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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

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College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; joined the I.C.S., 1865; Assistant Collector and Magistrate, Bombay, 1865-78; served in the Postal Department, 1878-80; Junior Collector, Magistrate and Political Agent, Kolaba, 1885; Senior Collector of Revenue, Bombay, 1888; Acting Commissioner of Customs, l889; Commissioner, 1891; Member, Bombay Legislative Council, 1896-99; British Delegate for Portuguese Treaty, 1889; Member, Imperial Legislative Council, 1899-1900; retired, 1900. Address: 6, Connaught Square, Hyde Park, W.

Spencer, Charles Gardon, Judge, High Court, Madras, educ: at Keble College, Oxford; joined service. 1890; rose to the position of Collector and Magistrate, 1904; District and Sessions Judge, 1905; Judge, Madras High Court, 1913. Address: High Court, Madras. Club: Madras.

Spencer, Hugh. C.I.E. (1909), Deputy Commissioner, U.P.; s. of late Charles I. Spencer; b. 1867; educ: at Bristol Grammar School, and Magdalene College, Oxford; joined the I.C.S., 1886; Joint Magistrate, United Provinces, 1893; Deputy Commissioner, 1900; Magistrate and Collector, 1903; Deputy Commissioner, 1903. Address: Bahraich. U.P.

Spencer, Surgeon-General Sir Lionel Dixon, K.C.B., (1909); M.D. (St. Andrews) M.R.C.S., (Eng.) L.S.A. (London); s. of William Spencer; educ: at Newcastle and St. Andrew’s University; entered Indian Medical Service, 1865; served in Waziristan Expedition, as P.M.G., 1894-95; Principal Medical Officer, Punjab Command; Surgeon-General, 1898; Surg.-General of Dispensaries and Vaccination in Rajputana; Civil and Military Administrative Medical Officer, 1881-91; Principal Medical Officer, Calcutta, 1892-93; in charge of Punjab Frontier Force, 1893-98; Offg. Director-General of Indian Medical Service, 1901; retd., 1902; Honorary Surgeon to King-Emperor Edward VII, 1906; to King-Emperor George V, 1910; m. Elizabeth Lamond d. of Alexander Harvey, 1872. Address; 54, Victoria Street,, S.W. Club: East India United Service.

Spring, Hon’ble Sir Francis Joseph Edward, K.C.I.E., 1911; C.I.E. 1894; Chairman and Chief Engineer. Port Trust, Madras; Member, Madras Legislative Council, since 1913; s. of Rev. E. Spring of Cork, Ireland; b. 1849; educ: Middleton School, Cork, and Trinity College, Dublin; joined service, 1870; has been connected with the working of Indian Railways for 45 years; Major, South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles; Director, Railway Construction; Deputy Secretary to Government of India; Under Secretary, Government of Bengal; Engineer-in-Chief, Krishna Bridge; Engineer-in-Chief, and Manager of the late East Coast Railway; Fellow, Madras and Calcutta Universities; Secretary, Government of Madras (P.W. Branch) for seven years; also Senior Government Inspector for Railways, Madras; retired, as Chief Engineer, 1904; became Chairman and Chief Engineer, Madras Port Trust; maker of Madras Harbour of to-

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