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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

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Service; Royal and Ancient Golf, St Andrews.

Grant, Lieut-Col. Edward Long, R.A. 1887; b. 1823; s. of late Edward Grant; m. 1859, Helena Beatrice, d, of late Maj.-Gen. Sir. J. M. Moftin; educ: at Addiscombe; entered Madras Army, 1841: served Burmah, 1852-53 (wounded, medal); Indian mutiny, 1857. Address: Forestdale, Wellington, Madras, India.

Grant, Colonel Hugh Gough, C.B. (1900); Indian Army (retired); .s. of late Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, G.C.M.G.; b. 1845; m. Isabel, d. of Eneas Mackintosh of Balnespick, Inverness-shire, 1885; educ: Eton; R.M.S. Sandhurst; served with Seaforth Highlanders, 1863-95; thanked by Government for special services during Madras Famine, 1877-1878; Brigade Major, 1879-80; served in Black Mountain Expedition, 1891 (medal); was Assistant Adjutant General, Punjab Command, 1895-97; in command of 72nd Regiment, 1900-1902; Address: Linton, Aberdeenshire, Club: United Service.

Gray, Evelyn, I.C.S., Senior Collector of Bombay; educ: Cheltanham College; joined the I.C.S. and arrived in Bombay as Assistant Collector, 1878; on Special Committee for the revision of the Tariff values of articles liable to duty, 1903; Senior Collector, since 1904. Address: Bombay, India.

Greany, John Phillip, M.D., LM.S. Surgeon-General; b. 1851; educ; Queen’s College, Pork, Ireland; M.D. 1874; joined Service, 1876 as Civil Surgeon and Supdtt of Jail at Kaladgi; appointed to present post, 1902. Address: Bombay, India.

Greenstreet, Reginald Hawkins, C.I.E. (1899), Superintendent of Police, Burma; b. 1858; s of H. J. Greenstreet; m. 1898, Kathlein Mildred Seymour, d. of Sir Aarey Knyvett, K.C.B.; educ: King’s College School; joined Punjab Police as Assitant Superintendent, 1883; transferred to Burma as District Superintendent of Police, 1887; earned the Burmese medal and 2 clasps; served as District Magistrate and Political Officer; Commanded Military Police in the Arrakan Hill Tracts, 1891-97; returned to Police duty, 1898; Officiating Private Secretary to Lieut.-Governor, 1900-1901; retired, 1906. Address: The Woodlands, Burgh, field Common, near Mortimer, Breaks.

Greer, Richard Townsend, C.S.I. 1904; b. 1854; s. of Rev. Geo. S. Greer, Kirkcubbin, Down; m. Alice Mary Sugh, e.d. of Sir Griffith Sugh Evans, 1901; entered I.M.S. 1877; Asst. Sec. to Chief Commissioner of Assam, 1883; Com missioner, Chittagong, 1893; Inspector-Gen. of Police, Bengal, 1899; Chairman. Calcutta Corporation, 1901; Member, Legislative Council, Bengal, 1901; Commissioner of Orissa, and Patna, 1906 and 1907 respectively; Member, Board of Revenue, Bengal, 1908. Address: Bankipur, Bengal, India.

Greig, Major Edward David Wilson, M.D., D.Sc, I.M.C., C.I.E. (1914), Assistant Director, Central Research Institute, Kasauli Address: Kasauli, India.

Grey, Col. Leopold John Herbert, C.S.I. (1877), I.A. (retired); b., 1840; s. of L. J. H. Grey; educ; at

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