Digby, William, 1849-1904
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- Organization: Indian Political and General Agency
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found: nuc89-22702: His 1857, a friend in need ... [MI] 1890(hdg. on MH rept.: Digby, William, 1849-1904; usage: William Digby)
found: LC data base, 4/18/89(hdg.: Digby, William, 1849-1904)
found: British rule in India. Apologetics and criticisms, 1902:t.p. (A runaway apologist)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 24 Jan. 2017(William Digby (1849-1904) was a British author, journalist and humanitarian. He was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 1 May 1849. He moved to the Indian subcontinent in 1871 and worked as a sub-editor in The Ceylon Observer, and as the editor of The Madras Times in 1877. Digby returned to England in 1879 after his first wife's death. In November 1882 he became the first secretary of the National Liberal Club, a post he held till 1887. In May 1888 he set up the Indian Political and General Agency in London for the purpose of raising awareness about Indian grievances in the British Parliament and Press. Digby died on 29 September 1904.)
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