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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L

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Date transcribed	2011-05-01
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	Logan
	First Name(s)	James Richardson
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	1869
	Entry	Educated for the law : went (1830-40) to Penang in the Straits Settlements, where he acquired a leading position, and worked for the good of the settlement : wrote scientific papers for the Asiatic Society of Bengal's journal, on the Geology of Singapore, and edited the lournal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia, 1847, dealing with the languages and ethnology of the Indian Archipelago : he also initiated and edited the Penang Gazette : was Notary Public of the Supreme Court, and member of learned Societies of England : died at Penang, Oct. 20, 1869.

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