William Blunt
British civil servant in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Blunt (1800[citation needed]–1889[citation needed]) as a British civil servant in India.
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Like all other civil servants until the introduction of competitive examinations in the 1850s, Blunt had studied at Haileybury in Hertfordshire in 1846 with Highly Distinguished[1] distinction and stood at 7th position with 2nd class among students of Bengal.[2]
In 1797, he was appointed as Senior Member of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium.[3][dubious – discuss]
In 1820, Blunt became the Commissioner in Cuttack and Superintendent of Tributary Mahals. In 1829, George Stockwell succeeded Blunt as the Superintendent of Tributary Mahals.[4]
He married Eliza Jane, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Goddard Richards, at Midnapore on 23 December 1821.[5]
He was Special Commissioner to David Scott (Agent to the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier) during the Burmese War of May 1828.[6]
From 11 November 1830 to 20 March 1835, he was Member of the Council of the Governor General.[7]
On 20 March 1835, he was posted as Governor of the Presidency of Agra and served for over eight months, until 1 December 1835.[8]
From December 1835 to April 1836 (possibly later), he was a judge of the Courts of Ṣadr Dīwānī ʿAdālat and Ṣadr Nizāmat ʿAdālat at the Bengal Presidency.[9]
In 1841 he was Officiating Member of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium and the Marine Board at Loudon buildings in Calcutta (Now Kolkata).[10]