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 . went to England: after a short period of study at Liverpool, joined the King's College. London; matriculated at Oxford. 1892; took B.A. degree from St. John's College, Oxford, 1896: M.A., 1898; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) 1898; also took the B.C.L., being the first Bengali to obtain that degree. Returned to India at the close of 1898: enrolled as a Barrister of the Calcutta High Court, 1899; enjoys a lucrative practice on the Appellate Side; Head Examiner in English for the Calcutta Entrance examination from 1899 to 1902; also an examiner for the Calcutta B.L. examination; has tried to bring his co-religionists in to line with Hindus so far as political matters are concerned and to check polygamy among Mahommedans; President of the Bengal Provincial Conference held at Barisal. Address: High Court, Calcutta.  Abdul Wajid, Chowdhry, Khan Bahadur; son of Sheik Zia-ul-lah Chowdhry, a descendant of the Mahipur Zemindars; born, 1857; educated at the zillah school, Rangpur; has founded a school, a charitable dispensary and a Madrassa; Honorary Magistrate and Member of the District and Muncipal Boards; Khan Bahadur, 1898. Address: Mahipur, Rangpur, Bengal.  Abdulla Yusuf Ali. M.A., LL.M., M.R.A.S., I.C.S., Bar-at-Law, Deputy Commissioner U.P.; an Arab by descent; son of Sheik Yusuf Ali Shuja-ud-Din, Khan Bahadur,well-known in Surat; educated in Bombay; passed B.A. in the first division, gaining a special prize for Latin; obtained a Government scholarship, went to England, took his M.A. and LL.M., degrees; called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn.); appeared for the I.C.S. and headed the list of successful candidates; returned to India, 1896; Assistant Collector and Magistrate of Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, &c.; Deputy Commissioner, 1910; well versed in Urdu, Hindi Gujrati. Marathi, Persian, Sanskrit, and French and owns a large private library. Publications: “Life and Labour of the People of India” and a Monograph on "Silk Manufacture." Address: Hamirpur, U.P.  Abdur Rahim, M.A., Bar-at-Law, Judge, High Court, Madras; born 1867; Tagore Professor of Law Calcutta, 1907, Lectures on the principles of Mohammadan Law according to Hanifite, Shafite, Malikite and Hombalite Schools of Law; Puisne Judge, Madras High Court, 1908; Member, Royal Commission on Public Services, 1912. Out of India.  Abdur Rahman, A.F.M., Nawab, Khan Bahadur, Bar-at-Law; Second Judge, Court of Small Causes, Calcutta; Member of the Zoological Gardens Committee, Calcutta; appointed to present post, 1908. “Khan Bahadur” and “Nawab” 1898 and 1907. Publication: “Institutes of Mohammedan Law.” Address: 16, Taltotta Bazar Street, Calcutta; also, Rajapur, Faridpur, Bengal.  Abdus Sobhan Chowdhry, Nawab; owns extensive landed property in the district of Bogra in Bengal and also in Behar; founder of the Tahwmissia Female Hospital; his eldest son, Saiyid Altaf Ali Chowdhri is the heir to the estate; Honorary Magistrate, Bogra; Nawab, 1893. Address: Bogra, Bengal.  3