William Hornby
Governor of Bombay
About William Hornby
Lived 1725 – 1803 (aged 77–78).
William Hornby (baptised 11 March 1723, Snaith, died 18 November 1803, The Hook, near Titchfield, Hampshire) was an English Governor of Bombay from 1771 to 1784.
Governorship William Hornby joined the East India Company as a writer (clerk) in 1740, and rose to become Governor of Bombay in 1771.
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Who was William Hornby?
Governor of Bombay
When was William Hornby born?
William Hornby was born in 1725.
When did William Hornby die?
William Hornby died in 1803.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: William Hornby (governor)
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