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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	Breeks
	First Name(s)	James Wilkinson
	Year of Birth	1830
	Year of Death	1872
	Entry	I.C.S. : born March 5, 1830 : arrived at Madras in 1849 : was Private Secretary to the Governor of Madras, Sir W. Denison, 1861-64, accompanying him to Calcutta when he acted as Governor-General, between Lord Elgin and Sir John Lawrence. In 1867 Breeks was appointed Commissioner of the Nilgiris : in 1871 he was called upon to make collections of objects among the aboriginal tribes for the Indian Museum, Calcutta : he fell ill and died June 7, 1872 : he wrote a valuable report on the tribes and sepulchral monuments of the Nilgiris, published under the editorship of his widow in 1873.

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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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