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Elliot Graham Colvin
Sir Elliot Graham Colvin, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, KCSI (1861–1940) was a British administrator in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he served in the Political Department of the Government of India. Life and career Elliot Colvin was born on 18 July 1861, the son of Bazett Colvin, ICS. He was educated at Charterhouse, where he was a scholar and an exhibitioner, and King's College, Cambridge, King’s College, Cambridge. Colvin joined the Indian Civil Service in 1882. He was an assistant magistrate in the Bengal in 1883, then joined the Political Department in 1884 as an assistant. In 1887, he became private secretary to the Governor of Bengal. He was listed in the ''India Office List'' (1911) as agent to the Governor General, Rajputana in 1882. Family He married Ethel Augusta on 7 December 1889 at St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata, St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta (now Kolkata). Honours C.S.I. 1906. References External links * 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Elliott Graham Colvin
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men who are knights and belong to certain Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the ''suo jure'' female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
