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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  Mitter    
First Name(s)  Romesh Chunder    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Sir    
Birth Year  1840    
Death Year  1899    
Entry  Born 1840 : son of the Head Clerk of the Sadr Adalat at Calcutta : educated in the Hare School and the Presidency College there : passed his B.L., and became a Pleader when he was 21 : rose to the front rank of his profession, and was a Judge of the High Court, 1874-1890 : on two occasions acted as Chief Justice : was a Fellow, and President of the Faculty of Law, of the University. For the remainder of his life he rendered many services to his countrymen : was a Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council and of the Public Service Commission : joined the National Congress : and was Vice-President of the Indian Science Association. He was first knighted, and afterwards K.C.I.E. : died July 13, 1899     
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