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The late Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Bart., 1895. Creator: P Naumann.

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The late Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Bart., 1895. Sir Henry '...served for six years in the Bombay Army. In 1833 he was sent to Persia, where he reorganised a body of Persian troops, and was granted a commission as major. He next proceeded to Afghanistan, and in 1840 became political agent at Candahar. His services at this period were rewarded by his receiving the Commander-ship of the Bath. He next was appointed political agent in Turkish Arabia, and subsequently was Consul for Bagdad. In 1850 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in Turkey, and the following year was made Consul-General...in 1855...he was made a Crown Director of the East India Company...was for a few months member of the Council of India until 1859, when he was dispatched as envoy to the Court of Teheran, with the local rank of major-general...he succeeded Sir David Douglas as a trustee of the British Museum. He received many foreign distinctions for his interpretation of the cuneiform inscriptions of Persia, Babylonia, and Assyria, and for other investigations into the antiquities of the East...Four years ago he was created a baronet ''in recognition of his distinguished service to the State, stretching over a long series of years".' From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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