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 MASTER, CHARLES GILBERT (1833–1903)

I.C.S. : son of an Archdeacon of Manchester : educated at Haileybury, 1852–3 : went to India, 1854 : was Commissioner of Income Tax, 1860–5 : Revenue Secretary to Government, Madras, 1877 : Chief Secretary, 1882, and Member of the Legislative Council : Member of Council, Madras, 1884–9 : C.S.I., 1887 : died March 9, 1903.

MASTER, WILLIAM CHARLES CHESTER (1821–)

Born Nov. 6, 1821 : son of Colonel W. Chester Master : educated privately : entered the Army, 1839, and became Colonel, 1863 : in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8, was at the relief of Lucknow, commandant of Fort Alambagh, promoted Lt-Colonel for service in the field : in the Oudh campaign, 1858–9 : C.B.

MATCHAM, GEORGE (1753–1833)

I.C.S. : son of Simon Matcham, who was Member of Council, Bombay : born 1753 : educated at Charterhouse : joined the E.I. Co.'s Civil Service : Resident at Broach : retired in 1783 : travelled to England through Persia, Arabia, Egypt, Asia Minor, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, etc. : died Feb. 3, 1833.

MATHER, REV. ROBERT COTTON (1808–1877)

Missionary : son of James Mather : born Nov. 8, 1808 : educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities and Homerton College : ordained, 1833 : went to India for the London Missionary Society : after Benares, settled at Mirza- pur, founding a mission : built schools and churches : revised and edited the Bible in Hindustani : LL.D., Glasgow : wrote in Hindi and Urdu : wrote on Christian Missions in India : and a commentary on the New Testament in Hindustani : and began one on the Old Testament : died April 21, 1877.

MATTHEW, RIGHT REV. HENRY JAMES, D.D. (1837–1898)

Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge : ordained, 1861 : Chaplain on the Bengal Establishment from 1866 : Archdeacon of Lahore, 1878 : Bishop of Lahore, 1888 : D.D. : died Dec. 2, 1808.

MAUDE, FRANCIS CORNWALLIS (1828–1900)

Son of Capt. Hon. Francis Maude, R.N. : born Oct. 28, 1828 : commanded the Royal Artillery with Havelock's column : with Outram's force at the Alambagh : at the capture of Lucknow, 1858 : Brevets, Major and Lt-Colonel : V.C. and C.B. : Consul-General at Warsaw, 1876–88 : Military Knight of Windsor, 1895 : died Oct. 19, 1900.

MAUDE, SIR FREDERICK FRANCIS (1821–1897)

Born Dec. 20, 1821 : son of the Rev. Hon. J. C. Maude : joined the Buffs, 1840 : served in the Gwalior campaign, 1843–4 : at Punniar : through the Crimea : gained the V.C. there for conspicuous and devoted bravery at the assault of the Redan : Colonel, 1861 : Maj-General, 1868 : commanded a Di-vision in India, 1875–80 : and the and Division of the Peshawar Field Force in the Afghan war, 1878–9 : K.C.B. : General : retired, 1885 : G.C.B., 1886 : died June 20, 1897.

MAUNSELL, SIR FREDERICK RICHARD (1828–)

Born Sep. 4, 1828 : educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, Grosvenor College, Bath and Addiscombe : joined the Royal Engineers, 1846, and became General, 1887 : was in the Panjab campaign, 1848–9, at siege of Multan, and at Gujarat : in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : at Delhi and Lucknow : in the Oudh campaign, 1858 : Afghan campaign, 1878 : C.B., 1873 : K.C.B., 1897 : Colonel Commandant R.E., 1886.<section end="Maunsell, Sir Frederick Richard" />

<section begin="Maunsell, Thomas" />MAUNSELL, THOMAS (1822–)

Maj-General : born Sep. 10, 1822 : son of George Meares Maunsell : educated at Clifton, Bristol and Trinity College, Dublin : entered the Army : was in the Panjab campaign : at the siege of Multan, and at Gujarat, 1848–9 : in the Crimean war, 1854–5 : Indian mutiny, 1858 : C.B., 1875 : retired.<section end="Maunsell, Thomas" />

<section begin="Maurice, Rev. Thomas" />MAURICE, REV. THOMAS (1784–1824)

Son of Thomas Maurice : born 1754 : educated at Christ's Hospital, Ealing and Bath, and at St. John's and University Colleges, Oxford, 1774–8 : ordained :<section end="Maurice, Rev. Thomas" />