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# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Madras, Bishop of; The Right Rev. Henry Whitehead

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​Madras, Bishop of; The Right Rev. Henry Whitehead, D.D.: b. 1853; educ: Trinity College, Oxford • gained a Fellowship; came out to India as Principal, Bishop’s College, Calcutta, 1884; became Provisional Superior of the Oxford Mission Society for the propagation of the Gospel in addition to his college work, 1890; installed as Superior, 1891; a strong supporter of the hostel system and was chiefly instrumental in opening the first hostel in connection with the Brotherhood, 1894; appointed as Bishop of Madras, 1899; carried on his work with energy and created a jest in the Native Christian population; identified himself with Indians in their struggle in the Transvaal and was President of the Madras Branch of the South African League Committee. Address: ' Bishop’s House, Madras, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Mahapatra, Srikrishna

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​Mahapatra, Srikrishna, Rai Saheb (1911), Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bengal; belongs to a very old family of Orissa whose members 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; became Deputy Superintendent, 1908; devoted part of his income to works of public utility. Address: Calcutta, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Maharao, Major Sir Umed Singh Bahadur

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​Maharao, Major Sir Umed Singh Bahadur, G.C.S.I., (See Kotah, Maharao of)
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kalyan Singh, Rai Bahadur

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​Kalyan Singh, Rai Bahadur, retired Police Superintendent, Indore; b. 1839; educ: privately; joined Police Service as Sub-Inspector, 1867; 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamakhya Nath

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​Kamakhya Nath, Pandit, Mahamahopadhyaya; b, in an old and respected family of Pandits, 1847; joined the Pandit 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 Professor of Hindu Philosophy in the Calcutta Sanskrit College where he subsequently became Professor; President of the Sahat Sabha; Mahamahopadhyaya, 1900. Address: Calcutta, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kanagasabhi, Ambalavanar

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​Kanagasabhi, Hon’ble Ambalavanar; 1st Tamil Member, Ceylon Legislative Council; elected 1912. Address: Colombo, Ceylon.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kalyanwala, N. K.

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​Kalyanvala, N. K., Khan Bahadur, L.M.S., G.B., V.C, F.B.U. Nawanagar; b. 1863; educ: at the Grant Medical College, Bombay; passed L.M.S. as 1st in the 1st class with honors; was Assistant Surgeon and Teacher, Medical School, Ahmedabad; Examiner ​Bombay University on five occasions; services lent to the State of Nawanagar, 1908; Khan Bahadur, 1903. Address: Nawanagar State, Punjab, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamaraswami Naik, B. J.

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​Kamaraswami Naik, B. J., B.A., Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore, and President of the Bangalore City Municipal Council; b. 1863; educ: Central College; passed B.A., 1885; entered the service of Mysore Government as a Revenue Probationer, 1885; served at Malakani and other centres till 1889; appointed Assistant Commissioner, 1893; Superintendent of Police, 1898; transferred to Revenue Department, 1907; became Deputy Commissioner since 1908. Address: Bangalore, Mysore Province, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kanhaiya Lal

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​Kanhaiya Lal, Rai Bahadur, Banker, Cawnpore; b. 1871; educ: at the Cawnpore High School; Joined service in the Treasury Department, and became Government Treasurer; 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. Address; Civil Lines, Cawnpur, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kallikote, Raja of: Sir Hari Hara Madra Raja Deo Bahadur Garu

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​Kallikote, Raja of: Sir Hari Hara Madra Raja Deo Bahadur Garu; s, of Narayaina Marda Raja Deo, who greatly distinguished himself by his kindness towards the famine stricken in 1866, and won the approbation of Lord Napiers’ Government at Madras; b. 1872; educ: under Mr. R. W. Potts, a well known educationlist; married twice, 1894 and 1895, two sisters in succession, being daughters of Chotta Sahib of Mourbhang, the uncle of the present Maharaja of Mourbhang, Balasore, Orissa District, Bengal Presidency; owner of the well known Rambha estate; contributed a lakh of rupees to the Kallikot College, Berhampore, 1898; built the Diamond Jubliee Hall, Berhampore, 1897; maintains a free Dispensary at Kallikot, travelled widely in India, Burma and Ceylon; Recreations: Riding. Address: Kallikot Ganjam District, Madras Presidency. India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamal-ud-Din Ahmad

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​Kamal-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, Calcutta; Teacher, Rangoon Islamia School, and afterwards Sub Deputy Collector; appointed as Superintendent of the Chittagong Madrassa, 1905; invited by the Government of India to the Conference of Orientalists at Simla, 1911; Fellow of the Calcutta University; Member, Roya1l Asiatic Society; is a scholar and a linquist; title conferred, 1910; Address: Chittagong, Bengal, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamar Qadar Mirza Mahammad Abid Ali, Prince

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​Kamar Qadar Mirza Mahammad Abid Ali, Prince; e. surv s. of His late Majesty Wajid Ali Shah, King of Oudh; b. 1852; his mother Nawab Fakhr-i-Mahal Sahaba, at the risk of her own life saved two English women from the hands of 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 (afterwards raised to Rs. 4000.) a month; at the Viceregal Durbar of Lucknow 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 extensive house and land property in Calcutta; married his cousin and has two sons and two daughters. Address: Lhusro Manzil, Calcutta, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Kamharsain, Raja of; Hira Singh

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​Kamharsain, 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: Kumharsain, Simla Hill States, Punjab, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Carr-Gomm, Francis Culling

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​Carr-Gomm, Francis Culling. V.D.; I.C.S. (Retd.) 2nd s. of late Rev. T. W. Carr of Southboro, b. 1834; m. 1st, Jeanie (d. 1869), d. of Maj. E. Francklyn; two s. one d,; 2nd, 1876, Emily Blanche (d. 1909). d. of late A. Morton Carr, Barrister at law; two s. one d; entered Madras C.S., 1855; for many years District Judge of Tinnevelly; 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. Clubs: East India United Service, Union.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Chadwick, D. I.

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​Chadwick, D. I., I.C.S., Director of Agriculture, Madras since 1912; educ. in Sydney Sussex College; joined I.C.S., as Assistant Collector and Magistrate; Special Settlement Officer, 1908; Obtained diploma of Agriculture at Cambridge, 1911. Address: Madras, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Carr, Francis Edward Culling

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​Carr, Francis Edward Culling, Dy. Inspector General of Police, Madras. (Retired); Inspector of Police, Ganjam, 1886; Asst. Superintendent of Police, 1889; Asst. Superintendent of Police, Bangalore, Ootacamund and Madras, 1892-96; Asst. Superintendent, Coorg; services lent to Mysore; Deputy Commissioner, Kadur, 1898; Deputy Commissioner, Kolar 1900-3; Inspector General of Police, Mysore, 1904-08; reverted to Madras service, 1910. Out of India. Address: c/o India Office, London.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Carr, Reginald Childers Culling

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​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 District Munsiff until 1891; Assistant 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, Madras; On three different occasions was deputed to special duty, once in 1888 for preparing the Annual Administration 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Carr, Miss R. C.

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​Carr, Miss R. C.: Senior Inspectress of Girls’ Schools, Madras; Superintendent, Presidency Training Schools for Misstresses, Madras, 1882; Passed the compulsury examination in Tamil, 1884; Higher Proficiency Examination 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Caspersz, Hon’ble Mr. Justice C. P.

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​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, Calcutta High Court. 1907; ​Transferred to Bihar and Orissa, 1912 and there retired; Lecturer in Bengali, University College, London, 1913; Address: c/o India Office, London.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Cathcart, Hon. Mr. W. T.

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​Cathcart, Hon. Mr. W. T., C.I.E. elected non-official Member, Assam Legislative Council, since 1912. Address: Gauhati, Assam.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Cave, Henry William

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​Cave, Henry William, M.A., F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S.; b. Brackley, Northamptonshire, 1854; educ.: Magdalen College School, and Queen’s College, Oxford; Founded the commercial house of Cave and Co., Colombo, 1877; retired, 1887; has made seventeen voyages to Ceylon and India; explored the remains of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, 1896. Publications: Colombo and the Kelani Valley, 1893; Kandy and Peradeniva, 1894; Nuwara Eliya and Adam’s Peak, 1895; The Ruined Cities of Ceylon, 1897; Golden Tips, a description of Ceylon and its great tea industry, 1900; The Book of Ceylon, 1908; The Ceylon Government Railway, 1909. Recreations: landscape photography, golf, music. Address: 5, Sussex Square, Brighton. Clubs: Authors’; New Brighton.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Carstairs, Robert

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​Carstairs, Robert, I.C.S. (retired); educ: Edinburgh Academy, and Edinburgh College School; passed 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, London.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Caulfeild, Major Algernon Montgomerie

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​Caulfeild, Major Algernon Montgomerie, D.S.O., 1886; 2nd Border Regiment (retired); b. 1858; 4th s. of late Lieut. Colonel Montgomerie Caulfeild, Weston Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin; Joined 66th 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Rampur, Nawab of

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​Rampur, Nawab of; Colonel H.H. Alijah, Farzand-i-Dilpizier-Danlat-i-Inglishia-Muklisud-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); b. 1875; succeeded, 1889; A.D.C. to King Emperor; area of the State, 892 sq. miles; population, 531,000; salute, 13 Guns. Address: Rampur, U.P., India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ramsay, Maj-General, Sir John George

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​Ramsay, Maj-General, Sir John George, K.C.B. (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 relief of Chodalcara in China, 1900; relief of Peking and Mahamand Expedition, 1908; D.Q.A.G., Bengal, 1890-95; A.A.G., 2nd Dn. N. Army, India, 1905; D.A.G.N. Command, India, 1907; Rawalpindi Brigade, 1907; Jhelum Brig., 1907; Kohat Brig., 1908; Bangalore Infantry Brigade, 1909-11; m. Ethel, d. of Maj-General G. N. Gave, I.S.C., 1898. Address: Bangalore, Mysore State, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ramsay, Major John

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​Ramsay, Major John, C.I.E. (1898), Indian Army; 4th s. of the 8th Earl of Dalhousie; joined service in the Army, 1882; acted as Assistant in Ajmir and Indore from July 188; 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, Bundulkhand, 1893; Political Agent and Deputy Commissioner, Quetta-Pishin, 1898; Revenue and Judical Commissioner, Baluchistan, 1902-5.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ranbir Singh, Hon’ble Raja

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​Ranbir Singh, Hon’ble Raja, Sir, K.C.I.E., Patiala; Uncle of H.H. the Maharaja of Patiahi; President, 8th Sikh Educational Conference held at Ferozpur, 1915. Address: Patiala, Punjab, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ranga Chari, Triplicane Moppur

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​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; became District Munsiff, 1880; Sub-Judge, 1899; District and Sessions Judge, 1905; retired, 1909. Address: Madras, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Rampal, Raja of

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​Rampal, Raja, C.I.E. (1904); head of an ancient family of Rajputs who ruled, it is said, for over 200 generations; exercises Civil, Criminal, and Judicial powers; received sanads in the Durbars of 1877 and 1903; title of Raja recognised as hereditary, 1908; his estate is exempt from attachment by Civil Courts. Address: Kutlehr, Kangra, Punjab, India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ramsay, Lt-Colonel Henry Lushington

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​Ramsay, Lt-Colonel Henry Lushington, I.S.C., (retired); Commissioner, 1874; acting Assistant Agent to Governor-General in Rajputana, 1877-8; Junior Attache, 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; Cantonment Magistrate, Nasirabad, 1883; Joint Commissioner, Ladak, 1885; Political Agent, Bhopawar, 1891; Political Agent, South Baluchistan, 1893; Political Agent attached to Sardar Ayub Khan, 1894; retired, 1901. Publication: “Western Tibet”. Address: c/o. India Office, London.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Randhir Chand, Thakur of Madhan

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​Randhir Chand, Thakur of Madhan (see Madhan, Thakur of;)
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ramsaran Das

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​Ramsaran Das, M.A., M.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 Member, Faculty of Law, Allahabad University for 11 years; is an Honorary Magistrate, and Vice-Chairman, District Board; Trustee, Kayasta Fatasala, Allahabad; Member, Advisory Committee for the Indian Students proceeding to England; Member, Museum Committee. Address: Fyzabad, U.P., India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ramnagar Dhaneri, Raja of, Udit Narayan Singh

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​Ramnagar Dhaneri, Raja of, Udit Narayan Singh; b. 1861; succeeded 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 Wards in 1901 and made over to the present holder, whose title of Raja was recognised as hereditary in 1887; the estate comprises 193 villages and 95 mahals, with an annual revenue of Rs. 1,71,500. Address: Ramnagar, Patehpur Tahsil, Bara Banki, U.P., India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Owen, Lieut.-Colonel Charles William

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​Owen, Lieut.-Colonel Charles William, B.A. (Paris), L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., C.M.G. (1867), C.I.E. (1887), I.M.S. (retired); s. of A. S. Owen; b. 1853; educ: at Merchant Taylor School; joined I.M.S. in Bengal, 1876; Assistant to Sanitary Commissioner to Government 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, Jeypore, 1883-84; Surgeon to C.in.C. India, 1889-1892; Medical Adviser to Maharaja of Patiala, 1892-1901; retired, 1904. Address: The Horns, Hankham, Westham, Sussex. Clubs: Naval and Military.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/O’Connor, Major William Frederick Travers

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​O’Conor, Major William Frederick Travers, R.A., C.I.E. (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 valley, and Tirah Campaigns (medal and 3 clasp), 1897-98; attached to Kashmir Imperial Service Troops, 1899-1903; became Captain, 1899; Interpreter in the Mission to Lhassa (medal and clasp, C.I.E.), 1903-04; promoted to the rank of Major, 1908; served in Tibet as Secretary to Commissioner, 1903-04 , British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1904-08; Consul for Seistan and Kain, and Persia, 1909; Consul General and Agent to Government 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ottley, Colonel Sir John Walter

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​Ottley, Colonel Sir John Walter, C.I.E. (1892), K.C.I E ( 1904), M.Inst.C.E., late R.E.; b. Malligaum (Bombay Presidency), 1811; e.s. of late Major Thomas Henry Ottley; m. Emily, d. of late Henry William Dobell (some time Comptroller-General of H.M. Customs); educ: 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-Chief with the Tirah Expedition, 1897-98 (despatches, medal and two clasps); formerly Inspector General of Irrigation in India; 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.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Ommanney, Colonel Edward Lacon

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​Ommanney, Colonel Edward Lacon, C.S.I., (1889); I.C.S., Indian Army (retired); b. Cherrapoonjee, Assam, 1834; e.s. of Major General Edward Lacon Ommanney, R.E.; educ: Bedford Grammar School, Civil Engineering College, Putney; Owens College, Manchester; arrived in India, 1853; served in Opium Department, 1853-55; entered the Army in the 59th Bengal Native Infantry, 1855; transferred to Staff Corps, 1861; m. Elizabeth Capel, e.d. of Henry Mortlock Ommanney, 1863; rose to the rank of Colonel, 1885; admitted to Colonel’s Allowance, 1893; served 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; relinquished charge of the prisoners and joined the Punjab Commission, 1859; Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Peshwar and Derajat; Commissioner of the Multan, Derajat, and Peshwar Divisions, 1880, returned to England, 1891; accompanied the Eusofzie Field Force as Assistant Commissioner, 1866; as Deputy Commis sioner of Hazara in the St. Black Mountain Expedition 1868 (medal and clasp); accompanied the 2nd Black Mountain Expedition as Chief Political Officer, 1888, Recreations: Cycling. Gardening, Golf. Address: 42, Kidbrook, Park Road, Blackheath, S.E.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Orange, Hugh William

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​Orange, Hugh William, 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, g.d. of Mr E. Ford, of the Oxford Gardens, 1907; one s., one d.; Examiner of English, 1892; Director General of Education, India, 1902-10; Member, Imperial Legislative Council, 1910; Accountant-General, Board of Education, 1912. Publication: “Progress of Education in India, 1902-07”. Address: Whitehall, S.W. Club: Athenaeum.