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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  Bayley    
First Name(s)  William Butterworth    
Year of Birth  1782    
Year of Death  1860    
Entry  I.C.S. : son of Thomas Butterworth Bayley : educated at Eton and Cambridge : went to India in 1799 : served in 1803 in the Governor-General's Office, in the brilliant circle under Lord Wellesley : Registrar of the Sadr Court, 1807 : Judge of Burdwan and other places : in 1814 Secretary in the Judicial and Revenue Department, and in 1819 Chief Secretary to the Government : temporary Member of the Supreme Council from July to Dec, 1822, and substantively from 1825 to 1830 : then he retired : he officiated as Governor- General from March to July, 1828, between Lord Amherst and Lord W. Bentinck : President of the Board of Trade, 1830 : Vice-President and Depy. Governor of Bengal : in 1833 he became a Director of the E. I. Co., and Chairman of the Court in 1840 : retired 1858 : he died May 29, 1860. Kaye writes of his high official reputation, adding that ""his unfailing kindness of heart and suavity of manner endeared him to all who had the privilege of coming within the reach of their genial influences"".     
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