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Date transcribed2011-05-01
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  Jacob    
First Name(s)  George Le Grand    
Titles  Sir    
Year of Birth  1805    
Year of Death  1881    
Entry  Son of John Jacob : born April 24, 1805 : educated at Elizabeth College, Guersey, and in France privately : joined the 2nd Bombay N.I. in 1821 : on the Staff at Addiscombe, 1831-4 : was in political charge in Kattiawar, 1839-43 : at the assault on Munsantosh in the S. Mahratta country : Political Agent in Sawantwari, 1845-51 : in Cutch, 1851 : commanded the native light battalion in the Persian war, 1856-7 : in the mutiny was sent to Kolapur, and disarmed the mutinous 27th Bombay N.L : and behaved with great vigour : appointed special Political Commissioner of the South Mahratta country, 1858, and to Goa : C.B., 1859 : retired as Maj-General, 1861 : K.C.S.I., 1869 : he transcribed the Asoka inscriptions at Girnar, Kattiawar, and wrote many papers on the history, etc., of Western India : published in 1871, Western India before and during the Mutiny : died Jan. 27, 1881.     
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