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 Madras Civil Servants Addendum

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CommentThese are summaries of the Services of Service of Madras Civil Servants entering the Service from 1740 to 1858. Evidently, several of them continued to serve beyond this date.

The data are transcribed from the book compiled by Charles Prinsep published by Truebner & Co in 1885.

Surname  Davidson    
First Name(s)  Robert Anstruther    
Honours  C.S.I    
Appointment as Writer  1852    
Summary of Service  1852: Writer and Student at the College. 1853: Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Salem. 1854: Acting Assistant, afterwards Assistant, to Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor of Fort St. George, in Ganjam. 1856: Acting Principal Assistant,and Agent to the Governor, Ganjam. 1857: On medical leave to Europe for 21 months. 1858: Head Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Malabar. 1859: Acting Sub-Judge, Rajahmundry; Head Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Trichinopoly; afterwards Head Assistant at Malabar; Acting Principal Assistant to Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor of Fort St. George, in Vizagapatam. 1860: Officiating Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor, Ganjam; Subordinate Judge, Cuddapah. 1861: Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Cuddapah. 1862: Sub-Judge, Cuddapah; Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Chittoor; Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Madura; Acting Judge of Small Cause Court, Chittoor; Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Madura; Acting Judge of Small Cause Court, Madura. 1863: Judge of the Small Cause Court , Chittoor; Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Nundyal. 1864: Justice of the Peace; Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Bellary. 1866: Judge of the Small Cause Court, Chittoor, Acting Civil and Sessions Judge, Tanjore. 1867: Civil and Sessions Judge, Trichinopoly. 1868: On furlough to Europe for 15 months. 1869: Resumed Civil and Sessions Judge, Trichinoploy. 1870: Acting Commissioner, Nilgiri Hills. 1873: District and Sessions Judge, Cuddapah; Acting Collector and Magistrate, and Agent to the Governor, in Ganjam. 1876: District and Sessions Judge, Chingleput; Acting Collector and Magistrate, Kurnool. 1878: On furlough to Europe for 22 months; appointed while on furlough Third Member of the Revenue Board; Made C.S., 25th May, 1878. 1880: Chief Secretary to Government; Additional Member of the Legislative Council. 1881: Provisional Member of Council; Chief Secretary to Government. 1882: Acting First Member of the Revenue Board; In Charge of the Settlement Department; First Member of the Revenue Board; In Charge of the Inam Department. 1883: On furlough to Europe for 9 months and 12 days. 1884: Retired from service, 1st July. (Annuitant on the Fund.)    
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A list of the Services of Madras Civil Servants from 1740 to 1858 compiled by Charles Prinsep and published in 1885
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