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 Chinese treachery and the murder of Englishmen. In Jan., 1862, he went to India as Viceroy, arriving at Calcutta in March. After spending the summer at Simla in 1863, he proceeded on tour in Upper India. He died of heart complaint, brought on by over-exertion, at Dharmsala on Nov. 20, 1863, and was there buried.  ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, VICTOR ALEXANDER BRUCE, NINTH EARL OF (1849–) Born May 16, 1849 : son of eighth Earl (q.v.), who was Plenipotentiary to China, and Viceroy of India, 1862–3 : educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford : First Commissioner of Works, 1886 : Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1894–9 : Chairman of the Royal Commission to investigate the conduct of the S. African campaign : and of the inquiry into the disputes between the Scotch Churches : K.G. : G.C.S.I. : G.C.I.E. : P.C. : LL.D. of St. Andrew's.  ELIAS, NEY (1844–1897)

Son of Ney Elias : born Feb. 10, 1844 : educated at London, Paris, Dresden : F.R.G.S., 1865 : went to Shanghai in a merchant's firm in 1866 : led an expedition in 1868 to examine the channels of the Hoang-ho river : in 1872 crossed the Gobi desert, nearly 5,000 miles from the Great Wall to Nijni Novgorod : gold medal of the R.G.S., 1873 : joined the Indian Foreign Office, 1874 : served at Mandalay and in Ladak : travelled over the Karakorum to Yarkand, 1879 : and Kashgar, 1885 : from Yarkand to the Pamirs and the Oxus, 1885 : Badakshan, Balkh, Chitral, N. Afghanistan : was in Sikhim, 1888–9 : in the Shan States, 1889–90 : Agent at Mashad and Consul-General : retired from the service, 1896. He had gained a great knowledge of the countries of Central Asia : and wrote several reports on his journeys : he died suddenly. May 31, 1897. He declined, in 1888, to receive the C.I.E. decoration.  ELIOT, SIR JOHN (1839–)

Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge (2nd Wrangler and 1st Smith's Prizeman) : Fellow of St. John's College, 1869–70 : Professor of Mathematics, Rurki Engineering College, 1869–72 : Muir Central College, Allahabad, 1872–4 : Professor of Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta : Meteorological Reporter to Government of Bengal, 1874–86 : Meteorological Reporter to Government of India, 1886–1904 : Director-General of Indian Observations since 1899 : C.I.E., 1897 : K.C.I.E., 1903 : retired 1904.  ELIOTT, SIR DANIEL (1798–1872)

I.C.S. : son of Sir William Eliott : born March 3, 1798 : educated at the Edinburgh Academy and at Haileybury : went out to Madras in 1817 : Secretary to the Board of Revenue, 1827 : Member of the Board, 1836 : was the Madras Member of the Indian Law Commission in 1838 : Member of Council, Madras, 1848 to 1853 : President of various Boards in Madras, 1850 : Madras Member of the Legislative Council of India, 1854–9 : K.C.S.I. in May 1867 : died Oct. 30, 1872.  ELIOTT-LOCKHART, PERCY CLARE (1867–)

Born Sep. 21, 1867 : son of Col. W. Eliott-Lockhart, R.A. : educated at Bath : joined 1st West India regt., 1887, and Indian Staff Corps, 1890 : served in Waziristan expedition, 1894–5 : Chitral, 1895 : N.W. frontier, 1897–8, defence of Malakand, operations in Bajaur, Mohmand and Buner : D.S.O : author of A Frontier Campaign : Captain in Queen's Own Corps of Guides.  ELLENBOROUGH, EDWARD LAW, FIRST EARL OF (1790–1871)

Governor-General : son of Edward, Baron Ellenborough, Lord Chief Justice of England : born Sep. 8, 1790 : educated at Eton and St. John's College, Cambridge : M.P. for St. Michael's, Cornwall, 1813 : was Lord Privy Seal, 1828 : President of the Board of Control, from 1828 to 1830, from Dec, 1834 to April, 1835, and for a third time in Sep.-Oct., 1841. He, in 1832, sent Alexander Burnes (q.v.) to Lahore, and on to Central Asia : was for a forward policy and for the transfer of the Government of India to the Crown. In Oct., 1841, he was nominated to be Governor-General, and held the appointment from Feb. 28, 1842, to June 15, 1844. He desired a peace policy, but was never free of war. He pushed on the Chinese war and brought it to a conclusion successfully. He desired