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 and Brazenose College, Oxford : Scholar : 1st Class Moderations, 2nd Class Final Classical School : B.A. 1876 : joined the Bombay Education Department, 1878 : Professor at Elphinstone College, Bombay : Principal, since 1900 : author of several educational works—Promotion of General Happiness, Globe-Trotter in India Two Hundred Years Ago, Tales of Indian Chivalry, etc.  MACNABB, SIR DONALD CAMPBELL (1832–)

I.C.S. : born 1832 : educated at Haileybury, 1851–3 : entered the Indian Civil Service in the Panjab, 1853, and retired, 1881 : in the Indian mutiny helped, at Shahpur in the Panjab, to raise a considerable body of Irregular Horse, sent to Delhi : Commissioner of Rawal Pindi, and of Peshawar, 1875–81 : C.S.I. : K.C.I.E., 1887.  MACNAGHTEN, CHESTER (1843–1896)

Son of Elliot Macnaghten (q.v.) : educated at Bonchurch, and Trinity College, Cambridge : went to India, 1866, as tutor to the Maharaja of Darbhanga (q.v.) : held the post, 1866–70 : transferred to Bombay as first Principal of the Rajkumar or Chiefs' College at Rajkot in Kattiawar, 1870–96 : died there, Feb. 10, 1896 : worked with the greatest zeal and devotion and marked success : his character attracted the warm affection of his Indian pupils : his constant intercourse with them, in games and studies, had an excellent effect on the pupils, who justified, by their careers, the pains bestowed on them. He wrote on "Rajkumar Colleges" in the Calcutta Review, 1879 : his addresses to the students at his college were published as Common Thoughts on Serious Subjects, both in India and in London, 1896.

MACNAGHTEN, ELLIOT (1807–1888)

Son of the first Sir Francis Workman Macnaghten (some time Judge of the Supreme Court at Madras, and at Calcutta), and brother of Sir W. H. Macnaghten (q.v.): educated at Rugby: went to India, and held legal appointments in the Supreme Court at Calcutta: one of the last survivors of the old body of E. I. Co.'s Directors : for many years a Director: Chairman, 1855: after the transfer of India to the Crown, was chosen by the E. I. Co. one of the original Members of Council, Sep. 21, 1858 : Vice-President, 1866: died Dec. 24, 1888.

 MACNAGHTEN, SIR FRANCIS WORKMAN, BARONET (1763–1843)

Son of Edmond Macnaghten : appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, Madras, 1809 : knighted : transferred to Calcutta, 1815 : retired, 1825 : Baronet, 1836 : assumed the additional name of Workman, 1823 : greatly affected by the death of his second son. Sir W. H. M. (q.v.), at Kabul in 1841 : died Nov. 22, 1843.  MACNAGHTEN, SIR WILLIAM HAY, BARONET (1793–1841)

I.C.S. : second son of Sir Francis Workman Macnaghten, Bart., Judge of the Supreme Courts of Madras and Calcutta : born in Aug. 1793 : educated at Charterhouse : went to Madras in the Army, 1809 : was in the Governor's bodyguard : gained prizes in languages : served at Hyderabad and in Mysore : appointed to the Bengal Civil Service, 1814 : gained great distinction in languages at Fort William : became Registrar of the Sadr Diwani Adalat, 1822–30 : published his works on Hindu and Muhammadan Law, and reports of cases : on tour to Upper India, 1830–3, with Lord W. Bentinck at his meeting with Ranjit Singh at Roopar : Secretary in the Secret and Political Departments, 1833–7 : accompanied Lord Auckland on tour, 1837, to the N.W.P. : made the treaty with Ranjit Singh and Shah Shuja in June, 1838 : signed Auckland's manifesto of Oct. 1, 1838 : appointed Envoy and Minister at the Afghan Court of Shah Shuja : accompanied the Army of the Indus via Kandahar and Ghazni to Kabul : the whole policy accepted by Macnaghten : had difficulties with the military authorities : Shah Shuja reinstated in Aug. 1839 : Macnaghten made a Baronet in Jan. 1840 : had great troubles in Afghanistan with Shah Shuja and the tribes, and in re-organizing the government of the country : Dost Muhammad surrendered on Nov.3,1840 : and was sent to India: Macnaghten nominated Governor of Bombay in Sep. 1841 : on the reduction of their stipends the Afghan chiefs rebelled : Burnes was murdered on Nov. 2, 1841 : the