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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. .  and Treasurer, Industrial Home for Helpless Women; President, Saharicharri Sabah; Director, Bank of Baroda, Ltd. Address: Baroda, India.  Samuels, Charles Archibald, Bar-at-Law, I.C.S. (retired); educ: King’s College School and University College, London; passed the I.C.S., 1867; joined service and arrived in India, 1869; served in Bengal in various subordinate grades; on special duty in connection with famine work in Champaran, 1874; Offg. Port Commissioner, Calcutta, as also Collector and Magistrate, 1886; Offg. Commissioner of Excise, 1892; retired, 1895.  Samuels, Colonel William Leycester, I.C.S. (retired); joined service, 1857; served in the non-regulation Commission as Assistant Commissioner; and Deputy Commissioner on special duty in connection with the Settlement of boundary, 1868-71; Officiating Cantonment Magistrate, and Judge, Small Cause Court, Barrackpur, 1873; Offg. Political Agent, Hill Tipperah, 1875; retired, 1890.  Sampayo, Hon’ble Mr. Justice T. B. De, acting 3rd Puisne Judge Supreme Court, Ceylon. Address: Colombo, Ceylon.  Samphar, Maharaja of; H.H. Maharaja Bir Singh Deo; b. 1865; succeeded, 1896; the State has an area of 178 sq. miles; population, 40,541; Salute, 11 guns; title of Maharaja as a personal distinction; Kaiser-i-hind medal, 1907. Address: Samphar, Bundlekhand, U.P., India.  Sandaiyur, Zamindar of Sri Krishraswami Kullappa Naiker; s. of Kuppayaswami K. Naiker; assumed charge of Estate, 1897. Address: Sandaiyur, Madura District, Madras Presidency.  Sandbrook, John Arthur, Editor, the “Englishman”, Calcutta; s. of Thomas Sandbrook; b. at Swansea, South Wales, 1876; educ: privately; served in the South-African War and won Queen’s Medal with five Clasps; joined the staff of the “Western Mail”, Cardiff, as Chief Assistant Editor, 1902; came over to Calcutta, and joined the staff of the “Englishman” as Editor, 1910. Recreation: Golf. Address: 9, Hare Street, Calcutta, India.  Sandell, Joseph William Hendry, Indian Postal Department (retired); joined service, 1862; Chief Assistant Deputy Accountant-General, Assam, 1878; Chief Superintendent, Financial Department, 1881; transferred to the office of the Accountant General, Bombay, 1881; Comptroller, Calcutta Post Office, 1890; retired, 1897. <section end="Sandell, Joseph William Hendry"/> <section begin="Sandeman, Colonel John Edward"/>Sandeman, Colonel John Edward, Indian Army (retired); educ: Addiscombe College; joined the Bengal Army as Ensign, 1861; studied at the Purti College; Posted to Survey Department, 1864; served Hazara Expedition and won a medal, 1868; became Deputy Superintendent, 1870; Superintendent, 1892, Director of Surveys, 1892; Deputy Surveyor-General in charge of Revenue Survey, 1895; retired, 1898.<section end="Sandeman, Colonel John Edward"/> 377