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Memorial to Warren Hastings St Peters Church Daylesford

WARREN HASTINGS Memorial (1732-1818)

Who was Governor of Bengal from 1771 later
Governor-General of British India from 1773

Went to India as a clerk aged 16
Reformed revenue administration and the courts
Organised the opium revenue
Fought a war against the Mahrattas
Resigned in 1784
Burke campaigned for his impeachment
His trial started in 1788 and continued for seven years
Acquitted in 1795 but financially ruined

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2008

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Grid Square: SP2425, 22 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Graham Burnett (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Monday, 29 December, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 1 January, 2009
Category: Memorial (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SP 242 259 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:55.8706N 1:38.8883W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SP 244 258
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)