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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	Roberts
	First Name(s)	Arthur Austin
	Birth Year	1818
	Death Year	1868
	Entry	I.C.S. : son of Brown Roberts of the Indian Army : born May 12, 1818 : educated at Haileybury, 1836-7 : to India, 1837 : succeeded John (Lord) Lawrence as Magte-Collr. of Dehli : Judge of the Sagar and Nerbudda territories, 1854 : formed a new code of law for them : Commissioner of Lahore, 1856 : C.B. for services during the mutiny : commanded the Lahore Volunteer Corps : Judicial Commissioner of the Panjab : Member of the Governor- General's Legislative Council : acting Judge of the Calcutta High Court : Judge of the Lahore Chief Court, 1866 : C.S.I. : Resident at Hyderabad, March 20, 1868 : died May 10, 1868.

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