Sir Richard Temple, Bart., G.C.S.I., M.P., D.C.L.(Oxon), LL.D. (Cantab),
of The Nash, Kempsey, near Worcester, entered the third class of the
Bengal Civil Service in 1846. He was Secretary to Sir John Lawrence in
the Punjab, and eventually was appointed Chief Commissioner of the
Central Provinces, and the Political Resident at Hyderabad. He was
Foreign Secretary to the Governor-General, and Finance Minister of
India, from 1868 to 1874. In January, 1874, he was appointed to
superintend the relief operations in the famine-stricken districts of
Bengal. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal in 1875; was created a
Baronet in August, 1876; and was appointed Governor of the Presidency of
Bombay in January, 1877, which office he held till March, 1880. He sits
for the Kingston Division of Surrey.
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_From a Photo. by Elliott & Fry._]
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_A Terrible New Year's Eve._