Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet
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Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet (3 February 1799 – 11 September 1875) was a British diplomat, who had a distinguished career in the British East India Company and the Indian Civil Service. His posts included Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Member of the Supreme Council of India, Resident at Lahore and Chairman of the East India Company.[1][2]
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Sir Frederick Currie Bt. | |
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Born | 3 February 1799 Bloomsbury, London |
Died | 11 September 1875 (1875-09-12) (aged 76) St Leonards, Sussex, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | diplomat |
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He acted as an agent for the Governor-General, Sir Henry Hardinge, during the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-6 and was rewarded with a baronetcy in 1847 for his assistance in negotiating the Treaties of Lahore and Bhyrowal.