Frederick Price (civil servant)
Sir John Frederick Price KCSI (3 October 1839 – 12 June 1927) was an Indian civil servant and translator who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Price was born to John Price on 3 October 1839. He had his education at Melbourne University and qualified for the Indian civil service.[2]
Career[edit]
Price joined the Indian civil service in 1862 and served till 1897. He also served as Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in the 1893 New Year Honours,[3] and upgraded to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in the 1898 New Year Honours.[4][2]
Works[edit]
- Pillai, Ananda Ranga (1904). The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai, Volume I. Translated by J. Frederick Price; K. Rangachari. Madras: Government Press.
- Pillai, Ananda Ranga (1907). The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai, Volume II. Translated by J. Frederick Price; K. Rangachari. Madras: Government Press.
References[edit]
- ^ Price, Sir Frederick (1926). "PRICE, Sir (John) Frederick". Who Was Who (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. pp. 343.
- ^ "The London Gazette". Issue: 26359. The Crown. 2 January 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "The London Gazette". Issue: 26925. The Crown. 31 December 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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