Warren Hastings was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first governor of the Presidency of Fort William, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first governor-general o
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1766–1767
c. 1784 painting of Hastings with Marian in their garden at Alipore by Johan Zoffany
Portrait of Hastings by Tilly Kettle
The trial of Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall, 1788
Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, was a British administrator in India. He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786.
Warren Hastings
…Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William In office 20 October 1773 – 8 February 1785 Monarch George III Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Sir John Macpherson, Bt As acting Governor-General Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) In office 28 April 1772 – 20 October 1773 Preceded by John Cartier…
Captain John Macpherson by anonymous