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Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C
Date transcribed | 2011-01-01 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| Surname | Barwell | | First Name(s) | Richard | | Year of Birth | 1741 | | Year of Death | 1804 | | Entry | Son of William Barwell (who was Governor of Bengal in 1748) : born in Calcutta, Oct. 8, 1741, and joined as a Writer in Bengal under the E.I. Co. in 1758 : made a Member of the Supreme Council under the Regulating Act of 1773, which made Warren Hastings Governor- General, and steadily supported him in Council against Francis, Clavering, and Monson : fought a duel with Clavering in April, 1775 : resigned his seat in Council on Oct. 1, 178Z1 retiring with a large fortune, reported to have been irregularly acquired : he appears to have had two houses in Calcutta, one at the present Writers' Buildings, the other "" Kidderpur House "" in Alipur : M.P. for St. Ives and Winchester, and died Sep. 2, 1804. The story is told of him, as illustrative of the luxurious living of those days, that he said ""bring more curricles"". The Echoes from Old Calcutta by Dr. Busteed contains a picture of Barwell and some account of his life and character. |
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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each
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