William Merewether
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Major General Sir William Lockyer Merewether KCSI, CB (1825-1880) was a British General who served in a number of places including India and Abyssinia.
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[edit] Aden
He was the British Resident at Aden from 1863 - 1867.[1]
[edit] Abyssinia 1867-1868
Took part in the Abyssinia Expedition of 1867-68.
[edit] Sind
He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1867 - 1877.[2] He was one of the founding members of Sind Club as well as its first president.
[edit] Memorials
Merewether Memorial Tower is located in Karachi. There is also a ship pier named after him in Karachi Harbour.
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- ^ 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
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| Preceded by Samuel Mansfield |
Commissioner in Sind 1867-77 |
Succeeded by Francis Dawes Melville |
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