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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  Forde    
First Name(s)  Arthur W.    
Year of Birth  ?    
Year of Death  1883-5?    
Entry  Was engaged on the construction of Irish railways: went to India, 1855, as Chief Engineer of the B.B. and C.I. Railways : advocated the light railway system for purely agricultural districts, with tramways and feeder lines : wrote a pamphlet ""10,000 miles against 5,000"    
Spare 1  and lectured in Bombay on "" Railway Extension in India    
Spare 2  with special reference to the export of wheat "" : practised as Consulting Engineer in Bombay and other parts of India : was for 7 years Consulting Engineer to the Bombay Municipality : constructed the first wetdock    
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