College, Marlow, 1805 : Hindustani Professor at Addiscombe, 1807–30 : wrote a Hindustani grammar, 1812; Selections, an Introduction to Hindustani, and a dictionary, 1816 : also philological papers for the Journal of the R.A.S., of which he was Honorary Librarian : left above £250,000 : died June 10, 1858.
SHAKESPEAR, JOHN (1861–)
Born Sep. 1, 1861 : son of Colonel Sir R. C. Shakespear, C.B. : educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst : entered the Army, 1881, and became Major, 1895 : Intelligence Officer, Lushai and Chin-Lushai expeditions, 1888–9; D.S.O.: Superintendent, South Lushai Hills, 1891–6 : C.I.E. 1896 : joined the Indian Staff Corps, 1896 : Deputy Commissioner, Assam : author of The Lushais and the Land they live in.
SHAKESPEAR, SIR RICHMOND CAMPBELL (1812–1861)
Colonel : son of John Talbot Shakespear, B.C.S. : born May 11, 1812 : educa-ted at Charterhouse and Addiscombe : went to India in the Bengal Artillery, 1829 : in the Afghan war of 1838–9, went to Kandahar, and to Girishk with Sale : Political Assistant to D'Arcy Todd in the mission to Herat : sent by Todd to Khiva to induce the Khan to surrender Russian captives : collected many and took them all to Russia : knighted, 1841 : wrote A Journey from Herat to Orenburg : went, as Military Secretary, with Pollock to Kabul, 1842 : from there he proceeded to Bameean to liberate the British captives, met them after their release, and bought them back to Kabul, Sep. 1842 : returned with Pollock to India : Political Assistant at Gwalior : A.D.C. to Gough at Maharajpur, 1843 : in political charge of Gwalior, 1844–8, and 1849–51 : in the Panj'ab Campaign, at Ramnagar, Sadulapur, Chilianwala, Gujarat, in command of a battery : Political Agent at Jodhpur, 1851 : Resident at Baroda, 1857 : and Brig-General of Bombay Army, N. Division : A.G.G. for Central India, 1859 : C.B., 1860 : died at Indore, Oct. 29, 1861.
SHAW, ROBERT BARKLEY (1839–1879)
Son of Robert Grant Shaw : born July 12, 1839 : educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge : became a tea-planter in Kangra : travelled in 1868 as a merchant to Eastern Turkestan, reaching Yarkand and Kashgar, Jan. 1869 : well treated by Yakub Beg : went again with Sir T. D. Forsyth (q.v.) to Yarkand in 1870 : received the Royal Geographical Society's medal in 1872 : British Joint Commissioner in Ladak : again at Yarkand, in 1875, with Forsyth's treaty of 1874 : came to England in charge of the Yarkand Envoy : Resident at Mandalay, then in Upper Burma, in 1878 : died there, June 15 1879 : he wrote A Visit to High Tartary, Yarkand and Kashgar, 1871 : and works on Asiatic languages,
SHEARER, JOHNSTON (1852–)
Born Oct. 22, 1852 : son of J. Shearer : educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and University : M.B. (Honours), 1877 joined the Indian Medical Service, 1880 served in Egyptian expedition, 1882 Burmese expedition, 1887–8 : Hazara and Miranzai expeditions, 1891 : Waziristan expedition, 1894–5 : Tirah expedition, 1897–8 : D.S.O. : Secretary to P.M.O. Indian Forces.
SHEIL, SIR JUSTIN (1803–1871)
Political : son of Edward Shell : born Dec. 2, 1803 : educated at Stonyhurst : joined the 3rd Bengal Infantry in 1820 : present at Bhartpur, 1826 : went to Persia in 1833 : as second in command of officers and sergeants sent, under Pasmore, to discipline the Shah's Army : Secretary to the British Legation in Persia, 1886–44 : British Envoy and Minister in Persia, 1844–54 : C.B., 1841 : K.C.B., 1855 : Maj-General, 1859 : died April 18, 1871.
SHELTON, JOHN ( ? –1845)
Entered the 9th foot, 1805 : served in Portugal, 1808; Walcheren, 1809; the Peninsula, 1812–3, losing an arm : to India in 1822 : in the first Burmese war : commanded the 44th in India, 1827–40, and a Brigade in Afghanistan, 1841 : in the defence of the cantonments, after the Afghans had risen : on the retreat from Kabul in Jan. 1842 he was detained as a hostage and kept among the British prisoners by the Afghans till Sep. 1842 : tried by court-martial in 1843 and honourably acquitted : Colonel,
