Fendall Currie
Fendall Currie | |
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Born | 24 November 1841 |
Died | 4 December 1920 Dorking, Surrey, England | (aged 79)
Allegiance | United Kingdom British India |
Service/ | Bengal Cavalry |
Years of service | 1858–1898 |
Rank | Major-general |
Life, military and legal career
The son of
Returning to India, Currie was appointed a deputy commissioner at Hazaribagh in February 1863, before serving in the Oudh commission in September of the same year.[2] He became a lieutenant in March 1864, antedated to March 1859.[5] He was appointed as a judge at the small cause court at Sitapur in June 1868, and in November of the same year he was appointed junior secretary to the chief commissioner there.[2] He was promoted to captain in September 1870, at which point he was still serving with the 1st European Light Cavalry,[6] in addition to being a city magistrate at Lucknow.[2] Currie had studied law and was called to the bar as a member of Lincoln's Inn in January 1874.[7] He was appointed a deputy commissioner at Lucknow in November 1878,[2] while in November of the following year he was promoted to brevet major.[8] He gained the full rank of major in January 1883,[9] while in March 1888 he was appointed a commissioner at Lucknow.[2]
By 1898 Currie held the rank of
References
- ^ a b "Maj.-Gen. Fendall Currie". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h The India List and India Office List. Harrison and Sons. 1919. p. 474.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Fendall Currie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "No. 22828". The London Gazette. 4 March 1864. p. 1354.
- ^ "No. 23768". The London Gazette. 18 August 1871. p. 3646.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 110.
- ^ "No. 24708". The London Gazette. 11 April 1879. p. 2767.
- ^ "No. 25216". The London Gazette. 27 March 1883. p. 1697.
- ^ "No. 26981". The London Gazette. 24 June 1898. p. 3861.
- ^ Cheltenham and County. Gloucestershire Echo. 7 December 1920. p. 5