Authorised form of name | Malcolm; Sir; John (1769 - 1833) |
Dates | 1769 - 1833 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Burnfoot, in the parish of Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Date of birth | 02 May 1769 |
Place of death | His lodgings in Prince's Street, Hanover Square, London |
Date of death | 30 April 1833 |
Occupation | Soldier |
Activity | Career: Entered service with the HEIC (1782); Persian instructor to the Nizam of the Deccan (1792); Secretary to the Commander in Chief in India; Envoy to Persia (1799-1801); Political secretary to General Wellesley (FRS 1847) during the Mahratta War (1803-1804); published his 'Political History of India' (1811); returned to Britain and undertook literary work (1822); Governor of Bombay (1826-1830); MP for Launceston (1831-2) Honours: Kt 1812; KCB 1815; GCB 1820
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 26/02/1824 |
Relationships | Fourth son of George Malcolm of Burnfoot |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 14 pp 224-226 Notes: Statue by Chantrey in Westminster Abbey |
Code | NA7492 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1823/20 | Malcolm, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |