INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Madhava Rao.
of Palace Manager, Headmaster of the Royal School, Public Prosecutor, Ashtagrani Division; became Munsiff of Kotager, and Head Seristadar, Judicial Commissioner’s office; transferred to Revenue department where he rose to the position of Deputy Commissioner, 1898; Member, Maharaja’s Council, 1898; on deputation to Bombay to study the British system of Revenue administration, 1902; returned to Mysore and was posted as Revenue Commissioner and First Councillor; accepted the Dewanship of Travancore State, 1904; became Dewan of Mysore, 1906; some of the most important administrative measures with which his name is associated are the institution of a Legislative Council for the State, the abolition of tax on the Supari industry, and the passing of severe press laws; is a staunch social reformer; retired from Mysore service, 1909; appointed Dewan of Baroda, 1913. Address: Baroda, India.
Madho Lal, Munshi, Raja, (1910), C.S.I. (1909), Benares; belongs to a respectable Barnagre Sephai brahmin family of Nagpur; s. of Munshi Beni Lai, of Chowkhamba, Benares City; b. 1840; educ: privately, and at Queen’s College, Benares; formerly a Subordinate Judge, Sudder Court, Agra; is now a lawyer, landholder and banker; acted as Judge, Small Cause Court, Allahabad; was elected as Member of the Legislative Council, U.P., 1900. Address: ‘Chowkbhamba’, Benares City; Lahuraber Gardens, Chaitganj, Benares City, U.P., India. Clubs: United Service (Lucknow), India and New Calcutta (Calcutta), and Orient (Bombay).
Madiah, C., Rao Bahadur, Second Councillor, Mysore; s. of Appachoo; b. in Coorg, 1853; received early education in Coorg, and then joined the Central College, Bangalore; entered Mysore service as an Attache to Sir Richard Mead in the Famine of 1877-78; was Special Relief Officer; Deputy Commissioner 1890; Member of the Council of Regency, 1901; Inspector-General of Police, 1902; succeeded Mr. V. P. Madhava Rao as Second Councillor of the State. Address: Mercara, Coorg, India.
Madras, Bishop of; The Right Rev. Henry Whitehead, D.D.: b. 1853; educ: Trinity College, Oxford • gained a Fellowship; came out to India as Principal, Bishop’s College, Calcutta, 1884; became Provisional Superior of the Oxford Mission Society for the propagation of the Gospel in addition to his college work, 1890; installed as Superior, 1891; a strong supporter of the hostel system and was chiefly instrumental in opening the first hostel in connection with the Brotherhood, 1894; appointed as Bishop of Madras, 1899; carried on his work with energy and created a jest in the Native Christian population; identified himself with Indians in their struggle in the Transvaal and was President of the Madras Branch of the South African League Committee. Address: ' Bishop’s House, Madras, India.
Mahadev Pande, Rai Bahadur, (1906); retired Subadar-Major; b. 1856; educ: Benares Queen’s College; enlisted in the Army (9th Bengal Infantry) as first class Schoolmaster; became first grade Jamadar, Burma
