alleryStart learning →Francis Buchanan is often called Buchanan-Hamilton. Why?
AHe was born in the town of Hamilton
BThe Company gave him the new name
CHe took his mother's family name
DHe married into a Hamilton family
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. He took his mother's family name
1. He served the Bengal Medical Service 1794-1815.
2. On inheriting his mother's property he took her name Hamilton.
3. He surveyed for the Company.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 10, Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives._
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