Sir John Shore

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Sir John Shore was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India in the late 18th century, known for his cautious policies and emphasis on non-intervention.

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Sir John Shore canonical 2
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
Governor-General of India
human
appointedBy Court of Directors of the East India Company
linked to: Court of Directors
associatedWithPlace Bengal Presidency
Calcutta
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1751-10-05
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
child Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBaronTeignmouth 1798
deathCountry United Kingdom
deathDate 1834-02-14
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
education Harrow School
employer British East India Company
Government of British India
fieldOfActivity British politics
colonial governance
fullName John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
linked to: Sir John Shore
honorificTitle Sir
knownFor cautious administrative policies
policy of non-intervention in Indian princely states
reluctance to engage in expansionist wars
language English
memberOf British Parliament (House of Commons)
monarchDuringTerm George III
name Sir John Shore
nobleTitle 1st Baron Teignmouth
notableWork Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of Sir William Jones
occupation civil servant
colonial administrator
politician
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Newtown (Isle of Wight)
Penryn
peerage Peerage of Ireland
policyApproach maintenance of existing treaties with Indian states
non-intervention in Indian internal affairs
positionHeld Governor-General of Bengal
Governor-General of India
linked to: Governor-General
predecessorAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia Lord Cornwallis
linked to: Charles Cornwallis
religion Christianity
religiousAffiliation Evangelical Anglican
spouse Charlotte Cornish
successorAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia Lord Wellesley
termEndAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia 1798
termStartAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia 1793

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Sir John Shore name Sir John Shore
Sir John Shore fullName John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
linked to: Sir John Shore