Frederick Price (civil servant)

Sir John Frederick Price KCSI (3 October 1839 – 12 June 1927) was an Indian civil servant and translator who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council.[1][2]

Early life

Price was born to John Price on 3 October 1839. He had his education at Melbourne University and qualified for the Indian civil service.[2]

Career

Price joined the Indian civil service in 1862 and served till 1897. He also served as Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in the 1893 New Year Honours,[3] and upgraded to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in the 1898 New Year Honours.[4][2]

Works
  • Pillai, Ananda Ranga (1904). The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai, Volume I. Translated by J. Frederick Price; K. Rangachari. Madras: Government Press.
  • Pillai, Ananda Ranga (1907). The Private Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai, Volume II. Translated by J. Frederick Price; K. Rangachari. Madras: Government Press.

References
  1. Price, Sir Frederick (1926). "PRICE, Sir (John) Frederick". Who Was Who (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. pp. 343.
  3. "The London Gazette". Issue: 26359. The Crown. 2 January 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "The London Gazette". Issue: 26925. The Crown. 31 December 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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