Difference Between the Governor General and Viceroy
Check here for key differences between the Governor-General and Viceroy in British India: administration, reforms, and ...
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Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings, Governor General of Bengal, has a memorial monument with a bust in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The designer was John Bacon junior and the bust is by ...
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St John’s Church: Two centuries of Kolkata’s history frozen in time
In 1783, a committee was formed by Warren Hastings and in 1785, a trust was formed to build a church and meanwhile Johnson himself collected Rs 35,950 by lottery. The foundation stone was laid on ...
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, January 9, 1783
East India Company official Samuel Turner was appointed chief of a Tibet mission with another company employee Samuel Davis ...