Donald Friell McLeod
Sir Donald Friell McLeod KCSI CB (6 May 1810 – 28 November 1872) was an Anglo-Indian civil servant who served as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab between 1865 and 1870. He was one of the founders of Lahore Oriental College, now part of the Punjab University, and is generally remembered as a philanthropic administrator and promoter of education, of both Oriental studies by Europeans, and European literature studies in India.
Sir Donald Friell McLeod KCSI CB | |
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Sir Donald Friell McLeod, surrounded by Sikh elders | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 10 January 1865 – 1 June 1870 | |
| Governors General | Sir John Lawrence, Bt The Earl of Mayo |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Marion Durand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1810 Fort William, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 28 November 1872 (aged 62) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Alma mater | East India Company College |
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