Menon was also exceptional in that he came from a very humble background and yet reached the heights of the Indian Government Service. ... In 1914 he joined the Government Service as an assistant in the Home Department. ... However, the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, had been so impressed by Menon's loyalty, judgement and technical knowledge that he was appointed to the post.Menon thus became the highest serving Indian officer in the Indian Government Service. ...

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Introduction Many events of the 18th century impacted the abolition of Slavery. In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. In the U.S. movements were forming to stop the holding and trade of slaves. It first started in the United States when Ch...

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