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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  Perry    
First Name(s)  Thomas Erskine    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Sir    
Birth Year  1806    
Death Year  1882    
Entry  Son of James Perry of the Morning Chronicle : born July 20, 1806 : educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge : B.A., 1829 : was at the University of Munich, 1829-31 : took part in the Reform agitation : became Secretary to the National Political Union of London : called to the bar by the Inner Temple, 1834 : became law reporter : in 1841, on losing his fortune, he applied for and obtained a Judgeship in the Bombay Supreme Court : was knighted 1841 : became Chief Justice in 1847 : President of the Board of Education for 10 years : promoted higher education and educational institutions : retired from India, 1852 : a Professorship of Law was founded at Bombay in his memory. He was M.P. for Devonport, 1854-9, attacked Lord Dalhousie's administration, and spoke constantly on Indian subjects : Member of the Council of India, 1859-82 : Privy Councillor, 1882 : died April 22, 1882. He wrote on Indian Law and other subjects : Cases illustrative of Oriental Life, A Bird's eye View of India.     
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