Auckland Colvin
English colonial administrator
Died when: 70 years 16 days (840 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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Sir Auckland Colvin KCSI KCMG CIE (1838–1908) was a colonial administrator in India and Egypt, born into the Anglo-Indian Colvin family.
He was comptroller general in Egypt (1880–2), and financial adviser to the Khedive (1883–87).From 1883–92 he was back in India, first as financial member of council, and then as Lieutenant-governor of the North-West Provinces (as his father had been) and Oudh.
He founded Colvin Taluqdars' College in Lucknow.
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