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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed	2011-04-00
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.

	Surnames	Havilland
	First Name(s)	Thomas Fiott De
	Year of Birth	1775
	Year of Death	1866
	Entry	Colonel : son of Sir Peter de Havilland, Kt. : born April 10, 1775 : entered the Madras Engineers, 1793 : at the siege of Pondicherry, 1793 : the capture of Ceylon, 1795-6: served against Tippoo, 1799, and, under Baird in Egypt, 1801 : there surveyed Lake Mareotis, and the Cairo-Suez desert for water : captured by the French when returning to India, 1803 : Superintending Engineer at Seringapatam, 1804 : Chief Engineer and Architect for Madras, 1814-25 : built the Madras Cathedral and Presbyterian Church : also, by 1822, the sea-wall : carried out other important works: after retirement, in 1825, became, until 1855, a Jurat of the Royal Court of Guernsey : died Feb. 23, 1866.

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