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	Giles was a career civil servant who was stationed only in Sind.<ref name="times"/>		Giles was a career civil servant who was stationed only in Sind.<ref name="times"/>
	He attended Durham Grammar School and [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], earning his B.A. in 1869 and M.A. in 1874. He was appointed to the Sind Commission in 1868. He worked for the Bombay Revenue Survey, and was Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, and Educational Inspector. He served as the Chief Commissioner of Sind from ~~1900–02~~.<ref name="times"/> He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1899 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27086 \|date= 3 June 1899 \|page= 3586}}</ref>		He attended Durham Grammar School and [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], earning his B.A. in 1869 and M.A. in 1874. He was appointed to the Sind Commission in 1868. He worked for the Bombay Revenue Survey, and was Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, and Educational Inspector. He served as the Chief Commissioner of Sind from 1900 to 1902.<ref name="times"/> He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1899 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27086 \|date= 3 June 1899 \|page= 3586}}</ref>

	He retired in April 1902 and returned to live in [[Midhurst]], Sussex, where he was [[Justice of the peace\|JP]] for West Sussex. He died in [[Monte Carlo]], aged 81.<ref name="times"/>		He retired in April 1902 and returned to live in [[Midhurst]], Sussex, where he was [[Justice of the peace\|JP]] for West Sussex. He died in [[Monte Carlo]], aged 81.<ref name="times"/>

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'''Robert Giles''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CIE|JP}} (27 September 1846 – 17 March 1928) was a British civil servant in colonial [[Bombay]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Mr. Robert Giles |work=[[The Times]] |page=16 |date=23 March 1928}}</ref>

Giles was born in [[Grimsthorpe]],<ref>''1851 England Census''</ref> the son of Archdeacon [[John Giles (priest)|John Douglas Giles]], Canon of Lincoln and Rector of Willoughby, and Sarah Elizabeth (''née'' Allen). His brother Edward Giles {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CIE}} was also a civil servant.

Giles was a career civil servant who was stationed only in Sind.<ref name="times"/>
He attended Durham Grammar School and [[St. John's College, Cambridge]], earning his B.A. in 1869 and M.A. in 1874. He was appointed to the Sind Commission in 1868. He worked for the Bombay Revenue Survey, and was Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, and Educational Inspector. He served as the Chief Commissioner of Sind from 1900–02.<ref name="times"/> He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in the [[1899 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27086 |date= 3 June 1899 |page= 3586}}</ref>

He retired in April 1902 and returned to live in [[Midhurst]], Sussex, where he was [[Justice of the peace|JP]] for West Sussex. He died in [[Monte Carlo]], aged 81.<ref name="times"/>

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| title = [[List of commissioners and governors of Sind in British India|Commissioner in Sind]]
| before = [[Evan James I.C.S.|Henry Evan Murchison James]]
| after = [[Alexander Cumine]]
| years = 1900–1902
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[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
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[[Category:English justices of the peace]]
[[Category:1846 births]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Lincolnshire]]

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