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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	Ommaney
	First Name(s)	Edward Lacon
	Birth Year	1834
	Entry	Born Aug. 24, 1834 : son of Maj -General Edward Lacon Ommaney, R.E. : educated at Bedford and Owen's College, Manchester : joined the Indian Army, 1855, and the Staff Corps, 1861 : became Colonel, 1885 : served in the Indian mutiny, 1857-8 : at the siege of Delhi : appointed to the Panjab Commission, 1858, in charge of State prisoners : continued in civil employ, on the N. W. Frontier : Commissioner of Multan, the Derajat, and Peshawar Divisions : served as Political Officer, 2nd Black Mountain expedition, 1888 : C.S.I. : retired, 1891.

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