STACY, Lewis Robert. Oxford 11.12.1787 — Neemuch (Nimach), M.Pr. 18.7.1848. British Colonial Officer in India. Son of Rev. Henry Peter Stacy (1760–1808) and Ann Keele (1757–1799). Joined E.I.C.’s army in 1804, served in different parts of northern India. Lieutenant-Colonel of Bengal Native Infantry. Married Sophia Maria Grimes (1795–1845), three daughters.
Publications: “Note on the Discovery of a Relic of Grecian Sculpture in Upper India”, JASB 5, 1836, 567-570, 1 pl. (a Mathurā Silenus).
– Narrative of Services in Beloochistan & Afghanistan, in 1840, 1841, and 1842. 337 p. L. 1848, reprinted with new title An Officer in the First Afghan War.
Sources: Scanty notes in Internet, usually only on his book; dates and family details in ancestry.ca.
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