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Details for George Swinton

ID1301
NameGeorge Swinton
TypepersName
Notesborn: 1780;

died: 1854;

gender: male;

details:

a Scottish civil servant and a noted botanist;

held the title of lawyer to the East India Company in India in 1802;

Persian Secretary to the Governor General of India Francis Rawdon-Hastings (appointed in 1814);

Chief Secretary of Bengal from 1827 to 1833;

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SurnameSwinton
Name XML file Year reliable?
Swinton Sāheba DNA_0002_0111 VS 1874 yes
सुइन्‌टीन DNA_0002_0111 VS 1874 yes

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