INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.
Amir Ali
born, 1866; educated at the Lahore Government-College: served as Professor of that College, then became Extra-Assistant Commissioner and passing through various grades of the service was made Judge of the Court of Small Causes, 1909; title conferred, 1911; Life Member of the Punjab Public Library and Punjab Association and Fellow of the Punjab University. Publications: “Geography of the Punjab”, “General Principles of Taxation”, translation of Fawcett's “Political Economy” into Urdu and some treatises and pamphlets on morals and religion. Address: Lahore.
Ampthill, 2nd B. (Cr. 1S92). Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, born at Rome, February 19, 1869; succeeded, 1884; son of the first Baron, better known as Lord Odo Russell, the famous Ambassador; educated at Eton, and New College, Oxford; rowed in the Oxford University Eight, 1889-91; President of the Oxford Union Society, 1891; won silver goblets at Henley Regatta with Guy Nickalls, 1890-91; Assistant Private Secretary to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Colonies, 1895; Private Secretary, 1897; Governor of Madras, from 13th December, 1900 to 29th March, 1906; Acting Viceroy and Governor-General from 30th April to 13th December, 1904; G.C.S.I., 2nd September, 1904; G.C.I.E., 28th December, 1900; British Delegate at the International Conference on the Sugar Bounties, 1898; late District Grand Master of Madras Freemasons; Provincial Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England, 1908; President, London Rowing Club. Since retirement has taken an active and conspicuous part in the agitation against the ill-treatment of British Indians resident in South Africa: Heir: John Hugo Russell. Address: Milton Ernest Hall, Bedford: Brooks's Club.
Ananda Rao, Tanjore, C.I.E. Retired Dewan of Mysore State. Born 15th May, 1852; eldest son of the late Raja Sir T. Madhava Rao, the well-known Dewan of Travancore and Baroda; educated at Presidency College, Madras, and Maharajah’s College, Trevandrum, Travancore State; had a brilliant, scholastic career, matriculating in 1st class, 1867; F.A. 1st class,1869; B.A. (Madras) 1871, 1st class in History, Logic and Psychology; first employed in Madras, Board of Revenue; Tutor to the sons of the late Maharaja Tukaji Rao Holkar; joined as an Attache, Mysore Commission. 14th November 1873; Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore, 7th July 1876; in charge of Palace, 1st December 1879; settled Palace accounts January 1883; served as Assistant Commissioner, Hassan and Kadu, 1883; Ag. Deputy Commissioner in Hassan and Mysore, 1st April 1886 and 19th November 1889, when he became Chief Secretary to the Dewan of Mysore; on leave from 19th March 1874 to 25th January 1897, when he was appointed Director of Agricultural and other Statistics in Mysore; Mysore Census Superintendent, 14th March 1904; his Report on Mysore Census has been described to be a delignt to those “who, not satisfied with dry-statistical details, wish to wander in the by-paths of Ethnology.” Revenue Commissioner, Mysore State, 14th March 1904; 1st Member of Council, Mysore State, 30th March 1906; Dewan of Mysore, 1st April 1909; retired, 1912; C.I.E. 1910. Recreation: Walking. Address: High-Ground, Bangalore.
