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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Arbuthnot    
First Name(s)  Sir Alexander John    
Year of Birth  1822    
Entry  I.C.S. : son of the Bishop of Killaloe : born Oct. 11, 1822 : educated at Rugby and Haileybury : entered the Madras Civil Service, 1842 : Director of Public Instruction, 1855 : Chief Secretary to Government, Madras, 1862 : Additional Member of the Legislative Council, Madras, 1862 : Member of Council, Madras, 1867-72 : Acting Governor of Madras, Feb. to May, 1872 : K.C.S.I. : 1873 : Member of the Supreme Council, 1875-80 : C.I.E. : President of the Council, 1878 and 1879 : Vice-Chancellor of Madras and Calcutta Universities : Member of the Council of India, 1887-97 : author of Selections from Minutes of Maj- General Sir Thomas Munro, Life of Lord Clive, and a number of articles in the Dictionary of National Biography.     
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