Charles Pratt Kennedy
British Army officer
About Charles Pratt Kennedy
Lived 1789 – 1875 (aged 85–86).
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Pratt Kennedy (1789 – 25 May 1875) was an officer in the Bengal Artillery (later Royal Artillery) from 1808 to 1865. He is considered the founder of Shimla, summer capital of British India and now the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. He built the first house in Shimla in 1822 and named it Kennedy house.
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Who was Charles Pratt Kennedy?
British Army officer
When was Charles Pratt Kennedy born?
Charles Pratt Kennedy was born in 1789.
When did Charles Pratt Kennedy die?
Charles Pratt Kennedy died in 1875.
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