Col. Sir Elliot Graham COLVIN K.C.S.I. 2
- Born: 18 Jul 1861, Bengal, India
- Marriage (1): Ethel Augusta Colvin BAYLEY on 6 Dec 1888 in Calcutta, Bengal, India 1
- Died: 2 Aug 1940, Gangbridge House, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants., England aged 79 3
General Notes:
Obituary in The Times 3 August 1940, pg.6
1881 Census: with his mother and sisters in Ham & Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England. Probationner for Indian Civil Service, Undergraduate of Cambridge Unit.
Indian Army Quarterly List for 1 January 1912:
Surname: Colvin
Given Name: Elliot Graham (Sir)
Birth Date: --
FIRST COMM: 1 Oct 1905
DATE RANK: --
RANK: --
COMPANY: Rajputana
REMARKS: Agent to the Governor-General & Chief Commissioner of Ajmer-MerwaraPage #: 604
Surname: Colvin
Given Name: Elliot Graham (Sir)
DATE ASGND: 1 Jan 1906
Birth Date: --
RANK: Honorary Colonel
UNIT: Bombay, Baroda & Centrarl India Railway Volunteer Rifles
REMARKS: (Agent to Govr.-Genl., Rajputana)Page #: 591
Database: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900:
Name:Elliot Graham. Colvin
College:KING'S
Entered:Michs. 1880
Born:July 18, 1861
More Information: Adm. at KING'S, Oct. 9, 1880. S. of Bazett Wetenhall, of Lexden, Essex. B. July 18, 1861. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1880. Football (assoc.) 'blue,' 1881, 1882. Entered the I.C.S., 1882. Assistant Magistrate, Alipore; political assistant private Secretary to the Lieut.-Governor of Bengal, 1887; first assistant, Mysore, 1888; at Baluchistan, 1889. Settlement Officer, North Behar, 1891-5. Magistrate and Collector in Bengal, 1895. Settlement Commissioner, Alwar and Bharatpur, 1896. Political agent in Eastern Rajputana States, 1897. Revenue and Judicial Commissioner, Baluchistan, 1897-1901. Superintended Thagi and Dahaiti operations, 1902. Resident in Kashmir, 1902-5. Agent to the Governor-General of Rajputana and Chief Commissioner, Ajmer Merwara, 1905-17. K.G. of St John of Jerusalem. C.S.I., 1906. K.S.C.I., 1911. British delegate on Bulgarian Reparation Commission, 1921-4; on the Inter-Allied Commission for Reparation of damages suffered in Turkey, at Paris, 1926-30. Of Gangbridge, St Mary Bourne, Andover. (Burke, P. and B.; Knightage; Who's Who, 1939.)
Source Information: Venn, J. A., comp. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.
King's College, Cambridge
Bengal Civil Service 1883
Baluchistan 1889-90, 1897-1901
Bihar 1891-6
Kashmir 1903-5
Rajputana 1905-18
British rep on Bulgarian Inter-Allied Commission 1921-4
Knight of Grace of the Order of St John
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1911)
Noted events in his life were:
1. Occupation: Civil Servant (India).
Elliot married Ethel Augusta Colvin BAYLEY, daughter of Sir Steuart Colvin BAYLEY G.C.S.I. and Anna FARQUHARSON, on 6 Dec 1888 in Calcutta, Bengal, India.1 (Ethel Augusta Colvin BAYLEY was born on 9 May 1867 in Calcutta, Bengal, India, died on 26 May 1944 in Gangbridge House, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants., England 4 and was buried on 27 May 1944 in St Mary Bourne, Hants., England.)
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