Warren Hastings
Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Warren Hastings FRS (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818) was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first Governor-General of Bengal in 1772–1785. He and Robert Clive are credited with laying the foundation of the British Empire in India.[2][3] He was an energetic organizer and reformer. In 1779–1784 he led forces of the East India Company against a coalition of native states and the French. In the end, the well-organized British side held its own, while France lost influence in India. In 1787, he was accused of corruption and impeached, but he was eventually acquitted in 1795 after a long trial. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1814.
Warren Hastings | |
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Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William | |
In office 20 October 1773 – 8 February 1785[1] | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Sir John Macpherson, Bt As acting Governor-General |
Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) | |
In office 28 April 1772 – 20 October 1773 | |
Preceded by | John Cartier |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1732-12-06)6 December 1732 Churchill, Oxfordshire |
Died | 22 August 1818(1818-08-22) (aged 85) Daylesford, Gloucestershire |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Buchanan
(m. 1756; died 1759) |
Residence | Daylesford House |
Alma mater | Westminster School |