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 Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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Date transcribed2011-08-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Melvill    
First Name(s)  Henry    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Rev.    
Birth Year  1798    
Death Year  1871    
Entry  Son of Capt. Philip Melvill of the 73rd regt. : born Sep. 14, 1798 : Sizar of St. John's College, and of Peterhouse, Cambridge : second Wrangler and Smith's prizeman, 1821 : * Fellow and Tutor : B.D., 1836 : incumbent at Camberwell, 1829-43 : Chaplain of the Tower of London, 1840 : Principal of the E. I. College, Haileybury, from 1843 till the closing of the College in 1857 : Chaplain to Queen Victoria : Canon of St. Paul's from 1856, and Rector of Barnes from 1863. His tenure of the Principalship of Haileybury is estimated to have been successful : of his success as a preacher there can be no doubt : he was noted for his eloquence, earnestness, and skilful management of his voice : published numerous sermons and lectures : died Feb. 9. 1871.     
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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