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May 14, 2022 · Media in category "William Melville" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Chief-Inspector William Melville (1850–1918).jpg 659 × 774; 235 KB
Jun 30, 2006 · English: Portrait of William Melville (the head of Scotland Yard's Special Branch). This engraving is from February 1894 and based on an illustration sketched prior to 1894. This engraving is from February 1894 and based on an illustration sketched prior to 1894.
William Melville was born into a Roman Catholic family in Direenaclaurig Cross, Sneem, County Kerry, the son of a baker and publican. He moved to London in the 1860s and followed his father's footsteps as a baker before he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1872.
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William Melville arrived in India in 1814 as a free merchant. From 1824 until 1832 he worked for the firm of Fergusson and Company, Calcutta, first as an assistant and then as a partner. He then appears to have travelled up the country and perhaps lived by painting. In about 1835 he painted several portraits at Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh, including one of Begum Samru, which was later purchased ...
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