Curzon-Wyllie, Sir William : William Hutt-Curzon Wyllie (1848-1909): joined Indian Army, 1866-80: Military Secretary to Governor of Madras 1881: Resident in Nepal, 1893-8: Viceroy’s Agent in Central India 1898-1900 & Rājputāna 1900-1: Political ADC to Secretary of State for India, 1901-9; knighted, 1902: shot dead by Dhingrā at the Imperial Institute in London on July 1, 1909. [Buckland]
... dignity and sensational interest to actions really dictated by the exaggerated feelings common to Page 127 these nervous disorders. Madanlal Dhingra evidently considered that Sir William Curzon-Wyllie was his personal enemy trying to alienate his family and interfere with his personal freedom and dignity. To an ordinary man these ideas would not have occurred or, if they had occurred, would... which is the only system of government Lord Morley will tolerate in India. That demand has only to be mentioned to be scouted. Sir Edward's Menace The final indiscretion of Sir Edward Baker was also the worst. We do not think we have ever heard before of an official in Sir Edward's responsible position uttering such a menace as issued from the head of this province on an occasion and in a place where... Karmayogin No. 5, 24 July 1909 Karmayogin No. 5, 24 July 1909 Karmayogin Facts and Opinions The Indiscretions of Sir Edward The speech of Sir Edward Baker in the Bengal Council last week was one of those indiscretions which statesmen occasionally commit and invariably repent, but which live in their results long after the immediate occasion has been ...
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