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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

Jones-Vaughan.

Jones-Vaughan, Major-General Hugh Thomas, C.B, (1894), I.A. (retired); b. Glanywern, 1841; e. of Jones; educ, at Sandhurst: passed Staff College, 1871; served in the Indian Mutiny, 1857-8; Afghan war, as Brig-Major of ]st Division; Brig-Major in the Zaimuht expedition; Brevet Lt-Colonel; A.A.G. Western District, 1887-92; Major-General, 1899; General Officer commanding troops, Straits Settlements, 1894 1899; J.P. for Carvenshire: Col: Loyal, N. Lancashire. Address. Tydoyallivydyu, Rhydyclarfey, Carnarvonshire. Club. United Service.

Jones, William Brittain, B.A (Lond), C.S.I. (1883), I.C.S. (retired); b. 1834; s. of Rev. W. London; entered to the Bar (Inne Temple): entered I.C.S, (Bengal), served in various lower grades till 1882; Resident, Hyderabad 1882. Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, 1883-4; retired, 1885. Address: West Hill Lodge; West Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Club: East India United service.

Joosat Karamally Khan, Khan Sahib. Managing Director, Baroda Tramway Co, Ld.; C, 1863; estab lished various concerns; founded the Baroda Tramway Co, Ld. and the All-India United Insurance Co, Ld., floated the Audit Bank of India Ld; holds large contracts in Bombay, Poona Kirku and Baroda, endowed a building for Reading Room and Library in the Baroda Cantonment in commemoration of the Coronation of late Emperor Edward VII: Krprban Sahib, 1909, Address. Baroda India.

Joubert, Col. Charles Henry C.B., I.M.S.: joined service, 1878, in Military employ until 1874; served as Civil Surgeon, and Resident Surgeon Presidency Hos.; Offg. Sub. of emigration; Offg. Sanitrary Commissioner, for Bengal; Professor, Medical College, Calcutta, 1890; Fellow of Calcutta University, 1893; Principal Medical officer Lahore, 1900; Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals. United Provinces, 1902; retired, 1905.; Address c/o India Office, London.

Joshi, Purshotham Baiakrishna, J.P., F.R.C.S., Rao Sahib; b. 1850; educ: at the Elphinstone and Wilson Colleges, Bombay; a distinguished antiquarin and Mahrathi schollar and poet his research work in connection with Campbells “Gazetteer” has procured for him a certificate of Merit at the Delhi Durbar of 1913; examiner for the M.A., degree of the Bombay University, 1910. Publications: “Early History of Bombay”" English, "Victoria ]“Mahotswa” Marathi; a number of pamphlets and poems in Sanscrit, Marathi and English, Address: Benham Hall, Girgaum, Bombay, India.

Joyner, Roberts Batson C.I.E. (1808) M.Ins.C.E.. F.R.G.S.; b. 1884; 3rd. s. of late H. St. John Joyner; m. Margaret Vye e.d. of late N. Milne, 1879; joined service in the P.W.D. Bombay, 1868; constructed Mutha Canal Irrigation Work and Poona Water Supply; twice thanked by Government for work done in the Famine, 1876-77; designed and constructed Gokak Canal Works and other large schemes; designed and constructed works for utilising the Falls of Gokak. 1886-88; was specially deputed to report on irrigation matters 1829; appointed Superintending Engineer,

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