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in 1858, qualifying five years later as a surveyor and engineer. After initial service with the Bombay Staff Corps in the Public Works
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officer and colonial engineer, architect and writer, best known for the numerous Indian public buildings he designed in the
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where he was one of the last cohort of graduates in 1858 before the college was taken over by the government.
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and a member of a distinguished military family) and Jane
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in the design of New Delhi. Failing health soon forced him to withdraw from the assignment.
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and transported to London for an exhibition. In 1926 it was moved to
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initially wanted the building to be a town hall, but his successor,
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Election Commission's Office on Lothian Road near
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Created: Indo-Saracenic Architecture under the Raj
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854:"St. Stephen's College - Glimpses of St. Stephen's College"
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from 1891 till 1941, when it shifted to its present campus.
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Jacob was born in 1841 to Colonel William Jacob (of the
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409:. Built 1893 as a summer residence for the Maharaja of
372:). The "exotic" structure of Indian teak was carved in
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906:India Sublime: Princely Palace Hotels of Rajasthan
745:. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
413:. It has now been converted into the Palace Hotel.
27:British officer and colonial architect (1841–1917)
215:Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
765:(Supplement). 26 July 1902. pp. 4189–4197.
322:, containing numerous drawings, in 12 volumes.
830:. Hindustan Times. 12 May 2013. Archived from
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627:. No. 23174. 11 December 1858. p. 8.
463:, designed by Jacob in 1905, built 1909–16 by
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125:(14 January 1841 – 4 December 1917), known as
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718:(Supplement). 9 November 1901. p. 7288.
789:Antram, Nicholas; Morrice, Richard (2008).
161:, who was the inspiration for the story of
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967:Recipients of the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal
255:on 4 December 1917 and was buried in
235:Knight Commander of the Indian Empire
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547:Umed Bhawan Palace, Kota, Rajasthan
171:East India Company Military College
149:Samuel Swinton Jacob as a young man
621:"Military College at Addiscombe".
204:The grave of Sir Swinton Jacob in
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604:"Death of Sir Swinton Jacob".
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511:Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner
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227:Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal
141:Early life and education
110:Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
18:Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
523:Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner
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535:Daly College, Indore
331:All Saint's Church,
41:Samuel Swinton Jacob
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387:Jubilee Buildings,
347:Frederick de Fabeck
311:– a pioneer of the
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762:The London Gazette
715:The London Gazette
694:"Court Circular".
431:Umed Bhawan Palace
417:Laxmi Niwas Palace
339:Albert Hall Museum
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915:978-0-8478-2979-8
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791:Brighton and Hove
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326:Notable buildings
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469:Bhola Nath
465:Chiman Lal
391:, 1887–96.
374:Shekhawati
175:Addiscombe
89:1917-12-05
74:1841-01-14
924:cite book
743:The Times
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624:The Times
607:The Times
407:Mount Abu
359:Ram Singh
253:Weybridge
455:Peshawar
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486:Gallery
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