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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
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  Fletcher    
First Name(s)  Henry    
Titles  Sir, Baronet    
Year of Birth  1727    
Year of Death  1807    
Entry  Born 1727 : commanded two vessels of the E.I. Co. : after good service and retirement, he became Director of the E.I. Co. for 18 years, and Chairman of the Court in 1782 and 1783 : M.P. for Cumberland, 1768-1806 : Baronet, 1782 : in Fox's India Bill, which was not carried, he was nominated one of the 7 Commissioners for the affairs of Asia : stated his opinion in Parliament that it would have been better for England and Europe if the East Indies had never been discovered ; but that India, having once been acquired, must never be given up : died March 25, 1807     
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