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 India, Foreign Department, 1862–70 : Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of British Burma, 1870–3 : reported on the Government Records : retired, 1891 : died Jan. 13, 1897 : wrote articles in the Calcutta, and Asiatic Quarterly, Reviews : wrote History of India, 1867–81; Summary of Foreign Affairs (India), 1864–9; Early Records of British India, 1877; History of the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi. 1877; India under British Rule, 1886; and other works on Indian history.

WHELER, EDWARD (1733–1784)

Member of the Supreme Council at Calcutta from 1777,in succession to Colonel Monson (q.v.), who died in 1776 : at one time much opposed to Warren Hastings : but later supported him steadily in Council : laid the foundation-stone of St. John's Church (the old Cathedral, Calcutta, in Hastings' absence, in April, 1784 : died in Oct. 1784.

WHELER, SIR FRANCIS, BARONET (1801–1878)

Born 1801 : entered the Indian Army in 1818 : served in Bundelkund, 1821–2 : in the Afghan war of 1839–40, at Ghazni and in the pursuit of Dost Muhammad : in the Panjab campaign of 1848–9, at the siege and capture of Multan and subsequent operations at Surajkund : in the mutiny was Brig-General of the Sagar district : C.B. : Maj-General, 1861 : commanded the Meerut Division : Lt-General, 1870 : died April 4, 1878.

WHISH, SIR WILLIAM SAMPSON (1787–1853)

Son of Rev. Richard Whish : born Feb. 27, 1787 : went to India in the Bengal Artillery in 1804 : in the Pindari war, 1817–8, under Marquis of Hastings : Major, 1821 : at siege of Bhartpur, 1825–6 : Lt-Colonel : C.B., 1838 : Member of Military Board : commanded Artillery at Dumdum, 1839 : and the Lahore Division, 1848 : commanded the Multan Field Force, 1848 : besieged Mulraj at Multan from Sep. 7 : with reinforcements made him siurrender, Jan. 1849 : in the Panjab campaign, captured Cheniote : commanded a Division at Gujarat : K.C.B., 1849 : commanded the Bengal Division, 1849 : Lt-General, 1851 : died Feb. 25. 1853.

WHITE, ADAM (1790–1839)

Colonel : son of Adam White of Fens, merchant. Provost of Leith : born 1790 : Political Agent in Upper Assam: Commander of Assam Light Infantry, at time of death, and Lt-Colonel in 59th Bengal N.I. : killed' at Sadiya, Upper Assam, in repelling an attack by Kampti tribes : a monument to his memory erected there : died Jan. 28, 1839 : wrote Considerations on the State of British India, 1822.

WHITE, DAVID EMMANUEL STARKENBURGH (1832–1889)

Son of an apothecary on the Madras establishment : educated at St. Andrew's Parochial School : became Assistant to the Director of Public Instruction, Madras, and thrice officiated as Registrar of Assurances : was a member of the Public Service Commission in Dec. 1886 : was best known as Life-President of the Eurasian and Anglo-Indian Association of Southern India : founded Whitefield Colony near Bangalore, and various benevolent funds for Eurasians, in whose interests he laboured long and assiduously : a capable leader of men, gifted with a remarkable power of organization, and a patriot : died at Nungumbarkum and buried at St. Andrew's cemetery, Madras, 1889.

WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835–)

Field Marshal: born July 6, 1835 : son of J. R. White : educated at Sandhurst, entered the Army, 1853, and became Colonel, 1885, and Lt-General, 1895 : served in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8, Afghan war, 1878–80, with the Gordon Highlanders : at Charasia, where he gained the V.C. : at Kabul, Sherpur, in the march from Kabul to Kandahar, Brevet-Lt-Colonel : C.B. : Military Secretary to the Marquis of Ripon, when Viceroy, 1880 : commanded Gordon Highlanders, 1881 : Nile expedition, 1884–5 : commanded Brigade in Burma, 1885–6 : Maj-General : conducted Zhob Valley expedition : C. in C. in India, 1893–8 : Q.M.G. at War Office, 1898–9 : General on the Staff, commanding Natal in S. Africa war, 1899–1900 : defended Ladysmith from Nov. 2, 1899, to March I, 1900 : G.C.I.E. : G.C.B. : G.C.S.I. : G.C.M.G. : G.C.V.O. : D.C.L. : LL.D. : J. P. : D.L : Governor of Gibraltar, 1900–5 : Governor of Chelsea Hospital, 1905.