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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Office, 1870; became Member of the State Council, 1883. Address: Dewaukhana, Coocb Bebar; 4, Gangadbar Babu’s Lane, Bowbazar, Calcutta; Castleton Col lege, Darjeeling.

Dutt Kripa Nath, Rai Babadur (1910), Registrar of Assurances, Calcutta; s. of late Babu Paran Nath Dutt; b. 1861; educ, at the Oriental Seminary; Joined Government Service, and gradually rose to present position; was Chairman of the Cossipur-Chitpur Municipality. Address: Cossipur, 24 Parganas, Bengal, India.

Dunbury, Captain, C. D.; Transport Registration Officer, Delhi, India.



Eardley-Wilmot, Major-General Revell, C.B., (1896), Indian Army (retired); 2nd s. of late Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet of BerkswellballBerkswell Hall [sic]; b. 1842; educ, Winchester College; joined the Indian Army, 1860; Brevet Lt-Col, 1881; Major-General, 1895; Bhutan Expedition, 1864-66 (wounded; despatches, medal with clasp); A.D.C, in the Jowaki Expedition (despatches, clasp); Afghan War of 1878-79, and 80 (despatches, medal, three clasps, Brevet Lt.-Col); A.A.G. Meerut Division; is in receipt of distingished service pension. Address: Colchester. Club: Cavalry.

Eardley-Wilmot, Sir Sainthill. K.C.I.E. (1911), C.I.E., (retired); 4th s. of late Augustus Hillier Eardley Wilmot; b. 1852; Married twice; joined Indian Forest Department, 1873; Conservator of Forests, 1890; Inspector-General of Forests, India, 1903-09; retired, 1910. Publications: Forest Life and Sport in India; The Life of a Tiger. Address: c/o India Office, London. Club: East India United Service.

Earle, Sir Archdale, C.I.E. (1909), K.C.I.E. (1911), I.C.S., Chief Commissioner, Assam; s. of late H. E. Earle; b. 1861; educ; Uppingham School, and Oxford University; Joined I.C.S. as Asstt. Collector and Magistrate, 1882; served in various subordinate ranks till he became Collector and Magistrate; Private Secretary to Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, 1886; Excise Commissioner, Bengal, 1901; Secretary to Board of Revenue, 1902; Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 1903-05; Director of P.I., 1906-08; Commissioner, Patna Division, 1908-09; Chairman, Corporation of Calcutta, 1909-10; Secretary to Government of India, Home Department, 1910-12; Chief Commissioner, Assam, 1912. Address: c/o H. S. King & Co., 9, Pall Mall, London, S.W. Clubs: East India United Service; United Service, Simla; United Service, Bengal and Calcutta.

Ebrahim, Sir Currimbhoy, Bart., (U.K.); y.s. of late Mr. Ebrahim Pabaney; b., 1839: began life by opening a firm at Hong Kong; opened branches at Shanghai, Kobe, Singapore, and Calcutta, and agencies in many important business centres in the East; established his reputation as a trader in Cotton, silk, tea, opium, yarn, etc.; founded Currimbhoy, Ebrahim Pabaney. Crescent and Fazilbhai Mills, where about 220,000 spindles and 3,500 looms are at work every day giving employment to about 80,00 men; established ginning factories at Yeotmal, Katol, the 136