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 HIGHAM, SIR THOMAS (1847–)

Born Dec. 18, 1847 : son of Samuel Higham : entered the Indian P.W.D., 1867 : served in the Irrigation Department : Chief Engineer and Secretary to Government, Pan jab Irrigation branch, 1894 : Inspr-General of Irrigation, India, 1896 : Secretary to Government of India, P.W.D., 1897 : retired, 1902 : C.I.E., 1896 : K.C.I.E., 1902.

HILL, HEADON (1857–)

(Nom de plume of F. Grainger) : son of Rev. J. Grainger : educated at Eton : after serving in the Army a few years in India and Egypt, he became a Journalist in London : began to write fiction, 1890 : author of Zamba the Detective, 1894; The Raja's Second Wife, 1894; Diversions of Kala Persad, 1895, and many other novels.

HILL, MARY (1790–1847)

Born March 9, 1790 : went to Calcutta with her husband, the Rev. Micaiah Hill, of the London Missionary Society's Mission, 1821–32 : removed to Berhampur, 1824, doing mission work there for 25 years, till 1847 : the oldest female missionary in the country at the time of her death : on a visit to England she originated the Walthamstow Institution for the Education of Missionaries' daughters : died Sep. 7, 1847.

HILL, SIR WILLIAM (1805–1886)

Son of the Hon. Daniel Hill, of Antigua : born 1805 : joined the Madras Army, 1821 : served in the first Burma expedition, 1824–5 : at Rangoon, Kemendine, Donabew, etc. : and in the second Burmese war, 1852–3, at Pegu : was offered the command of the Gwalior Contingent : became Brig-General of the Hyderabad contingent, 1856 : commanded the Nizam's contingent in the mutiny : engaged against Tantia Topi : Maj-General, 1861 : retired, 1861 : K.C.S.I., 1867 : died Aug. 20, 1886.

HILL, WILLIAM (1846–1903)

Entered the Indian Army in 1866 : in the Lushai expedition of 1871–2 : in the Afghan war, with the 2nd Gurkhas : was at Ali Masjid and Charasia : in the march from Kabul to Kandahar, and at the battle of Kandahar : in the Manipur expedition, 1891 : commanded the Kuram movable column in the Tirah campaign, 1897–8 : was appointed Inspr-General of Volunteers in India, August, 1901 : Maj-General : he laboured with zeal and enthusiasm to improve the utility of the Volunteer force : died in London, Sep. 7, 1903.

HILLS, SIR JOHN (1834–1902)

Maj-General: son of James Hills of Nischindipur, Bengal : born 1834 : edu-cated at Edinburgh Academy and University : entered the Bombay Engineers, 1854 : in the Persian war, 1856–7 : at the capture of Muhamra, in Abyssinia, 1867–8 : in Afghan war, 1879–80 : at the defence of Kandahar : C.B. : in the Burma war commanded R.E. at headquarter : retired, 1890 : K.C.B., 1900 : died June 18, 1902 : F.R.S., Edinburgh.

HILLS-JOHNES, SIR JAMES (1833–)

Born Aug. 20, 1833 : son of James Hills, indigo planter, of Nischindipur, in Bengal : educated at Edinburgh Academy and Military College, and Addiscombe : entered Bengal Artillery, 1853 : served throughout the Indian mutiny : siege and storming of Delhi : gained the V.C. on July 9 : at capture of Lucknow : dangerously wounded : Brevet-Major : A.D.C. to Lord Canning, 1859–62 : Assistant- Resident, Nipal, 1862–3 : served in the Abyssinian campaign, 1867–8, at the capture of Magdala : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : Lushai campaign, 1871–2 : C.B. : A.A.G. Kandahar Field Force, 1878–80 : accompanied Sir F. Roberts to Kabul in 1879 : battle of Charasia : Military Governor of Kabul : commanded a Division N. Afghanistan Field Force, 1880 : K.C.B., 1881 : took the additional name of Johnes, 1883 : G.C.B., 1893 : General.

HIPPISLEY, SIR JOHN COXE, BARONET (1748–1825)

Born 1748 : son of William Hippisley : educated at Hertford College, Oxford : called to the bar from the Inner Temple, 1771 : D.C.L., 1776 : employed by the British Government in Italy : the Directors of the E.I. Co., on the recommendation of Lord North, appointed him paymaster of Tanjore in 1786, but he returned home in 1789, and did not revisit India : was<section end="Hippisley, Sir John Coxe, Baronet" />