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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	Pemberton
	First Name(s)	Robert Boileau
	Birth Year	1798
	Death Year	1840
	Entry	Born June 21, 1798 : son of John Butler Pemberton, Barrister, and, later, Rector of a parish in the W. Indies : entered the Indian Army, 1817, joining the 44th N.I. : saw active service in Manipur, and employed there in survey and exploration work, and on similiar duties on the N.E. frontier : Capt. in July, 1835 : was sent as a special Envoy to Bhutan, 1838 : his reports on this State and on the N.E. frontier were, for a long time, the best information available to Government : appointed Governor-General's Agent at Murshidabad, and died there, June 26, 1840 : was married to a sister of Sir D. F. McLeod (q.v.) : and a daughter married Sir G. Yule {q.v.).

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