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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Sub-Collector and Joint Magistrate, 1895; Collector and Magistrate, 1896; District and Sessions Judge, 1905; Nominated Member, Madras Legislative Council. 1906-08; Fellow, Madras University, 1904. AadressAddress [sic]: Saidapet, Chingleput District, Madras Presidency, India.  Muhammad Safdar Hussain Sahib, M.R.A.S., Khan Bahadur (1907), Deputy Collector (retired); b. 1838; joined service as clerk, Chingleput Collectorate, 1878; resigned, 1881; again joined service as Examiner of Accounts, (Railway Branch) Madras, 1885; became Manager, Examiner’s Office, 1886; Deputy Superintendent, Census Operations, 1891: Tahsildar, 1893; Deputy Collector, 1896; Revenue Officer, Madras Corporation, 1897-1902; reverted as Deputy Collector, 1903; retired, 1913. Address: Royapetta, Madras, India.  Muhammad Taj-ud-Din, Khan Bahadur, Officiating Judge, Court of Small Causes. Lucknow; b. 1858; s. of Moulvi Wahid-ud-din; educ: Government School, Holdoi; acted as Famine Officer, Census Superintendent and Sarabarahkar in the Court of Wards Department. Publications: Persian and Hindustani Poems. Address: Kakori, Lucknow, U.P., India.  Muhammad Tagi, Prince Suraya Qudr, Mirza, Lucknow; one of the surviving members of the ancient Royal family of Oudh; b. Calcutta, 1858; m. daughter of Wajid Ali Shah, 5th, King of Oudh; invited to Viceroy’s Durbar, 1881; Member, General Committee of Dispensaries and Poor Houses, his birth was celebrated with great pomp and splendour, and the expenses of the marriage is said to have run up as high as Rs. 45,000. Recreations: Caligraphy and Riding. Publications a number of books yet unpublished. Address: Lucknow, U.P., India.  Muhammadabad, Raja of; Hon’ble Sir Muhammad Ali Muhammad Khan, K.C.I.E., (1893); s. of Raja Sir Muhammad Amir Hasin Khan; b. 1879; succeeded his father, 1903; belongs to a family known by the name of Kanzada, claims descent from Kazi Nasr-ul-lah, a Siddiki Sheik of Bagdad who came to India in the time of Shahib-ub-din Ghori and settled at Amrota; is greatly interested in the spread of education and is a strong supporter of the Calvin Talukdar’s school, Lucknow; has contributed Rs. 35,000 for the study of Science at the A.M.O. College, Aligarh, and Rs. 50.000 for the Lucknow Medical College; is a leading Member of the Committee of the Muhammadan University for which he has contributed a lakh; has founded schools both in and outside his estates; is an Honorary Magistrate and Munsiff; Member, Legislative Council. U.P. ,(1904); Fellow, Allahabad University (1906); elected Member, Supreme Legislative Council, (1909). Address: Galloway House, Mahammadabad, Nainital; Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow, U.P., India.  Muir, Charles Wemyss, C.B. (1902); C.I.E. (1887); b. 1850; s. of Sir 289