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| Macnaghten, Melville Leslie. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Feb. 19, 1872. [6th s. of Elliot (of the Supreme Court, Calcutta), of Ovingdean, Sussex; sometime Chairman of the East India Company [and Isabella, dau. of John Law]. B. June 16, 1853. School, Eton.] Did not reside. Manager of the family estates in Bengal, 1873-88. Chief Constable of Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland Yard, 1889-1903. Member of H. H. Asquith's Committee to enquire into the identification of criminals, 1893-4. Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Police; Chief of the C.I.D., 1903-13. Knighted, 1907; C.B., 1912. Knight Commander of the White Military Order of Spain, and Second Class Commander of the Order of Dannebrog. Married, Oct. 3, 1878, Dora Emily, dau. of the Rev. Robert Edward Sanderson, Canon of Chichester. Author, Days of my Years. Died May 12, 1921. Brother of Chester (1861) and Henry A. (1868); father of Charles M. (1898). (Burke, P. and B.; Who was Who.) | Melville Leslie MACNAGHTEN Approx. lifespan: 1853–1921 pens. Trinity College adm1872:02:19 6th s. of Elliot (of Supreme Court Calcutta, [India], ), of Ovingdean, Sussex , sometime Chairman of: the East India , Company [and Isabella dau. of John Law]. b. 1853:06:16 Sch: Eton School Eton, [Buckinghamshire], .] Did not reside. Manager of: : family estates Bengal , India , 1873-88 Chief Constable of Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland , Yard 1889-1903 Member of: H. H. Asquith's Committee to enquire into the identification of criminals 1893-94 Assistant Commissioner of: : Metropolitan Police; Chief of the C.I.D. 1903-13 Knighted 1907 CB 1912 Knight Commander of: : White Military Order of Spain , , and Second Class Commander of: : Order of Dannebrog. m. 1878:10:03,Dora Emily dau. of Rev. Robert Edward SANDERSON, Canon of: : Chichester [Sussex], . Publ.: Days of my Years d. 1921:05:12 brother of Chester MACNAGHTEN (1861) Henry A. MACNAGHTEN (1868) father of Charles M. MACNAGHTEN (1898) (Burke, P. and B.; Who was Who .) |