Robert Moss King (1832-1903), was a British officer in the Indian Civil Service, whose life in India is portrayed in his wife, Elizabeth King's memoirs, The Diary of a Civilian's Wife in India 1877-1882.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
editRobert Moss King was born in 1832 to Reverend William Moss King.[6] He completed sixth form from Eton.[6] He then gained admission to Merton College, Oxford, from where he graduated in 1855.[6][7]
Personal and family
editIn 1860 King married Elizabeth Augusta Egerton.[6] They had two sons and a daughter.[6]
Awards and honours
editKing received the Indian Mutiny Medal.[6]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ Kennedy, Dane (1996). "6. Nurseries of the Ruling Race". The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj. University of California Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0-520-20188-4.119-120&rft.pub=University of California Press&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-520-20188-4&rft.aulast=Kennedy&rft.aufirst=Dane&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=PKXeEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA119&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert Moss King" class="Z3988">
- ^ Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; Maccoll, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (11 April 1885). "The Diary of a Civilian's Wife in India 1877-1882". Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle (2998). J. Francis: 466.
- ^ Bhandari, Rajika (2012). The Raj on the Move. New Delhi: Roli Books Private Limited. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-81-7436-849-2.103-104&rft.pub=Roli Books Private Limited&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-81-7436-849-2&rft.aulast=Bhandari&rft.aufirst=Rajika&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=XN2mBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert Moss King" class="Z3988">
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Swati (2023). "8. Making Invisible". Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-1-350-28823-2.124-125&rft.pub=Bloomsbury Publishing&rft.date=2023&rft.isbn=978-1-350-28823-2&rft.aulast=Chattopadhyay&rft.aufirst=Swati&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddLGEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA124&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert Moss King" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Appendix IV: Statistics". Report of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners. H.M. Stationery Office. 1859. p. 317.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Death of Mr R. Moss King". Chard and Ilminster News. Somerset. 18 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "University Intelligence". London Evening Standard. London. 16 February 1855. p. 1. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Further reading
edit- "Robert Moss King 1832-1903". www.natgould.org.
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