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*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=35292&back=  '''Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer'''].  Joining the service in India in 1885 he was first posted to Shahpur in the Punjab.In December 1912, he was appointed to be lieutenant-governor of the Punjab, a post which he held until May 1919. Like many administrators O'Dwyer believed that ‘extremist’ nationalist politics and terrorism were inter-connected.  His decision to implement martial law in some parts of the Punjab was controversial. oxforddnb.com
*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=35292&back=  '''Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer'''].  Joining the service in India in 1885 he was first posted to Shahpur in the Punjab.In December 1912, he was appointed to be lieutenant-governor of the Punjab, a post which he held until May 1919. Like many administrators O'Dwyer believed that ‘extremist’ nationalist politics and terrorism were inter-connected.  His decision to implement martial law in some parts of the Punjab was controversial. oxforddnb.com
**His book'' India as I knew it, 1885–1925''. published in 1925,  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
**His book'' India as I knew it, 1885–1925''. published in 1925,  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Caroe  Olaf Caroe]''' (Wikipedia) joined the Indian Political Service in 1923; served as Foreign Secretary (1939-45) and as Governor of the [[North West Frontier Province]] (NWFP) from March 1946 to June 1947.  
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Caroe  Olaf Caroe]''' (Wikipedia) joined the Indian Political Service in 1923; served as Foreign Secretary (1939-45) and as Governor of the [[North West Frontier Province]] (NWFP) from March 1946 to June 1947
**[https://archive.org/details/ThePathansByOlafCaroe ''The Pathans 550 B.C.-A.D. I957''], by Olaf Caroe 1958 Archive.org.  
*'''Philip Mason''' joined the Civil Service in 1928. He was the author of the books about the Indian Civil Service, ''The Men Who Ruled India'', published in two volumes, ''The Founders'' (1953) and ''The Guardians'' (1954). The books were originally published under the name Philip Woodruff. A one volume abridged edition was published in 1985. His many books include an autobiography ''A Shaft of Sunlight: Memories of a Varied Life'' (1978).  
*'''Philip Mason''' joined the Civil Service in 1928. He was the author of the books about the Indian Civil Service, ''The Men Who Ruled India'', published in two volumes, ''The Founders'' (1953) and ''The Guardians'' (1954). The books were originally published under the name Philip Woodruff. A one volume abridged edition was published in 1985. His many books include an autobiography ''A Shaft of Sunlight: Memories of a Varied Life'' (1978).  
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Mason Philip Mason] wikipedia
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Mason Philip Mason] wikipedia

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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