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| Keene, Henry George. Adm. pens. at SIDNEY, May 30, 1811; Fell.-Com. Sept. 30, 1811. Only s. of Thomas, Esq., deceased. B. Sept. 30, 1781, at St James's, Westminster, London . [School, private; educated partly by Menon, later one of Napoleon's Generals. Had gone to India as a Cadet in the Madras army in 1796; adjutant of a Sepoy Regt. forming part of Colonel Arthur Wellesley's brigade. Present at the siege of Seringapatam, and led the Company which carried the scaling ladders for the storming party, May 4, 1799. Retired, and obtained an appointment in the Madras Civil Service, 1801. At the College of Fort William, Calcutta, passing out with honours in Persian and Arabic, 1804. Registrar of the District Court at Rajamundri. Wrote a book on law in Arabic, for which the Government awarded him 10,000 rupees. Resigned, 1809, and left India .] Matric. Michs. 1811; B.A. 1815; M.A. 1818. Fellow, 1817. Ord. deacon (Ely, Litt. dim. to Salisbury) 1818; priest ( London ) Sept. 26, 1819. A candidate for the Arabic Professorship at Cambridge in March, 1819. Professor of Arabic and Persian at the East India College, Haileybury, 1824-34; Registrar there; resigned, 1834. Author of a text of Akhlak-i-Mahsini, translated from the Persian; Anwár-i-Suhaili; Persian Stories; Persian Fables; Sermons of the Rev. W. Sharpe, with Memoir . Married, 1824, Anne, dau. of Charles Apthorp Weelwright, a Royalist refugee, from Boston, Mass. Resided at 3, Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, from 1834. Died there Jan. 29, 1864. ( Boase, II. 174; Clergy List; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1864, I. 398.) | Henry George KEENE Approx. lifespan: 1781–1864 pens. Sidney Sussex College adm1811:05:30 Fell.-Com. 1811:09:30 Only s. of Thomas KEENE Esq., deceased.: b. 1781:09:30 at St James' Westminster, London Sch: private; educated partly by Menon, later one of Napoleon's Generals. Had gone to India as a Cadet in the Madras army in1796 Adjutant: of Sepoy Regiment forming part of Colonel: Arthur Wellesley's brigade. Present at the siege of Seringapatam, [ India ], and led Company which carried the scaling ladders for the storming party 1799:05:04 Retired, and obtained an appointment in Madras Civil Service 1801 At the Sch: College of Fort William</sch< Calcutta, [ India ], passing out with honours in Persian and Arabic 1804 Registrar: of District Court at Rajamundri, [ India ] Wrote a book on law in Arabic, for which Government awarded him 10,000 rupees. resigned1809, and left India Matric. 1811:10MT: BA 1815 MA 1818 Fellow 1817 Ord. deacon Ely, Litt. dim. to Salisbury 1818 Ord. priest London 1819:09:26 A candidate for the Arabic Professorship CB in March 1819 Professor of: Arabic and Persian at the Sch: East India College Haileybury, [ Hertfordshire ] 1824-34 Registrar: there; resigned1834 Author of a text of Akhlak-i-Mahsini, translated from the Persian; Anwár-i-Suhaili; Persian Stories; Persian Fables; Sermons of Rev. W. SHARPE, with Memoir m. 1824 Anne WEELWRIGHT dau. of Charles Apthorp WEELWRIGHT , a Royalist refugee, from Boston, Massachusetts , [ USA ], At 3 Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, [ Kent ] from1834 d. THERE 1864:01:29 Refs: Boase, II. 174 Refs: Clergy List Refs: D.N.B. Refs: G. Mag. 1864, I. 398. |