Robert Moss King
Robert Moss King (1832-1903), was a British officer in the Indian Civil Service, whose life in India is portrayed in his wife, Elizabeth King's memoirs, The Diary of a Civilian's Wife in India 1877-1882.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Robert Moss King was born in 1832 to Reverend William Moss King.[6] He completed sixth form from Eton.[6] He then gained admission to Merton College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1855.[6][7]
Personal and family
[edit]In 1860 King married Elizabeth Augusta Egerton.[6] They had two sons and a daughter.[6]
Awards and honours
[edit]King received the Indian Mutiny Medal.[6]
Death
[edit]King died in 1903 at Ashcott.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Kennedy, Dane (1996). "6. Nurseries of the Ruling Race". The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj. University of California Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0-520-20188-4.
- ^ Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; Maccoll, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (11 April 1885). "The Diary of a Civilian's Wife in India 1877-1882". Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle (2998). J. Francis: 466.
- ^ Bhandari, Rajika (2012). The Raj on the Move. New Delhi: Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-81-7436-849-2.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Swati (2023). "8. Making Invisible". Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-1-350-28823-2.
- ^ "Appendix IV: Statistics". Report of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners. H.M. Stationery Office. 1859. p. 317.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Death of Mr R. Moss King". Chard and Ilminster News. Somerset. 18 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "University Intelligence". London Evening Standard. London. 16 February 1855. p. 1. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Further reading
[edit]- "Robert Moss King 1832-1903". www.natgould.org.
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