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 of Immortality and other Poems, and two volumes of prose and verse, entitled Bole Ponjis (The Punch-Bowl) : an accomplished musician, clever draughtsman, fluent speaker, a versatile writer, capital actor, adept in modern languages : died 1868.

PARKES, FANNY ( ? - ? )

Daughter of Major Edward C. Archer, A.D.C. to Lord Combermere : she went with her husband to India, 1822 : to Calcutta, Allahabad, Cawnpur, Lucknow, Agra, Meerut, Delhi, Landour, Mussorrie and other up-country stations : to England in 1839, to the Cape in 1843, again to India, 1844 : left Calcutta finally, Aug. 29, 1845, homewards by the Cape, to England, Jan. 1846. She wrote, in 2 vols., a journal of her 23-24 years in India, one of the best accounts of Indian life and events of that time.

PARLEY, BROOK BRIDGES (1783–1873)

General : son of Rev. S. Parlby : born 1783 : educated at Rugby : joined the Madras Army : in the 7th N.I. of the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force, was at Argaum, 1803 : wounded at Sassouigarm, Oct. 8, 1804, and at Gawilghar, Dec. 15, 1805 : in the first Burmese war, 1824–5, commanded a Brigade in the attacks on Rangoon and Maloun, and other actions : C.B. : General, 1857 : died March 7, 1873.

PARSAD, MAHARAJA SIR PESHKAR KISHEN ( ? - )

Prime Minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad since 1901 : descended from the great Hyderabad Statesman, Chandu Lai : K.C.I.E., 1903 : decorated for services connected with the Berars Agreement.

PARSONS, ABRAHAM ( ? –1785)

Son of a merchant Captain : became a merchant at Bristol : consul for the Turkey Company at Scanderoon : travelled to Aleppo Bagdad, Bussora, Bombay, along the coast to Goa, returning by the Red Sea and Cairo : died 1785 : his Account of Travels in Asia and Africa published in 1808 from his MS.

PATCHEAPPA, CONJEVERAM MUDALIAR (1754–1794)

(Also spelt Pachaiyappa) : posthumous son of Vienanda Mudaliar : born 1754 : became a broker : and a dubash (interpreter) to a merchant travelling in S. India : became a contractor, and acquired great wealth by his commercial transactions with the E. I. Co. and others : made large gifts to charities and religious endowments : died March 31, 1794 : some of his wealth was, after litigation, devoted to the erection at Madras, in 1843, of the Hall called after him, for the improvement of charitable education.

PATERSON, WILLIAM SENOULTSMOULT [sic] (1819–1892)

I.C.S. : son of William Paterson of the 30th regt. N.I : born March, 1819, at Sagar : educated at Harrow, and Haileybury, 1838–9 : served in India, 1840–72 : in the N.W.P. : Magistrate of Gorakhpur in 1857 : stopped by the mutiny from going on sick leave : the troops there, Native Infantry and Irregular Cavalry, mutinied : order was maintained in the district until the mutineers from Segowlie approached Gorakhpur, when the civil officers retired with a Gurkha force to Azimghar, in Aug. 1857 : Paterson saved the lives of a number of Europeans : Judge at Agra, 1862, and of the High Court, 1867 : retired 1872 : died June 8, 1892.

PATIALA, MAHARAJA SIR NARINDAR SINGH OF (1823–1862)

Of the Phulkian family of Sikhs : succeeded his father, Karam Singh, in Dec, 1845, assisted Government in the Sikh wars, and was rewarded with lands and privileges and assurance of protection. During the mutiny of 1857 he again showed his unswerving and conspicuous loyalty to Government, by sending an auxiliary force to Delhi (in spite of temptation from the King of Delhi), Gwalior and Dholpur, and keeping open communications on the Grand Trunk road. Lord Canning said that he had surpassed the former achievements of his race by the constancy and courage he evinced during the mutiny. His services were acknowledged by a grant of territory and by additional titles and powers, and an adoption sanad : K.C.S.I.in 1861 : Member of the <section end="Patiala, Maharaja Sir Narindar Singh of" />