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<noinclude><pagequality level="3" user="GreyHead" /><div class="pagetext">{{center|INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.}}
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</noinclude>INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 11)15.
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</noinclude><section begin="Ravenscroft, Edward W."/>in Bombay and arrived in India, 1851; served as Assistant Collector and Magistrate; Inspector-in-Chief under the Bombay Cotton Frauds Act, 1864; President, Corporation, of Bombay, 1864; Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay (Revenue, etc. Dept), 1877; Collector of Bombay and Superintendent of Stamps and Stationery, 1868; Member, Legislative Council, Bombay, 1871-73; Collector of Salt Revenue, 1871; on special duty as Member of the Baroda Commission for investigating into the charges against the Gaekwar; Member of Council of the Governor-General, India, 1879; retired, 1884. ''Address'': c/o India Office, London.
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<section begin="Ravenshaw, Lt.-Col. Charles Withers"/>'''Ravenshaw, Lt.-Col. Charles Withers''', Indian Army (retired); joined service, 1872; Assistant Cantonment Magistrate in vairous places till 1875; special Political Agent, 1877; on special duty in connection with the boundary dispute, 1879-80; served in Afghan War (Medal); transferred to Police Department and posted as Superintendent, Rajputana Railway Police, 1880; Assistant Commissioner, Merwara, 1886; 1st Assistant Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1887; Cantonment Magistrate, and Judge, Court of Small Causes, Secunderabad, 1890; Assistant to Resident in Mysore. 1891; Resident in Gwalior and Mewar, 1895 and 1897 respectively; became Lt.-Col, 1898; Commissioner, Ajmir-Merwara, 1899; Resident at Baroda, 1899; at Nepal, 1902. ''Address'': Messrs. Grindlav & Co., 54, Parliament Street, S.W.
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in Bombay and arrived in
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<section begin="Rawin, Chief of; Kidar Singh Thakur"/>'''Rawin, Chief of; Kidar Singh Thakur''', succeeded to estate, 1905; claims the same descent as the family of Jubbal; enjoys full powers but sentence of death requires confimation by Superintendant, Simla Hill States; area of tbe State, 7 sq. miles; population, 900; revenue, Rs. 35,0OO. ''Address'': Rawin, Simla Hill States, Punjab.
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India, 1851 ; served as Assistant
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<section end="Rawin, Chief of; Kidar Singh Thakur"/>
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Collector and Magistrate ;
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<section begin="Rawling, Cecil Godfrey"/>[[w:Cecil Rawling|'''Rawling, Cecil Godfrey''']], C.I.E. (1909); F.R.G.S., Captain of Somerset Light Infantry; ''b''. 1870 ''s''. of late S. B. Rawling of Beaumont; ''educ'': Clifton College; Joined service in the army, 1891 became Captain, 1901; served N.-W. Frontier, India, won medal with clasp 1897-98; Tibet Mission (medal with clasp), 1904; explored and surveyed 40,000 sq. miles of Western Tibet, 1903; Commanded the Gartok expedition across Tibet, 1904-5; awarded the Murchison Bequest by the Royal Geographical Society, 1909; Chief Survey Officer, British Expedition to Dutch New Guinea, 1913. ''Publication'': [[The Great Plateau]]; [[The Land of the New Guinea Pygmies]]. ''Address'': 16, Montagu Street, Potman Square, W. ''Clubs'': Army and Navy.
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<section end="Rawling, Cecil Godfrey"/>
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Inspector-in-Chief under the
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<section begin="Rawlins, Thomas William"/>'''Rawlins, Thomas William''', I.C.S., (retired); ''educ'': Clare College; passed the I.C.S. examination, 1860; joined service and arrived in India, 1863; posted to N.W.P. where he served as Assistant Magistrate and Collector, etc.; became Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Allahabad, 1872; transferred to Government of India service (Financial branch), 1877; Accountant-General and Deputy Commissioner of Paper Currency, Punjab, 1880; Accountant-General, Madras, 1888; retired, 1896. ''Address'': c/o India Office, London.<section end="Rawlins, Thomas William"/><noinclude>{{left|354}}</div></noinclude>
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Bombay Cotton Frauds Act, 18G4;
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President, Corporation, of Bom-
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bay, 1864 ; Chief Secretary to
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Government of Bombay (Revenue,
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etc. Dept), 1877 ; Collector of Bom-
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bay and Superintendent of Stamps
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and Stationery, 1868 ; jMember,
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Legislative Council, Bombay, 1871-
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73 ; Collector of Salt Revenue,
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1871 ; on special duty as Member
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of the Baroda Commission for
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investigating into the charges
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against the Gaekwar ; Member of
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Council of the Governor-General,
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India, 1879 ; retired, 1884.
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Address : c/o India Office, London.
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Ravenshaw, Lt.-Col. Charles
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Withers, Indian Army (retired) ;
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joined service, 1872 ; Assistant
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Cantonment Magistrate in vaiious
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places till 1875 ; special Political
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Agent, 1877 ; on special duty in
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connection with the boundary
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dispute, 1879-80 ; served in Afghan
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War (Modal) ; transferred to Police
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Department and posted as
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Superintendent, Rajputana Rail-
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way Police, 1880 ; Assistant
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Commissioner, INIerwara, 1886 ;
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1st Assistant Political Resident.
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Persian Gulf, 1887 ; Cantonment
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Magistrate, and Judge, Court of
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Small Causes, Secunderabad, 1890;
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Assistant to Resident in Mysore.
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1891 ; Resident in Gwalior and
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Mewar, 1895 and 1897 respectively;
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became Lt.-Col, 1898 ; Commis-
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sioner, Ajmir-Merwara, 1899 ;
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Resident at Baroda, 1899 ; at
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Nepal, 1902. Address : ^Messrs.
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Grindlav & Co.. 54, Parliament
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Street, S. W.
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Rawin, Chief of ; Kidar Singh
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Thakur, succeeded to estate, 1905;
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claims the same descent as the
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��family of Jubbal ; enjoys full
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powers but sentence of death
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requires confimation by Superin-
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tendant, Simla Hill States; area
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of tbe State, 7 sq. miles ; popula-
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tion, 900; revenue, Rs. 35, COO.
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Address: Rawin, Simla Hill
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States, Punjab.
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Rawling. Cecil Godfrey, CLE.
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(1909) ; F.R.G.S., Captain of
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Somerset Light Infantry; b. 1870
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s. of late S. B. Rawling of Beau
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mont ; educ : Clifton College
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Joined service in the army, 1891
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became Captain, 1901; served
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N.-W. Frontier, India, won medal
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with clasp 1897-98 ; Tibet Mission
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(medal with clasp), 1904; explored
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and surveyed 40,000 sq. miles
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of Western Tibet, 1903 ; Com-
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manded the Gartok expedition
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across Tibet, 1904-5 ; awarded
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the Murchison Bequest by the
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Royal Geographical Society, 1909 ;
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Chief Survey Officer, British
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Expedition to Dutch New Guinea,
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1913. Publication: The Great
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Plateau ; The Land of the New
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Guinea Pygmies. Address : 16,
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Montagu street, Potman Squai-e,
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W. Gbibs : Army and Navy.
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Rawlins, Thomas William, I.C.S.,
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(retired) ; educ : Clare College ;
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passed the I.C.S. examination,
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1860 ; joined service and arrived
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in India, 1863 ; posted to N. W.
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P. where he served as Assistant
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Magistrate and Collector, etc. ;
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became Judge of the Court of
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Small Causes, Allahabad, 1872 ;
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transferred to Government of
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India service (Financial branch),
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1877 ; Accountant-General and
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Deputy Commissioner of Paper
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Currency, Punjab, 1880 ; Accoun-
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tant-General, Madras, 1888 ; re-
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tired, 1896. Address : c/o India
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Office, London.
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