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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Address: 11, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. S.W. Club: National Liberal.  Robertson, Herbert Douglas, Inspector General of Police. Madras, (retired); b. 1859; entered service as European Head Constable, 1878; became Inspector, 1878; Assistant Superintendent of Police, 1882: in charge of Superintendent’s Office, N. Arcot, 20th to 23rd March 1885; seconded in the reorganisation, 1887; promoted to 1st grade, 1892; became Superintendent, 1892; Acting Assistant Inspector-General of Police, 1893; acted as Inspector-General of Police, Madras, 1906. Address: c/o India Office, London.  Robertson, James Arthur, Financial Department, India; joined swrvice, 1885; Assistant Accountant General N.-W. Provinces, 1890; transferred to Bombay in the same capacity, 1890; transferred to Bengal 1893; Offg. Director-General of Statistics, 1898; offg. Comptroller, India Treasuries, 1902. Address: India Office, London.  Robertson, Col. John, C.I.E. (1882); b. 1837; joined Army, 1853; joined service as a clerk, Q.M.G. Office, India, 1853; served in Crimean Campaign, 1854-5; Indian Mutiny, 1857-8; Assistant Military Accountant-General, Government of India, 1877-88; President, Simla Municipality, 1891-7; granted a silver medal for services at the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi, 1877; m. Mary Frederique, d. of Mons. M. Gumbert. of Colmar, Alsace, 1861. Address: Liddington Hall near Guildford, Surrey.  Robertson, Major J. C., M.A., B.Sc, M.B., D.P.H., C.I.E. (1914); Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India; appointed in connection with plague duty in India, 1897; served in Soudan and South African expeditions and received medals with clasps; appointed Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, 1912. Address: Delhi, India.  Robertson, John Herbert, Collector, Magistrate, and Additional Sessions Judge, Ootacamund; b. at Etah, N.-W. Provinces, India, 1868; educ: privately in Scotland and at Highgate School, and Balliol College, Oxford; joined I.C.S. in Madras, 1899; Assistant Collector and Magistrate, Salem; acted in the same capacity in various other places; Special Assistant Collector, Magistrate and Government Agent, Godavari, 1896; acted in the same capacity in other places; Offg. Additional Sessions Judge, 1899; Offg. District and Sessions Judge, 1900; Magistrate and Collector, South Canara, 1904-6; appointed as Collector, Magistrate and Additional Sessions Judge, Ootacamund, 1907; President, Nilgiri Agri-Horticultural and Game Societies; Vice-Chairman, Ootacamund Lawrence Asylum, Address: Ootacamund, Madras Presidency, India.  Robinson, Hon’ble Sidney Maddock; Bar-at-Law; Judge, Chief Court, Lower Burma, since 1909; appointed, 1885; joined service as Junior Government Advocate, in the Punjab, 1889; became Advocate, 1899; Legal Remembrancer, 1902. Address: Rangoon, Burma.  Robson, Samuel, M.A., Principal. Lahore College, India; educ: Edinburgh University; joined<section end="Robson, Samuel"/> 336