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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)	William Wilberforce
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	1857
	Entry	I.C.S. : arrived in India, 1803 : Judge and Magistrate of Benares, 18 14 : Commissioner there, 1826 : Member of the Board of Revenue, 1829 : Provisional Member of Council, 1837, and Extra Member of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium, 1837 : Member of the Supreme Council, 1838 : President of the Council of Education, 1842 : President of the Council, 1842, and Deputy-Governor of Bengal, 1840, and 1842 ; as Senior Member of Council officiated as Governor-General, June 15 to July 23, 1844 : retired, 1844 : died June 1, 1857.

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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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