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Maj Gen William Kincaid

Header: Maj Gen William Kincaid
Also known as: Maj Gen William Kincaid; primary name: William Kincaid
Details: individual; official; British; Male
Other dates: 1831-1909 (Died Bournemouth 11 February 1909)
Biography: Born 30/10/1831 1849 (March) Ensign, Madras army 1864 (March) Appointed to adjust boundaries disputes, Bhopal agency 1866 Assistant political agent, Bundelkhand; small cause court judge and cantonment magistrate, Nowgong 1876 (August) Political Agent, Bhopal 1879 (October) Political Agent, Bhopawar, and commandant, Malwa Bhil Corps 1881 (June) Political Agent, Bhopal 1886 Returned to Europe 1889 (October) To US list (unemployed) 1890 Major-General 1891 Moved to Italy; deposited Sanchi Torso at V&A (date of return from Italy not traced) 11/2/1909 Died, Bournemouth
Bibliography: Arun Tikekara, The Kincaids: Two Generations of a British Family in the Indian Civil Service (New Delhi, 1992) The Times, Obituaries, 15 Feb 1909