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| Forrest, George William David Starck. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 11, 1866. [2nd] s. of George [V.C., Bengal Army, one of the defenders of Delhi]. B. Jan. 8, 1845 [at Nusseerabad, Bombay Presidency]. Educated privately. Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A. 1870. Hon. M.A., Oxford, 1912. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Jan. 23, 1872, but not called to the Bar. Contributed to Saturday Review and other periodicals. Appointed to Bombay Educational Service, Dec. 19, 1872. Head Master, Surat High School. Professor of Mathematics, Deccan College, Poona, 1879. Professor of English History, Elphinstone College, Aug. 1887, and of English Literature, Mar. 1889. For many years a correspondent of The Times, sending the earliest news to London of the Battle of Maiwand. Census Commissioner in Bombay, 1882; Director of Records, Bombay, 1888; Director of Records at Imperial Record Office, Calcutta, 1891-1900; Assistant Secretary to the Government of India, 1898. C.I.E., 1899. Knighted, 1913. Author, History of the Indian Mutiny (3 vols. 1904 and 1912); Selections from the State Papers of the Governors-General of India; Warren Hastings; Cities of India; Lord Cornwallis (published after his death). Wrote also Biographies of Lord Clive, Lord Roberts and Sir Neville Chamberlain. Settled at Iffley Turn House, near Oxford, 1904, where he died Jan. 28, 1926. (Scott, MSS.; I.C.S. Lists; D.N.B.; Who was Who, 1916-28; The Times, Jan. 29, 1926.) | George William David Starck FORREST Approx. lifespan: 1845–1926 pens. St John's College adm1866:10:11 2nd s. of George FORREST [ VC Bengal , India , Army, one of the defenders of Delhi, [India], b. 1845:01:08 [at Nusseerabad, Bombay Presidency, [India], Sch: private Matric 1866:10MT: BA 1870 Hon. MA OX, [Oxfordshire], 1912 Adm. Inner Temple: 1872:01:23, but not called to the Bar. Contributed to Saturday Rev.iew and other periodicals. Appointed to Bombay Educational Service 1872:12:19 Headmaster: Sch: Surat High School Surat, [India], Sch: Professor of: Mathematics, Sch: Deccan College Poona, [India], 1879 Professor of: English History, Sch: Elphinstone College [India], 1887:08, and of English Literature 1889:03 For many years a correspondent of The Times, sending the earliest news to London , of the Battle of Maiwand, [India], . Census Commissioner in: : Bombay, [India], 1882 Director of Records: Bombay, [India], 1888 Director of Records at: : Imperial Record Office Calcutta, [India], 1891-1900 Assistant Sec. to: : Government of India , 1898 CIE 1899 Knighted 1913 Publ.: History of the Indian Mutiny (3 vols. (1904, and 1912); Selections from the State Papers of the Governors-General of India; Warren Hastings; Cities of India; Lord Cornwallis (published after his death) Wrote also Biographies of Lord Clive, Lord Roberts and Sir Neville Chamberlain. Settled Iffley Turn House, near OX, [Oxfordshire], 1904 d. 1926:01:28 (Scott, MSS.; I.C.S. Lists; D.N.B.; Who was Who 1916-28; The Times 1926:01:29) |