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III. Governors of Fort St. George, or Madras , from 1652 to 1892.

Names.

AssumedCharge of Office.

Names.

AssumedCharge of Office.

Aaron Baker, 1

1652

Nicholas Morse, 5 .

17 Jan. 1744

Sir Thomas Chamber,

1659

John Hinde, 6 .

Sir Edward Winter,

1661

Charles Floyer, 7

16 April 1747

George Foxcroft, 2 .

Sir William Langhorn,

22 Aug. 1668

Thomas Saunders, 8 .George (afterwards Lord)

19 Sept. 1750

Bart.,.

Streynsham Master.

1670

Pigot,

14 Jan. 1755

27 Jan. 1678

Robert Palk, .

14 Nov. 1763

William Gyfford, 3 .

3 Tulv 1681

Charles Bourchier, .

25 Jan. 1767

ElihuYale, 4 .

25 July 1687

Josias Du Pre,

31 Jan. 1770

Nathaniel Higginson,

30 Oct. 1692

Alexander Wynch, .

2 Feb. 1773

Thomas Pitt, .

7 Tulv 1608

Lord Pigot, 9 .

n Dec. 1775

Gulston Addison,

Edmund Montague, act-

18 Sept. 1709

George Stratton ,

John Whitehill, acting,

23 Aug. 177631 Aug. 1777

trig, ....

17 Oct. 1709

Sir Thomas Rumbold, Bt.,

8 Feb. 1778

William Eraser, acting,

3 Nov. 170Q

John Whitehill, acting,

6 April xjZo

Edward Harrison , .

11 July 1711

Charles Smith, acting,

8 Nov. 1780

Joseph Collett,

Francis Hastings , act-

8 Jan. 1717

Lord Macartney,Alexander Davidson,

22 June 1781

mg, ....

Nathaniel Elwick, .

18 Jan. 1720

acting,

18 June 1785

15 Oct. 1721 ,

*Maj.-Gen. Sir Archibald

James Macrae,

George Morton Pitt,

rSjan. 1725

Campbell,

6 April 1786

14 May 1730

John Holland, acting, .

7 Feb. 1789

Richard Benyon,

23 Jan. 1735 |

Edward Holland, actg.,

13 Feb. 1790

1 Mr. Baker was at firstAgent' for the Settlement of Madras, which was under thejurisdiction of the Presidency of Bantam in Java , from its foundation in 1639 till itwas itself created a Presidency in 1653. In 1658, the Settlements in Bengal were sub-ordinated to Madras , and so remained until 1681.

2 Three months after his arrival with a commission to succeed Sir E. Winter, Mr.Foxcroft was, on a charge of disloyalty, put into confinement by Sir E. Winter, whoresumed office, and retained it until 22nd August 1668, when Mr. Foxcroft was releasedand reinstated by Commissioners from England.

3 By the Companys commission, dated 14th November 1681, received 17th July 1682,the Bengal Agency was made a Government ' without any subordination to Fort St.George.

4 Mr. Yale also acted during Mr. Gyffords absence in Bengal from 8th August 1684to 26th January 1685.

5 Madras having been captured by the French on the 10th September 1746, the govern-ment of the Settlement devolved on Mr. John Hinde, the Deputy-Governor of Fort St.David.

6 Mr. Hinde died at Fort St. David on the 14th April 1747, previous to the receipt ofthe Court of Directors despatch-,of 24th January 1747, creating Fort St. David the HeadSettlement, and appointing Mr. Hinde President and Governor.

^ The Court's despatch ordering Mr, Floyers dismissal from the service was receivedat Fort St. David on the 6th July 1750.

8 The seat of government was re-established at Madras on the 5th April 1752, fouryears after its restoration to the English by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

9 Governor for second time. By order of Mr. George Stratton and the majority of theCouncil, he was placed under arrest, and detained at St. Thomass Mount on the 24thAugust 1776. He was allowed to return to the Madras Garden House on the 28th Aprilfor change of air, and died there on 10th May 1777.

10 Acting Governor second time. Suspended by the Governor-General and Councilunder Section IX. of the Regulating Act.

* Also Commander-in-Chief of the Presidency.