Warren Hastings (1732-1818)

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Name (English)
Warren Hastings
Short name
Warren Hastings
Year of birth
1732
Year of death
1818
Short Description
"Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 – 22 August 1818), an English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1774 to 1785. In 1787, he was accused of corruption and impeached, but after a long trial, he was acquitted in 1795. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1814." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.11.2019)
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