The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Forrest, George William
Forrest, George William, C.I.E., (1899), F.R.G.S; F.R.M.S.; b. 1846; s. of Capt. George Forrest, V.C.; educ: at St. John’s College, Cambridge; appointed to Bombay, Educational Department, 1872; Census Commissioner, Bombay, 1882; on special duty in connection with Bombay Records, 1884-8; Professor of English History, Elphinstone College, 1887; Director, Bombay Records, 1888; Assistant Secretary, Government of India; Director, Government of India Records, 1894-1900. Publications: “The Deforestation of India” in the “Bombay Gazette”; Selections from State Papers preserved in the Bombay Secretariat; The administration of Warren Hastings; The Administration of Lord Lansdowne; Seapoy Generals; Cities of India; History of the Indian Mutiny; Life of Sir Neville Chamberlain; Life of Lord Roberts. Address: Iffley Turn, Oxford.