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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	Bird
	First Name(s)	Robert Merttins
	Year of Birth	1788
	Year of Death	1853
	Entry	I.C.S. : arrived in India Nov. 1808 : at first held subordinate judicial appointments, but in 1829 became Commissioner of Revenue in the Gorakhpur Division of the N.W.P. : in 1832 was made Member of the new Board of Revenue, N.W. P., and from 1833-41 was in charge of the settlement of the land revenue of that Province : the work was most thoroughly done and established Bird's reputation for all time as a revenue officer : his report was elaborate, embracing other topics besides the assessment of the revenue : retired in 1842, and gave much attention to the Church Missionary Society : died Aug. 22, 1853.

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