Background
LYALL, James Broadwood was born on March 4, 1838 in England. Son of Reverend Alfred Lyall, Rector of Harbledown, Kent, and Mary, daughter of James Broadwood, Lyne, Sussex.
LYALL, James Broadwood was born on March 4, 1838 in England. Son of Reverend Alfred Lyall, Rector of Harbledown, Kent, and Mary, daughter of James Broadwood, Lyne, Sussex.
Eton; Hailey bury College.
Appointed Bengal C. 8., 1857. Landed in India, 1858. Joined Punjab Commission, 1859.
Resident in Mysore and Chief Commissioner of Coorg, 1883-1887.
Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, 1887-1892. Visited China, Japan, Canada, and United States, 1892.
Member Royal Commission on Opium, 1893. Revisited India in that capacity.
President Indian Famine Commission, 1898. S8; retired officer Indian Civil Service. Director Hand in Hand Insurance Company.
Club: Athenaeum.