death_date death_place birth_place birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
10 february 1856 -lrb- aged 67 -rrb- at sea near ceylon stratton , cornwall , great britain 8 august 1788 thuggee supression william-henry-sleeman . jpg william henry sleeman
 william henry sleeman army officer , civil servant
william henry sleeman

major-general sir william henry sleeman kcb -lrb- 8 august 1788 -- 10 february 1856 -rrb- was a british soldier and administrator in british india , best known for his work suppressing thuggee activity .
