Henry Daly

General Sir Henry Dermot Daly, GCB, CIE (25 October 1823 – 21 July 1895) was a senior British Indian Army officer, colonial administrator, Liberal Unionist politician and founder of Daly College.

Daly was promoted to the rank of captain in 1854 and led his regiment during the Indian Mutiny.

The regiment operated in North India and took part in the Siege of Delhi and the Relief of Lucknow.

[3] Before leaving India, Daly had taken a great interest in education and had begun a college in Indore, which was later named after him.

[4] In the General Election of 1886, Daly stood as the Liberal Unionist candidate in Dundee.

HH Maharaja Sir Jayaji Rao Scindia of Gwalior State , General Sir Henry Daly (Founder of The Daly College), with British officers and Maratha nobility ( Sardars , Jagirdars & Mankaris ) in Indore , Holkar State , c. 1879 .
Old Campus of The Daly College , Indore
The Daly College
Memorial to Henry Daly in St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke , Isle of Wight