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 1871, and Indian Staff Corps, 1877 : Lt-Colonel, 1897 : served in Afghan campaign, 1878–9 : Burma war, 1887–9 : President, Rangoon Municipality, 1891 : Chief Commissioner, Andaman Islands, 1894–1904 : author (with E. H. Man) of Andamanese Language (with Mrs. Steel), of Wide-awake Stories, Legends of the Panjab, 2 vols,; Editor of Fallon's Hindustani Proverbs, Burnell's Devil Worship of the Tuluvas : Editor and Proprietor of The Indian Antiquary : C.I.E., 1894.  TENDOOK PULGER, RAJA ( ? –1902)

A Lepcha by birth : early became manager of Chibu Lama's estate in Dar-jeeling District : in 1875–6 accompanied Sir R. Temple on his travels in Sikhim : was made Revenue Collector of Kalimpong estate about 1879 : Honorary Magistrate of Darjeeling District in 1885 : during the Sikhim expedition of 1888, he rendered the greatest service to the Intelligence Department, and otherwise throughout the campaign : was made Raja in Jan. 1889 : his loyalty on the N.E. frontier and services to Government were rewarded, on his retirement, with pension and a grant of land : died in 1902.  TENNANT, SIR JAMES (1789–1864)

Son of William Tennant : born April 21, 1789 : educated at Great Marlow military school : to India as a cadet, 1805 : at the capture of the Cape, 1806 joined the Bengal Artillery, 1806 : at Kalinjar, 1812 : in the Nipal war, 1814–5 : in the Pindari-Mahratta war, 1817–9 : Adjutant-General of Artillery, 1824 : at siege of Bhartpur, 1825–6 : in charge of gunpowder factory at Ishapur, 1835 : on the Special Committee of Artillery Officers, 1836 : Lt-Colonel, 1837 : commanded Cawnpur Division of Artillery, 1842 : as Brig-General, commanded the Artillery 'in the Panjab Campaign, 1848–9, at Chilianwala and Gujarat : C.B., 1849 : commanded Jhelum Division, 1852 : K.C.B. : died at Mian Mir, March 6, 1854.  THACKERAY, SIR EDWARD TALBOT (1836–)

Born Oct. 19, 1836 : son of Rev. Francis Thackeray : educated at Marlborough and Addiscombe : entered the Royal Engineers, 1854, and became Colonel, 1884 : retired, 1888 : served in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : at the siege of Delhi, where he gained the V.C. for his daring in extinguishing a fire in the Delhi magazine enclosure, while under fire : at capture of Lucknow, 1858 : in the Rohilkund Field Force, 1858 : Afghan war, 1879–80 : severely wounded: held appointments m P.W.D. : commanded Bengal Sappers : C.B., 1886 : K.C.B., 1897 : F.R.G.S. : wrote Two Indian Campaigns, Biographies of Officers of the Bengal Engineers.  THACKERAY, WILLIAM (1778–1823)

Born 1778 : son of William Make-peace Thackeray, Collector of Sylhet, a noted elephant-hunter : uncle of the novelist : went out to India, 1796, as a writer in the Company's Civil Service at Madras : rose rapidly, partly through his mastery of the Telugu language : Translator to Government : Assistant in 1800 to Sir Thomas Munro in the settlement of the ceded territories : won his regard, and, under his training became one of the most notable administrators of his time : appointed, 1803, Collector to a southern district which included Tinnivelly : soon after made a Judge at Masulipatam : employed by Lord William Bentinck to inquire into the rural conditions of Southern India, later as sole Commissioner on the western coast : Member of the Board of Revenue, 1806 : by his part in the land settlement of India, has a claim to be considered as one of the builders of our Indian Empire : again engaged, 1818, in inquiry as to administration of the N. frontier of Madras : became Judge in the High Court of the Province : Provisional Member of Council, 1828 : President of the Board of Revenue : suffered from the climate for some time : died on a voyage to the Cape, Jan. 11, 1823.

 THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKE-PEACE (1811–1863)

The novelist: was born in Calcutta on July 18, 1811: son of Richmond Thackeray, of the E. I. Co,'s Civil Service, who was then Secretary to the Board of Revenue, Bengal, and died Sep. 13, 1815, while Collector of the 24 Parganas: he was sent to England as a child in 1817: died Dec 23/4, 1863.