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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  Pal    
First Name(s)  Kristo Das    
Birth Year  1838    
Death Year  1884    
Entry  Educated at the Oriental Seminary and the Metropolitan College, Calcutta : appointed Assistant Secretary to the British Indian Association, Calcutta, in Dec. 1858, and Secretary in 1879 : made editor in Nov. 1861, and subsequently manager of the Hindu Patriot, then the leading native paper : in 1863, appointed a Justice of the Peace for Calcutta, and took a prominent position in municipal affairs : nominated a Member of the Bengal Legislative Council in 1872, and an Additional Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council in Feb. 1883, as the representative of the Bengal zamindars in the discussions on the Bengal Tenancy Bill : his services were highly valued by Government : his natural eloquence was developed by constant practice, while his force of character, combined with industry and independence, gave him a leading position in public affairs : in advocating the cause of the natives of India his moderation conduced greatly to his success. Sir C. P. Ilbert said of him : ""A great orator and a great journalist, who would have made his mark in any country and at any time "" : Rai Bahadur in 1877, and a C.I.E. in 1878 : after his death, on July 24, 1884, a statue was erected in his honour at Calcutta.     
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