The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Sharp, Henry
Sharp, Henry, M.A., C.I.E. (1911), K.I.H. (1900), Secretary to the Government of India, Educational Department; b. 1869; s. of late Henry Sharp, educ: Rugby, New College, Oxford; entered Indian Educational Service as Inspector of Schools, Central Provinces, 1894; Principal, High School, Jubbalpore, 1894; Relief Officer during the famines of 1897 and 1900; Director of Public Instruction, Eastern Bengal and Assam, 1906-10; Member, Imperial Legislative Council since 1910. Publications: An Outline of Indian History; Rural schools in the Central Provinces. Address: Simla and Delhi. Club: East India United Service.