ABSTRACT
Thomas Frank Bignold’s family was based in Norwich, where his father, also Thomas, was a magistrate. Bignold studied at the University of Cambridge, and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1859. Public opinion among the British ran strongly against the Bill, and its many opponents were unequivocal in declaring that Indians were not the 'peers' of British people. Public opinion among the British ran strongly against the Bill, and its many opponents were unequivocal in declaring that Indians were not the ‘peers’ of British people. The Bill was eventually passed, but included the proviso that a European tried by an Indian judge could demand that no more than half the jury members should be Indians.
