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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Fenton.

Chief Secretary to Government, 1910; Financial Commissioner, 1912. Publication: Punjab Municipal Manual. Address: Lahore, Punjab.

Ferard, Henry Cecil, B.A.; C.I.E. 1898; Commissioner, Jhansi, U.P.; b. Ascot, 1864; 3rd s. of late Chas. C. Ferard of Ascot Place, Winkfield, Berkshire; educ: Eton; University College, Oxford; entered I.C.S. 1885, and served in U.P. as Assistant Mag. and Collector, and Assistant Commissioner; Joint Mag, 1893; Deputy Commissioner, 1896; worked in the Indian Famine, 1897-98; Collector and Mag., Allahabad, 1898. Address: Muttra, U.P., India. Club: East India United Service.

Ferguson, Ian S. Manager and Co Proprietor, Partner “Ceylon Observer”; Editor, Ceylon Hand-book and Directory. Address; “Braybrooke Lodge”, Slave Island, Colombo, Ceylon.

Ferguson, Ronald H., B.A. (London), M.C.B., B.A.S., F.R.C.I. , Proprietor and Editor, “Ceylon Observer”; s. of late Mr. John Ferguson, the great authority on Ceylon matters. Honorary Correspondence Secretary, Royal Colonial Institute. Address: Turret Road, Colombo, Ceylon.

Fernandez, Joseph Custodius, B.A., M.L., District and Sessions Judge, Guntur; b. 1864; passed B.A., 1884; B.L., 1886; M.L., 1891; entered service as District Munsiff, 1892; Ag. Sub-Judge, 1901; confirmed, 1904; District and Sessions Judge (subprotem), 1912; selected to give evidence on behalf of the Provincial Judicial Service, before the Royal Public Services Commission, 1912; confirmed as District and Sessions .Judge, 1912. Address: Guntur, Madras Presy., India.

Filgate, Thornly Richard, C.I.E., Member of the Legislative Council, Behar and Orissa, since 1913.

Filose, Lt. Col. Sir Michael, K.C.I.E. (1911), C.I.E. (1908), Chief Secretary, Gwalior since 1894; s. of Major Julien Filose; b. 1836; educ; London University College; passed in Civil Engineering and Architecture; made Captain when only 21 years of age by Junkarao Scindhia for distinguished services rendered to the State of Gwalior by his fore-fathers; accompanied Jiageerao Maharaja Scindhia on retreat to Agra during the Mutiny of 1857 when his troops mutinied; Director of Public Instruction, Gwalior, 1863; designed and built Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior, 1872-74; constructed many other works, and dams for supply of water to Palace gardens; constructed Jai Mahal, Moti Mahal, Law Courts, Central Jail, carried out the first revenue survey of Malwa, 1879-81; was Governor of Malwa and was awarded Rs. 2,46,000, 1882; Lt.-CoL, 1891; is a Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester; Address: Gwalior; Central India. Clubs: Alighar, Elgin, Gwalior.

Findlay, C. S., M.A., Legal Remembrancer, Central Provinces, India; educ; Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and the University College, London; joined service, 1898; Legal Remembrancer, and Secretary to Government (Legislative Department.) Central Provinces, since 1913. Address: Nagpur, C.P., India.

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