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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  Forrest    
First Name(s)  George William    
Year of Birth  1846    
Entry  Born Jan. 8, 1846 : son of Capt. George Forrest, V.C. : educated privately and at St. John's College, Cambridge : appointed to Bombay Educational Department, 1872 : Census Commissioner at Bombay, 1882 : on special duty in connexion with Bombay Records, 1884-8 : Professor of English History, Elphinstone College, 1887 : Director of Bombay Records, 1888 : Assistant Secretary to the Government of India : Director of Government of India Records, 1894-1900 : C.I.E., 1899 : wrote articles on ""The Deforestation of India"" in the Bombay Gazette : author of various Selections from State Papers : The Administration of Warren Hastings, The Administration of Lord Lansdowne, Sepoy Generals, Cities of India, History of the Indian Mutiny, etc. : F.R.G.S.     
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