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Thom's Irish Who's Who/Kennedy, Lieut.-Col. William Magill

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KENNEDY, Lieut.-Col. William Magill, C.I.E. (1916). Educ. at Royal School, Dungannon, and at Trinity College Dublin; entered Army. 1890, and Indian Army, 1892; Capt., 1901; Major, 1908; Lieut.-Col., 1916; Assist. Commissioner, Assam, 1894, and Dep. Commissioner, 1905; was Commissioner of Excise and Salt, and Inspector-General of Registration, E. Bengal and Assam, 1905-11; M.L.C., E. Bengal and Assam, 1910-15; appointed Member and Sec. Assam Labour Enquiry Committee, 1906; 2nd Sec. to Ch. Commissioner, Assam. 1912, and Ch. Sec, 1913; has been Chm. Assam Labour Board since 1915 (also Tea Commissioner for India, 1917-19; son of the late Charles George Blagrave Kennedy, of Muilantean, Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone; b. 1868. East India United Service, London: Royal Calcutta Turf, and Bengal (Calcutta) Clubs.