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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed	2011-03-01
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	Forbes
	First Name(s)	Gordon Sullivan
	Year of Birth	1820
	Year of Death	1893
	Entry	I.C.S. : born March 29, 1820 : son of Gordon Forbes, B.C.S. : educated at Cheam and Haileybury, 1836-8 : went to Madras, 1838 : was Collector of Ganjam, 1858-67, and did good work in the famine relief operations, 1866-7 : Member of the Board of Revenue, Madras, and Additional Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council : retired, 1874 : died April 26, 1893 : wrote Wild Life in Canara, a work on Natural History and Sport : helped to found a charity in Madras for the relief of destitute Europeans in India.

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