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Alfred Comyn Lyall was born on January 4, 1835, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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Alfred Comyn Lyall was born on January 4, 1835, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
Alfred Comyn Lyall studied at Eton and Haileybury.
Alfred Comyn Lyall entered the Bengal civil service in 1855, saw service during the Mutiny in the Bulandshahr district, at Meerut, and with the Khaki Risala of volunteers.
He was commissioner in Berar (1867), secretary to the government of India in the Home and Foreign departments, lieutenant-governor of the North-western Provinces (1882 - 1887), and member of the Council of India (1888 - 1903). Among his writings, his Verses Written in India (1889) attained considerable popularity, and in his Asiatic Studies (1882 and 1899) he displays a deep insight into Indian life and character.
He wrote the Life of Lord Dufferin (1905), and made numerous contributions to periodical literature.
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He married Cora Cloete of Cape Town in 1863 and they had four children.