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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. .  Council, U.P. Address: Allahabad, U.P., India.  Woodroffe, Hon’ble Sir John George, Kt. (1915), M.A. B.C.L., Bar-at-Law, Puisne Judge, High Court, Calcutta; b. 1865; s. of Hon’ble J. T. Woodroffe; educ: Woberun Park; University College, Oxford; called to Bar (Inner Temple), 1889; came out to India and enrolled as Advocate, Calcutta, 1890; Standing Council to Government of India, 1902-03; Judge, High Court, Calcutta, 1904; m. Ellen Elizabeth, d. of S. D. Grimson, 1903. Address: Calcutta. Club: Bengal, Calcutta.  Wordsworth, William, B.A., C.I.E. (1887); b. 1835; s. of late Rev. J. Wordsworth; educ: SedberySedburgh [sic] Grammar School, and Balliol College, Oxford; B.A., 1859; entered Bombay Educational Department, 1861; Sheriff of Bombay, 1886; Principal, Elphinstone College, Bombay, and Vice-Chancellor, University of Bombay; married twice. Address: Villa Wordsworth, Capri, Italy.  Wright, William Burgess, C.I.E. (1911), V. D., General Traffic Manager, M. and S.M. Railway (retd.); b. 1853; joined service in the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, 1875; General Traffic Manager, Indian Midland Railway, 1887; G T.M., S.M. Railway, 1901; G.T.M., Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, 1908; retired, 1910. Club: Junior Constitutional, Madras.  Wylie, Major-General Henry, C.S.I. (1881), Indian Army (retired); b. 1844; joined service in the Indian Army, 1861; served in the N.W. Frontier, 1863; Bhutan Campaign, 1865; Abyssinian Expedition, 1868; Hazara Expedition, 1868; on special duty in Beluchistan, 1877; Afghan Campaign, 1878-80; Assistant to Resident in Mysore, 1882; Secretary to Chief Commissioner, Coorg, 1882-85; Political Agent at Bhawalpur, Jhalawar and Bhopal; became Major-General, 1889; Resident in Nepal, 1898-1900; Officiating Agent to Governor-General, in Beluchistan, 1900; retired, 1905. Address: Hill Top, Edgerley Dean, Farnham CommanCommon [sic], Bucks. Club: United Service.  Wynch, LionalLionel [sic] Maling, C.I.E. (1906), I.C.S. (retired); s. of William M. Wynch; b. 1864; educ: Bedford Grammar School, Balliol College, Oxford; joined I.C.S., Madras, 1885; Assistant Collector and Magistrate in various places; Deputy Director of Land Records, 18J2-94; Collector and Magistrate 1897-1901; Private Secretary to GovernerGovernor [sic] of Madras, 1901-06; Secretary to Government of Madras (Legislative Branch), 1906-14; retired, 1914. Address: Rose Hill, Lyme Regis, Dorset. Club: Junior Carlton, East India United Service.  Wyndham, Percy, C.I.E. (1909), M.A., F.R.G.S., Deputy Commissioner, Kumaon; s. of Horace Robert Wyndham; b. 1867; educ: at Giggleswick Grammar School; Queen’s College, Oxford; joined I.C.S., 1888; Deputy Superintendent of Family Domams of Maharaja of Benares, 1894; District Magistrate, Mirzapur, 1900; Deputy Commissioner, Oudh, 1907. Address: Naini Tal, 468