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*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q9QvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217 '''Alexander Dalrymple''' 1737-1808] page 217 ''‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Volume 11''<ref>Full title ''‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation‬: ‪Particulary the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time‬, Volume 11</ref> by Alexander Chalmers 1813.  Appointed a writer 1752 in Madras. Obtained  a grant of the island of Balambangan (an island off North Borneo) controlled by the Sultan of Sulu (Sooloo) for the East India Company in 1763. Hydrographer.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q9QvAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217 '''Alexander Dalrymple''' 1737-1808] page 217 ''‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Volume 11''<ref>Full title ''‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation‬: ‪Particulary the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time‬, Volume 11</ref> by Alexander Chalmers 1813.  Appointed a writer 1752 in Madras. Obtained  a grant of the island of Balambangan (an island off North Borneo) controlled by the Sultan of Sulu (Sooloo) for the East India Company in 1763. Hydrographer.
:[http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/06/alexander-dalrymples-treaties-with-sulu-in-malay-and-tausug.html Alexander Dalrymple’s Treaties with Sulu in Malay and Tausug]  05 June 2014 British Library  Asian and African studies blog.  
:[http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/06/alexander-dalrymples-treaties-with-sulu-in-malay-and-tausug.html Alexander Dalrymple’s Treaties with Sulu in Malay and Tausug]  05 June 2014 British Library  Asian and African studies blog.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_D%27Oyly,_7th_Baronet Sir '''Charles D'Oyly''', 7th Baronet] 1781-1845 Wikipedia. [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/09/charles-doylys-voyage-to-patna.html "Charles D'Oyly's voyage to Patna"] by J.P. Losty 04 September 2014 British Library Untold lives blog. Retrieved 11 September 2014. Amateur artist Sir Charles D’Oyly of the Bengal Civil Service was based in Calcutta, Dhaka and Patna from 1797 to 1838.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_D%27Oyly,_7th_Baronet Sir '''Charles D'Oyly''', 7th Baronet] 1781-1845 Wikipedia. [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2014/09/charles-doylys-voyage-to-patna.html "Charles D'Oyly's voyage to Patna"] by J.P. Losty 04 September 2014 British Library Untold lives blog. Retrieved 11 September 2014. Amateur artist Sir Charles D’Oyly of the Bengal Civil Service was based in Calcutta, Dhaka and Patna from 1797 to 1838. He wrote and illustrated [https://archive.org/details/tomrawgriffinbur00doylrich ''Tom Raw, the Griffin: a burlesque poem, in twelve cantos: illustrated by twenty-five engravings, descriptive of the adventures of a cadet in the East India company's service, from the period of his quitting England to his obtaining a staff situtation in India''] by “ a Civilian and an Officer on the Bengal Establishment”  1828 Archive.org. [http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105773/tom-raw-visits-taylor-cos-painting-doyly-charles-sir/  Image: Taylor & Co.'s emporium in Calcutta] by Charles D'Oyly . Watercolour. Calcutta, India, 1828. Victoria and Albert Museum, London
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames John Beames]''' (Wikipedia) served in India 1858-1893 in the Civil Service. In addition, he was a scholar of Indian history, literature and linguistics. He wrote ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian'', which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames John Beames]''' (Wikipedia) served in India 1858-1893 in the Civil Service. In addition, he was a scholar of Indian history, literature and linguistics. He wrote ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian'', which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mortimer_Durand Henry Mortimer Durand]''' (Wikipedia) was Foreign Secretary from 1884-1894. Further information in [[Simla Rifles#Individuals|Simla Rifles]].
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mortimer_Durand Henry Mortimer Durand]''' (Wikipedia) was Foreign Secretary from 1884-1894. Further information in [[Simla Rifles#Individuals|Simla Rifles]].

Revision as of 03:50, 11 September 2014

Information on some notable members of the Indian Civil Service.

  • Alexander Dalrymple 1737-1808 page 217 ‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Volume 11[1] by Alexander Chalmers 1813. Appointed a writer 1752 in Madras. Obtained a grant of the island of Balambangan (an island off North Borneo) controlled by the Sultan of Sulu (Sooloo) for the East India Company in 1763. Hydrographer.
Alexander Dalrymple’s Treaties with Sulu in Malay and Tausug 05 June 2014 British Library Asian and African studies blog.

References

  1. Full title ‪The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation‬: ‪Particulary the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time‬, Volume 11
  2. www.orwell.ru