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BROWN, FRANCIS CARNAC (1792–1868)

Born at Mahé, Nov. 10, 1792: son of Murdoch Brown (q.v.): educated in England and France (where he was detained at the rupture of the peace of Amiens): joined the 80th foot: Lieutenant and A.D.C.: retired on half pay to help his father manage the Anjrakandy estate: J.P.: returned to Europe, 1838: was an active member of the committee of the "British India Society," the first organization established to promote reform in India, and afterwards of the "India Reform Society": died at Tellicherry, Sep. 23, 1868: author of pamphlets on Indian subjects. Letters to and from the Government of Madras relating to the Disturbances in Canara in April, 1837–8: Free Trade and the Cotton Question with reference to India, being a Memorial from the British merchants of Cochin, 1847: Obstructions to Trade in India, 1862: The Supply of Cotton from India, 1863: his knowledge of native customs and native matters generally on his side of India was probably unrivalled among Englishmen: he was able to explain many things relating to the natives which others had not been able to understand.

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