John Falconer, British Library
A Biographical Dictionary of 19th Century Photographers in South and South-East Asia |
Amateur, India
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Midnapore.
‘The [seventeen] photographs [of architecture in the Midnapore District] are the work of Mr W. Campbell, of the Bengal Police, and although it will be seen from the Collector’s letter, that Mr Campbell has declined to put any price on his works, I would suggest that a sum of Rupees 250 may be given to him, as I am informed by a gentleman, who is a practical photographer, that this is a fair remuneration.’ [1]
Showed views of the caves at Gaur at the Bengal Photographic Society Exhibition of 1872. [2]
Post-master of Kamara, 12 June 1851, appointment abolished, September 1854; Assistant Post-master, Rangoon, September 1854; Inspecting Post-master, Midnapore and Cuttack Division, June 1855; Lieutenant, 1st Bengal Police Battalion, 15 April 1856; 2nd in command of the 7th Bengal Police Battalion for May 1859; on furlough, 10 October 1859 to 27 August 1860; 2nd in command of the 7th Police Battalion, 15 September 1860; 1st Lieutenant doing duty, 1st Bengal Police Battalion, 1st February 1862; Adjutant to 5th Bengal Police Battalion, 1 November 1862; Officiating 1st Lieutenant, 3rd Bengal Police Battalion, 11 November 1862; Assistant Superintendent of Police, 1st Grade, Bihar, 16 March 1863; Officiating Assistant Superintendent of Police, Rajmehal, in the Sonthal Pergunnahs, 1 November 1864; Assistant Superintendent of Police, Purneah, 5 October 1866; Assistant Superintendent of Police, Midnapore, 11 August 1868; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, Maldah, 1 July 1869; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, Birbhum, 11 March 1871; District Superintendent of Police, 5th Grade, Shahabad, continuing to officiate as District Superintendent of Police, Birbhum, 23 July 1872; District Superintendent of Police, Birbhum, 10 March 1873; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, 24 July 1873; District Superintendent of Police, 5th grade, 27 April 1874; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, 13 October 1874; District Superintendent of Police, 5th grade, 15 May 1875; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, 1 June 1875; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, Julpigoree, 3 June 1877; furlough, 12 March 1878 to 1 March 1879; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, Purneah, 21 March 1879; District Superintendent of Police, Noakholly, 6 May 1879; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, 10 March 1880; District Superintendent of Police, Cuttack, continuing to officiate in the 4th grade, 22 May 1880; District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade, 4 May 1880; in temporary charge of the Gurjat Mehals Police, 1 November 1880; incharge of the Gurjat Mehals; 14 December 1880; District Superintendent of Police, Singhbhum, 7 March 1882; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 3rd tgrade, 28 April 1882; Privilege leave for three months from 31 October 1882; District Superintendent of Police, 4th grade 16 March 1883; District Superintendent of Police, 3rd grade, 18 April 1883; District Superintendent of Police, Hazaribagh, 24 February 1885; District Superintendent of Police, 3rd grade, 11 April 1885; Officiating District Superintendent of Police, 2nd grade, 6 September to 10 December 1886 and 17-20 December 1886.[3]
Footnotes
- Λ Letter dated 27 March 1869, from C.T. Buckland, Bengal General Proceedings, no.102 of April 1869, IOR/P/432/5.
- Λ British journal of photography, 22 Mar 1872.
- Λ History of services of gazetted officers employed under the Government of Bengal, Calcutta, 1887, IOR/V/12/124.
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