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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Bookey.

1872; served with the Punjab Frontier Force from 1873-1900; appointed P.M.O. Presy. Dist., 1900; Colonel 1900 served in the Jowaki Afrid, Expedition, 1877-78: Mahsud Waziri, 1881; Burmah, 1886-87; Hazara Black Mountain, 1888: Miranzai, 1891: Mahsud Waziri, 1894-95 Malakand Field Forces 1897; Tirah, 1897-98; China Expeditionary Force, 1900. Address: c/o Grindlay & Co., 54 Parliament Street, S.W. Club: East India United Service.

Boon, Archibald, D.Sc. (Edin). Professor, Heriat-watt Technical College, Edinburgh: educated at Bishop Corrie’s Grammar School, The Doveton College, and the Presidency College, Madras, where he took the B.A. degree of the Madras University. proceeded to Edinburgh, and took the B.Sc. degree of that University and then the D.Sc. Is the first Eurasian to attain the last mentioned Degree.

Booth-Tucker, Commissioner; Officer in Salvation Army. Was a Deputy Commissioner in the Punjab. Became interested in the work of the Salvation Army, 1881; resigned his position in the I.C.S. and joined the Salvation Army as an Officer.; came to India and opened operations, 1882; while on a procession in the Streets of Bombay, he was arrested with several of his Companions, and sentenced to a month’s imprisonment; was sent to America where he originated the Farm Settlements taking a number of people from the town; his work in the Settlement was favourably reported on by Mr. Rider Haggard who was disputed by the British Government to inspect and report upon it; toured in India for introducing certain schemes of a social character; has opened many Settlements in India to reclaim the Criminal classes of India.

Bosanquet, Oswald Vivian, C.I.E. 1910; Resident at Baroda b. 1866; 3rd s. of Arthur Bosanquet, Cleddon Hall, Trelleck, N. Monmouth; Educ,.: Clifton College; New College, Oxford; Entered Indian Civil Service, 1887; Assistant Resident at Hyderabad, 1890-33; 1st Assistant and Governor General’s Agent Rajputana, 1893-5; acting Under-Secretary Govt. of India, Foreign Dept. 1895 and 1898; Political Agent, Bhopal, 1899; Indore, 1900; Resident at Indore, 1903-1907; Resident at Baroda 1999; Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal, 1902. Address: Baroda. Club: Junior Carlton.

Bose, Sir Bipin Krishna; M.A., (1898) Rai Bahadur, Government Advocate Nagpur; Born, 1851; ed. at the Presidency College Calcutta; M.A., 1871; B.L. 1872. Began to practice at Jabbulpur, thereafter went over to Nagpur, where he rose to the front rank in his profession; Secretary of the Neil City High School for the past thirty years; one of the founders of the Morris Memorial College; Member of the Nagpur Municipality; Member of the Famine Commission 1908; Honorary Secretary of the Central Provinces Branch of the Indian Charitable Relief Fund; Government Advocate 1888; resigned 1902; Member Supreme Legislative Council; 1902-1905; again appointed Government Advocate, 1905; Knighted, 1907. Address: Nagpur, C.P.

Bose, Chuni Lai; M.A., F.G.S. Rai Bahadur, 1898; educated at

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