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 Oudh, 1879 : member of the Education Commission, 1882 : acted as a Puisne Judge of the High Court, N.W.P., 1882, '84, '86, '87 : confirmed May 9, 1887 : retired, Nov. 1893 : helped his father at the M.A.O. College, Alighar : from 1898, successively, Hon. Secy., President, and Visitor of the College : author of Law of Evidence in British India, in Hindustani : and edited Muhammadan law books in Arabic : published a History of Education in India : began a History of Islam : gave much attention to philosophy, theology, law and education : died May 8, 1903.

MUHAMMAD REZA KHAN ( ? –1785?)

Son-in-law of Rabia Begam : when Mir Jafar was Nawab Nazim of Bengal for the second time, he was Governor of Dacca, but Nuncomar's influence with the Nawab led to his dismissal from the Governorship of Dacca, and he was brought as a prisoner to Murshidabad. On the downfall of Nuncomar, Clive appointed Reza Khan to be Deputy to Nawab Najm-ud-daula : next he was sent by Clive to Azimabad (Patna) as Governor to recover sums due to Government : he was then made Deputy Nazim by the English when they obtained the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa : in 1772 he was charged by Warren Hastings with misappropriation of revenue and brought to Calcutta for trial, but was acquitted : then joined the party of General Clavering, who procured for him the post of Deputy to Nawab Mubarak-ud-daula, and the Faujdari of Murshidabad, but, soon after General Clavering's death, he lost power and was dismissed : in 1780 he was in power for the third time as "General Faujdar" : died about 1785 at Mmrshidabad.

MUIR, CHARLES WEMYSS (1850–)

Born 1850 : son of Sir W. Muir (q.v.) : educated at Rugby and Sandhurst : entered the Army, 1869, and the Staff Corps and became Lt-Colonel, 1895 : was A.D.C. to the Viceroy for some years : served in the Afghan war, 1880 : Soudan, 1885 : Burma war, 1885–7 : Tirah expedition, 1897–8 : C.I.E., 1887 : C.B., 1902.

MUIR, JOHN (1810–1882)

I.C.S. : son of WilHam Muir of Glasgow : born Feb. 5, 1810 : educated at Irvine Glasgow University, and Hailevbury : went to India in 1829 : served in the N.W.P. : Collector of Azimghar : in 1844 was Principal of the Victoria or Queen's College at Benares : Judge ot Fatehpur : retired in 1854: was made D.C.L. of Oxford in 1855; LL.D. of Edinburgh in 1861; C.I.E. in 1878 : Doctor of Philosophy of Bonn : and member of learned Foreign Societies. He commenced the study of Sanskrit early in his Indian career : founded, in 1862, a professorship of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Edinburgh University. He wrote, both in India and England, a number of Sanskrit works, on Indian history, biography and religious subjects, and Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, 5 vols. : he specially studied the Vedas, and contributed articles on India to the Indian Antiquary, the Bengal Asiatic Society's and Royal Asiatic Society's Journals : died March 7, 1882.

MUIR, SIR JOHN, BARONET (1828–1903)

Merchant : born Dec. 8, 1828 : head of the firm of Finlay Muir & Co., Bombay, Karachi and Calcutta: and of James Finlay & Co., E.I. merchants : practically controlled the largest area under tea of any Company : Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1890–2 : made a Baronet, 1892 : died Aug. 6, 1903.

MUIR, SIR WILLIAM (1819–1905)

I.C.S. : born April 27, 1819 : son of William Muir : educated at Kilmarnock, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Universities, and Haileybury : entered the Bengal Civil Service, 1837 : Secy, to the N.W.P. Government, 1852 : Member of the Board of Revenue, N.W.P., 1856 : during the mutiny was in charge of the Intelligence Department, Agra : Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council, 1864 : Secretary to the Government of India, in the Foreign Department, 1865 : Member of the Supreme Council, 1868 : Lieutenant-Governor, N.W.P., 1868–74 : Finance Minister in the Supreme Council, 1874–6 : Member of the Council of India, 1876–85 : Principal and Vice-Chancellor,