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John Paul Warburton (born Jan Dad Khan on 28 August 1840), was a policeman in the Punjab state and Inspector General of the Patiala State Police.

Early Life

John Paul Warburton was born Jan Dad Khan, on 28 August 1840 to Faiz Talab Khan, (a minister in the Afghan Court with Popalzai Durrani ancestry)[1] and Shah Jahan Begum, an Afghan noblewoman who was related to Dost Mohammad Khan. [2] Shortly after his birth, in November of 1840, his mother married Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Warburton[3][4] an officer of the Royal Artillery of Anglo-Irish heritage. His biological father has been disputed. His supposed father, Faiz Talab Khan left for Kabul in 1839, a year prior to John Paul’s birth[5], meaning that Robert Warburton was likely John Paul’s biological father. He was baptized John Paul. His brother, Lieutenant Sir Robert Warburton, was the political officer in charge of the Khyber Pass. He was educated at a Roman Catholic School in Agra.[4]

Career

His career began on 28 May 1864, when he joined the Punjab Police Department, where he became an Assistant Inspector General in April of 1873.[6] He was with the Police Department until 1900. During his time there, in 1894, joined the Railway Police, and remained there for 6 years, retiring as an Inspector-General. He remained active until 1910, retiring as a member of the Administrative Council of Patiala.[1][7][8] He served in Kamal, Ludhiana, Muzaffargarh and Ambala.[9]

Personal Life

On 24 December 1863, John Paul Warburton married Mary Ann Meakins. [10][1][6][8] Together, they had 8 children, Robert Paul (1865-1937), Mary Ann (1867-1945, alias Durani),[11] Elizabeth Clara (1868-1872), Lizzie Selina (1873-1952), Minna Edith (1874-1949), Muriel Pauline (1876-1946; alias Muriel Valerie),[12] John Paul (1878) and Arthur Paul (1879-1936). John Paul Warburton was fondly known as ‘Button Sahib’.[4][9] He resided at Gilbert House in Kasauli. While riding on his horse on the 21 October 1919, he was surrounded by a group of boys, who started stoning the horse. Warburton, who was unable to keep his horse under control, fell off, and landed in a ravine. The fall caused his rib to pierce his lung, and he died. [4] He was survived by 6 children.

References

  1. ^ a b c A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage, and Companionage. 1912.
  2. ^ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (18 February 2013). "Jahandad and Warburton".
  3. ^ Warburton, Robert. Eighteen Years in the Khyber, 1879-1898.
  4. ^ a b c d Martineau, Hugh Durani. Controller of Devils.
  5. ^ Warburton, Ray. "Shah Jahan Begum".
  6. ^ a b The India List and Office List. 1902.
  7. ^ Debrett's Illustrated Peerage and Baronetage, Titles of Courtesy and the Knightage. 1919.
  8. ^ a b Upper Ten Thousand; An Alphabetical List of All Members of Noble Families. 1918.
  9. ^ a b Hussain, Hamid. "The Warburtons; An Anglo-Afghan-Indian Dynasty".
  10. ^ Warburton, Ray. "John Paul Warburton".
  11. ^ Warburton, Ray. "Mary Ann (Durani) Warburton".
  12. ^ Taken from the England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976