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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
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  Doveton    
First Name(s)  John    
Year of Birth  1800    
Year of Death  1853    
Entry  Educated as an orphan at a charity school in Madras : entered the Nizam of Hyderabad's Army in 1817 : rose to be Captain Commandant. On inheriting an uncle's fortune, he resigned his commission, and retired to London : died on Oct. 15, 1853. Being an Eurasian, he bequeathed nearly £50,000 to be divided between the Parental Academy at Calcutta, which was thereupon called the Doveton College, and the Doveton College at Madras.     
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