Berkeley, Lionel, fl. 1840 (civil servant)
Person
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1840
Biography
Lionel Berkeley was appointed Moonsiff of Saharunpore in the Indian Civil Service in the early 1840s. He was promoted successively Sudder Ameen of Delhi (1857); Principal Sudder Ameen of Delhi (1858); Extra Assistant Commissioner, Delhi (1858); Judge of Small Cause Court, Delhi (1863); Judge of Small Cause Court, Lahore (1863); and Assistant Commissioner, Paper Currency, Lahore (1864), a position he held until 1867.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Lionel Berkeley: Letters and papers
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7979
Scope and Contents
Letters, reports and other papers regarding Berkeley's career, including material concerning the Indian Mutiny (1857). The collection includes a printed 'Record of the services of Mr L. Berkeley', comprising extracts from official correspondence, and a manuscript list of Berkeley's posts and leave while stationed in the Punjab. There is also material relating to 'Uncle' Leopold Oliver Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Extra Assistant Commissioner, and his death in the Googairah District, aged 27,...
Dates:
1850-1870 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).