ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>R&#256M CHAND D&#298W&#256N (1819-1888)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="RM,CHAND,D*WN,Person,Person"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279R&#256M CHAND, D&#298W&#256N (1819-1888), son of Ratan Chand and grandson of N&#257nak Chand, the brother of D&#299w&#257n S&#257van Mall, Governor of Mult&#257n under Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh, was only twelve when he succeeded, in 1831, his grandfather as revenue collector of Mult&#257n and Kashm&#299r. Soon Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh appointed him chancellor, giving him charge of his private seal. After the death of the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257, R&#257m Chand quit service and began to live at his native town Ak&#257lga&#7771h, in Gujr&#257&#7749w&#257l&#257 district. He was held in high esteem for his generosity and honesty. He contributed liberally towards the construction of holy tanks at Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, the birthplace of Gur&#363 N&#257nak. At Lahore he set up a free dispensary for the poor. A Sanskrit school was also opened by him at Amritsar, besides a <i>sad&#257vart</i> or poorhouse at V&#257r&#257&#7751as&#299 where he spent the last four years of his life.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&#257m Chand died in 1888.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>