Richard Barwell
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Richard Barwell (8 October 1741 ā 2 September 1804) was an early trader with the East India Company and amassed one of the largest fortunes[3] in early British India.
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Richard Barwell | |
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Member of the Supreme Council of Bengal | |
In office 1774 ā 29 February 1780[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 October 1741 Calcutta, Bengal |
Died | 2 September 1804(1804-09-02) (aged 62)[2] Stansted Park, Sussex, England |
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Barwell was the son of William Barwell, governor of Bengal in 1748, and afterwards a director of the East India Company and Sheriff of Surrey in 1768. His family, which apparently came from Kegworth, Leicestershire, had been connected with the East for generations.