The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Shakespeare, John
Shakespeare, John, C.I.E. (1896), D.S.O.; I.A.; Dy. Commissioner, Assam; b, 1861; s. of Colonel Sir Richmond C. Shakespeare, C.B.; educ: at Wellington College and Sandhurst; entered the Army, 1881; became Major, 1895; Intelligence Officer, Lushai and Chin-Lushai Expedition, 1889-90; Superintendent, South Lushai Hills; 1891-96; Assistant Commissioner, Assam, 1896; Deputy Commissioner, 1898; Political Agent, Manipur, 1905; joined the Indian Staff Corps, 1896. Publications: the Lushais and the Land they Live in; The Lushai Kuki Clans. Address: Manipur, India.