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List of Indian Civil Servants

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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/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*'''William Browne Hockley''' 1792-1860, was in the Bombay Civil Service 1813-1824. Dismissed from his judgeship in September 1821, he was finally dismissed with a pension in March 1824. On return to England he wrote two novels, see '''[[W B Hockley]]''' for more details, including online versions of his books which "rank along with Meadows Taylor's as the best stories of Hindustan in English literature".*'''[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 This book is available as a [http://astorewww.amazonnew.codli.ernet.ukin/faminbriindso-21handle/detail2015/0907871097 FIBIS Shop99022 pdf download]. 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.orwell.ru/bio/english/al_crick '''Richard Walmesley Blair'''], who joined the Service 1875, was in the Opium Department, and was the father of the author [[George Orwell]]. <ref>www.orwell.ru</ref>*[httphttps://wwwdib.oxforddnbcambridge.com/templatesorg/articleviewReadPage.jspdo?articleid=35292&backarticleId= a6732 '''Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer''']dib.cambridge.org and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Dwyer Michael O'Dwyer](Wikipedia). 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[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.13879/page/n5/mode/2up '' India as As I knew itKnew It, 1885–1925''. ] by Sir Michael O'Dwyer, published in 1925, is available toread online on the . Archive.org.* See '''[[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of IndiaCecil Champain Lowis]] website'''. Lowis was a member of the Indian Civil Service in Burma from 1888 until 1912, who, from 1899 wrote more than a dozen novels set in Burma, mostly written after he retired. *'''Waldemar Haffkine''' was a bacteriologist, who worked firstly on a cholera vaccine, then on a successful plague vaccine. Haffkine commenced research in India in March 1893 on cholera, in Calcutta, and from October 1896 on plague research, in Bombay. In December 1901 he was appointed director-in-chief of the Plague Research Laboratory at Government House in Parel, Bombay, and later the Calcutta Biological Laboratory. In 1914, aged 55, Haffkine retired from the Indian Civil Service. :[httphttps://wwwarchive.dnw.co.ukorg/medalsdetails/auctionarchiveb30628581/searchcataloguearchivemode/itemdetail2up ''In Memoriam.lasso?itemid=68340 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Patrick Robert CadellWaldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine. Born 15 (3) March, 1860. Died 26 October, 1930''] by W Bulloch [William]. Repr. from: ''The journal of pathology and bacteriology, vol. 34 1931''. Archive. (dnworg:[https://insa.conic.uk) He entered the ICS in 1891 in the Bombay Presidency He was Commissioner at Sind/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol02_2_2_HIJhala.pdf "W.M.W.Haffkine, 1925; retiring from the Bacteriologist - A Great Saviour of Mankind"] by H I Jhala ''Indian Civil Service in 1926. He was President Journal of History of the CouncilScience, Junagadh StateVolume 2, 1932-35; and similarly for Sangli State, 1937 and Rajkot State, 1938Issue 2 1967''. insa.nic. in:[httphttps://www.npgbbc.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLargecom/mw121802news/Sirworld-Patrickasia-Robertindia-Cadell 55050012 "Waldemar Haffkine: The vaccine pioneer the world forgot"] by Joel Gunter and Vikas Pandey c 12 December 2020. BBC News. :The book ''The Brilliant and Tragic Life of W. M. W. Haffkine, Bacteriologist'' by Selman A Waksman, published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1964 is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01003831470*See '''[[Maurice Collis]]'''. Collis was Photographic Portraita member of the Indian Civil Service in Burma from 1911 to 1934. He wrote over twenty books, including volumes of autobiography, travel writing, novels, National Portrait Gallery]histories and three plays*'''[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. **[httphttps://wwwarchive.hindu.comorg/flinedetails/fl2309/stories/20060519001908300.htm "CaroeThePathansByOlafCaroe 's lessons"] by AG Noorani, a review, from 'The Pathans 550 B.C.-A.D. I957'Frontline'' May 2006], of the book ''The Future of The Great Game: Sir by Olaf Caroe, India's Independence, and the Defense of Asia'' by Peter John Brobst1958 Archive. This book is available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1931968101 FIBIS Shop]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, as ''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 [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1978-a-shaft-of-sunlight-memories-of-a-varied-life-by-mason-s-pdf/ ''A Shaft of Sunlight: Memories Sunlight–Memories of a Varied Life'' (] by Philip Mason 1978). Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If the download does not display, located under Books/Indian Subcontinent. [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/philip-mason/a-shaft-of-sunlight-memories-of-a-varied-life/ Review of the book] kirkusreviews.com. **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Mason Philip Mason] wikipediaWikipedia
**[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-philip-mason-1068169.html Obituary: Philip Mason] uk Independent Newspaper
**''The Men Who Ruled India'', published in two volumes, by Philip Woodruff (pseudonym): ''The Founders'' (1953), [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126942 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India; and ''The Guardians'' (1954) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.127070 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
*'''Alexander Redpath''', This India List [http:==References==<references//archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1999-03/0920410944 post] 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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