Dictionary of Indian Biography/Buckland, Charles Thomas
BUCKLAND, CHARLES THOMAS (1824–1894)
I.C.S.: son of the Rev. John Buckland: born Feb. 27, 1824: educated at Laleham, Eton, and Haileybury: gained his appointment to the Indian Civil Service by competition at Eton: went to India in 1844: served throughout his career in Bengal, making a reputation for ability and independence as an administrator: Junior Secretary to the Governor of Bengal: Member of the Bengal Legislative Council, and Member of the Board of Revenue, Calcutta: retired in 1881: died March 21, 1894.