Indian subjects : his autobiography, The Story of my Life, was published by his daughter after his death.
TAYLOR, REYNELL GEORGE (1822–1886)
Son of Thomas William Taylor, Lieutenant-Governor of Sandhurst : born Jan. 25, 1822 : educated privately and at Sandhurst : entered the Indian cavalry in 1840 : was in the Gwalior campaign, 1843, at Punniar : Adjutant of the Body Guard : at Mudki in the first Sikh war. 1845 : Assistant to the Superintendent at Ajmir : in 1847 was under Sir H, Lawrence at Lahore, and in charge of Peshawar and Sikh troops : occupied Bannu in 1847–8 with a Sikh force : in 1848 was at the siege of Multan, besieged Lukkee and took it, Jan. 11, 1849 : promoted Captain and Major : in charge of Dera Ismail Khan : commanded the Guide Corps in 1855 : in charge of Kangra in the mutiny : Commissioner of the Derajat, 1859 : in the Waziri expedition, 1860 : Commissioner of Peshawar, 1862 : in political charge in the Umbeyla campaign, 1863 : C.B. : Commissioner of Umbala, 1865 : of Umritsar, 1870 : C.S.I., 1866 : retired, 1877, as Maj-General : General, 1880 : died Feb. 28, 1886. He was called the "Bayard of the Pan jab," and greatly beloved by the natives, who regarded him as their "good angel" : established a Mission of the Church Missionary Society at Dera Ismail Khan, and was deeply religious throughout his career : he wrote papers on military and political subjects.
TAYLOR, SIR WILLIAM (1843_ )
Born April 5, 1843 : educated at Glasgow University : entered Army Medical Department, 1864 : served in Canada, 1865–9; in India, 1870–80, and 1892–3 : Jowaki expedition, Burma campaign. 1886–7 : Attache to the Japanese Army in China- Japan war: P.M.O. in Ashanti expedition and Khartoum expedition, at Omdurman : P.M.O. of the Forces in India, 1898–1901 : Director-General, Army Medical Service, since 1901 : C.B., 1898 : K.C.B., 1902.
TEIGNMOUTH, JOHN SHORE, FIRST BARON (1751–1834)
I.C.S. : Governor-General : born Oct. 8, 1751 : son of Thomas Shore : educated at Harrow : reached Calcutta in 1769 as a writer in the E. I. Co.'s Civil Service : became Member of the Revenue Council, Calcutta, 1775–80 : Member of the Committee of Revenue : Revenue Commissioner in Dacca and Bihar : Member of the Supreme Council, 1787–9 : wrote copiously on Bengal revenue affairs, in favour of a zamindari system, but opposed to the permanency of the revenue settlement, which Cornwallis introduced : assisted Cornwallis in many reforms : returned to England, 1790 : created Baronet, 1792 : Governor-General of India, Oct. 28, 1793, to March 12, 1798 : adopted a policy of non-interference, as ordered from England : but deposed Wazir Ali (q.v.) and substituted Saadat Ali, as Nawab of Oudh : met a mutiny of the officers of the Indian Army, 1795–6, with concessions : President of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1794 : F.S.A. : made Baron Teignmouth, 1798 : appointed Member of the Board of Control, 1807–28, and Privy Councillor : gave evidence before Parliamentary Committees on Indian affairs : joined "the Clapham Sect" : was President of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1804–34 : died Feb. 14, 1834 : wrote in Asiatic Researches, the Christian Observer : published Memoirs, etc. of Sir William Jones, 1804 : and edited his works.
TEJPAL, GOKULDAS (1822–1867)
His father began life at an early age as a hawker in Bombay, with his brother, who was 5 years older, and amassed a small fortune, which he left to Gokuldas at his death in 1833. His uncle, too, left him his fortune. He prospered as a merchant in Bombay. He was chiefly known for his charities, which included a Hospital named after him. At his death he left large sums of money in charity for various institutions, including a boarding school and several other schools. He died in 1867.
TELANG, KASHINATH TRIMBACK (1860–1893)
Born Aug. 30, 1850 : a Sarasvat Gond Brahman of good family in Thana, in the Bombay Presidency : son of Bapu Telang : adopted by his father's elder brother: educated at the Elphinstone High School : Fellow of the Elphinstone College under
