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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Cotton
	First Name(s)	Sir Henry John Stedman
	Year of Birth	1845
	Entry	I.C.S. : son of J. J. Cotton, Madras Civil Service : born Sep. 13, 1845 : educated at Magdalen College School, Brighton College, and King's College, London : entered the Bengal Civil Service, 1867 : held numerous appointments until he became Secretary to the Bengal Government, Revenue Department, 1888; Secretary in the Financial Department, 1889 ; Chief Secretary, 1891-6; acting Home Secretary to the Government of India, 1896 : Chief Commissioner of Assam, 1896-1902, when he retired: K.C.S.I., 1902 : has since sought to influence the public mind by his letters to the Times in opposition to Lord Curzon's policy in Tibet : author of New India, or India in Transition, besides official publications.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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