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”’Sir Brian Egerton”’ [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (1857–12 June 1940) was a British policeman and soldier in [[British India]] and the tutor of Indian princes. |
”’Sir Brian Egerton”’ [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (1857–12 June 1940) was a British policeman and soldier in [[British India]] and the tutor of Indian princes. |
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Born in 1857, Egerton was a son of Major General C. R. Egerton. He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and entered the Punjab Police in 1879. In 1880 he saw action in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], receiving the campaign medal.<ref name=WW/> |
Born in 1857, Egerton was a son of Major General C. R. Egerton. He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and entered the Punjab Police in 1879. In 1880 he saw action in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], receiving the campaign medal.<ref name=WW/> |
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In the 1890s, Egerton was the tutor of [[Ganga Singh]], a boy who was already [[Maharajah]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]]. At the beginning of 1899, on the recommendation of [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin]], the [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]], he was appointed for two years as tutor to [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|Osman Ali Khan]], the future [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. |
In the 1890s, Egerton was the tutor of [[Ganga Singh]], a boy who was already [[Maharajah]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]]. At the beginning of 1899, on the recommendation of [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin]], the [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]], he was appointed for two years as tutor to [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|Osman Ali Khan]], the future [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. |
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British policeman soldier and tutor in India
Sir Brian Egerton KCIE (1857–12 June 1940) was a British policeman and soldier in British India and the tutor of Indian princes.
Born in 1857, Egerton was a son of Major General C. R. Egerton. He was educated at Cheltenham College and entered the Punjab Police in 1879. In 1880 he saw action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, receiving the campaign medal.[1]
In the 1890s, Egerton was the tutor of Ganga Singh, a boy who was already Maharajah of Bikaner. At the beginning of 1899, on the recommendation of Lord Elgin, the Viceroy of India, he was appointed for two years as tutor to Osman Ali Khan, the future Nizam of Hyderabad.
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He was knighted in 1914 by appointment as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.[1]
Egerton retired to Winkton House, near Christchurch, England, and died in 1940.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c “Egerton, Sir Brian”, Who’s Who, online edition by Oxford University Press, published online 1 December 2007, (subscription required)
- ^ Santosh Jaganath, The History of Nizam’s Railways System (Laxmi Books, 2013, ISBN 9781312496477), page 44, archived
