Warren Hastings ( 1732 - 1818 )

Birth: Churchill, Oxfordshire, England (06 December 1732) Death: Daylesford, Worcestershire (22 August 1818) Burial: Near Daylesford church, Worcestershire Profession: Politician Career: Went to Calcutta as a writer in the service of the HEIC (1750); British Resident, Murshidabad (1758-1761); Governor of Bengal and President of the Council (1772); Governor General (1773); resigned and returned to England (1784); impeached and tried (1788-1795) and acquitted (1795) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 25/06/1801.