Modern English biography

1835. _d._ Viewfield lodge, Stirling 23 Dec. 1858.

MACPHERSON, SAMUEL CHARTERS (brother of John Macpherson 1817–90). _b._ King’s college, Old Aberdeen 7 Jany. 1806; studied at college of Edinb. 1822–3 and at Trin. coll. Camb. 1823–5; ensign 8 Madras N.I. 28 Feb. 1827, captain 18 Jany. 1845 to death; principal assistant to the collector and agent in Gangam 1842–5; conquered the Gumsur Khond county by the use of moral influences 1842–4; governor general’s agent for suppression of Meriah or human sacrifice and female infanticide in hill tracts of Orissa, Nov. 1845, but was superseded 1847; agent at Benares, Aug. 1853, agent at Bhopal 1853; political agent at Gwalior, capital of Scindhia 13 June 1854 to death; brevet major 20 June 1854; gazetted C.B. 18 May 1860 after his death; author of Account of the religion of the Khonds in Orissa