10. Reverend Robert³ Rainy (Harry², Reverend George¹) was born in Glasgow, Scotland 01/01/1826. Robert died 22/12/1906 at 80 years of age.

He married Susan Rolland. Susan was born in Edinburgh c1835. Susan was visiting 1861 in 2 Woodside Place, Glasgow. Susan was visiting 1871 in 2 Woodside Place, Glasgow. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

He was listed as a resident in the census report in West George Street, Glasgow, 1841. He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh. Had four boys and four girls with Susan.

Reverend Robert Rainy and Susan Rolland had the following children:

14 i. Charlotte A.⁴ Rainy was born in Edinburgh c1859. Charlotte died 8/05/1942 in Dumfries, at 82 years of age. Charlotte was visiting 1861 in 2 Woodside Place, Glasgow. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

15 ii. Barbara H. Rainy was born in Edinburgh c1861. Barbara was visiting 1861 in 2 Woodside Place, Glasgow. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

16 iii. Adam R. Rainy was born in Glasgow, Scotland c1862. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

17 iv. Henry C. Rainy was born in Edinburgh c1868. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

18 v. Annie Rainy was born in Edinburgh c1871. Annie was visiting 1871 in 2 Woodside Place, Glasgow. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881.

19 vi. George Rainy was born in Edinburgh c1875. George died 27/01/1946 in Edinburgh, at 70 years of age. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 23 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 1881. From The Times, January 29, 1946

The India Tariff Board

Sir George Rainy, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., who died in hospital in Edinburgh on Sunday at the age of 70, was the first president of the Indian Tariff Board, called into being to investigate the claims of nascent or handicapped Indian industries to be supported by protective import duties.

He was the son of an outstanding figure in Church life in Scotland, the Rev. Dr. Robert Rainy, principal for many years of the New College, Edinburgh. After education at Edinburgh Academy George Rainy pased the Indian Civil Service examination of 1898, and spent his year's probation at Merton College, Oxford. He went out to Bengal, but was transferred to Bihar and Orissa when those provinces were merged in 1912 on the annulment of the Bengal partition which was announced by King George V at the great Delhi Durbar.

Rainy's aptitude for finance led to his being made in 194 financial member of the committee charged with the duty of implementing the decision to build New Delhi. In the middle of the 1914-18 war he was made deputy secretary of the financial department of the Central Government. He went back to Patna in 1919 as chief secretary to the provincial Government.

When the Tariff Board was established on the recommendation of the commission under the chairmanship of the late Sir Ibrahim Rahimtoola he was selected for the office of president. The Board was set up in pursuance of the convention that the Secretary of State for India would not intervene when the Central Government and its Legislature were in agreement on tariff matters. Rainy took care that the investigations of the Board should be thorough, and that its recommendations should conform to the principles laid down by the commission. After four years of this work Rainy succeeded Sir Charles Innes as commerce and railway member of the Viceroy's Executive Council. He was a delegate of India to the Monetary and Economic Conference held in London in 1934, and in 1938 accepted the chairmanship of the Trustee Savings Bank Association. He remained unmarried.

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