Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859)
After education in the Edinburgh High School he was in the Bengal civil service (1796);
he was ambassador at Kabul (1808) and governor of Bombay (1819-27).
After education in the Edinburgh High School he was in the Bengal civil service (1796);
he was ambassador at Kabul (1808) and governor of Bombay (1819-27).