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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote 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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