James Achilles Kirkpatrick [SEP] date of death
James Achilles Kirkpatrick
Lieutenant Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764 – 15 October 1805) was the British Resident at Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805. He also built the historic Koti Residency in Hyderabad, a landmark and major tourist attraction.
Biography.
James Achilles Kirkpatrick was born in 1764 at Fort St George, Madras. He replaced his brother William and arrived as resident in Hyderabad in 1795 (according to William Dalrymple) as a "cocky young imperialist intending to conquer India". There he became thoroughly enamoured of Indo
Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet (1783–1852), son of Sir Henry Russell, 1st Baronet, was appointed British Resident to the court of Pune in 1809. He was then appointed to the more important court of Hyderabad State from 1810 until 1820, when he retired to England.
Russell was Private Secretary and assistant to James Achilles Kirkpatrick, British Resident at Hyderabad from 1798 until his death in 1805. Russell's career is discussed in some detail in William Dalrymple's 2002 history of