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 Career Information of Bombay Civil Servants - 1798-1858

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Date transcribed2025-05-12
Transcribed byAlan Goodchild, Sandra Seager
CommentBiographical Career Histories of Bombay Civil Servants 1798-1858. Transcribed from copies held by the British Library [IOR/O/6/32 to 35]

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View all other items of "Surname" with value "Townsend" in "Career Information of Bombay Civil Servants - 1798-1858" Surname  Townsend    
First names  Edward Hume    
Service Start Date  1821    
Career History  1821 Writer ; 1822 3rd Asst to Collector in Southern Concan and to Commissioner in the Deccan ; 1829 At Home ; 1831 Returned to India ; 1832 2nd Asst to Principal Collector afterwards Acting Principal Collector of Ahmedabad ; 1833 1st Asst to the same of Poona afterwards Sub-Collector of Hublee in Southern Mahratta ; 1835 Acting Secy to Govt in Territorial and Commercial Dept also in Persial Department and in charge of the Secret, Political, Revenut and Judicial Depts Bombay ; 1836 Acting Secy in attendance on the Governor ; 1837 Acting Secy to Govt in Territorial Dept ; 1838 1st Asst to Collector and Magistrate of Belgaum with full powers of a Magistrate ; 1839 Acting Collector and Magistrate of Poona ; 1840 Collector at Belgaum and Political Agent in Southern Mahratta ; 1844 Secy to Govt in Revenue and Finance Depts Bombay ; 1847 Revenue Commissioner Southern Division ; 1851 Resigned the service 4 May (Annuitant on the Fund). Died 23 Jan 1880 in England    
Date of Death  23 Jan 1880    
Place  England    
Internal ref  20250327_111622    
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[IOR/O/6/32-35] Bombay Civil Servants 1750-1858. A compilation in four volumes made in the India Office c.1880: O/6/32 Bombay Civilians A-C / O/6/33 Bombay Civilians D-I / O/6/34 Bombay Civilians J-P & O/6/35 Bombay Civilians R-Y. It is based upon: Lists of Bombay Civilians in Bombay Public Proceedings [IOR : P] and Alphabetical List of Bombay Civil Servants 1798-1839. Dodwell and Miles, London 1839.
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