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Information on some notable members of the [[Indian Civil Service]].
*[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://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". Available to buy through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/0907871097 FIBIS Shop]. Also available at the [[British Library]]. 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://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-philip-mason-1068169.html Obituary: Philip Mason] uk Independent Newspaper
*'''Alexander Redpath''', This . An India List post <ref>India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1999-03/0920410944 post] </ref> transcribes the 2 May 1996 ''Daily Telegraph''( London) obituary of Alexander Redpath of the Indian Political Service. He joined the Indian Army in 1929. His career with the IPS, which began in 1934, took him from the Rajput states, through Multan, Indore, Gilgit, Lahore and Calcutta, to a final post as Secretary to the British Legation in Kabul. In 1948 he became Deputy Secretary in the Foreign Ministry to deal with the accession of States to Pakistan, and Pakistan's relations with India and Afghanistan.
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