INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Sir William Wedderburn, or W. Wederbirn was a Scottish civil servant in India and a politician. He wrote a biographical memoir of A. O. Hume who died in 1912.

Detailed explanation-2: -Allan Octavian Hume, CB ICS (4 June 1829 – 31 July 1912) was a British political reformer, ornithologist, civil servant and botanist who worked in British India. He supported the idea of self-governance by Indians and founded the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-3: -A.O. Hume, a retired British official, played a significant role in establishing Indian National Congress in 1885. He wanted to create a platform for political dialogue among educated Indians.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Allan Octavian Hume worked for the Imperial Civil Service, which was later renamed the Indian Civil Service. Hume founded the Indian National Congress. He was also an ornithologist, and he is known as the “Father of Indian Ornithology."