William Blunt
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William Blunt was a British civil servant in India
.
Like all civil servants until the introduction of Competitive examinations in the 1850s, Blunt had studied at Haileybury
in Hertfordshire
in 1846 with Highly Distinguished distinction and stood at 7th position with 2nd class among students of Bengal
.
In 1797 he was appointed as Senior Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium.
In 1820 William Blunt became the Commissioner in Cuttack and the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals. In 1829, George Stockwell succeeded Blunt as the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals.
He married Eliza Jane(daughter of Lieut. Colonel Goddard Richards) at Midnapore
on 23 December 1821.
He was Special Commissioner to David Scott
(Agent to the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier) during the Burmese War
of May 1828.
From 11 November 1830 to 20 March 1835 he was Member of the council of the Governor General,.
On 20 March 1835 he was posted as Governor of the Presidency of Agra
where he served for over eight months till 1 December 1835.
During December 1835 to April 1836(at least) he was a Judge of the Courts of Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat
and Ṣadr Nizāmat ʿAdālat at the Bengal Presidency
.
In 1841 he was Officiating Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium and Marine Board at Loudon buildings in Calcutta (Now Kolkata).
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Like all civil servants until the introduction of Competitive examinations in the 1850s, Blunt had studied at Haileybury
East India Company College
The East India College was a college in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in February 1806 as the training establishment for the British East India Company . At that time, the BEIC provided general and vocational education for young gentlemen of sixteen to eighteen years old,...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
in 1846 with Highly Distinguished distinction and stood at 7th position with 2nd class among students of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
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In 1797 he was appointed as Senior Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium.
In 1820 William Blunt became the Commissioner in Cuttack and the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals. In 1829, George Stockwell succeeded Blunt as the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals.
He married Eliza Jane(daughter of Lieut. Colonel Goddard Richards) at Midnapore
Midnapore
Midnapore is the district headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. It is situated on the banks of the Kangsabati River . This area had taken a pioneering role in India's freedom struggle...
on 23 December 1821.
He was Special Commissioner to David Scott
David Scott
David Randolph Scott is an American engineer, test pilot, retired U.S. Air Force officer, and former NASA astronaut and engineer, who was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963...
(Agent to the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier) during the Burmese War
Burmese War
There have been three Burmese Wars or Anglo-Burmese Wars:* First Anglo-Burmese War * Second Anglo-Burmese War * Third Anglo-Burmese War -War with Britain and the fall of Burma:...
of May 1828.
From 11 November 1830 to 20 March 1835 he was Member of the council of the Governor General,.
On 20 March 1835 he was posted as Governor of the Presidency of Agra
Presidency of Agra
Agra Presidency was one of the six Northwestern Provinces of British India , lying nearly in their centre; area, 9,479 sq. m.; pop...
where he served for over eight months till 1 December 1835.
During December 1835 to April 1836(at least) he was a Judge of the Courts of Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat
Sadr Diwani Adalat
Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat was a high court of civil and revenue jurisdiction in Mughal and British India. It was instituted by Warren Hastings, the British governor-general, in 1772...
and Ṣadr Nizāmat ʿAdālat at the Bengal Presidency
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency originally comprising east and west Bengal, was a colonial region of the British Empire in South-Asia and beyond it. It comprised areas which are now within Bangladesh, and the present day Indian States of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Orissa and Tripura.Penang and...
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In 1841 he was Officiating Member of Board of Customs, Salt and Opium and Marine Board at Loudon buildings in Calcutta (Now Kolkata).