John Malcolm
Statesman, Historian, East India Company, Sir Harford Jones-Brydges, 1st Baronet, Ambassador
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Major-General Sir John Malcolm was a Scottish soldier, statesman, and historian. Born at Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, Malcolm was the son of George Malcolm, a gentleman farmer of Eskdale and Burnfoot. Jock, as he was then known, was one of the four Malcolm brothers who attained knighthoods or baronetcies in the service of the British Empire. In 1782, through the influence of the Johnstones of Alva, Jock Malcolm entered the service of the East India Company as a cadet, lea...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Major-General Sir John Malcolm was a Scottish soldier, statesman, and historian. Born at Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, Malcolm was the son of George Malcolm, a gentleman farmer of Eskdale and Burnfoot. Jock, as he was then known, was one of the four Malcolm brothers who attained knighthoods or baronetcies in the service of the British Empire. In 1782, through the influence of the Johnstones of Alva, Jock Malcolm entered the service of the East India Company as a cadet, leaving from London to Madras. In his early years at Madras, Jock Malcolm was 'not a prodigy of virtue'. He was known as 'Boy Malcolm' for many years, which his biographer explained was due to there being 'something so open and joyous in his manner; so active and so frolicsome'. He was a fine horseman and a crack shot, but like so many other young officers he soon found himself in debt
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