Francis Dawes Melville (20 August 1836 – 9 February 1881) was a British civil servant who served in Bombay during British rule. He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1877 to 1879.
Melville was born in Camberwell, London, the fourth son of Rev. Henry Melville. He entered the Bombay Civil Service of the East India Company on the last day of 1855. He died in Cairo in 1881, aged 46.
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- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Behram Sohrab, H.J. Rustomji, Karachi, 1839–1947: A Short History of the Foundation and Growth of Karachi, in Karachi During the British Era Two Histories of a Modern City, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2007. Pg 104
- Provinces of British India - Rulers
- 1841 England Census
- England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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| Preceded byWilliam Merewether | Commissioner in Sind 1877–1879 |
Succeeded byHenry Napier Bruce Erskine |
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