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 1808 : tutor there, 1809 : studied theology : licensed to preach, 1809 : was a student of the Theological Seminary at Andover, 1811 : attended medical lectures at Philadelphia, 1811 : ordained as a Missionary at Salem, Massachusetts, Feb. 1812 : went to Calcutta : met with difficulties there : went to Bombay : overcame similar obstacles and remained there : actively engaged in Mission work until his death of cholera at Doulee Dhapoor, Mar. 20, 1826 : one of the first and most distinguished Missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions : took an important part in translating the Scriptures into Mahratti.

KERR, REV. DR. RICHARD HALL, D.D. (1769–1808)

Born in Dublin, Feb. 3, 1769 : son of Rev. Lewis Kerr : educated at Trinity College, Dublin : B.A., 1788 : studied at Hospitals in London and Dublin : visited Virginia, 1788–9 : ordained, 1789 : went to Bombay, 1790 : made Superintendent of the Portuguese College in Bombay : went to Madras, 1792 : established a seminary in Black Town, Madras : appointed an E. I. Co.'s Chaplain, 1793 : ministered to European troops at Ellore, and had a church erected : Superintendent of the Military Male Orphan Asylum at Egmore, Madras, 1796 : Junior Chaplain at Madras, 1796, Senior, 1801 and 1804 : D.D. of Dublin, 1803 : published religious writings : reported on the early establishment of Christianity and the native Christians on the Malabar Coast : died April 15, 1808.

LAWSON, REV. JOHN (1787–1825)

Born at Trowbridge, July 24, 1787 : became a wood-engraver in London, and a punch-cutter : joined the Baptist Missionary Society : went to the United States in 1810, and on from Philadelphia to Calcutta, 1812 : resided at the Mission House, Serampur : assisted in improving Chinese types : ordered to leave Calcutta and return to England : imprisoned for refusing : released by Government and allowed to remain for his Chinese type-work : taught the natives how to produce Bengali and Chinese types : ordained, 1816, Co-pastor with Rev. E. Carey of the first Baptist Church at Calcutta : was afterwards pastor of the second : preached in the Fort : aboured in education, scientific pursuits and music : had considerable knowledge of chronology, mineralogy and botany : made researches in cryptogamous plants : published Orient Harping and other works, besides a volume of poems : died Oct. 22, 1825.

LUDLOW, JOHN, (1801–1882)

Maj-General : eldest son of Edmund Ludlow : born in Monmouthshire, May 16, 1801 : educated at Merchant Taylors' School : became, in 1819, an Ensign in the E. I. Co.'s 3rd Regt. N.I. : served in the first Burmese and Bhil wars : appointed to the Political Department in 1832 : Assistant A.G.G. in Rajputana, 1835 : Political Agent at Jodhpur, 1839–44; and at Jaipur, 1844–7 : while there he carried out a system of uniform and fixed ceremonial presents at weddings throughout Rajputana : this went far to check the infanticide which was common in anticipation of the pecuniary burdens associated with the rearing of female children. By pointing out that the most ancient Hindu scriptures forbade, and did not inculcate, Suttee, he persuaded the Head Priest at Jaipur to advocate its abolition and brought the Council of Regency to discourage and forbid the practice in 1846. There upon many of the Rajput and other states prohibited it : the A.G.G. for Rajputana attributed their prohibition almost exclusively to Ludlow's influence : and Lord Hardinge thanked him. He became Lieut-Colonel, 1850 : Colonel, 1853 : and Maj-General, 1856, after his return to England : married and lived for many years at Votes Court in Kent, and died there Nov. 30, 1882 : he had great muscular strength : was fond of literature and quotation : he always spoke with admiration and regard for the Rajputs.

MACPHERSON, REV. DUNCAN (1837–1881)

Born at Fort St. George, 1837 : went out to Bombay as Chaplain of the Church of Scotland, arriving Mar. 1860 : stationed at Poona, Belgaum, Karachi, 1862 : was Chaplain of St. Andrew's, Bombay, until his death : besides his pastoral work, he laboured indefatigibly on behalf of Scottish and other British Railway Engineers, and others in Bombay : founded, with others, the Bombay Scottish Education Society : was Fellow of the Bombay University and Member of the