Sir Curzon Willie was associated with the arrest of Ganesh Savarkar. On 1 July 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra killed Sir Curzon Willie. Madan Lal Dhingra was executed on 17th August. He was considered the first martyr outside India.
Sir William Wedderburn remained the chairman of the Indian parliamentary committee till 1900. He was also an editor of the journal “India”. In 1895, Sir William Wedderburn represented India on the Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure.