Robert Keith Pringle Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

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