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
Job Charnock
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Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He is widely regarded by historians as the founder of the city of Calcutta; however, this view was challenged in court, and in 20
Charles Eyre
…the British occupation of three small villages that formed the basis of the Fort William settlement; his signature, and not that of his father-in-law Job Charnock (who died in 1692) appears on the document signed with the original landlords, the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family. In December 1699, Eyre was appointed…
Job Charnock
Plaque with details of Baptism of Charnock's daughters, on Baptismal Font at St. Mary's Church, Fort St. George, Madras
Sketch of Job Charnock's Cemetery, made before 1742 (p.196), March 1824
Job Charnock's mausoleum