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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  Bernard    
First Name(s)  Sir Charles Edward    
Year of Birth  1837    
Year of Death  1901    
Entry  I.C.S. : son of Dr. J. F. Bernard, of Clifton, and nephew of the first Lord Lawrence : born in 1837 : educated at Rugby, Addiscombe and Haileybury : began his service in the Panjab in 1858 : in the Central Provinces till 1871 : from 1871 to 1875 was Secretary to the Bengal Government, member of the Bengal Legislative Council, famine Secretary during the Bihar famine of 1874 : C.S.I. , 1875 : Secretary to Sir R. Temple on his famine mission to Madras and Bombay in 1877 : Home Secretary to the Government of India, 1878-80 : Chief Commissioner of Burma, 1880-1888 : K.C.S.L, 1886 : on retirement from India was appointed Secretary in the Revenue and Statistics Department, India Office : retired in 1901. He died at Chamouni Sep. 19. 1901. In 1893 he edited the autobiographical Memoirs of Sir George Campbell. (q.v.) Bernard was remarkable for his personal activity and indefatigable energy. No one has worked harder throughout an arduous career. An officer of the highest principles in public and private life, he gained universal esteem and affection, even from those who differed from his     
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