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 Coins and Coinages in the I.A.S.B. : and catalogued coin collections at Lahore and Calcutta.

ROE, SIR CHARLES (1841–)

I.C.S. : son of John D. Roe : educated at Merton College, Oxford : joined the Civil Service in the Panjab, 1863, and retired, 1898 : was Chief Judge of the Panjab Chief Court and Vice-Chancellor of the Panjab University : author of Tribal Law in the Panjab : K.B., 1897 : LL.D., Pennsylvania.

ROSE, HENRY METCALFE (1848–)

Born July 30, 1848 : son of General Hugh Rose : educated at Sandhurst : joined the Army, 1867, and Indian Staff Corps, 1869 : served in Afghan campaign, 1879–80 : N.W. Frontier, Hazara, 1891 : second Miranzai expedition, 1891 : Burma campaign, 1886–7 : Southern Shan column : D.S.O : Commandant of Malakand Force : Brig-General.

ROSE, SIR JOHN ( ? –1852)

Entered the E. I. Co.'s service, 1795 : was at Malavilli and Seringapatam : in Baird's expedition to Egypt : in the Bombay Army, in Gujarat, 1801–2 : in the Mahratta war under Lake, at Agra, Gwalior, Delhi, in the pursuit of Holkar, 1805 : in the Nipal war, 1815 : Pindari war, 1818 : retired, 1823 : K.C.B., 1838 : Lt-General, 1846 : died Sep. 9, 1852.

ROSS, ALEXANDER (1777– ? ) I.C.S. : went to India, at 18, in 1795–6 : Judge of the Provincial Court at Bareli, 1811 : was Resident at Delhi, 1820–3 : Puisne Judge of the Sadr Court, 1825 : First Judge, 1831 : Member of the Supreme Council, Jan. 1833 : permanently in Oct. 1833 : Governor of Agra, Dec. 1835, to June, 1836 : abolished transit duties : President in Council and Deputy-Governor of Bengal, Oct. 20, 1837, to Oct. 15, 1838, when he retired.

ROSS, ALEXANDER GEORGE (1840–)

Born Jan. 9, 1840 : son of Alexander Ross, I.C.S. : educated at Edinburgh Academy and University : joined the Indian Army, 1857, and Indian Staff Corps, 1897 : became Lt-General, 1897 : served in Indian mutiny, 1858–9 : raised mule transport for Abyssinian campaign and conamanded it, 1868 : at the capture of Magdala : in the N.W. Frontier, Jowaki expedition' 1877–8 : Afghan war, 1878–9 : at Ali-Masjid : Brevet-Lt-Colonel: N.W. Frontier, Mahsud-Waziri, 1881 : Zhob Valley, 1890 : commanded Panjab Frontier Force column : C.B., 1887.

ROSS, SIR CAMPBELL CLAYE GRANT (1844–1892)

Educated at the Edinburgh Academy : entered the Army, 1841 : became Lt- General, 1886 : General, 1890 : served in N.W. frontier operations, 1852–3 : in the mutiny: in the defence of the Kumaon hills, the action of Charpoora, and other engagements : in the Umbeyla campaign, 1863 : in action at the Craig picket : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : in Jowaki-Afridi campaign 1878 : K.C.B. : died June 20, 1892.

ROSS, DANIEL (1780–1849?)

Born 1780 : a distinguished hydrographer : the first Surveyor of his age : Marine Surveyor-General for India : Master Attendant at Bombay till 1849, when he retired on account of old age : President of the Bombay Geographical Society : his service of fifty years was of the utmost value in the cause of science, especially of geography and navigation : his charts were always trustworthy.<section end="Ross, Daniel" />

<section begin="Ross, Sir Edward Charles" />ROSS, SIR EDWARD CHARLES (1836–)

Born Sep. 23, 1836 : son of D. R. Ross, M.P. : educated at Edinburgh Academy : entered the Indian military service, 1855 : served with Central India Field Force in the mutiny, 1857–8 : joined the Political Service, 1863 : Resident in Persian Gulf, 1872–91 : C.S.I., 1882 : K.B., 1892.<section end="Ross, Sir Edward Charles" />

<section begin="Ross, Edward Denison" />ROSS, EDWARD DENISON (1871–)

Born June 6, 1871 : son of Rev. Alexander J. Ross, D.D. : educated at Marlborough and University College, London : studied Oriental languages in Paris and Strasburg : Professor of Persian in University College, London, 1896–1901 : Principal of the Calcutta Madrasa, since 1901 : author of The Early Years of Shah Ismail, The Tarikh-i-Rashidi : a History of the Moguls of Central India, The Heart of Asia (with F. H. B. Skrine), Life and Times of Omar Khayyam, Introduction to Beckford's Vathek, etc. : Ph.D.<section end="Ross, Edward Denison" />