Goldsmid, F. J. (Frederic John), 1818-1908
Variant names1839 ensign, East India Company army, 37th Madras native infantry; 1840 lieutenant; 1851 captain; 1856 brevet major; 1863 brevet lieutenant-colonel; 1864 major; 1865 lieutenant-colonel; 1865-1870 director-general, Indo European Telegraph; 1870 colonel; 1875 major-general on retirement; 1880 controller of the crown lands, Daira Sanieh, Egypt; 1883 administrateur délégué de l'association internationale, the Congo; 1885-1887 secretary, Royal Asiatic Society; 1890-1805 vice-president, Royal Asiatic Society.
Honours: 1866 GB, 1871 KCSI.
Epithet: army officer and writer
Title: Knight
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001244.0x000099
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| creatorOf | Sir Frederic John Goldsmid papers., 1839-1864 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Sir George Russell Clerk papers., 1838-1896 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Papers of Maj-Gen Sir Frederic Goldsmid, Madras Army 1839-75, including material relating to his work on the Perso-Baluch and Perso-Afghanistan boundaries, 1836-1899 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly, Indian Political Department 1851-75, 1842-1883 | British Library |
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Birth 1818-05-19
Death 1908-01-12
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