Arthur Conolly
1807–42?
Captain in the East India Company’s service. Travelled in central Asia, 1829–31, and published an account of his journey. Joined the British envoy’s staff in Afghanistan in 1840. Imprisoned in Bokhara and eventually killed while on a diplomatic mission.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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