MacDonnell, Sir Antony : Antony Patrick (1844-1925): joined ICS in Lower Bengal 1865: Revenue Secretary to Govt. of Bengal: Secretary to Govt. of India, Home Dept.: Acting Chief Commissioner of Burma 1889: Chief Commissioner Central Provinces 1891: Acting Lt.-Gov. of Bengal 1893: Member Supreme Council 1893-5: Lt.-Gov. North West Province 1895-1901: Member Council of India 1902. [Buckland]
... should have to wait longer for any measure of self-government than that she should commit political suicide by accepting Mr. Birrell's Bill. We call it Mr. Birrell's Bill, but in reality it is Sir Antony Macdonnell's and has the stamp of "Liberal" Anglo-Indian upon it. Its object is obviously to kill the Home Rule Movement by kindness, to break up Irish unity and take the sting out of Irish Nationalism ...
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