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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... of Burdwan in July, 1817. After a stay of 5 years he went home again in July, 1822, returning in November, 1825. From March, 1826, he was collector at Allahabad as well as ofliciating" secretary to the Lower Board of Revenue and also for some time a member of the Lithographic Committee. In the beginning of 1828 he officiated for a couple of months as judge at Moorshidabad and then for the same period as collector at Midnapore. On the lst May he became superintendent of stamps and then postmaster-general, 12th May, 1829. This was Elliot's last appointment in India. He went home on furlough in 1833 and retired from service on the Annuity Fund from the lst May, 1836. In 1837 he was elected a Member of the Parliament for Roxburgh and continued to sit till 1841; he was returned again for the same county in 1847 and remained till 1859. He also held the secretaryship of the Board of Control for 2 years during Lord John Russell's administration, resigning it in 1852. After his second term in the House he retired from public life. GORDON, Sir James Davidson-K.C.S.I. Private Secretary to the Bsnon LAWRENCE. Na-.--l835. Ob.--27th June, 1889, at 31, St. James's Street, London. Son of Evelyn Medows Gordon of the Bengal Civil Service. Educated at Haileybury College, and entering the Civil Service in 1854 served in executive capacities in various districts of Bengal. During the Mutiny he was at J alpaiguri as assistant magistrate and collector but was especially vested with the powers of a magistrate and served with the forces against the mutineers on the Bhutan frontier. Mentioned in Lord Canning's Mutiny Despatch and received thanks of the Govcrnment. He was magistrate at Dinajpur, Noakhally, Tipperah, Purneah, Monghyr...