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