and in the Offices of the Chief
Commissioner and the Judicial
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."Srinivasa Iyengar.
Commissioner; qualified him-
self for the profession of Law ;
resigned service and enrolled
himself as a Pleader, 1871 ; ap-
pointed as District Munsiff of
Chinthamani, Kolar District,
1873 ; rendered valuable service
m the famine of 1876-78 ; earned
the approbation of the Famine
Commissioner as well as the
thanks of the Government of
India; transferred to Chital-
droog, 1879, in charge of the
District Treasury, the Jail, and
the Subordinate Judge's Court;
transferred to Mysore where he
acted as District Munsiff, Assist-
ant Commissioner, Sub-Judge,
District and Sessions Judge till
1893 ; on special duty in connec-
tion with Viceregal visit to
Mysore, 1892 ; appointed Deputy
Commissioner, 1892 ; Deputy
Commissioner and District Ma-
gistrate, Chitaldroog, 1896 ; Re-
venue Secretary to Government,
1895 ; Secretary to Government,
(Revenue and General Depart-
ments), 1896 ; 2nd Member,
Council of Regency, 1901 ;
Senior Member of Council, 1904;
title of Raja manthra pravina
conferred by H. H. the Maharaja
of Mysore, October 1904; retir-
ed. 1906 ; is connected . with
several important public Institu-
tions. Aaareas : Seshadri Road,
Bangalore.
-ISrlnlvasa Rao, G., B.A., Rao Baha-
dur (1908) ; Pleader, Madura ; b.
1857 ; e'iuc : Presidency College,
Madras ; B. A., 1881 ; set up
practice as a lawyer in Dis-
trict Court, Madura ; Chairman,
Municipal Council, Madura ; for
some time elected Member,
Legislative Council, Madras ;
travelled extensively visiting
England, America, Japan, etc.;
•connected with all public move-
410
ments of the time. Address '■
Madura, Madras Presidency.
Srinivasa Rao, Malar, M.A., M.D.,
B.Sc, (Edin.), D.P.H. (Cantab.);
F.C.3. (London); Director of
Public Health Institute and
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner,
Government of Mysore, since
1912 ; b. 1864 ; edu- : Wardlaw
College, Bellary ; Madras Chris-
tian College ; and Edinburgh
University. Joined the Doveton
College, Madras, as Professor of
Physical Science, 1888 ; Head
Master, High School, Kurnool,
1889-93; joined the Mysore Medi-
cal service as Assistant Surgeon,
1896; deputed by the Mysore
Government to undergo a course
of training in Bacteriology at
Agra, 1897 ; Chemical Examiner
and Bacteriologist, Mysore,1897;
Professor of Biology, Central
College, Bangalore, 1898 ; Direc-
tor of Public Health Institute
and Deputy Sanitary Commis-
■ sioner to Government of Mysore,
1912. Adaref'H : Fort Road, Basa-
vangudi. Bangalore City, Mysore
State.
Srinivasa Sastrlar, Hon'ble Valan-
giman S., B.A., L.T., President,
Servants of India Society,
Poona ; M. L. C, Madras since
1913 ; B.A., 1888 ; L.T., 1896; was
Assistant Master, Pachaiappah's
High School, Madras; Head
Master, Hindu High School,
Triplicane, Madras ; resigned and
joined the Servants of India
Society, Poona, 1906 ; was at the
Head-Quarters of the Society for
sometime ; worked for Madras
Congress, 1908 ; returned to
Madras as ."Secretary of the
Madras Branch of the Society;
nominated Member, Legislative
Council, Madras, 1913 ; Fellow,
Madras University, 1909 ; in-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Srinivasa Sastriar.
troduced the Post-Puberty
Marriage Bill in the Madras
Legislative Council, 1915 ; much
interested in educational ques-
tions affecting India; suc-
ceeded the late Mr. G. K. Gok-
hale as President of the Ser-
vants of India Society, 1915.
Address ; Sydoji Lane, Tripli-
cane, Madras.
.•Sri Ram Kai, Rai Bahadur (1907),
Ex. Engineer, P.W.D., United
Provinces, (Ketd.) ; b. 1852 ; educ :
Thomasson College, Rurki ;
joined service m the P.W.D.;
became Executive Engineer ;
retired, 1907 ; retained as tem-
porary Engineer in charge of
irrigation works at Buland-
shahr ; fublnatiuns : Manual of
Earthwork Tables ; and a
Manual of Discharge Tables.
Afidress : Ganges Road, Bulan-
shahr, India.
<Bi. Leger. VSilliam Douglas, Lieut.-
Colonel of the Madras Volun-
teer Guards {Retd. V.D.) Organ-
ist and Choirmaster, St. George's
Cathedral, and Manager,
"Madras Mail" Office; 4th i.
of late Rev.William N. 6t.Leger,
B.A., of Trinity College, Dublin,
and Incumbent of the Church of
St. Mary-la-Tower Church at
Ipswich, Suffolk ; b. 20th oep-
temberl854; lost his father at the
early age of 6; educ: at the Clergy
Orphan ochool, Canterbury ;
•exhibited a taste for music at a
very early age ; appointed boy-
organist of his school, 1868 ;
left Canterbury for Aspley Guise
Bedfordshire, as Organist in pri-
vate school, 1870 ; also obtained
the appointment of Organist and
Choirmaster of the Parish
Church ; was Organist and
'Choirmaster of Christ Church,
Clapham ; also at St. Peter's
Chichester; selected as Organist,
St. George's Cathedral, Madras,
1877 ; arrived in Madras, Nov-
ember 1877 : conductor of the
now defunct Madras Philharmo-
nic Society, 1878-83 ; assisted in
founding the Madras School of
Music in conjunction with the
late Mr. H. B. Grigg and the
Rev. J. T. Lawrence ; is a Vice-
President of the Madras School
of Music ; Honorary Member of
the Madras Musical Associ-
ation ; Hon. Secretary and Trus-
tee, Madras Civil Orphan Asy-
lum, 1884-1914 ; Honorary Musi-
cal Director of the Madras Dra-
matic Society for several years ;
has been an Officer (now retired)
of the Madras Volunteer Guards,
since 1882, joining the Corps
as Lieutenant and rising to the
rank of Lieut. -Colonel ; award-
ed the Volunteer Officers' De-
coration, 1902 ; commanded the
Regiment for two extended
periods ; won two 1st prizes at
the South Indian Rifle Associa-
tion's meeting atBangalore,1885;
on two occasions won the
Officer's cup in the M. V. G.
Regimental Rifle Meeting; retir-
ed from the M. V. G. with the
privilege of retaining his rank
and wearing the uniform of the
Corps ; joined the " Madras
Mail ", 1881 ; awarded the K. I.
11. gold medal (1st class), 1915.
Pubticalion : Church Music,
Past songs, etc. Address : Nut-
ford, iiannington Road, Madras,
W.
Stafrord,BpigadIeF-General William
Francis Haward,C.B. (1902), l.A.
(retired); .«. of late Major-Gene-,
ral William Joseph Fitzsmorris,
Stafl:ord ; C.B. ; 0. 1854 ; educ :
Willington College; entered
R.E. 1873 ; served in the Afghan
War, 1878-80; Mahsood Waziri
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Stafford.
Expedition, ISSl; S. African War,
1899-1902 ; Assistant Instructor
in Surveying and Military
Engineering, 1S83-1SSS; Comand-
ing N.W. district, 1902-04 ; Chief
Engineer, Southern Command,
1906-10 ; Retired, 1911. A^dre^s :
Thornbury, Crowthorne, Berks.
Officer, 1894 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner, Central Provinces, 1897 ;
Commissioner of Settlement and
Agriculture, 1904 ; Registrar of
Co-operative Credit Societies,.
1905 ; Chief Secretary to Chief
Commissioner, Central Pro-
vinces. Address : Nagpur, C.P.
Standage, Major Robert Fpaser,
M.R.CP., M.R.C.S., Residency
Surgeon, Bangalore ; b. 1868 ;
editc : privately; joined the St.
Bartholomew's Hospital,
London, and studied Medicine ;
won the Bentley Surgical Prize;
held various medical appoint-
ments at London Hospital ;
came out to India, 1895 ;
appointed to Bombay Lancers,
1897 ; District Medical Officer on
Famine duty, same year ; thank-
ed by Government for excellent
work in ^holapurfamine; attach-
ed to 2nd Baluchis under orders
for Uganda, East Africa ; men-
tioned in despatches for con-
spicuous gallantry (U ga n d a
medal and clasp); Residency
Surgeon, Mysore, 1900 ; attend-
ed the Delhi Durbar and received
the Coronation medal, hublica-
t\o I.S : Many papers bearing on
the abdominal and gynaecolo-
gical surgery published in the
"Lancet," ' Indian Medical Ga-
zette,'and the 'Journal of Gynae-
cology of the British Empire.'
Address ; Bangalore, Mysore
State.
Standen, Bertram Prior, CLE.
(1901), Executive Engineer ; s. of
R.S. Stand en of Lindfield,
Sussex; b. 1867; ednc: Uppingham;
and Trinity College, Cambridge ;
joined service, 1888 ; Assistant
Commissioner, Burma ; Regis-
trar, Judicial Commissioner's
Court, Nagpur, 1892 ; Settlement
412
Stanley, Sir John, Kt., (1901) ;
K.C.I.E., (1911); Knight of Grace
Order of St. John of Jerusalem,
(1911) ; K.C., B.A., LL.B., Chief
Justice, N.W.P., (Retired) ; s. of
late John Stanley, of Armagh-
Solicitor ; 6. 1846 ; educ: Royal
School, Armagh and Trinity
College, Dublin ; Scholar and
Gold Medallist in Classics;
called to Bar (King's Inn)
Dublin, 1872 ; Q. C, 1892 ; Ben-
cher, 1896 ; Puisne Judge, High
Court, Calcutta, 1898-1901 ;
Chief Justice, High Court,
North West Provinces, 1901-
1911 ; Chairman, U.P. Famine
Committee, 1901-07 ; vi. Annie,
d. of late James Norris of
Castle Hill, Blechingley, 1879.
Address : 19, Glashow Gardens,
South Kensington, S.W. Club :
Junior Carlton ; University,
Dublin.
Sfanvon, Henry John. CLE.
(1895), V.D., Bar-at-Law, Hono-
rary A. D. C to Viceroy of
India; e. s. of late G. W. L.
Stanyon ; b. 1857 ; called to Bar
(Inner Temple), 1881 ; Advocate,.
High Court, N.W. Province,
1882 ; President, Municipal
Committee, Jubbalpore, 1892-97 :
Divisional Judge, Nagpur, 1897 ;
Judicial Commissioner, Berar,
1905 ; Honorary A.D.C to-
Viceroy of India, 1910; Colonel,
Nagpur Volunteer Rifles. Ad-
dress; Nagpur, Central Provin-
ces.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Stawell.
Stawell, G. C. Chief Engineer, Ran-
goon ; ediic : R.I.E. College,
London; joine'd service as Assist-
ant Engineer. 1884 ; Executive
Engineer, 1896 ; transferred to
Burma, 1905 ; Superintending
Engineer, 1907 ; Chief Engineer,
1913. Addrt:ss : Rangoon, Burma.
Stpbbini;, Edward »»ercy, F.LS.,
F.Z.S., F.R.G.S., F.E.S., Indian
Forest Service ; Lecturer in
Forestry and Head of the Fores-
try Department, University of
Edinburgh, since 1910 ; b. 1870 ;
•s. of Edward Charles Stebbing;
lu. 1907, Maud Evelyn, o.d.
of late Colonel W. T. Brown,
Indian Army, of Warboro'
House, South Devonshire ; one
s. edvc : St. Paul's School ;
Royal Indian Engineering Col-
lege, Cooper's Hill ; Prize in
Forest Entomology, 189^ ; Dip-
loma in Forestry, 1893 ; Assist-
ant Conservator of Forests,
Indian Forest Service, 1893 ;
Deputy Conservator, 1900 ;
Forest Entomologist to the
•Government of India, 1901-02,
and 1904-06 ; Acting Superin-
tendent of the Indian Museum,
Calcutta 1903 ; Forest Zoologist
to Government of India and
Member of Imperial Forest
Research Institute and College,
1906-09; Hon. Editor, Indian
Forester, 1903-07. PubLications :
Injurious Insects of Indian
Forests, Departmental Notes on
Forestlnsects; Manual of Indian
Forest Zoology Insect Intrud-
«rs in Indian Houses ; Jungle
By-ways in India Stalks in the
Himalaya ; Indian Forest In-
sects of Economic Importance,
1914. Contributions to the
Allahabad Fioi^eer, Calcutta,
Knglishina7i,Iiidian Field, Trans-
actions of Linnaean and Zoo-
logical Societies, Asiatic Society
of Bengal, Journal of Bombay
Nat. History Society, Indian
Forest Bulletins, Country Life,
etc. Anires>i: HoUycott, Lass-
wade, Midlothian. Club : East
India United Service.
Btedraan, General Sir Edward. G.
C.B., (1911), K.C.I.E. (1897); b.
1842 ; entered Army, 1860 ;
transferred to India A/my, 1867;
served in the Hazra Campaign,
1868 ; Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
Burma Expeditions, 1886-89 ;
Command of Shan column in
Chitral Relief Force, 1895 ; In-
spector-General of Pol ice, Bur jua,
1887-91 ; Q.M.G., India, 1892-95 ;
Command of the 1st class dis-
trict, Madras, 1895 ; Military
Secretary,India Office, 1899-1909;
Colonel of 23rd Pioneers, 1904-
Addresi: C/o India Office, London.
Chib : United Service.
Steel, Mrs. Flora Annie ; well-
known writer and Novelist; d.
of late George Webster ; b. at
Harrow, but brought up in For-
farshire ; an omniverous reader;
adopted Art as her profession
at the suggestion of Sir Noel
Paton ; m. Mr. Steel, a Bengal
Civilian, and came out to India,
1867 ; deeply interested in the
Native Indian Life; began to
urge educational reforms on the
attention of the Government of
India ; worked earnestly in the
t;ause of education and was
thanked by Government on no
fewer than six different occa-
sions for her labours in the field
of education ; became Inspect-
ress of Government and Aided
Schools in the Punjab ; for some
years a Member of the Educa-
tional Committee ; did much in
conjunction with Mr. Lock wood
Kipling to foster Indian Arts
and Crafts, ^^ublicatio'.s: "Wide-
413
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Steel.
awake Stories", annotated by Sir
Richard Temple; " From the five
Rivers" ; " The Potters' Thumb";
" On the Face of the Waters," ;
and " India through the ages "
etc., etc. Address: Court O'Hill,
Tenbury, Wore.
Stein, 8|p Mark Aurel K.C.I.E.
(1912), Ph. D., D. Litt., D. Sc,
C.I.E., (1910), Superintendent,
Indian Archseological depart-
ment, s. of late Mr.Nichola Stem;
b. Budapest,lS62; educ: Budapest
and Dresden ; studied Oriental
languages and antiquities at
Vienna and in England ; came to
India as Principal, Oriental
College, Lahore ; Registrar,
Punjab University, 188S-89 ;
made Antiquarian researches in
Kashmir and on Afghan Fron-
tier ; Principal, Government
Madrassa, Calcutta, 1899 ;
carried out Archaeological ex-
plorations for Indian Govern-
ment in Chinese Turkistan,
1900-01 ; Inspector-General of
Education, N.W. Province and
Beluchistan, 1906-08; carried out
Archaeological and Geographical
explorations in Central Asia
and West China ; transferred to
the Archaeological department,
1909. Publications ; Chronicle of
the Kings of Kashmir, (3 vols.) ;
Sand-buried Ruins of Khotan ;
Ancient Khotan, (2 vols.); Ruins
of Desert Cathay (2 vols.) ;
many papers on Sanskrit Liter-
ature, Indian Archaeology and
GeogTa-phy. Recreations: Walking,
RidingandPhotography. Address-.
C/o Political Agent, G. Gilgit,
N.W.F. Province. Club : Royal
Societies.
Btephen, Sip Harry Lnsliin^ton,
Kt. (1913) ; LL.M., Bar-at-Law ;
Judge, High Court, Calcutta ;
(Retired) 6. 1860 ; m. Barbara,
414
e.'^. of late W.ShoreNightingale ,.
1904 ; educ -. Rugby and Trinity
College, Cambridge;calledtoBar,,
1885 ; practised on South Wales-
Circuit, 18S6-1901 ; came out to
India as Judge, High Court,.
Calcutta, 1901. Publications-. Law
of Support and Subsidence ;
Edited the 14th edition of Oke's
Synopsis, also the 8th edition of
Oke's Formulist; Editor of
State Trials, Political and Social..
Address : 114, Lextan Gardens,.
W. Clubs : Athenaeum, Oxford
and Cambridge, .Savile.
Stevens, J. A., B.A., Chief Collector
of Customs, Burma ; joined
service as Assistant Superin-
tendent of Police, 1898;
transferred to Customs depart-
ment, 1904 ; Assistant Collector,
1907; Chief Collector of
Customs, Burma, 1913. Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Stevens, Sir John Foster, Kt., 1905,
retired Judge, High Court,,
Calcutta ; s. of late Charles
Green Stevens ; ''>. 1845 ; educ :
King Edward's School, Burmin-
gham ; Versailles, and at King's
College, London ; joined the
I.C.S. 1865 ; Assistant Collector
and Joint Magistrate ; District
and Sessions Judge ; Acting
Judicial Commissioner, Central
Provinces, 1891; Judicial Comis-
sioner, 1894; Acting Judge, High
Court, Calcutta, 1895; confirmed,
1897 ; retired, 1904 ; in. Frances
Louisa (died 1904),; d. of lat&
Captain W. H. Jermie, Indian
Army, 1868. Address-. 7, Lans-
down Place, West, Bath.
Stevenson, Edward Rnead Boyd^
CLE. (1905) ; s. of Major Edward
Boyd Stevenson ; b. 1849 ; joined
the Madras Police, 1870 ; served
as Inspector, Assistant Superin-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Stevenson.
tendent and Superintendent of
Police ; Deputy Inspector
General, Madras, 1895 ; m. 1876 ;
Constance Gwenf Frend, d. of
late Rev. Thomas Foulkes, 1876.
Address : Salem, Madras Presi-
dency.
Btewart, Majop-General GcoFge,
C.B. (1887), Indian Army; b.
1839 ; s. of Major W. Murray
Stewart, H.E., I.C.S. ; e'iuc: at
St. Andrew's ; entered the Ben-
gal Army, 1856 ; served in the
India Mutiny, 1857-59 ; China
War, 1860 ; Umbeyla Campaign
and Jawaki Expedition, 1878 ;
Afghan War, 1878-80 ; became
Major-General, 1877 ; retired the
same year ; Colonel of Queen's
Own Corps of Guides, 1904; m.
Mary, a. of J. M. Douglas 1881.
Address : Baldorran, College
Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.
Stirling, George Claudias BepfS-
ford, CLE. (1907), Political
Officer, Southern Shan States,
Burma; '. of late Captain G.C.B.
Stirling; entered service in the
Political Department in Burma,
1888 ; extra Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1899 ; Assistant Commis-
sioner and Assistant Political
Officer, 1896 ; Superintendent,
N.Shan States,-1900; Superinten-
dent and Political Officer, South-
ern Shan States, 1900. Address:
Taunggyi, Southern Shan States,
Burma. Club : East India United
Service.
Stoker, Thoraae, B.A., C.S.I. (1898),
I.C.S., Chief Secretary to Govt,
of N.W.P. (retired) ; s. of late
Abraham Stoker ; b. 1849 ; educ :
Rathmines School, and Trinity
College, Dublin ; Deputy Super-
intendent in the service of the
Maharaja of Benares, 1878 ;
Under Secretary to Government
of N.W. Provinces, 1884 ; Settle-
ment Officer,1886; Commissioner
of Excise and Stamps and In-
spector-General of Registration^
1898 ; Secretary to Government,.
1897; Revenue Commissioner and
Chief Secretary to Government,
1898 ; retired, 1899. m. Enid, d.
of late William Robert Bruce,
1891 ; Publications : A Gold
Standard for India, etc. Address :
42, Egerton Crescent, S. W.
Stokes, Sir Gabriel, K.C.S.I. (1909),
C.S.I. (1903), B.A.; retired Mem-
ber of Council, Madras; s. of
Mr. Henry Stokes of Kerry ; b.
1849 ; eauc : Kilkenney College,
Armagh Roval School, and
Trinity College, Dublin; B.A.,,
1871 ; joined the Indian Civil
Service the same year ; Superin-
tendent, Census OperationSj
Madras, 1881 ; Collector and
Agent, Tanjore, 1895 ; Secretary
to Madras Government in the
Revenue Department, 1896; Oftg.
Member of Council, Madras,.
1902 ; Chief Secretary to Govern-
ment, Madras, till 1903 ; Officiat-
ed as Governor of Madras for
a short period, 1906 ; twice
married; retired, 1908; Publi-
cation^i : Life table for the^
Madras Presidency. Recreations:
Yachting, Riding, Golf. Addressv
Dublin. Club: East India United
Service, and University, Dublin.
Stokes, Sir Henry Edward, C. S. I.
(1889), K.C.S.I. (1892); b. 1841;
s. of Henry Stokes ; edtic : Trini-
ty College, Dublin ; joined I.C.S.,.
in Madras, Under Secretary to-
Government, 1869 ; Secretary^
Board of Revenue, 1875 ; Mem-
ber, Madras Salt Commission,
1876 ; Collector, 1879 ; Sec.'-etary
to Government, Madras, 1883-86;
Chief Secretary and Additional
M.L.C., 1886-88; Member of
4l5
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Stokes.
Council, Madras, 1S8S-92. Ad-
dress : 'iZ, Brunswick Gardens,
Campden Hill, W. Club: Union.
^Stokes, Honetown Gabriel, B.A.,
CLE. (1911), I.e. 5.; s. of Sir
Henry E. Stokes ; ednc : at
Clifton, and Oriel College, Oxford:
joined service as Assistant
Collector, 1897 ; Under Secre-
tary to Government of India,
(Home Department), 1904 ; Addi-
tional Deputy Secretary, Govern-
ment of India, (Home Depart-
raent), 1909 ; Member of the
•Coronation Durbar Committee,
Delhi, 1911 ; Financial Member,
Imperial Delhi Committee, 1913 ;
returned toMadras, 1915 ; Offg.
Private Secretary to H.E. the
Governor of Madras. Address :
Government House, Madras.
Stone, J. H., M.A., F.R.H.S., CLE..
Acting Director of Public In-
struction, Madras : b. 1858 ;
joined service as Principal,
Teachers' College, Saidapet,
1886 ; Principal of the Kumba-
konani College, 1830 ; Principal,
Rajahmundry College, 1898 ;
Inspector of Schools, Western
Circle, 1899 ; Inspector of
European and Training Schools,
1903 ; Principal and Professor
of English, Presidency College,
Madras, 1907 ; acted twice as
Director of Public Instruction,
(1909-10); on special duty in
connection with the revision
of the Madras Code for some
time ; became temporary Deputy
Director of Public Instruction,
1912 ; appointed as acting Direc-
tor of P. L, Madras, 1913; con-
firmed, 1914. Address : Nungum-
baukam, Madras.
Stone. Lt.-Col. WR., Commissioner
of Excise, Burma ; b. 1866 ;
joined the Indian Array, 1887 ;
416
belongs to 32nd Lancers ; trans-
ferred to Civil department, and
was appointed Deputy Commis-
sioner, 1895 ; Commissioner of
Excise, 1910. Address: Rangoon,
Burma.
Stonev, Edward Waller, M.E., M.I.
CE., M. Inst. C.E., CLE. (1904),
Chief Engineer. .Vladras Railway,
(retired) 4th s. of late T. G.
Stoney of Kyle Park and Arran-
hill. County Tipperary, Ireland ;
Scholar, Gold medallist, and M.
E. Queen's University, Ireland ;
Fellow, Madras University m.
Sarrah, d. of John Crawford of
Carton Abbey,1878. Publications:
various Engineering papers.
liecrcatioiis : Travelling, Photo-
graphy, Tennis, and Shooting.
Address : C/o H. S. King & Co.,
65, Cornhill, E.C ; The Gables,
Coonoor, Madras Presidency.
Clubs : Madras and Coonoor.
StFai<ht,DoaghIaB Marshall, CLE.,
M.L.C, U.P.,since 1891; s. of late
Sir Douglas Straight ; formerly
Judge, High Court, N.W.P., and
Editor, P.M.G., 1896 1909 ; 6.
1869 ; joined service as Assistant
Superintendent of Police, 1887 ;
Superintendent, 1890 ; Deputy
Inspector-General of Police,
1897 ; Inspector-General of
Police, 1911 ; Member of Council,
U.P., since 1911. Address:
Allahabad, U.P., India.
Strange, A B., Officiating Agent
and Manager, M. and S. M.
Railway Co., Madras, since
1914 ; entered Co.'s service as
Engineer ; rose to be Chief Engi-
neer ; has taken keen interest in
the development of the Perma-
nent Way Officers' Association ;
connected with old and historic
Strange family, so well-known
in Southern India. Address :
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Strange, A. B.
" Blenheim," Haddow's Road,
Nungumbaukam, Madras.
Strangmaa, T. J., B.A., LL.B.
Bar-at-Law, Advocate-General,
hfombay, since 190S ; son of
Joseph Strangman;ef/t<c: Charter-
house; Trinity Hall, Cambridge;
called to bar (Mid. Temp.) 1896;
Additional Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay. Address :
High Court, Bombay.
StrangwayB, M. Walter Fox, C. S.I.
(1909), Financial Commissioner,
Berar ; b. 1862 ; i'. of Rev.
Henry Fox ; educ : at Norwich
Grammar School, and Balliol
College, Oxford ; joined I.C.S.,
1882 ; Deputy Commissioner,
Central Provinces, 1890-97 ;
Chief Secretary, 1897-01 ; Com-
missioner, 1201-09 ; Financial
Commissioner, Central Provin-
ces, Berar ; m. Louisa' Blanche,
d. of Major-General R. Philips,
1886. Address : Nagpur, Central
Provinces, India, diabs : East
India United Service.
Stricbland.Lieut.-Col. Wiliiam Alex-
ander Wicfeedi, M.I.C.E., M.V.O.
(1906) ; Commissioner, Manda-
lay; *■. of W.G.M. Strickland;
b. 1859 ; educ : Dubrich College ;
joined the Army, 1880 ; trans-
ferred to Indian Army, 1891 ;
.served in Burma E.\peditiou,
1885-88 ; Assistant Commis-
sioner, 1886 ; Deputy Commis-
sioner,1896; Lieut.-Colonel, 1906;
Commissioner of Mandalay. 1910;
VI. Florence, d. of S. B. Newton,
1888. Address : Mandalay,
Burma.
JBtaart, Andrew Edmund Caitle-
Stuai't btuart, (See Castle-Stuart
Siuart).
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Stuart, Qeorge Archibald Doaglas
Stuari; I.C.S. ; Director of
Land Records, Madras, since
1913 ; s. of late G. H. Stuart,
M.A., Director of Public In-
struction, Madras; educ: at Em-
manuel College, Cambridge;
joined Service, 1902 ; served in
the usual administrative posts
in the Presidency ; Settlement
Officer, Madras ; Director of
Land Records, 1913 ; J. P. ; some
time Examiner to Madras Uni-
versity in Natural Science;
Member, Board of Examiners,
Madras. Address : Chepauk,
Madras.
Stuart. Sir Harold Arthur, K.C.S.I.,
(1912); K.C.V.O., (1906); C.S.I.,
(1903) ; I.C.S. ; Member of Coun-
cil, Madras, since 4th July, 1913;
s. of late Peter Stuart, C.E. ; b.
1860 ; educ : Bishop's, ::)tortford,
and King's College, Cambridge;
joined service in Madras, 1881 ;
Under Secretary to Government,
1885-90 : Superintendent, Census
Operations, Madras, 1891 ; Pri-
vate Secretary to Governor of
Madras, 1896 ; Collector, 1897 ;
Inspector-General of Police,
Madras, 1898; Dy. Secy., Govt, of
India ; Secretary, Indian Police
Commission, ly02 ; Director,
Criminal Intelligence Depart-
ment, 1904 ; Secretary to Gov-
ernment of India (dome De-
partment), 1908 ; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1908 ;
Secretary, Police Commission,
1902-03 ; accompanied the Ger-
man Crown Prince in his Indian
tour as Chief of Staff, 1910-11;
reverted as Chief Secretary to
Govt, of Madras, 1911 ; became
Temporary Member of Council,
Madras, 191:i. J'ubiirutiuns ;
Madras Census Report, 1891 :
Edited the North Arcot District
Manual originally prepared
417
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Stuart.
(1880) by Mr. A. F. Cox, C.S.I.
Add7-ess : " The Grange," Adyar,
Madras ; Ootacamund. Chtb :
East India United Service.
Stuart, John.Managing Proprietor,
" Rangoon Gazette '" ; b, Bombay,
1847 ; s. of John Stuart, formerly
of the Bank of Bombay, educ :
Bath.Edinburgh; Melbourne; was
for a year on a Sheep station in
Australia ; returned to Scotland ;
attended the Edinburgh Univer-
sity for one session only ;
received business training in the
Commercial Bank of Scotland,
Glasgow, and in an East India
Merchant's Office, London ;
proceeded to Rangoon and
joined business in a firm, 1870 ;
deputed by the merchants of
Rangoon to Bhamo on the
Chinese Frontier to test the
possibility of increasing trade
with Western China, 1870 ;
Secretary, Burma Chamber of
Commerce, 1892-93 ; joined the
"Rangoon Gazette" as leader-
writer, 1883 ; obtained a share in
business, 1890 ; eventually
became its Managing Proprietor;
represented Burma in the
Imperial Press Conference, 1900.
Publications : Burma through
the Centuries ; and many articles
in Cyclopaedia of India, etc.
Address : Ivy Bank, Liberton,
Midlothian.
Stuart. Hon'ble Louis, I.C.S. ;
Second Additional Judicial
Commissioner, Oudh, since 1912 ;
,b. 1870 ; s. of Doctor Kenneth
Bruce Stuart ; ediw : Charter-
house, and Balliol College,
Oxford ; joined the I.C.S., 1891 ;
District and Sessions Judge,
Fizabad, 1897 ; acted in the same
capacity in various other places ;
special Judge for adjustment of
claims under Bundelkand ; en-
cumbered Estates Act, 1903-06 ;.
418
Judicial Secretary to Govern-
m.ent ; and additional Member,
Legislative Council, U.P., 1910-
12 ; m. Mary Curzon Molison,
d. of Doctor Robert Smith, of
Sedgefield, Durham, 1896. Be-
crealiuns : Golf and Boating. Ad-
dress-. Lucknow, U.P. Club : East
India United Service.
Stubbs, HoQ'ble Reginald Edward,^
C.M.G. (1914); F.Z.S.; Colonial
Secretary, Ceylon, since 1913 ;
Member, Executive Council,
Ceylon ; 5. of late Rev.
William Stubbs, D.D., Bishop
of Oxford ; b. 1876 ; edtic :Radley
and Corpus Christi College, Ox-
ford ; Exhibitioner, 1st class
Classical Moderations, 185)7
1st Litt. Hum., 1899 ; B.A., 1899
Clerk, Colonial Office, 1900-10
on special mission to Malay
Peninsula and Hong-Kong, 1910-
11 ; Officiating Governor of
Ceylon, 1913. Address : Colombo,
Ceylon.
Bturge, P. H. M.A., Principal and
Professor of History, Nizam
College, Hyderabad (Deccan) ;
educ : Cambridge University ;
Joined Hyderabad Educational
Service as Professor of History;
Examiner for many years to
Madras University in History;
Principal, Nizam College, since
1910 ; Member, Educational
Board, Hyderabad. Address v
Nizam College, Hyderabad (Dec-
can).
Sturrock, John, CLE. (1900), I.C.S.
(Retired); formerly firstMember,.
Board of Revenue, Madras ; s. of
John Sturrock of Dundee ; b.
184.5 ; educ : Dundee High School ;
entered service, 1864 ; served in
the usual administrative grades
of the service ; well remem-
bered as Collector of South
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sturrock.
Canara, where he first served as
Ag. Collector, 1867 ; Under
Secretary to Government
(Public, etc. departments), 1872;
Acting Kannada Translator to
Government, 1873 ; Commis-
sioner to settle boundary dis-
pute between the British and
the Mysore Governments in re-
gard to Canara, May 1873 ; in
charge of the Office of the Direc-
tor of Public Instruction,
Madras, from 10th May to 8th
July 1877 ; on special duty in
connection with the disputed
boundary of South'Canara (with
special allowance of Rs. 750),
1880-81; Acting Collector and
Magistrate, South Canara, 1st
June 18S4 ; on special duty at
Coorg from 27th February to
28th March, 1888; acting 4th
Member, Board of Revenue,
and Commissioner of Salt, etc.,
from 18th Jany. to 2nd April,
1889 ; Collector and District
Magistrate, Coimbatore, 1891 ;
4th Member, Board of Revenue,
Madras, 1893 ; became 1st
Member, August, 1894 ; retired,
1899. PubLicatiun : Manual of
South Canara District. Address :
Greenhill, Weymouth.
Subba Aiyer, Y., B.A., B.L., Head
Sirkar Vakil, Trivandrum ;
M.L.C., Trivandrum ; B.A., 1887 ;
B.L., 1905 ; commenced practice
in Trivandrum ; became Sirkar
Vakil and eventually head
Sirkar Vakil ; nominated as
Member of the Legislative Coun-
cil, Travancore, 1913. Address :
Trivandrum, Travancore State.
Bubbana Chettiar, Medam ; Rao
Bahadur(1898), Kurnool; b. 1851;
owns 675 acres of land in Kur-
nool ; opened a Spinning and
Weaving Mill in Bellary, and a
Cotton Press and Ginning Fac-
tory in Kurnool. Address : Kur-
nool Town, Madras Presidency.
Sabba Rao, Ami, B.A., Superinten-
dent, Madras Police ; s. of late
Mr. A. Kesava Rao, Tahsildar
in Nellore District ; b. 1864 ;
ediic : Hindu High School, Nel-
lore, and the Presidency College,
Madras; B.A., 1886; studied
Law for some time ; joined the
Madras Police as Inspector,
1888 ; became Assistant Superin-
tendent, 1899; services lent toCo-
chin State where he was Superin-
tendent of Police, and Military
Secretary to H. H. the Raja,
1901-06 ; reverted to British ser-
vice and was posted as Superin-
tendent, 1908 ; Assistant Super-
intendent, 1908 ; Superintendent
and posted to South Canara,
Address: Mangalore, S. Canara,
Madras Presidency.
Subba Rao, Nyapathi, B.A., B.L.,
High Court Vakil, Rajahmundry;
b. 1854 ; ednc : Madras Christian
College; B.A., 1876 ; B.L., 1879 ;
commenced practice at Rajah-
mundry; enrolled as Vakil, Mad-
ras High Court, 1886 ; Honorary
Fellow, Madras University, 1897;
a staunch supporterof the Indian
National Congress Movement;
was an elected Member, Madras
Legislative Council ; was a IMem-
ber. Supreme Legislative Council,
1910-13 ; the appointment of the
Royal Public Services Commis-
sion in India was due mainly to
his exertions in the latter
assembly; Proprietor and Editor
of "Indian Progress"; gave evi-
dence before the Royal Public
Services Commissiofi ; tried to
bring about reconciliation be-
tween the Nationalist and the
Moderate section of the Indians
at the time of Madras Congres.s,
1914. Recreation : Gardening.
419
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SUBBA Rao.
Address : Rajahmundry, Madras
Presidency. Club : Cosmopolitan,
Madras.
Sobbaraya Charya, Irioiushnam
Yyakarna ; Mahamahopadhy-
aya(1911); Pandit of Tirupati ;
claims descent from one Arya
Charlu, a pandit of considerable
Sans'krit learning in the Madras
Presidency ; b. 1837 ; educ : un-
der many eminent Pandits in
Sanskrit Literature ; State Pan-
dit of Tanjore, and Examiner in
the Conference of Pandits held
at Tanjore, Chirutanur, Mysore,
and various other parts of the
Presidency ; a recognised autho-
rity on Sanskrit and Scholastic
. matters. Publications : Many
works bearing on the Dwaita
Philosophy. Address : Tirupati,
N. Arcot, Madras Presidency.
Subramanyam Pantulu Vararasl,
Diwan Bahadur, 1913 ; District
and Sessions Judge, Cuddapah,
since 1911; b. I860; joined
service as District Munsifit,
1886; Sub-Judge, 1905; District
and Sessions Judge, 1911 ;
served in that capacity in
Vizagapatam and Cuddapah ;
appointed Judge, Court of Small
Causes, Madras, 1909 ; Co-opted
Member of the Royal Commis-
sion on Public Services, 1914.
Address ; Cuddapah, Madras
Presidency.
Sabramania Sastri, Mahamaho-
padhyaya, 1898 ; Pandit of
Benares ; b. 1841 ; a Dravidian
Brahmin whose ancestors for-
merly belonged to Trichinopoly,
^Madras Presidency ; ec?wc : Pri-
vately ; was for some time
teacher to the Maharaja Baha-
dur of Durbhanga. Address :
Benares City.
420
Subbarayalu Keddiyar, A ;Hon'ble
Rao Bahadur (1911) ; Pleader
and Public Prosecutor, Cudda-
lore ; Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Madras, smce 1913 ; b. 1855 ;
Chairman, Municipal Council,
Cuddalore ; Addre&s ; Cuddalore,
South Arcot District, Madras
Presidency.
Subramania Ayyer, Ganapathi,
B. A., Proprietor and Editor, The
Swadesamitran, Madras ; 4th s. of
late Ganapathi Dikshitar ; b. at
Tiruvadi, Tanjore District, 1885 ;
educ: St. Peter's College, Tanjore;
joined the Government Normal
School, Madras, 1874 ; Teacher,
C.S.M. College, Madras, 1875;
Teacher, Pachaiappas High
School, 1877; B.A., as a private
candidate, 1877 ; Headmaster,
Anglo- Vernacular High School
(Now Hindu High School),
Triplicane, 1879-82 ; started the
Hindu as a weekly paper
along with the late J\Jr. M. Vira-
raghava Chariar, 1878 ; went
on a lecturing tour in the
Madras Presidency for the pur-
pose of popularising the princi-
ples of local self-Government ;
was a Madras Member of the
deputation to bid farewell to
Lord Ripon, 1884 ; one of the
founders of the 1st and practi-
cally the only political asso-
ciation of Southern India, The
Madras Mahajana Sabha ; was
entrusted with the task of
moving the 1st Resolution at
the 1st Indian National Con-
gress, 1885 ; gave evidence be-
fore the Public Services Com-
mission, 1886 ; strongly support-
ed the Government in the Age
of Consent Legislation, 1890;
one of the founders of the
Madras Hindu Social Reform
Association, 1882 ; proceeded to
England to give evidence on
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SUBRAMANIA AYYER,
behalf of the Madras Mahajana
Sabha before the Welby Com-
mission on Indian Expenditure,
1897 ; severed his connection
with the Hindu, 1898 ; convert-
ed his Tamil triweekly paper into
a daily, 18 )8; started the "United
India," 1900 ; edited the Madras
Standard, 1902; presided over the
District Conferences of Coca-
nada, Chittoor and Tanjore; Chief
originator of the National Fund
and Industrial Association,
Madras, of which he is yet one
of the Honorary Secretaries; a
staunch social reformer and has
given ample proofs of his devo-
tion to the cause of reform ; pro-
secuted by the Government of
Madras on a charge of sedition,
1908 ; released on certain condi-
tions nearly a month later ; from
a frequent, he has become an
occasional, contributor to the
press and his contributions are
read with much interest; an oil
painting unveiled in Madras by
Hon'ble Babu Surendra Nath
Banerjee, 1915. I'ublicalions :
" Some Economic Aspects of
British Rule in India" (English),
New Japan (in Tamil), various
articles on financial, and social
matters ; and many addresses
and speeches. Address : 108, Big
Street, Triplicane, Madras.
Subraraanla Iyer, N., M.A., M.B. &.
CM., Diwan Peishkar, Padma-
nabhapuram, Travancoro State.
Publication'^ : Travancore Census
Report, 1911 ; many articles and
addresses. Address : Padmana-
bhapuram, Travancore, S. India.
Babraraanya Ayyer, Sir Subbl-
yer. Kt. (1907), K.C.I.E. (1900),
B.L., honoris causa LL.D.
(Madras, 1908) ; Diwan Bahadur,
(1896), retired Judge, High Court,
Madras ; «. of late Mr. Subbiar
of Madura; b. Madura, 1812
educ : Madura ; joined service
in Madura and rose to the posi-
tion of Tahsildar ; passed the
pleaders' test examination as 1st
in the list, and applied for per-
mission to practice Law in the
Madura Court, but this was re-
fused ; resigned the service and
passed B.L., 1868 ; studied with
a Barrister, and was Reporter,
Madras High Court ; enrolled as
Vakil, 1869 ; commenced prac-
tice in Madura Court and soon
became leader of the District
Bar and was President of the
Madura Municipality; appointed
Member, Madras Legislative
Council, 1884; removed to
Madras and commenced practice
in the High Court ; Government
Pleader and Public Prosecutor,
Madras, 1887 ; Acting Judge,
High Court, 1891-92 ; confirmed,
1895 ; Ofig. Chief Justice, 1905,
1906, 1907; retired, November
1907; Fellow, Madras Univer-
sity, 188S ; Vice-Chancellor,
Madras University, 190i; deli-
vered Convocation Address to
the graduates of the Madras
University, 1896 ; actirely con-
nected with the Indian National
Congress prior to and after his
elevation to the Bench ; founded
the National Press, and made
it over to the Hm iu of
Madras ; has closely identified
himself with the Theosophical
Society of which he was Vice-
President for some years;
elected as Chairman, Reception
Committee, Indian National
Congress, 1914 ; was offered the
Presidency of the Indian
National Congress so far back
as 1891, which he had to decline;
well read in the intricacies of
the Vedas. Publications ; many
addresses on Social, Political.
Financial 'matters. Affdress:
Beach House, Mylapore, Madras.
421
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SUBRAMANYA AYYAR.
Subramania Ayyar. SundrappIaF'
Arambore,Rai Sahib,(1886), B.A.,
B.C.E., A.C.E., P.W.D., Madras
(Retd.); s. of late Mr. Sundrap-
piar; b. 1865; passed, B. A., 1883;
B.C.E., 1885 ; joined service in
the Madras P.W.D. as Assistant
Engineer, 1885; Executive Engi-
neer, 1905; retired, 1906. Address:
Tanjore, Madras Presidency.
Sadarshan Singh, Seth ; Rai
Bahadur, B.A., 1910 ; b. 1858 ;
educ : Muir Central College,
Allahabad ; entered service as
Probationary Postal Superin-
tendent, 1882 ; became Superin-
tendent ; successfully managed
Camp Post Offices at Bhopal
for their Excellencies Lord
Elgin Lord Curzon and Lord
Minto, 1895, 1899, and 1909,
respectively, and for the party
of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
(now King Emperor George V ),
1906; also at Surangpur Shooting
Camp for H.R.H. the Duke of
Connaught, 1903 ; and for H.M.
the Amir of Afghanistan, 1907.
Address : Hoshangabad, C.P.,
India.
Sahrawardy, The Hon'ble Iftik-
harul Millat, M.A., LL.D. Ph.
D., Bar-at-Law ; Advocate, Cal-
cutta High Court; Commander of
the Imperial Order of the Medji-
die (Turkey), 1907. Iftikharul
Millat (Glory of the People,)
Persia, 1912 ; called to the Bar,
1906; Founder of Pan-Islamic
Society and London Mosque
Fund, 1903 ; Tagore Law Pro-
fessor. 1910 ; Organized Indian
Red Crescent Movement and
Medical Mission to Turkey dur-
ing Balkan War, 1911-13. Piibli-
cations : The Sayings of Muham-
mad ; Muslim Jurisprudence ;
Muslim Law of Marriage. Ad-
dress: The Bar Library, Calcutta.
422
Bukhbir Sinha, Hon'ble Lala;
Honorary Secretary, Zamindar's
Association,Muzafarnagar, U.P.,
b. 1868 ; s. of Hon'ble Rai
Nihalchand Bahadur ; educ :
privately and at Agra College ;
elected Member, U.P. Legisla-
tive Council, 1909 ; presided
over the Vaisya Conference
held at Allahabad, 1910 ; Presi-
dent, Anglo-Sanskrit School,
Muzafarnagar; Honorary Magis-
trate, Muzafarnagar "> Trustee,
Meerut College, and the Central
Hindu College, Benares ; owns
lands in Muzafarnagar and
Sahranpur. Becreations : Garden-
ing, Tennis and Riding. Address :
Muzafarnagar, U.P.
Bukhdeo Pershad Pandlf, CLE.,
(1902),Rao Bahadur (1895); B.A.,
F.S.A., Minister, Jodhpur State ;
s. of late Pandit Sheo Narayan
of Jodhpur ; b. 1862 ; educ : Agra
College, and at Calcutta ; B.A.,
1884 ; joined service as Assist-
ant to Revenue Commissioner,
Jodhpur, 1886; Member, State
Council, 1887; Judicial Secretary
to Minister, 1888 ; deputed to
Revenue Settlement work,
1893; worked in the Secretariat
office, 1898 ; Famine Secretary,
Jodhpur State, 1899; Member,
Board of Administration, 1901;
Minister of the State, 1903 ; holds
K-I-H gold medal. Address:
Jodhpur, Rajputana.
Suket, Raja of ; H.H. Raja Bhim
Sain ; b. 1885 ; succeeded to
Gaddi, 190S ; invested with full
administrative powers, 1908 ;
area of the State, 420 sq. miles ;
population, 55,000 ; revenue,
over li lakhs ; entitled to a
salute "of 11 guns. Address:
Suket, Punjab.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
iSUKET.
Saltan Mahammud Shah {see Aga
Khan).
Sitnderlal. Hon'ble Pandit; Rai
Bahadur (1905), C.I.E., (1907),
B. A. ,LL.B., Advocate, Allahabad,
U.P. ; b. 1857 ; educ : at Muir Cen-
tral College, Allahabad ; B.A.,
18S0; Law examination, the same
year; enrolled as Vakil of the
High Court ; appointed Member,
Council of Law Reporting,
Allahabad ; Member of the
Board of the Allahabad Court to
represent Vakils, 1893 ; enrolled
as Advocate, 1893 ; Fellow
Allahabad University, since 1888
Member of the Syndicate, 1895 ,
represented University in U.P.
Legislative Council, 1904; and
1906-1909 ; one of the Secre-
taries of the MacDonnell Board-
ing House, Allahabad ; Ofig. Ad-
ditional Judicial Commissioner,
Oudh, 1909 ; Vice-Chairraan, U.P.
Exhibition, 1910-11; Vice-Chan-
cellor, Allahabad University,
1906-08 and 1912-14; acting Judi-
cial Commissioner for 5 months ;
Judge, High Court, N.W.P.. 1914;
owner of the largest private
library in the Province ; pro-
minently connected with the
establishment of the University
School of Law and the Hindu
University, Benares ; nominated
as an Additional Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1915 :
resigned his seat in the U.P.
Legislative Council, 1915. Ad-
dress : Allahabad.
Sunder Singh, Hon'ble, Sirdar
Bahadur ; Nominated Non-Offi-
cial Member, Punjab Legislative
Council. Address : Majithia,
Punjab.
SandraFama Ayyer, Kadambi,
M.A.., Kumbakonam ; 0. 1854;
B. A., 1874 ; joined service as 2nd
master, Zillah School, Tellicher-
ry, 1877 ; joined the Government
College, Kumbakonam, as 7th
Assistant, 1887 ; passed M. A.
the same year ; 2nd Assistant
Lecturer, Kumbakoriam Col-
lege, 1886 ; acting 1st Assistant
Lecturer, of the same College,
1S86 ; acting 2nd Lecturer, Raja-
mundry College, 1888 ; entered
Provincial Educational Service,
1897 ; Lecturer, V'll class, 1902 ;
VI class sub ijro tern., 1904 ;
acting Professor of History,
Presidency College, Madras,
1905 ; rose to V class, 1905 ;
retired, 1906 ; Presided at the
Sanatana Dharma Conference
held at Nellore, 1915. Address :
Kumbakonam, Madras Presi-
dency.
Sundara Rao,Thandalam.B.A.,Rao
Bahadur, (1911); b. 1853 ; educ : at
the Government College, Kumba-
konam ; s. of late Mr. T. Gopal
Rao, Principal of the Kumba-
konam College ; Member of the
Indian and London Mathemati-
cal Associations ; entered Gov-
ernment service in the Revenue
department, 1874 ; rose to the
position of Deputy Collector.
Recreations: Billiards, Cycling,
and Riding. Publications : Geo-
metrical Exercises in paper fold-
ing ; Elementary Solid Geo-
metry. Address: Trichinopoly,
S. India.
Sonth, Haharana of ; Kaja Shri
Jorawar Slnhjl Pratab binhgl ;
/'. 1881 ; succeeded to gaddi,
1896; Claims descent from King
Vikarama of Malva ; area of the
State, 394 s(i. miles; population,
40,000 ; Revenue, about 1^ lakhs;
pays a tribute of Rs. 5,30O. Ad-
dress : Sunth, Reva Kantha
Agency, Bombay Presidency.
423
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SURYANARAYANA SASTRI.
Suryanarayana Sastri, BalajapilW.
B.A., B.L., Pleader and Public
Prosecutor, Vizagapatam, since
1894 ; b. 1864 ; s. of Mr. Rama-
krishna Sastri; educ : High
School, Chicacole ; Maharaja's
College, Vizagapatam, and the
Presidency College, Madras ;
Municipal Councillor, Vizaga-
patam, since 1894; wasChairnian
of the Municipality, 1S94-97 ;
Honorary Secretary, Vizaga-
patam Bar Library, 1895 ; Hono-
rary . Secretary, Vizagpatam
Club, since 1904. Address :
Vizagapatam, Madras Presi-
dency.
Saresh Chendra Singh, M.A., Rai
Bahadur, Deputy Collector and
Magistrate, Dacca ; b. 1867 ;
ed7ic : Presidency College, Cal-
cutta ; entered service as
Professor of Science in the
General Assembly's College,
Calcutta, 1887 : entered Govern-
ment service and became Deputy
Collector, 1910 ; has been closely
connected with the work of the
Eastern Bengal Saraswat Samaj
which has confirmed on him
the title of ^Vidyarnad' ; has also
been connected with his cousin
Rai Kailash Chendra Singh in
his research work. PubHc^tions :
an annotated edition of ' Bhanvat.
Gita' and some old Srutis.
Address : Hatkhola, Ramna, P.O.
Dacca, India.
Busang, Raja of; Kumud Chandra
Sing, B.A. ; b. 1867 ; rdiic : Presi-
dency College, Calcutta; succeed-
ed, 1890 ; the family had held
dominion over Susang and the
adjoining wild country from
a remote period ; some of the
members of the family bore the
title of Malik ; they were paying
(Agar) tribute to the Emperors
424
of Delhi, but Aurangzib convert-
ed it into a cash payment; the
title of ' AJahainjn ' conferred on
the father of the present ruler
was made hereditary> 1884. Ad-
dress : Durgapur, Mymensingh
Dist., Bengal Presidency.
Sutherland, Algerman Rob»rtB.
C.S.I., (1908); Chief Engineers
b. 1854; entered P.W D., India,
as Assistant Engineer, 1876 ;
Executive Engineer, N.W. Pro-
vince, 1890 ; Superintending En-
gineer, 1899 ; Chief Engineer
and Secretary to Government,
1903 ; retired, 1903. Address :
C/o India Office, London.
Satherland, Sir George Henry Kt.
(1901), partner of Messrs. Begg,
Dunloppand Company,Calciitta;
b. 1866 ; s. of late Henry H.
Sutherland ; f'l'jvr : Westminster;
President, Bengal Chamber of
Commerce, 1900-01: Sheriff of
Calcutta, 1901 and 1908 : Mem-
ber, Bengal Legislative Council,.
1900-02 ; and again 1907-08 ;
Trustee, Indian Museum, 1903 ;
Commissioner, Port of Calcutta,.
1903-04, and 1907; Director,
Bank of Bengal. Recreations :
Shooting and Golf. Address-
Calcutta ; Cringletie, Peebles-
shire. Club : Bachelors' Oriental.
Swamikannu Pillai. Hon'ble Lewis
Dominic: Dewan Bahadur (1909),
M.A., B.L., (Madras), LL.B.,
(London),Registrar,Co-operative-
Credit Societies, Madras ; 6.
1865; B.A., 1883; M.A., 1885;
B.L., 1891; proceeded to England
and joined the London Univer-
sity and qualified himself for
Law ; joined service as Clerk,.
Chief Secretariat, Madras, and
French Translator, 1888 ; Latin
Master, Presidency College,.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
SWAMIKANNU PILLAI.
Madras, 1890 ; Treasury Deputy
Collector, 1892; Assistant Secre-
tary, Board of Revenue (Land
Revenue Branch), Madras, 18^6",
Secretary to the Commissioner
of Revenue Settlement, etc.,
1906 ; in charge of the Office of
Director of Agriculture, April
and June 1909 ; Registrar, Co-
operative Credit Societies, 1911 ;
acting Collector and Magistrate,
July 1912; reverted as Registrar,
Co-operative Credit Societies,
Madras, 1912 ; Ordinary Fellow,
Madras University, 1904.
Piib/icafions : New dates of
Pandyan Kings in the 13th
Century, A.D.; Indian Ephemeris
(A.D. 1800-2000 A.D.) Address :
Puraaawakam, Madras.
Svaminatban, Dp. 8., M.A., LL.B.,
B.Sc. Ph. D., Bar-at-Law,
Madras; c^Mf : at Madras ; M.A.,
1896; Teacher, Salem; proceeded
to England ; called to the Bar
{Gray's Inn), 1899; enrolled as
Advocate, High Court, Madras,.
1900; acting Deputy Registrar,
Original Side, Madras High
Court, 1901 ; Special Lecturer,
Madras Law College, 1902 ;
Junior Professor, Law College,
1905 ; Acting Principal and
Senior Professor, Law College,
Madras, 1913-14. Pnblicntiovs :
CriminalProcedure Code; Edited
Sohoni's Cr. Pro. Code and J.D.
Mayne's Criminal Law of India.
Address : Chetpet, Madras ; Ar-
menian Street, Madras.
Sw'nley, Majop-Qeneral George,
C. B., (1893), Indian Army, Pun-
jab; •'.. of Major-General George
H. Swinley . joined the Army
in the Bengal Artillery, 1860 ;
served in Bhutan Expedition,
1865-66; Blacic Mountain Ex-
pedition, 1868: Jowaki Afridi
Expedition, 1877-78;Afghan War,.
28 -la)
1878-80 ; Brevet Major and Lt.-
Col., 1893 ; Major-General, 1895 ;
District Staft Officer, Madras,.
1884-99 ; Colonel of the Staff,
Punjab, 1892-96; m. Alice, d. of
W.G. Probyn. late of Bengal
Civil Service. Ad'^ress : 2, Eaw-
conberg Villa, Cheltenham.
Sydenbain of Combf, 1st Baron
( 1913); George Sydenham Clarke^.
G. C. M. G. (1905) ; K. C. M. G.,
(1893) ; G.C.I.E. (1907) ; G.C.S.I.
(1911), F.R.S. ; Knight of Jus-
tice ; Order of St. John of Jeru-
salem ; Governor of Bombay,
1907-13 ; ^. of Rev. W. J. Clarke
of Folkeston ; b. at Lines, 1848 ;
ediic: at Haileybury ; Wimbledon
School ; passed first into and
first out of Royal Military
Academy ; wj. first 1871, Caroline
Emily, d. 1908, f. d. of late
General P. H. Fellows;
.second, 1910, Phylis. d. of
late George Morant and vidon'
of Capt. Arthur Reynolds. Lady
of Grace, order of St. John of
Jerusalem ; joined Royal Engi-
neers, 1868 ; on the staft of R.I.
E. College, 1871-80; served in
Egyptian Expedition aid won
medal and bronze star, 1882 ;
Soudan Expedition, 1885; Assist-
ant Political Officer, Intelligence
Department, Suakin; employed
at the War Office till 1892 ;
Secretary, Colonial Delence
Committee, 1885-92 ; Secretary,.
Royal Commission on Navy and
Army Administration; on special
duty to Sweden, Berlin, Paris,.
Belgium, Gibraltar, Malta, Ame-
rica, etc., 1901; Member of the
Committee for reorganisation of
War Office, 1900-01; Governor
of Victoria, 1901-04 ; again Mem-
ber, War Office Reconstitution
Committee, 1904 ; Secretary,
Committee of Imperial Defence,
1904 ; Member, Committee on
425
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Sydenham of Combe.
National Insurance of War
Risks, 1906 ; Governor of
Bombay, 1907-13 ; raised to the
Peerage and took the title of
Lord Sydenham, 1913; Honorary
Colonel, 6th Australian Infantry;
left India after the completion
of his term of Governor of
Bombay, 1914. Publications :
Practical Geometry and Engi-
neering Drawing ; The Princi-
ples of Graphic Statics ! Plevna ;
Perspective Explained and
Illustrated : Fortifications, Past,
Present and Future ; The Last
Great Naval War ! the Navy and
iihe Nation ; Imperial Defence ;
Russia's Sea Power, Kinglake's
Orimean War abridged Edn.;
Contributions to Edinburgh,
■Quarterly. XIX Century, North
American Review, etc. Reciea-
tioiLs : Music and Painting. Ad-
dress : 101, Onslow Square, S.W.
Clubs : Athenaeum ; United Ser-
vice.
Syed Ameer Hassan Sahib, M.L.C.,
Mysore, since 1913 ; Senior
Assistant Commissioner (Retd).
Address : Hassan, Mysore State.
Syed Hassan Imam, Bar-at-Law ;
.Judge, High Court, Calcutta,
since 1912. Address : Calcutta.
Syed Hussain Hyder, Hon'ble
Khan Bahadur (1910) ; Honorary
Magistrate, Comilla ; Member
of the Committee for the Super-
vision of Mahommedan Regis-
ters, and Member of the Legisla-
tive Council of Eastern Bengal
and Assam, representing the
Moslem community of Chitta-
gong. Address : Com'illn, Tippe-
rah, Bengal.
Syed Maharomud Sahib Bahadur,
Hon'ble Nawab ; elected Mem-
ber, Imperial Legislative Coun-
42(5
cil, since 1913 ; ij. s. of late
Shahzadi Shahrukh Begum, d. of
Sultan Yasin, 4th s. of Tippu
Sultan of Mysore ; Sheriff of
Madras, 1896, bemg the 1st
Mahomedan gentleman to be
appointed to that position ;
Member, Madras Legislative
Council, 1900 ; re-appointed,
190i ; invited to Delhi Durbar,
1903; elected to the Imperial
Legislative Council, 1903 ; took
a leading part in the debates on
the Universities, the Co-opera-
tive Credit Societies, the Official
Secrets and other important
bills : has ever been active in
promotmg- better feelings be-
tween his co-religionists and
other communities ; Chairman,
Congress Reception Committee,
1903 ; President, Indian Na-
tional Congress, 1913. Ad-
dress: Humayoon Manzil, Peter's
Road, Royapettah, Madras.
Tabard. Rev. Vt. A.M. ; S.J.; M.A.
M.R.A.S.; Chaplain, St. Patrick's
Cathedral, Bangalore ; for some
time Professor, St. Joseph's Col-
lege, Bangalore ; President,
Mythic Society, Bangalore. Ad-
dress : Residency Road, Banga-
lore.
Tagore, Abanindra Nath, CLE.;
Vice-Principal, Govern ment
School of Art, Calcutta, since
1905; Zemindar of Shahzadpur,
Bengal; b. 1871; s. of Goonendra-
nath Tagore ; g.g.s. of Dwarka
Nath Tagore of Jorasank; educ:
At home and at the Sanskrit Col-
lege, Calcutta; distinguished
painter; has taken much interest
in reviving Indian artist; has
trained many students in his
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
"T A GORE.
branch of study; among his
works of art are .-—Designs for
Memorial Address to Lady Cur-
zon, Casket presented to His
Majesty the King-Emperor by
the Calcutta Corporation and the
■Carmichael medal. Book Illus-
tration : — Omar Khayyam (in
Colours); RabindranathTagore's
Crescent Moon! and Sister Nive-
dita's Myths and Legends of
India ; Painted Water-Colour
picture of Asoka'sQueen for Her
Majesty the Queen-Empress ;
has exhibited at most art Ex-
hibitions in India and won
medals and first prizes; Trustee,
Indian Museum, and keeper of
Art Gallery, Calcutta ; i^] ember
of Art Advisory Committee to
Government of Bengal. Publi-
cations : Short Stories from
Sanskrit Literature; Annals of
Rajasthan, etc. ; many articles
in monthly periodicals. Ad-
dress : 5, Dvvarkanath Tagore's
Lane, Calcutta.
Tagore, Hon'ble Maharaja Baha-
du" air Pradyot Kumar. Kt.
(1906), Calcutta; a. s. of late
Maharaja Bahadur Sir Jotindra
Mohan Tagore, K. C.S.I. ; b.
1878 ; succeeded to hereditary
title, 1908 ; educ : Hindu School,
Calcutta, and then privately; m.
Lady Soorja Bala Tagore ;
Owner of vast estates in Bengal
and Behar ; Nominated Member,
Bengal Legislative Council ;
Sheriff of Calcutta, 1908-09 ;
Member, Calcutta Corporation
for six years ; Member, Bengal
Fisheries Board ; Honorary
Presidency Magistrate ; Mem-
ber, Committee of Management,
Calcutta Zoological Gardens,
-etc.; Trustee, Indian Museum;
Member, Executive Committee
■of the Victoria Memorial ; repre-
sented Calcutta at the Corona-
tion of lateEmperor Edward VII.
liecrentions: Motoring, Photogra-
phy, and Music. Address; '■'The
Prasad ", Pathuriaghatta, Cal-
cutta ; " Emerald Bower", Cos-
sipur. Club: Calcutta.
Tagore, Rabindranath ; D. Lit.
(Calcutta University); Poet,
Novelist, Dramatist, and Essay-
ist ; Noble Prizemen in Liter-
ature, (1913) ; s'. of Maharishi
Debendranath Tagore of the
famous Tagore family of Jora-
sank, Calcutta ; g.s. Dwaraka-
nath Tagore; b. 1861 ; educ : pri-
vately by his father; an accom-
plished prose writer when only
sixteen ; the influence of his
father's character is seen in his
profoundly spiritual hymns and
the meditative calmness that
breathes in his essays on reli-
gious subjects ; also in his ten-
dency to retirement; his poems,
stories, songs, and hymns are
famous in Bengal ; an eminent
Singer and Musician; has suc-
cessively edited tlie ' Barathi' ;
the ' Belek ' ' the Sadhana, ' and
the 'Bangadarsan' all Bengali
monthly Reviews; travelled
much in India and Europe ; for
many years managed his late
father's vast estates ; served
for long as Secretary, Adibrahma
Samaj ; devoted much time and
attention to a School established
in his father's garden house,
' Santi Niketan ', at Bolepur
in which students practiced
Brahmacharia and lived with
their teachers as in the days of
old; was a prominent worker
in Swadeshi cause in Bengal,
his patriotic songs and lectures
contributing not a little towards
its success in that province ;
visited England, 1913; liis writ-
ings were first introduced to Bri-
tish public by Mr. W. B. Yeats,
427
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Tagore.
the well-known Irish Poet.
Puhlications : Many in Bengal ;
in English the following: —
Gitanjali (Song Offerings); the
Gardener (Lyrics of Love and
Lifei ; the Cresent Moon (child
poems) ; Chitra ; The Post Office,
a Plav; Sadhana The Realisation
of Life) ; The King of the Dark
Chamber (all published by
Messrs. Macmillan & Co.) Ad-
dress : Santi Niketan, Bolepur,
Bengal.
ThahlrpuF, Raja of; Stiashi xhakha-
reBwar, Rai Bahadur (1S96); a
landed proprietor in the district
of Rajshahi ; particularly inter-
ested in improving agricultural
methods in his estates ; title of
Raja confirmed, 1S9'J. Address-.
Thahirpur, Rajshahi, Bengal
Presidency.
Tait, Lieut. -Col. John, Onthrle,
M.A., Bar-at-law, Principal, Cen-
tral Collegei Bangalore ; s. of
late P. G. Tait, Professor of
Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh;
b. 1861 ; eh,.c : St. Peter's College.
Cambridge ; B.A., (Cantab. ),18S4 ;
Bar-at-Law, 188S ; MA., 1889;
joined Mysore Educational Ser-
vice as Professor of English
Language and Literature, Cen-
tral College, Bangalore, 1890 ;
Principal, 1908 ; Examiner for
many years to Madras Univer-
sity ; a keen Sanskrit student ;
Commandant, Bangalore Volun-
teer Rifles. Recreations: Cricket,
Golf. Address : College House,
Bangalore, Mysore State.
Tajpu-, Raja of; Hon'ble Francis
Xavier ahlatn Rikh. K.I.H.
(1909); /;. 1856; belongs to ' Taga'
caste and is descended from
Balram Smgh who acquired the
pargana of Assampur; embraced
428
Christianity (Roman Catho-
licism), 1889; title of Raja, is
hereditary; for some time a
Statutory Civil Servant ; greatly
interested in the improvement ot
agriculture ; Heir ; Raj Kumar
Vishvanath Singh. Address r
Tajpur, Bijnor District, U.P.
Takhat Singh, Rai Bahadur (1903),
Pensioner ; b. 1821 ; educ : at
Rebli In Saugor district ; owns
landed property ; entered
Government servicet 1836 ; rose-
to the position of Tahsildar;
retired, 1880 ; was of consi-
derable help to the Government
in the Mutiny of 1857. Address :
Hatta, Damoh District, C.P.
Talbot. Lieut. -Colonel Ad<>lbert
Cec^l, K.C.I.E., (1895); CLE.,
1885, Indian Army ; b. 1845; s. of
Hon'ble and Rev. W. W. C.
Talbot, and g. s. of 2nd Earl
Talbot ; educ : Eton and Wool-
wich; entered the Ro^al Artilery;
Lieut. -Colonel in Indian Staff
Corps ; in the political depart-
ment, India ; Consul-General,
Bushire ; Deputy Secretary,
Government of India (Foreign
Department), 1885 ; Resident in
Kashmir, 1896-1900 ; accom-
panied the 2nd son of H.H. the
Amir of Afghanistan to England,.
1895; m. A gnes Mary (died, 1894 );
d. of Rev. W. Clarke, 1870.
Address : Highborn, Effingham,
Surrey. Club : United Service.
Tarokubi. Raja of ; Indrajit Paratb
Bahadu' ; b. 1892 ; succeeded tO'
title, 1898; educ: Calvin Taluk-
dars School, Lucknow ; opened a
Sanskrit Patasala in his estate;
contributed Rs. 7,000 for the-
Edward Memorial Fund ; Con-
tributed Rs. 2.000 to the
Allahabad Exhibition Fund,.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Tamkubi.
1908 ; estate comprises 236
villages in Gorakhpur, 4 in Basti,
42 in Gaya, 4 in Chapra and 79
inMuzafarpur. -4'/rtre.ss:Tamkubi,
Padrauna, Gorakpur, U.P.
Tampi, Hadhavan M., Member,
Travancore Legislative Council,
since 1913 ; Address : Padma-
nabhapuram, Travancore State.
Tarkabhushan, Prainatha Nath
Mahamohopadhyaya, (1911)
Oriental Scholar. Address
Calcutta.
Taroch, Thankur of ; Surat Singh ;
b. 1887 ; succeeded, 1903 ; belongs
to an ancient Rajput family to
whom Taroch was granted by
the Raja of Sirmoor ! area of the
estate, 67 square miles ; popula-
tion, 5,000 ; revenue, Rs. 59,000.
Address : Taroch, Simla Hill
States, Punjab, India.
Tasadduk Rub
jtrabad.
Khan; See Jahan-
Tashlm-ad-din, Hon'blo Ahmed ;
Khan Bahadur (1910); formerly
Memfcer of the Legislative
Council, East Bengal and Assam.
>4(idre6s:Rangpur, Bengal, India.
Tata, Sir Dorabji Jamtetji, Kt.,
(1910); B.A., Senior partner, Tata
Sons & Co., Bombay; /a 1859;
s. of late Jamsetji Nusservanji
Tata; educ : Bombay; Cuius
■ College, Cambridge ; m. Mehrbai;
d. of H. J. Bhaba, formerly of
the Mysore Educational service,
1898. Address : Esplanade House,
Waudby Road, Fort, Bombay.
Clubs: Royal, Ripon, Asian,
Orient Parsi Gymkhana.
Tata. Ratan ; Partner, Tata
Sons & Co., Ltd., Bombay ;
Chairman of Indian Hotels Co.,
Ltd., Bombay; Director of Tata,
Ltd., London ; Tata Iron and
Steel Works, Bombay ; the Tata
Hydro-Electric Power .Supply
Co,, Ltd., India ; besides various
Cotton opinning and Weaving
Mills, and other Industrial con-
cerns in India; u. Bombay, 1871; y.
s. of Jamshedji NusserwanjiTata;
m. Naja; y. n. of Ardesir Mor-
waniji 3ett, 1892 ; educ : St. Xa-
vier's College.Bombay; owns lead
mines in Wales, and land and
house property in Bombay; much
interested in land development
and building. Recreations -.iTa,-
velling Gardening,Riding, Tennis.
Axddress : Yor.K: House, Twicken-
ham, Middlesex; Tata House,
Bombay. Clubs : Carlton,
Queen's , Automobile of France,
Paris : Western India Turf,
Bombay.
Taw Seia Ko, I.S.O., K.LH.; Super-
intendent, Archeeological Sur-
vey,Burma Circle(ret,red);/; 1864
s. of Taw Sun, merchant, Bhamo
m. 1889, Ma Mya (-/. 1910); (/
of Tan Tun, merchant, Rangoon
educ: Christ s College, Cam-
bridge, Burmese and Pali
Lecturer, Rangoon College, 1882-
85 ; Assistant Translator, Senior
Translator, Cambridge Univer-
sity, 1892-93; Translator and
Assistant .Secretary to the Go-
vernment of Burma, 1894-96 ; at
Peking and otiicr parts of Cbina,
1897-98; Translator, ArchtBO-
logist, Adviser on Chinese
Attairs, and Assistant Secretary
to the Government of Burma,
1898-1905 ; stationed at Bhamo
as Warden of the Buriuo-Chinese
frontier during the Boxer re-
bellion of 1900; Publications-
Maha Janaka Jataka ; Element-
429
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Taw Sein ko.
ary Hand-Book of the Burmese
Language ; Selection from the
Records of the Hult Daw ;
Monograph on the Pottery and
Glassware of Burma ; Trans-
lation of the Attasankhepa
Vannana Dhammathaf. Suggest-
ed Reforms for China ; Burmese
Sketches; contributions to the
Indian Antiquary, The Asiatic
Quarterly Review, the Journals
of the Royal Asiatic Society,
London '> and of the Burma
Research Society, Rangoon, The
Annuals of the Director-General
of Archaeology, etc. Address -.
Peking Lodge, West Moat Road,
Mandalay, Burma. Club : Y.M.
B.A., Mandalay.
Tawney, Charles Henry, M.A.,
CLE. (1888); b. 1837; s. of
Rev. Richard Tawney, Vicar
of Willoughby; educ: Rugby
and Trinity College, Cam-
bridge; B.A., (first class clas-
sics), 1860; M.A., 1863; Bell
University Scholar, 1857 ; Davies
University Scholar, 1857 ;
Scholar of Trinity, 1858; appoint-
ed Assistant Professor, Presi-
dency College, Calcutta, 1863 ;
Professor and Principal of that
College, till 1892; Registrar,
Calcutta University, 1877-82;
Officiated thrice as Director of
Public Instruction, Bengal ;
Librarian, India Office, 1893 ;
retired, 1903; m. 1867; Con-
stance Catharine, d. of Charles
Fox, M.D. Publications: trans-
lation of the Sanskrit Kathasarit
Sagara ; the Katha Kosa and
the Malavikagnimitra ; the
Uttara Rama Charita ; the
Prabandha Chinthamani, and
two centuries of Bhartrihari ;
has edited Shakespeare's Richard
III. Address : Chartlej% Camber-
ley, Surrey.
430
Tehri, H. H. Raja Narendra Shah
Shaib Bahadur, Sahib Bahadur
of Tehri, Garhwal State ; Ruling.
Chief of Tehri Garhwal State; b.
1898 ; of late Raja and e. d. of
H. H. General Rana Padam
Jung, Sahib Bahadur of Nepal ;
succeeded to the throne, 1913.
Address : Tehri, Garhwal State,
U.P., Agra and Oudh, India.
Temple, Bernard ; Editor, " Sind
Gazette, " Karachi ; s. of Solo-
mon Temple ; b. London, 1872 »
educ : at Manchester ; began
career as a Journalist, 1890;
became Editor. ' Wimbledon
Herald,' 1894 ; Simla Corre-
spondent of the " Poineer." 1904;
Editor, " Civil and Military
Gazette," Lahore, 1908 ; joined
the stafif of the " Sind Gazette,"
1911; Member, Institute of Jour-
nalists ; Member, Royal Society
of Arts ; travelled by land from
Karachi to Calais ; lived for
nearly a year in Persia among
Persians ; travelled in Mesopo-
tamia and made the pilgrim-
age to Kerbela ; proceeded to
America and studied the Condi-
tions of emigration in Canada
and in the United States ; lec-
tured on Oriental subjects before
the learned societies of London ;
Managing Editor, Sind Gazette
Press, Ltd., and of the Sind Law
Reporter ; m. Alice, d. of Mr,
Fletcher of Troubridge, Shrop-
shire, 1912 ; one son. Publica-
tions : " The Reformation in
Islam "; " The Future of Persia ";
" The Next Religion," " Uses and
Abuses of Debate", " the Karachi
Hand-Book ". Recreation : Read-
ing. Address : Karachi.
Temple, Lieut. -Colonel Sir Richard
Carnao, 2nd. Bt. (or 1876), CLE.,.
(1894), LA. (Retired), b. Allaha-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Temple.
bad, 1850 ; s. of Sir Richard
Temple, Bart ; succeeded to
Baronetcy, 1902 ; educ : at Har-
row ; and Trinity Hall, Cam-
bridge; joined service in the
Army,1871; transferred to Indian
Staft Corps, 1877 ; served in Af-
ghan War, 1878-79; Burmese
War,1887-89: CantonmentMagis-
trate, Punjab, 1879 ; Cantonment
Magistrate, Mandalay, 1877;
Deputy Commissioner, 1888',
Special duty with Government
of India in connection with
Cantonment Regulations, 1890 ;
President, Rangoon Municipa-
lity, and Port Commissioner,
Rangoon, 1891 ; Chief Commis-
sioner, Andamans, 1894-1904 ;
retired, 1904; J. P. and D. L.
for Worcestershire; Director,
St. John Ambulance Associ-
ation and Knight of Justice
of Order of St. John of Jeru-
salem in England. Member of
many learned and Scientific
Societies and whose Journals he
has Contributed. Publications :
Joint Author. Andamanese
Language and Wide-Awake
Stories ; Legends of the Punjab
(2 vols.); Edited" Fallon's Dic-
tionary of Hindustani Proverbs
Burnell's Devil worship of the
Tuluwas, etc., etc. Editor and
proprietor of the Indian Anti-
quary, since 1884. Address : the
Nash, near Worcester. Chib :
Carlton' Naval and Military.
Templeton.Hon'ble Robert Stanoer,
M.I.C., A.I.C.E., F.R.G.S., Sur-
veyor-General, Ceylon, since
1913. Address : Colombo, Ceylon.
Tennant. Lieut. -General James
Francis, R.E., F.R.S., F.R.A.S.,
CLE, (1879), P.W.D., India,
(retired); b. 1839; joined service
in the P.W.D., Bengal, 1879;
served in the Indian Mutiny ; be-
came Lieut.-General, 1884 ; retir-
ed the same j'^ear ; Government
Astrononier,Madrds, 1889 ; Serv-
ed in P.W.D., 1863; observed
eclipse of the Sun, 1867-68 and.
1871 ; Master of Mint, Calcutta,.
1874-84, Fellow, Royal Astrono-
mical Society. Address -. Clifton
Gardens, Maida Hill, W.
Teanon, Mr. Justice W., I.C.S.,
Offg. Judge, High Court, Cal-
cutta ; educ : at the Aberdeen
University, and the King's Col-
lege, Cambridge ; joined service,
1883 ; transferred to Assam,.
1888 ; Deputy Commander, 1892 ;
District and Sessions Judge,^
1895 ; transferred to E.B. & A.
1906 ; Officiating Superintendent,,
Legal Remembrancer and Se-
cretary to Legislative Council,
Bengal, 1908 ; Officiating Judge,
High Court, Calcutta, 1909;
Special duty, 1911 ; confirmed as
Judge, Calcutta High Court,
1913. Address : Calcutta, India.
Teversham, Colonel Richard Kin-
lock, D.S.O. (1887), Indian Army,
(retired) ; s. of Major Mark
Teversham ; b. 1856 ; joined the
Army, 1875 ; transferred to-
Indian Army, 1886; served in
the Burma E.Kpedition, 1886-87 ;
A.A.G. to Madras Command;.
Colonel, 1904; m. Ethel Mary,
d. of W. A. Symonds, 1888;
Officiated as A.A.G. , I'oona,
before retirement.
Thackeray, Colonel Sir Edward
Talbot.K.C.B. (1897); V.C. (1857),
F.R.G.S., Indian Army, (retired);
.S-. of Rev. Francis Tliackeray; 6.
1836 ; editc : at Marlborough and
Addiscombe; joined the Royal
iSengal Engineers, 1854 ; served
in tiie Indian Mutiny, 1857-58 ; in
the Rohilkhand Field Force,1858;
Afghan War, 1879-80; held
431
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
■-Thackeray.
appointment in the P.W.D. ;
Colonel, 1881; C. B., 1886; retired,
1888; Knight of the Grace of the
Order of bt. John o; Jerusalem ;
Commander of the St. John's
Ambulance Brigade, 1893-8; i^wO-
lications. Two Indian Campaigns,
Biographies of Officers of the
Bengal Engineers, etc., 1893-98.
Addrjss : Villa Stratta, Bordi-
gheria, Italy. Club : Athenaeum.
Colonel, 1908 ; served in Afghan
War, 1878-80; Mahsud VVazari
Expedition, 1881 ; Egyptian Ex-
pedition, 1882 ; became Captain,
1889 ; Chitral Relief Force, 1895;
Malakhand Field Force and
Mohamud and Burma Expedi-
tion, 1897-98 ; m. Lilian, a. of
Robert Spencer, 18%'3. Address:
The Terrace, Ootacamund,
Madras Presidency.
fhackersey, Uon'ble Sir Yitbaldas
Damodhar, Kt. (1908), Bombay;
b. 1873 ; s. of late Damodhar
Thackersey Mooljee a Bhattia
Millowner of Bombay ; educ :
Elphinstone College, Bombay ;
Owns five of the largest Cotton
Mills in Bombay ; Member, Bom-
bay Corporation, 1898; Chairman
of the otanding Committee and
President of the Corporation,
1907; Chairman, Millowners'
Association ; Chairman, Indus-
trial Exhibition Committee, 1904;
President, the 2nd Industrial
Conference, Calcutta, ly06 ;
Keenly interested in Indian
Mining; Chairman, the Ban ic of
Baroda, and the Central Co-ope-
rative Bank, Bombay ; Director
of many joint stock companies ;
nominated jointly by the Bom-
bay Chamber of Commerce and
ihe Bombay Millowners' Associ-
ation as their representative on
the Indian Factory Commission,
1907-08 ; Non-Official Member,
Bombay Legislative Council,
1903 ; Member, Imperial Legisla-
tive Council, Calcutta, 1910-13.
J. P. of Bombay. Address : Da-
modher Bhuvan, Warden Road,
Mahaluxmi, Bombay.
Thaokweli, Colonel Colqaboun
Grant Roche. D.S.O. (1898) ; C. B.
(1912); s. of Captain E. J. Thack-
well, formerly 3rd Dragoons ; b.
1857; entered Army,1878; became
432
Tbakupdas, L.M.3., Rai Bahadur
(1850)) ; cduc : at the Govern-
ment 6chool and the Medical
College, Lahore; joined service
as Civil Surgeon, 1873 ; retired,
1900; Member of the District
Board. Publications: Pamphlets
on Date palm ; Cholera, and
Plague. Aadras : Find Dada-
khan, Jhelum, Punjab.
Thalrai (Khajurgaon), Bana of,
Bheoraj Singh ; b. 1865 ; suc-
ceeded to title, 1897 ; estate
comprises 130 villages in Rae
Bareilly, 2 villages in Lucknow,
2 villages in Kheri, and 97
villages in Murarman ; title of
Rana recognised, 1877. Address .
Khajurgaon, Rae Bareilly, U.P:
Theagaraya Chetty, Pitty ; B.A.,
Rao Bahadur (1909) ; Proprietor
or the Egathur village; b. 1852 ;
B.A., 1876 ; Owns extensive
landed property in and around
Madras; Member, Corporation
of Madras ; Additional Member,
Madras Legislative Council,
1910-12; has opened a large
Weaving Factory at Tondiarpet,
Madras ; got many medals and
certificates, etc., in the All-India
Weaving Competition, Madras,
1908; Chairman, Reception Com-
mittee of the 10th Indian Indus-
trial Conference, 1914 ; Fellow,
Madras University, 1898 ; Presi-
dent, Southern India Chamber
INDIAN BIOGRAPHLCAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
TlIEAGARAYA CHETTY.
of Commerce, Madras, since its
start. Address : Tondiarpet,
Madras.
Theoi?, Thakar of; Padam Chand, b.
1886 ; s. of Tiiakur Shamsher-
chand; sue. 1909; exercises Crimi-
nalandCivil powers in his estate!
area of the estate, 144 sq. miles;
population, 6,000 ; revenue,
10,000; pays a tribute of 500
rupees to the Raja of Keonthal.
Address: Theog, Simla Hill
States, Punjab, India.
Thibaut, George Fpederick Wil-
liam, Ph. D., C.I.E., (1906);
Carmichaol Professor of Anci-
ent Indian History and Culture,
Calcutta University : «. of Karl
Thibaut, Librarian of the Heidel-
i)erg University; b. at Heidel-
berg, 1848 ; educ : at the Gym-
nasium, Heidelberg and Berlin ;
proceeded to England, 1871 ;
was Assistant to late Professor
Max Miiller in the preparation of
the Rig Veda ; joined the Indian
Educational Department as
Professor of Anglo-Sanskrit,
Banares College, 1875; Principal
of the College, 1879-88; joined
the Muir Central College, Alla-
habad, as Professor, 1888-95;
became its Principal, 18'J5 ; was
Superintendent of Sanskrit stud-
ies in the United Provinces;
retired from Government service,
1906 ; Registrar, Calcutta Uni-
versity, 1907. Publications : on
the Sulva Sutras : the Sulva
Sutra of Baudhayana, with
translation; the Arthasangaraha
on Purvamimamsa with trans-
lation ; the Panchasidantham
tika ; the Astronomical work of
Vdvaha. Mihirh with Translation
(in collaboration with Pandit
Sudhakara Divivedi); the Vedan-
ta-Sutras ; Indian Astronomy,
Astrology and Mathematics in
29
Buhlers Encyclopaedia of Indian
Research ; Edited (with Mr. R.
Griffith) "The Benares Sanskrit
Series '*. Address : 46, Wellesley
Street, Calcutta.
Thomas, Frederick WiHIam, M.A.,
Hon. Ph.D. (Munich); b. 1867;
educ : King Edward's School,
Birmingham, and Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge ; Assistant
Master, King Edward's School,
Birmingham, 1891-98; Assistant
Librarian, India Office, 1898-
1903 ; Reader in Tibetan, London
University; Lecturer in Com-
parative Philology, London
University. Member, Council of
the Royal Asiatic Society. ?//.
Eleanor Grace, d. of Walter
Hammond of the Grange, 1908.
Publications : Translation of the
Sanskrit Harsacarita of Bana
(with Professor Co well) ;
IJritish Education in India ;
Mutual Influence of Muhamma-
dans and Hindus in India ; etc.
Address : Filston, Shoreham,
Kent. Club : Royal Societies.
Thomas, Henry Sullivan, I. C. S.,
(retired); educ : at Haileybury ;
joined the service, 1855; Collec-
tor and Magistrate in several
districts, 1867-78 ; Acting Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, Madras,
1878 ; Secretarv to Government,
1878-79 ; 2nd Member, Board of
Revenue; 1881; 1st Member, 1884;
Member, Legislative Council,
1882-85 ; on special duty in con-
nection with the Pearl Fisheries
of Tuticorin and Ceylon, 1884 ;
Fellow, Madras University;
Member and President, Board
of Examiners, 1886 ; retired,
1889. Recreations: The Rod in
India, 1881; Tank Angling in
India, 1887; A report of Pearl
Fisheries and Chank Fisheries,
433
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Thomas.
1884. Jiddrefs : Co India Office,
Londun.
Thompson, Sargeon-Major Daniel
Robert, M.D., M.R.C.S., CLE.
(1879), Indian Medical Service ;
joined service, 1861 ; Medical
Inspector of Emigrants, Madras;
retired, 1888.
Thompson, Hon'ble Mr. J. P., I.C.S.;
educ : at the Academy and Edin-
burgh University ; joined service
in the North West Provinces,
1870 ; Deputy Superintendent of
the Family Dominions of the
Maharaja of Benares, 1882 ;
Registrar, High Court, 1889 :
Secretary to Government, 1890;
Inspector-General of Police,
1894; Commissioner, 1900,
Member, Board of Revenue,
1903 ; retired, 1905.
Thomson, H., CLE., CS.I. (1911);
OfficiatingFinancialCommission-
er, Rangoon ; educ -. St. Peter's
School, York, and Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge ; joined service,
1889 ; arrived in Burma, 1891 ;
Secretary to Financial Commis-
sioner, 1895 ; Revenue Secretary
to Government, 1899; Commis-
sioner of Excise, 1905; Chief
Secretary to Government, 1911 ;
Financial Commissioner, 1912,
Address : Rangoon, Burma.
Thomson, Major-Oeneral Henry,
CB. (1900) ; b. 1851 ; s. of late
James Thompson, R.A. ; educ :
privately ; entered the Army
Veterinary Department. 1871 ;
served in Egypt for many years ;
became Inspecting Veterinary
Surgeon, 1890 ; Principal Veteri-
nary Officer, India, 1897-1902 ;
Director-General) Army Veteri-
nary Department, 1902-07.
Address : Bedford. Club : United
Service.
434
Thomson, Sir James. K.C.S.L,
(1904); M.A.,LL.D.,I.C.S., (1902);
b. 1848 ; s. of John Thomson of
Cults, Aberdeenshire ; educ :
Grammar School and the Uni-
versity of Aberdeen; M.A.,
1868 ; Hon. LL.D., 1905 ; joined
I.C.S., 1869 ; arrived in India,
1871 ; served in the Madras
Presidency as Assistant Collec-
tor and Magistrate, 1872 ; Head
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, 1882; Sub-Collector and
Joint Magistrate, and Principal
Assistant Collector, 1885 ; Col-
lector and Magistrate, 1889;
Resident,Travancore and Cochin,
1895 ; Member, Board of Reve-
nue, 1897 ; Additional Member,
Legislative Council, 1898 ;
Member, Executive Council,
Madras, 1901-05; Offg. Governor
of Madras during the absence of
Lord Ampthill as Viceroy of
India, 1904; reverted as Member
of Council. 1905 ; President of
Excise Committee, 1905-06;
retired, 1906; Member, Council
of the Secretary of State for
India, 1908 ; Member, Inter-
national Exhibition Royal
Commission, 1909 ; 771. 1st,
Charlotte Georgiana Grant, d. of
William White, M.D., 1873 ; 2nd
Margaret Ellen, d. of C. F.
Todhunter, of New Zealand,
1898. Address: Torrington House,
St. Albans, Herts. Club : East
India United Service.
Thomson, Lieut.-Colonel Samuel
John. CLE. (1898), I.M.S. (re-
tired) ; s. of J. B. Thomson of
Ramsgate, Kent ; b. 1853 ; educ :
St. John's College, Hurstpeir-
point ; St. Mary's Hospital, Lon-
don ; Fellow, Royal Institute of
Public Health ; joined the Indian
Medical Service, 1877 ; served in
the Afghan War, 1880 ; Member.
Leprosy Commission, 1890 ; on
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Thomson.
special duty in South Africa as
Director, Burgher Camps, Trans-
vaal (Medal and two Clasps and
despatches, 1903) ; principally-
devoted to Sanitary Science and
Epidemiological inquiries ; Sur-
geon-Major, 1889 ; Sanitary Com-
missioner, United Provinces;
Member, Royal College of
Surgeons ; Diplomatic in State
Medicine, University of Cam-
bridge. Publications : Sanitary
Principles, more especially as
applied to India : the Transvaal
Burgher Camps ; The Silent
India ; The Real Indian People.
Recreations : Shooting, Golf,
Fishing. Address : South Bank,
Tankerton, Whitstables.
Thnrbarn, Septimus Smet,
F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S.. Indian
Civil Service (retired) ; b. 1844 ;
s. of late Thorburn of Dumfries
and Edinburgh; e'^i/c: Cheltenham
College; entered I.C.S., 1863;
served in Punjabi 1865 ; in Trans-
Indus until 1890; appointed
Commissioner of Rawalpindi ;
Financial Commissioner of the
Punjab ; retired 1899 ; Member
-of the Council of the E.I. Asso-
ciation. Publications: Bannu, or
our Afghan Frontier. 1876 ;
David Leslie, a Story of the
Afghan Frontier, 1879 ; Musal-
mans and Moneylenders, 1866 ;
Asiatic Neighbours, 1894; His
Majesty's greatest subject,
1897; transgression, 1898; the
Punjab in Peace and War, 1904;
India's Saint and the Viceroy,
1908 ; Sir John's Conversion ; ni.
Mary Leslie ; d. of F. Leeston
Smith of Leeston, 1881. Address :
Old Bracknell House, Bracknell,
Berks.
Thornhill, Lleat. -Colonel Sir Henry
Be*ufoy, K.C.I. E. (1911); CLE.,
1903, Indian Army ; s. of C B.
Thornhill; b. 1854; entered
Army, 1873 ; served in Afghan
War, 1878; Cantonment Magis-
trate, N.W.P., 1890; Lieut.-
Colonel. 1899 ; Inspecting Officer
of Cantonments, 1903 ; m.
Margaret, d. of General George
Wheeler of the Indian Army,
1882. .i4(idres.s-: Simla, India.
Thornton, Sir Jaraea Howard,
K.C.B., (1904); M.A., M.B., b.
1834 ; s. of late Major John
Thornton ; educ : at King's Col-
lege, London, and University of
London ; B.A., 1854 ; M.B., 1855 ;
M.A.R.S., 1855 ; entered the
Indian Medical Service, 1856 ;
retired as Surgeon-General,
1891 ; served in the Indian Mu-
tiny, 1857-59 ; China War, 1860 ;
Kashia and Jyntia Hills, 1862-
63 ; wounded in Bootan War,
1865-66; Egyptian Expedition,
1882 ; Suakin Expedition as
P.M.O., 18S5 ; Hazara Expedi-
tion, 1888 ; elected Fellow of
King's College, London ; J. P.
for Sussex ; m. Mary, d. of late
Joseph Astor of Jersey, 1861,
Publications: Memories of 7
Campaigns. Address : 11, Wil-
bury Avenue, Hove, Sussex.
Thurburn, Colonel James White,
R.E., C.S.I., (1903); P.W.D. (re-
tired); s. of late Captain James
Ptolemy Thurburn, R.N. , h. 1848,
joined Army, 1869; Brevet-Colo-
nel 1898 ; Afghan War, 1878-79 ;
Tirrah Expedition, 1897-98 ;
Chief Engineer and Secretary to
Government of Punjab (Roads
and Building Branch), 1902-03 ;
Member, Central Committee,
Delhi Coronation Durbar, 1902-
03 ; ///. Kathleen Emily, d. of late
Major Oliver Day Stokes of
Castle Ballymalis, Co. Kerry,
1853. Address: 6, Grimston
435
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Thurburn.
Gardens, Folkestone. Chtb: Ju-
nior United Service.
ThurBtoo, Bdffar, L.R.CP., L.S A.,
F.R.C.S., C.M.B.S., CLE. (1909);
Superintendent, Government
Museum andPrincipalLibrarian,
Connemara Library, Madras(Re-
tired) ; b. 1855 ; ediic • Eton and
King's College, London (Medical
School) ; won K-I-H gold
medal, 1902 ; Superintendent,
Ethnographic Survey of the
Madras Presidency, 1902-09.
Fublications : Castes and Tribes
of Southern India; Ethnographic
Notes in Southern India ; Omens
and Superstitions of Southern
India ; Geography of Madras ;
Several bulletins on Ethnogra-
phic topics and numismatics.
Address : Cumberland Lodge,
Kew. Cluh : Oriental.
Tiokell, Hon'ble RichaFd Hugh,
CLE., (1914); M.I.C.E. ; Chief
Engineer, C.P., since 1913 : ediic;
R.I.E. College ; joined service,
1881 ; Executive Engineer, 1894;
served in Kotah State, 1894-1902;
on Irrigation Works in Punjab
and N.W.P.; constructed Upper
Swat Canal in N.W.P.; Superin-
tending Engineer, 1906. Arrdress:
Nagpur, C.P. Club: E.I. United
Service.
Tllak, Bal Gangathar, B.A.,LL.B.,
Lawyer, Sanskrit Scholar and
Publicist, Poona; s. of late
Pandit Gangadhar Ranichendra
Tilak; b. Ratnagiri, 1S56 ;
educ: Deccan College, Poona;
B.A. (honours), 1876; LL.B.,
1879 ; started the Poona New
English School in conjunction
with Mr. Agarkar and with the
help Mr. Vishnu Krishna Chip-
lunker, 1800 ; started the " Mah-
ratta " and the " Kesari " 1881 ;
founded the Deccan Educational
436
Secietj', Poona, in conjunction
with Mr Namjoshi ; founded
the Ferguson College, 1885 ;
actively connected with it till
1890 ; in charge of a Law class
to equip young men for Law
examination; Secretary, Deccan
Standing Congress Committee
for some years ; organised the
first five sessions of the Bombay
Provincial Conference ; Fellow,
Bombay University; twice elect-
ed to Bombay Legislative
Council ; Member, Bombay
Corporation for some years ;
established Cheap grair. shops
in the famine of 1896 ; organised
a Hospital and recommended to
the people the salutary measures
of Government for stamping out
the disease ; convicted on a
charge of sedition and sentenced
to undergo 18 months imprison-
ment, 1897 ; released through the
intercession of late Professor
Max Muller and other Oriental
scholars; again convicted on a
similar charge and sentenced to
6 years transportation and a tine
of Rs. 1,000, 1908 ; sentence
commuted to simple imprison-
ment ; interned at Mandalay ;
released and returned to Poona,
1914. Publications : " The Orion,
or researches into the Antiquities
of the Vedas", etc. Address:
Poona, Bombay Presidency.
Timmlns, Sdmunb Henry. Editor
of "The Empire," Calcutta ; s. of
George Henry Timmins ; b. at
Birmingham, 1882; educ; St.
Aloysius School, Highgate,
London; joined the staff of the
"Birmingham Weekly Mercury"
as Sub-Editor, 1899 ; Reporter,.
"Catholic Herald" of Manches-
ter, 1903 ; Reporter, "Midland
Evening News. Wolverhamp-
ton, 1903 ; Sub-Editor, Exchange
Telegraph Company, 1904; Sub-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
TiMMINS.
Editor, "Pall Mall Gazette",
1905; Sub-Editor, 'Canada', 1906;
came out to India as Assistant
Editor, "The Empire," Calcutta,
1911; became Editor, 1913; in-
terested in Volunteering and had
14 years service in Cyclists'
Yeomanry, and Calcutta Light
Horse; interested in Athletics
and had joined the Surrey Teri-
torialTeam in thetirstTerritorial
Companionship ; the first to sug-
gest the formation of an Indian
Team for Olympic Games ; m.
Jeannette Patricia, d. of Mr.
H. H. Levey of London^ 1914.
Pubhcations ; Some Short Stories
and Articles. Address :3;1, Lans-
downe Road, Calcutta.
'Tinley, Colonel Garvase FranoiB
Newport, C.B. (1909) ; s. of late
Major-General Robert New-
port Tinley; b. 1857; e^uc: at
Jersey and at ttoyal Military
College, Sandhurst ; entered
Army, 1875 ; became Colonel,
1905; served in Zhob Valley
Expedition, 18S4; Burma Expedi-
tion, 1885-89 ; Representative
Indian Officer at Empress
Victoria's Funerali 1901 ; Com-
manded Indian Cavalry Contin-
gent at the Coronation of
Emperor Edward VII, 1902 ; A.
A.G. of Cavalry, Delhi Durbar,
1903; Meerut Division,1905-08;^«.
Elsie Benton (died 1907), d. of
William Benton Hughes of U.S.
Army, 1891. Club: Junior Naval
and Military.
TiravenkatacHari'ir, C. R., B.A.,
B.L., Judge, City Civil Court,
Madras, since 1910 ; B.A., 1886 ;
B.L., 1S90; enrolled as Vakil,
Madras High Court, 1891 ; Ex-
aminer in Law for some time to
Madras University; confirmed
1912. Address: Church Road,
Mylapore, India.
Tlrwa, Raja of; Udit Narayan
Singh; b. 1855; succeeded to
estate, 1857 ; belongs to a
family of Baghel Rajputs who
had come over from Madhogarh
in the days of Jai Chand of
Kanauj, at the time of the
Mutiny of 1857, the Raja was a
mere child and the estate was
managed by his mother on his
behalf ; after the Mutiny, it was
taken over by the Court of
Wards and was handed over
to the Raja on his attaining
majority; the estate comprises
of 126 villages in Farrukhabad
and others in Mainpuri, Cawn-
pore and Etawa. Address :
Tirwa, Farrukhabad, U.P.,
India.
Tisivara BIngI, Hon'ble Up,
Joseph Nicolas, 2nd Tamil
Member, Ceylon Legislative
Council, since 1912. Address :
Colombo, Ceylon.
lobin. Colonel Fpederick John,
D.S.O. (1900) ; s. of late Captain
George Alexander Tobin; b. 1856;
educ : privately; entered Army,
1875; Brevet Colonel, 1907;
served in Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
South Africa, 1900 ; thanked by
Bombay Government for ser-
vices during Ahmedabad riots,
1895; J. P. for the city and
county of Belfast; »i. Clare
Edith Georgiana (died 1897), d.
of late Thomas Waters of Par-
sonstown, 1884; retired, 1907.
Club: United Service.
Tokc, Major-Gpneral Sir Allifiton
Champion, K.C.B., (1906); C.B.,
(1887); b. 1843; s. of Philip
Champion Toker ; e,duc : Victoria
College. Jersey ; entered the
Bengal Army, 1860 ; Major-
General, 1897 ; served in Bhutan
Expedition, 1864-65 ; Egyptian
437
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TOKER.
Expedition, 1882 ; present at the
battle of Tel-el-Kebir ; served in
Burma War,1886-87; in Command
of 18th Infantry, Bengal Canton-
mentMagistrate,N.W.P., 1876-81;
Deputy Secretary, Government
of India (Military Department),
1887-93 ; Superintendent of Army
Clothing, Bengal, 1892-97; passed
Higher Examination in Oriental
Languages; Translator of Profes-
sional Text-books for use in
Native Armies in India. Publi-
cations : Translations of several
Military Text-books into the
Urdu, Hindi, and Gurmukhi lan-
guages. .4rf(// ess : 77, Waldeck
Avenue, Bedford.
lotnkins, General William Pereval,
CLE., (1890); s. of late Samuel
Tomkins ; b. 1841 ; entered Army
1860 ; served in Zhob Valley
Expedition. 1884; Director-
General, Military Works, India,
189;;-96; General, 1895; m. Annie,
d. of late Robert Thurburn, 1864.
Address ; 120, Lexham Gardens,
S.W. Club: East India United
Service.
Tonk. Nawab of; H.H. Amin-ud-
douUa. Wazirul-Mulk Sir
Hefiz Muhammad Ibrahim Ali
Khan Bahadur Saulat Jang,
G.C.S.I., (1913) ; G.C.I.E., (1890);
b. 1858 ; succeeded, 1857 ; area of
the State, 2,553 sq. miles ; popu-
lation, over 270,000. Address :
Tonk, Rajputana, India.
Xownshecd, Hon'ble Lieut. 'Colonel
Edward Copleston, I.A., Burma;
b. 1864; joined service in the
Army, 1883; transferred to Indian
Army, 1886; Lieut. -Colonel, 1899;
transferred to Civil Department.
1887 ; acted in various lower
grades; Commissioner, Pegu
Division, 1913. Address: Pegu,
Burma.
483
Travancore, Maharaja of ; H, H.
Sri Padroanabha Dasa, Vanchi
Pala Sir Rama Yarraa Kulase
kara Klrtipathi, Manney Sultan.
MaharajaRaja,Ramaraja Baha-
dur, Sarasher Jang, G. C.S.I;.
(1903); G.C.I.E., (1904); M.R.A..
S., F.R.G.S., F.M.U.; b. 1857 i
ascended the masnad, 1885 ;
educ : under the care of Messrs.
Annaji Rao, Raghunatha Rao,,
etc.; ?/2. in his 23rd year (wife died
after the birth of a son, 1882) ;
introduced the system of making
laws through the aid of a Legis-
lative Council in the State, 1888;
received H.R.H. Prince Albert
Victor of Wales, 1889 ; under-
took a pilgrimage to Benares,
1890; adopted two princesses,
Sethu Lakshimi Bai and Sethu
Parvathi Bai ; same year His
Highness received Lord and
Lady Curzon ; attended the
Delhi Durbar, 1903 ; Inaugurated
the Sri Mulam Popular Assemb-
ly, 1911 ; undertook an exten-
sive tour in Southern India, 1911;
Officer Del' Instruction Publique
Address: Trivandrum,Travancore
State, South India.
Travers, Morris William, D.Sc.
(London), 1898; F.R.S., 1904;
late Director, Indian Research
Institute, Bangalore ; Fellow
of University College, London;
Fellow of the Asiatic Society
of Bengal ; s. of late Wm.
Travers. M.D., F.R.C.S., Lon-
don ; b. 24th January 1872 ;
m. 1909, Dorothy, d. of Robert
J. Gray of London ; educ : Blun-
dell's School, Tiverton ; Univer-
sity College, London, 1889 ;
Graduated, 1893; Student at
University of Nancy, 1894 ; As-
sistantship at University Col-
lege, London, 1894 ; Assistant
Prof 1898 ; Prof, of Chemistry
at University College, Bristol,,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Travers.
1903-06; Director, Indian Insti-
tute of Science, 1906-14. Pub-
lications : Argon, and its Com-
panions (Phil. Trans.), and
other papers on the Rare Gases,
jointly with -iir W. Ramsay,
K.C.B.; The Experimental Study
of Gases; The Liquefaction of
Hydrogen (Phil. Mag., 1900);
papers relating to research at
very low temperature, and to
other investigations in Physical
chemistry. H-creations: Walk-
ing, Fishing. Club : Savage.
Tragear. Major-G=neraI Sir Yin-
cent William. K.O.B., (1909); b.
1842 ; s. of late Vincent Tregear,
of the Indian Educational De-
partment ; erluc : privately ; en-
tered Bengal Army, 1859 ; Com-
manded the 9th Bengal Infantry;
Colonel on the Staff at Multan,
1895-97 ; served in the Afghan
War,1879-80;Lushai Expedition,
1889 ; Uhin Lushai Expedition,
1889-90; becai le Major-General,
1897; retired, same year; ?».
Jane Charlott-i (died 1899), ^. of
William Oswald Bell, 1867.
Address : Co H. S. King and Co.,
9, Pall Mall, r.W. Club : Royal
Albert Yacht.
Trevelyan, Sip tiiipneBt John, Kt.
(1909); D.C.L., Oxford ; b. 1850 ;
2nd s. of late Major-General H.
W. Trevelyan, J.B.,R.A.; Fellow
of All Souls' ollege, Oxford ;
called to the Bar (Middle Tem-
ple), 1873; Judge, High Court,
Calcutta, 1885-98; Vice-Chancel-
lar, Calcutta University, 1897-98;
President, Building Commission,
1897-98 ; Reader m Indian Law,
Oxford University, 1900 ; Acces-
sor of Chancellor's Court, Ox-
ford University, 1900. Publica-
tions: Wori<s on Indian Law.
Address : 1, Marcston Ferry Road,
Oxford. 67 > : Oriental.
TFevoF, Sir Arthur Charles, K.C.
S.I., (1898); C.S.I. (1895): I.C.S.; b.
at Jellalabad, Afghanistan, 1841 ;
s. of Captain R. S. Trevor ; educ :
at St. John's School, and Trinity
and Lincoln College, Oxford ;
came out to India and joined the
Civil Service in Bombay, 1861 ;
Collector of Customs, Bombay,
1879; Senior Collector. 1884;
Collector of Salt Revenue, 1885;
Commissioner of Customs, Salt,
Opium, and Abkari, and Report-
or-General of External Com-
merce, 1888 ; British Delegate for
the Portuguese Treaty ; Com-
missioner in Sind, 1890 ; Member
of Council, Bombay, 1892;
Member of the Supreme Council
for Railways and Public Woriis,
1895-1901; m. Florence Mary ; d.
of late Colonel Cyril Jackson
Prescott. 1867. Address-. 6, Har-
court Terrace, West Brompton,
S.W.
Trevor, Colonel George Herbert,
C.S.I., (1891); /;. 1840 ; s. of Rev.
George Trevor, D.D.; educ : at
Marlborough; entered the Royal
Artillery, 1858 ; and India StaS:
Corps, 1862 ; held various ap-
pointments in the Political
Department in Central Provinces
and Hyderabad; accompanied the
late Sir Salar Jung on his tour
to Europe, 1877 ; Commissioner,
Ajmir-Merwara, 1885; Colonel,
1883 ; Agent to the Governor-
General for Rajputana and Chief
Commissioner for Ajmir, 1890-95;
retired 1895; ?«. Georgiana, f?. of
late Colonel King Illiot. Aadress:
4, Norfolk Terrace, Brighton.
Club : United Service, Union.
Trlbhuvan Singh Thakur. Rai
Sahib, (1911); Subha of Nirmar,
Indore State ; b. 1859 ; educ :
privately ; g. s. of late Ganga Pra-
sad ; joined service of Krishnan-
439
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Tribhuvan.
gar State, 1892 ; Tahsildar,
Jalwar State, 1895 ; Subha and
District Magistrate, Bhanpura,
1901 ; a Zamindar of influence
in Fategarph and Etawa dis-
tricts. Address : ]^\ma,T, Indore,
Central India.
TriBcott, Colonel Cbarles Prldeaux,
D.S.O. (1888), C.B. (1910), Indian
Army ; s. of late Joseph B.
Triscott; 6.1857; joined service
in the Royal Artillery, 1857;
served in Afghan War, 1879-80 ;
Burma Expedition, 1885; Staff
Ordinance Officer, 1887-88 ;
Tirrah Expedition, 1897; Instruct-
or of Military Topographv,
R.M.A., Woolwich, 1891-94;
D.A.A.G., Bombay, 1897-98 ;
A.A.G., Punjab, 1900-01; Com-
mandant R.A., at Jutogh,
1906-08 ; became Colonel, 1908 ;
in charge of R.G.A. records,
1911; retired, 1912. Address :
Dover. Chib Naval and Military.
Trlvedi, Karnaiashankap Prem-
shanker, Rao Bahadur (1911),
B.A., Ahmedabad ; b. 1857 ; educ :
High School, Surat, and Elphin-
stone College, Bombay ; joined
service as Teacher, 1879 ; became
Principal, Premchand Roychand
Training College, Ahmedabad,
1902 ; Honorary Fellow, Bombay
University ; Sanskrit Examiner
to the Universities of Bombay
and the Punjab. Address :
Ahmedabad, Bombay Presi-
dency, India.
Trotter, tton'ble Justice Victor
Hurray Cutts, K.C., Bar-at-law ;
Puisne Judge, High Court,
Madras ; b. 1875 ; educ : St.
Paul's School ; called to Bar
(Inner Temple), 1901 ; Ist class
in classical Moderations and in
the Final School of Hum ; won
Herford and Eldon Law Scholar-
440
ships ; Assistant Professor of
Greek, Liverpool, 1898 ; created
King's Council ; Vinerian Pro-
fessor of Law, Oxford ; Lecturer
in Criminal Law and Evidence,
Oxford. 1910; Judge, High Court,
Madras, January 1915. Add?-ess :
High Court, Madras. Club :
Eighty.
Truninger, Lionel, CLE. (1904); s.
of late John U . Truninger ;
b. 1870; educ: at Winchester and
at Cooper's Hill ; joined ser-
vice in the Indian Telegraph
Department as Superintendent ;
served with Tibet Mission,
1904 ; m. Ann Catharine, d. of
Andrew Beatson Bell of Edin-
burgh. 1908. Club: East India
United Service.
lacker, Hon'ble Alexander LaUzan
Pendoc*, C.i.E. (1911); I.C.3.,
formerly of the Political Depart-
ment, India ; 5. of Henry Pun-
duck St. George Tucker, I.C.S.,
formerly Judge, Bombay High
Court; b. 1861; educ: at Win-
chester and Balliol College, Ox-
ford; joined service. 1882;
employed in the Foreign Depart-
ment of the Government of
India in Hyderabad, Central
India, and Rajputana ; Resident
at Mysore, 1904 ; Agent to the
Governor-General in Beluchis-
tan, 1905-07 ; Judicial Commis-
sioner, N. W. F. Province ;
Agent to the Governor-General,
Central India, 1912-13 ; m. Esa
Beatrice, d. of Thomas Egerton;
retired 1913. Address: Hayes
House, Northiam, Sussex. Club:
Tatton, United Service.
Taoker,UajoF-General Louis Henry
Emile, C.I.E. (1891); s. of
Robert Tudor Tucker ; 6. 1843 ;
educ : at Wimbledon School,
Addiscombe ; entered Bengal
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Tucker.
Army, 1860 ; served in the N.W.
F. Campaign, 1863 ; Jowaki
Expedition, 1877-78 ; Afghan
War, 1878-80; for some time
Inspector-General of Police,
Punjab; became Major-General,
1899; retired, 1899; m. Annie
Lettitia, d. of Sir Robert Henry
Davis, K.C.S.I., 1877. Address:
Winhaven, The Underclifte ;
Sandgate, Kent.
Tudball, Hon'ble Mr. Jpstice
William, I.C.S., Judge, Chief
Court, Punjab, since 1911 ; educ :
Bedford Modern School, and
Christ Church, Oxford ; entered
I.C.S., 1885; Assistant Magis-
trate and Collector, N.W.
Provinces, 1892 ; Assistant Com-
missioner, 1896 ; Deputy Com-
missioner, 1S97; Magistrate and
Collector, 1900; District and
Sessions Judge, 1901. Address :
37, Stanley Road, Allahabad,
U.P., India. Club: East India
United Service.
'Tapper, Hon'ble John Holman, E.,
I.C.S. ; cdjic : At Rugby, and
Queen's College, Oxford ; joined
service, 1896 ; Settlement Officer,
1906. Address : Bombay, India.
Taralyup, Zamlndar of ; Sri Settl-
kulani PraBanna Yenkataohella
Reddiar; belongs to an old
Palyaigar family ; s. of Kumara
Venkatachala Reddiar ; b. 1857;
started Primary and Lower
Secondary Schools at Turaiyur ;
contributed towards the con-
struction of a Local Fund Dis-
pensary ; Member, Land-holders'
Association. Madras. Address:
Turaiyur, Trichinopoly District.
Tnrleton, W. H., Commissioner of
Police, Rangoon, since 1911.
Address : Rangoon, Burma.
29-(a)
Turnbull, Surgeon-Hajor-General
Peter Stephenson, M.D., K.H.S.,
(1902), late of the Bombay Medi-
cal Department; b. 1836 ; joined
Indian Medical Service, 1860 ;
continued in Military Depart-
ment till 1864; Examiner of
Medical Accounts, 1876 ; Secre-
tary to H. M. Forces, Bom-
bay, 1882-88 ; Acting Inspectcr-
General of Prisons, Bombay
Presidency,1883-85; P.M.O.,Sind,
1888-93; Surgeon-General with
Government of Bombay, 1893-
96 ; retired, 1896 ; Fellow, Bom-
bay University, 1893; Hono-
rary Surgeon to Emperor,
1902 ; m. Mary, d. of George
Oliver, Hawick, l%79.hecreotioi.s:
Golf> etc. A^id'tess: 4, Church
Hill, Edinburgh.
Tamer, Colonel Augustas H(>nry,
C.B. (1897), Indian Army; b.
1842 ; educ : Marlborough; joined
the Indian Army, 1862; served in
Hazara Campaign. 1868 ; Afghan
War, 1878-80; Mahsud-Wazri
Expedition, 1881 ; Zhob Field
Force, 1890; MiranzaiExpedition,
1891; became Colonel, 1891;
Wazaristan Expedition, 1894-95;
Colonel on the Staft at Faizabad,
1895-99. Address : Sunny Side,
Dulveston, Somerset. Club : East
India United Service.
Turner, Brigdr. -General James
Gibbon, C.B. (1911); I.A., s. of
late General Sir Frank Turner,
K.C.B.; b. 1859; educ : Wellington
College, and the Royal Military
Academy, Woolwich ; entered
Royal Artillery, 1878; Chitral
Relief Force ; Tirrah Expedition,
1897-98 ; served in China, 1900 ;
South Africa, 1902; A.D.C.
to Commander-in-Chief, East
Indies, 1885-86; Colonel, 1907;
Brigdr.-General in command of
Risalpur Cavalry Brigade, since
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TURNER.
1911. Adrlress: Risalpur, North
West Frontier Province, India.
CluO: Junior Army and Navy.
Tornep, Sir Montagu Cornish, Kt.
(1903), Chairman, Chartered
Bank of India, Australia, and
China ; Partner in the firm of
Mackinnon,Mackenzie&Co., Cal-
cutta and Bombay; s. of late Rev.
John Fisher Turner; b. 185:3;
editc : Winchester College; came
out to India as Assistant in the
firm of Mackinnon, Mackenzie
&Co., Calcutta, 1877; President,
Bengal Chamber of Commerce,
1898, and 1901-02; Additional
Member, Imperial Legislative
Council, 1901-02 ; Director,
London and Westminster Bank
and British India Steam Naviga-
tion Co., Ltd.; Member, Court of
of London Authority ; m. Bertha,
d. of late John Howell, of
Rutland House, Kingston-on-
Thames. Address : Bedfords,
Haveringatte-Bower, Essex.
Club : Oriental.
Tweedy, Hon'ble George Alfred,
I.C.S. ; Member, Board of Reve-
nue, U. P. since 1911; Member
of the Legislative Council ; s. of
late Hugh Tweedy ; educ : King's
College. London ; entered I.C.S.,
1879 ; Magistrate and Collector,
1891-96 ; District and Sessions
Judge, 1896-99; a Commissioner
of a Division, 1903; m. 1884,
Margaret, d. of Dr. Pottinger,
Inspector-General of Hospitals
and Fleets, R.N. Address : Alla-
habad, U.P. Club: East India
United Service.
Twigg, Sir John, K.C.I.E. (1913),
I.C.S., (retired); s. of John Han-
bury Twigg, Repton ; b. 1856 ;
educ: Balliol College, Oxford;
joined M.C.S. as Assistant
Collector and Magistrate, 1879 ;
442
acted in the various lower grades
in various parts of the Presi-
dency; Collector and Magistrate,
1899 ; Collector of Sea Customs,
Madras, and Chairman, Madras
Harbour Trust Board, 1901-05;
4th Member, Board of Revenue,
Madras, and Commissioner of
Salt, Abkari and Separate Reve-
nue, 1906 ; 2nd Member, Board
of Revenue, 1908; Additional
Member, Legislative Coun-
cil, Madras, 1903-04; retired.
1912 ; m. Isabel Marie, d. of
Henry Pasteur of Wynches. Ad-
d7-ess : The Red House, Metting-
ham, Bungay. Club : East India
United Service.
Twomey, Hon'ble Daniel Harold
Ryan, I.C.S., Bar-at-Law, Judge,
Chief Court, Lower Burma, since-
1909; e'^uc: St. Stanislaus Col-
lege, TuUamore, and University
College, London ; called to the
Bar (Middle Temple), 1895;
joined I.C.S., 1882 ; Assistant
Commissioner, British Burma ;
Secretary to Chief Commission-
er, 1899 ; Deputv Commissioner,
1891 ; Chief Secretary, 1901-03 ;
Member, Legislative Council,
1901; Commissioner, 1905;
Judge, Chief Court, Lower Bur-
ma, 1909. Address : Rangoon,
Burma. CZ«6 : East India United
Service.
Tyabji, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Faiz
Hassan Badrudin, M.A., LL.B.,
Bar-at-law, Officiating Puisne
Judge, High Court,Madras, since
1912 ; *. of late Mr. Badrudin
Tyabji, Judge of the Bombay
High Court ; Advocate, Bombay?
Judge, High Court, Madras,.
1912 ; President, Anjuman-i-
Islam, Madras; Vice-President,,
the Depressed Classes Mission
Society. Madras; Fellow, Madras.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
TYABJI.
University. A/^dress: Poonamalli
Road, Chetput, Madras.
Tyabjl, Mohsin Badrudln, I.C.S.,
District and Sessions Judge,
Bombay ; e. .s. of late Mr. Bad-
rudin Tyabji ; ediic : St. Mary's
Institute ; St. Xavier's College,
Bombay ; Balliol College, Ox-
ford ; joined I.C.S., 18S7 ; servi-
ces lent to the State of Baroda
as Judge of the Chief Court.
Address : Baroda, India.
land and settled in Glamorgan?
Chairman, Territorial Associ-
ation, Glamorgan. Address: Llan-
trithyd, Glamorgan. Club : Naval
and Military.
Tytler, Adam Gillies CLE. (1895),
I.C.S. (Retd.) s. of late Colonel
R. C Tytler ; b. 1845 ; joined
service in the Opium department,
1862 ; retired, 1901. Aodress : 62,
Bedford Gardens, Campden
Hill,W.
Tyagaraja Alvep, Sundrappler*
(Attorney-at-Law), Deputy Re-
gistrar, Appellate Side, Madras
High Court (Retd) ; h. 1857 ;
served his articles under Mr.
Alfred Champion ; practiced as
an Attorney for some years ;
selected by the Committee of
Creditors to represent them in
the Arbuthnot insolvency pro-
ceedings; acting Assistant Regis-
trar, 1905 ; Clerk of the Crown,
1906 ; confirmed, 1907 ; Deputy
Registrar, 1910 ; Deputy Regis-
trar, Appellate Side, 1912 ; re-
tired, 1915. Address;: 81, High
Road, Purasawalkam, Madras.
Tyler, Major-General Trevor
Bruce, C. ^.I. (1903); Indian
Array (retired) ; -s. of Rev. R. T.
Tyler of Llantrithyd,Glamorgan;
b. 1841; edt/c: Royal Military
Academy, Woolwich ; joined
service in the Army, 1859 ; serv-
ed in the Fenian Raid, Canada,
(medal and clasp), 1866 ; Coni-
mandedB. Battery, R.H.A., 1881-
86 ; Commandant, Olvehampton
Camp, 1891-93 ; transferred to
Indian Army and posted as
Colonel on the Staff, Poona,
1893-95 ; Brigr.-General, R.A.,
Punjab, 1895-97; Major-General,
1900 ; became Inspector-General
of Artillery, India, 1897-1903 ;
retired, 1903 ; proceeded to Eng-
u
Uchgaonkar, Govind Qopal, Rao
Sahib (1889), Belgaum ; 6. 1865;
ediic : London Mission High
School, Belgaum ; <- hairman of
Belgaum Municipality ; Member,
Sanitary Committee, and the-
School Committee, Belgaum ;
Superintendent of Plague Opera-
tions, Belgaum, 1897. Address:
Belgaum, Bombay Presidency.
Udaipur (Mewar), Maharana of ;
H.H. Maharajadhlraja Maha-
rana Sir Fateh Singh Bahadur,
G.C.S.I. (1887); G.C.S.I. (1911);
b. 1848; succeeded, 1884; Chief
of the Sesodia Clan of Rajputs ;
entitled to a salute of 19 guns.
Address: Udaipur, Rajputana.
Udaipur, Raja of; {see Chandra-
sckhara Prasad Singli Deo).
Udaiyarpi.layani, Zamindar of;
Sri Kachchi Yuva Rangappa
Kallakka Chela Udaiyar; belongs
to an ancient and historic family
which rendered assistance to the
British during the days of Clive-
and Lawrence; s. of Muttu
Vizaya Rangappa; b. 1869;
assumed charge of the estate
after protracted litigation, 1887 ;
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
IUdaiyarpalayam.
m. 18S8, 1899 and 1904 ; eldest
son. Bhuvaraha Muttuvijaya ;
present by invitation at the
reception ofT.R.H. the Prince
and Princess of Wales, 1906;
maintains a Vedic School at
Udaiyarpalaiyara ; supporter of
secular and religious education;
maintains a bed at the Caste
and Gosha Hospital, Madras ;
spends large sums in renovating
ancient temples, etc. ; feeds the
poor and maintains choultries
at an annual cost of over
Rs. 30,000. Address: Udai-
yarpalyam, Trichinopoly Dis-
trict, Madras Presy., India.
'Udny, Sir Richard, K.C.S.I. (1897),
C.S.I. (1894); b. 1847; s. of
George Udny ; educ : Aberdeen
University ; M.A. 1866 ; 1st
class Honours in Mathematics ;
2nd class Classics ; FuUerton
Mathematical scholar, 1867 ;
Hon. LL.D, 1898 ; entered Ben-
gal Civil Service, 1869 ; served
as Political officer with several
frontier expeditions ; on a special
mission to Kurram Valley, 1888 ;
Commissioner, Peshawar Divi-
sion, 1891; Commissioner for
Delimitation of the Indo-Afghan
Boundary, 1894-95. and 1896-97 ;
retired, 1899 ; m. 1883, Alice (died
1904), d. of Samuel TomKins,
Banker of London. Address :
Queen Anne's Mansions, S.W.
Club : East India United Service.
Ugyen Wang Chuk. (s<e Bhutan,
Maharaja of).
Ujal Singh Sirdar ; b. 1858 ; head
of the Dhanaura family; one of
the ancestors of this family
came to the south and took ser-
vice under Raja Amar Singh of
Patiala in 1770, for which he
was granted a quarter share in
some of the villages ; the family
444
proved very loyal to the Britisl:
in the Sikh ware and in tht
Mutiny of 1857; the title o
Sirdar is hereditary; divisiona
Durbaree, exempted from perso
nal attendance in Civil Court
Address: Dhanaura, Karnal
Punjab, India.
Ullat, Ven'ble Ihsam ; Archdeacoi
of Delhi ; h. 1857 ; descended
from a Mahamedan family cJ
merchants ; educ : Baring Higl
School, Batala ; Lahore Divinity
College ; school master and
Evangelist ; visited England, and
stayed with the Church Army
1886 ; studied in the Divinity
College, Lahore ; worked for a
decade in the Narowal Mission
Parochia Missionary for some
years ; proceeded again to Eng
land 1899;represented at theCM
S. Centenary; went to U.S.A. for
attending lectures in the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago ; visited
Canada ; returned to India, lyOO
joined Jhangbar islission ; Arch-
deacon in the Lahore Diocese
1910; Archdeacon of Delhi, 1912
m. 1889; Address- Lyalpore
District, Punjab.
UmarHayat Khan (Tiwana) Malik
Mahamud, CLE. (1906); s. of
late Malik Saheb Khan, C.3.I.: 6
1875 ; Chief of the Karla State ;
Honorary Magistrate and Mem-
ber of the Council of Governor-
General of India ; some time a
member, Legislative Council.
Punjab. Address : Karla State,
Sharpur district, Punjab, India.
Umrao Singh, Sardar, Amristsar;
b. 1869; educ: Government
School, Amritsar, and Aitchison
College, Lahore; in. d. of Cap-
tain Gulab Singh, 1883; his
father, after serving British.
Government in the Mutiny of
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Umrao Singh.
1857, obtained a Jaghir in the
Gorakhpur District with a pen-
sion of Rs. 4,800 a year ; visit-
ed Europe twice, and has had
the honour of being presented
to the Prince and Princess of
Wales (now King Emperor and
Queen-Empress) ; annual in-
come, Rs. 50,000, of which Rs.
40,000 is from the estate in the
district of Gorakhpur. Address :
Gorakhpur, Punjab.
Upcott, Lieut. -Col. Sir Frederick
Kobert. K.C.V.O. (1906), C.S.I.
(1900), M. Inst. C.E. ; b. 1847;
.S-. of late J. S. Upcott, CuUom-
pton, Devon; ediic : Sherborne
School ; King's College, London;
entered Public Works Depart-
ment India, 1868; engaged on
the Construction of Bengal-
Assam Railway as Engineer-in-
Chief, 1891 ! Consulting Engineer
for Railways to Madras Govern-
ment and Joint Secretary to Gov-
ernment. P.W.D., 1893; Director
of Railway consruction in India,
1894-1897; Director-General of
Railways in India, 1896 ; Secre-
tary in the Public WorksDepart-
ment, India, 1898-1901 ; Govern-
ment Director of Indian Rail-
ways, 1901-1904; Chairman,
Board of Supervision, Indian
Railways, 1904-08 ; Chairman,
East Indian and Assam Bengal
Railways; retired, 1908 ; w. 1878,
Jessi, d. of Harold Turner,
Address: C/o Cooks, Biddulph,
Bankers, Charing Cross, S.W.
Clubs: Constitutional, East India
United Service.
Urquhart, Rev. William Spence,
M.A., Editor, ' Calcutta Review,'
Calcutta ; s. of Rev. Robert
Urquhart; b. Southampton,
1887; educ : Aberdeen, Edin-
burgh, Gottingen ; M.A., with 1st
class Honours in Mental Philo-
sophy, 1897 ; 1st class Honours
in Theology, 1902 ; came out to
India as Professor of Philo-
sophy, Dufi College, Calcutta,.
1902 ; Senior Professor of Philo-
sophy ; Scottish Churches
College ; Editor, the " Calcutta
Review", and Editor of the
Scottish Churches College
Magazine ; m. Margaret, d. of
Rev. M. Macaskill, 1905. Pvblica-
Hon : Biography of Alexander
Tomamy. Address: Scottish Chur-
ches College, Calcutta, India.
Urs, Kantaraj M. Narasaraj, (see
Kaniaraj Urs).
Urs.LIngaraj B., Durbar Bakshi,.
Mysore ; b. 1855 ; educ : Royal
School, Mysore, under Colonel
Mallenson and Sir James
Gordon, Guardians of H. H. the
late Maharaja ; first appointed
as Supervisor of Palace Cattle
and Gajasala Departments, 1880;
also Officer-in-waiting on the
Royal family, in addition to his
duties ; appointed Durbar Bak-
shi. 1895. Address; The Palace,.
Mysore.
Ufb, Nanjundara] H. Lokahitaishi;
Superintendent, Amrut Mahal
Department, Mysore ; b. Mysore,
1858 ; educ : at the Mysore Ro-
yal School under Colonel Malle-
son ; joined the State service as
Attache, Military Department at
Bangalore, 1880 ; transferred in
the same capacity to Mysore,
1885 ; Officiating Revenue As-
sistant Commissioner, 1888 ; con-
firmed, 1891 ; was in charge of
Muzrai, and general duty ; Vice-
President, Mysore Municipality,
1894; special duty for assessing
houses to be demolished in
Mysore, 1900 ; Superintendent,
Amrut Mahal Department, 1902;
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Urs.
in charge of Palace Controller's
duties ; reverted to Amrut Mahal
Department, 1903; invested with
powers of 1st class Magistrate,
1903 ; title of Lokahitaishi con-
ferred by H. H. The Maharajah
of Mysore, 1913. Address : My-
sore, India.
Uaman Sahib, Shaik Mirala Yapa-
chi Marloayar, Khan Bahadur,
(1910), B.A.,B.L., Deputy Collec-
tor; Madras; b. 1868 ; B.A., 1888 ;
B.L., 1892 ; joined service as
Deputy Collector, 1893 ; in
charge of Head Assistant's divi-
sion, 1895 ; Officiating 2nd Presi-
dency Magistrate, Madras,
March, 1911 ; confirmed. May,
1911 ; Officiating Collector and
District Magistrate, October,
1912 ; Presidency Magistrate,
Madras, Noveaiber, 1912; Fellow,
Madras University, April, 1912 ;
Member, Faculty of Law,
Madras University; Assistant
Superintendent of Stationery,
Madras, 1913. Address ; Roya-
pettah, Madras.
"Yaidyanatha Alyar, S., Rao Saheb
(1910), Headmaster, Commercial
School, Calicut ; b. 1862 ; ednc :
Government College, Kumba-
konam ; for many years
Examiner in Technical Examin-
ations, Madras. Publications :
Text-book of Typewriting ;
Text-book of Commercial
Correspondence ; Theory and
Practice of Commerce. Address :
Calicut, South India.
Yaidyararaa Aiyar. Ganapathi
Agraharam, B.A., Fellow, Royal
Statistical Society ; Fellow,
446
Royal Economy Society; Editor,
" Wealth of India", Madras ;
B.A., 1888 ; joined service as a
Clerk in the Madras Government
Secretariat, and rose to be Head
clerk. Revenue Department;
retired, 1908 ". Member, Madras
Mahajana Sabha, Member, the
National Fund and Industrial
Association, Madras ; founded
and Edited a Practical Life,
a Tamil journal devoted to
Economics, arts and industries ;
founded English Monthly Jour-
nal, " Wealth of India," 1911 ;
devoted to the dissemination
of practical information and
aiming at practical ends; much
interested in industrial and agri-
cultural development of the
country. Address : Thumbu
Chetty Street, Gsorgetown,
Madras ; Kondi Chetty Street,
Madras.
Yaithialingam PIHai, K.. Rao
Bahadur (1911), Presidency
Postmaster, Madras ; b. 1863 ;
entered service in the Postal
Department, 1886 ; became In-
spector of Post Offices, 1896 ;
Superintendent of Post Offices,
1899 ; appointed as Personal
Assistant to the Director-Gene-
ral of Post Offices, 1901 ; Per-
sonal Assistant to the Post-
master-General, Madras ; Presi-
dency Postmaster, Madras,
since 1913. Address: Chintadripet,
Madras, India.
Yakhatslnghji DaleUiDgbji (see
Lunavada).
Yakll. Naorojl PestonjJ, CLE.,
(1897), Khan Bahadur, Bombay ;
nominated Member, Legislative
Council, Bombay since 1909.
Address : Bombay, India.
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Vakil.
Vakil, Paramanandas Jivandas>
Rao Saheb ;Zemindar of Ukharla
and Trimback ; b. 1864 ; educ :
at Bombay; head of the 'Dasa
Disarnal Bania' caste ; Vice-
President of Gogha Local Board
for many years ; Honorary Ma-
gistrate. Address ; Gogha,
Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency,
India.
Yane, Frederick Wlinam, I.S.O.
(1903)'; s. of late George Vane;
b. 1852;er/M(;:Queenwood College,
Hants, and at Brussels ; joined
service in Ceylon as Inspector of
Post Offices, 1870; acted on many
occasions as Postmaster-Gene-
ral and Director of Telegraphs,
etc. ; Controller of Government
Stores, and Secretary, Savings
Bank, Ceylon, 1900-08 ; retired,
1908. Rpcreations : Riding, Golf,
and Gardening. Addr"ss : Glen-
thorne, Dorset Road, Beihill-on
Sea, Sussex. Clubs; Constitu-
tional.
■yanGeyzel, Lieut.-Colonel John
Lawrence. M.B., F.I.C., F.C.S.,
I.M.S. (retired); 6. 1857; joined
service, 1880 ; in medical charge
at Bangalore, 18S:i ; Chemical
Examiner to Government of
Madras and Professor of Che-
mistry, Madras Medical College,
1892 ; retired, 1907 ; Medical ex-
aminer, India Office Medical
Board, London. Publication: A
text-book on Experimental Che-
mistry.
'VanSonieren, William Taylor,
CLE. (1898) ; s. of Surgeon-
(leneral W. J. VanSomeren ; b.
1855 ;ef/2(C: at Mill Hill School,
London ; Deputy Postmaster-
General, Rajputana and Central
India ; Inspector-General of
Railway Mail Service, Western
Circle, India ; Officiating Post-
master-General, Bombay ; retir-
ed, 1910; served in Afgan War,
1878-9; Black Mountain Cam-
paigns, 1888 and 1891; Waziri-
stan Expedition, 1894-95 ; Tochi
Field Force, 1897; Torra Ex-
pedition, 18J7-98 ; China, 1900-
01 ; m. 1882, Alice Beatrice, d.
of Leonard Bean of the P.W.D.,
Punjab. Address: 31, Colebrooke
Avenue, West Ealing, W.
Yarkki. P. Curuyella ; Director of
Registration and Member of
Legislative Council, Travancore-
Address : Trevandram, Travan.
core State.
Yasanjf, Sir Inkamil Mulji, Rao
Saheb, Kt. (1911). Address:
Bombay, India.
Vasudev, Ranaakrlshna, M.A.
(Cantab), Rao Bahadur; b.
1874 ; educ : at the Government
High School and College, Jub-
balpur, and Hislop's College,
Nagpur; B.A., Calcutta Univer-
sity ; proceeded to England and
took his degree in the Law Tri-
pos at Cambridge, 1898 ; called
to the Bar (Middle Temple);
Advocate, Central Provinces;
acted as Government Advocate
on several occasions; Secretary,
Indian Famine Relief Charitable
Fund, Central Provinces ; Mem-
ber, Nagpur Division Council ;
Vice-Chairman, 1905 ; Fellow.
Allahabad University ; Member,
Royal Asiatic Society; gave
evidence before the Royal De-
centralization Commission. Ad-
dress: Nagpur, C.P., India.
Veeresalingam Pantulu, Kandakur,
Rao Bahadur (1893), Telugu
Pandit (retired); b. Rajahnuin-
dry, 1848 ; devoted his attention
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Veeresalingam Pantulu.
to a study of the Telugu langu-
age ; a staunch social reformer ;
joined service in the Educational
Department as Telugu Pandit,
first in the Government College,
Rajahmundry, and then in
the Presidency College, Madras;
has been an Honorary Fellow,
Madras University, since 1898.
Publications : Lives of the
Telugu Poets (3 vols.) ; Transla-
tions of Sanskrit Classical Plays,
etc. Address : Rajahmundry,
Madras Presidency.
Bahadur (1910);P.W.D., Madras;;
b. 1869; B.A., 1889; B.C.E., 1892;
joined service as Assistant Engi-
neer (old Classification), 1894 ;
Executive Engineer, 1903; trans-
ferred to 4th Circle for prepara-
tion of plans and estimates in
connection with the redistribu-
tion of districts and divisions as
per Sir William Mayer's Scheme,.
1910 ; Executive Engineer, Tank
Restoration Scheme, 4th Circle,,
since 1911. Address : Trichino-
poly, Madras Presidency.
Yenkataglri, Raja of ; Unde Raja
Rajesrl Rajah Yelugotl Sree
Rajagopala Krishna Yachendra
BRhadar, K.C.I.E. (1888); G.C.
I.E. (1915), Panchahazar Mun-
subdar, Zamindar ; b. 1857 ; .s.
of Unde Raja Rajesri Rajah
Velugoti Kumara Yachama
Naidu Bahadur, C.S.I , Pauch-
hazar Mansubdar, late Raja of
Venkatagiri ; ediic : privately ;
belongs to an ancient family of
historical renown ; now a leading
Zamindar ; succeeded to the
Estate, 1878; twice Member of
Legislative Council, Madras ;
President, Madras Landholders'
Association; m. a Zamindar's
daughter in Godavari District,
1875. Publications : Many Telugu
Works. Address " Indra Mahal,"
Venkatagiri Town, Nellore Dis-
trict, Madras Presidency; " Moti
Mahal", Mount Road, Madras,
Clubs : Cosmopolitan, Gym-
khana.
yenkataramayya, D , B.A., Advo-
cate, Bangalore; Member,Mysore
Legislative Council, since 1913.
Address : Bangalore, Mysore
State.
Yenkataparaa AiyeF,|La1gudI Dopal-
Bwami Aiyer, B.A., B.C.E., Rao
44S
Yenkata Rao, Kolacbelam, Pleader^
Bellary ; b. at Kamalapur near
Hampi, Bellary District, 1850,
educ : Wardlaw Institution, Bel-
lary, and the Government High
School, Bellary ; School master.
1874 ; joined Government service
as Head Clerk, District Munsift's
Court, Bellary ; Deputy Tahsil-
dar and Sub-Magistrate; qualified
himself for the profession of
Law ; resigned service, 1880 ;
commenced practice at Bel-
lary 1880 : proceeded to Bom-
bay as one of Madras repre-
sentatives for presenting an ad-
dress to Lord Ripon, 1884; Visit-
ed England, 190 i; elected. Chair-
man, Bellary Municipality, 1903;
elected Member, Legislative
Council, Madras, 1903; undertook
a tour round the world, 1903;
presided over the Social Confer-
ence, Madras, 1904 ; has built a
Town Hall in Bellary at a cost
of Rs. 30,000, a Caste ' iris'
School at a cost of Rs. 7,000;
Member, Theosophical Society.
Publicatins : Study of the World.
Address : " Rama Vilas," Civil
Lines, Bellary, Madras Presi-
dency.
Yenkataratnam Naida, Bagha-
pathi, M.A., Rao Bahadur (1912)„
Principal, Pittapur Raja's Col-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
V^ENKATARATNAM NaIDU.
lege, Coconada ; B.A., 1885 ; M.
A., 1S31 ; joined the staff of the
Noble College, Masulipatam, as
l^rofessor ; resigned and took up
the Principalship of the iVIah'ioob
College, lecunderabad ; Princi-
pal, Pittapur Raia's College.
Coconada, since 1893 ; Social re-
former ; Leader of the Brahnio
Samaj Movement in the North-
ern Circars Address : Coconada,,
(iodavari District, Madras Pre-
sidency.
Yenkatapatnam Pantula, Kokkan-
da. Mahimahopidiiyaya (1907),
Rajahniiuidry ; Telugii Poet and
Pandit ; b. 1843 ; educ: privately ;
joined serv^ice in the Educational
Depart neiit ; Telugu Pandit,
{'residency College, Madras ;
Pand i;, Government College,
Rajahmundry, 1838 ; retired,
1908; Editor of the ^'Andhra-
bhasha ianjivini." Piiblicdtions :
Bilv'eswariyamu and a large
number of poems in Telugu.
Aditri^vs: Iniiespet, Rajahmun-
dry, Madras Presidency.
Venkata Swetechalapathi, Sir
Ranga Rao Bahadur ; iSac Bob-
bili).
Yenkate^wara Rao Pantaln.Mada-
pathi. F.S.A., Diwan of Nu/.vid,
(Retired) and Zaiuindar of
Rangaporam ; b. 1861 ; chti- :
EUore and Masulipatam ; enter-
ed serv'ice of the Zamiiidar of
Nuzvid, 1877 ; eventually became
Diwan ; resigned, 1906 ; appoint-
ed Diwan of Nidadav-ole, IMH ;
draws a life-pension from the
Nuzvid estate ; has built a choul-
try and a Town Hall at Nuzvid
named after Empress Victoria ;
also the Edward Hall, and the
ciuarters of the Bezwada Social
Club (costing Rs. 15,00:)) ; gave
evidence before the Indian Police
30
Commission ; keenly interested
in agricultural and industrial
matters ; Chairman, Reception
Committee of the Kistna-Gun-
toor District Conference, 1906 ;
sent at his own cost a student
to study Sc entific Agriculture
in America ; founded Hindu
temples and maintains poor-
houses at Jagganath, Nuzvid,
etc. ; social reformer advocating
sea voyage, and the fusion of
Sub-castes, etc.: much interested
in Ayurvedic medicines, for the
dispensing of v/hich he has
opened a free dispensary at
Nuzvid ; founded the Lying-in
and the Delivery wards of the
"Ampthil Hospital" at Bezwada.
Publicatiuvi. : Pamphlet on Es-
tates Land Bill. Address: Nuzvid,
Kistna Dt., Madras Presy.
Yenip, Arth-r M.A., D. Litt.,
CLE. (1911). Principal, Queen's
College, Benares ; cduc : Balliol
College, Oxford, and at the
Edinburgh University ; joined
service in the Indian Educational
Department, 1881 ; Professor
of English, Queen's College,
Benares, 188 ' ; appointed Princi-
pal and Professor of Philo-
sophy,Sans rit College, Benares,
1888 ; Principal. Queen's College,
Benares, 1897 ; Baden Sanskrit
Scholar ; Fellow, Asiatic Society
of Bengal ; Fellow. Allahabad
University; was Member of the
Legislati'/e Council, U.P. Ad-
dress : Benares, U.P.
Yenkob"»cnar , "I'lddalore, Diwan
Baliadur, (18'>8); retired Chief
Judge of Travancore State ".
passed the old uncovenanted
Civil Ser vice Eaxmination; joined
Government er/ice at the early
age of 17, as a clerk in the Dis-
trict Court of South Arcot ;
449
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Venkobachari.
became Sub-Judge, 1890 ; Judge,
Court of Small Causes, Madras,
1893 ; District and Sessions
Judge, 1894 ; services lent to the
State of Travancore as Chief
Justice, 1898; retired, 1904; engag-
ed himself in the study of
Vedanta Philosophy; saved many
a rich family from ruinous litiga-
tion by offering timely and
sound advice and by undertak-
ing to arbitrate gratis. Addi-e-s-.
New Town, Cuddalore, South
Arcot District, Madras Presy.
Venugopal Vaohendra Bahadur,
Raja, Member of the Venkata-
giri family, Madras ; 4th s. of
late Sri Raja Kumara Yachama
Naidu Bahadur Garu, the 27th
in the line of succession of the
Rajas of Venkatagiri ; b. 1873 ;
educ : privately ; got his share of
the moveable property after the
death of his father ; receives a
monthly allowance of Rs. 1,000
from the family estate of Venka-
tagiri ; proceeded to England in
company with his brother, the
Maharaja of Bobbili, 1893 ; had
an interview with the late
Emperor Edward VII ; again
visited Europe and travelled all
over the British Isles, and
visited Germany. Turkey, Egypt
and Persia, 1900 ; bears the whole
expenditure in connection with
the annual festival oi Siunrathri
at the Temple of Kalahasti ; pre-
sented a hospital for animals in
Madras, 1899; holds K.I.H. Gold
medal ; sole proprietor of the
Madras Stable Company. Eecrea-
tior.s : Polo and Racing. Address :
" Osbourne House," White's
Road> Royapetta, Madras.
Venugopal Chetty, Yengal, B.A.,
I.C.S., Madras ; educ : Christian
College, Madras ; passed B.A.,
1886 ; proceeded to England and
450
joined Christ's College, Cam-
bridge ; joined the I.C.8. as
Assistant Collector, 1890 ; be-
came Collector and District
Magistrate, 1897; Sessions Judge,
1901. Publications: Inscriptior.s
inNellore (with Mr.Butterworth,
I.C.S.). Address : Chingelput,
Madras Presidency.
YerrierB, Albert Claude, CLE.
(1909), Under Secretary lo
Government, U.P., India; .^. of
late L. Verriers ; b. 1871 ; educ :
at St. Peter's College, Agra, and
Thomason Civil Engineering
College, Rurki ; joined service
in the P.W.D., as Assistant
Engineer (Irrigation Branch*,
1893 ; Engineer in charge of
Buildings and Roads, Muttra,
1899-00; in Bareilly, 1900-02:
Executive Engineer, 1902 ; acted
in that capacity in several places
until 1910 ; Personal Assistant
to Chief Engineer and Under
Secretary to Government, U.P..
1911 ; m. Mabel Blanche, d. of
late Francis More; 1899. ^ddrts^:
Naini Tal, U.P., India.
Vidya Sagar Pandya, Secre-
tary, Indian Bank, Ltd., Madras;
s.of Pandit Basant Ram, who was
the first to open a firm of audi-
tors under the name of " Basant
Ram and Sons " in the Punjab ;
b. at Multan, 1876 ; belongs to a
family of hereditary Account-
ants, Dealers and Bankers
financing Governments and the
aristocracy; edvc; at the Hindu
College, Vizagapatam ; Chris-
tian College, Lahore, and the
Government College, Lahore ;
joined the firm of Basant Ram
and Sons, as partner, 1898 ;
joined the Peoples' Bank of
India, Karachi, as Manager,
1903 ; Manager of the Bank's
Head Office at Lahore, 1905 ;
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ViDYA SaGAR PANDYA.
opened the first indigenous
Banking Institution in Bombay,
1906 ; came to Madras to in-
augurate the Indian Bank, Ltd.,
1907 ; Secretary, Indian Bank,
Ltd., Madras, 1907 ; one of the
founders of the Southern India
Chamber of Commerce,Madras; a
professional photographer while
a,t Lahore ; has obtained many
medals and Kh'dlats from the
Punjab Government, 1902 ; also
Photo-engraver; m. 1891; Mem-
ber of the National Fund and
Industrial Association, and of
the Provincial Congress Com-
mittee, Madras. Recreations :
Walking and Photography.
Adaress : " Ananda Lodge",
Poonamalli High Road, Vepery,
Madras.
Vieyra. Alfred John, B.A., Chief
Secretary to Government of
Travancore ; B.A., 18S0 ; also
Director of Museums and
Public Gardens, Trivandram ;
Member, Legislative Council,
Travancore. Address : Trivan-
dram, Travancore State.
«
Yljiaraghava Chariar, Hon'ble
Mr. C, B.A.; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, since 1913 ;
first grade Pleader, Salem ; B.A.,
1882; distinguished himself in
the famous Salem riots by es-
pousing the cause of the people;
one of the first elected Members
of the Madras Legislative Coun-
cil, 1893. Address : Salem Town,
Madras Presidency.
Ylj'iaraghaya Cbarlar, Tiruvala-
yangudi, M.A., Rao Bahadur,
(1914) ; Revenue Officer, Cor-
poration of Madras ; 0. 1875 ;
B.A., 1894 ; M.A. 1898 ; joined
the Madras Provincial Civil Ser-
vice, as Deputy Collector, 1898 ;
attached to Revenue Survey
Party No. 3, South Arcot, 1898 ;
raised to 4th grade in the reor-
ganization, 1910; Re/enue Offi-
cer, Madras Corporat.on, 1912.
Address : Edward Elliot s Road,
Royapetta, Madras.
Viparaghava ly engar.R. , B. A.,B.L.,
Judge, High Court, Travancore;
B.A., 18S7 ; B.L., 1890 ; for some
time Senior Professor, Law
College, Trivandram; Judge of
the Travancore High Court,
1912. Address: Trivandram,
Travancore State.
Yirghese, P. I , B.A., B.L., Puisne
-Judge) Cochin State. Address:
Earnakulam, Cochin State, South
India.
yisrana, Fazulbhov. CLE. (1895),
Bombay ; s. of Visram Ibrahim,
of Visram Baugh, Breach Candy,
Bombay ; 6. 1855 ; cine: Gocul-
das Tejpal School, and Elphin-
stone High School; joined the
firm of Messrs. Visram Ibrahma
& Co., as partner ; elected
Member, Bombay Legislative
Council, 1890-1837 ; the first to
be selected to represent Mahom-
raedan interests in the Supreme
Legislative Council ; Trustee,
Port of Bombay ; Member,
Bombay Corporation ; Member,
Town Council ; Fellow, Univer-
sity of Bombay. Address:
Visram Baugh, Breach Candy,
Bombay. Club : Islam, Bombay.
Viisamji Khimjl, J. P., Rao Baha-
dur ; Senior Partner, Messrs.
Vissamji, Sons & Co., Bombay ;
Bhatia by caste, and is well
known for his distribution of
food and clothing for entire
villages during times of scarcity;
formerly Member, BombayLegis-
lative Council. Address : Bombay,
India.
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VISVESVARAYA.
Yisvpsvaravfl, Sir Mo^shagandam,
K.C.[.E.(1915);C.I.E.(1911),B.A.,
L.C.E.. M.I.C.E., C.I.E.. (1915),
Dewan, Mysore State ; b. 1861 ;
educ : at Chickballapur and at
the Central College, Bangalore ;
B.A. ^Madras), 1881; studied in
the ( oUege of Science, Poona,
and won the James Berkley-
Prize; L.C.E. (Bombay), 1883;
joined service as Assistant
Engineer in Bombay, 1884 ; ser-
ved in Nasik, Khandesh and
Poona ; services lent to Munici-
pality of Sukkur in Sind, 1894 :
designed and carried out the
water works of that Munici-
pality, 1895 ; Executive Engi-
neer, Surat, 1896 ; Assistant
Superintending Engineer, Poona,
1897-99; visited ' hina and Japan,
1898; Executive Engineer for
Irrigation, Poona, 1899; Sanitary
Engineer, Bombay, and Member,
Sanitary Board, 1901 ; gave
evidence before the Indian
Irrigation Commission, 1901 ;
designed and constructed Auto-
matic Gates patented by him at
Lake Fife Storage Reservoir ;
introduced a new system of
irrigation known as the "Block
System", 1903 ; represented the
Bombay Government at the
Simla Irrigation Commission,
1904 ; on special duty, 1905 ;
Superintending Engineer, 1907 ;
visited Egypt, Canada. United
States of America and Russia,
1908 ; services lent as Special
ConsultingEngineer, Hyderabad,
to supervise and carry out
Engineering works in connection
with the Musi floods, 1909 ; re-
tired from British service, 1909 ;
Chief Engineer and Secretary to
the Government of Mysore,
1909; P. W. and Railway De-
partment ; Dewan of Mysore,
1913. Holds K-I-H medal. Ad-
ilress : " Ballabroohie ", Banga-
lore. Mysore State.
452
¥izianagram Raja of; Raja Srf
Pusapati Viziarar- a Ganapathi
Raj Manne Su'tan Baha'^ur;
a. s. of late Maharaja Ananda
Gaiapathi \ b. 188'3 ; succeeded,
1887; editc: in, English and San-
skrit; m. d. of Thakur Jawa-
har Singh of Basaidit; owns
property in the districts of
Benares and Ghazipur'. has an
annual income of over 35 lakhs ;
Member, Madras Legislative-
Council, 1910-13. Address ; Vizia-
nagaram, Vizagapatam District v
Ootacamund, Benares and Cal-
cutta.
w
Wace, Major-General Rlch'»rd,C.B.,
(1897); Ordnance Department
(retired); s. of Rev.R.H. Wace; b.
1843; educ; Marlborough College ;
joined Army in the Royal
Artillery, 1864 ; present in the
Afghan War, 1878-80 ; became
Brevet-Major, 1879; Director-
General of Ordnance. India,
1897-1902; Ordnance Consulting
Officer, India, 1902-04 ; Major-
General, 1902; retired, 1904: ; //?.
Gertrude Mary, d. late Major
Candy. 1875. Address : Dale Hill ,
Ticehurst, Sussex.
Wacha, Dlnshaw Edoljf, Bombay ;
h. 1844; educ: Elphinstone
College ; joined his father in
business at an early age ; after a
short time, joined the Bank of
Bombay ; then joined the firm
of Messrs. Brady and Wilson,
Public Accountants, Bombay, and
was of considerable help in the
winding up of a large number of
banks, etc. which collapsed
owing to the American War of
1861-65 ; joined the Cotton
Industry, 1875 ; Managing Agent
of the Morarji Gokuldoss and
Sholapur Mills; Member,Bombay
I:NDIAN biographical DICTI0N"ARY, 1915.
Wacha.
Corporation ; Member, Improve-
ment Trust Board ; Member,
-Millowners' Assoc i at ion'iTrustee,
Victoria Technical Institute;
Secretary, Bombay Presidency
Association ; Secretary, Indian
National ( ongress Committee,
Bombay ; Editor of the English
'columns of the Kaiser-i-Hind ;
gave e/idence before the Welby
Commission, lSi)7; President,
Bombay Corporation, 1901 ;
President, Indian National
Congress, 1901 ; Advocate
for establishment of the
Agricultural Banks in India on
the lines of those in Egypt;
Honorary Secretary, Victoria
Jubilee Technical Institute,
Bombay, since 190S ; Trustee,
Elphinstone College, Bombay ;
His worn: as Secretary of the
Congress Committee will long be
remenii)ered for the way in which
he smoothed over the many
unfortunate differences in the
Congress circlesaf ter the lament-
ed death of Mr. A. O. Hume.
Fnblications: Life of Premchand
Roychand ; Recent Indian Fi-
nance ; Indian Military expendi-
ture ; Indian Railway Finance;
The Rise and Growth of Bombay
Municipal Government; The Life
and Life Work of J. N. Tata ;
Acidre.-i.s ; Jiji House, Bavelin
Street, Fort, Bombay.
Wadla, Dasabbal NaBarwanjI,
M.A., Bombay; a distinguished
scholar and educationalist ; b.
1850; B.A., 1870; M.A., 1S72 ;
Junior Fellow, Elphinstone Col-
lege ; Principal, Sir Jamsetjee
Jeejeebhai's Institution ; Hono-
rary Fellow, Bombay University.
Address : Bombay.
Wadia. Kustiim Doshabhai N.,M.A.,
J.P.,Bar-at-La\v, Advocate, Bom-
bay; b. 1872 ; educ : Sir Jamsetjee-
Jeejeebhai Institution, and El-
phinstone College, Bombay; B A.,
1894; M.A., 1895; LL.B., 1896;
Fellow. Elphinstone College,
Bombay ; proceeded to England
and won the Ovvnsly Scholarship
at the University College, Lon-
don; called to Bar (Inner Temple),
1839 ; returned to India ; Examin-
er in Law, 1900. HecreaLious:
Riding, motoring, and cycling.
Address : Colaba, Bornbaj'.
Waddel', Lieut. -Colonel Lawpeoce
Austlno. M.B.,LL.D., C.B. (1904) ;
C.S.I.(1900),C.I.E..a90l),F.R.A.I.,
M.R.A.S., (retired); 5. of late Rev.
F. C. Waddell, D.D. ; b. 1854 ;
educ : at Glasgow ; joined I. M.S.,
1880; was for 6 years Professor
of Chemistry and Pathology,
Medical College, Calcutta ; serv-
ed in Burma Campaign, 1886-87 ;
Chitral Relief Force, 1895 ; China
Expedition, 1901-02; raised to the
ranlc of Lieut. -Colonel, 1900; at-
tached to Tibet Mission, 190.-04 ;
Professor of Tibetan University
College, London ; President, Uni-
versitj^ Medical Society and Re-
sident Surgeon, Western Infirm-
ary, 1879; discovered many
important classic sites in the
ancient "Holy Land" of Bud-
dhism ; travelled in Tibet, the
Himalayas, Burma, China, Ja-
pan, North America, etc. Pub-
lications: The Buddhism of Tibet;
The Birds of Silckim ; Discovery
of the Birth place of Buddha ;
Tribes of the Brahmaputra Val-
ley; Lhassa and its Mysteries;
joint author of Medical Juris-
prudence for India ; papers of
Archaeology and Anthropology.
?/j.Amy, «. of late R. Ree\?es, 1895,
Address : The Deodars, Park
Drive, Hampstead, N.vV.
Waildington, Charles Willoughby,
M.A., CLE. (1901), M.V.O
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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Waddington.
(1911), Principal, Mayo College,
Ajmere; e. s. of Major-General
Thomas Waddington; b. 1865;
ediic : Cliaterhouse, and Oriel
College, Oxford; passed B.A.,
188S; M.A., 1898; joined Indian
Educational Service ; Principal,
Guzaret College, Ahmedabad,
1883-1832; Vice-Principal and
Principal, Rajlcnmar College,
RaJKot, 1889-9;i; Principal, Mayo
College, 1908 ; m. Ethel Caroline,
cl. of Alonzo H. Stocker. Address :
Mayo College, Ajmere Clubs:
Isthmian ; Club of Western
India, Poona ; Yacht, Bombay.
Wadbwa" Thakur Sahib of; Jas-
vatsi hji Beci'ar Sinhji ; /). 1875 ;
succeeded to gaddi, 1910 ; the
estate is a 2nd class one ; entitled
to a salute of 9 guns ; area, 236
sq. miles ; population, 40,000.
Address : Wadhwan, Kathiawar
Agency, Bombay Presidency.
Wagbji Ravaji, {See Morvi).
Waghji, Raja, Kewarji Shirke,
Member, H. H. the Gaikwar's
Privy Council ; educ : Poona High
School and the Fergusson
College, Poona; Baroda College ;
1st class Sardar, Baroda State ;
Member, Palya Palakand Devas-
thanani Committees ; Member,
District Board ; exempt from
Ihe operations of the Arms Act,
and attendance in Civil Courts ;
holds estates in Poona, Bombay
and Thana ; Deputy Director of
Ceremonies, Masonic District
Grand Lodge, Bombay. Recrea-
tions ; Painting and photography.
Address : Dandye Bazaar, Baroda.
Waliab, ^> lonel Robert Alexander,
also known as Wanhope ; C.B.
C.M.G.(1905),C.I.E.{189T),Indian
Army; b. 1855; js. of Lieut-Colonel
454
H. Wahai;; ediic: Durham School;^
entered the Indian Army, 1873 ;
served in Afghan War, 1878-80 ;
Rumpa Rebellion, 1879 ; Mahsud
Waziri Expedition, 1881 ; Zhob
Valley Expedition, 1884 ;
Hazara Expedition, 1888 ; Isazai
Field Force, 1892 : Wazaristan,
1894-95; Brevet Lieut.-Colonel,
1895; became Colonel, 1899;
Anglo-Russian Boundary Com-
mission, 1835 ; Russian Boun-
dary Commission, 1896; Tirrah
Expedition, 1897-98; Boundary
Commissioner for Aden, 1902 ;
retired, 1905; altered the spelling
of his name from Wahab to
Wanhope by deedjxxll, 191L
Chtb : East India United Service.
WahW-ud-Din, Khan Bahadur
(1909); .^. of late Hafiz Sheik
Abdul Karim, Khan Bahadur,
CLE., who had been honoured
with an autograph photograph
from Her Majesty the late
Empress Victoria; his property
comprises over 100 villages and
several indigo factories in the
Meerut district and a sugar
factory and ginning and oil
Press in the Central Provinces ;
inaugurated several agricultural
banks and experimental firms
on his estates ; founded a Pri-
mary School, Drawing School
and an Arabic Madrassa in
Meerut; Trustee, M.A.O. College,
Aligarh; Director, Bank of Upper
India, Ltd. ; President, Meorut
Muhammadan Association. Ad--
dress : Meerut, U.P.
Wakhet Singhl Dalel Singh, {See-
Lunawara).
Walcott, Colonel Edmund SooDOli,
C.B. (1885) ; s. of John Minchin
Walcott ; educ : privately ; enter-
ed the Bombay Army, 1860 ;
served in the China War, 1879-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Walcott.
SO; Soudan Expedition, 1885;
became Brevet-Colonel and
retired, 1889 ; High Sheriff and
County Alderman for Devon-
^.hire, 1902; Fellow, Royal
Horticultural Society; Honorary
Colonel, Devonshire Regiment.
Addre'iS: Rock House, Chudleigh.
S. Devon.
Walker, Earnpst Octavious, C.S.I.
(1891), CLE. 11891), M.I.E.E.,
Superintendent of Telegraphs ; .s.
of late C. J. Walker of Teign-
raouth, S. Devon ; b. 1850 ; enter-
ed Indian Telegraph Depart-
J7ient, 1871; served with Chin L.u-
shai Expedition, 1890; in charge
of Telegraph^ with Chittagong
Column ; Superintendent of Tele-
graphs, Ceylon, 1895 ; retired,
1898; 7n. Rossa, d. of late Rev.
Henry Charles Deshon of Teign-
mouth, 1881. Piiblicaticiis : A
Romance of Ceylon ; articles on
Earth Currents in the Journal
of Electrical Engineers. A'Tires'':
77. Iverna Court, Kensington, W.
Walker, Sir George Ca8son,K.C.S.I.,
(1911); C.S.I. (1906); Assistant
Minister of Finance, Hyderabad,
since 1902; b. 1854; s. of late
Rev. Joseph Walker of Great
Billing, Northampton; educ :
Winchester College, and New
College, Oxford ; entered LC.S.,
1878 ; Assistant Political Offic-er,
Kabul, 1878-80; Assistant Com-
missioner, Punjab, 1884- ; Under
Secretary (Finance and Com-
merce Department), Government
of India, 1886; Settlement
Officer, 1888; Director of Agri-
culture, Punjab, 1892 ; Deputy
Commissioner, 18^2 ; Commis-
sioner of Exci.se, 1895 ; Officiat-
ing Revenue Commissioner,
1901 ; Financial Adviser to H.H.
the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1901-
02 ; m. Fanny (who was decorat-
ed with K.I.H., igiOIrf. of Samuel
Coates of Portuma, 1884; retired,
1911. Address: 55, Wilbury Road,
Hove, Sussex. Club : East India
United Service.
Walker. George Herbert Daores,
CLE., (1901), B. A., I.C.3. (re-
tired) ; s. of Rev. Joseph Walker
of Great Billing ; b. 1845 ; emc -.
Winchester and New College,
Oxford; joined I.C.S., in the
United Provinces ; became
Assistant Secretary to Govern-
ment, U. P., 1874 ; Undersecre-
tary (P.WD.), Government of
India, 1882 ; Examiner of
Accounts, Assam, 1884 : Under
Secretary (General Branch),
Government of India, 1886 ;
retired, 1903 ; Address : 6,
Salisbury Road, Hove, Sussex.
Walker, Major Grorge Kpmp, CLE..
(1913) ; Fellow of the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons :
Major, Indian Civil Military
Department ; Superintendent ,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency; b. 1872 ; o.s.
of late William Alfred Walker ;
educ: Warwick School; Royal
Veterinary College, London;
Commission, Army Veterinary
Department. 1894 ; transferred
to Indian Civil Veterinary De-
partment, 1897 ; Assistant Bac-
teriologist to the Government of
India, 1897; Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Pun-
jab, and North-West Frontier
Province, 1901; Chief Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary De-
partment, Punjab, 1906 ; Major,
Punjab Light Horse (Volunteer
Cavalry, India); Professor,
Punjab Veterinary College, 1912.
PubUcafionH : papers to Scientific
journ.als, etc. Address : Poona.
Cliil'S : United Service, Simla ;
Punjab, Lahore.
455
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Walker.
Walker, Giibtr., Thomas, C.S.I.
(1911), M.A., D. «c., F.R.S.,
Director-General, Indian Obser-
vatories, since 1904 ; b. 1868;
educ : St. Paul's School, and
Trinity College, Cambridge ;
Senior Wrangler, 1895 ; m. May
Constance, (/. of C. S. Carter,
Maidenhead, 1908. Addresi :
Meteorological Office, .Simla.
Walker, J An- , CLE. (1904),
I.C.S., Commissioner, Nerbudda
Division; o. 1864; f. of late
Alexander vV ,.lker ; educ : Aber-
deen, and Balliol College, Ox-
ford; entered I.C.S. 1886;
Assistant Collector and Magis-
trate, Madras, 18S6 ; transferred
to Central Provinces, 1890 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1895 ;
Commissioner, 1908 ; Officiatmg
Financial Commissioner, 1913;
m. Georgiana Mary Carr, d. of
late George )unn, 1892. Address :
Nagpur, Central Provmces. Clitb:
East India United Service.
Walker, Sir J in^s Lewis, Kt.
(1903), CLE. (1888) ; V.D. (1911),
•s. of late John Walker of the
Punjab Pol.ce ; b. 18i5 ; Assist-
ant Secretary, Simla Bank
Corporation, 1868-73; established
the Alliance Bank, Simla, of
which he has been General
Manager and a Director, since
1874 ; Pres.dent, Simla Munici-
pality, 1884-87 ; commanded 2nd
Punjab Volunteers, 1884-91 ; one
of the proprietors of the
"Pioneer" ;ind the "Civil and
Military Gazette " ; partner in
two brewery firms; married
twice. Adarefis : 7, Grosvenor
Street, W. ChiO: Junior Carlton,
Oriental, Bengal, Calcutta.
Walker, Sir il 01 as Gordon, K.CL
E. (1908), C.S.L (1903), LL.D.
45(3
( Aberdeen), I.C.S., Lieut. -Gover-
nor, Punjab, retired ; s. of late
Re/. Henry Walker; b. 1849;
ednc : Old Gymnasium and Uni-
versity of Aberdeen ; joined
I.C.S., as Assistant Commission-
er in the Punjab, 1872; Dettlement
Offijer, 1877-81; Registrar, Chief
Court, 1881-88; Commissioner
of Excise, 1888-99 ; Judge. Chief
Court, Punjab, 1898-02; Commis-
sioner, Delhi Division, 190i-05;
Financial Commissioner, Punjab,
and Member, Imperial Legisla-
tive Council, 1905-06 ; Lieut.-
Governor, Punjab, 1907-08 ;
Member, Durbar Coronation
Committee, 1902-03 ; retired,
1912; ni. Adela, d. of Re /. Arthur
Irwin, Rector of Napton, War-
wickshire, 1879. Address: Pjme-
croft, Weybridge. Club : Junior
Carlton.
Wallace, Sir Donald Mackenzie,
K.C.I. E. (1888), K.C.V.O. (1901);
MA., LL.D. ; «. of Robert Wal-
lace ; b. 1811; educ: at Edin-
burgh Berlin, Paris, and Heidel-
berg; Private Secretary to Lords
Dutterin and Lansdowne, in
India; attached to the Uzare-
witch as Political Officer during
Indian tour, 1830-91 ; Director of
the Foreign Department of the
" Times ", 1891-99 ; Asst. Private
Secretiry to Duke of Cornwall
and York during his Colonial
tour, 1901 ; Meml)er, Institute De
Droit International, and Officier,
DepartmentlnstructionPublique,
France; Assistant Secretary to
Duke of York during tour in the
Colonies, 1901 ; Chief Editor of
" Supplement to Encyclopaedia
Britannica", 1902; Extra Groom-
in-Waiting to Emperor Edward
VII, 1909-10; to Emperor
George V, since 1910 ; attached
to Emperor of Russia during his
visit to England, 1909 ; holder
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Wallace.
of 1st class Russian Order of St.
Stanislas ; traveiled extensive-
ly in Russia, Turkey, Austria
and Egypt. Pnh':icaiions : Russia !
Egypt and the EgyptianQuestion;
The We") of Empire. A'ldress :
St. Ermin's Mansions, Caxton
Street, S.W. Clubs; Athenaeum.
Marlborough, it. James, British
Empire, Polyglot.
Wallace, John, C.E. ; Editor "The
Indian Textile Journal." Pabli-
talions ■- articles and addresses
on popular and technical Edu-
cation. Address ; 27, Medow's
Street, Bombay.
"Wallis, Arihur Henry, CLE. (1901),
Honorary Presidency Magis-
trate ; s. of late William Robert
Wallace of Nev cdstle-on-Tyne ;
b. lS-1-7 ; ediic : Falkland House,
Einchley ; Member, Legislative
Council, Bengal, 1S90-92, and
1S96-97 ; Honorary Presidency
Magistrate and iVlunicipal Com-
missioner, Calcutta ; Meiuber,
Calcutta Port Trust, 1890-92;
Member, Executive Council of
Indian Charitable Relief Fund,
1896-97 ; retired from India.
Addres-i: Knaresdale, Caterham,
Surrey. Club : Junior Constitu-
tional.
Iffallis, Sir John Edward Power,Kt.
(1912), M.A., Bar-at Law, Chief
Ju-stice, Madras High Court,
since 1914; b. 1861; s. of late
John E. Wallace ; called to Bar
(Middle Temple), 18S6 ; served as
a Reader ; succeeded Sir C
Arnold White as Advocate-
General, Madras, 1J00-U6 ; Addi-
tional Me!nber,Legislative Coun-
cil, Madras, 1904 ; Puisne Judge,
High Court, Madras, 1907;
Officiating Chief Justice, July-
October, 1914 ; confirmed,
Noveiuber 1914 ; Fellow, Madras
30 (a)
University ; Vice-Chancellor,
Madras University, since 1908 ;
President, Victoria Technical
Institute, Madras, 191-5. Address :
Mackay's Gardens, High Road,
Nungumbaukam, iNJadras. Club;
Athenaeum.
Walpolp.BirHoratioPeorge.K.C.B.
(1892); b. 1843; ••>. of Right HonS
l)le Spencer Walpole, Q.C.; edvc :
at Eton ; joined service in the
India Office, London; Assistant
Under Secretary of State for
India, 1883-1907 ; Clerk to the
Council ; Secretary to Royal
Commission on Civil Establish-
inents. 1886-90 ; "'. Selina Maria,
d. of late John Thomas Perceval,
1870. Ar'drcss : Danegate, Bridge
Green. Sussex. Club : Carlton,
Athenaeum.
Walsh, Ernest Herbert Cooper,
Bar-at-Law, C.S.I. (1911), I.C.S.,
Member, Legislative Council,
Behar and Orissa ; b. 1865 ; s. of
late Rev. Thomas Harris Walsh;
educ : Trent, University College,
London ; called to Bar (Middle
Temple) ; joined service, 1884 ;
Settlement Officer, .lalpaiguri,
1889; conducted Orissa Settle-
ment, 1891 ; Secretary, Board of
Revenue, U.P., 1895; Assistant
Commissioner on the British
Mission to Tibet, 1904 ; Officiat-
ing Commissioner, Burdwan,
1904 ; Member, Board of Reve-
jiiie, Behar and Orissa, 1912-14 ;
Member, Imperial Legislative
Council, 1912 and 1914 ; Commis-
sioner ; Chota Nagpur Division,
Member, Royal Asiatic Society
of Bengal, and Royal Asiatic
Society of Great Britain and
Ireland, rvblicaiio' s : articles
in the Journal of the Royal
Asiatic Society. Address: Ranchi,
India.
451
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Walsh.
Walsh, Langton Prendergast,
CLE. (1890), Political Agent ; b.
1S56 ; s. of late Colonel T.P.B.
Walsh of Laragh ; educ : France,
and Oxford ; joined service in
the Marine Postal Department,
1873; Bombay Political Depart-
ment, 1879 ; attached to the
Staff: of Indian Division at
Egypt, 188J ; transferred to
British Foreign Office, 18S4;
Consul, Berbera and Zeila,
North-East Africa, 1884-92;
raised Somali Coast Protectorate
Police; operation against Zibril
Abuker tribes, 1886 ; Assistant
Political Resident, Kathiawar,
Aden and Southern Mahratta
territory ; Political Agent, Sa-
wantwadi, 1896-1903; retired,
1903. Address : Kirkconnel, Gun-
ners bury Avenue, Ealing, W.
Club : Carlton, Conserv'ative.
Walton, Frederick Thomas Gpan-
ville. CLE. (1888), Chief Engi-
neer; s. of late William Walton
of Hampton, Middlesex ; b.
1810; studied under Richard
Johnson, the famous Engineer ;
Assistant Engineer in the con-
struction of joining Cheshire
Railways till 1860 ; Oudh and
RohilKand Railways, India, 1868-
88 ; in charge of Ram Ganga
River Bridge and Lines : in
charge of Dufterin Bridge over
the Ganges at Benares, 1881-87 ;
elected M. t.C.E.,1886 ; Engineer-
in-Chief, Oudh and Rohilkand
Railways, 1889-96 ; Bridge
construction over Godavari
River, at Rajahmundry, 1896-
1900 ; has also built the follow-
ing other bridges :— riamgunga.
Bareilly, Moradabad. and
Kosi Rampur. ni. Charlotte
Eliza, 2nd d. of Sir Cusack
Roney,1877. Ai-ldreas : c/o Messrs:
Grindlay and Co., 54, Parliament
Street, S.W.
458
Warburton. John Paul, CLE.
(1911), Indian Police Service-
(retired) ; s. of late Sardar Faiz
Talab Khan Popalzzi Durani,
and step-son of late Colonel
Roberts Warburton, R.A. ; b.
1840 ; joined service in the
Police Department, Punjab.
1864 ; became Superintendents
1873 ; Assistant Inspector-Gene-
ral of Railway Police, 1894 ;
retired, 1^00; joined service in.
the Patiala State as Inspector-
General of Police, and Member
of jtate Council, 1900 ; remained,
in State service till 1910; granted
1,080 acres of land as a reward
for good services rendered to
the State of Patiala ; m. Mary,
d. of John Waynian, 1863. Ad-
dress: Gilbert House, Kasauli,
Punjab.
Ward, Major-Genpral Francis
William, C.B., (1894), Command-
ant ; s. of late John Ward ; b.
1840; ed2(c : Addiscombe; entered
Bengal Artillery, 1857 ; served
in Indian Mutiny, 1857-58 ; N.W.
Frontier of India Campaign.
1863-64; Afghan War, 1879-80;
Colonel on Staft Commanding
the Royal Artillery, Punjab ;
became Major-General, 1895 ;
Colonel Commandant, i902; m^
1862, Alice, d. of late General
S. F. MacMuUen of the Bengal
Cavalry, 1862. Address: 28, Bish-
ham Gardens, Highgate, N.W.
Club : Army and Navj'.
Ward, Sir William ErsVine,
K.C.S.I. (1896), C.S.I. (1898).
I.C.S, (retired) ; s. of Hon'ble
John P. Ward of the B.C.S.; ediic :
Trinitv College, Cambridge ;
joined I.C.S. in Bengal. 1861:
Judicial Commissioner, Lower
Burma, 1888-91 ; Chief Commis-
sioner,Assam, 1883-85 ; and again
from 1891-96; w. Alicia Caroline,
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Ward.
(i. of Edward Palmer of Calcutta,
1866. Address : 8, Kent Gardens,
Ealing, W. Chtbs : Oriental, and
Royal Victoria, Yaclit.
Ward, Thomas Robert John, C.I.E.
(1906) ; M.I.C.E., Engineer for
Irrigation, Delhi ; s. of late
Walter Ward of Kimberley ; b.
1863; educ : Cooper's Hill ; en-
tered Public Worics Department,
India, 1883 ; Executive Engineer
(Irrigation Branch), Punjab,
1898 ; on deputation in connec-
tion with Seistan Boundary,
1902-06; SuperintendingEngineer,
1908 ; Member, Colonies Com-
mittee, Punjab, 1907-08; Engineer
for Irrigation and Drainage,
Delhi Coronation Durlxar, 1911 ;
appointed as Engineer in Delhi.
Adoress ; Delhi, India.
Warner, Sir William Lee {see Lee-
'A^'ariier.)
Warren, Philip David. C.M.G.
(1908), A.I.C.E., F.R.G.S., A.lVI.
i.C.E., Surveyor-General (retir-
ed); b. 1851; educ: Norwich
Grammar School ; Assistant
Surveyor, Ceylon, 1878; District
Surveyor, 1879 ; Assistant Sur-
veyor-General, 1897 ; Surveyor-
General, 1904 ; retired, 1910 ;
Fellow, Meteorological Society ;
VI. Julia Annie Mary, d. of late
John Graham, 1881. Address:
Co H. C. King & Co., 65, Corn-
hill, E.C.
Watkls,Major-General Henry Bur!-
ton. C.B. (1908), Commander;
s. of late William Henry Watkis;
(j. 1850; entered Army, 1878;
Indian Army, 18S9 ; became
Major-General, 1909; North-
West Frontier of India, 1897-98 ;
D.A.A.G., Tochi Field and with
Bazaar Valley Force, 1906 ; D. A .
A.G. Head-Quarters, India, 1895-
1900; A.A.G., 1903-04; Deputy
Secretary (Military Department)..
Government of India, 1904-06 ;
D.A.G.W. Command, India and
Head-Quarters S. Army, 1906-07;
appointed to Command Abata-
bad Brigade, 1908 ; Lucknow
Brigade, 1910; Colonel, 31st
Punjabee; m Marion Barbara,
2nd d. of late R. B. Moorhead.
1899. Address : Lahore, India.
CInb : United Service.
Watson, Charles Cunningham.
C.I.E. (1913); I.C.S., Secretary,
(Political Department), Govern-
ment of Bombay ; 6. 1874; s. of
late David Watson of Alderly
Edge, Cheshire ; educ: Edinburgh
University and Christ CHurch.
Oxford ; joined service, 1897 ;
Political Agent, Kathiawar,
1901-03; 1st Assistant to the
Agent to Governor-General, in
Rajputana, 1904-08 ; t'rivate
Secretary to Governor, 1909-12.
Address: Government House,
Bombay. Club: East India Uni-
ted Service.
Watson, General Sir John, V.C.
(1857), K.C.B. (1886), G. C. B.
(1902), Indian Armv (retired);
b. 1829; s. of William George
Watson of Essex ; entered the
Bonibav Army, 1848 ; served in
the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49 ;
Bozdar Expedition, 1857 ; in the
Indian Mutiny, 1857-59; Um-
balla Campaign, 1863 ; Com-
manded the Central India Horse,
1871 ; Resident at (xwalior, 1877 ;
Officiating A.G., Central India,
1871 ; Cominanded the Cavalry
despatched from Bomliay to
Malta, 1878 ; Coninumded the
Punjab Cliief's Contingent in
the Afghan War, 1879-80; A.D.C.
to Her Majesty Empress Vic-
toria, 1870-71 ; Agent to Gover-
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Watson.
nor-General at Baroda, 1SS2-86 ;
Colonel, 13th Duke of Connaught
Lancers, 1904. Address : North-
court Finchampstead, Berks.
Club: L'nited Service.
■'Watt, Sir George, Kt. (1903),
CLE. (1903), M.B., CM., F.L.S.,
LL.D. (Aberdeen and Glasgow) ;
3rd s. of late John Watt; b.
Old Meldruni, Aberdeenshire,
1851; aduc : Grammar School,
King's College and Marischal
College, Aberdeen ; came out to
India as Professor of Botony,
Calcutta University, 1873-74 ;
on special duty in connection
with Burma- Manipur Boundary
Commission as Medical Officer,
1882 ; Scientific Assistant Secre-
tary, Government of India,
1881; in charge of the India
Section of the Calcutta Inter-
national Exhibition, 1884 ;
Commissioner, Colonial and
Indian Exhibition, London,
188 5-86; Reporter to Government
of India on Economic Products,
1887-1903; Governor of Im-
perial Institute, 1892; Editor,
The Agricultural Ledger, 1892-
1903 ; President, Pharmacolo-
gical Section of the Indian
Medical Congress, 1894 ; in
charge of Calcutta Industrial
Museum, 1894-03; won the
Daniel Hanbury Gold medal,
1901 ; Honorary Secretary,
Indigenous Drug Committee of
India, 1901 ; Director, Indian
Art Exhibition, Delhi, 1903 ; on
Special duty in London, l90i-08 ;
Officier d'Acadenie; Correspond-
ing Member, Royal Horticul-
tural Society: Fellow, Royal
Society, Haarlem ; President,
Richmond Athenaeuin, 1907 ;
retired, 19o6. fubLications:
Dictionary of the Economic
Products of India (8 Vols.);
Pests and Blights of the Pea
460
Plants ; Rhia and I'hina Grass ;
Lac and Lac Industries; a Plague
in the Bettsl-nut Palm of India ;
Flora of Cambia ; Dictionary of
Commercial Products of India.
Indian Art at Delhi in 1903, etc.
Address : Annandale House,
Lockerbie, N.B. Club : Savage.
ffebb, Hon'ble Montsgae Porne-
roy. CLE. (1906); s. of Mr. W.W.
Webb, Solicitor, Bristol and
London; b. 1869 ; educ : privately;
came over to India and became a
well known ttgure in the Com-
mercial circles; Chairman, Kara-
chi Chamber of Commerce ;
Member, Bombay Legislative
Council ; visited South Africa
on his own account to study
the Indian Problem on the
spot, 1910. fnhlications : Britain's
Dilemma ; the Coming Deluge,
Advance India; British Com-
merce, India and the Empire ;
the Outlook for Karachi ; A
Memorandum on the Indian
Currency ; several articles on
Finance and Economics. Address :
Karachi, India.
Wedderburn,Sir William, 4th Baro-
net, I.C.3. (retired) ; b. 1838 ; 4th
s. of 2nd Baronet, succeeded his
brother Sir David in the title,
1882; e'luc: at Hofwyl Workshop,
Lorretto School ; Edinburgh
University ; entered I.C.S. in
Bombay, 1860 ; serv'ed as District
Judge and JudicialCommissioner
in Sind ; acted as secretary to
Bombay Government, Judicial
and Political Departments;Judge,
Bombay High Court, 1885 ;
Officiating Chief Secretary to
Bombav Government ; retired,
1887 ; M.P. for Banffshire, 1893-
1900 ; Chairman, Indian Parlia-
mentary Committee ; Member,
Royal Commission on Indian
Expenditure, 18J5 ; has been a
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WEDDERBI'RN.
greit friend of the Indian
Progressive Movement; presided
at the Indian National Congress,
18S9; Chairman, British Com-
mittee of the Indian National
Congress; m. Mary Blanche; d.
of late Henry William Hoskyns,
1S78. Puhlicrdions : Papers and
Schemes on Arbitration Courts,
Agricultural Banks, Village
Panchayets and subjects relating
to the condition of the Indian
people ; Memoir of A. O. Hume,
C.B. Address: Meredith, Glou-
cester; 8 1. Palace Chambers,
Westminster, S.W. Club.-< : Re-
form, National Liberal.
Wedf^erspoon, W. Q , M.A.. LL.B.,
F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.C.U., Offici-
ating Director of Public Instruc-
tion, Rangoon ; ediic : Edinburgh
University : joined service as
Junior Inspector of Schools,
Rangoon: 1893: Senior In-
spector, 1886 ; Director of Public
Instruction, 1912. Address -. Ran-
goon, Burma.
Weir, Chaplf 8 James I.C.S., retired;
educ : Queen's College, Belfast ;
joined service as Assistant Col-
lector and Magistrate, Madras,
1879 ; became Under Secretary
to Government. Revenue De-
])artment, 1886 ; Deputy Ac-
countant General, 1888 ; District
and Sessions Judge, 1890 ;
Collector and Magistrate, 1894 ;
Secretary to Government, Local,
Municipal, Educational and
Legal Departments, 1899; Acting
4th Member, Board of Revenue,
Madras, 1900 ; Additional Mem-
ber, Legislative Council, Madras,
1903-05; President of the
Committee to consider and
report on the revised draft of
the Madras Forest Code ; 3rd
Member, Board of Revenue,
Madras, 1906 ; became 1st Mem-
ber, Board of Revenue, Madras ;
retired, 1911.
Welby, T. Earl", Literary Editor
and Principal Leader Writer,
'Madras Mail', Madras ; Corre-
spondent of the London 'Stan-
dard', and Contributor to the
'Times of India'. Pn.iHraduns:
Swinburne, A Critical Study, etc..
Address : c/o The ' Madras Mail',.
Beach, Madras, India.
Welinkar, Narayan Ounoji. M.A.,
LL.B., J. P., Bombay; b. at Bom-
bay, 1867; edvc: Elphinstone
and Wilson Colleges, Bombay;
M.A., 1889 , LL.B., 1892 ; Assist-
ant Professor, Wilson College,
1898-99; joined the Government
Law College, Bombay, as Pro-
fessor of Latin and Roman Law ;
Superintendent of Municipal
Schools, Bombay, 1904; Fellow
of the Bombav Universitv,
1904. Address: Bombay.
Welmesley, Hon'ble Mr. Justice H.,
M.A., Judge. High Court, Cal-
cutta ; educ : Merton College,
Oxford; joined service, 1894:
served as Assistant Collector
and Magistrate till 1902 ; District
and Sessions Judge, 1906; Acting
Judge, High Court, Calcutta,
1913. Address -. Calcutta, India.
Wenden, Henry Charlpg Edward,
M. Inst. C.E., CLE. (1903),
Agent, G.I. P. Railway, (retired);
•s of late Henry Wenden of
Barnes, murrey ; b. 1841 ; entered
Indian Railwavs, 1859 ; Agent,
G.I. P. Railways, India, till 1906 ;
Director of the same Railway,,
since 1907 ; retired, 1906 ; ni. Ada
Henrietta Maria, d. of Major
Edward Simpson, 1881. A'^di-'SS;
Summerhill, Horsel, near Wok-
ing, Surrey. Club : East India
United Service.
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"West.
West, Charles Henry, CLE. (1903),
Assistant Secretary, Army De-
partment, India ; s. of late
Charles Henry West, Merchant,
Punjab ; b. 1859 ; joined service
in the Provincial Civil Service,
Punjab, 1876 ; served in the
Civil Department, 1880 ; Person-
al Assistant to Adjutant-Gene-
ral, India, 1890 ; served in Burma
War, 1886-87 ;"*. Agnes Lingard,
i1. of late Charles Murphy of
the Surrey of India, 1888; Assist-
ant Secretary, Army Depart-
ment ; 1906. Address : Clan-Rye,
Berkamsted, Herts.
lYectmacott, Major General Sir
Richard, K.C.B. (1898), D.S.O.
(1890) ; I.A., h. 1841 ; .s. of Rev.
Horatio Westmacott ; ednc :
at Rossal ; entered the Bombay
Army, 1859 ; served in the Indian
Mutiny, 1857-58 ; Afghan War,
1879-80 ; Soudan Expedition,
1885 ; Commanded Advance
Column,ChinLushai Expedition,
1879-80 ; Commanded 29th Bom-
bay Pioneers, 1887-94: A.A.G.,
Poona, 1894-95 ; Colonel on the
Staff, 1895-96; Commanded Nag-
pur District, 1896-99; Command-
ed 1st Field Force, 1897 ; 4th
Brigade Tirrah Expedition, 1897-
'98 ; Commanding First Class
District.Mhow, 1900-03; Colonel,
128th Pioneers, 1904; m. Rose
Margaret, d. of Major-General
Francis James Caldecott, C.B.,
1889. Address: Bishop's Caun-
dle, Sherborne, Dorset. Club :
United Service.
Wheeler. Henry, C.5.I. (1904), C.
I.E. (1910), I.C.S., Home Secre-
tary to the Government of India,
since 1912 ; s. of late Dr. H.
Wheeler ; b. 1870 ; educ : Christ
College, Cambridge ; entered
service, 1891 ; Under Secretary
to Government of Bengal ; Juni-
462
or Secretary, Board of Revenue,
Bengal, 1898-92 ; Member of the
Salt Committee,1903-04; Member
of the Drainage Commission.
1905-06 ; Secretary to Govern-
ment of India, Finance Depart-
ment, 1906-07 ; Secretary to the
Royal Commission on Decen-
tralization, 1907-9 ; Secretary to
the Government of Bengal,
Finance Department, 1909 ; in.
Marjory ; d. of Sir Harold Stuart.
Address: Simla, India. Clubs:
East India United Service.
White, Sir Charles Arnold, Kt.
(1900), B.A., Bar-at-Law. Chief
•Justice, Madras (retired) ; s. of
Thomas John White of Bowdon,
Cheshire ; b. 1858 ; educ : New-
College, Oxford; B.A., 1881;
called to Bar (Inner Temple),
1883 ; Advocate-General and
M.L.C., Madras, 1898 ; became
Chief Justice, Madras High
Court, 1899 ; Fellow, Madras
University; Vice-Chancellor,
Madras University, 1904-05 ;
President, S.P.C.A., Madras ; an
active member of the Madras
Agri-Horticultural Association ;
retired, 1914 ; appointed as mem-
ber of the Council of India,
London, June 1915. Publica-
tions : Wilson's Judicature Acts
(jointly) ; The Yearly County
Court Practice (jointly). Address:
India Office, London. Clubs: Ox-
ford and Cambridge, Wellington.
White, Charles Arthar, Member,
Legislative Council, Bihar and
Orissa, since 1913. Address:
Patna.
White,Hon'bIe Sir Herbert Thirl^eU,
K.C.I.E., (1903); C.S.I. (1892);
Lieut.-Governor,Bur}na(retired);
s. of Richard White ; b. 1855 ;
educ : at Dulwich and Brasnose
College, Oxford ; joined I.C.S.
1877; served in all the lower
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
White.
grades of the service and was
posted as Commissioner, Burma-
China Boundary,1897; appointed
Chief Judge of the Chief Court,
Burma, 1900 ; Lieut. -Governor,
Burma, 1905-1910 *, reduced the
amount of the annual tributes
from the Shan Chiefs and pro-
moted education among them ;
carried out certain Railway
Extensions in the Shan States ;
///. Fannie Sophia, d. of Captain
William Hawes, I.N., 1877 ;
retired, 1910. Address : 31, Argyll
Road, Kensington, W. Chib :
East India United Service.
White, John Claude, CLE. (1904),
Indian Army (retired) ; s. of Dr.
John White, I.M.S. ; b. 1853;
ed7ic : Rugby, Bonn and Cooper's
Hill ; entered the Bengal P.W.D.,
1876 ; Political Officer, Sikkim,
1889 ; Executive Engineer, 1890 ;
Commissioner, Tibet Mission,
1903-04 ; Political Agent for Sik-
him Bhutan, and Tibetan Affairs,
1905-08; in. Nina; d. of Lieut.-
Col. G. Rankin. I'ublkaLions :
Sikhim and Bhutan, Experience
of Twenty Years on the N.E.
frontier of India. Address; The
Cottage Newland, Coleford,
Gloucestershire ; 65, Redclifte
Gardens, S. W.
White, William Henry, C.S.l.
(1907), P.W.D. India (retired);
s of late Thomas White,; b. 1851;
entered the P.W.D., Bombay,
1873 ; Assistant Engineer, 1875 ;
Executive Engineer, 1882 ;
Superintending Engineer, 1900 ;
Joint Secretary to Government,
1903 ; Secretary and Chief Engi-
neer, 1903; Additional Member,
Legislative Council, Bombay;
III. Alice Wilford Beadle, d. of
A. S. Buckley, 1910. Address:
Bombay, Club : East India Unit-
ed Service, BycuUa, Bombay.
Whitehead, Right, Rev. Henry
{See Madras, Bishop of.)
Whitworth, George Clifford, I.C.S.,
b. Great Budwortb, Cheshire,
1846 ; entered the Indian Civil
Service as Assistant Collector,
1869 ; Judge, Bombay High
Court. 1897; Additional Member,
Imperial Legislative Council,
1902-1903 ; retired, 1905. PubU-
cations : Theory of Relevancy
for the purpose of Judicial
Evidence, Anglo-Indian Dic-
tionary, Rajkumar Law Lec-
tures, Letters to Magistrates.
WIgram, Herbert, M.A., I.C.S., Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge, Madras,
(retired); entered I.C.S.,1863;stu-
dent at the College, 1863; Assistant
CoUectorand Magistrate, Madras,
1865 ; acting District Registrar
of Assurances, Chingleput, 1865;
acting Registrar, High Court,
1867 ; acting Under Secretary to
Government (Revenue Depart-
ment), 1869 ; acting Registrar,
High Court, 1869; Senior assist-
ant to the Collector, Magistrate
and Agent in Ganjam ; acting
Registrar, High Court, 1871 ;
confirmed, 1873 ; acting Dis-
trict and Sessions Judge, South
Malabar, 1875 ; confirmed, 1882;
District Judge, Coimbatore,
1883 ; Additional Sessions Judge,
Salem, 1882; retired, 1884. I^nUi-
( ations ; Malabar Law and
Custom, 1882 ; (revised and
enlarged by the late Mr. Justice
Lewis Moore, I.C.S.; Digest of
Cases decided in the Madras
High Court, Vols. I to VUL
WilliamF, Lieut-Colonel C. E.,
D.IML, D.T.M., Sanitary Com-
missioner, Burma, since 1913; b,
1865; first appointed to the Army,
1893 ; transferred to Civil De-
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Williams.
partment, 1903 ; Aidref'
goon, Burma.
Ran-
Williara", Right Rev. Arthur Achie-
son. D. D., Sec Tinuev^elly and
Madura, Bishop of.)
Will'anfiBon, Co'onel John Francis,
C.M.G. (1900), C.B. (1904). M.
B., L.Ch., R.A.M.C. (retired).
Principal Medical Officer; s. of
late Rev. A. Williamson ; h.
1851; educ: Trinity College,
Dublin; entered Army. 1S77 ;
served iu Afghan War, 1878-79 ;
EgyptianExpaditioa,lSSJ-,Burraa
Expedition, 18S7-SS-. N.W. Fron-
tier,India, 1897-98; South Africa,
1900-03; -Jomaliland Field Force,
1903-04,Principal MedicalO;ficer,
■5th Division Southern Army,
India, 190 4-08; Honorary Surgeon
to Viceroy of India; retired. 1908.
Address; 5, Victoria Park, Dover.
Willin<d3D, 1st Baron of Ratton.
(1910), His Bxcelleacy the «lgtit
flon'ble Fre3m=»n Freeman-
Thomas, G.C.I.E., Governor of
Bombay, since 1913 ! o. s. of
Frederick Freaman-Thomas of
Ratson, b. at Eton, 1886 ; e /ztJ :
at Eton, and Trinity College,
Cambridge ; Major, Sussex. Im-
perial Yeomanry for 15 years ;
A.D.C. to Governor of Victoria,
1895-98; M.P. (L) Hastings, 1900-
06 ; Junior Lord of the Treasurv,
1905-12 : M.P. (L) Burdwan Divi-
sion of Cornwal, 1900-10 ; Lord-
in-Waiting to H. VE. the King-
Emperor ; appointed Governor
of Bombay and took his seat,
5tli April 1913 ; m. Lady Mary
Adelaide, d. of 1st Earl of
Brassey, 1833 ; Heir : ■■=. Hon'ble
Gerard Frederick Frceman-
Tlionias ; h. 1893. Address -. Gov-
ernment House, Bombay. Clubs :
Bachelors', Broker's.
464
Willis, Co'onel Charl«'8 Fancourt,
M.D, M.R.C.S., M.RC.P., C.B.
(1911), l.M. i. ; s. of late Charles
Willis ; b. 18 ')4 ; ^.dm: King's Col-
lege School, Dieppe College, and
Durham University; joined the
Army, 1879 ; ser^^ed in Egyptian
t'ampaign, Vi^l ; N.W. Frontier,
India, 1897-9S ; Tirrah Expedi-
tion. 1897-08 ; became Colonel,
1908; Princpal Medical Offtcer,
5th Division, i. Army, India, and
Honorary Surgeon to Viceroy,
India. Adiresfi: Firth Manor,
East Grinstead.
Wilioughby. Lieut. -General Mich-
ael Weekes, C. i.I.. (1885); Indian
Armv ; s. of Major-General M. F.
Wilioughby; h. 1833; eaiic :
CheltenhaiU College; entered
Army, 18 49; Captain, Bombay
Army, 1851 ; served in the Per-
sianExpedition, 18 56-57; Abyssi-
nian Expedition, 1867-68 ; Secre-
tary to Government of Bombay,
Military and Marine Depart-
ments, 1881- -17 ; Lieut. -General,
1893; in. Louisa Frances, d. of
Robert Anderson, 1855. Ad'lresn :
17, Lansdown Place, Chelten-
ham. Cluo : Junior United
Service.
Wilraot {See Eardly-Wilmot.)
Wilson. Chari"8 Henry, CLE.,
(1903); 6. 1858; M L.C., Bombay ;
Manager, Hong Kong and Shan-
ghai Banking Corporation, Bom-
bay ; formerly M.L.C., Burma ;
Chairman, Rangoon Chamber of
Commerce; Me aber. Municipal
Committee. Rangoon ; vi. Laura
N. Smith, 189J. Address: Bombay.
Wilson, Frederic'' James, CLE.
(1910), A.M.I.C.E., Chief Engi-
neer. Madras (retired) ; s, of
late William Wilson of Pilton»
INDIAN BIOGRA^'HICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Wilson.
Darling Downs, Queensland and
Edinburgh ; b. 1858 : pcIuc :
Somersetshire, Bath and Coop-
er s Hill; entered the P.W.L).,
Madras, 1890 ; Engineer, Madras
Harbour Trust, 1831 and 1893 ;
Assistant to Chief Engineer,
Irr,gat on Department, and
Unuer Secretary to Government
of Madras, 1896-1900; again
Chief Engineer, Madras Harbour
Trust. li)02-0o ; Chief Engineer,
Irrigation Department and Joint
Secretary to Government of
Madras, 1905 ; Member, Legisla-
tive Council, Madras ; President,
Madras Sanitary Board ; Fellow,
Uni ersity ot Madras, 1904; nt.
Mary Phoebe, d. of Colonel Ed-
ward AUred Birch, M.D., I.M.o.,
(retired), 1888. Address: c/o H.S.
King & Co., Pall Mall, S.W.
Cluui': East India United Service,
Madras, Ooty.
Wilson, Captain Georf?e, CLE.
(1905), Director of Marine
Department; entered Royal
Indian Marine, 1878 ; Captain,
1900 ; Port Officer, Bassein, 1882;
Assistant Director, Royal Indian
Marine, 1883 ; Port Officer,
Rangoon, 1890; Port Officier,
Bombay ; Officiating Director
of Marine, 1896 ; Deputy Direc-
tor of Marine, 1900; retired, 1905.
Wilson, Right Hon'bie Sir G^y
Do glas Arthur Fleetwood, Kt.
(1902), P.O. (1914), K.C.B. (1905),
K.C.M.G. (!908), G.C.LE. (1911),
Financial Member, Government
of India (retired) ; .s. of late
Captiin Fleetwood Wilson of
the 8th Hussars; /'. 1851; cdnc :
privately; .joined service in
the Paymaster-General's Office,
1870 ; transferred to War Office,
1883; proceeded to Eg.ypt as
Secretary in Sir C. Rivers Wil-
son's Mission, 1876 ; Assistant
31
Private Secretarv to Secretary
of State for War, 1883-85 ; Resi-
dent Cleriv, War Office, 1885-
86 ; Private -Secretary to Finan-
cial Secretary to War Office,
1886; Member of Committee on
Army Reorganisation, 1887 ;
Financial Adviser to Command-
er-in-Chief, South Africa ; Ita-
lian Examiner, Military and Edu-
cational Department ; Assistant
Private Secretary to successive
Secretaries of State for War,
1888-93 ; Director, Army Cloth-
ing Department, 1893-98 ; Assist-
ant Under Secretary of State for
War ; Director-General, Army
Finance ; Member, Pensions
Commutation Board 1898-1908 ;
Governor, Duke of York's School,
1907-08: Financial Member, In-
dia, 1908 ; Vice-President of the
Council of the Governor-Gene-
ral, India. Address : Chantrey
House, Ecoleston Street, Eaton
Square, S.W. Cl/ib,-^ : Travellers,
Marlborough, Turf.
Wilson, Sir James, M.A., K.C.S.I.,
(1909), C.I.S. (r.)01). Superin-
tendent, Board of Agriculture ;
s. of Rev. John \'/i]son, D.D.^ of
Dunning, Perthshire; b, 1853;
educ : Perth Acadeaiy, Edinburgh
University ; and tJalliol College,
Oxford ; entered i.C.S.t in the
Punjab, 1875 ; became Deputy
Commissioner, 1800 ; Officiating
Chief Secretary to Government,
1898 ; Settlement Cominissioner,
and M.L.C., Punjal), 18^9 ; Secre-
tary to Gov^erni.'.ent of India,
1903 ; Financial Commissioner,
Punjab, 1907; retired, 1910;
Superintending Inspector, Board
of Agriculture and Fisheries,
1911 ; )>t. Annie t'a npbell, d. of
Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D.,
1888. Publications : Gazetteer of
Shahpur District; Grammar of
Western Punjabi ; Settlement re-
4G5
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL "DICTrONARY, 1915.
WILSON.
ports; Code of Trival Custom in
Shahpur and in Sirsa. Address-
59, Cadogan Square, S.W. Club :
Calidonian.
WJlBon, Thomas Corby, C.I.E.,
(1900), Settlement Commis-
sioner, CP. ; t>. 1862 ; s. of late
Thomas Wilson ; educ : Clifton
College and Trinity College,
Oxford ; entered I.C.S., 1883 ;
Assistant Settlement Officer,
Central trovinces^ 1886 ; Settle-
ment Officer, 1888 ; Settlement
Commissioner, 1900 ; Deputy
Commissioner, Burma, 1891 ;
Director of Land Records and
Agriculture, 1892 ; retired,
1908; m. Edith, d. of James
Bristow, 1894. Addrei^s : Burdon
Hall, Shacklesford, Godalming.
Chib : East India United Service.
Wilson, William Herbert, Ph.D.,
F.I.C.. F.I.S., (Heidelbergh),
Professor of Chemistry, Presi-
dency College, Madras (retired);
6. 1852 ; joined service as Profes-
sor of Physical Science, Madras
Presidency College, 1875 ;
Registrar, Madras University,
in addition to his duties as
Professor of Chemistry, Presi-
dency College, 1886 ; Principal,
Presidency College, Madras,
1903 ; retired, 1907.
WInckler, Bdwln, B.A., F.M.U.,
Principal, Raja's College, Parla-
kimidi, since 1913 ; s. of Johannes
Frederick Winckler ; b. 1849 ;
educ : Doveton Protestant Col-
lege, Madras ; B.A., 1873 ; joined
service as Headmaster, S.P.G.
High School, 1874; Principal,
Hindu College, (now Mrs. A. V.
Narasinga Rao's College),
Vizagapatam, 1876 ; Principal,
Hindu College, Tinnevelly, 1882-
84 ; Principal, Kerala Vidyasala
466
(Zamorin's College), 1885-86 ;
Principal, Hindu College, Tinne-
velly, 1895-96 ; Headmaster,
Bishop Corrie's High School,
1906-07; Private Tutor to the.
Maharaja of Jaipur, 1907-08;
Ordinary Fellow, Madras Uni-
versity, 1912 ; TO. Amelia Wilhel-
mina, d. of Mr. W. Mills, Deputy
Comptroller, P.W. Accounts; 2 s.
and one 3. t'ublications: Anno-
tated editions of Shakespeare
and Milton for F.A. and B.A.
Candidates. Recreations : Cycling
and Motoring. Address : Parla-
kimedi, Ganjam District, Madras
Presidency. Club : Waltair.
Wingate, Sir Andrew, K.C.I.E.
(1899), CLE., (1879), I.C. 3. (re-
tired); b. 1816; s. of Rev. William
Wingate; educ: ElizabethCollege,
Guernsey, Kensington Grammar
School ; and the Universities of
London and Heidelberg ; joined
LC.S. in Bombay, 1869 ; Assist-
ant Secretary to Finance Com-
mission, 1877-79 ; Settlement
Officer, Mewaf and Kashmir ;
Collector and Magistrate, 1890;
Commissioner of Customs, etc.;
Salt, Abkari and Opium ; Com-
missioner in Sind ; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1897-
98 ; Commissioner, 1897 ;
Secretary to Bombay Govern-
ment, Plague Department, 1898;
Commissioner, Central Division,
Bombay, 1900-02 ; retired, 1902 ;
m. Henrietta Catherine, d. of
Colonel Duncan Scott Pember-
ton, R.A., 1887. Address : Lon-
don. Club : East India United
Service.
Wingate, Colonel George, CLE.
(1901), Indian Army; 6.1852;
joined service in the Army,
1871 ; served in the Naga Hills
Expedition (Medal with clasp),
1879-80; Chitral Relief Force,
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
WlNGATE.
and N.W. Frontier, 1895 ; Tochi
Field Force, (Despatches,
Clasp) 1897-98 , became Colonel,
1902 ; Inspector-General of Sup-
ply and Transport, India. Ad-
dres'^ : Peshawar, India.
Winterbotham, 8Jr Henpv Martin,
C.S.I. (1900); K.C.S.I. (1903),
l.C.i. (retired) ; b. 1847 ; <-. of
late John B. Winterbotham
of Cheltenham ; passed the I.C.S.
examination, 1867 ; joined ser-
vice and arrived in Madras,
1869; Collector and Magistrate,
1888; Commissioner of Revenue
Settlement and Director of
Agriculture, 1895 ; Member of
Council, Madras, 1898-1903; re-
tired, 1903; m. Sophia Horsfall
Wright, 1884. Piiblicalion: Report
on Moplah Disturbances, etc. Ad-
dress: Hill Grange, Leckhampton
near Cheltenham, Glos.
Wollaston, Sir Arthur Nivl^r,
K.C.I.E. (1908); CLE. (1886);
b. 1842 ; s. of Henry Francis Wol-
laston ; educ. : Stockwell Gram-
mar School, joined service in the
India Office, 1859 ; became Senior
Clerk, 1873 ; Assistant Secretary,
1884 ; in charge of the Revenue
and Satistics Department, 1886-
88; Registrar and Superintendent
of Records, 1898 ; Examiner in
Persian at the Staft College,
1880; Superintended the trans-
lation of Oriental Inscrip-
tions in the S. Kensington
Museum, 1881. m. Caroline
Marianne (died 1902);''. of late
.Sir Albert William Woods, i^n/j-
licntions : Translation of Anvar-i-
Suhail ; edited Sir L. Felly's
Miracle of flay Hasan and
Hussain; English-Persian Dic-
tionary ; Half- Hours with
Muhammad ; The Sword of
Islam ; The Religion of the
Koran ; and (witli Sir Roper
Lethbridge) a Gazetteer of the
territories under the Govern-
ment of India. Address: Glen Hill,
Walmer, Kent. Club : Junior
Constitutional and Northbrook.
Wolseley, General Sir George Ben-
janain. G.C.B. (1907) ; b. 1839 ; s.
of Major Garnet J. Wolseley ;
ednc : privately; entered the
Army, 1857; became Major-Gen-
eral, 1892 ; served in the Indian
Mutiny, 1857-58 ; Afghan Cam-
paign, 1878-80 , Egyptian Cam-
paign, 1882 ; the Nile Cam-
paign, 1884-85 ; Burmese War,
1886-88 ; Lieut.-General in Com-
mand of Forces in the Punjab,
1897-98 ; Madras, 1898-1904 ;
retired, 1906. Publications: Maga-
zine Articles. Ad'iress: Thatched
Cottage, Wateringbery, Kent.
(.'lito : United Service.
Woo'1, Hon'ble John B^rry, B.A.,
CLE., I.C.S., Secretary, Political
Department, Government of
India, since 1914; s. of Rev.
Joseph Wood, D.D., M.V.O.,
formerly Headmaster, Harrow
High School ; b. 1870 ; educ :
Marlborough and Balliol Col-
lege, Oxford ; 1st Class in
Classical Moderations; joined
service, 1893 ; Assistant Collec-
tor in Bengal, Under Secretary
to Government of India (Foreign
Department), 1899; 1st Assist-
ant to the Agent, Beluchistan,
1903 ; Deputy Secretary to
Government of India (Foreign
Department), 1908 ; Resident,
Lahore, 1913. Address: Ava
Lodge, Simla. Club : United Ser-
vice.
Wood, Walter Gnnnel, CLE. (1914),
A.M.LCE., Secretary, P.W.D.
(Buildings, Road and Railway
Branch), U.P., and Member, Le-
4(.i7
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Wood.
gislative Council, U.P. Address :
Allahabad, U.P., India.
Woodroffe, Bon'ble Sir John
Oeopi«. Kt. (1915),M..^. B.C.L.,
Bar-at-Law, Puisne Judge, High
Court, Calcutta ; b. 1865 ; s. of
Hon'ble J. T. Woodrofte ; educ :
Woberun Park ; University
College, Oxford ; called to Bar
(Inner Temple), 18S9 ; came out
to India and enrolled as Advo-
cate, Calcutta, 1890 ; Standing
Council to LxOvernment of India,
1902-03; Judge. High Court,
Calcutta, 1904 ; vi. Ellen Eliza-
beth, d. of i. D. Crimson, 1903.
Address : Calcutta. Club : Bengal,
Calcutta.
Wordsworth, WlUiara, B.A., CLE.
(1887) ; 6 1835 ; s. of late Rev.
J. Wordsworth ; educ : Sedbery
Grammar School, and Balliol
College, Oxford; B.A., 1859;
entered Bombay Educational
Department, 1861 ; Sherijft of
Bombay, 1886; Principal, Elphin-
stone CoJege, Bombay, and
Vice-Chance. lor. University of
Bombay ; married twice. Ad-
dress : V]lla Wordsworth, Capri,
Italy.
Wright, William Burgess, CLE.
(1911), V. D., General Traffic
Manager, M. and S.M. Railway
(retd.); b. 1853; joined service in
the Great Indian Peninsula
Railway, 1875 ; General Traffic
Manager, Indian Midland Rail-
way, 1887 ; G T.M., S.M. Rail-
way, 1901 ; G.T.M., Madras and
Southern Mahratta Railway,
1908 ; retired, 1910. Club : Junior
Constitutional, Madras.
Wylle, Major General Henry, C.S.
I. (1881), Indian Army (retired) ;
h. 1844 ; joined service in the
468
Indian Army, 1861 ; served in
the N.W. Frontier, 1863 ; Bhutan
Campaign, 1865 ; Abyssinian Ex-
pedition,1868;HazaraExpedition,
1868 ; on special duty in Belu-
chistan, 1877; Afghan Campaign,
1878-80; Assistant to Re->ident
in Mysore, 1882 ; Secretary to
Chief Commissioner, Coorg,
1882-85 ; Political Agent at Bha-
walpur, Jhalawar and Bhopal ;
became Major-General, 1889 ;
Resident in Nepal, 18J8-1900 ;
Officiating Agent to Governor-
General, in Beluchistan, 1900 ;
retired, 1905. Address: Hill Top,
Edgerley Dean, Farnham Com-
man, Buclss. Ciub : United
Service.
Wynch, Lional Maling, CLE.
(1906), I.C.S. (retired); s. of
William M. Wynch; b. 1864;
educ : Bedford Grammar School,
Balliol College, Oxford ; joined
I.C.S., Madras, 1885 ; Assistant
Collector and Magistrate in
various places ; Deputy Director
of Land Records, 18J2-94 ; Col-
lector and Magistrate 1897-
1901 ; Private Secretary to
Governer of Madras, 19 il-06 ;
Secretary to Government of
Madras (Legislative Branch),
19C6-14; retired, 1914. A-Uress:
Rose Hill, Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Clui) : Junior Carlton, East India
United Service.
Wyndham, Percy. CLE. (1909),
M.A., F.R.G.S., De,.uty Com-
missioner, Kumaon;^'. of Horace
Robert Wyndham; b. 1867 ; educ :
at Giggleswick. Grammar School;
Queen's College, Oxford ; joined
I.C.S., 1888 ; Deputy ouperin-
tendent of Family Domams of
Maharaja of Benares, 1894 ;
District AJagistrate, Mirzapur,
1900 ; Deputy Commissioner.
Oudh, 1907. Address : Naini Tal^
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Wyndham.
Kumaon. Club
United Service.
East India
Wynne, Colonel Sir Trevredyn
Rashieigrt, K.C.3.I. (1911), V.D. ;
K.C.I E. (1902), CLE. (1903);
President, Railway Board in
India, (retired) ; s. of Llewe-
lyn Wynne; h. 1853 ; educ : Brigh-
ton, and R. I.E. College, Cooler's
Hill ; Agent and Chief Engineer,
■Bengal-Nagpur Railway ;Honor-
ary A.D.C. , to Viceroy of India,
1889 ; Commandant, Bengal
Nagpur Railway Volunteer
Corps ; Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council; IVIember, Railway
Board in India. 1905 ; President,
Railway Board, 19C8 ; m. Wini-
fred, d. of Henry Walter
Conduitt, 1896 Address -. Cal-
cutta. Club : United Service,
Raleigh.
Yakub Hi!88ain Sa,it Bahadur;
Member, Corporation of Madras;
Honorary Magistrate, Madras ;
Honorary Secretary, Muslim
League, Madras ; Member,
Young Men's Indian Associa-
tion, Madras. Address : 10,
Stringer's Street, Georgetown,
Madras.
¥ate, Lt-Colonel Arthar Campbell,
Indian Army (retired); s. of Rev.
C. Yate ; h. 1853 : educ : Shrews-
bury and St. John's College,
Cambridge ; joined the Army,
1875; became Lieut-Colonel,
1882 ; Bom1)ay Staff Corps, 1879;
served in Afghan War, 1879-81 ;
Afghan Boundary Commission,
1884-85 ; Burmese War, 1886-88;
Intelligence Officer, Northern
Shan States, 1887-88 ; travelled
in Persia, Caucasus and Central
Asia, 1881-90; Fellow, Royal
Geographical Society; ?Ionorary
Organising Commissioner of St.
John's Ambulance Association,
India, 1900. Pubiicitf ions •.'Lieut-
Col. John Houghton, a Hero of
Tirah; The Army and the Press
in 1901 ; England and Russia
Face to Face in Asia. Address:
Beckbury Hall, Shifnal, Shrop-
shire. Clubs : United Service,
Athenaeum, St James'.
Yates, Colonel Chippies Edward, C.
S.I. (1887), C.M.G. (1888), Indian
Army (retired) ; .s. of late Rev. C.
Yates ; b. 1849 ; joined the Army,
1867 ; served in the Afghan War
and in the Afghan Frontier
Commission, 1880-81 and 1884-
88, respectively; Commissioner,
Russo-Afghan Frontier, 1887-92,
Consul at Muscat, 1889; Politi-
cal Agent, Beluchistan, 1890 ;
Revenue Commissioner, 1892 ;
Consul-General for Khorasan
and Seistan, 1893-98: Resident at
Jodhpur, 1898 ; at Udaipur,
1899 ; Chief Commissioner,
Beluchistan, 1900-05 ; retired
and proceeded to England ; un-
successfully contested (c) Pon-
tefract, 1906 ; Member, East
India Association, and of Nation-
al Service League: Vice-Presi-
dent, Tariff Reform League ;
Member of the Council of the
Royal Geographical Society.
Publications : Northern Afghan-
istan; Khorasan and Seistan;
Gazathurs of Meywar, Bana-
wara and Partabgarh, etc. Ad-
dress : 17, Prince of Wales Ter-
race, Kensington, W. Clubs:
Carlton, Junior United Service.
Yar Mahammad Khan, Sirdar Baha-
dur (1900), Honorary Magis-
trate and Vice-President, Munici-
pal Board of Guzerat. Address:
Guzarat, India.
409
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Yasim.
Yasira Khan, CLE. (1911), Subedar-
Major, Honorary Captain and
A.D.C. to Viceroy, India ; s. of
Fateh khan ; b. 1855; distinguish-
ed himself in Afghan War; also
in Tirah and China Expeditions.
Address; Yasimabad, Peshawar.
Yoonas Sait, M., Partner, South
Indian Industrials, Ltd., Madras.
Address : " Dare's Gardens ",
Harrington Road, Chetput,
Madras.
Young, Major A. W. C, D.P.H. ;
I. M.S., Health Officer, Delhi ; b.
1876; joined service, 1901;
transferred to Civil Department,
1913 ; Health Officer, Delhi, 1913.
Address : Delhi.
Young, Charles Philip Radford,
B.A., LL.B., Bar-at-Law, Oflg.
Judge, Chief Court, Lower
Burmah ;Assistant Government
Advocate, 1905 ; Member, Legis-
lativeCouncil, Burmah, 1909 ; be-
came Offg. Judge, 1910. Address :
Rangoon, Burma.
Young, Lt-Colonel Frank Popham,
CLE. (1899), Indian Army (re-
tired) ; s. of. Gordon Young ;
b. 1863; educ: at Bradfield,
Clifton, and Royal Military
College, Sandhurst ; joined the
Army, 1884 ; transferred to
Civil Service as Assistant Com-
missioner, Punjab, 1888-98 ; in
charge of Colonization oper-
ations, 1892-99 ; services lent to
the State of Patiala where he
was Settlement Commissioner,
1900-09; retired. Address: 54,
Parliament Street, S.W. Clvbs :
East India United Service ;
Royal Automobile.
Young, Sir William Mackwsrth,
K.C.S.I. (1897), CS.I. (1890),
Lieutenant-Governor, Punjab,
470
(retired) ; s. of Captain Sir
George Young ; b. 1840 ; educ :
Eton and King's College, Cam-
bridge ; B.A., 1863 ; M.A., 1866 ;
joined I.C.S. in Bengal, 1863;
Financial Commissioner, Punjab,
1889-95 ; Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, 1893 ; Resi-
dent,Mysore,1895-7; Lieutenant-
Governor,Punjab, 1897-02; retir-
ed and J. P. for Sussex. Address ;
Oak Lea, Silverhill, St. Leonards-
on-Sea. C/?/& : National.
YouBghusban<l. Arthur Dplavel,
CS.I. (1907), I. C S. (retired);
s. of late General Robert
R, Younghusband ; b. 1854;
educ : at Rugby, Clifton College,
and Balliol College, Oxford ;
joined I.C.S. , 1875 ; Assistant
Commissioner, Central Provin-
ces, 1891; Deputy Commissioner,
1892; Commissioner. 1897; Mem-
ber,Legislative Council, Bombay,
1903 ; Member, Imperial Legis-
lative Council, 1904; Commis-
sioner of Sindh, 1905 ; retired,
1912 ; holds K.I.H. gold medal.
Address: Priory House, Long
Bennington, Grutham. Club :
United Service.
Younghusband, Lt.-Colonel Sir
Francis Sdward, K.CI.E.,(1904),
CLE., (1891), D.Sc, LL.D.»
F.R.G.S., Indian Pohtical de-
partment (retired) ; 2nd s. of late
Major General J. W. Young-
husband ; 6. at Murree, 1863 ;
educ : at Clifton and Sandhurst ;
joined the Army in the 1st
Dragoon Guards, 1882 ; became
Captain. 1889 ; transferred to
Political Department, 1890 ;
Major, Indian Staff Corps, 1900 ;
Lieutenant-Colonel, 1908 ; visit-
ed Manchuria, 1886 ; travelled
from Peking to India via Chinese
Turkestan, 1887 ; Political Offir
cer, Hunza, 1892 ; ' Times 'Speci-
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
YOUNGHUSBAND.
al Correspondent in Chitral Ex-
pedition, 1895 ; Transvaal and
Rhodesia, 1896-7; Political Agent
in Rajputana, 1898 ; Agent,
Central India, etc., 1902-3 ; Bri-
tish Commissioner, Tibet, 1900-
4; Resident at Kashmir^ 1906-9.
Ride Lecturer, 1905 ; holds
K.LH. Gold Medal, 1901. Publi-
cations: Heart of a Continent;
Relief of Chitral ; South Africa
of To-day ; India and Tibet :
Within. Address : 3, Buckingham
Gate, S.W. Club : Travellers.'
YounghuBband, Romer Edward,
C.S.I. (1908). I.C.S., Bar-at-Law ;
s. of late General Robert R.
Younghusband; b. 1858; ediic :
Rugby, Clifton, and Balliol
College, Oxford; B.A., 1S79 ;
called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn),
1879 ; joined service, 1879 ;
Junior Secretary to Financial
Commissioner, 1886 ; Under
Secretary to Government, Pun-
jab, 1888; Deputy Commissioner,
1894; Chief Political Officer,
Tochi Field Force, 1897; Judicial
and General Secretary to Punjal)
Government, , 1899 ; Commis-
sioner, Lahore, 1905 ; Member,
Punjab Legislative Council ; re-
tired, 1909. Address : c/o the
Old Rectory, Wolverton, near
Bath. Club : East India United
Service.
Tasaf Hussaln, Hon'ble Nawab
(1910) Khwaja Muhammed, Khan
Bahadur (1904), Dacca ; .closely
related to the Nawab of Dacca ;
h. 1856 ; educ : at Dacca ; Chair-
jnan. Municipality of Dacca ;
Vice-Chairman, District Board,
Dacca; Member, All-India Mus-
lim League ; Member of the
Committee for the appointment
of Kazis; Visitor to the Central
Jail, the Lunatic Asylum and
Ahe Dacca Ahsha-ul-lah School
of Engineering ; granted a certifi-
cate of honour, 1903 ; Recreation :
Shooting, iddress: Dacca,.Bengal
Presidency.
Zahir-ud-DIn Abmed, Khazi,
Jagatdal ; b. 1863 ; ^ of Moulvi
Mugid-ud-din Ahmed ; educ :
Dacca Madrasah, and Dacca
College ; Honorary Magistrate
and Municipal Councillor ; Head
Assistant, Anglo-Indian Jute
Mills. Address : Jagatdal, 34
Parganas, Bengal Presidency,
India.
Zaib-an-Nisaa, Rani, Jahangira-
bad, U.P.; b. 1885; sue. her
f ather,Khuva jaBashir-ud-Doula,
1881 ; m. Raja Tasaduq Rabul,
CLE. Address : Jahanjirabad,
Bara Banki, U.P.
Zain-ul-abdin Sahib Bahadur,
Hon'ble Shifaul Mull?, Madras ;
represents Muhammadans of
Group No. 1 in the Madras
Legislative Council. Addresti:
Popham's Broadway, Madras.
Zalira Slngb, Rai Bahadur (1905),
Postmaster-General, Gwalior
State ; b. 1850 ; educ : Akbarpur
School, Fyzabad School and
Canning College, Lucknow ;
joined service, 1884 ; became
Inspector of Post Offices, 18S7 ;
Assistant Superintendent, 1888 ;
Postmaster in various places ;
Postmaster-General. Publica-
tions : several religious books.
Address; Lashkar, Gwalior State,
Central India.
Zaman Khan Malik, Khan Bahadur,
(1911), Chief of Afridi Tribes.
Address: Kuki-Khal, N.W.F.
Province, India.
471
INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
ZULFIKAR.
ZulfiKar Ali Khan, C.S.I. (1911),
Maler Kotla ; s. of Ghulam
Muhamed Khan ; b. 1873 ; educ :
Aitchison College, Lahore; joined
Government service asExtra As-
sistant Commissioner ; resigned,
1895 ; joined the service of the
State of Patiala, and became its
Chief Minister ; Member, Im-
perial Legislative Council, 1910 ;
scholar in English, French and
Persian. Address ; Patiala, India.
Zulkadar Jung Bahadar, M.A.,
Bar-at-Law .Judge, High Court»
Hyderabad ; b. 1875 ; educ : at
Madrassa-i-Aizam, St George's
Grammar School, Hyderabad,
and Scottish High School, By-
cuUa, Bombay ; sent to England
at the expense of the State of
Hyderabad, 1894 ; joined the-
Middle Temple, London, and
Christ's College, Cambridge;
tooli his degree in History,
1897; called to the Bar, 1899;
returned to India, 1900 ; appoint-
ed 3rd Magistrate : became
Chief City Magistrate ; Judge,
High Court, Hyderabad, 1907.
Address: Hyderabad, (D).
472
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Abdul Karim, T.
Abial Karlm, T, Deputy Conser-
vator of Forests, Mysore State;
s. of late Karim Sahib ; b.
Tumkur, 1853 ; educ : Central
College, Bangalore* and the
School of Engineering and Natu-
ral Science, Bangalore; joined the
Mysore Forest Department as
apprentice Assistant Conser-
vator, 1878 ; became Assistant
Conservator, 1882 ; Assistant
Superintendent in charge of
Revenue Survey, 1887 ; De-
puty Conservator of Forests,
1894 ; President of the Manag-
ing Committee, Government
Hindustani Girls' School, Ban-
galore'. President, Mahommedan
Orphanage and the Anjuman
School, C. and M. Station,
Bangalore ; President, Mahom-
medan Educational Association
of Southern India {local branch).
Address : Mysore, India.
Aehyota Rao. P.8., L.M.S., Senior
Surgeon and Sanitary Commis-
sioner, Mysore (retired) ; b. Ban-
galore, 1857 ; educ : London Mis-
sion High School, and the Central
College, Bangalore ; proceeded
to Bomliay and joined the Grant
Medical College ; passed L.M.S.,
1884 ; returned to Bangalore and
was appointed as Assistant
Surgeon and Lecturer, Medical
School, Bangalore, the same
year; transferred to Mysore as
Assistant Surgeon in charge of
the District of Hassan; Chief
Assistant to Senior Surgeon and
Sanitary Commissioner, Mysore,
1889 ; promoted to the grade of
Civil Surgeon, and posted to
Shimoga, 1891; in charge of
Mysore Hospital and Jail, 1897 ;
Civil Surgeon and Chief Plague
Officer till 1906 ; Superintendent
and Medical Officer, Bangalore
Central Jail, 1906 ; Freemason
and Member of the Craft Lodge,
of which he was W.M. for Mem-
ber of the District Grand Lodge
as well as District Grand Chap-
ter ; is a linguist and knows
seven languages ; twice acted as
Surgeon and Sanitary Commis-
sioner and Ex-Officio Inspector-
, General of Prisons, Mysore,
in which post he was made
permanent. Address : Chamaraj-
pet, Bangalore, Mysore State,
India.
Akalkot, Raja of ; Fateheingh
Snahjl Bajl Bonsle, also known
as Srlrrant Bapu Sahib Heher-
ban ; became a feudatory of the
British Government after the
annexation of Satara ; an annual
payment of Rs. ],459 was sub-
stituted for the original condi-
tion of rendering service ;
the State is under Gov-
ernment control owing to the
minority of the present chief ;
area of the State, 498 square
miles ; population, 85,000 ;
revenue, 4^ Lakhs ; the chief is
a 1st class Sardar. Address :
Akalkot, SJiolapur Agency,
Bombay Presidency.
Ananda Rao, Ragunatha, B. A ,
B. L., Judge. High Court,
Travancore since 1912 ; passed
B.A., 1899; B.L., 1893 ; for some
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Ananda Rao, Ragunatha.
time 1st junior Professor of Law
in the Law College, Trivandram.
Address : Trivandram, Travan-
core State, India.
Aodrew. Rev. Adam, United
Church of Scotland, Chingleput ;
s. of Adam Andrew; b. Dailly,
Ayrshire, Scotland, 1851 ; educ :
Alton, Galston Paisely Commer-
cial Academy, Glasgow ; U. F.
Church Theological College,
Glasgow ; came out to India as
Missionary attached to the Free
Church of Scotland ; posted to
Chingleput,1879;acted in Madras
for 11 months in addition to his
work in Chingleput ; received the
K.I.H. medal, 1903 ; received a
Bar to it, 1915 ; m. Elizabeth
Macfarlane, d. of Mr. Alexander
Macfarlane. Publications : " In,-
dian Problems", the " New
Movements in India", "Prices of
Food Grains and Wages in In-
dia". " Elementary Education ",
" Uneducated Children of the
Presidency", " The Depressed
classes of the Presidency".
Address : Chingleput, Madras
Presidency.
Arbulhnot, Hon'ble Mr. R. F. Y.
Nominated Member, Imperial
Legislative Council, represent-
ing Burma ". appointed 14th
October 1914. Address : Ran-
goon, Burma.
Arogyasvanai Filial. M. 0., B.A.,
(1880). Rao Bahadur (1914),
Chairman, Municipal Council,
Coimbatore ; s. of Mr. Moses
Gnanabaranam Pillai, at one
time an Honorary Magistrate,
Coimbatore ; belongs to a family
whose ancestors were in the
service of the Tanjore Family
as well as in the service of the
East India Co.; crfuf : Coimba-
tore College, and the Madras
Presidency College ; entered
Government service as Sub-
Registrar, 1881 ; resigned and
joined the Coimbatore Bar, 1887".
connected with the Coimbatore
Municipality as a Councillor
for the past many years and
now as its Chairman ; Honorary
Secretary, Town Hall Commit-
tee, Coimbatore; Member, Coim-
batore College Committee ;
raised subscriptions for theCoim-
batore Coronation Park, himself
subscribing Rs. 1,000; contribut-
ed Rs. 1,000 for the Coimbatore
College Endowment Fund ; Rs.
1,000 for the Erode Municipal
Hospital ; presented a Library
to the London Mission High
School, Coimbatore ; endowed a
choultry for the benefit of the
Indian Christians. Address :
Coimbatore Town, Madras
Presidency, India.
Bakewell, James Herbert, LL.B.
(Bar-at-Law), Judge, High
Court, Madras ; b. 1863 ; enrol-
led as Advocate, Madras High
Court, 1886 ; joined service
as Deputy Registrar, Original
Side of the High Court, 1896
on special duty for revising the
rules of the High Court, 1900 ;
in charge of the office of Regis-
trar, Original Side, 1907; Chief
Judge, Court of Small Causes,
Madras, 1907 ; Ag. Judge, High
Court, Madras, 1909; Acting
Additional Judge, High Court,
Madras, 1912 ; confirmed, 1904.
Fublicutions : The Presidency
Small Cause Courts Acts ; Prac-
tice in suits on mortgages and
for partition. Address : 6, Wood-
stock, Haddow's Road, Nun-
gumbaukam, Madras, India.
Balasingbam, Advocate, Colombo ;
u. s. of late C. W. Cathiravall
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Balasingham.
Pillai, Advocate, C.C.S., Police
Magistrate of Pt. Pedro and
Kayts for many years ; enrolled
as an Advocate and was warmly
welcomed by Chief Justice Sir
Charles Peter Layard, as the
worthy son of a worthy father',
acted as Commissioner of Re-
quests, Colombo ; Additional
District Judge on many occa-
sions ; District Judge of Kalu-
tara and Ratnapura ; is now
Editor of " New Law Re-
ports "; contested the Tamil seat
in the Legislative Council, Cey-
lon, 1914. Addi'ess : Colombo,
Ceylon.
Barlow, Qlyn, M.A., Editor of the
" Madras Times," Madras ; s. of
late Mr. Thomas Barlow,
Actuary, Metropolitan Life
Assurance Society, London ; b.
1856 ; graduated at the London
University, 1878 ; ni. Margaret
Ellen Dundon, 1884; prepared
for Holy Orders first in the
Church of England and next in
the Church of Rome ; came out
to India as Lecturer, St. George's
College, Mussoorie ; joined the
"Madras Times", 1894; remained
as its Editor till 1900 ; resigned
and joined the Zamorin's College,
Calicut, as Principal, 1900-3 ;
Principal, Victoria College,
Palghat, ^ 1903-11 ; Principal,
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam,
1912-14 ; again joined the
"Madras Times ", as Editor,
July 1914. Publications : Lays of
Ind ; Lays of Dharampore ;
Industrial India. Address :
"Madras Times" Office, Mount
Road, Madras, India.
BeameB, C. F., Fellow, A.L.E.R. ;
6.1873; entered Mysore State
service as Electrical Engineer,
1911. Addiess : Mysore, India,
Beatson-Bell. Member, Executive
Council, Bengal, since 1914. Ad-
dress : Calcutta.
Bag, Colonel Nawab Mahomed AII-
AfsuF-ul-BiIulk Bahadur, Kt.
(1908), K.C.I.E. (1908), M.V.O.,
A.D.C., Commander-in-chief of
the Regular Forces, Hyderabad
(D); s. of late Mirza Vilayat
Ali Beg ; b. Mominabad, 1852 ;
joined the 3rd Cavalry of the
Hyderabad Contingent, 1867 ;
became Resaldar ; commanded
the Nizam's escort of 100 men
at the Delhi Assemblage, 1877;
again commanded the escort on
the occasion of the visit of the
late Sir Salar Jung to Auran-
gabad, etc., 1880 ; was on this
occasion given command of the
3rd Cavalry owing to the ab-
sence of Major Stewart, the 2nd
in command ; the first native
Indian Officer who was for the
first time entrusted with the
command of the whole army;
commanded the 3rd Squadron of
the Regiment in the Afghan
War, 1880-81; received thanks of
Brigadier-General Sir Thomas
Wright and was awarded the
Afghan Medal ; transferred to
Hyderabad on the staff of H. H.
the Nizam ; title of Afsur Jung
conferred, 18S4 ; Afsur-ud-Dow-
la, 1888 ; appointed Commander
of H. H. the Nizam's Regular
Troops, 1897 ; commanded the
Golconda Brigade, and two
regiments of the Imperial Ser-
vice troops raised by himself;
holds the rank of Major in the
British army ; accompanied the
Durand Mission; served in the
Black Mountaii. Expedition,
1900 ; selected by the Govern-
ment of India on the recommend-
ation of the Inspector-General
of Imperial Service Troops to
accompany the Indian Contin-
3
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Beg.
gent in England for the Corona-
tion of Emperor Edward VII ;
received the China Medal person-
ally from the Emperor, and the
Coronation Medal from the
hands of the Prince af Wales ;
H.H. the Nizam with his own
hands tied on his turban a valu-
able serpaich, and presented
him with a special Sword of
Honour on the occasion of the
celebration of his (Nizam's) 40
years Jubilee. Address .- Hydera-
bad (D), India.
Blllimoria, Boman D., a well
known Parsi bowler ; figures
very largely in Indian Cricket
matches ; was for some time on
the staff of the late Maharaja
of Patiala, and formed one of
the strongest cricket combina-
tions in India. Address: Bom-
bay, India.
Carstairs, RobeFt, I.C.S. (retired);
educ : Edinburgh Academy, and
Edinburgh College School ", pass-
ed I.C.S., 1872 ; joined service
and arrived in India. 1874 ;
served in Bengal and in various
subordinate ranks till 1886 ;
Deputy Commissioner, 1888 ;
Collector and Magistrate, 1896 ;
Commissioner, 1902 ; retired,
1903. Publications: British Work
in India ; A Plea for the better
Local Government of Bengal.
Address: c/o India Office, Lon-
don.
Chatfield, Hugh Stanton, Bar-at-
law ; 2nd class in Bar Finals ;
Member of the Honourable Soci-
ety of the Inner Temple ; Judge,
High Court, Travancore; s. of
K. M. Chattield, formerly Direc-
tor of Public Instruction, Bom-
bay ; b. 1881 ; called to Bar,
1908; came out to India, 1909;
practiced in Bombay ; Assistant
Reporter on the Original Side of
the Bombay High Court ; for
some time acted as Editor of the
"Law Reports", Bombay; ap-
pointed Judge of the High Court,
Travancore, 1914. Address : Tri-
vandram, Travancore State,
S. India.
ChendrasekhaFa Alyer, PalamaF-
neri Sundara Aiyer, B.A., M.D.,
Assistant Professor of Hygiene,
Medical College, Madras ; 2nd s.
of Sundara Aiyer of Tanjore ; b.
1869 ; passed, B.A-, 1888 ; joined
the Madras Medical College,
and passed the M.B. and CM.,
1895; joined service as Assistant
to the Professor of Hygiene,
Medical College, Madras, 1895,
enlisted in the Provincial Educa-
tional Service and posted as
Assistant to the Professor of
Hygiene and Bacteriology, Mad-
ras Medical College, 1907; passed
M.D. (Madras), 1900; Fellow,
Madras University, 1912; Mem-
ber, Faculty of Medicine, Mad-
ras University. Address' Car
Street, Triplicane, Madras, India.
Chintimani, ChirFavooFi Yajnes-
wara, Editor of the 'Leader',
Allahabad; s. of C.Ramasomaya-
julu ; b. Vizianagaram, 1880 ;
educ : Maharaja's College, Vizia-
nagaram ; became Editor and
Manager of the ' Vizagapatam
Spectator', Vizagapatam, 1898 ;
Editor and Manager of the ' In-
dian Herald', Vizagapatam, 1899;
joined the Staff of the ' Madras
Standard,' as Sub-Editor. 1901 ;
Sub-Editor, ' United India,' 1902;
became joint Editor of the
' Indian People' and the ' Hindu-
stan Review', Allahabad, 1903 ;
Editor of the ' Indian People,'
1904; gave up journalism, and
became Assistant Secretary, In-
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Chihtamani.
dian Industrial Conference, Am-
raoti, 1906 ; joined the staff of
the ' Leader'. Allahabad, 1909;
was Manager of that paper,
1911-13; became its Editor, 1913 ,
was Secretary to the First Indus-
trial Conference ; Secretary, Se-
cond All-India Temperance Con-
ference and Secretary to the
21st Indian National Congress
Committee ; became Director,
Newspapers, Ltd., Allahabad,
1911; Secretary, Hume Memorial
Fund, U. P.; Member, All-India
Congress Committee since 1908 ;
presided at the U. P. Social
Conference held at Bareilly,
1911 ; presided at the 7th Indus-
trial Conference held at Fyza-
bad, 1913 ; presided at the 7th
District Conference, Vizaga-
patam, 1913 ; twice married ; 2
sons. Publications: Speeches and
Writings of Sir P. M. Mehta;
Indian Social Reform. Address-.
14 A , South Road, Allahabad,
U. P.. India.
Chota Udalpur, Raja of '< Mahara-
wal Shri F<iteh8inhji Motislnhji ;
/;. 1884 ; succeeded to the estate,
1895; scion of the family of
Chahan Rajputs; holds a sanad
of adoption and is entitled to a
salute of 9 guns; bears the title
of Maharawal; area, 873 square
miles; population, about 65,000;
revenue, Rs. 100,000. Address :
Chota Udaipur, Kathiawar
Agency, Bombay Presidency,
India.
Cochin, Raja of; H. H. Raja Rama
Varma; nephew of the penulti-
mate Raja; has a fair know-
ledge of Sanskrit and English ;
b. 1860 ; was Manager of the
property of the senior Ranee
of the Cochin Kovilagam; suc-
ceeded to the Raja after his
abdication of the throne, Novem-
ber 1914 ; installed on the gaddi
with full administrative powers,
January 1915. Address : Tirup-
panithurai, Ernaculam, Cochin
State, S. India.
D'Angelis,Giaconio, Senior Partner,
Messrs. G. D'Angelis & Son,
Hotel Proprietors, Confection-
ers and Up-country Caterers,
Madras ; s. of G. Franceso ; b.
Messina, Italy, 1850 ; educ :
Lyiee ; apprenticed to Confec-
tionary trade in France and was
Confectioneer in the service of
the Duke of Buckingham, and
Chandos a former Governor of
Madras ; set up business, 1881 ;
purchased the site where he is
now carrying on his business
over 20 years ago ; improved his
property by building gardens,
etc. Address : Mount Road,
Madras, India.
Dighapatia, Raja of ; Hon'ble Ral
Pramanath ; claims descent
from one Dayaram Rai, who is
said to have been created Rai
Rayan by the Nawac Nizam of
Bengal; b. 1873; a generous
contributor to works of public
utility ; represented the land-
holders in Eastern Bengal and
Assam in the Imperial Legisla-
tive Council ; title of Raja (per-
sonal), 1897. Address : Digha-
patia, Rajashahi ; also Calcutta,
and Darjeeling, India.
GIbbs, H.P.. M.A.I.E.E., M.I.E.E.,
Chief Electrical Engineer to
Government of Mysore (Retd.) ;
Consulting Electrical Engineer,
Mysore ; Chief Electrical En-
gineer, Tata Hydro-Electric
Works, Bombay; b. West-
field, Mass, U.S. A., 1871;
educ : Westfield Public School ;
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
GIBBS.
attended a business college at
Worcester ; studied Electrical
and Mechanical Engineering
privately ; acquired knowledge of
general Telephone work at
Adams, Mass., U.S.A., and was
for 3 years at Washburn and
Moen Wire Works, Worces-
ter", joined the General Electric
Company, and went through
expert course, 1893 ; worked as
Electrical Expert and Construct-
ing Engineer for nearly 7 years
in U.S.A., and nearly 2 years in
Mexico ; sent out to India by the
General Electric Company, U.S.
A. ; succeeded Mr. Ekstrom as
Chief Electrical Engineer, Cau-
very Power Scheme ; joined the
Mysore State service as the Chief
Electrical Engineer, 1903 ; deput-
ed by the Mysore Government
to visit U.S.A. in connection
with the 2nd installation of the
Cauvery Power Scheme, August
1903; returned to Mysore and
carried out the work in connec-
tion with the scheme and was
specially thanked by the
Government, 1904 ; again thank-
ed by the Mysore Government
for the efficient and expeditious
manner in which he did his
work in connection with the
installation of the Cauvery
Power scheme ; once more
thanked by the Government
for the excellent arrangement
made by him in connection with
the reception of T.R.H. the
Prince and Princess of Wales at
Mysore and Bangalore, 1906 ;
services re-engaged by the My-
sore Government after the
expiry of the original agreement,
July 1906 ; designed and carried
out the work for the supply of
Electric lighting and power for
Bangalore and Mysore cities,
besides carrying out the Elec-
tric installations at the palaces
at Mysore and Ootacamund ;
appointed Consulting Engineer,
Kolar Gold Fields Mining Com-
pany, 1905 ; designed and carried
out large Electrical Winding
schemes for the company ; is an
18th Degree Mason, Past Master
Lodge United Service, E.G.,
Bangalore ; Captain, Bangalore
Rifle Volunteers. Address: Cam-
poli, Bombay Presidei^.cy, India.
Oovindarajula Maidu, Motyala,
M,B. and CM., Staft Surgeon
and Principal Medical Officer,
Hyderabad Regular Forces ; b.
Hyderabad, 1868 *. educ : Chris-
tian College, and the Medical
College, Madras ; proceeded to
England and joined the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh, and took his
degrees ; returned to Hyderabad
and joined the State service
Medical Officer, Imperial Service
Troops, 1892 ; became P.M.O. of
all the Nizam's Regular Forces;
Lecturer on Medicine, Hydera-
bad Medical School; Vice-Presi-
dent, Hyderabad Medical Asso-
ciation, and Member of the
Committee of the Nizam's State
Library; m. Sarojini, d. of Dr.
Aghorenath Chatterjee ; 2 s.
and 2 d. Publicatioiis: Many
Articles in the 'Lancet,' etc.
Afidress : Hyderabad (D), India.
Greaves, Hon'ble Mr. Jastice Wil-
liam Ewart, Bar-at-Law, Tem-
porary Additional Judge, High
Court, Calcutta, since 1914. Ad-
dress : Calcutta, India.
Guthrie, Alan ; Leather Expert to
the Govt, of Madras, since 1911;
educ: Leeds University ; holds
certificate of proficiency in
leather manufacture and chemis-
try of that University. Employ-
ed at Cooper Allen & Co., Pro-
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Guthrie.
prietors of the Arnijr Boot and
Equipment Factory, Cawnpore>
for more than five years ; went
to England under the auspices
of that firm and made a special
study of chrome tanning in the
Leeds University and Kettering
for one year ; appointed Leather
Expert to Madras Government
for three years, 1911 ; services
extended for three more years,
1914. Address : Office of the Di-
rector of Industries, Periamett,
Madras.
Cyan Singh, i:etter known as
Ganga Singh. V.C. (1914), Havil-
dar, 57th Rifles, Indian Army ;
Guleria Rajput 5 «. of Gopal
Singh of Tika Badiale Cakhli, in
the Fatehpur, Nurpur, Kangra
District ; belongs to a family of
cultivators settled in the lands
of Hon'ble Rai Bahadur Bakshi
Sohanlal of Lahore; proceeded to
the seat of war with his regiment
and greatly distinguished him-
self for his gallantry and won
V.C. the first instance of an
Indian gaining that much coveted
honor ; himself and 15 men of his
regiment were attacked in their
trenches by the Germans *. soon
a hand-to-hand struggle ensued
in which he shot the German
Officer whose bullet grazed his
head ; at once Gyan Singh took
the sword of the German Offi-
cer and killed ten more, but
found himself forced to desist
owing to a bullet in his foot ;
was the only survivor of his
party ; received 5 bullet wounds
in the leg, the chest, one in each
hand and one on the scalp;
honoured by Emperor George V
■• by a conversation at the time of
granting the Victoria Cross.
Hanraham, Williaai George Augoi-
, tine ; 4th s. of Mr. Patrick
William and Mary Bridgeway of
Limerick, Ireland ; e^uc : Old
Hall, England ; ni. Regina, d. of
late George Aviet ; 1 s. and 1 d.',
won Delhi Durbar medal, 1911 ;
K-I-H. medal, 1912 ; Order of
St. John, 1913 ; Royal Red Cross
of Japan, 1914 ; Vice-President
for India for the League of
Mercy, Head-quarters Duffwrin
Fund, Victoria Scholarships
Fund, St. John Ambulance Asso-
ciation, and St. John Ambulance
Brigade. Address ; Viceregal
Lodge, Delhi, India. Club :
Junior Conservative.
HoBten, Rev. PatheF H.S.J. ; came
out to India, 1904 ; stationed first
at Shambaganur, Palnis! then at
Kurseong, Bengal ; wrote many
articles on Antiquarian remains
in India, particularly on his-
toric buildings such as the Taj,
etc.; also on the Labours and
Life Work of Jesuit Mission-
aries in Northern India ; contri-
buted to " Anthropos". Publi-
cations : Dolmens et cromlech
dans les Palnis ; articles in the
journal and memoirs of the
R.A.S. of Bengal, etc Address :
Kurseong, Bengal.
Kastorlranga Iyengar, Sesha,
B.A., B.L., Editor, the "Hindu,"
Madras ; passed B.A., 1879 ;
joined Government service as
Sub-Registrar ; passed B.L.,
1884 ; resigned and enrolled
himself as Vakil of the High
Court; setup practice in the
courts of Coimbatore for a few
years ; removed to Madras and
was practicing in the High
Court; became Editor of the
" Hindu" after the concern was
sold away by the late Mr. M.
Veeraghavachariar, 1905 ; Mem-
ber of the Executive Committee
of the Madras Mahajana Sabha^
7
STJPPLEMEN'TARY BIGGRAPHIfiS
KASTURIRANGA IYENGAR.
Member of the National Fund
and Industrial Association,
Madras') Vice-President, Depress-
ed Classes Mission Society,
Madras. Address: Brodie'sRoad,
Royapetta, Madras, India. Club:
Cosmopolitan.
KataFi, Raja of; Partab Bahadur
Singh ; b. 1874 ; succeeded to
title, 1886; belongs to the
Kanpeveia clan which is the
younger branch of the Tiloi
family; chosen by the Rani
Harnath Kunwar, widow of
Sarnam Singh, as her successor
to the Estate ; the estate com-
prises 13 villages in Sultanpur
with an annual revenue ofRs.
1"2,770; title of Raja confirmed
as hereditary, 1S64. Address:
Katari, Sultanpur, India.
Kelkar, Naraslmha Chintaman,
B.A.,LL.B., Editor, the " Maha-
ratta ", Poona ; s. of Mr. C. L.
Keliiar ; b. Modimbe, Sholapur
district, 1872; educ : Miraja High
School, and Rajaram and Deccan
Colleges, Poona ; practiced as a
pleader in Satara till 1896 ; be-
came Editor of the " Maha-
ratta," 1897 ; was Editor of the
" Kesari", 1897-98; severed con-
nection with the latter, and again
took it up, January 1910. Publi-
cations : History of Ireland ; Life
of Garibaldi ; Essay on Wit and
Humour, (all in Marathi) ; also
5 dramas, i. e., the Pretender ;
Chendragupta ; Quarrel between
Krishna and Arjuna ; Amatya
Madhar ; and Sant Bhanudas.
Recreations : Physical games
and sports. Address : 401, Sada-
shive Peth, Poona City, Bombay
Presidency, India".
Kirwan, L. E., Assistant Editor.
"Madras Mail ", Madras; s. of
Rev. Richard Kirwan ; b. Gitti-
8
sham Rectory, 1869 ; educ : Bath
College, and the Forest School,
Wathamston ; came out to India
and was coftee planter, 1889-
1901 ; served in South Africa
with Lumsden's Horse, 1900 ;
wounded at Zand River, 1901 ;
awarded Queen's medal with 3
clasps ; joined the staft of the
' Madras Mail ' as Assistant
Editor, 1901 ; Honorary Secre-
tary, Agri-Horticultural Society,
Madras, 1903-09 ; and again in
1913-14 ; m. Evelyn, d. of E. W.
Stoney, C.I.E.; 2 s. and 1 d. Re-
creations : Tennis, Badminton
and Shooting. Address: "Madras
Mail " Office, Madras, India.
Krlshnaswami Iyengar, S , M.A.,
M.R.A.S., F.R.H.S., University
Professor of Indian History and
Archaeology, Madras ; b. Sak-
kotai near Kumbakonam, Tan-
jore District, 1871 ; completed
his early education in his village ;
removed to Bangalore and joined
the St. Joseph's College, Banga-
lore ; joined the Central College,
Bangalore ; passed B.A., with
Physics as his optional subject,
1893 ; joined service in the
Education department of My-
sore, 1893 ; passed MA.,
1900 ; turned his attention to re-
search work ; elected, M.R.A.S.,
on the motion of the late Mr.
Romesh Chander Dutt; elected
F.R.H.S. on the motion of
Professor Rhys Davids and
H. H. the late Valia Koil
Tampuran of Travancore ; deli-
vered his 1st lecture at Madras
under the auspices of the South
Indian Association, 1904; no-
minated as a Member of the
Board of Studies in History
and Economics ; became Mem-
ber of the Board of Examiners
in History and Economics ;
reverted to Central College,
SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
Krishnasawmi Iyengar, S.
Bangalore, 1900 ; became Lec-
turer in History, Central Col-
lege, Bangalore, 1904 ; became
Assistant Inspector-General of
Education, Mysore State, 1913-
14 ; again reverted to Central
College, Bangalore, as Profes-
sor of English ; nominated a
Fellow of the Madras Univer-
sity, 1912 ; is an ex-President,
and now a Member of the
South Indian Association,
Madras ; Member of the Mythic
Society, Bangalore. Publica-
tions : The Augustan Age of
Tamil Literature ; The Life of
Ramanuja ; and Ancient India.
Address ; Mylapore, Madras.
LakshminaraBu Naidu, Pokala,
B.A., Professor of Physical
Science,Pachaiyappah's College,
Madras; belongs to a respectable
Telugu Velama family ; passed
B.A., 1882 ; joined the Madras
Christian College as Assistant
Professor; joined the staft of
the Pachaiyappah's College,
Madras. 1908; Secretary of the
Social Reform Association in
Southern India ; greatly inter-
ested in the advancement of
education ; connected with a
large number of Associations,
in one capacity or another ;
Fellow, Madras University
since 1909 ; Member, Faculty of
Arts, Madras University ; was
President of the Conference of
the Social Reformers held at
Trichinopoly ; was Honorary
Secretary of the Madras Maha-
jana Sabha and also of the
National Fund and Industrial
Association. Publications : The
Essence of Buddhism, etc. Ad-
dress ; 367, Mint Street, George-
town, Madras.
Laarie, Henry Montague, M.A.,
Bar-at-Law, I.C.S., Commission-
er of Nerbudda Division, C.P.,
India; b. 1865; e'luc: Balliol
College, Oxford, and in Ger-
many ; passed B.A., 1887 ; called
to Bar (Middle Temple), same
year; joined the I.C.S., 1886;
arrived in India, 1837 ; became
Registrar, Judicial Commission-
er's Court, 1895 ; Divisional
Judge, Hoshangabad, 1899 ; 2nd
Secretary to Chief Commissioner,
1900; Chief Secretary to Chief
Commissioner, 1903 ; became
Commissioner, Chhatisgarh Divi-
sion, 1905 ; special duty in
connection with the organisation
of the Dong District, 1905;
Political Agent. Chhatisgarh
Feudatories, 1906 ; appointed
Commissioner of Nerbudda, 1908.
Marsden, Dr. Frederick, Dyeing
■ Expert to the Government of
Madras, since 1911 ; ednc :
Underwent scientific training at
the Owen's College, Victoria
University, Manchester, and at
the Heidelberg University ; was
in charge of certain Experimental
Works in Bavaria for two years ;
took a course of training in dye-
ing at the Leeds University ;
was employed for some time
with atirm which made a special-
ity with aniline black dyeing;
was for some years Abstractor
of foreign journals for the Socie-
ty of Dyers and Colourists and
for the Society of Chemical In-
dustry; appointed Dyeing Expert
to Madras Government, 1911,
for two years ; services extended
for 3 years, 1913. Pubiicotiuns :
Many reports on dyeing in
Southern India ; articles on dye-
ing. Address : Madura. Madras
Presidency.
Motllal GhoBC, Editor of the 'Amrita
Bazar Patrika'. Calcutta ; s. of
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SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES
MOTILAL GHOSE.
late Babu Hari Narayan Ghose,
a leading pleader of Jessore ;
0. 1845 ; educ : Krishnagar
College ; fondly attached to
journalism from the beginning;
first started the ' Amrita Bazar
Patrika' in conjunction with his
well-known brother, the late
Babu Shishir Kumar Ghose, 1868;
conducted the paper in the Ben-
gali language for a few years ;
removed it to Calcutta, 1872 ;
changed the paper as an Anglo-
Vernacular one and conducted it
for six years; changed it com-
pletely into an English paper on
the very next day after the pass-
ing of the Vernacular Press Act
of 1878; converted the " Patrika "
from a weekly into a daily paper
1890 ; has been in sole charge of
the paper since 1888; distinguish-
ed for originality, humour,
vigour, and perspicuity in writ-
ing; a sincere but an uncompro-
mising critic of the Government;
has not chosen to serve in any
of the Councils of the Empire ;
presided at the BengalProvincial
Conference held at Krishnagar
in April 1915, and delivered a
thought provoking address; was
the only Bengali gentleman who
was accorded an interview by
H. M. the King-Emperor George
V when he visited India as
Prince of Wales. Address: "A. B.
Patrika" Ofhce, Calcutta.
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Indian Honours List
THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915
The following list of Honours is taken from the Gazette of
India Extraordinanj issued on 31st December, 1914 : —
Star of India
K.C.S.I.
Major-General W. K. Bird wood, Indian Army.
Indian Empire
G.C.I.E.
Maharaja of Venkatagiri.
Yuvaraj of Mysore.
CLE.
Mr. S. D. J. Carmichael, Indian Police, Madras.
Mr. M. F. Chinoy, Sheriff, Bombay.
Mr. K. C. De, I.C.S., Bengal.
Mr. F. W. Carter, Messrs. Turner, Morrison & Co., Calcutta.
Mr. C. M. King, I.C.S., Punjab.
Khan Bahadur Shaik Riza Hussain of Mooltan.
Mr. E. E. Gardiner, P. W. D., Bihar (retired).
Mr. M. G. F. Barlow, Superintending Engineer, United Provinces,
Mr. F. S. P. Swann, I.C.S., United Provinces.
Mr. B. J. B. Stephens, Bombay-Burma Trading Corporation.
Jam of Las Bela.
Captain W. Lumsden, Indian Marine.
Colonel Diwan Bislien Das of Kashmir.
Mr. M. F. Gauntelett, I.C.S. •
INlajor S. R. Christophers, I. M.S., Kasauli.
Colonel G. W. P. Dennys, I. M.S.. Central Provinces.
Mr. W. P. Sangster, P.W.D., N.-W. Frontier Provinces.
Captain W. H. J. Shakespear, Political Department.
Mr. M. Hill, Indian Forest Department.
Captain F. M. Bailey, Political Department.
Abdul Samed Khan of Rampur.
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THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Hony. CLE. "
Dr. J. C. E. Ewing of Lahore.
Sheik Ahdulla Bin Ess, son of Sheik Bahrein.
Kn'Kjhthoocl
Mr. Justice J. J. Heaton of Bombay. -
Mr. M. G. G. Buchanan of Rangoon. I
Mr. Justice D. O. Johnstone, Laliore.
Mr. L. G. Dunbar, Calcutta.
Dr. J. H. Marshall, Archa'ological Department.
Mr. S. P. Sinha, Calcutta.
Kaiser- i-Hi lid Gold Medal
Mr. W. D. St. Leger, Madras.
Rev. A. M. Tabard, Bangalore.
Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Prichard, Political Department.
Hakim Mahomed Ajmal Khan of Delhi.
Mr. E. A. Phelps, LC.S., United Provinces.
Rai Bahadur Prasad Shah Bahadur of Chapra.
Major J. Husband, LM.S., N.-W. Frontier Provinces.
Dr. C. A. Bensley, Bengal.
Qazi Khatabuddin Ahmad of Panna State.
Kaiser-i-Hind Silver Medal
Mr. A. Steel, Cotton Merchant, Madras.
Mr. R. W. H. Whit of Bellary.
Mr. A. K. Kaluvara Thakor of Vajoa.
Mr. S. K. Deodhar, Bombay.
Assistant Surgeon M. H. Dutta of Lahore.
Mr. H. Fyson, I.C.S., Punjab.
Miss Mona Bose, Lahore.
Captain H. R. Laurance, Political Department.
Major R. H. Palin, Indian Army, Quetta.
Mr. A. Taylor, Missionary, Central India.
Babu Akhoy Kumar Moitra of Rajshahi.
Mrs. C. S. Richardson, Calcutta.
Mr. V. Kan Bane, Advocate, Yamethin.
M. V. Pat Gyi, Municipal Commissioner of Salin.
Babu Nojendra Nath Mukerjee, Deputy Collector, Gaya.
Rev. Mother Monica, Bhagalpur.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon Har Narain, Kotah.
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THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Rev. P. H. i\loore, Nowgong, Assam.
Miss E. Lloyd, Silchar.
Rev. E. D. Price, Mandalay.
liar to Kaiser-i-HimJ SUvdr Medal.
Rev. A. Andrew, Chingelput.
Miss A. T. Askwitt, Palamcottah.
THE KING'S POLICE MEDAL.
■ Awards in India
The King-Emperor has been pleased to confer the King's
Police Medal on the following officers and men of the Indian
Police : —
Madras
Claude Dundas James Carmichael, Deputy Inspector-General of
Police, First Grade.
Daniel Reilly, Sargeant, First Grade.
Lawrence Edward Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police,
Second Grade.
Bombay
Murid Ismail, a Sowar of the Palanpur Agency Police in the
Bombay Presidency.
Ernest Edward Morris, Inspector in the Criminal Investigation
Department of the Bombay City Police Force.
Harry Moore, a Second Grade Assistant Superintendent of Police.
Hector Ratanji Kothawalla, a Second Grade Deputy Superin-
tendent in the Bombay District Police.
Thomas Charles Greencp, Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade of
the Bombay ^lunicipality.
Khan Saheb Kamruddin Abdul Rahman, a Second Grade Inspec-
tor in the Bombay District Police.
Robert Pryde, Inspector in the Mounted Branch of the Kathia-
war Agency Police.
Bevcial
Cecil Ward Chicliele Plowden, C.I.E., Officiating Inspector-
General of Police, Bengal.
Jlahi Bux, Inspector of Police, Constables' Training School,
Rajshahi.
Thomas Boyles, Inspector of Police, Second Grade.
Rai Sahib Jogesh Chandra Bhowmilk, Officiating Deputy Super-
intendent of Police, Murshidabad.
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THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Babu Basanta Kumar Chatarji, Officiating Deputy Superinten-
dent of Police, Intelligence Branch, Criminal Investigation
Department.
United Frovinces
Montague Lewis Oakes, Superintendent of Police, Second Grade.
Bhikam Singh, Constable No. 528, Civil Police of the Lucknow
District.
Eamzen Ali, Sub-Inspector of Police, Punjab.
Charles Stead, M.V.O., Superintendent of Police, Personal
Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police.
Godfrey, Hugh Prichard, Superintendent of Police.
Miran Baksh, Sub-Inspector of Police.
Feroze Khan, Sub-Inspector of Police.
Bur7na
Percy Frederic Dela Feuillade Sherman, District Superintendent
of Police, Third Grade.
Kenneth Campbell Macdonald, District Superintendent of Police,
Third Grade.
William Westworth Forbes, District Superintendent of Police,
Second Grade.
Behar.
Dhadraj, Police Constable No. 593.
Eobert Thomas Dundas, Officiating Inspector-General of Police.
Kai Bahadur Janki Prasad Tiwari, .District Superintendent of
Police (retired).
Central Pruvinces.
Isodhari Singh, Constable.
Herbert Spencer, Dy. Inspector-General of Police, Eastern Range.
Abbas Ali, Constable, Seoni District Police.
Assam.
Jamaluddin, Subadar-Major, Naga Hill Battalion.
Hari Ram, Jemadhar, Nagar Hill Battalion.
North-Wesl Frontier.
Norman Thomas Duncan, Assistant Superintendent of Police,
First Grade Dt. Officer, Constabulary Bank.
Khan.'Bahadur Hafis Zail-ul-Abdin Khan, Dy. Superintendent of
Police, Third Grade.
Abdul Rahim, Inspector of Police, Fourth Grade, Baluchistan.
Ganga Singh, Inspector of Police.
14
the new year's honours, 1915.
Other Honours.
Naicab.
The Viceroy confers upon Honorary Captain Malik Muhammad
Mutariz Khan Tiwana, Shahpur, Punjab, the title of Nawab as
personal distinction.
Ma hama Iiopad hya ya .
The Viceroy confers upon Pandit Jagdish Chander Sliastri,
Kashmir, the title of Mahopadhyaya as personal distinction.
Shams-iil-Ulavia.
The Viceroy confers upon Maulvi Shah Badr-ud-Din Sajjada,
Nashir of Phulwarl, Panna, the title of Shams-ul-Ulama as
personal distinction.
Diican Bahadur.
Padmanabha Ayyar, Senior Dewan Peishkar, Travancore.
Vettah Kelu Eradi, Malabar. Ganpat Sadashiv Eao (retired)
Government Pleader, High Court, Bombay.
Sardar Bahadur.
The Viceroy confers the title of Sardar Bahadur as personal
distinction upon Sardar Luchman Singh of Burma, Ambala ;
Babu Gajjan Singh, Pleader of Ludhiana.
Khan Bahadur.
Khan Sahib Nuthed Muhammad Usman Sahib, Civil Surgeon,
Madras Presidency ; Khan Sahib Muhammad Hashim, Walad
Punhoon Taluka, Sanghar Thar ; Parkar Shapuri Manekji Metha,
Civil Assistant Surgeon, Savantvadi ; Mervanji Pestonji, Dewan
of the Jamnagar State ; Khan Sahib Hussen Kha Deanekhan,
(retired) Inspector of Police, Bombay Presidency ; Maulvi Hafiza
Eahman Chauduri Bogra, Bengal ; Munshi Khabirullah I^Iun-
shiganj, Dacca, Bengal ; Munslii Eaza Hussain ^lir Munshi to
Government, United Provinces ; Munshi ^luhammad Baqar Ali
Khan, Inspector of Police, Cawnpore ; Shaikli ?tiumtaz ud-ln-
Zamindar, Shaikhupur ; Khan Sahib Cbeudhuri Kami Haji,
Gujrawala ; Malik Mahammad Amin Khan of Shasmsabad, At-
tock ; Maulvi Ilaslunat Hussain, lately Dy. Collector, Arrah ;
Byramji Pestonji, Honorary Magistrate, I^agpur ; Saiyid Zakir
Ali, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Bilaspur ; Khan Sahid Arbab
Mir Ahamad Khan, N.W.F.P.; Khan Sahib Arbab Nur Maham-
mad Khan, Political Tahsildar, Bannu ; Khan Sahib Mir Ajam
l.j
THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Khan, Mengal, in Baluchistan ; Munshi Ashkar Ali, Dewan,
Charkhari State ; Khan Sahib Mulla Sahib Khan, British India,
Aksaflol in Yarkand ; Khan Sahib Saiyid Mubarik Ali Shah, At-
tache Consulate General, Meshid : Subedar Major Aga Khan
Sahib, Andaman Military Police.
Bai Bahadur
Eai Bahadur as personal distinction has been conferred on the
following gentlemen : —
Eamalinga Swamynathan Vijay Thever, Tan jo re : Babu Jamini
Mohan Mitra, Eegistrar, Co-operative Societies, Bengal ; Babu
Pankaja Kumar Chatterji, District Judge, Jessore ; Baba Hazari-
mul Doodawala of Calcutta, Bengal ; Babu Amar Nath Das,
Executive Engineer, Circular and Eastern Canals Division,
Bengal ; Babu Prasma Kumar Day of Chittagong ; Babu Shyama
Charan Simlai, Pleader, Patukhali, Bakarganj, Bengal ; Babu
Sardu Prased Sen, District Judge, Faridpur, Bengal ; Bai Binda
Parshad, retired Inspector of Police, Allahabad ; Munshi Avadh
Bihari Lai, M.A., Deputy Collector, United Provinces ; Babu Earn
Chandra Chaudhuri, Judge, Small Cause Court, Allahabad; Pundit
Sheo Charan, Tiwari Dt., Hamirpur ; Chaudhri Amar Singh, Dt.
Bulanehahr ; Nil Eatan Banerji, Civil Assistant Surgeon, United
Provinces ; Savu Earn Sarup, Honorary Magistrate, Pilibhit ; Eai
Sahib Lachman Das, Civil Surgeon, Punjab : Mr. Narandra
Krishna Dutt, Dt. Judge of Balasore ; Babu Gobind Lai Sijwar
Gayawal, Gaya, in the Province of Bihar and Orissa : Eai Sahib
Bagwati Sahay, Additional Inspector of Schools, Tirhut ; Eai
Sahib Girindra Kumar Gupta, Government Pleader, Hazaribagh ;
Sahib Chirdhari Lall, Shewbo, Burma : the Hon. Srijut Jhan-
asyam Baru of Assam ; Babu Sukha Maya Chaudhuri, Zamindar
of Sylhet ; Eai Sahib Bishtu Eam Bara of Sibsagar ; Eai Sahib V.
MurHgesa Mudaliar, Port Blair : Babu Samapado Sirkar, Farm
Overseer, Sahranpur ; Eai Sahib Babu Eamanik Singh, Executive
Engineer, Eastern Bengal State Eailway.
Bao Bahadur.
Eai Sahib Pydah Venkatachalapatti Garu, Merchant of Coco-
nada ; Tiruvaiyar Venkoba Eao, Dy. Superintendent of Police
in the Madras Presidency ; Viacalathur Eamaswmi Venkatarama
Iyer, Assistant Inspector of Schools, Madras ; Mailapur Gopal-
swami Mudaliar, Bellary ; Brahmadesam Cidambi Eaghavayya,
Tandala : Sankara Eao Avl., Lecturer, Kumbakonam College,
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THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Tanjore : Mr. Eaghunath Gangadliar Dhadbhacle, Subordinate
Judge, Bombay : Naehabhai Avichald Desai, Karbhari of the
Vankane State : Mr. Sakharam Vishwanar Rajadhyaksha, L.C.E.,
Assistant Engineer, Bombay ; Dayabhai Surajlal Thatti, Assist-
ant Collector, Bombay ; Asardas Motaram, Dy. Collector, Kara-
chi ; Munshi Abdur Eahman Khan, Zamindar of Raipur District,
Sahakanpur : Ramachandra Ranko Doye, Banker, Amraoti ;
Mysore Chalavaiengar Rangaiengar, Mysore ; Kankannally Krish-
na Iyengar, Dy. Chief Engineer, Mysore ; Thakur Hari Singh oi
Sattasar, Bikanir ; Thakur Bejey Singh of Rain Jodhpur, 3rd
Judge, Chief Court, Jodhpur.
Khan Sahib.
Saiyed Muhiuddin Sahib Chinna Sahib, Landholder of
Negapatani : Saiyid Hasanali Walad Mahomed Ali Shab, Special
Magistrate, Midari Hala Taluka ; Khuddbad Khan Walad
Khalikdad Khan, Inspector of Police, Riverain Police, Hyderabad,
Sind ; Pestorj Bomanji Messman, Vice-President, Poena :
Muverji Darasha, Dy. Divisional Inspector, Excise Department,
Bombay : Eli^car Jacob, Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Bombay ;
Rattonji Rufctomji Mirza, Inspector, Bombay : jiaulvi Afanulla,
Rangpur, Bengal ; Maulvi Kadir Baskh Malda ; Qazi Shangat
Husain Khan, Moradabad ; Munshi Muhammad Faruy, Inspector
of Police, Bareilly ; Haiix Nizam-ud-din, Contractor, Allahabad ;
Maulvi Saiyid Razi-ud-din, Assistant Commissioner of Excise,
Bareilly : Shaikh Kilayalullah Bela, Dt. Partagoarh, Khalila
Imaduddin Aerovl, Educational Service, Punjab ; Chaudhuri
Ranmat Khan, Private Medical Practitioner of Sargodha ;
]\Iunshi Inayat Ullah Khan, Excise Inspector, Punjab ;
Chaudhuri Nawab Khan, Inspector of Police, Punjab ; Mohran
Ali, retired Subadar of Mandra ; jNlaulvi Abdul Chani, Kama ;
Subadar Abdur Razzaq of Sambalpur ; Sheikh Moti, Inspector
of Police, Berhampur . Maulvi Sharafat Ali Chaudhur, Dy.
Superintendent of Police, Assam ; Muhammad Jan Muhammad
KhelWazir in the N.W.F. Province : Mirza Ali Muhammad Khan,
B.A., Inspector of Schools, N.W.F.P. ; Abdul Raliman, Inspector
of Police, N.W.F.P. ; Mir Sliarbat Khan Wazir Las Bela State,
Baluchistan : Sardar Muhammad Anwar Jan Muhammad Zai,
Extra Assistant Connnissioner, Chaman, Baluchistan ; Mir
Shahbad Khan Bahawalanzai, Marl Baluchistan : Mir Ghulam
Nalu Kurd Baluchistan ; Munshi Ahmad Buksli, Civil Hospital,
Nowgong : Saiyid Ali Ahmad IMufti, Kamdar of Agra, Barkhera ;
17
THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
IVlaulvi Muhammad Ashfay Hasan Khan, Bharatpur State in
Eajaputana ; Zhir-ud-din Khan, Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Meshed :
Nurullah, First Class S. A. Surgeon, Yatung ; Framji Edulji,
Station Master, Grant Eoad, Bombay ; Chaudhari Omer Din,
Temporary Sub-Engineer, Zhob: Mr. Sorabji Cooverji, Indo-
European Telegraphs Department, Karachi ; Sher Muhammad,
First Class Senior Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Viceroy's Body
Guard, Dehra Dun.
Sardar Sahib.
The Viceroy confers the title of Sardar Sahib as a personal
distinction upon Chaudhuri Amir Singh, Deputy Collector,
Irrigation Branch, Punjab ; Ganda Singh, retired Inspector of
Police, Punjab ; Bhai Dalip Singh, Extra Assistant Commissioner,
Punjab ; Hukim Singh, Contractor of Raipur, Central Provinces.
Bai Sahih.
The Viceroy confers the title of Eai Sahib as a personal dis-
tinction upon Karattoluvu Ramaswamy Aiyer, High Court Vakil,
Madura ; Babu Raj Mohan Das, Dy. Superintendent of Police,
Bengal ; Babu Mohenda Nath Chatterjee, Personal Assistant to
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal ; Babu Akshay
Kumar Mukherjee of Madaripur, Faridpur ; Babu Monmohon
Guba, 2nd Inspector of Registration Offices, Bengal ; Pandit
Kishen Nand Joshi, Deputy Collector, Jalaunder ; Lala Bujlal
Badhwar, Ujhani ; Munshi Ratan Chand, Deputy Collector,
United Provinces; Babu Lachman Das, Supervisor, Works Depart-
ment, United Provinces ; Babu Raghunath Singh, Tahsildar
Moth Atahani ; Babu Anant Ram Bhargava, Secretary, Munici-
pal Board, Aligarh ; Lala Makhan Lal.Rewari, Gurgagon District ;
Lala Labhu Ram, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Punjab ; Lala
Girdhari Lai, Honorary Magistrate of Jhong ; Mahant Raghu
Das of Ramdas, Amritsar District ; Lala Chotal Ram, Tahsildar,
Punjab ; Lala Devi Das, British Trade Agent, Garrok ; Babu
Bhuvaneswar Presad, District Sub-Registrar, Monghyr ; Babu
Bydydhar Panda of Cuttack ; Babu Ambia Charan Chatterjee,
Pleader, Saram ; Babu Nibaran Chandra Ganguli, Supervisor,
Bihar ; Babu Abhdash Chandra Mukherjee, Special Excise Deputy
Collector, Mazafferpore ; Babu Surenda Nath Bay of Bidar Secre-
tariat ; Babu Thakur Das of the Ranchi District ; Upra Sen,
Superintendent of the Office of Deputy Inspector-General of
Military Police, Burma ; Bepin Behari Gupta, Civil Assistant
Surgeon, Mavo Hospital, Nagpur ; Seth Champalal Bondura of
• 18
THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS, 1915.
Khandwa ; Bhiyalal Harlal Tiwari, Inspector of Eegistration,
Jabbalpore ; U. R. Y. Singh, Hony. Assistant Ilngineer, Assam ;
Babu Aghar Nath x'\clhikari. Superintendent, Normal School^
Silchar ; Babu Gokul Nath Dam, Inspector of Police, Assam ;
Babu Eukmini Kanta Gupta, Revenue Sheristadar, Sylhet ;
Lala Bhoja Ram Arora, Tahsildar in the N.W.F. Province ;.
Lai Ram Chand, Assistant Surgeon and Acting Civil Surgeon, Dera
Ismailkhan ; Pandit Shri Ram Nait, Dewan of the Bijwar State
in Central India ; Munshi Lachmi Narain of Delhi ; Pandit
Ram Dhan, Settlement Officer, Udhampvir District, Jeramu^
Kashmir ; Seth Harpershad, Banker and Contractor of Lahore ;
Lala Ealla Ram Chowdry, 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles;
Babu Sarat Chandra Biswas, B.A., Officiating Superintendent^
Army Department ; Hem Chandra Datta, Superintendent, Office
of the Accountant-General, Post Office and Telegraphs ; Krishna
Chand Jhoshi, Superintendent, Office of the Imperial Bacterio-
logist, Muktesar ; "Pundit Ram Bhuj Trikha, Chief Clerk, Traffic
Manager's Office, N.W. Railway ; Lai Kalu Ram, Supernumerary
Inspector attached to the office of the Postmaster-General ;
Pundit Rambaran Ganga Pershad, Inspecting Telegraphist Indian
Telegraphs ; Khazan Chand, Civil Sub-Assistant Surgeon, 3rd
Grade, attached to the Central Research Institute.
Rao Sahib
The Viceroy confers the title of Rao Sahib as a personal distinc-
tion upon Calamur Chandrasekhara Iyer, Sub-Registrar of Madras:
Joseph D'Cruze, Senior Grade Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Madras :
Adurti Rama Rao, Manager, Agricultural Department, Madras ;
Sundara Sabapati Velayudam Pillai, Inspector of Police, Madras ;
Raghavendra Krishna Inamati, Bombay ; Jivanlal Jamnadas
Kb and walla, Inspector, Bombay District Police ; Chanbasappa.
Ranchappa Shette of Dharwar ; Ganoshji Jethabhai Dubai, retired
Pleader and Millowner of Kathiawar ; Genesh Hair Hardikar,
Government Pleader, Nasik ; Dattatraya Balkrishna Joshi, Head
Clerk, Kolhapur Residency Virappa Andanappa Manvi of Gadag,
Dharwar District ; Abaj Rao Ramachandra Sawant of Belgaum ;
Mr. Morarji Rao, Sapat, Dewan Jaisalmer State.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915
The foUotc ing list of honours is taken from the Gazette of India
Extraordinary issued on 2nd June 1915 : —
Order of the Bath.
To BE K. C.
Lieutenant-General H. B. B. Vvatkins, C. B.
To BE C. B.
Major-General C. I. Fry.
Colonel H. Ewart.
Colonel A. H. Bingley.
Colonel W. G. Lawrence Beynon.
The Star of India.
To BE K.C.S.L
The Hon'ble Mr. P- S. Sivaswamy Iyer, C.S.I., C.I.E., Madras.
The Hon'ble • Sir William Meyer, K. C. I. E., I.C.S., Finance
Member.
Sir William Duke, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. , India Council.
The Hon'ble Mr. E. A. Gait, C.s.l., C.I.E., I.C.S. , Behar and Orissa.
Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan, of Maler Kotla.
Eajah Amir Prokash Bahadur of Sirmur.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Pinhey, c.s.l., C.I.E., Eesident, Hydera-
bad.
The Hon'ble Mr. W. H. Clark, c.S.l., C.M.G., Commerce Member.
To BE C.S.L
The Hon'ble Mr. A. Butterworth, I.C.S., Chief Secretary,
Madras Government.
Major-General E. C. O. Stuart, E.A.
Mr, S. M. Edwards, I.C.S., Commissioner of Police, Bombay.
The Hon'ble Mr. N. D. Beatson Bell, CLE., I.C.S., Bengal
Executive Council.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Elliot, Burma.
The Hon'ble Mr. H. J. Maynard, I.C.S., Commissioner, Lahore
Division.
20
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
The Hon'l)le Mr. R. P. Russell, Secretary. Government of India,
P. W. D.
The Hon'ble Mr. J. B. Brunyate, C.I.E., Secretary, Governiuent
of India, Finance Department.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Dew, Political Agent, Kalat.
The Hon'ble Mr. W M. Hailey, Chief Commissioner, Delhi.
Mr. H. T. Keeling, Chief Engineer, Delhi.
The Hon'ble Mr, A. H. Grant, C.I.E., Secretary, Foreign Depart-
ment, Government of India.
Tlie Indian Empire.
To BE G.C.I.E.
His Honour Sir Charles Bayley, K.C.s.l., I.s.o., Lieutenant-
Governor, Behar and Orissa.
The Hon'ble Maharajah Sir Rameshwar Singh, of Darbhanga.
To BE K.C.I.E.
The Hon'ble Mr. P. D. Pattani, Member, Bombay Council.
The Hon'ble Maharajah Mahindra Chandra Nandi of Cossim-
bazar.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Ramsay, C.S.I., C.I.E-, Baluchistan.
Mr. W. Maxv\ell, Post and Telegraphs.
Nawab Faridoon Jung Bahadur of Hyderabad.
Mr. M. Visveswaraya, C.I.E., Dewan of Mysore.
H. H. the Chief of Sixiathar.
Mr. J. S. Donald, C.s.l., C.I.E., Resident, Waziristan.
Lieutenant-Colonel M. Sykes, Consul-General, Kashgar.
To BE CLE.
Mr. C. B. Cotterell, I. S.. Madras.
Mr. A. W. Lushington, Imperial Forests, IMadras.
Sirdar Sahil:) Suliman llaji Kasim ]\Iitha, Bom))ay.
Babu Ram Chandra Mitra, Vakil, Calcutta.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Brice, Calcutta.
Lieut.-Colonel H. T. Dennys, Punjab Police.
Mr. S. H. Freemantle, Collector, Allahabad.
Mr. Abdul Karim Jamal, Rangoon.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. S. Barry, I. M.S., General Hospital,
Rangoon.
Mr. G. P. ]\lillet, Indian Forests, Bombay.
Dr. Zia-ud-din Ahmed, M. A. O. College, Aligarh.
Mr. J, F. Grunning, Collector, Shahabad.
21
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
The Hon'ble Brigadier-General B. Hollo way, Secretary, Army
Department.
Major C. M. Wagstaff, E.E., of the General Staff, now on field
service.
Mr. A. R. Anderson, Member of the Railway Board (late Agent,
M. and S.M. Railway.
Colonel C. H. Cowie; R.E., North Western Railway.
Kunwar Maharaj Singh, Assistant Secretary, Education Depart-
ment.
Mr. D. Petrie, Indian Police.
Mr. G. C. Denham, Indian Police.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Windham, Resident, Western Rajpu-
tana.
Mr. H. G. C. Chick, Commercial Adviser to the Resident, Persian
Gulf, at present Supervisor, Ottoman Bank.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. D. Ryder, R. E. of the Survey of India.
Mr. G. F. DeMontmorency, I.C.S., Personal Assistant to the Chief
Commissioner, Delhi.
Rajah Pratab Singh, Chief of iMirajpur, Bhopawar.
To BE Knights.
The Hon'ble Mr- Justice W\ B. Ayling, Madras.
The Hon'ble Mr. E. G. Monteath, Calcutta.
Dr. Rash Behari Ghose, Calcutta.
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. G. Woodroffe, Calcutta.
The Hon'ble Mr. H. Ledgard, U. P., Lieutenant-Governor's
Council, Cawnpore.
Mr. R. R. Gales, Chief Engineer, Sara Bridge, Calcutta.
Mr. Haji Mahomed Yusuf, Bombay.
Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Bengal.
The Kaiser- i- Hind.
Gold Medal.
H. E. Lady Willingdon.
Lady Carlyle, Simla.
Lady Lukis, Simla.
Rev. Mother St. Lucie, Convent at Agra.
Mr. Edward Francis, I.C.S.
Rai Bahadur Gopaldas Bhandare, Amritsar.
Dr. T. Pedley, Rangoon.
Lieut.-Colonel C. T. Bell, R. A., Jubbulpore.
Khan Bahadur Nawab Arbab Mahomed Hussain Khan, Landai,
Yarghajo, North-West Frontier Province.
22
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Mr. E. C. Carter, Secretary, Y. M. C. A.
Sirdar Parash Earn Krishna Eao Biwalkar, Alibag, Bombay.
Mr. M. K. Gandhi, Barrister-at-Law.
Silver Medal.
Bai Galbibai, widow of Seth Khadhilal Subagchand, of Eadhan-
pur, Bombay.
Mr. Anantrao Eaghunath Prabhu, Municipal Councillor, Bijapur,
Mrs. Stanley Eeed, Bombay.
Dilshad Begum, wife of the Nawab of Murshidaliad.
Bai Sunderbai, wife of i\Ir. V. E. Sirur, High Court Vakil,
Bombay.
Bai Jaijee, wife of Mr. Jehangir Bomanji Petit, Bombay.
Babu Purnachandra Chowdhuri, Pleader, Pabna.
Mr. G. O. Coombs, Extra Assistant Conservator of Forests, Jhansi
Division.
Eev. Mr. Ahmad, Missionary of the S. P. G. Mission, U. P.
Miss M. Campbell, in charge of the Avalon Girls' School,
Pathankot.
Mr. Dardar Singh, Member of the Staff of the Scotch Mission.
Guzerat.
Mr. T. C. Eagles, Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Committee,
Hazaribag.
Assistant Surgeon Murphy, Burma.
Miss L. H. M. Laughlin, Superintendent of St. Mary's Girls'
School, Eangoon.
Miss A. Weighell, lately Superintendent of the Lady Eoberts'
Hospital for Officers, Murree.
Assistant Surgeon A. W. W. Sadlier, Ajniere.
Mr. E. T. Eraser, Tea Planter, Assam.
Mr. S. E. Eita, Provincial Civil Service (retired), Assam.
Mrs. G. Stephens, Lady Superintendent, Hospital for Women,
Lashkar.
Mrs. A. Cottle. Superintendent, St. John Amlndance Brigade,
Calcutta.
Bar to the Kaiser-i-hind silver medal.
Miss F. Swainson, Manager, Deaf and ])unib School, Palam-
cottah.
Sister Jane Francis, Sister Superior, Lady Canning Home, Cal-
cutta.
Khan Bahadur Kazi Syed Farzand Ahmad, Zemizidar of Behar
and Orissa.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Iinj)erial Service Order.
Mr. F. D. Bird, T3anister-at-Law, Chief Presidency Magistrate,
Madras.
The Hon'ble Sir George Knox, Allahabad.
Eai Bahadur Chunilal Bose, Medical College, Calcutta.
Mr. H. G. Bulkley, Assistant Collector of Salt Revenue, Than a,
Bombay.
■Rai Bahadur Lala Gauri Shanker, Provincial Service, Punjab.
Mr. Maung Paw Tun, Provincial Civil Service, Rangoon.
Mr. R. J. Keys, Deputy Superintendent. Telegraph Traffic,
Simla.
Mr. B. N- Khambatta, Head Clerk, Office of Assistant Director
of Supplies and Transport, Poona Division.
Mr. J. H. Taylor, Provincial Civil Service, Behar and Orissa.
Khan Bahadur Mahomed Abdul Kariin Khan, Provincial Service,
North-West Frontier Province.
Rai Sahib Lala Bhag Mall, Personal Indian Assistant to the
Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner,
Baluchistan.
Mr. C. E. J. Twisaday, Clerk, P. W. D., India Office.
Mr. E. C. Winchester, lately Staff Clerk, India Office.
hiipcrial Service Medal.
Punjab Sing, son of Sahel Singh, late Jemadar Chaprasi to H. E.
the Governor of Bengal.
Udda Ram, son of Ram Singh, Head Mistri, P. W. D., Irrigation
Branch, United Provinces.
Kailash Karmakar, late Head Turner Mistri, General Work
Shop, Calcutta Mint.
Krishnaji, son of Isna Kumbi, late Jemadar Chaprasi of the
Commissioner's Office, Nagpur.
Mangloo, son of Alina Ram, Jemadar, Revenue and Agriculture
Department.
Indian Honours.
To BE Maharajah.
Rajah Bahadur Raghunath Sishar Deo, Feudatory Chief, Gang-
1-411 V Sffi.ffi T^fvlToi- jii-irl Ovicaa.
pur State, Behar and Orissa.
To BE RA.JAH.
Rai Jyot Kumar Mookerjee Bahadur, of Utterpara, Hooghly,
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
To BE Nawab.
Kumar Mahomed Ahmad Said Khan, of Chitari, Bulandshahr,
United Provinces.
To BE Shams-ul-ulama.
Moulvi Mahomed Ahmad, of Deoband, Saharanpur, United
Provinces.
To BE Dewan Bahadur.
Mr. M. Krishnan Nair, Dewan of Travancore.
Mr. Eanchhodbhai Udayaram, retired Native State Official and
Author, Bombay Presidency.
Rao Bahadur Bihari Lai Khazanchi, Jubbulpore, Central
Provinces.
To BE Sirdar Bahadur.
Sirdar Sahib Sukha Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Punjab.
Sirdar Jiwan Singh Padama, Honorary Magistrate, Lahore.
Subadar-Major Sunder Singh, Burma Military Police.
To BE Khan Bahadur.
Mr. Malang Hyath Batcha Sahib, Merchant of Vaniyambadi.
Mr. Abdul Rahim, Pleader of Secunderabad and Member of the
Secunderabad Cantonment Committee.
Khan Sahib Ghulam "Yassin Ghulam Mustafa, Inspector, Salt
Works, Kharaghoda, Bombay.
Moulvi Wasim-ud-din Ahmed, Pabna, Bengal.
The Hon'ble Moulvi Musharraf Hussain, Jalpaiguri, Bengal.
Khan Sahib Moulvi Zaliir-ud-din Ahmad of Jagatdal, 24 Par-
ganas, Bengal.
Shaikli Mahomed Hussain, Subordinate Judge of Ghazipur,
United Provinces.
Chaudhuri Sharif-ul-Hasan, Honorary Magistrate of Mahaban.
Khan Sahib Munshi Saifullah Khan, Deputy Collector, United
Provinces.
Khan Sahib Pir Mu/affar Ahmad, Deputy Collector, Irrigation,
Punjab.
Khalifa Syed Hamid Hussain, Revenue and Financial Secretary,
Patiala.
Mir AbduUa Shah, Foreign Minister of the Maler Kotla State.
Syed Shah Wajid Hussain, landholder, Khusrupur, Patna.
Heth Tehnarasji Cowasjee Bajan, Murwara, Central Provinces.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
The Hon'ble Moulvi Syed Abdul Majid, Assam.
Haji Kasim-ud-din MoUa, head of the firm of Messrs. Golam
Hyder and Sons, Shillong.
Khan Sahib Sultan Mahomed Khan, Jagirdar of Bir, Hazara
District.
Khan Sahib Sarfaraz Khan Chamkhanni, North-West Frontier
Province.
Khan Sahib Bahram Khan, of Toru, North-West Frontier
Province.
Khan Sahib Sheikh Abdulla, Deputy Superintendent of Police,
C. I. D., Delhi.
Mr. Dorabji Sorabji Captain, Superintendent of Post Offices,
Bombay.
To BE Rai Bahadur.
Mr. T. R. Lakshmana Perumal Pillay, L. M. S., North Arcot.
Dr. Haridham Dutt, Calcutta.
Mr. Rajendranath Dutt, late District and Sessions Judge, Bengal.
Babu Rajani Bhusan Mookerjee, Kundale Birbhum, Bengal.
Babu Debendranath Ballabh, Dhankuria, 24 Parganas, Bengal.
Babu Ram Sadan Bhattacharji, Deputy Magistrate in Bengal.
Babu Bahadur Singh, Honorary Magistrate, Pilibhit.
Mr. Sahu Parsotam Saran Kothiwala, Member of the District
Board, Moradabad. •
Pundit Soti Raghubans Lai, Subordinate Judge, Shahjehanpur.
Sadh Achraj Lai, Honorary Magistrate and Member of the
Municipal Board, Mirzapur.
Babu Shuhrat Singh, Zemindar of Chandpur, and Honorary
Magistrate, District Basti.
Senior Assistant Surgeon Rai Sahib Pundit Balkishen Kaul,
Lecturer and Superintendent, Lahore Medical College.
Rai Sahib Priya Nath Dutt, Assistant Registrar of the Punjab
University.
Lala Damodar Das, Extra Judicial Assistant Commissioner-in the
Punjab.
Lala Jai Lai, Member of the Municipal Committee, Simla.
Babu Sidh Narain Singh, of Anopore, Behar.
The Hon'ble ^fr. Dwarakanath, of Muzatfarpur, Behar and
Grissa.
Rai Sahib Jwala Prasad, Government Pleader, Arrah.
The Hon'ble Babu Nalini Kanta Ray, Dastidar of Assam.
Rai Sahib Betharam Sarma, Sub-Deputy Collector, Tezpur,
Assam.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
■Rai Sahib Dewan Jaggatnath, Secretary to the Municipal Com-
mittee aud District Board, Dera Ismail Khan.
Seth Sarupchand Hukamchand, Merchant, Indore.
Pundit Manik Lai Joshi, Chief Minister of Bundi, Eajputana.
Hai Sahib Akshey Kumar Sarkar, Superintendent, Department
of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
To BE Rao Bahadur.
Mr. R.N. Arogyasawmy Moodelliar, Executive Engineer, Madras
Presidency.
;Rao Sahib T. Balaji Rao Naidu, Deputy Collector, Madras
Presidency.
Rao Sahib K. Krishnan, Civil Apothecary, Palghaut.
Mr. O. Krishnan, Chairman, Municipal Council, Calicut.
Rao Sahib S. Bhavanandam Pillay, Assistant Commissioner of
Police, Madras City.
Mr. Mukkatti Aiyappa, Devanagiri, Coorg.
Mr. Vinayak Sadan and- Joshi, Honorary Presidency Magistrate,
Bombay.
Mr. Pandharinath Waman Rao Shikhere, Civil Assistant
Surgeon, Bombay.
Mr. Ganesh Venkatesh Joglekar, District Deputy Collector,
Bombay.
Rao Sahib Jamiatram Gowrishankar Shastri, Educational
Inspector, Bombay.
Mr. Maganlal Motiram Modi, L. M. (t S., Civil Surgeon,
Bombay.
Mr. Gajanan Mahadev Kamat, Landowner, Kolaba District,
Bombay Presidency.
Mr. Damodhar Bapu Rao .Patwardhan, Superintendent, Nand-
gaon State.
Thakur Sadul Singh, Bagesa, Bikanir, Revenue Member of Coun-
cil, Bikanir.
To BE Khan Sahib.
Mr. V. Marcair Malumair Sinna Marcair Malumair, Mercliant
of Nagore, Tanjore.
Mr. Jamsetji Edulji Batlivala, Assistant Auditor, M. and S. M.
Railway.
Shaik Ali Mahomed Hussein, 3rd Grade Inspector, Bombay
District Police.
Mr. Dosabhai Framji Katrak, Head Clerk in the Office of the
Executive Engineer, Boml>ay.
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33
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Syed Abdul Eahiman, Senior Grade 2nd Class Sub- Assistant
Surgeon in Bombay.
Kazi Ismail Ka/i Mahomed Porebandri, Editor of the Akhbar-i-
Islam, Bombay.
Moulvi Abdul Aziz Khan, Chairman, English Bazaar Munici-
pality, Malda, Bengal.
Moulvi Syed Abdul Latif, Deputy Collector, Bakarganj, BengaL
Moulvi Sami-ullah, District Board, Ballia.
Syed Sharif Hussain, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Punjab.
Chaudhuri Ghulam Easul, Inspector of Police, Punjab.
Kazi Siraj-ud-din Ahmad, Barrister-at-Law^, Rawalpindi.
Khwaja Gul Mahomed, Vice-President of the Municipal Com
mittee of Ferozepur.
Sheikh Amir-ud-din, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Mir Munsh
to the Punjab Government.
Khan Mahomed Zaffer Khan, Extra Assistant Commissioner,
Punjab.
Mahomed Abdulla, Darbhanga, Behar.
Moulvi Abdul Latif Khan, Dhanbaid, District Manbhum, Behar
and Orissa.
Mr. Dhanjishah Nasarwanji Avasia, Extra Assistant Conservatoi
of Forests, Balaghat.
Moulvi Abdul Mannaaje Udhuri, Zemindar of Silbarao, Sylhei
Districjb.
Mr. Ahmad Khan, Inspector of Police, North- West Frontiei
Police.
Mr. Ghulam Hyder Khan, Taikal Baba, Peshawur.
SubadSr-Major Boi Khan, Frontier Constabulary, North-Wes'
Frontier Province.
Said Jalal Mian Taja, North-West Frontier Province.
Mr. SharifuUa Khan Chamkanni, North-West Frontier Province
Mr. Wall Mahomed Khan, Hanzu, North-West Frontier Pro
vince.
Mr: Mahomed x\li Khan, Officiating Political Tahsildar, Toch
Agency.
Eisaldar-Major Ahmed Mir Khan, Zhob Militia.
Mir Shadi Khan Bengalzai, Baluchistan.
Mir Hajjian Khan Massori Bugti, Baluchistan.
Sirdar Bairam Khan Lahori, Baluchistan.
Sheikh Wall Mahomed, Physician to H. H. the Begum c
Bhopal.
Kazi Maz Ali Sirohi, Vakil attached to the Western Rijputan
State Residency.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Mirza Glmlam Mustafa, Wazir Wazarat, Anantnag, Jammu and
Kashmir State.
Munshi Abdul Alim, lately Head Clerk and Accountant to the
British Commissioner, Turco-Persian Frontier Commission.
Haji Karam Elah Seth, Merchant, Peshawur.
Malikdad Khan, Risaldar, Aden Troop.
Zamin Ali, Subadar-Major, 44th Merwara Infantry, Ajmere.
Shaikh Imam Bahadur, Subadar-Major, 103rd Mahratta Light
Infantry, Poona.
Munshi Munsoor Ali Khan, Goods Inspector and Officiating
Assistant Traffic Superintendent, Oudh and Rohilkhand Rail-
way.
To BE Sirdar Sahib.
Munshi Partab Singh, Deputy Collector, Punjab.
Sirdar Udham Singh, Inspector of Police, Punjab.
Sirdar Mir Singh Chachi, Honorary Magistrate, Wazirabad.
To BE Rax Sahib.
Mr. V. T. Krishnamachari, Assistant Secretary, Board of Reve-
nue (Land Revenue), Madras.
Mr. E. C. M. Mascarenhas, Extra Deputy Conservator of Forests,
Madras Presidency.
Mr. K. S. Kodandarama Iyer, Cliief Accountant, Second Class,
Accountant-General's Office, Madras.
Mr. A. Seturaraa Iyer, Mirasdar of Nidamangalam, Tanjore.
Mr. S. B. Rathnasabapathy Moodelliar, Head Clerk, Coni-
missariat Department, Port Blair.
Babu Tarini Chasan Bhattacharji, Head Assistant, Public Works
Department, Bengal.
Babu Abinash Chandra Bose, of the Co-operative Societies,
Pingla, Midnapore.
Babu Tarapada Ghose, District Sub-Registrar, 24 Parganas.
Babu Hara Kishor Biswas, Deputy Collector, Bengal.
Babu Ishan Chandra Das, of Gopalpur, Faridpur.
Babu Behari Lai Sarkar, Editor of the Bawjabasi, Calcutta.
Mr. Chaube Chhakan Lai, Honorary Magistrate, Meorut.
Pundit Keshab Deo alias Kabuli Singh, Municipal and District
Boards, ^luttra.
Babu Raj Baliadur, Chairman of the Municipal Board, Etah.
Babu Sant Ram, Overseer, V. W. D.
iDJLala Sarju Prasad, Banker and Contractor, Fy/abad.
Lala Narayana Das, Sub-Engineer, P. W. D., Punjab.
THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Lala Kashi Earn, retired Superintendent, Office of the Sanitary
Commissioner, Punjab.
Lala Jugal Kishore, Officiating Inspector of Schools, Umballa.
Lala Dina Nath, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Punjab.
Mr. Mahabir Prasad Misra, Madhiubani District, Dharbhanga.
Babu Priya Nath Mitra, Head Clerk in the Office of the Superin-
tendent of Police, Patna.
Babu Dayanidhi Das, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector,
Behar and Orissa.
Babu Eajendra Prasad, Headmaster, Patna Training School.
Babu Sarya Prasad, Government Pleader, Bhagalpur.
Babu Gaya Prasad Dube, District Inspector of Vaccination,
Shahabad.
Babu Harcharandas, Honorary Assistant Engineer, P. W. D.,,
Chhindwara.
Babu Sobharam Das, Overseer, P. W. D., Assam.
Babu Bepin Chandra Deb Lashkar, Mauzadar and Honorary
Magistrate, Lakhipur, Cachar.
Lala Praba Bial, Barrister-at-Law, Public Prosecutor, Peshawur.
Dew^an Nand Earn, Tahsildar, North -West Frontier Province.
Lala Lachman Dass, Sherishtadar, Quetta Peshin Agency,
Baluchistan.
Munshi Hanuman Pershad,De\van of Nogod State, Central India.
Pundit Jisukh Eam, Eevenue Officer of the Eaigarh State,
Central India.
Munshi Baldeo Parshad, City Magistrate and Vice-President of
Municipality, Bharatpur-
Lala Eam Chand Lohia, Proprietor of the Firm of Messrs. Nana
Mai Janikidas, Delhi.
Lala Bala Pershad, Honorary Magistrate, Delhi.
Lala Bri] Lai, Inspector of Police, C. I. D., Delhi.
Thakur Bhikham Singh, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Jammu and
Kashmir State Forces, Divisional Forest Officer, Kashmir.
Duni Chand, Major in the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces,
Chief Medical Officer, Jammu.
Babu Nalineksha Banerjee, Personal Assistant to the State
Engineer, Kashmir.
Lala Golnnd Sahai, Head Clerk and Treasury Officer, Gilgifc
Agency.
Mr. Madhava Prasad Sinha, Chief Superintendent, Office of the
Accountant-General, U. P.
Mr Bepin Behari Banerjee, Superintentent in the Department oL
Commerce and Industry.
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THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS, 1915.
Pundit Sri Kishan Munshi, Superiutendent, Northern India, Saltr
Ee venue Department.
Pundit Earn Pershad, late Chief Clerk, Locomotive Superin-
tendent's Office, metre gauge system, B. B. and C. I. Eailway,
Ajmere.
Chaudhuri Nihal Singh, Contractor, North-Western Eailway.
Mr. Bhalchandra Manjunath Basrur, Landowner, Kanara Dis-
trict, Bombay.
To BE Eao Sahib.
Mr. P. P. Krishnasawmy Pillay, Chairman of the ]\[unicipal
Council, Tiruppatur, North Arcot.
Mr. C. Eamanujam Chetty, Merchant, Madras.
Mr. S. Tirumalai Iyengar, Deputy Collector, Madras.
Mr. Bhalchandra Munjunath Basrur, Land-owner, Kanara Dis-
trict, Bombay.
Mr. Yeshwant Vinayak Eandive, Mamlatdar, on special duty,
Belgaum District.
Mr. Shankar Sadashib Metkor, 3rd Grade Inspector, Bombay
District Police.
Mr. Yeshvant Harish Chunder Desai, Overseer, 1st Grade,
Bombay Presidency.
Mr. Narayan Shripad Kulkarni, Private Medical Practitioner of
Hubli.
Mr. Kakubhai Ichhashakar Pundit, Divisional Inspector, Excise
Department, Bombay.
Mr. N. Vishvanath Pai, Public Prosecutor and Government
Pleader, Sholapur.
Mr. V. Narayan Barue, 3rd Grade Deputy Superintendent,
Bombay District Police.
Mr. B. Lallubhai Sabujora, Senior Grade 1st Class Sub- Assistant
Surgeon, Bombay.
Mr.Shivaram Balwant Bandekar, Agency Plead Clerk, Savantvadi.
Mr. Mahadeo Kashinath Oke, Headmaster, Government High
School, Chanda, C. P.
Mr. M. Balwant Eao Deshmukh, of Matergaon, Buldan District,
Berar.
Pundit Abaji Trimbuk, of Chaurai District, Cliindwara, Central
Provinces.
Mr. K. Govind Parande, Subordinate Judge and Deputy
Eegistrar, Judicial Commissioner's Court, Nagpur.
Mr. P. Eun Singh, Private Secretary to H. H. the Maharajah of
Kishengarh, Eajputana.
Mr. Mahashanker Chaganlal Eaval, Postmaster, Bhownagar.
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OBITUARY
Aslam Khan, Colonel Na^val)^■Sir Muhammad ; 15th October..
1914.:
Campbell,! Ca?;tam Ale.xander, C.I.E., D.S.O. ; 26th September,
1914.
Carnduff, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Herbert William Cameron ; 23rd
January, 1915.
Crosthwaite, Sir Charles Haukes Todd ; 31st May, 1915.
Dacca, Nawab of ; Hon'ble Sir Khwaja Salim-ul-lah Bahadur,
K.C.S.I., G.C.S.I. : 18th January, 1916.
Dring. Sir William Arthur ; March, 1915.
Gatacre, Major-General Sir John ; killed in action ; 13th October,
1914.
Ghose, Mahimohan, I.C.S., Bar-at-Law ; 21st May, 1915.
Gokhale, Hon'ble Mr. Gopal Krishna, CLE. ; 19th February,
1915.
Krishnamachariar, S. Eao Sahib, B.C.E. ; 4th February, 1915.
Kunhi Eaman Nayanar ; died in Council Chamber, Madras, 20th
November, 1914.
Layard, Sir Charles Peter, 11th June, 1915.
Lee-Warner, Sir William, 1915.
Mr. Wigram, I.C.S., 1915.
Prinsep, Sir Henry Thoby, Kt., K.C.I.E. ; 9th November, 1914.
Eaza Khan Sahib, Nawab Muhammad ; 19th February, 1915.
Eoberts, Earl ; December, 1914.
Thibaut, George Frederick. William ; January, 1915.
Tinnevelly and Madura, Bishop of ; Eight Eev. Williaai Arthur
Achison, D.D. ; 19th February, 1915.
Venkataratnam Pantulu, Kokkanda ; 19th February, 1915.
Tenkobachari, Cuddalore, Dewan Bahadur ; 19th January, 1915.
APPENDIX I
Warrant of Precedence for India
[Government of India, Home DepartxMent Notification,
No. 328, dated Calcutta, the 10th FEBRrTARv, 1899.]
In supersession of Home Department Notification, No. 2023,
dated the 1st November 1877, the following new Warrant of
Precedence for India, which has been approved by Her Majesty
the Queen -Empress of India, and which has received Her Royal
Sign Manual, as also the revised graded list of civil offices not
reserved for members of the Indian Civil Service, supplementary
to the Warrant of Precedence, which has been prepared under
tiie orders of the Governor-General in Council, are published for
general information : —
I. — Warrant of Preccdcn.cc approved by the Queen- Empresfi
of India.
Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, (,)ueen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of
India, —
To all to whom these presents shall come :
Whereas it hath been represented unto Us tliat it is advisable
that the rank and precedence of persons holding appointments in
the East Indies, as regulated by Our Royal Warrant, dated the
18th day of October 1870, should be altered. We do therefore
hereby declare that it is Our Will and Pleasure, that in lieu of
tlie tal)Ie laid down in Our said recited W^arrant, the following
tal)le be henceforth observed with respect to the rank and prece-
dence of the persons hereinafter named, namely, —
1. Governor-General and Viceroy of India.
2. Governors of Madras and Bombay.
3. President of tlie Council of the Governor-General.
4. Lieutenant-Ciovernor when in his own territories.
5. Commander-in-CIiief in India.
Ti. Lieutenant-Governor.
7. Chief Justice of Bengal.
8. Bishop of Calcutta, Metropolitan of India.
9. Ordinarv ]\leml)ers of the Council of the CJovornor-General.
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10. Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Naval Forces in the
East Indies.
11. Chief Justice of a Higli Court other than tliat of Bengal.
12. Bishops of Madras and Bombay.
13. Ordinary Members of Council of Madras and Bombay.
14. Lieutenant-Generals Commanding the Forces, Punjab,
Bengal, Madras and Bombay.
15. Chief Commissioners of the Central Provinces and Assam ;
Residents at Hyderabad and in Mysore ; and Agents to
the Governor-General in Eajputana, Central India and
Baluchistan.
The Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner of the
North-West Frontier Province ranks in Article 15 of the table (Home
Department Notification No. 5923, dated the 1st April 1901). The
Chairman of the Railway Board ranks in Article 19 of the table (Home
Department Notification No. 699, dated the 13th March 1905).
The Governor of Bengal ranks in Article 2 of the table (Home Depart-
ment Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Ordinary Members of the Council of the Governor of Bengal rank
in Article 13 of the table (Home Department Notihcation No. 2013, dated
the 1st October 1913).
The Members of the Executive Council of the Lieutenant-Governor of
Bihar and Orissa, when within their own jurisdiction, rank immediately
above the officers included in Article 14, and when without their
jurisdiction, in Article 15 of the table (Home Department Notification
No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Bishop of Nagpur ranks in Article 20 of the table (Home Depart-
ment Notification No. 2191, dated the 27th May 1903).
The Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Public Works
Department and the Members of the Railway Board rank in Article 21
of the table (Home Department Notifications No. 1259, dated the 15th
June 1S99 and No. 699, dated the 13th March 1905).
The Joint Secretaries to the Government of India rank in Article 21
of the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st
October 1913)
For the purposes of the Warrant of Precedence for India, the service of
the Members of the Indian Civil Ser^rice is calculated from the date of
commencement of their service as shown in the Civil List (Home
Department letter No. 2325, dated the 27th October 1904).
16. Puisne Judges of a High Court.
17. Chief Judge of a Chief Court.
18. Military OtFicers above the rank of Major-General.
19. Additional Members of the Council of the Governor-
General for making Laws and Regulations.
20. Bishops of Lahore, Rangoon and Lucknow,
21. Secretaries to the Government of India.
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-22. Commissioner in Sind.
23. Judges of a Chief Court, Recorder of Rangoon, and Judicial
Commissioners, Burma.
2-i. Chief Secretaries to the Governments of Madras and
Bombay.
2o. Major-Generals : Members of a Board of Revenue : Com-
missioners of Revenue and Customs, Bombay : and
Financial Commissioners, Punjab and Burma.
2G. Judicial Commissioners, including x^dditional Judicial
Commissioners of Oudh, the Central Provinces and
Sind.
'27. Additional Members of the Councils of the Governors of
Madras and Bombay for making Laws and Regulations,
and Members of the Legislative Council of a Lieuten-
ant-Governor, Vice-Chancellors of Indian Universities.
First Class
29. Members of the Indian Civil Service of 30 years' standing.
30. Advocate-General, Calcutta.
^^1. Comptrollor and Auditor-General.
32. Commissioners of Divisions : the Superintendent of Port
Blair: and Residents, Political Agents, and Superinten-
dents drawing Rs. 2,000 a month and upwards (not
l^eing Collectors or Deputy Commissioners of British
districts) within their respective charges.
33. Chief Secretaries to Local Governments, other tlian those
of Madras and Bombay.
S4:. Surveyor-General of India : Directors-(ieneral of the Post
Office, of Telegraphs of India and of Railways : Chief
Engineers, lirst class ; Accountants-General, Military
and Public Works Departments ; Director, Royal Iridian
Marine ; and Manager, North-Western Railway.
The Director-General, Indian Mediral Service, ranks in Article '25 ot"
the table (Home Department Notification No. 2297, dated the 18th May
1909).
The Financial Commissioner, Central Provinces, ranks in Article 26 of
the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st
October 1913).
The Additional Members of the Legislative Council of the Governor
of Bengil rank in Article 27 of the table (Home Department Notification
No. 2013, dated the 1st October 19131.
The Adv^ocates-General, Madras and Bombay, rank immediately below
Article 30 of the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, <iated
the 1st October 1913).
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The Directors of Railway Construction and Railway Traffic rank in
Article 34 of the table (Home Department Notification No. 1259, dated
the I5th June 1S99).
Consuls-General rank as No. 37 {a) below Brigadier-Generals. Con-
sular Offi :ers ri'' Carriere in their respective grades take precedence of
Consular Officers who are not de Carriere.
The Rev^enue and Judicial Commissioner in Baluchistan ranks in
Article 3S of the ta'ile when in Kalat or Las Bela or elsewhere outside
the limits of his charge (Foreign Department letter No. 12S4-G., dated
the 1st August 1901). In British Baluchistan and the Agency territories
he ranks in Article 32 (Foreign Deparment letter No. 613-G., dated the
nth April 1901).
The Director, Criminal Intelligence, ranks in Article 39 of the table
(Hon.e Department Notification No. 1230, dated the 10th June 1904).
The Members of the Legislative Council of a Chief Commissioner rank
in Article 40 of the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated
the 1st October 1913).
Consuls rank as No. 41 (a) below Members of the Indian Civil Service
of 23 years' standing and Colonels (Foreign Department Circular letter
No. 257-G., dated the 22nd February 1899). Consular Officers de
Carriere in their respective grades take precedence of Consular Officers
who are not de Carriere.
The Director-General of Education in India ranks in Article 44 of the
table (Home Department Notification No. 1988, dated the 27th June
1902).
The Director of the Indian Institute of Science ranks in Article 46 of
the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st
October 1913).
The Secretary to the Railway Board ranks in Article 49 of the table
(Home Department Notification No. 6J9, dated the 13th March 1905).
Officers in charge of the Zhob, Quetta-Pishin, and Thal-Chotiali
districts rank in Article 50 of the table throughout their respective
charges, whether British or Agency territory (Foreign Department letter
No. 613-G., dated the 11th April 1901).
35. Bishops (not territorial) under license from the Crown.
36. Archdeacons of Calcutta, INladras and Bombay.
37. Brigadier-Generals.
38. Commissioners of Divisions.
39. Commissioner of Northern India, Salt Eevenue and Opium
Agents, Benares and Bihar.
40. Secretaries and Joint Secretaries to Local Governments
and Private Secretary to the Viceroy.
Second Class
41. Members of the Indian Civil Service of 23 years' standing
and Colonels.
42. Military Secretary to the Viceroy-
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The Judicial Commissioner, Chota Nagpur, the Chairman of the
Boards of Trustees for the improve;nent of the cities of Bombay and
Calcutta, and the Presidei^t, Rangoon Municipal Committee, within
their respective charges, rank: in Article 50 of the table ( Home Depart-
ment Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Archdeacon of Nagpore rantis in Article 51 of the table (Home
Department Notification No. 3839, dated the 29th Decemcer 1903).
The Director-General of Commercial Intelligence ranks in Art cle 52
of the table (Home Department Notification No. 699, dated the 13th
March 1905).
Chief Conservators of Forests rank in Article 54 of the table (Home
Department Notification No. 2771, dated the 21st October 1907.
The President, Forest Research Institute and College, Dehra Dun,
ranks in Article 54 of the table (Home Department Notification No.
2034, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Political Agent in Kalat ranks in Article 60 of the table (Foreign
Department letter No. 613-G., dated the Uth April 1901).
The first Assistant to the Agent to the Governor-General in Baluchis-
tan ranks in Article 61 of the table (Foreign Department letter No.
613-G., dated the 11th April 1901). This order has also been extended
to the First Assistant to the Resident at Hyder^ibad and Mysore and to
the Agents to the Governor-General in Rajputana and Central India
(Foreign Department letter No. 13S9-G , dated the 2nd September 1903).
The Chief Inspector of Explosives in India ranks in Article 6i of the
table (Home Department Notification No. 1988, dated the 27th June
1902).
The Collectors of Customs at Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Rangoon
and Karachi rank in Article 66 of the table (Home Department Notifi-
cation No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913)
The Deputy Director-General, Intelligence, ranks in Article 67 of the
table (Home Department Notification No. 1230, dated the 10th June
190A).
The Chairman of the Port Trust, Rangoon, ranks in Article 68 of the
table (Home Department Notification No. 5006, dated the 29th August
1901).
The Chairman of the Port Trust, Madras, ranks in Art, cle 68 of the
table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated tlie 1st October
1913).
The Electrical Engineer-in-Chief, Telegraph Department, ranks in
Article 69 of the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated
the 1st October 1913).
Directors of Land Records, Directors of Agriculture and Excise
Commissioners under Local Governments rank in Article 70 of the ta.ile
{Home Department Notification No. 2771, dated the 21st October 1907).
The Registrars of Co-operative Credit Societies under Local Go^ern-
ments and the Comptroller of Patents, rank in Article 70 ot the table
(Home Department Notification No. ^013, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Political Agents and Superintendents in Baluchistan drawing less
than Rs. 2,000 when outside their respective charges raniv m Article 73,
unless their army rank or standing in the Civil Service gi>es the.n a
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higher place (Foreign Department letter No. 1284-G., dated the 1st
August 1901). The same rule is applicable to the Political Agent in
Haraoti and Tonk (Foreign Department letter No. 9o8-G., dated the
21st May 1903).
The Principals of Government Collges, Officers of the Indian Agri-
cultural Service, or of the General List of the Indian Finance Depart-
ment, or of the Public Works Engineer Establishment, or of the Superior
Revenue establishment of State Railways, or of the Civil Veterinary,.
Forest, Survey, Mines, Postal, Telegraph, Customs, or Scientific Depart-
ments, or Officers of the Indian Institute of Science, or Sanitary Engi-
neer, not being Superintending Engineers or Consulting Arch tects to-
Local Governments drawing Rs. 1,250 a month and upwards, officers of
the Police Department drawing Rs. 1,200 a month and upwards, Deputy
Controllers of Military Accounts, Director of Survey, Madras, Electrical'
Adviser to the Government of India, Judicial Commissioner, Chota
Nagpur. and Secretary to the Bengal Legislative Council and Assistant
Secretary to the Government of Bengal in the Legislative Department,,
rank in Article 73 of the table (Home Department Notification
No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
43. Judicial Commissioners of the Hyderabad Assigned Dis-
tricts and Baluchistan : the Superintendent of Port
Blair ; and Residents, Political Agents, and Superin-
tendents drawing Rs. 2,000 a month and upwards (not
being Collectors or Deputy Commissioners of British
districts).
44. Inspector-General of Forests in India and Director of the
Geological Survey.
4"). Standing Counsel to the Government of India.
46. Directors of Public Instruction and Inspectors-General of
Police and Prisons under Local Governments and
Accountants-General.
47. Survey Commissioner and Director of Land Records and
Agriculture, Bombay : Commissioners of Settlement&
and Controllers of Military Accounts.
48. Chief or Senior Civil Secretary to a Local Administration.
49. Chief Engineers, second and third classes ; Deputy Sur-
veyor-General ; Deputy Director-General of Telegraphs
in India, and Director-in-Chief, Indo-European Tele-
graph Department.
50. Divisional and District and Sessions Judges ; Collectors
and Magistrates of Districts : Deputy Commissioners
of Districts ; Deputy Superintendent of Port Blair ; and
the Chief Officer of each Presidency ISlunicipality with-
in their respective charges.
51. Archdeacons of Lahore, Lucknow and Rangoon.
52. Deputy Secretaries to the Government of India.
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'03. The Senior Chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Bengal,
Madras and Bombay.
54. Eemembrancer of Legal Affairs and Government Advocates
under Local Governments.
5o. Officers in the First Class Graded List of Civil Officers
not reserved for Members of the Indian Civil Service.
Third Class
56. Members of the Indian Civil Service of 18 years' standing
and Lieutenant-Colonels.
57. The Deputy Director, Royal Indian Marine.
58. The Assistant Director, Royal Indian Marine.
59. Commanders and Inspectors of Machinery, Royal Indian
Marine.
GO. Political Agents and Superintendents drawing less than
Rs. 2,000 a month (not being Collectors or Deputy
Commissioners of British districts) within their own
charges.
Gl. Secretaries to Local Administrations other than those
already specified.
G2. Consulting Engineers to the Government of India for
Railways.
G8. Private Secretaries to Governors.
64. Military Secretaries to Governors.
65. Administrators-General.
66. Sanitary Commissioners under Local Governments ; Post-
masters-General : the Comptroller, Post Office ; and
Conservators of Forests, first grade.
67. Directors of Public Instruction, Inspectors-General of
Police and Prisons under Local Administrations, and
Comptrollers and Deputy Auditors-General.
Vice-Consuls rank as No. 74 (//) below Memhers of the Indian Civil
Service of 12 years standing and Majors (Foreign Department Circular
letter No. 257-Ct., dated the 22nd February, 1893).
The Registrars of Co-operative Credit Societies and^ Excise Com-
missioners under Local Administrations, rank in Article 77 of the table
(Home Department NotiKcation No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
The Principals of Government Colleges, officers of the Indian Edu-
cational Service and the graded Educational Service, or of the Indian
Agricultural Service, or Sanitary Engineers, or Consulting Architects,
or Electrical Inspectors, drawing Rs. 1,000 a month and upwards; and
officers of the General List of the Indian Finance Dop;irtinent, or
officers of the higher branch of tlie Military Accounts Depart-, lent, or
of the Public Works Engineer establislunent, or of the Superior Revenue
establishment of State Railways, or of the Civil Veterinary, Forest,
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Survey, Police, Mines, Postal, Telegraph, Customs, or Scientific Depart-
ments, drawing Rs. 900 a month and upwards, Assistant Commissioners,
Northern India Salt Revenue, drawing Rs. 800 a month and upwards.
Chemical Examiner for Customs and Excise, Collector of Income-Tax,
Calcutta, Director, Vaccme Institute, Belgaum, First Assistant Superin-
tendent, Port Blair, Legal Assistant in the Legislative Department of
the Government of India, officers of the Archaeological Department
drawing Rs. 800 a month and upwards, officers of the Excise and
Salt Departments drawing Rs. 800 a month and upwards, officers of the
Provincial services of not less than 18 years' standing drawing Rs. 600 a
month and upwards. Registrar to the Chief Court, Lower Burma, and
Secretary to the Board of Revenue in the Department of Revenue
Settlement, Survey, Land Records and Agriculture, Madras, when a
member of the Provincial Civil Service, ranK in Article 78 of the table
{Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).
Consular Officers de Carriere in their respective grades take prece-
dence of Consular Officers who are not de Carneri'.
68. Managers of State Railways other than the North-Western
Railway ; Chairman of the Port Trust, Bombay ; and
Chairman of the Port Trust, Calcutta.
69. Vice-Chairman of the Port Trust, Calcutta ; Directors of
Traffic and Construction, Indian Telegraph Department :
Examiners of Accounts, Public Works Department, first
class ; Officers of the Superior Revenue Establishment of
State Railways, first class, first grade ; Superintending
Engineers, Public Works Department, first class ; and
Superintendents of the Survey of India Department,
first grade-
Fourth Class
74. Members of the Indian Civil Service of 12 years' standing
and Majors.
70. Lieutenants of over 8 years' standing and Chief Engineers
of the Royal Indian Marine.
76. Government Solicitors.
77. Inspectors-General of Registration, Sanitary Commissioners
and Directors of Land Records and Agriculture under
Local Administrations.
78. Of^'icers in the Third Class Graded List of Civil Officers nob
Reserved for Members of the Indian Civil Service.
The entries in the above table apply exclusively to the persons
entered therein, and while regulating their relative precedence
with each other, do not apply to the non-official community resi-
dent in India, the members of which shall take their place accord-
ing to usage.
Officers in the above table will take precedence in order of tlie
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numbers of the entries. Those included in one number will take
precedence inter se according to the date of entry into that number.
When an officer holds more than one position in the table he
Nvill be entitled to the highest position accorded to him.
Officers who are temporarily officiating in any number in the
table will rank in that number below permanent incumbents.
All officers not mentioned in the above table, whose rank is
i-egulated by comparison with rank in the Army, to have the same
rank with reference to Civil Servants as is enjoyed by Military
Officers of equal grades.
All other persons who may not be mentioned in this table to
take rank according to general usage, which is to be explained
and determined by the Governor-General in Council in case any
•question shall arise.
Nothing in the foregoing rules to disturb the existing practice
relating to precedence at Native Courts, or on occasions of inter-
course with Natives, and the Governor-General in Council to be
■empowered to make rules for such occasions in case any dispute
shall arise.
All ladies to take place according to the rank herein assigned
to their respective husbands, with the exception of wives of Peers,
and of ladies having precedence in England independently of their
husbands, and who are not in rank below the daughters of •
Barons, such ladies to take place according to their several ranks,
with reference to such precedence in I'mgland, immediately after
the wives of Members of the Council of the Governor-General. ^
Given at Our Court at Windsor, this tenth day of Deceml)er in
the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ninety-
eighli and in the Sixty-second Year of Oar Reign.
\l.—SnppUiaentary Grarled List of Civil Ojficer.H not reserved for
Members of the Indian Civil Service jjrepa red under the
orders of the Governor-General in Cointcil.
First Class — (Number 55 of the Warrant) '
Assay Master of the Mint, Calcutta and Bombay.
Chief Judges of the Presidency Courts, Small Causes.
Commissioners of Police, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay and
Rangoon. I
Deputy Comptroller-General.
Director-General of Archseology.I
• The entries in each class are arranged in alphabetical order.
I Notification No. 2002, dated the 8th ^^eptenihor, 1899.
; Home Department NotiHcation No. 1988, dated the 27th .June, 190v.
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Director-General of Statistics.
Director of the Botanical Survey of India.
Inspector-General of Agriculture in India.!
JNlaster of the Mint, Calcutta and Bombay.
Meteorological Eeporter to the Government of India.
Superintendent of Eevenue Survey, Madras.
Superintendents, Trigonometrical Surveys.
Second Class — (Numbar 73 of the Warrant)
Adviser on Chinese Affairs in Burma.
Agent-General in India for the British Protectorates in Africa
under the Administration of the Foreign Office.^
Chief Collector of Customs, Burma.
Chief Inspector of Mines in India.!
Chief Presidency Magistrates.
Chief Superintendents of the Telegraph Department.
Collector of Customs and Salt Eevenue, Sind.
Collectors and Magistrates of Districts ; and Deputy Commis-
sioners of Districts and of Settlements.
Conservators of Forests, 2nd and 3rd grades.
Deputy Accountants-General under Local Governments.
Deputy Inspectors-Cieneral of Police.
Deputy Superintendent of Port Blair.
Directors of the Persian Gulf Section, and of the Persian Section
of the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
Divisional and District and Sessions Judges.
Examiners of Accounts, Public Works Department, 2nd and 3rd
classes.
Government Astronomer, Madras.
Imperial Bacteriologist.
Inspector of Mines to the Government of India.
Librarian, Imperial Lil)rary."
Officer in charge of the Eecords of the Government of India.
Officers of the Customs Department drawing Es. 1,250 a month
and upwards.
Officers of the Indian Educational Service, and of the graded
Educational Service drawing Es. 1, 250 a month and upwards.
S Home Department Notification No. 3119, dated the 11th September
1903.
': Home Department Notification No. 1988, dated the 27th June 1905.
* Home Department Notifications Nos. 327 and 149, dated the 26tb!
.Januarv 1900, and 24th January 1903, No. 551, dated the 10th March
1904, No. 1485, dated the 6th Julv 1904 and No. 715, dated the 14th
March 1905.
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Officers of the Superior Revenue Establishment of State EaihvaySp
1st class, 2nd and 3rd grades.
Principal, Mayo College, Ajmere.
Principal, Eajkumar College, Rajkot.
Reporter on Economic Products.
Superintendent, Royal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta.
Superintendents, Geological Survey of India.
Superintendents of Revenue Survey and Assessment, Bombay.
Superintendents of the Survey of India Department, 2nd grade-
Superintending Engineers, Public Works Department, 2nd andi
3rd classes.
Under Secretaries to the Government of India.
Third Class— (Number 78 of the Warrant)
Agricultural Chemists.
Assistant Directors of Dairy Farms.
Assistant Inspector-General of Forests.
Assistant Secretaries to the Government of India.
Collector of Stamp Revenue, Superintendent of Excise Revenue^
and Deputy Collector of Land Revenue, Calcutta.
Commander of the Steamer ejnployed in the Persian Gulf Section
of the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
Deputy Collector of Salt Revenue, Bombay.
Deputy Commissioners of Northern India Salt Revenue.
Deputy Commissioners of Police, Calcutta and Bombay.
Deputy Commissioners of Salt-, Alikari and Customs Department^
Madras.
Deputy Conservators of Forests, drawing Rs. 800 a month and'
upwards.
Deputy Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Madras.
Deputy Director of the Imperial Forest School, Dehra Dun.
Deputy Directors of Revenue Settlements and Deputy Superin-
tendents of Revenue Surveys, INIadras.
Deputy Postmasters-General of the 1st, 2nd" and 3rd' grades.
Deputy Superintendents, Geological Survey of India.
Deputy Superintendents, Survey of India Department.
District Superintendents of I'olice drawing Rs. 800 a month'
and upwards.
Engineer and Electrician of the Persian Gulf Section of the
Indo-European Telegraph Department.
+ Home Department Notification No. 2292, dated the 24th .luly 190^
t: Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st Octoher 1911!.
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l-^xaminei's of Accounts, Public Woiks Department, 4th class,
1st and 2nd grades.
Executive Engineers, Public Works Department, ]st and 2nd
grades.
Inspectors-General of Railway Mail Service.
•Judge of the City Civil Court, Madras.
Judges of the Presidency Courts of Small Causes, and First
.Judge of the Small Cause Court, Rangoon.
Officers of the Customs Department drawing Rs. 900 and up-
wards.+ i
Officers of the Indian Educational Service and of the graded
Educational Service drawing less than Rs. 1,250 a month
but more than Rs. 1,000 a month.
Officers of the Superior Revenue Establisliments of the State
Railways, 2nd class, 1st and 2nd grades.
Palccontologists, Geological Survey of India.
Presidency Magistrates.
Protector cf Emigrants and Superintendents of Eniigration,
Calcutta.
Public Prosecutor in Sind.
Registrars to the High Courts and to the Chief Court, Punjab.
Sub-Deputy Opium Agents drawing Rs. 800 a month and
upwards.
Superintendent of Land Records and Agriculture in Sind.
Superintendent of the Indian Museum.
Superintendent of Stamps and Stationery.
Superintendents, Telegraph Department, 1st and 2nd grades.
Table showing the relative rank of officers in the Army, Royal
Navy, and Royal Indian Marine published with Home Depart-
ment Notification No. 123G, dated the 2r)th May 1911 :—
Lieutenant-Colonels
Captains under three years and officers of corresponding
rank. Royal Navy.
Deputy Director, Royal Indian Marine ] :=<
Assistant Director, Royal Indian Marine I "^ ^
Commanders, Royal Navy | -2 c ^
Commanders, Royal Indian Marine ', o g =
Staff Commanders and officers of corresponding rank, j' c -g -3
Royal Navy | —.2 O
Inspectors of Machinery, Royal Indian Marine I ^ '"'
'Chief Engineers, Royal Indian Marine J
Zl Home Department Notification No. 2013 dated the l.st October 1913
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Majors
Lieutenants of eight years' seniority and officers of^ 5 .
corresponding rank, Eoyal Navy ! g |
Lieutenants, Royal Indian Marine, over eight years' i . '2 '^
seniority i -2,^5
Engineers, Roval Indian Marine, of and over nine i -s ^-
years seniority > fC
Captains
Lieutenants under eight years, and officers of corre- i q c j-
spending rank, Royal Navy I *S B .£.
Lieutenants, Roval Indian ^Marine, under nine vears' r-^_-2
seniorit\ 1 ;= <^ ,==
Engineers, Royal Indian Marine ) ^ 2
Lieutenants
Sub-Lieutenants and officers of corresponding ^ -2 A
rank, Royal Navy V -g 5 =: -2 J
Sub-Lieutenants, Royal Indian Marine ( ^ "^ ^ .£ %.
Assistant Engineers, Royal Indian Marine
J
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APPENDIX II
Salutes in India
AriiUcrii Salutes.
The rules laid down in the K. R. under tliis heading will, with
the following modifications, lie ohserved. Salutes may be fired
at any station in India where there are guns suitable for the
purpose ; — -
101 (juiis, Imperial salute.
The Sovereign in person.
31 (juns, Royal salute.
(/) Members of the Royal Family. The Viceroy.
(ii) The Royal Standard when passing in a vessel.
Uii) Anniversaries: — Birthday, Accession, Coronation of Sove-
a'eign, Birthday of Consort of Sovereign, Proclamation Day.
i 9 git lis.
Commander-in-Chief in India (if a Field Marshall).
17 (juns.
'The President of the Council of the Governor-General.
Governors of Presidencies.
■Commander-in-Chief in India (if a General).
Governor of the French Settlements in India.
(Governor of Portuguese-India.
15 guns.
Lieutenant-Governors.
Ordinary Members of the Council of the Governor-General.
Ordinary Members of the Council of Governors, (a)
Army Commander, (b)
13 g II lis.
Agents to the Governor-General.
Residents.
Agent to the Governor in Kathiawar.
(a) Within their own Presidencies.
(b) No military officer shall receive an Artillery Salute unless he is
in actual Military Command and is the Senior military officer
on the spot.
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Chief Commissioners.
The Commissioner in Sind.
Lieutenant-Generals and Major-Generals Commanding Divi-
sions, (b)
11 fjuiis.
Political Agents, (c)
The Governor of Damaun.
The Governor of Diu.
Major-Generals and Brigadier -Generals Commanding Bri-
gades, (h)
Native Chiefs are entitled to the following
SALUTES : —
Salute of 21 ijuns. r
Baroda. The Maharaja (Gaekwar) of —
Hyderabad. The Nizam of —
Mysore. The Maharaja of —
Sahite of 19 (iwna.
Bhopal. The Begam (or Nawab) of — •
Gwalior. The Maharaja (Sindhia) of — ■'''
Indore. The Maharaja (Holkar) of — •
Jammu and Kashmir. The Maharaja of —
Kalat. The Khan of —
Kolhapur. The Maharaja of — •
Mewar* (Udaipur). The Maharana of —
Travancore.* Tlie Maharaja of^
Sidutc of 17 (juns.
Bahawalpur. The Nawab of —
Bhartpur. The Maliaraja of —
Bikanir. The Maliaraja of — -
Bundi. The Maharao Raja of —
Cocliin. The Raja of —
Jaipur.'*' The ^laharaja of —
Karauli. The ^laharaja of —
Kota. The Maliarao of —
Kutch. The Rao of —
(/') No military officer shall receive an Artillery Salute unltss he is
in actual Military Command and is; the Senor military officer
on the spot.
<c) Within the territories ofjthe State to \vhi<-h they are attached.
• See table of personal salute;?.
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Karwar (Jodhpur). The Maharaja of — •
Patiala. The Maharaja of —
Eewa. The Maharaja of —
Tonk. The Nawab of—
Salutes of 15 guns.
Al-\var. The Maharaja of —
Banswara. The Maharawal of — •
Creta. The Maharaja of —
Datia. The Maharaja of —
Dewas (senior branch). The Raja of —
Dewas (junior branch). The Raja of —
Dhar. The Raja of—
Dholpur. The Maharaj Rana of —
,Dungarpur. The Maharawal of —
Idar."'" The Maharaja of —
Jaisahiier. The Maharawal of —
Khairpur. The Mir of — ■
Kishangarh. The Maharaja of —
Orchha.'" The Maharaja of —
Partabgarh. The Maharawal of —
Sikhim. The Maharaja of —
Sirohi. The Maharao of —
Salutes of 13 'guns.
Benares. The Raja ' of —
Jaora. The Nawab of—
Kuch Behar. The Maharaja of —
Rampur. The Nawab of —
Tippera. The Raja of —
Salutes of 11 gu>is
Ajaigarh. The ]\laharaja of —
Baoni. The Nawab of —
Bhaunagar.' The Thakur Sahib of —
Bijawar. The Maharaja of —
Cambay. The Nawab of —
Chamba. The Raja of —
Charkhari. The Maharaja of —
Chhatarpur. The Raja t of —
Dhrangadra. The Raja Sahib of —
I
• See table of personal salutes.
t The present Raja of Benares and the present Chiefs of Bhaunagar
and Chatarpur enjoy the title of Mafiamja as a personal distinction.
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Faridkot. •«:• The Raja of —
Gondal.: :The Thakur Sahib of—
Janjira. The Nawab (Habshi) of —
Jhabua. : The Raja of —
Jhalawar. The Raja Rana of —
Jind. The Raja of —
Junagarh.* The Nawab of —
Kahlur (Bilaspur). The Raja of —
Kapuithala. The Raja of —
Mandi. The Raja of--
Manipur. The Raja of — •
Morvi. The Thakur Sahib of—
Nabha.* The Raja of—
Narsingarh. The Raja of—
Nawanagar. The Jam of —
Palanpiir. The Diwan of —
Panna. The Maharaja of —
Porbandar. The Rana of —
Pudukottai. The Raja of —
Radhanpur. The Nawab of —
Rajgarh. The Raja of —
Rajpipla. The Raja of — •
Ratlam. The Raja of —
Sailana. The Raja of —
Samthar. The Raja of —
Sirmur (Nahan). The Raja of —
Sitamau. The Raja of —
Suket. The Raja of—
Tehri (Garhwal). The Raja of—
Salutes of 9 (jiins.
Alirajpur. The Rana of — •
Balasinor. The Nawab (Babi) of —
Bansda. The Raja of —
Baraundha. The Raja of —
Baria. The Raja of —
Barwani. The Rana of — *
Chhota Udaipur. The Raja of —
Dharanipur. The Raja of —
Dhrol. The Takur Sahib of—
Fadthli. Tlie Sultan of—
Hsi Paw. The Saw^wa of —
See table of personal salutes.
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SALUTES IN INDIA
Karond (Kalahandi). The Raja of —
Keng Tung. The Sawlnva of —
Khilchipur. The Eao of —
Kishn and Socotra. The Sultan of —
Lahej. The Sultan of —
Limri. The Thakur Sahib of—
Lunawara. The Eaja of —
Maihar. The Raja of—
Maler Kotla.* The Nawab of—
Mong Nai. The Sawbwa of —
Nagod. The Raja of —
Palitana. The Thakur Sahib of—
Rajkot. The Thakur Sahib of—
Sachin. The Nawab of —
Sawantwari. The Sir Desai of —
Shehr and Morkalla.* The Sultan of—
Sunth. The Raja of —
Wadhwan. The Thakur Sahib of—
Wankaner. The Raja Sahib of —
Yawnghwe. The Sawbwa of —
Table of Personal Salutes
SaltUes of 21 (jims.
Gwalior, His Highness the Maharaja (Scindhia) of —
Jaipur, Col. His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sawai Sir Madho
Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.Y.O., Maharaja of — :.
Kolhapur, His Highness Sir Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj,
G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., Maharaja of —
Mewar (Udaipur), His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sir Fetah
Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I., Maharaja of —
Travancore, His Highness Maharaja Raja Sir Bala Rama
Varma, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Maharaja of —
Salutes of 19 giots-
Mysore, Her Highness Kempa Nanjammani Avaru Vanivilas,
C. I., Maharani of —
Nepaul, Major-General the Maharajah Sir Chandra Sham-
shere Jang, Prime Minister of —
Salutes of 17 guns.
Idar, Major-Geueral His Highness Maharajadhiraja Sir Partab
Singh Bahadur, G. C. S. I., K. C. B., A. D. C, Maharaja of —
• See table of personal salutes.
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Orchha, His Highness Maharaja Mahindra Sawai Sir Partab
Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Maharaja of — ■
Sedates of 15 (juns.
Nabha, Col. His Highness Sir Hira Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I.
G.C.I. E., Kaja of — •
Junagarh, His Highness Sir Easulkhanji Mohaba Khanji,
G.C.S.I., Nawab of —
Salutes of 11 rjuns.
Barwani Sfcate, the Chief of —
Maler Kotla, His Highness Ahmed Ali Khan Bahadur, Na-
wab of — •
Shebr and Mokalla, the Sultan of—
Salutes of 9 gwns.
Bhor, Shanker Rao Chimnaji, Pant Sachiv of —
Las, Bela, Mir Kamal Khan, Jam of —
Loharu, Nawab Sir Amir-ud-din Ahmad Khan Bahadur,
K.C.I .E., of—
Mudhol, Meherban Malojirao Vyankatrao Raje Ghorpade alias
Nana Saheb of —
Salutes of 6 guns.
Kanker, the Chief of —
Table of Local Salutes.
Salutes of 21 guns permanently within their own territories.
Bhopal, The Begam (or Nawab) of — findore, The Maharaja
Gwalior, The Maharaja (Scindhia) of— I (Holkar) of—
Jammu and Kashmir, The Maharaja of —
Salutes will not be f:red on Sunday except to foreign ships of
war. In other cases they will l)e fired the following day. From
the 15th April to 15th October salutes will not be fired in 'the
plains between <S A.M. and 5 p.m. unless specially ordered.
The salutes wliich officials and others receive from H.M.'s ships
are laid down in the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instruc-
tions.
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APPENDIX III
Formal Modes of Addressing Communications
To Persons of Rank and Title
Ambassador. — The title ' Excellency ' belongs specially to
ambassadors, as well as to governors of colonies, and the Lord
lieutenant of Ireland. Address letters ' His Excellency (with name
or distinctive title following), His Britannic Majesty's x\mbassador
and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of — ' Begin : 'Sir,'
* My Lord,' according as the ambassador possesses title or not.
When personal reference is made, say 'Your Excellency.' An
envoy extraordinary or charge d'aiifaires, though inferior to an
ambassador strictly so called, also usually receives the title
' Excellency '; and the wives of ambassadors are generally addres-
sed similarly during their husband's tenure of office and while
residing abroad.
Archbishop. — Address : ' His Grace the Lord Archbishop of — .'
Begin : ' My Lord i\rchbishop.' Eefer to as ' Your Grace.' The
most formal method of addressing the Archbishop of Canterbury
is as follows : ' The Most Eeverend Father in God, James (or
whatever the Christian name is), by Divine Providence Lord
Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metro-
politan.' The Archbishop of York is addressed as ' The Most Eev-
erend Father in God, — ' by Divine Permission Lord Archbishop of
York, Primate of England and Metropolitan.' All Metropolitans
are styled ' Most Eeverend : — "... ' The Most Eeverend the
Lord Bishop of Calcutta, Metropolitan of India.' An Archbishop
may be addressed as ' The Eight Honourable and Most Eeverend
the Archbishop of — ' if he has a claim to be called ' Eight Hon.'
apart froni his ecclesiastical position. The wife of an Archbishop
has no special title in right of her husband's official rank but
addressed as ' Mrs.' simply.
Archdeacon. — An Archdeacon is styled 'Venerable.' 'The
Venerable the Archdeacon of — .' Begin : 'Venerable Sir,' or 'Eever-
end Sir,' or ' Mr. Archdeacon ' (especially in speaking).
Baron. — Address : ' The Eight Hon. Lord — ; ' less formally
' The Lord — .' Begin : ' My Lord.' Eefer to as ' Your Lordship.'
Baron's Daughter. — Baron's daughters are all entitled to be
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called 'Honourable.' Unmarried : they are addressed as ' The Hon.
A — B — ,' with Christian and surname. They retain the title
'Hon.' after marriage, the wife of a commoner being ' The Hon.
Mrs.' with husband's surname, the v,'ife of a knight or baronet
being ' The Hon. Lady, with liusband's surname. ' Begin Madam';
refer to as 'Your Ladyship,' if so entitled by marriage. If a
higher rank is conferred by the husband, the title of course
corresponds. Baron's Son. — All the sons are ' Honourable,'
with Christian name and surname. In Scotland, the eldest son
is addressed as ' The Hon. the Master of ' (peerage title), or ';The
Hon. (John), I\iaster of.' Begin : ' Sir.' The wife of a Baron's
son is ' The Hon. Mrs.' with husband's surname or both Chris-
tian name and surname. Begin : 'Madam.' If the daughter of an
earl, marquis, or duke, she must be addressed accordingly. BARON-
ESS.— Address : ' The Eight Hon. the Baroness — ,' or ' The Eight
Hon. Lady — ,' or ' The Lady — ,' Begin 'Madam;' refer to as 'Your
Ladyship.'
Baronet. — Address: 'Sir A — B — ,' Bart., giving Christian name
and surname. The Christian name must be given ; it is quite
wrong to speak, for instance, of ' Sir Vernon Harcourt ' where
' Vernon ' is merely one of the surnames. Begin : 'Sir.' A baronet's
wife is addressed as ' Lady ' with husband's surname (her Chris-
tian name would also be used if the daughter of a duke, marquis,
or earl, and in this case she would also be ' Eight Hon.'), Begin :
' Madam ;' refer to as ' Your Ladyship.'
Bishop of the Churches of England or Ireland. —
Address : ' The Eight Eev. the Lord Bishop of — .' or ' The Eight
Eev. A — B — ,Lord Bishop of — ,' or simply ' The Lord Bishop
of — .' Begin; ' My Lord Bishop;' refer to as ' Y'cur Lordship.'
In formal documents a bishop is styled ' The Eight Eeverend
Father in God, John, By Divine Permission, Lord Bishop of — .'
The Bishop of Meath and the Primus of fclie Scottish Episcopal
Church are styled ' Most Eeverend '; The Bishop of Madras
is ' The Eight Eeverend the Lord Bishop of Madras but the
Bishop of Calcutta being a Metropolitan is ' The Most Eeverend'.
A retired Bishop is still addressed as ' Eight Eeverend ' and ' My
Lord.' In America, the form of address to a Bishop is generally
The " Eight Eev. A. B." ]^>ishop's wives have no special title in
right of their husband's office.
Canon. — Address : ' The Eev. Canon — .' Begin : ' Eeverend Sir'.
Cardinal. — The special title is ' His Eminence.' Begin : ' Your
Eminence.'
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Charge d'affaires. — See Ambassador.
Clergy. — The general form of address is 'The Reverend A — B'.
Begin : ' Eev. Sir ', or simply ' Sir.'
Consul. — There is no special form of address to a person as
Buch. ' A — B — , Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul-General,' or as the case
jnay he. In the U.S.A., a Consul is styled ' Honourable.'
Countess. — Address :' The Right Honourable the I Countess
of — .' Begin : ' Madam ; ' refer to as ' Your Ladyship.'
Dean. — Address : ' The Very Reverend the Dean of — .' Begin :
' Very Rev. Sir ;' more familiarly ' Mr. Dean ' (used in oral
communications).
Doctor.— The initials denoting the particular decree are placed
after the usual form of address, whether D.D., LL.D.,M.D.,D.Sc.,
&c. 'The Rev. A— B— , D.D. ; ' A— B— ,Esq., M.D.' Less formally :
' The Rev. Doctor B— ;' ' Doctor A— B— .'
Dowager. — When the holder of a title marries, the widow of
a previous holder of the same title becomes ' dowager,' this
being often inserted in addressing her : ' The Right Hon. the
Dowager Countess of — '; 'The Dowager Lady — .' Instead of
':Do wager ', to which somo ladies object, the Christian name
may be used : ' The Right Hon. jNIary .'Countess of — .' Begin :
' Madam ;' refer to as ' Your Ladyship.'
Duke. — Address : ' His Grace the Duke of — .' Begin : ' My
Lord Duke '; refer to as ' Your Grace.' Royal dukes are differ-
ent. Duchess. — Address : ' Her Grace the Duchess of — .'
Begin : * Madam ;' refer to as ' Your Grace.' The eldest son of a
Duke takes his father's second title : all the other children of a
Duke are styled ' Lord Edward,' ' Lady Caroline,' etc. — Their
wives take corresponding title. Address as ' The Rt. Hon. Lord,
or Lady'. — Begin: ' Sir,' or 'Madam '; refer to as ' Your Lordship,'
or' Your Ladyship.'
Earl. — Address : ' The Right Honourable the Earl of — ,' or
' The Earl of — .' Begin : ' My Lord' ; refer to as ' Your Lord-
ship.' The wife of an earl is a countess. Earl's Children. —
The eldest son takes a courtesy title from his father. The
younger sons are all called Honourable. The daughters are all
addressed as the daughters of a Duke.
Envoy. — See Amhassador.
Executive Council, :Members of (in Indian and Colonial
Governments). Generally addressed as ' The Honourable A —
B— .'
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Governor. — Indian and Colonial Governors have the title of
' Excellency,' in virtue of their office. Address ; ' His Excellency'
A— B— , Esq. (Sir A— B— , The Eight Honourable the Earl of,
&c.). ' Governor of — .' Begin according to rank : refer to as
' Your Excellency.' A duke holding such a position would,
however, be ' His Grace,' Your Grace.' A Governor's wife is by
courtesy styled ' Her Excellency.' Lieutenant-Governors, as in
India and the Dominion of Canada, are styled ' Honourable,'
His Honour,' ' Your Honour.'
Governor of State (U.S.A.). Usually addressed as _' His
Excellency.' ' His Excellency A — B — , Governor of — ,' or ' His
Excellency the Governor of — .' \ Lieutenant-Governor is called
' Honourable ' or * His Honour — .'
Judge.— In England and Ireland the Judges of the Supreme
Courts are called Lords Justices and Justices ; in Scotland the
Judges are the Lords of Session. (See J ti slice, Lord Justice,
Lords of Session.) In England, the County Court Judges
however, are regularly called ' Judge.' ' His Honour Judge — "
(surname) ; on the bench referred to as ' Your Honour.' In the'
Punjab and Burma and in many British colonies, the members
of the higher courts are called Judges and addressed as Honour-
able,' 'Your Honour.' In the U. S. A., the term 'Judge 'is
regularly applied to all such functionaries ; and all are addressed
in the same way.
Justice. — Judges of the High Court of Justice in England, in
the Chancery and other Divisions, and of the High Courts of Cal-
cutta, Madras, Bombay and Allahal)ad in India, are called ' Jus-
tices.' Address : ' The Honoural:)le Mr. Justice — ;' or if a knight,
'The Hon. Sir A — B — .' Begin in both cases, ' Sir.' On the bench
he is addressed as ' My Lord ;' and referred to as 'Your Lordship.'
Justice of Peace. — (J. P.) In England is formally addressed
in documents as, ' The Worshipful,' and on tlie bench is referred
to as ' Your Worship.'
King.— To be addressed as ' The King's :\Iost Excellent
Majesty.' Begin : ' Sire,' or 'May it please Your ^lajesty' ; refer
to as * Your Majesty' or in the third person as the " Rt. Hon,
Mr. — presents his duty to Your Majesty."
King's Counsel. — Ordinary address with the addition of 'K.C
Knight Bachelor. — Treated as a Viaronct, but ' Kt.' is not
usually appended to the name in addressing a letter. As in the
case of a baronet, carefully avoid using a surname instead of a
Christian name.
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MODES OF ADDRESSING COMMUNICATIONS
Knight of the Bath, St. Michael and St. George, Star
OF India, Indian Empire, Victorian Order, etc. — Address :
' Sir A— B— , G.C.B.,' or K.C.B., K.C.M.G., or G.C.S.I., as the case
may be. ' Begin : ' Sir.'
Knight op the Garter, Thistle, St. Patrick. — As above,
with the initials K.G., K.T., K.P., respectively following the name.
Knight's Wife (of any class). — As baronet's wife.
Legislative Council, Members of. — Those under the
Indian and Colonial Governments are generally addressed as the
' Honourable A — B — .'
Lieutenant-Governor. — See Governor.
Lord Advocate of Scotland.— Address : ' The Eight Honour-
able the Lord Advocate.' Begin : ' My Lord ; ' refer to as ' Your
Lordship.'
Lord Chancellor. — Address : ' The Eight Hon. the Lord
High Chancellor': or ' The Eight Hon. Earl — (or as the case may
be). Lord High Chancellor.' Begin : ' My Lord, ' etc.: refer to as
' Your Lordship.'
Lord Chief Justice. — (England). Address : ' The Eight
Honourable the Lord Chief Justice,' or ' The Eight Honourable
Sir A — B — , Lord Chief Justice.' Begin : ' My Lord ' or ' Sir,' as
the case may be. In India, ' The Honourable the Chief Justice.'
Lord Justice. — (English Supreme Court of Appeal). Address :
' The Eight Honourable the Lord Justice — ,' or ' The Eight
Honourable Sir A — B — .' Begin : ' Sir.' When on the bench they
are addressed ' My Lord,' ' Your Lordship.'
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. — Address : ' His Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant,' or if a Duke. ' His Grace the Lord-Lieuten-
ant.' How to begin and refer will also be determined by rank
(' My Lord Duke,' ' My Lord Marquis ').
Lord Mayor. — Only London, York, and a few other cities
have a Lord Mayor. Address : ' The Eight Honourable the Lord
Mayor of — ,' or ' the Eight Hon. A — B — , Lord Mayor of — ,'
Begin : ' My Lord : ' refer to as ' Your Lordship.'
The Lord Mayor's wife is addressed : ' The Eight Honourable
the Lady Mayoress of — .' Begin : ' My Lady ' refer to as
' Your Ladyship.'
Lord Provost. — Address : ' The Eight Hon. the Lord Provost
of Edinburgh;' Hon. the Lord Provost of Glasgow^; 'The
Lord Provost of Aberdeen.' ' Perth,' ' Dundee.' Begin : ' My
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MODES OF ADDRESSING COMMUNICATIONS
Lord,' or ' My Lord Provost '; refer to as ' Your Lordship/
The Lord Provost's wife has no share in the title.
Lords of Appeal. — {in Ordinary). These are judicial mem-
bers of the House of Lords, who rank as barons and are so
addressed. Their wives are baronesses ; their children are not
specially distinguished.
Lords of Session. — These are the Judges of the Supreme
Court of Scotland. Some of these Lords decide to retain their
surname when elevated to the bench (' Lord Young '), others
substitute the name of an estate. Address: 'The Honourable
Lord — •.' Begin : ' My Lord ; ' refer to as ' Your Lordship.' Their
wives take no title.
Maid of Honour. — Address : ' The Honourable Miss — .'
Begin : ' Madam.'
]\lARQUis. — Address : ' The Most Hon. the Marquis of — .'
Begin : ' My Lord Marquis ; ' refer to as ' Your Lordship.'
Marchioness. — Address : ' The Most Honourable the Mar-
chioness of — .' Begin : ' Madam ; ' refer to as ' Your Ladyship.'
Marquis's Children.— All are ' Eight Honourable ' like
those of a Duke. The eldest son takes a courtesy title like the
eldest son of a Duke, and is similarly addressed. Younger son&
and daughters are like those of a Duke.
Mayor. — Address : ' The Mayor of — ,' or in formal documents
' The Eight Worshipful the Mayor of — .' Address : ' Sir ; ' refer to
as ' Your Worship.' In the United States Mayors are usually
styled ' Honoural)le ; ' ' The Hon. A — B — •, Mayor of — .''
Member of Parliament. — Not specially recognized except
by adding ' M. P.' to ordinary address : ' A — E — , Esq., M. P. ;'
' Sir A— B— , Bart., M. P.'
Minister. — See Ambassador, Clergy.
IMODERATOR OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Scotland). — ' The Eight
Eev ;' the assembly itself is ' The Venerable.'
Officers, Military and Naval. — Their professional rank
is always prefixed to any other title they may independently poss-
ess :* General' or 'Admiral the Eight Hon. The Earl of — ';
* Colonel the Honourable A — B — .'
Premier. — No special title or address as such.
President (U.S.A.)— Address : ' His Excellency the President
of the United States ;' ' His Excellency A— B— , President of the
United States.' The Vice-President and ex-Presidents are 'Hon.,'
* The Hon. the Vice-President ;' ' The Honourable A— B— .'
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Prince. — Address : ' His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales ;
' His Koyal Highness Prince A — (Christian name).' If a royal
duke : ' His Eoyal Highness the Duke of — .' Begin in any case :
' Sir ;' refer to as ' Your Royal Highness.'
Princess. — Address -. ' Her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales ;' ' Her Royal Highness the Princess A — (Christian name) ;
or if a duchess : 'Her Royal Highness the Duchess of — .' Begin :
' Madam ;' refer to as ' Your Royal Highness.'
Privy Councillor. — All members of the Privy Council are:
entitled to be addressed as 'Right Honourable;' 'The Right'
Honourable A — B — , P.C (omit ' Esq.'). Otherwise according to
rank.
Queen. — Address: 'The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.'
Begin : ' Madam,' or ' May it please Your iMajesty ;' refer to as
* Your Majesty.'
Recorder. — Addressed as ' The Worshipful ;' in London ' The
Right Worshipful.' Begin : ' Sir ;' refer to as ' Your Worship.'
Senators (Canada and U. S.) — Addressed as ' The Honour-
able A— B— .'
Serjeant-at-law. — Address: 'Serjeant — ,'or 'Mr. Serjeant — .'
(Title is now extinct.)
Sheriff. — Address as ' Mr. Sheriff.'
Sheriff of London. — As Recorder of London.
Viscount. — Address : ' The Right Hon. the Lord Viscount — ,'
or ' The Right Hon. Lord — ' or ' The Lord Viscount — .' Begin :
* My Lord ;' refer to as ' Your Lordship.'
Viscountess.— Address : ' The Right Honourable the Vis-
countess— ,' or ' The Viscountess — ;' ' The Right Hon. Lady — .'
Begin ; ' Madam :' refer to as ' Your Ladyship.'
Viscount's Children. — Are addressed in the same way as
those of a Baron.
Viceroy and Governor-General of India. — Address :
His Excellency,' ' May it please your Excellency,' * to His
Excellency the Right Honourable, — Viceroy and Governor-
General of India.'
XXVI
APPENDIX IV
Principal Indian Clubs
Abbottabad (N. W. p.)
Aden
Agra
Ahmednagar
Ajmere
Akola (Berar)
Akyab
Aligarh (U. p.)
Allahabad
Alleppey
Amraoti
Amritsar
Assam (Upper)
assansole
azamgarh
Backerganj (Barisal)
Balasore
Bangalore
Al3bottabad Club (Ld.)
Union Club.
Agra Club, near Post Office.
Ahmednagar Club.
Ajmere Club, Kaiser Bagh.
Akola Club.
Arakan Jubilee Club.
Arakan Anjumani-i-Islamia.
Gymkhana Clul), Pace Course Road.
Aligarh Station Club Coy. (Ld.)
Allahabad Club (Ld.)
The Indian Club.
Alleppey Club.
Amraoti Club.
Amritsar Club.
Punjab Orphanage Club.
Dibrughar'Dist. Club (Ld.)
Chota Nagpur Mounted Rifles Hd.-
Qrs. Club.
Azanigarh Club.
Barisal Club.
Balasore Station Club.
Bangalore Cantonment Club.
Bangalore City Institute.
Bangalore Club.
Bangalore Gymkhana Cluli.
Bangalore Golf Club, High Ground.
The Bowring Institute.
Cosmopolitan Club, Seshadri Road.
Departmental and Staff Club,
Trinity Road.
St. Patrick's Institute, Brigade Road.
Madras and Soutliern Mahratta Rail-
way Institute City Club.
United Service Club, 38, Residency
Road.
xxvii
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Bankipur
Bareilly
Barrackpore
Bassein (Burma).
Basti (U. p.)
Belgaum
Bellary
Benares
Berar
Berhampore
Bezwada
Bhadar (Ahmedabad). .
BHACtULPORE
Bhamo (Burma)
Bhandara (C. p.)
BiJNAUR
EOHILKHAND (DiVISION).
Bombay
Bankipur Club.
Allen Union Club, BareiUy Club,
Ld., Municipal Gardens.
Barrackpore Club, Grand Trunk
Koad.
Barrackpore Golf Club, Barrackpore
Road.
Bassein Club, Fytche Street.
Basti Club.
Belgaum Club, close to Eace Course
Bellary Club.
Benares Club (Ld.)
Akola Club.
Berhampore Club, Ganjam Club.
Bezwada Club.
Gujerat Club.
Station Club.
New Gymkhana Club.
Union Club.
Bijnaur Club.
Book Club.
Bhuleshwar Union Club, Kalandas,
Kirparam's Oart.
Bombay Club, Esplanade Road.
Bombay Commercial Gymkhana,
Wodehouse Road.
Bombay Gymkhana, Esplanade
Road.
Bombay International Shipmasters'
Club, Elphinstone Circle.
Byculla Club, Bellasis Road.
Girgaum Catholic Young Men's Club,
Girgaum.
Hindu Union Club, Girgaum.
Islam Gymkhana, Kennedy Sea Face.
Jain Club, Pydhowni, Mandvie.
Liederkranz, Esplanade Road.
Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Apollo
Bunder.
Volunteer Artillery Club, Apollo
Bunder.
Western India Turf Club (Nov. to
April.)
XXVIll
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
BURDWAN ... Aftab Club.
Calcutta ... Bengal Club, Ld., 33, Chowrinshee
Eoad.
Bengal United Service Club (Ld-),
29, Chowringbee.
Britisb India lingineers' Club, New
Cbina Bazaar Street.
British India Marine Service Clul),
Old Court House Corner.
Calcutta Club, 13, Eussell Street.
Calcutta Cricket Club, Eden Gar-
dens.
Calcutta Football Club, Post Office
Street.
Calcutta Golf Club, Maidan.
Calcutta Kennel Club.
Calcutta Medical Clul>, 72, Harrison
Eoad.
Calcutta Eanger's Club, 12 and 13,
Hare Street.
Calcutta Eowing Club, 5, C 1 i v e
Street.
Calcutta Soldiers' Club, 9, Staff Bar-
rack, Fort William.
Calcutta Turf Club, 49, Theatre
Eoad .
Caledonia Athletic Club, 7, Pollock
Street.
Central Club, Bow Bazaar Street.
City Athletic Club, 11, Tara Cbund
Dutt Street.
Deutscher Verein, 13, I^lysiuni Eow.
Friends' Union Club, 18, 1, Pitaniber
Sen's Lane.
India Club, 10, Strand, South.
International Sliipmaster's C 1 u h ,
Ezra Mansions.
Ladies' Ciolf Club.
Measurers' Atliletic Club, 21, Ezra
iNlansions.
New Ciub, 3S, Cliowringliee.
Professional Nurses' Club, Kyd
Street.
xxix
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Calcutta — cont.
Calicut
Cawnpore
Chamba (Punjab)
Chandernagore
Chhattisgarh
Chikmagalur
Chinsurah
Chittagong
Chupra
cocanada
Cochin
Coimbatore
Colombo (Ceylon)
Cooch-Behar
Coonoor
COORG
Cuddalore
Cuddapah
Cuttack
Queen Victoria Club, 14-3, Upper
Circular Road.
Saturday Club, 70, Wood Street.
Telegraph Association Club, 5,
DhurruratoUah Street.
Tollvgunge Club, near Calcutta.
Y. M. S. A. Club, Cornwallis Street.
Malabar Club, Beach Road.
Cawnpore Club, Ld.
Volunteer Club.
Chamba State Club.
Cercle de Chandernagore.
Chhe.ttisgarh Club.Cantonnaent (C.P.)
Kadur Club.
Woodburn Club.
Chittagong Club, Pioneer Hill.
Chupra Club.
Cocanada Club.
Cochin Club.
Coimbatore Club.
Braybrooke Cricket Club.
Colombo Club.
Automobile Club of Ceylon.
Catholic Club, Darby Road.
Chess Club.
Colts Cricket Club.
Fort Lawn Tennis Club.
Freudenberg & Co. Cricket Club.
Garden Club.
Golf Club.
Hockey and Football Club ■
Kennel Club.
Polo Clul?.
Sailing Club.
Sinhalese Sports Club.
Sports Club.
Cooch-Behar Club.
Coonoor Club (Ld.), Nilgiris.
Bamboo Club, PoUibetta.
Planters' Club.
Cuddalore Club.
The Cuddapah Club.
Cuttack Club.
XXX
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Dacca (E. Bengal)
Dalhousie (Punjab)
Damoh
Darjeeling
Dehra Dun (G. P.)
Dehra Ghazi Khan
Dehra Ismail Khan
Delhi
Dharwar
Dhubri
Dibrugarh
DiNAJPUR
DiNAPORE
Dum-Dlm
DUMKA
durbangha
Etah
Etawah
Fatehpur (U. p.)
Fatigarh
Ferozepur
Fyzabai)
Ghazipur
GOA
GoALPARA (Dhubri)
Gorakhphur
Gulzarbagh (Patna)
GWALIOR
GYA
Hamirpcr (U. p.)
Hardoi
Hassan (Mysore)
Hazaribagh
HenzADA (Burma)
Hissar (Punjab)
Hoshangabad
Dacca Clui), Ld.
Chamba Clulx
Damoh Club.
Darjeeling Club, Ld., Auckland Road,
Dehra Dun Clul) (Ld.), New Survey
Road.
Dehra Ghazi Khan Club.
Dehra Ismail Khan Club (Ld.)
The Delhi Club, Ludlow Castle.
Union Club.
Dharwar Gymkhana Club.
Dhubri Club.
Dibrugarh District Club, Ld.
Margherita Station Club.
Dinajpur Clul).
Dinapore Club Cantonment.
Ammunition Factory Institute,
Dumka Club.
Hevcock Club.
Union Club (Ld.)
Etah Club.
Etawah Clulx
Fatehpur Clulx
Fatigarh Station Cluli, The Mall.
Ferozepur Clul), Coote's Palace.
Fyzabad Club.
Ghazipur Club.
Vasco de Gama Club.
Dhubri Club.
Gorakhpur Station Club,
Cantonments.
Opium Factory Club.
Elgin Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Gya Club.
Spencer Library Club.
Hardoi Club.
Munzerabad Club.
Hazarilmgli Station CIuI>.
Union Clul).
Henzada Gymkhana Club.
Missar Club.
Hoshangabad Club.
xxxi
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
HOWRAH
Htdebabad
Jacobabad
jalpaiguri
Jamalpur (E. I. R.)
Jaunpcr
Jessore
Jhansi
Jhelum
JODHPUR
JUBBULPUR
JULLUNDER (City)
Kamptee
Kamrup (Gauhati)
Karachi
Kapurthala (Punjab)
Kasauli (Punjab)
IVATHA
Khandesh (Dhulia)
Khulna
kodaikanal
(Pulney Hills)
KOTAGIRI (Nilgiris)
KU.MBAKONAM
Friends' Union Club, 105, Khurut
Road.
Howrab Club, Khurut Road.
Howrah Sporting" Club, 11, Telkul
Ghat Road.
New Union Club, 30, Kali Kundus
Lane.
United Club, 38, Grand Trunk Road.
Fateh Maidan Gymkhana.
Nizam's Club, Saifabad.
Jacobabad Gymkhana.
Jalpaiguri Club Company (Ld.)
Jamalpur Officers' Club.
Jaunpur Club.
Jessore Public Library and Club.
Jhansi Club.
Jhelum Club.
Jodhpur Bikanir Railway Club.
Mar war Club.
Nerbudda Club (Ld.), Cantonment.
Jullunder Club, Cantonment.
Kaiser-i-Hind Club.
Northern India Kenner Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Kamptee Club.
Station Club.
Amateur Dramatic Club, 11, Telkul
Ghat Road.
Gymkhana Club,Scandal Point Road.
Karachi Club, Victoria Road.
Sind Club.
Sindhi Gymkhana, Bunder Road.
Zoroastrian Club, 50, Depot Lines.
Jagat Jit Club.
Kasauli Club.
Katha Club.
Dhulia Gymknana.
Gentlemen's Club.
Kodaikanal Club.
Kotagiri Club.
Kumbakonam Cluh Porter Town
Hall.
XXXll
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
KURNOOL
KURSEONG
Kyaukse (Burma)
Lahore
LiLLOOAH {E. I. Eij.)
LUCKNOW
LUDHIANA
LusHAi Hills
(E. Bengal and Assam)
Madanapalle
Madras
Kurnool Club.
Kurseong Amusement Club, Ld.
Zawgyi Club.
Punjab Club, Upper Mall.
Punjab Association Club.
Officers' Club.
Mahomed Bagh Club.
Union Club and B. and A. I. Asso-
ciation, Lawrence Terrace.
United Service Club, Chutter Munzil
Palace.
Ludhiana Club.
Aijal Club.
Madanapalle Club.
Adyar Club, Adyar.
Boat Club, Adyar.
Carnbuck Club, Perambur.
Chepauk Club, Chepauk.
Commercial Club, Errabaloo Chetty
Street, Georgetown.
Cosmopolitan Club, Mount Eoad.
Garden Club, Commander-in-Chief's
Eoad, Egmoie.
Gymkhana Club, The Island*
Kalmantapam Athletic Club, Raya-
puram.
Madras Club, Royapettah,
Madras Race Club.
Madras Hunt Club.
Madras United Club, Georgetown.
Madras Volunteer Guards' Institute,
Poonamallee Road.
Mylapore Clul), Mylapore.
Ordnance Club, Ordnance Lines.
Suguna Vilasa Sabha, Victoria Hall.
Southlndian Athletic Association, Ld.,
" Moore Pavilion," People's l^ark.
Telegraph Recreation Clul), George-
town.
The Madras Cricket Club, Chepauk
Park.
The Trades' Union Club.
xxxiu
1643-c
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Madura
Magwe
Malda
Manbhum
Mandalay
Mangalore
Manipur (Assam)
Margherita
Lakhimpur (Assam)
Maymyo
Meerut
Meiktila (Burma)
Mercara
Mergui (Burma)
Mhow
MiDNAPUR
MiRZAPUR
MOGOK (Burma)
MONGHYR
MONYWA
Moradabad
motihari
moulmein
Mount Abu
mozufferpur
Mult AN
MURREE
mussoorie
Myaungmya
Myingyan (Burma)
Myitkyina
Mymensingh
(E. Bengal)
Mysore
, Madura Club, Race Course, Talla-
kulam.
Magwe Club.
Malda Club.
Jharia Club.
Maymyo Club.
Upper Burma Club.
Mangalore Club.
Manipur Club.
Margherita Station Club.
Maymyo Club.
Wheeler Club (Ld.), The Mall.
Union Club, Kotta Street.
Meiktila Gymkhana Club.
Mercara Club.
Mergui Gymkhana Club.
Central India Club.
Midnapur Club, near Magistrate's
Kacherri.
Mirzapur Club, Civil Lines.
(U.P. of Agra and Oudh.)
Mogok Club.
Monghyr Club.
Monywa Club.
Moradabad Club.
Champaran Gymkhana Club.
Moulmein Gymkhana.
Rajputana Club.
Mozufferpur Club.
Orient Club.
Tirhoot Planters' Club.
Multan Club.
Club of Northern India.
Pindi Club (Murree Branch).
Himalaya Club (Ld.)
Myaungmya Civil Club.
Myingyan Club.
Myitkyina Club.
Station Club.
Hassan Club.
Mysore Club, City
xxxiv
.PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Nagpur
Naini Tal
Narraingunje
Nasik
Nellore
NOWGONG (Bundelkund).
NOWSHERA
NUSSIRABAD
OOREGAUM (Kolar)
OOTACAMQND
Or AX (U.P.)
Palampur
Panchgani
Panitola (Assam)
Peshawar
PONDICHERRY
POONA
Port Blair
Prome (Burma)
PUKI (Orissa)
PURNE A (Bengal)
PUKULIA
Pyinmana (Upper Burma)
■QUETTA (Baluchistan) ...
Eai Bareilly (Oudh) ...
Eaipur
Eajkot (Kathiawar)
Kanchi
Central Provinces Club (Ld).
Naini Tal Club, near St. John's
Church.
Gymkhana Club. *
Narraingunje Club.
Royal Western India Golf Club.
Nellore Club.
Nowgong Club.
Station Club.
Nowshera Club (Ld).
Nussirabad Clul), The Mall.
Kolar Gold Fields Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Ninth Divisional Head Quarter Club.
Ootacamund Club.
Orai Club.
Kangra Valley Club.
Panchgani Library and Gymkhana.
Panitola Club.
Peshavv-ar Club (Ld.)
Cercle Colonial.
Cercle de Pondicherry.
Cercle European.
Cercle Indien.
Societe Philharmonique.
Club of Western India, Elphinstone
Road.
Deccan Club, Hira Bang Gardens.
Gymkhana Club.
Western India Turf Club (.May to
October).
Temple Club.
Prome Club.
Puri Club.
Purnea Planters' Club.
Purulia Club.
Pyinmana Clul).
Quetta Club (Ld.), Civil Lines.
Rai Bareilly Clul), Civil Station.
Chattisgarh Club.
Rajkot Gymkhana Club.
Ranchi Club.
Union Club.
XXXV
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
Eangoon
Eanikhet
Eatnagiri
Eawalpindi
Ejorkee
Sagaing (Burma)
Salem
Sambalpur
Sandoway
Satara
Secunderabad
Seoni (Chappara, C. P.) ,
Serajgunge
Shajehanpur (N.W.P.).
Shillong (Assam)
Sholapur
Shwebo (Burma)
Sialkot (Punjab)
SiiiCHAR (Cacliar)
Simla
SUKKTJR
Sultanpur
Surat
Sylhet
Tavoy (Burma)
Tellicherry
Tezpur
Thaton
Bengal Club, Phayre Street.
Bengal Social Club.
Boat Club.
Burma Club, Merchant Street.
Deutscher Club, 39, Commissioner'*
Eoad.
Gymkhana Club, Halpin Eoad.
Pegu Club, Prome Eoad.
Eanikhet Club.
Eatnagiri Station Club.
Pindi Club (Ld.), The Mall.
Eoorkee Club.
Sagaing Gymkhana Club.
Salem Club, Ld.
Eraser Club.
Sandoway Club.
Satara Club.
Boat Club.
Deccan Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Ninth Divisional Head Quarters
Club.
Secunderabad Club.
Seoni Club.
Serajgunge Club.
Shajehanpur Club (Ld.)
Shillong Club, North Brook Eoad.
Shillong Indian Club, Q u i n t o n
Memorial Hall.
Sholapur Club.
Shwebo Club.
Sialkot Club (Ld).
Eetreat Club.
United Service Club (Ld.)
Sukkur Gymkhana.
Sultanpur Club.
Surat Parsee Club.
Svlhet Club.
Sylhet Book Club.
Tavoy Club.
Tellicherry Club.
■ Tezpur Station Club.
Thaton Gvmkhana.
xxxvi
PRINCIPAL INDIAN CLUBS
ThayetMYO (Burma)
TiNNEVELLY
TiPPERAH
TOUNGOO (Burma)
Travancore
Trichinopoly
tuticorin
Umball\
ViZIANAGRAM
V/altair (Vizagapatam
District)
Wardha (C. p.)
Yamethin (Burma)
YERCAUD
Thayetmyo Gymkhana.
Palamcotta Club.
Comilla Station Club.
Toungoo Gymkhana Club.
Trivandrum Clul:).
Trichinopoly Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Tuticorin Club.
Sirhind Club (Ld.)
Station Club.
Vizianagram Club.
Waltair Club.
Gymkhana Club.
Wardha Civil Station Club.
Yamethin Club.
Yercaud Club.
XXXYll
APPENDIX V
Principal London Clubs
^ro Club (Eoyal)
Albemarle
Almakes
Alpine
Army and Navy
Arthur's
Arts
AtlieniPum
Austral
Author's
Bachelors
Badmintor
Baldwin
Bath
Beefsteak
Boodle's
British Empire
Brook's
Burlington line Arts
Caledonian
Carlton
Cavalrv
City Carlton
City of London
Cobden
Cocoa Tree
Conservative
Constitutional
Devonshire
East India United Service.
Eccentric
Eldon
Farmers'
Ely Fishers
Garrick
Golfers
IGG, Piccadilly, W.
37, Dover Street. W.
20, Berkley Street, W.
23, Savile Eow, \Y.
36 to 39, Pall Mall, S. W.
69, St. James' Street.
40, Dover Street, W.
107, Pall Mall, S. W.
45, Dover Street, W-
2, \Yhitehall Court.
7 and 8, Hamilton Place, W.
100, Piccadillv, ^Y.
79 A. Pall Mall.
34, Dover Street, W.
9, Green Street, W. C.
28, St. James' Street.
12, St. James' Square, S. W.
St. James' Street.
17, Savile Eow, W.
30, Charles Street, St. James', S. W
94, Pall Mall, S. W.
127, Piccadillv, ^Y.
24, St. Swithin's Lane, E. C.
19, Old Broad Street, E. C.
Broadwav Court, ^Yestminster.
64, St. James' Street, S. ^Y.
74, St. James' Street, S. ^Y.
Northumberland Avenue, W. C.
oO, St. James' Street, S. W.
16, St. James' Square, S. ^Y.
21, Shaftsbury Avenue.
3, Cursitor Street, ^Y. C.
^Yhitehall Court, S. W.
36, Piccadilly.
15, Garrick Street, Covent Garden.
\Yhitehall Court, S. W.
xxxviii
PRINCIPAL LONDON CLUBS
(n'een Room
Gresham
Grosvenor
Guards
Gur Club, The
Hurlingham
Isthmian
Junior Army and Navy ...
Junior Athenaeum
Junior Carlton
Junior Conservative
Junior Constitutional
Junior Naval and ^lilitary.
Junior United Service
Kenuel
Knights of the Round Table.
M. C. C. (Lord's)
Manager's
Marlborougli
Motor
Municipal and County ...
National
National Liberal
National Maritinue
National Sporting
Naval and MiHtarv
New Club
New Oxford and Cambridge
New University
Northern Counties
O. P.
Oriental
Orleans
Oxford and Cambridge ...
Oxford and Cambridge,
Musical
Playgoer's
Polyglot
Portland
Pratt's
Press
Primrose
Prince's
4G, Leicester Square,
li Gresham Place, E. C.
Piccadillv.
70, Pall Mall.
Wood Lane, Netting Hill.
Fullham, S. W.
Wo, Piccadilly.
Horse Guards Avenue, S. \V.
IIG, Piccadillv.
30 to 35. Pall ]\lall.
43, 44, Albemarle Street.
101. Piccadilly.
00, Piccadilly.
Charles Street, St. James'.
2, Saville Row, W.
100, Strand. W-
St. John's Wood Road.
5, Wardoubt Street, W.
52, Pall Mall, S. W.
Coventrv Street, W.
Whitehall Court, S. W.
1, Whitehall Gardens.
Whitehall Place, S. W.
110, Fenchurch Street, E. C.
43. King Street. W. C.
94, Piccadilly.
4, Grafton Street. Piccadillv, W
, 08, Pall Mall. S. W.
57, St. James' Street.
2, Savile Row, W.
Adelphi Hotel, W. C.
18, Hanover Square, W.
29, King Street. St. James'.
71, Pall Mall.
47, Leicester Square.
Cranbourn Street, W. C.
4. Southampton Row. W. C.
9, St. James's Square. S. W.
14, Park Place. S. W.
fi it 7, Wine Otlice Court. E. C.
4 & 5. Park Place. St. James'.
Knightsbridgo.
XXXIX
PRINCIPAL LONDON CLUBS
Public Schools
Queen's
Ealeigh
Eambler's
Eanelagh
Eeform
Eochampton
Eoyal Automobile
Eoyal Societies
Eoyal Water Color
St. James'
St. Stephen's
Savage
Savile
Sesame
Smithfield
Sports
Thatched House
Travellers'
Turf
Union *
United Arts
United Empire
United Service
United Sports
United University
Wellington
Westminster
Whitehall
W^hites'
Windham
Yorick
13, Albemarle Street,' W.
West Kensington.
16, Eegent Street, S W.
217, Knightsbridge, S. W.
Barnes, S. W.
104, Pall Mall, S. W.
Eochampton Lane, S. W.
Pall Mall.
St. James' Street, S. W.
5-A, Pall Mall East.
106, Piccadilly.
1, Bridge Street, Westminster.
Adelphi Terrace, W. C.
107, Piccadilly, W.
28 & 29, Dover Street, W.
12, Hanover Square.
8, St. James' Square.
85, St. James' Street.
106, Pall Mall.
85, Piccadilly.
Trafalgar Square.
36, Dover Street.
Piccadilly, W.
116 to 119, Pall Mall.
4, Whitehall Court, S. W.
1, Suffolk Street.
1, Grosvenor Place.
Whitehall Court, S. W.
Princes Street, Westminster, S.
37, St. James' Street.
13, St. James' Square.
29 & 30, Bedford St., W. C.
W.
xl
APPENDIX VI
Principal Clubs for Ladies in London
Albemarle
-Alexandra
Automobile
Bath
Empress
Ladies' A. and N.
Ladies' Atheni;cum
Ladies' Empire
Ladies' Imperial
Ladies' Park
Lyceum
New Century
New Era
New Victorian
Pioneer
Sesame
Three Arts
United Arts
University
Victoria
Writers'
... 37, Dover Street, W.
... 12, Grosvenor Street, W.
... Claridge's Hotel.
... 16, Berkeley Street, W.
... 35, Dover Street, W.
... Burlington Gardens, W.
... 31, Dover Street, W.
... 69, Grosvenor Street, W.
... 17, Dover Street, W.
... 32, Parkside, S. W.
... 128, Piccadilly, W.
... Hay Hill, Berkeley Square, W,
... 67, Curzon Street, W.
... 30, A. Sackville Street, W.
... 5, Grafton Street, Piccadilly.
... 28 and 29, Dover Street, W.
... 19-A. Marylebone Road.
... 35, Dover Street.
... 4, George Street, Hanover Square, W
... 145, Victoria Street.
... 10, Norfolk Street, Strand.
xli
APPENDIX VII
Terms Relating to Ranks and Titles
The following is a summary description, in alphabetical order,
of the various ranks which confer titles upon individuals ; to-
gether with a brief account of a few terms which frequently
occur in the personal memoirs of each possessor of these digni-
ties : —
ARCHBISHOPS. — The highest dignity in the Church is that of
"metropolitan prelate" or archbishop. He exercises control
over Bishops ; and the limit of his nrchiepiscopal jurisdiction is
called " a province." But in addition to these functions, he has
the actual care of a diocese, in w^iich he performs all the duties
of a suffragan prelate, owing obedience, however, only to the
Crown and the Parliament. The Archbishop of Canterbury can
issue licences for marriages to be solemnized at any time or place ;
and he has the power of granting degrees like those of a Univer-
sity.
Baron. — -This though now the lowest rank in the peerage is
the most ancient. It may be derived from a writ of summons or
from letters patent. The former, if followed by an actual sitting
in the House of Lords, constitutes a title heritable by heirs male
and female of the body of the person summoned. The latter
always prescribes the course of descent in express words. Both
these kinds of Baronies are in existence ; but formerly another
class drew their honours from the possession of certain lands.
These " Baronies by tenure " are obsolete, though many heirs
of such titles exist, possessing baronies by writ or patent.
Baronets. — This order of titled persons w^as founded in
England by James I., 1611 ; in Ireland, to promote the planta-
tion of Ulster, by the same King, 1619 ; and in Scotland, for the
advancement of Nova Scotia, by Charles I., 1625. It owes its
birth to the necessities of James, who sought to recruit his
finances by the condition annexed to the title of paying into the
exchequer about 1095/., being ostensibly three years' pay of
thirty soldiers at 8fZ. a day per man. The institution of the
oi'der in Scotland was connected with a scheme for colonizing
Nova Scotia, and down to 1638 the patents contained a grant of
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lands in that colony, though it had before that date passed into-
the possession of the French. The dignity in modern times has~
always been created by patent, in which the course of its descent
is prescribed — usually to the heir male of the body of the first
grantee. Many patents, previous to 1827, contained a clause,
under which the eldest son of a Baronet may claim Knighthood
on coming of age. The rank of Baronet is a " necessary " addi-
tion to the name in all cases, and has to be written in full in
official signatures. The abbreviation " Bt." (not " hart.") is per-
missible in ordinary use.
Bishop. — Every Bishop must have been in priest's orders,,
must be at least thirty years of age, must be born in lawful wed-
lock, and must be recommended by the Crown to the dean and
chapter by whom he is elected. Each new Bishop is ' conse-
crated ; " but when a prelate is removed from one see to another
the process is called " translation." The majority of the Bishops
have no seats in the House of Lords, being Prelates of Scotland
or Ireland, or Colonial or Missionary Bishops. Of the English
and Welsh Prelates, the two Archbishops, the Bishops of
London, Durham, and Winchester, and 21 of the remaining 30-
Bishops, sit as spiritual peers, the eight junior Bishops being
excluded. The Bishop of Sodor and Man has a seat )nit no vote..
Countess. — The wife of an Earl, or the female possessor of a
peerage of that rank in her own right by descent or by creation..
Distinguished Service Order. — This Order was instituted
by royal warrant, dated Gth September, 1880, for the purpose of
adequately rewarding the distinguished services of commissioned
officers of the Naval and military services who have been
honourably mentioned in despatches. It is to consist of the-
Sovereign and Companions.
Duke.— This, the highest rank in the British peerage, dates
its origin from the 11th of Edward III., in which year that King
created his eldest son a Duke : previously tlie Kings of England
had themselves been styled "Dukes" of Normandy, and were-
naturally restrained from conferring an equal titular designation
upon any subject; but Edward 111. claimed to be " King of
France," and he was tlie first to create an English Duke. This
order of nobility disappeared wholly in 1572 l)y the extinction
of the heirs of all upon whom it had been conferred, or In' tlie
attainder of the remaining possessors of the title ; the first peer
subsequently raised to this rank was Ludovic Stuart, Duke of
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TERMS RELATING TO RANKS AND TITLES
Eichmond, 17th May, 1623. There are at present only two
■dukedoms in Ireland, those of Leinster and Abercorn, besides the
Eoyal Dukedom of Connaught.
Earl. — The title of Earl may be traced to the Saxon earldor-
man, or the Danish jarl ; but its constitution as a dignity is, of
course, subsequent in date to the Norman Conquest, when the
designation comes. Count, or Earl, took a prominent place in the
peerage. Till the reign of Henry III. this dignity, together with
that of Baron, wholly constituted the nobility of the realm ; and
previous to that period earldoms seem in several instances to
have been enjoyed, like baronies, as a consequence of the tenure
of certain lands. Originally the title was derived from the name
of a county, the government of which was attached to the
honour ; but in modern times the dignity and the duty have
long been divided, and towns, villages, and country seats occa-
sionally furnish the name of an Earl.
Imperial Service Order. — Instituted by King Edward on
his Coronation, 1902, for members of the Civil Service of the
Empire, to be conferred after Long and Meritorious Service.
Knight Bachelor. — This rank is far more ancient than any
of the fraternities existing under the name of Orders. By the
mere imposition of the Sovereign's sword on the shoulder, accom-
panied with the words " Arise, Sir — ," its privileges are con-
ferred ; and even the members of the Orders of Knighthood must
all now receive this accolade before they can assume the designa-
tion of " Sir." When residence abroad prevents the personal
reception of this honour, it has of late become the practice to
issue letters patent granting the " style, title, and dignity of a
knight " to the favoured individual. The prefix of " Sir " is ex-
clusively English as appertaining to Knighthood, and is not
necessarily borne by any Foreign knight. In Ireland the Lord-
Lieutenant can confer the honour of Knighthood. The origin of
the designation Knight Bachelor is plausibly derived by some
authors from the words has chevalier, indicating the superiority
of the class of Knights Banneret who were created under the
royal standard displayed in open war.
Knights of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. —
The practice of creating Knights with various ceremonies, of which
bathing was one, is undoubtedly a custom of considerable anti-
quity ; but the institution which now bears the name cannot be
traced as a State Order, regulated by statutes and ordinances,
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TERMS RELATING TO RANKS AND TITLES
beyond the year 172o. The close of the war led to a re-model-
ling of its constitution in 1815, and the long continuance of
peace produced an analogous result in 1H47. The new statutes
published in the latter year introduced the means of extensively
rewarding civil services, and, by abolishing a mass of al)surd or
conflicting ordinances, reduced the whole to a consistent and'
rational institution. It contains three classes, viz. Knights
Grand Cross, Knights Commander, and Companions. The latter
are not entitled to the prefix of " Sir," but the two former al-
ways receive the accolade. These three classes are eacli sub-
divided into three minor divisions, viz. Military, Civil and
Honorary. Services in the navy or army are rewarded by the
first of these minor divisions ; services in diplomacy, on tlie
bench, in high otticial stations. Sec, are acknowledged by the
second ; services rendered l)y foreign princes or officers are re-
warded by the third.
Lords Spiritcjal.^ — The Bishops collectively in their legislative-
capacities are called Lords Spiritual, as tlie other members of
the House of Peers are called Lords Temporal.
Marquess. — This title was unknown in England till Richard H..
created a Marquess of Dublin. It is said to derive its origin
from the word Marchio, Lord Marcher, whose duty it was to
guard the Welsh and Scottish frontiers, whicli were called
Marches. Till of late years it occurred very sparingly in the-
lists of Peers and even at present it furnishes the smallest num-
ber of any rank in the nobility.
Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St.
George. — This Order was established by letters patent in 1818,
and enlarged in 1832 and 1839 for the purpose of affording an
appropriate medium by which marks of royal favour might be-
conferred upon the natives of IMalta and the Ionian Islands, as
well as upon Britisli sulijects whose services ma> lie connected
with these dependencies of the Crown. It consists of tliree-
classes — Knights Grand Cross, Kniglits Commander, and Com-
panions (substituted for Cavalieri in 1851). In 1809 the Queen
was pleased to sanction sucli a modification of the statutes of
this order, and sucli an enlargement of its numbers as to render
it available as a reward for distinguislied merit or service in anij
of the colonial possessions of the Empire. In 1879 and 1887
this Order of Kniglithood was still furtlier enlarged and new
statutes issued, and the numl)er of meml)ers is now uot to exceed
100 G.C.M.G., 300 K.C.M.G.. and 600 C.lNl.G., inclusive of tliose
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TERMS RELATING TO RANKS AND TITLES
assignable for foreign services, and honorary members, consisting
of foreign princes, &c.
Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. — This Order
was instituted by the Queen on the 1st of January, 1878, to
■commemorate the event of the proclamation of Her Majesty's
style and title of Empress of India in the Indian Dominions and
for the reward of important and useful services rendered to the
Indian Empire. It was enlarged in 188G again in 1887, on the
occasion of the first Jubilee, and again in 1911, and now consists
of the Sovereign, a Grand Master (Viceroy for the time being).
Knights Grand Commanders (not exceeding 40), Knights Com-
manders (not exceeding 120), and Companions (nominations not
to exceed 40 in any successive year); persons who by their services,
official or other, to the Empire in India, and such distinguished
representatives of Eastern Potentates as His Majesty may think
tit and eligible for appointment. The Councillors for and in the
Indian Empire are ex-officio and for life Companions of the Order.
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. — This Order
was instituted by Queen Victoria in 18G1, and enlarged in 1866,
1876, 1897, 1902 and 1911 for the express purpose of rendering
high honour to conspicuous loyalty and merit in the princes,
chiefs and people of her Indian Empire. The Order consists of
the Sovereign, a Grand Master (the Viceroy of India), forty-four
Knights Grand Commanders ; one hundred Knights Commanders,
and two hundred Companions, e.xclusive of extra and honorary
members.
Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick. — This fraternity
of Knights was instituted in 1783 as a national Order for Ireland,
corresponding to the Thistle in Scotland and the Garter in
England. The Lord Lieutenant, Lords Deputy, or Lord Justices
■were appointed ex-officio Grand Masters, and the Order consists
of twenty-two Knights, in addition to which all persons who
have held the office of Lord-Lieutenant are authorized to retain
the insignia of the Order after they have retired from the
government of Ireland.
Most Noble Order of the Garter. — The year 1848 is that
usually assigned as the date of the institution of this fraternity.
Popular tradition attrilmtes its foundation to the accident of a
lady's garter being picked up by Edward III. at a court festival,
Avhen he checked the mirth of bystanders by the exclamation
Honi soit qui mal y pense, and permanently converted a trivial
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TERMS RELATING TO RANKS AND TITLES
accident into a source of honour and distinction V>y founding; a
fraternity of Knights with that motto and the decoration of an
•embroidered garter. It consists of tlie Sovereign, the Prince of
Wales, twenty-five Knights Companions, and such lineal descend-
ants of George II. as may be elected extra Knights.
Order of the Crown of India was instituted on 1st January
1878 to commemorate the assumption by Queen Victoria of the
title of Empress of India. To consist of the Sovereign, Princesses
of the Eoyal and Imperial House, the wives or other female re-
latives of Indian princes, and of other Indian ladies the Sovereign
may think fit ; and also of the wives or other female relatives of
any of the persons who have held, now hold, or may hereafter
hold the offices of Viceroy of India and Governor-General of
India, Governor of Madras or Bombay, or of Principal Secretary
of State for India. The decoration consists of a badge and
the inscription V.R.I, on it.
Order op the Guelphs of Hanover. — This, though no
longer a British fraternity, enjoyed that distinction for nearly a
•quarter of a century, and Englishmen have more largely parti-
cipated in its honours than the natives of Hanover. It was
founded by George IV. in 1815, and consists of three classes —
Knights Grand Cross, Knights Commander, Knights ; the latter,
however, in this country, have no otlier attribute of Knighthood
than the name, and correspond exactly to the Cavalieri or Com-
panions of other Orders ; but in Hanover they enjoy several
privileges.
The Order of the Hospital of St. John op Jerusalem,
incorporated by Royal Charter, 1888, under the title of the
" Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. Jolin of
■Jerusalem in England," is the Englisli Laiujiu: or brancli of the
celebrated Order of the Knights of St. John, established at Je-
rusalem at the time of the 1st Crusade and was founded at
•Clerkenwell about 1100 A.D. It was suppressed by Elizal)cth,
and not revived until after the dispersal of the Order on the
capture of ^Nlalta by Buonaparte. Tlie liead of the fraternity is
the Sovereign, and the various grades are a (irand Prior, a Sub-
Prior, a titular Bailiff of Eagle, Honorary ]3ailitfs, Connnandors.
Knights and Eadies of Justice, Knights and Ladies of Grace,
Esquires, and Serving Brothers and Sisters. The Chancery of
the Order is in the gateway of the original Priory in Clerkenwell,
which is still standing.
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TERMS RELATING TO RANKS AND TITLES
Order of Merit. — Instituted by King Edward on his Corona-
tion, 1902, and consisting of one class of members, subjects of the
Crown, who have rendered exceptionally meritorious service in
the Navy and Army or towards the advancement of Art, Litera-
ture and Science, the number not to exceed twenty-four.*
Privy Councillor. — The Privy Council includes the responsi-
ble ministers of the Crown, a few of the judges, some diplomatists,
and many peers and commoners distinguished in the public
service. In number it is unlimited. Under its authority many
acts are done, but the measures which pass under its name chiefly
proceed from its own sub-committees — the Cabinet, the Judicial
Committee, the Board of Trade, Sec. Privy Councillors enjoy the-
title of Eight Honourable, and are ex-officio entitled to become
magistrates in every county without being required to possess
landed qualification. They also possess the privilege of the cntn'-e
at drawing rooms, levees, state balls, &c.
KOYAL Victorian Order.— This was created in 1896, for
bestowal by the Sovereign upon those subjects whose personal
services it might be desired to recognize, and any foreign princes
and persons upon whom the Sovereign may think fit to confer it.
It consists of five classes, Knights Grand Cross, Knights
Commander, Commanders, and members of the fourth and fifth
classes, who take precedence as indicated on pages 36 and 37.
The Royal Victorian Chain is decoration founded by King
Edward VII. in 1902, to be bestowed on special occasions.
Viscount. — This is the most modern of all the ranks in the
Peerage. It was introduced into England in 1440, and has
always been conferred by letters patent. The word vice-comes
had long been used to designate the sheriff of a county, and the
French modification of that term, viscount, was adopted when a
titular dignity was created, to which, however, no shadow of
official trust was assigned. It has never been largely conferred,,
and as a chief title does not at present constitute one-twentieth
of the English peerage ; in Ireland, however, it bears a much
larger proportion to the whole body, being about one-fifth.
• The recipients in 1902 were iate Earl Roberts, Visct. Wolseley, Visct.
Kitchener, Lord Rayleigh, Lord Kelvin, Lord Lister, Hon. Sir Henry
Keppel. Right Hon. John Morley, Right Hon. W. E. H. Lecky, Sir
Edward Hobart Seymour, Sir William Huggins, and George Fredk-
Watts. R. A.
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INDIAN TITLES OF DISTINCTION AND HONOUR
Indian Titles of Distinction and Honour
The exact date of the institution of these titles is not known
but in some cases they are hereditary, though they are purely
personal. Since the Durbar of 1911, the holders of these dis-
tinctions are allowed in all public functions to wear a badge
corresponding to the distinction conferred on them. The fol-
lowing is a list of Indian Titles now in general use : Maharaja ;
Raja ; Sardar ; Sardar Bahadur ; Dewau Bahadur ; Rai Bahadur,
Rao Bahadur ; Rai Sahib ; Rao Sahib ; Rani ; Jang ; Manne
Sultan ; Mahamahopadhyaya ; Vaidyaratna ; Amir ; Sultan ;
Nawab ; Shams-u-ulema ; Shaifa-ul-Mulk ; Khan-Bahadur ; Khan'
Sahib. These titles are conferred by H. E. the Governor-General
of India on behalf of the Sovereign.
Kaisar-I-Hind Medal
The above medal was instituted by Her late Majesty Queen
Victoria, Empress of India, on the 10th April, 1900, as a reward
for important and useful services rendered in Her late Majesty's
Indian Empire in the advancement of Public Interest.
The Medal consists of an oval-shaped badge or decoration — in
gold for the first class, and in silver for the second class with the
Royal cypher in the centre on one side, " and .'on the reverse
Kaisar-I-Hind, for Public Service in India," and is suspended on
the left breast by a dark blue ribbon.
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