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 HOPKINSON, HENRY (1820–1899)

Son of B. Hopkinson : entered the Indian Army, 1837 : Political Officer in 1847–8 in the expedition against the Koladyne hill tribes : in the Pan jab campaign, 1848–9, at Chilianwala and Gujarat : in the Burmese war, 1852–3, at the capture of Martaban : Commissioner in British Burma : in Bhutan expedition, 1864–6 : at capture of Dewangiri : Commissioner of Assam and A.G.G. on the N.E. frontier : C.S.I., 1874 : General in 1889 : died Dec. 22, 1899.

HORSBURGH, JAMES (1762–1836)

Captain : born Sep. 23, 1762, of humble parents : went to sea at 16 : went to Calcutta after 1780 : served as mate in ships trading thence from 1784 : wrecked, through error in a chart : while engaged on voyages to China, and from Bombay, he collected information and studied navigation : made several charts of Eastern waters : in command of a ship, 1798, made voyages between England, India and China, and kept barometrical observations : published more charts and his Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, etc., 1809–11, a work noted for its accuracy and utility, still the basis of the East India Directory : F.R.S. in 1806 : hydrographer to the E.I. Co. in 1810 : his works were regarded as invaluable safeguards to life and property in the Eastern regions : contributed scientific writings to Magazines : died May 14, 1836.

HORSFORD, SIR ALFRED HASTINGS (1818–1885)

Son of General George Horsford : born 1818 : educated at the R.M.C., Sand- hurst : joined the Rifle Brigade, 1833, and rose to be General, 1877 : served in the Kafir wars, 1847–8, 1852–3 : in the Crimea, in all the battles : C.B. : to India in the mutiny : commanded the 3rd Battalion at Cawnpur, and the advance to Lucknow, a Brigade at the siege of Lucknow, in the operations in Oudh, and on the Nipal frontier, 1858 : held staff appointments in England and at Malta : commanded the S.E. District, 1872 : Military Secretary at the Horse Guards, 1874–80 : represented Great Britain at the Brussels Conference on the usages of war, 1874 : K.C.B., 1860 : G.C.B., 1875 : died Sep. 13, 1885.

HORSFORD, SIR JOHN (1761–1817)

Born May 13, 1751 : son of John Horsford : educated at Merchant Taylors' and St. John's College, Oxford : Fellow, 1768–71 : enlisted under the name of "John' Rover" in the E. I. Co.'s Artillery, 1772 : his identity was discovered in 1778, and he received a Commission as Lieutenant Fireworker : rose to be Maj-General, 1811 : served in the Bengal Artillery under Cornwallis in the Mysore war, 1790–1, at Bangalore, Arikera and Seringapatam : commanded the Artillery under Lord Lake, 1803–5, at Alighar, Delhi, Agra, Deeg, Bhartpur : at the siege of Komanur, 1807 : commanded the Bengal Artillery, 1808–17 : and at the siege of Hatras, 1817 : K.C.B., 1817 : died at Cawnpur, April 20, 1817, a few days after his return from Hatras : never had a day's leave in his 45 years' service.

HOUSTOUN, SIR ROBERT (1780–1862)

Entered the Indian Army at an early age : to Bengal in 1795 : served for 25 years, taking part in all Lord Lake's actions, including 12 battles and 9 sieges : General, 1854 : was 10 years Governor of the Military College, Addiscombe : on retirement, received a present of plate worth £500 from the E. I. Co. : General and K.C.B. : died April 5, 1862.

HOWARD, SIR CHARLES ( ? - )

Son of A. Howard : educated privately : served with Rattray's Sikhs in the Indian mutiny, and in various posts in the Civil and Military Police, Bengal : thanked by Government for arresting and obtaining conviction of the chief of the Wahabi sect, 1858 : Assistant Commissioner of Police, London, 1890–1902 : C.B., 1894 : K.C.B., 1902.

HOWARD, JOHN ELIOT (1807–1883)

Son of Luke Howard : born Dec. 11, 1807 : connected, all his life, with his father's chemical manufactory : and with cinchona and quinine in every aspect : in 1869 he published The Quinology of the East Indian Plantations, which was officially acknowledged : F.R.S. in 1874 : died Nov. 22, 1883.