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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	Pierson
	First Name(s)	William Henry
	Birth Year	1839
	Death Year	1881
	Entry	Son of Charles Pierson : born Nov. 23, 1839 : educated at Southampton, Cheltenham, Addiscombe : gained great distinction : to India in the Engineers, 1860 : saw service in Sikhim, 1861 : was in the Indo-European telegraph, 1863-73 : designed and constructed the residence of the British Legation at Teheran : Secretary to the Indian Defence Committee, 1877, for the defences of Indian Ports : Military Secretary in Aug. 1880 to the Marquis of Ripon, when Viceroy and Governor- General : Major, 1881 : commanded theR.E. in the Mahsud-Waziri expedition : died at Bannu, June 2, 1881 : he had a reputation for versatile talents as an artist, engineer and architect.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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