Quotes:Temple, Sir Richard

Zirkoff, Boris

Temple, Sir Richard. British statesman and writer, b. March 8, 1826: d. at Heath Brow, Hampstead, March 15, 1902. Educated at Rugby and Haileybury. Went to India, 1847, and was chosen Secretary to the Panjâb Government; chief assistant to the financial members of the Council, James Wilson and Samuel Laing, 1860; Resident of Hyderabad, 1867, and in 1868, foreign secretary to the Government of India. In 1874-77, was Lieutenant-General of Bengal and active in combating famines. From 1877 to 1880 (when he retired), he was Governor of Bombay. Upon returning to England, was in Parliament, 1885-95, and became Member of Privy Council upon his retirement. Author of: Men and Events of my Time in India, 1882.—The Story of my Life, 1896.—Oriental Experiences, 1883.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, p. 546