William Henry Sykes ( 1790 - 1872 )

Birth: 25 January 1790 Death: London (16 June 1872) Career: HEIC (from 1803); Interpreter for Hindustani and Mahratta languages (1810); Captain (1819); Major (1826); Lieutenant Colonel (1831); retired 1833; Director HEIC (1840), Chairman (1856); MP for Aberdeen (1857-1872) Memberships: FLS; FGS; FZS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/02/1834 Council: VP 1841-1842, 1846-1848.