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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note 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)	William Urquhart
	Year of Birth	1807
	Year of Death	1874
	Entry	I.C.S. : fifth son of Sir William Arbuthnot, Bart : born 1807 : educated at the Edinburgh High School and Haileybury : went to Madras, 1826 : became Agent to the Governor at Vizagapatam : resigned the service, 1846 : joined the firm of Arbuthnot & Co. at Madras : retired to England in 1858 : was one of the original members, chosen by the Crown, of the new Council of India, from Sep. 21, 1858, under the Statute of 1858 : more than once he declined the appointment of Finance Minister in India : died Dec 11, 1874

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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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