Lyall, Alfred Comyn, Sir (M)

Surname: Lyall
Forename(s): Alfred Comyn
b. 4 January 1835. d. 11 April 1911. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, essayist, and administrator in India. Pseudonym: A. C. L Born in Coulsdon, Surrey. Employed in various positions with the East India Company from 1853 to 1887. Married Cornelia Arnoldina (Cora) Cloete on 12 November 1862. Contributed to Fortnightly Review and Edinburgh Review. Received the Commander of the Order of Bath for his role as foreign secretary during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Member of the Council of India (1887-1902). Made Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1896. Member of the Athenaeum. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 3
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Theology in Extremis: Or, a Soliloquy That May Have Been Delivered in India, June, 1857. Moriturus Loquitur 1868-09 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12013
Meditations of a Hindu, Prince and Sceptic 1877-09 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12054
A Night in the Red Sea 1882-09 The Cornhill Magazine Poet 12091