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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  Prinsep    
First Name(s)  John    
Birth Year  1746    
Death Year  1830    
Entry  Born April 23, 1746 : son of Rev. John Prinsep, Vicar of Bicester : went out to India as a Cadet in 1771 : never joined the Army : resigned his Commission in 1772 : was employed in several commercial offices connected with the cotton investment of the E. I. Co., for his knowledge and experience of cotton fabrics acquired in mercantile houses in London : introduced the cultivation and manufacture of indigo into Bengal at a factory at Nilganj, near Baraset, 1779 : opened a copper mint at Pulta, under authority of Government, 1780 : left India, 1788 : was one of the founders of the Westminster Life Insurance Society : M.P. for Queensborough, 1802-6 : Alderman of the City of London, 1804-9 : and High Bailiff of Southwark, 1817-24 : died in London, Nov. 30, 1830.     
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