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He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1882.<ref name=Burke1910/> He transferred to Assam as Personal Assistant to the Commissioner, 1884; Private Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Bengal, 1887; Assistant to Governor General’s Agent, Beluchistan 1889: Postmaster General, Bengal, 1890; Agent, Alwar, 1896; Resident in Kashmir, 1902; Agent to the Governor General, Rajputana, 1912. |
He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1880<ref name=Webb1992>{{cite book |last1=Webb |first1=Sidney |title=The Webbs in Asia: The 1911–12 Travel Diary |date=1992 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-123308-8 |page=354 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3DevCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA354 |language=en |chapter=8. India}}</ref> or 1882.<ref name=Burke1910/> He transferred to Assam as Personal Assistant to the Commissioner, 1884; Private Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Bengal, 1887; Assistant to Governor General’s Agent, Beluchistan 1889: Postmaster General, Bengal, 1890; Agent, Alwar, 1896; Resident in Kashmir, 1902; Agent to the Governor General, Rajputana, 1912. |
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Sir Elliott Graham Colvin | |
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| Born | 1861 |
| Occupation(s) | civil servant and administrator |
Sir Elliot Graham Colvin K.C.S.I. (1861-1940) was a civil servant in the British Indian government.
Early life
Elliot Colvin was born in 1861.[1]
He was educated at Charter House and King’s College, Cambridge.[2]
Career
He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1880[3] or 1882.[2] He transferred to Assam as Personal Assistant to the Commissioner, 1884; Private Secretary to Lieutenant Governor Bengal, 1887; Assistant to Governor General’s Agent, Beluchistan 1889: Postmaster General, Bengal, 1890; Agent, Alwar, 1896; Resident in Kashmir, 1902; Agent to the Governor General, Rajputana, 1912.
Family
He married Ethel Augusta on 7 December 1889 at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.[4]
Honours
C.S.I. 1906.[2]
References
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Burke, Sir Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1910). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. Harrison. p. 2051.
- ^ Webb, Sidney (1992). "8. India". The Webbs in Asia: The 1911–12 Travel Diary. Springer. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-349-123308-8.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help) - ^ Axon, Ernest (1894). Family of Bayley of Manchester and Hope. R. Gill. p. 36.
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