The first governor of the island, General Wilks, was soon superseded, it being judged that he was too amenable to influence from Napoleon; his successor was Sir Hudson Lowe.
Among a large number of biographies published previously, that by Washington Wilks (1854) has some merit.
By first service Stephen was up to 11th overall and was a mere 15 seconds behind JWRC contender Guy Wilks.
For the whole life and times see Wilks, Historical Sketches of the South of India (1810-1817); Aitchison's Treaties, vol.
N. Dr Laumonier (Wilks) is a very fine seedling of this group.