Dictionary of Indian Biography/Cameron, George Powlett
CAMERON, GEORGE POWLETT (1806–1882)
Son of Captain Robert Cameron, R.N. : entered the E. I. Co.'s military service, 1821 : served in the S. Mahratta country, 1824–5 : served in Portugal, 1832–3 : sent to Constantinople and Persia : served in the Persian Army, 1836–8 : commanding at Tabriz : visited Circassia : C.B. : Political Agent with the Nawab of Arcot, in Madras, 1842 : in command in the Nilgiri Hills, 1855 : retired, 1858 : wrote an account of his travels, 1845, and The Romance of Military Life, 1853 : died Feb. 12, 1882.