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Warren Hastings

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Warren Hastings

Governor-General of Bengal, 1773–1785

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Warren Hastings 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. 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-organised 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.

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Governor-General of India, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: December 6, 1732
Died: August 22, 1818

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