British author, born in Bangalore, India, in 1838. He was educated at McGill College, Montréal, and at the University of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in London in 1864 and practiced till 1873, when he entered politics. From 1874 to 1876 he was agent-general for Canada, and then became a member of Parliament. Among his published works are Ginx’s Baby (1870), a clever article on the problems of British pauperism and over-population; The Colonies and Imperial Unity (1871); and The Coolie (1871).
