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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Best, James Williams.

of the Peace, 1863; acted in various places in the mofussil and was appointed Offg. Judge. High Court, Madras, 1890; Reverted as District and Sessions Judge. Again appointed Offg. Judge, Madras High Court, 1892; confirmed a few months after and retired 1895; joined Mysore Service as Chief Judge of the Chief Court, Mysore, 1896; Retired, 1902; Fellow, Madras University, 1894; and member, Faculty of Law, 1894; Is a Member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Address: c/o India Office, London.

Bevan, Edwyn: Author; Is a familiar figure at Indian gatherings in London, and has known a large number of Indian students in London as well as at Oxford : Publications: House of Seleucus : Jerusalem under the High Priests; Stoics and Sceptics, Indian Nationalism.

Beville, General George Francis, F.B. 1893; U.S. List (1899) India Staff Corps; b. 1837; s. of late Henry Edward Beville, 5th Dragoon Guards, of Calcot Park, Berks; m. Eva, d. of late Captain Edward Grove and Olivia Halliday Parry-Brooke of Kempshott Park, Hants, 1873: Educ. Leamington College: Entered Bombay Army, 1855; elected Indian Staff Corps, 1861; Captain, 1867; Major, 1868; became General, 1897; served during Indian Mutiny, 1857-59 (medal with clasp); Abyssinian Campaign, as Brigade Major, 1868; (despatches twice, medal, Brevet Major); Afghan War, 1880-81, as Deputy-Judge-Advocate and Provost-Marshal (despatches, medal with clasp); District Commander, 1889-94. Decorated for field services, and awarded a service pension for distinguished and meritorious service. Recreations: hunting, shooting, bicycling, golfing. Address: 41 , Ashley Gardens, S.W. Royal Bombay Yacht.

Beynon, Lt. Col. William George Lawrence, D.S.O., 3rd Gurkha Rifle Regt., India; b. 1866; s. of Gen. W. Howell Benon, and Charlotte, d. of Lt.-Gen. Sir G. St. Patrick Lawrence, K.C.S.I., C.B.; m. Edith Norah, :y.d. of George Petrie, of 1, De Vere Gardens, 1898; Educ.: Marlborough Coll., and Sandhurst R.M.C.; Joined 2nd Batt. Royal Sussex Regt.; 2nd Lieut. 1887; joined Indian Staff Corps, Lieut. 1889; became Major, 1905; served in the Black Mountain Expedition, 1888 (medal and clasp); Chitral Expedition; staff officer to Col. Kelly (despatches, medal and clasp, D.S.O.); Samana, 1897; Punjab Frontier, 1197 (2 clasps); Tirah, 1897-98 (clasp, Brevet Majority, despatches); Somaliland Expedition, 1901 (despatches, Brevet of Lieut.-Col. on attaining substantive majority, medal and clasp); Tibet, 1904 (despatches, medal and clasp, Brevet Lieut.-Col.) Publication: With Kelly to Chitral. Address: H.S. King and Co., 9 Pall Mall, S.W. Club: Army and Navy.

Bhabha, Hormasji Jehangir, Bombay; Born, 1852; Educated at Bombay; B.A., 1868; M.A., 1870; Joined Mysore Service as Vice-Principal, Central College, 1876; Principal, Maharajah's College, Mysore, 1884; Secretary to Government, Educational Department, 1890; Inspector-General of Education, Mysore, 1895; Fellow of the Bombay and Madras Universities. 1904;

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