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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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Date transcribed	2011-08-00
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Morris
	First Name(s)	John Carnac
	Birth Year	1798
	Death Year	1858
	Entry	I. C.S. : son of John Morris, Bombay Civil Service : born Oct. 16, 1798 : Midshipman R.N., 1813-5 : was at Haileybury, 1815-7 : to India in the Madras Civil Service, 1818 : had paralysis in 1823 : Telugu Translator, 1832 : Accountant- General, 1839 : established the Madras Government Bank, 1834, and was Superintendent, 1835 : compiled Telugu dictionaries, selections and other works : edited the Madras Journal of Literature and Science : F.R.S. : a keen freemason : retired in 1846 : embarked in commercial enterprise : Chairman of a Bank which was wound up in 1858 : he died in Jersey on Aug. 2, 1858.

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