Robert Keith Pringle (12 March 1802[1] – 12 January 1897) was a Scottish civil servant in the Bombay Presidency.[2][3]

He was one of 11 children — five sons and six daughters — born to Alexander Pringle of Whytbank and Mary, daughter of Sir Alexander Dick, 3rd Baronet of Prestonfield.[4]

Sind

He was appointed the first Chief Commissioner of Sind in 1847.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, and House of Lords. T. & T. Clark. 1892. p. 927. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Anderson, William (307). The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. A. Fullarton & Company. p. 307. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. p. 343. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. 1882. p. 1311. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Appointed as first Chief Commissioner of Sind in 1847


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