See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• MUNRO, HUGH ANDREW JOHNSTONE (1819-1885)
• MUNRO, MUNRO
• MUNRO, SIR HECTOR (1726-1805)
• SIR THOMAS MUNRO (1761-1827)

MUNRO (1761-1827)  , Anglo-See also:

• INDIAN

Indian soldier and statesman, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow on the 27th of May 1761, the son of a See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant . Educated at Glasgow University, he was at first intended to enter his See also:

• FATHER

father's business, but in 1789 he was appointed to an See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry cadetship in See also:

• MADRAS

Madras . He served with his See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment during the hard-fought See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war against Hyder See also:

• ALI

Ali (178o-83), and again in the first See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign against Tippoo (1790-92) . He was then chosen as one of four military See also:

• OFFICERS

officers to administer the Baramahal, See also:

• PART

part of the territory acquired from Tippoo, where he remained for seven years, learning the principles of See also:

• REVENUE
• REVENUE (0. Fr. revenu, from revenir, to return)

revenue survey and See also:

• ASSESSMENT, (from Lat. assessare, to sit beside, to judge)

assessment which he afterwards applied throughout the See also:

• PRESIDENCY

presidency of Madras . After the final downfall of Tippoo in 1799, he spent a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time restoring See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order in See also:

• KANARA, or CANARA

Kanara; and then for another seven years (1800-18o7) he was placed in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern districts " ceded " by the See also:

• NIZAM

nizam of See also:

• HYDERABAD, HAIDARABAD
• HYDERABAD, or HAIDARABAD

Hyderabad, where he introduced the ryotwari See also:

• SYSTEM

system of See also:

• LAND

land revenue . After a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long furlough in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, during which he gave valuable See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence uponmatters connected with the renewal of the See also:

• COMPANY

company's See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter, he returned to Madras in 1814 with See also:

• SPECIAL

special instructions to reform the judicial and See also:

• POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police systems . On the outbreak of the Pindari War in 1317, he was appointed as brigadier-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general to command the reserve See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division formed to reduce the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern territories of the See also:

• PESHWA (Persian for " leader," " guide ")

Peshwa . Of his See also:

• SIGNAL

signal services on this occasion See also:

• CANNING, CHARLES JOHN, EARL (1812-1862)
• CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827)

Canning said in the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons: " He went into the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field with not more than five or six See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred men, of whom a very small See also:

• PRO

pro-portion were Europeans . . . . Nine forts were surrendered to him or taken by See also:

• ASSAULT (from Lat. ad, to or on, and saltare, to leap)

assault on his way; and at the end of a silent and scarcely observed progress he emerged . . . leaving everything secure and tranquil behind him." In 182o he was appointed See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of Madras, where he founded the systems of revenue assessment and general See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration which substantially remain to the See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day . His See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official minutes, published by See also:

• SIR

Sir A .

See also:

• ARBUTHNOT, ALEXANDER (1538-1583)
• ARBUTHNOT, JOHN (1667-1735)

Arbuthnot, See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form a See also:

• MANUAL

manual of experience and See also:

• ADVICE (Fr. avis, from Lat. ad, to, and visum, viewed)

advice for the See also:

• MODERN

modern civilian . He died of See also:

• CHOLERA (from the Gr. Xo)du, tile, and Map, to flow)

cholera on the 6th of See also:

• JULY

July 1827, while on tour in the " ceded " districts, where his name is preserved by more than one memorial . An equestrian statue of him, by See also:

• CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT (1782-1841)

Chantrey, stands in Madras See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . See See also:

• BIOGRAPHIES

biographies by G . R . See also:

• GLEIG, GEORGE (1753-1840)

Gleig (183o), Sir A . Arbuthnot (1881) and J . See also:

• BRADSHAW, GEORGE (1801–1853)
• BRADSHAW, HENRY (1831—1886)
• BRADSHAW, HENRY (c. 1450–1513)
• BRADSHAW, JOHN (i6o2-1659)

Bradshaw (1894) .