James Cosmo Melvill
Channel Islander
Sir James Cosmo Melvill was the last secretary of the East India Company. - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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East India Company | 1808 | 1858 |
Lineage
- Father Philip Melvill
Sir James Cosmo Melvill was the last secretary of the East India Company. - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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East India Company | 1808 | 1858 |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1792/00/00 | James Cosmo Melvill is born at Guernsey, the third son of Philip Melvill and his wife, Elizabeth Carey (died 1844), youngest daughter of Peter Dobree of Beauregarde, Guernsey. | Born | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Duchy of Normandy | |||
1838/00/00 | Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792-1861) buys Cannon Hall c 1838, the same year he becomes chief secretary of the East India Company. The name 'Cannon Hall' comes from the cannons he placed around the estate. | Home | Cannon Hall | Hampstead |
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