John W. Tyler
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John W. Tyler
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Sir John William Tyler FRCS (Edin.) CIE was a British surgeon and superintendent of the central prison in Agra, India, a position he held for 14 years. While superintendent he developed the prison as an important manufacturing centre for high-quality carpets. In 1886, he escorted 34 Indians, mostly prisoners, to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 in London, where their craftsmanship in weaving carpets was displayed. At Queen Victoria's request, he recruited the servant Abdul Karim, later
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British surgeon and superintendent of the central prison in Agra, India
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2023-08-21T00:57:54Z
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