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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

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ston, Jamaica, 1891; entered North Staffordshire Regiment, 1884: Captain; I.A., 1895; Major, 1902; Lieut-Col, 1910; Assistant Commissiouor, 1899; Deputy Commissioner, Delhi, 1898—1903; Member, Executive Committee, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1903: Deputy Commissioner, Lyallpur, Punjab, 1910, Address: Simla, India; 52, The Drive Hove, Sussex. Club: United Service.

Douie, Sir James M'Crone, K.C.S.I., C.S.I. (1906) Offg. Lieut-Governor, Punjab (Retd.); b. Largs, Ayrshire, 1854; s. of the Rev. David Buchan Douie; m. Frances Mary Elizabeth, d. of Sir Charles Roe, 1885; educ.: High School and University of Edinburgh; Balliol College, Oxford; entered Indian Civil Service, 1876; Settlement Officer, 1882; served in several secretariat and executive posts till 1889; officiated as Commissioner of Lahore, 1898-1900; Chief Secretary to the Government, Punjab, 1900; Settlement Commissioner, 1908; Commissioner of Rawalpindi, 1907; Financial Commissioner, Punjab; M.L.C. Punjab, 1909; Offg. Lieut. Governor, Punjab, 1911. Publications: A Text-book and Grammar of Bilochi; The Punjab Settlement Manual; The Punjab Land Administration Manual. Address: Lahore, Simla. Club: United Service, Simla.

Doyle, Major Ignatius Purcell, D.S.C, I.M.S. (retd.); b. 1863; s. of Surg-Gen. William Doyle, I.M.S.; Surgeon, Madras Medical Service, 1886; Major, 1898; retired, 1903; served in Upper Burmah, during Yaw rebellion (twice wounded, specially mentionod in despatches, D.S.O., medal and clasp); 1888-89; Lushai Expedition, 1889-90 (clasp); Chin Field Force, 1889-90; in operation in Chin hills. 1892-3; Lushai Expedition, 1892 (clasp).; Somaliland Field Force, 1903. Address: c/o India Office, London. club: East India United Service.

Dracup, John Wright Sanford, Presy. Magistrate, Bombay; b, at Surat, 1857; educ: Bombay; appointed clerk of the Commissioner’s office, Northern Division, 1875; City Magistrate, Surat, 1895; 3rd Presy. Magistrate, Bombay, 1899. Address: Byculla, Bombay, India.

Drangadra, Raja of; H.H. Maharana Shri Ghansham Singhji; b. 1889; succeeded to gaddi, 1911; educ: Rajkumar College, Rajkot, and in England; returned from England and was appointed General, State Forces; has opened an orphange, and founded scholarships for encouragement of agricultural Science; commemorated the visit, to his Capital, of Their Majesties the King-Emperor and the Queen-Empress, by adding an operating theatre to the State Hospital; is the head of the Jhela Rajput clan; area of the State, 1167 square miles: population, about 10,000; revenue, 5 lakhs; is entitled to a salute of 11 guns. Address: Dhrangadra, Bombay Presy. India.

Dring, Sir William Arthur, K.C.I.E. (1911), C.I.E. (1909), V.D., Agent, East Indian Railway, Calcutta; s. of late Colonel William Dring, Chief Paymaster of the Army Pay Department; b. 1859; educ; at Taunton College; m. Jane Reid Greenshilds, widow of W. L. Alston, 1899; joined service of the East Indian Railway Company, 1879: is Lieutenant Colonel Commandant, East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles, and

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