Colvin, Auckland, Sir, 1838-1908

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1858-1879 Indian Civil Service; 1864-1865 under-secretary in the home department of the government of India; 1866-1870 assistant settlement officer in Etawa and Allahabad districts; 1870 secretary to the board of revenue of the government of the North-Western Provinces; 1875-1878 commissioner for excise and inland customs; 1878-1879 head of the cadastral survey of Egypt; 1879 commissioner of the debt; 1880 controller-general of Egypt; 1881 KCMG; 1882-1883 financial adviser to Khedive; 1883-1887 finance member of Viceroy’s Council; 1887-1892 lieutenant-governor of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh; 1892 KCSI; 1896 chairman of the Burma Railways, the Egyptian Delta Railway, and the Khedival Mail Steamship Company.

Epithet: administrator in Egypt and India

Title: Knight

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creatorOf	FINDLAY CORRESPONDENCE. Vol. I (ff. 194). Letters from Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, including a last letter from his wife, Katherine; 1903-1917. Several of the letters contain as enclosures, letters to Cromer from Sir Eldon Gorst, Sir Reginald ..., 1903-1917	British Library
referencedIn	Grant Duff, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Sir, 1829-1906. Grant Duff Collection, 1852-1916	British Library
referencedIn	Miscellaneous papers of Roderick Henry Macleod (b 1854), 1877-1891	British Library
referencedIn	Papers and diaries of Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert (1841-1924), Legal Member of Council of Governor-General of India 1882-86; President of Governor-General's Council 1886, 1875-1913	British Library
referencedIn	Papers of Sir Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken, as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India 1883-1909, 1883-1909	British Library
referencedIn	RIPON PAPERS. Vol. CX (ff. 235). Letters from Members of the Viceroy's Council:-(1) Sir John Strachey, G.C.S.I., chiefly as Financial Member; 1880-1905. ff. 1 -51b. (2) Sir Auckland Colvin, K.C.M.G. (K.C.S.1. 1892), Financial Member; 1883-1884. ff. ..., 1880-1905	British Library
referencedIn	RIPON PAPERS. Vol. CXI (ff. 202). Correspondence with Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert, K.C.S.I. (G.C.B. 1911), chiefly as Law Member of the Viceroy's Council; 1882-1907.Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert, G C B; Clerk of the House of Commons: G.C.B. 1911...., 1882-1907	British Library
referencedIn	Vol. II, M-Z, followed (Vol. II, ff. 179-207b) by some correspondence relating to special cases; 1872-1879.British Museum: Applications, etc., for Reading Room tickets: 1872-1879.: Partly printed.includes:f. 1 Sir William MacCormac, Baronet; surgeon:..., 1872-1879	British Library

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associatedWith	Colvin, Bazett David, 1805-1871, Justice of the Peace
associatedWith	Colvin, Bazett Wetenhall, 1831-1909, civil servant in India
associatedWith	Colvin, Clement Sneyd, 1844-1901, civil servant
associatedWith	Colvin, Elliot Graham, Sir, 1861-1940, Knight, colonial administrator
associatedWith	Colvin, John Russell, 1807-1857, administrator in India

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	Kasia, United Provinces
	India, Asia
	Pondicherry, India
	Madras, India
	Mysore State, India
	Russia, Europe, Asia
	Salem, Madras
	Travancore State, India
	India, Asia
	Egypt, Africa