James George Roche Forlong
James George Roche Forlong
| Col. James George Roche Forlong FRGS, FRSE | |||||||||
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| Born | 1824 | ||||||||
| Died | 1904 | ||||||||
| Residence |
HM’s Indian Army 11 Douglas-crescent, Edinburgh | ||||||||
| Occupation | armed services | ||||||||
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proposed 1875.03.09
initials in A10:1 look like W.J. but think same because of Indian army
Major-General in 1901 list
death noted in report for the council for 1904
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James George Roche Forlong (6 November 1824 – 29 March 1904[1]) was a Major General of the Indian Army who trained as an engineer in Scotland and England.
He was an Honorary Associate of the Rationalist Press Association, to which he left a sum of money in his will.
Engineer in Indian Army, and on Madras Staff Corps. Retired 1876. Published a number of books on the evolution of religion and comparative religion. In 1901 he gave a benefaction of £5,000 to the Royal Asiatic Society. It would appear that he was an honorary Major-General as The Army List records that he retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
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External Publications
massive work of comparative religion, Rivers of Life,[2] with its markedly sexual, some would say blasphemous,[3] interpretation of religious rites and symbolism
