HEWITT, JAMES FRANCIS KATHERINUS, second son of Hon. and Rev. John Pratt Hewitt, Moneymore, co. Londonderry, and his second wife Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Francis Gervais, Cecil, co. Tyrone; b. 21 Jun 1835; adm. 22 Sep 1848 (G); QS 1850; suceeded William Turner Roe (qv) as Capt. of the School 1854; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1854, matr. 8 Jun 1854, Westminster Student 1854-60; BA 1858; Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1859; Officiating Secretary, Board of Revenue 1874; Magisrtate and Collector 1878; Commissioner, Chota Nagpur 1879; retd. 1885; author, The Ruling Races of Prehistoric Times in India; m. 10 Mar 1870 Constance, youngest dau. of Edward Stanley, Ponsonby Hall, Cumberland; d. 14 Mar 1908.
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