Godolphin Midford

According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:

Midford, Godolphin, born in Madras, scion of the English family of that name; author of a long article appearing in the March and April 1882 issues of The Theosophist under the pseudonym of Moorad Aly Beg - also referred to as Mizra Murad Ali Beg - entitled "Elixir of Life." This article is mentioned several times in the Letters. There are indications that he was inspired to write much of it. However, he was a strange character, who took up Eastern ways of dress and dabbled in black magic until his health was ruined. He came to the Headquarters of the TS at one time and HSO tried to help him with mesmeric healing, but in the end he could not be helped and died insane in 1884 or 1885. See ML index under Moorad Ali Beg; LBS, pp. 161, 165; HPB IV: 241; HPB VII: 350; ODL 2: 289.