Abell, Sir George Edmond Brackenbury (1904–1989), administrator in India, was born on 22 June 1904 in Sanderstead, Surrey, the eldest in the family of two sons and two daughters of George Foster Abell, director of Lloyds Bank, and his wife, Jessie Elizabeth Brackenbury...
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Abell, Sir George Edmond Brackenbury (1904–1989), administrator in India
Roger Ellis
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Alexander, Du Pre, second earl of Caledon (1777–1839), politician and colonial administrator
P. J. Jupp
Alexander, Du Pre, second earl of Caledon (1777–1839), politician and colonial administrator, was born on 14 December 1777, the only son of James Alexander (1730–1802), first earl of Caledon, of Caledon Castle, co. Tyrone, and his wife, Anne (d. 1777), daughter of ...
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Amherst, William Pitt, first Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773–1857), diplomatist and governor-general of Bengal
Douglas M. Peers
Amherst, William Pitt, first Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773–1857), diplomatist and governor-general of Bengal, was born on 14 January 1773 in Bath, the first of three children of Lieutenant-General William Amherst (1732–1781), aide-de-camp to the king, governor of St John's, Newfoundland, and adjutant-general of the army, and his wife, ...
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Andros, Sir Edmund (1637–1714), colonial governor
Richard R. Johnson
Andros, Sir Edmund (1637–1714), colonial governor, was born in London on 6 December 1637, the third of the eight children of Amias Andros (1610–1674), master of ceremonies to Charles I and seigneur of Sausmarez in Guernsey, and his wife, Elizabeth (1610–1686), daughter of ...
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Arthur, Sir George, first baronet (1784–1854), colonial official
A. G. L. Shaw
Arthur, Sir George, first baronet (1784–1854), colonial official, was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 21 June 1784, the youngest son of John Arthur of Plymouth, maltster, brewer, landowner, councillor, mayor, and 'gentleman', and of Catherine, daughter of Thomas Cornish, 'gentleman...
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Baring, Thomas George, first earl of Northbrook (1826–1904), politician and viceroy of India
David Steele
Baring, Thomas George, first earl of Northbrook (1826–1904), politician and viceroy of India, was born at 16 Cumberland Street, London, on 22 January 1826, the eldest son of Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, third baronet and later first Baron Northbrook (1796–1866), and his first wife, ...
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Barkly, Sir Henry (1815–1898), colonial governor
John Benyon
Barkly, Sir Henry (1815–1898), colonial governor, was born on 24 February 1815 at Highbury, Middlesex, the only surviving son of Aeneas Barkly (1768–1836), formerly of Kirkton Farm, Cromarty, Scotland, and his wife, Susannah Louisa, née ffrith, the orphan daughter of a Jamaican planter. He was educated at ...
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Barlow, Sir George Hilaro, first baronet (1763–1846), acting governor-general of Bengal
P. J. Marshall
Barlow, Sir George Hilaro, first baronet (1763–1846), acting governor-general of Bengal, was born on 20 January 1763, the fourth or fifth of five sons of William Barlow (d. 1798), mercer of King Street, Covent Garden, and of Hilaire, née Butcher (d...
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Barwell, Richard (1741–1804), East India Company servant
T. H. Bowyer
Barwell, Richard (1741–1804), East India Company servant, was born in Calcutta on 8 October 1741, the second of the four sons of William Barwell (1705–1769), governor of Fort William, Bengal (1748–9), afterwards a director of the East India Company, and his third wife, ...
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Beadon, Sir Cecil (1816–1880), administrator in India
Suranjan Das
Beadon, Sir Cecil (1816–1880), administrator in India, born on 22 December 1816, was the youngest son of Richard Beadon (son of Richard Beadon, bishop of Bath and Wells) and his wife, Annabella A'Court. Educated at Eton College and Shrewsbury School, Beadon joined the ...
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Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish- [known as Lord William Bentinck] (1774–1839), army officer, diplomatist, and governor-general of India
Douglas M. Peers
Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish- [known as Lord William Bentinck] (1774–1839), army officer, diplomatist, and governor-general of India, was born on 14 September 1774 at Burlington House in London, the second son of William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, third duke of Portland (1738–1809)...
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Bernard, Sir Francis, first baronet (1712–1779), colonial governor
William Pencak
Bernard, Sir Francis, first baronet (1712–1779), colonial governor, was born in July 1712, in Brightwell parish, Berkshire, the son and namesake of Anglican minister Francis Bernard (1660–1715) and his wife, Margery Winlowe (1682–1718). Following the death of his mother he was raised by an uncle. He was educated at ...
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Bligh, William (1754–1817), naval officer and colonial governor
Alan Frost
Bligh, William (1754–1817), naval officer and colonial governor, was born in Plymouth on 9 September 1754, the only son of Francis Bligh (1721–1780) and his wife, Jane Pearse, née Balsam (d. c.1770). The Bligh family had long resided at Tinten in ...
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Bourdillon, Sir Bernard Henry (1883–1948), colonial governor
Robert Pearce
Bourdillon, Sir Bernard Henry (1883–1948), colonial governor, was born on 3 December 1883 at Emu Bay, Tasmania, the eldest son of the Revd Bernard Keene Bourdillon (1855–1888), cleric, and Laura Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Townsend of co. Cork. He won scholarships to Tonbridge School...
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Bowen, Sir George Ferguson (1821–1899), colonial governor
Bruce Knox
Bowen, Sir George Ferguson (1821–1899), colonial governor, born in Ireland on 2 November 1821, was the eldest son of Edward Bowen, later rector of Taughboyne, co. Donegal. He was educated at Charterhouse School and as a scholar of Trinity College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 16 June 1840. He was twice president of the ...
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Bradford, Sir Edward Ridley Colborne, first baronet (1836–1911), administrator in India and police officer
Katherine Prior
Bradford, Sir Edward Ridley Colborne, first baronet (1836–1911), administrator in India and police officer, was born on 27 July 1836 at Hambleden Cottage, Buckinghamshire, the second son of William Mussage Kirkwall Bradford (1806–1872), who was rector successively of Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire; Weeke, Hampshire...
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Brownrigg, Sir Robert, first baronet (1759–1833), army officer and colonial governor
Geoffrey S. Powell
Brownrigg, Sir Robert, first baronet (1759–1833), army officer and colonial governor, was born at Rockingham, co. Wicklow, Ireland, the second of the four sons of Henry Brownrigg (d. 1793) and his wife, Mary Alcock (d. 1819). Gazetted as ensign in 1775, his progress in the army was at first slow, his family lacking both wealth and influence. However, on 8 April 1789 ...
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Burke, William (1728x30–1798), political writer and administrator in India
George C. McElroy
Burke, William (1728x30–1798), political writer and administrator in India, was the eldest son of John Burke (d. 1764), attorney, of St Marylebone, London, and Plaistow, Essex, and his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Burke, a London vintner. He entered Westminster School...
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Butler, Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes (1873–1952), administrator in India and college head
Sydney C. Roberts
revised by Francis Robinson
Butler, Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes (1873–1952), administrator in India and college head, born at Julian Hill, Harrow, on 19 May 1873, was the third son of Spencer Perceval Butler, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn, later conveyancing counsel to the High Court of Justice and the ...
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Butler, Sir (Spencer) Harcourt (1869–1938), administrator in India
F. H. Brown
revised by Francis Robinson
Butler, Sir (Spencer) Harcourt (1869–1938), administrator in India, was born in London on 1 August 1869, the second of the nine sons of Spencer Perceval Butler, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn, conveyancing counsel to the office of works, and his wife, Mary, only child of the ...
