Colvin, J. R. (John Russell), 1807-1857
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Fuller Name
- John Russell
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- Colvin, John Russell, 1807-1857
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Birth Date
- 1807-05-29
Death Date
- 1857-09-09
Has Affiliation
- Organization: East India Company
Associated Locale
- Agra (India)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
Civil servants
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Sources
- found: Minute by the Right Honorable the Governor General, 1840?p. 85 (signed: J.R. Colvin, private secretary)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed 10 Dec. 2013(John Russell Colvin (May 29, 1807-September 9, 1857) was a British civil servant in India. In 1836 he became private secretary to Lord Auckland at the time of the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1837. From 1846-49, Colvin served as Commissioner of Tenasserim, in British (Lower) Burma. In 1853 Lord Dalhousie appointed him lieutenant-governor of the North-West Provinces of India. He died of cholera at Agra during the rebellion of 1857.)
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- 2013-12-10: new
- 2013-12-28: revised
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