Charles Eyre
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Sir Charles Eyre was an administrator of the British East India Company and founder of Fort William, Calcutta. He was a President of Fort William.
Fort William, c. 1760
Fort William, Calcutta: a view from the inside, c. 1828
William Gyfford
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William Gyfford was an English factor and Agent of Madras from 3 July 1681 to 8 August 1684 and the President of Madras from 26 January 1685 to 25 July 1687.
Charles Eyre
…same time constituted a presidency. He was the first governor appointed by the Company to Bengal since William Hedges (agent and governor) in 1681 and William Gyfford (president and governor) in December 1683 (after which the title of governor had been temporarily dropped in favour of agent and chief of the bay of…
A group of Madras Native Soldiers