Horatio Boileau Goad

Horatio Boileau Goad was a policeman who rose to be the secretary of the Municipal Corporation of Simla, British India.Goad committed suicide in 1896.

Career description

He had an extraordinary knowledge of local languages and customs and was a master of disguise. He was the eldest son of Major Samuel Boileau Goad who built and owned 33 homes in Simla.

Literary depiction by Kipling

based the character Strickland in Plain [Tales from the Hills] on Goad.

Suicide

Goad committed suicide in 1896.