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Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
| 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 | Bradshaw | | | First Name(s) | John | | | Year of Birth | 1845 | | | Year of Death | 1894 | | | Entry | Born June 4, 1845 : son of Rev. William Hanna Bradshaw, A.M., Rector of Kilsheery : educated at Enniskillen Royal School, at Portora, and Trinity College, Dublin : Senior Moderator in History, Literature, and Law, T.C.D. : appointed Head-master of Bishop Corrie's Grammar School, Madras, 1868 : and of the Provincial School, Mangalore, 1870 : Inspector of Schools, 1872 : Fellow, Madras University, 1875 : he was essentially an educationalist : his knowledge and experience were exceptional : his life work was an endeavour to place native education on a sound basis : edited many works for Middle and High Schools : besides An English Anthology, 1885, Milton and Gray for the Aldine Poets, Chesterfield's Letters, etc. : and the Life of Sir Thomas Munro, for the Rulers of India series : died at Madras, Jan. 5, 1894. |
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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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