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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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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  Barbour    
First Name(s)  Sir David Miller    
Year of Birth  1841    
Entry  I.C.S. : born 1841 : educated at Queen's College, Belfast : went to India, 1863 : served in Lower Bengal, until he became Under Secretary, Financial Department of the Government of India, 1872 : Accountant General, Bengal : Secretary to Government of Bengal, Revenue Department, 1882 : member of the Bengal Legislative Council, 1882 : Secretary to the Government of India, Financial Department, 1882 : C.S.I., 1887 : Member of the Royal Commission in England on gold and silver, 1886 : Financial Member of the Supreme Council of the Governor General, 1888-1893 : K.C.S.I. , 1889 : Member of the Indian Currency Commission, 1898 : K.C.M.G., 1899 : Member and Chairman of several important Royal Commissions and Committees on the currency and finance of other countries, and on questions involving great financial considerations : wrote The Theory of Bimetallism.     
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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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