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Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

16Records
1720–1848Date range
11Named people
8Places

Chronological records

1720

Richard Philipps1720

Nova Scotia · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Nova Scotia

1749

George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st14 October 1749

Newfoundland · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests

1755

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st1755

Fort St David · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of the Fort of St David

1757

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st1757

Bengal · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the Battle of Plessey

1760

Henry Vansittart1760

Bengal · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal

1765

Robert Clive Plessey, 1st1765

Bengal · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal, 2nd term

George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st1765

Greenwich · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital

1774

Warren Hastings1774

Bengal · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of Bengal

1786

Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st1786

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of India, 1st term

1799

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st4 May 1799

Mysore · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Mysore

1802

Alexander John Ball1802

Malta · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Malta

1805

Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st1805

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of India, 2nd term

1806

Elliot Minto, 1st1806

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of India

1847

Henry Pottinger1847

Madras · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Madras

Ramsay Dalhousie, 10th1847

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of India, 1st term

1848

Ramsay Dalhousie, 10th1848

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor General of India, 2nd term

Names involved

Alexander John BallArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stCharles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1stElliot Minto, 1stGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1stHenry PottingerHenry VansittartRamsay Dalhousie, 10thRichard PhilippsRobert Clive Plessey, 1stWarren Hastings

Provenance

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