THORNTON, Edward Parry. 7.10.1811 — London 10.12.1893. British Civil Servant in India. Son of John Thornton of Clapham and Eliza Parry. Educated at Haileybury and Charterhouse, joined Bengal C.S. in 1830. Served in Goruckpore (Gorakhpur), in 1842-45 on furlough in England. Then Magistrate and Collector in Mathura, from 1848 in Serampore.…
SWINTON, Robert Blair. 1829 — 1912. British Civil Servant in India. Son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair. Came to Indi in 1849, Judge of Madras Civil Service, in 1868 in Bangalore. Retired in 1874 and moved with his family to England. Married 1858 Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall, father of…
STRACHEY, Edward. Somerset 18.12.1774 — London 3.1.1832. British Civil Servant in India. Second son of Sir Henry Strachey, Bart. (1736–1810), and Jane Kelsall. The father had been Clive’s secretary in India. Himself served in India in diplomatic and judicial offices in Bengal and was a close friend of Elphinstone. Returned…
STOKES, Hudleston (Huddleston). Doveridge, Derbyshire 1807 — 1888?. British Civil Servant in South India. Son of Vicar Henry St. of Doveridge. Joined E.I.C.’s service 1826, worked mainly in Kurnool. From 1842 Assistant, then Collector and Magistrate in Guntur until 1852. He was actively supporting Christian mission. Publications: Nitinerivilakkam of Cumara Guru Para Timiran…
STARK(E), John/James (?). Kirkcudbright 5.5.1798 — 1859. Hon. British (Scottish) Lawyer in Sri Lanka. From 1824 lawyer in Edinburgh. Queen’s Advocate in Ceylon 1838-40, then Puisne Justice of Supreme Court in Colombo (still 1849). The first President of the Ceylon Branch of R.A.S. Married Miss Gibson, two sons. Publications: In JRAS-CB: “On…
SMITHER, James George. 1833 — Camberwell, London 1910. British (Irish) Architect in Sri Lanka. Worked as architect in London and in 1865-83 as the first Government Architect of Ceylon, then retired to England. In 1899 he finally retired from architectural practice. As architect his work included the National Museum of…
SKRINE, Clarmont Percival. London 28.2.1888 — 1974. British Civil Servant and Diplomat in India. Sir. Son of —> F. H. B. Skrine and Helen Lucy Stewart. Studies at Oxford. Joined I.C.S. in 1912, from 1915 in Indian political service. In 1916-19 British Vice-Consul in Kerman, Persia, in 1922-24 Consul-General in…
SKEMP, Frank Whittingham. Eccles, Lancashire 13.12.1880 — 1971. British Civil Servant in India. Studies at Manchester (M.A. 1904) and in preparation for I.C.S. at Cambridge 1903-04. Served in the Punjab. Married Dorothy Frazer, children. Publications: Multani Stories. Collected and translated. 81 p. Lahore 1917. Sources: Manchester graduate register upto 1908 (www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/university-of-manchester/the-victoria-university-of-manchester-register-of-graduates-up-to-july-1st-190-hci/page-34-the-victoria-university-of-manchester-register-of-graduates-up-to-july-1st-190-hci.shtml).
SINCLAIR, William Frederick. 1849? — 15.5.1900, when 51. British Civil Servant in India. Son of William Sinclair, D.L. Joined I.C.S. in 1866, arrived at Bombay 1868. Served in various administrative positions in Bombay Presidency, in the 1880s Collector in Kolaba, finally 1890-94 Senior Collector in Thana, then retired. Publications: Archaeological and…
SHUTTLEWORTH, Henry Lee Hawden. Scorforth, Lancashire 14.5.1882 — New Delhi 28.2.1960. British Civil Servant in India. The only son of George Edward Sh., a physician, and Edith Mary Hadwen. Educated in Shrewsbury, from 1901 studies at Oxford (Pembroke College), then joined I.C.S. After further studies M.A. 1910 Cambridge, then went to India.…