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  this time, he arranged for the continuation of the Umbeyla campaign against the Sitana stronghold of Hindustani fanatics.considering that a retirement from the expedition would be unwise : went home from Madras in March, 1866 : died Jan. 19, 1871 : wrote Varieties of Viceregal Life and essays on social and educational subjects.

DENNEHY, SIR THOMAS (1829–)

Served in Sonthal campaign, 1855–6; Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : Political Agent, Dholpur, Rajputana, 1879–85 : extra Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1888, and to H.M. the King, 1901 : K.C.I.E., 1896.

DENNIE, WILLIAM HENRY (1785?–1842)

Born about 1785 : son of Henry Dennie : joined the 22nd regt., 1802, in India : served in Lord Lake's campaigns, 1804–5 : at the taking of the Mauritius, 1810 : in the 13th regt. in the first Burmese war : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : C.B. : in the Afghan war, 1838–9 : commanded a Brigade : led the storming party at Ghazni : to Kabul: defeated part of Dost Muhammad's army at Bameean, Sep. 18, 1840 : after which the Dost surrendered: went with Sir R. Sale's force from Kabul to Jalalabad, 1841 : in the siege there, Nov. 1841–April 1842 : commanded after Sale was wounded : was fatally wounded in a sortie on April 6, 1842 : was A.D.C. to the Queen : his services inadequately recognized : wrote a Narrative of Campaigns in Sind, Beluchistan, and Afghanistan, published 1843.

DEPELCHIN, FATHER HENRY, S.J. (1822–1900)

Born at Russeignies, in Belgium, Jan. 28, 1822 : entered the Society of Jesus, 1842 : educated at Belgium Colleges for 5 years : ordained : took his last vows, Oct. 1859 : reached Calcutta, Nov. 1859, with a small pioneer Jesuit mission and leopened St. Xavier's College, Jan. 16, 1860 : was military chaplain at Fort William, 1860–4 : when he returned to St. Xavier's : as Superior, raised the number of pupils from 100 to 500 : re-signed the Rectorship' of St. Xavier's, Oct. 1871 : went to take charge of the Mission at Midnapur, but was transferred to Bombay, managing for 6 years a new St. Xavier's there : to Belgium : thence led the "Zambesi" Jesuit Mission to S. Africa, 1879 : crushed in an accident, 1882 : to Belgium, 1883 : returned to India, Jan. 1888, to be the Rector of St. Joseph's Seminary at Darjeeling : erected the St. Joseph's College at North Point there, and was its Superior till his death. May 26, 1900.

DERBY, EDWARD HENRY STANLEY, FIFTEENTH EARL OF (1826–1893)

Son of fourteenth Earl of Derby, thrice Prime Minister : born July, 1826 : educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge : M.P. for King's Lynn, 1848 : travelled widely in N. and S. America : visited India, 1851–2 : Under Secy, for the Colonies, 1852 : Secretary for the Colonies, 1858 : was in charge of the Bill for transferring in 1858 the Government of India from the E. I. Company to the Queen : Secretary of State for India from Sep. 2, 1858, to June 18, 1859 : made Foreign Secretary : became Earl in 1869 : again Foreign Secretary : resigned, March, 1878 : Colonial Secretary in Mr. Gladstone's Government : presided over Royal Commissions : died April 21, 1893.

DE RENZY, SIR ANNESLEY CHARLES CASTRIOT (1829–)

Born May 6, 1829 : son of Thomas De Renzy : educated at Trinity College, Dublin : entered the Bengal Medical Service, 1851 : present at the capture of Rangoon, 1852 : served in the mutiny, 1857–8 : siege and capture of Lucknow, 1858 : Naga campaign and capture of Khonoma, 1879, as P.M.O. : First Sanitary Commissioner of the Panjab : Surgeon-General : retired, 1882 : was made a K.C.B. 1902 : author of several Sanitary Reports.

DEROZIO, HENRY LOUIS VIVIAN (1809–1831)

Eurasian poet and teacher : born in Calcutta, April 10, 1809 : son of Francis Derozio, a Calcutta merchant : educated at Drummond's Academy in Dharmtala : left school at 14 for commercial work, which he gave up, joining an uncle in indigo at Bhagalpur. At 18 he published a volume of poems and obtained a teachership at the Hindu College : was very