Colvin, J. R. (John Russell), 1807-1857
Variant names1825 writer in Bengal; 1826 assistant in the sadr court in Calcutta; 1827 second assistant to the resident at Hyderabad; 1831 assistant secretary to the judicial and revenue departments in Calcutta; 1835 secretary of the sadr board of revenue, Lower Provinces; 1836-1841 private secretary of the governor-general, Lord Auckland; 1845 resident at the court of Nepal; 1846 commissioner of the eastern Tenasserim provinces; 1849 sadr court; 1853-1857 lieutenant-governor of the North-Western Provinces.
Epithet: administrator in India
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x000126
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Norman Chevers papers., 1857-1859 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Sir William Hay Macnaghten papers., 1839-1841 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Brian Houghton Hodgson papers., 1820-1858 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Diaries of John Russell Colvin, Bengal Civil Service 1826-27; also a few papers and a memoir of Sir Elliot Colvin, Indian Civil Service 1883-1918, 1837-1920 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Papers of John Russell Colvin (1807-57), 1825-1857 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Brig-Gen James Neill (1810-57), 1842-1857 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Sir George Russell Clerk papers., 1838-1896 | British Library |
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| associatedWith | Colvin, Auckland, Sir, 1838-1908, Knight, administrator in Egypt and India | person |
| associatedWith | Colvin, Bazett David, 1805-1871, Justice of the Peace | person |
| associatedWith | Colvin, Bazett Wetenhall, 1831-1909, civil servant in India | person |
| associatedWith | Colvin, Clement Sneyd, 1844-1901, civil servant | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Afghanistan, Asia | |||
| Bushire, Iran | |||
| Iran, Asia | |||
| North-Western Provinces, India | |||
| Cawnpore, India | |||
| Lucknow, India | |||
| Nepal, Asia | |||
| Turkey, Asia minor | |||
| Tibet, Asia | |||
| Himalaya Mountains, Tibet | |||
| Rajputana, India | |||
| Delhi, India | |||
| Agra, India | |||
| Iran, Asia | |||
| Ava, Burma | |||
| Baluchistan, Pakistan | |||
| Zhob, Baluchistan | |||
| Afghanistan, Asia | |||
| Gaya, Bihar | |||
| Fatehgarh, United Provinces | |||
| Bulgaria, Europe | |||
| Punjab, India | |||
| Burma, Asia | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Cawnpore, India | |||
| Bombay, India | |||
| Arrah House, India | |||
| Cawnpore, India | |||
| Katmandu, Nepal | |||
| Hyderabad State, India | |||
| Ajmer-Merwara, India | |||
| Allahabad, United Provinces | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Russia, Europe, Asia | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Nepal, Asia |
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Person
Birth 1807-05-29
Death 1857-09-09
Male
Indians (India)
English
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