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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Davidson    
First Name(s)  Cuthbert    
Year of Birth  1810    
Year of Death  1862    
Entry  Colonel : born May 24, 18 10 : son of Sir David Davidson : educated privately and at Edinburgh : went to India as a military cadet, 1826 : joined the 16th N.I. : A.D.C. to Lord W. Bentinck in Madras : in 1836, joined Sir R. Grant's Staff, when Governor of Bombay : commanded a regiment of the Nizam's cavalry : first Assistant at Hyderabad under General Low and General Fraser : Resident at Baroda for 3 years : Resident at Hyderabad, 1857-62 : helped to bring Sir Salar Jang into office as Prime Minister : in the formidable attack on the Residency, July 17, 1857 : his life was attempted in the Nizam's Darbar, March 15, 1859 : C.B. after the mutiny : distinguished for his courage, composure and resolution : died Aug. 2, 1862.     
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