Francis Dawes Melville (20 August 1836England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 – 9 February 1881) was a British civil servant who served in Bombay during British rule.Behram Sohrab, H.J. Rustomji, Karachi, 1839–1947: A Short History of the Foundation and Growth of Karachi, in Karachi During the British Era Two Histories of a Modern City, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2007. Pg 104 He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1877 to 1879.Provinces of British India - Rulers
Melville was born in Camberwell, London, the fourth son of Rev. Henry Melville.1841 England Census He entered the Bombay Civil Service of the East India Company on the last day of 1855. He died in Cairo in 1881, aged 46.England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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