William Muir

Sir William Muir, KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist, scholar of Islam, and colonial administrator.

Life

He was born at Glasgow and educated at Kilmarnock Academy, at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, and at Haileybury College. In 1837 he entered the Bengal civil service. Muir served as secretary to the governor of the North-West Provinces, and as a member of the Agra revenue board, and during the Mutiny he was in charge of the intelligence department there. In 1865 he was made foreign secretary to the Indian Government. In 1867 Muir was knighted (K.C.S.I.), and in 1868 he became lieutenant-governor of the North Western Provinces.

Having been criticised for the poor relief effort during the Orissa famine of 1866, the British began to discuss famine policy, and in 1868 Muir issued an order stating that:

In 1874 Muir was appointed financial member of the Viceroy's Council, and retired in 1876, when he became a member of the Council of India in London.James Thomason served as Muir's mentor with respect to Imperial administration; Muir later wrote an influential biography of Thomason.

William Muir (American coach)

William George Muir (February 1, 1895 – January 5, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1925 to 1925, compiling a record of 12–9–2. Muir was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois from 1923 to 1926 and the head baseball coach at the school from 1924 to 1926. He graduated from the University of Missouri and also attended coaching school at the University of Illinois. Prior to coming to Northern Illinois, he had taught and coached in Kansas, Texas, and in Decatur, Illinois.

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William Muir (cricketer)

William Muir (8 February 1907 – 27 November 1964) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1930.

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William Muir (disambiguation)

William Muir (1819–1905) was a Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator.

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