- John Cartier
John Cartier (
1733 -January 25 ,1802 ) was a British colonial governor inIndia . He served asGovernor of Bengal from 1769 to 1772.Early career
Cartier first arrived in India as a writer in the service of the
British East India Company .Buckland, 75.] He was expelled fromDacca in 1756 while serving there as an assistant. After fleeing with other fugitives toFulta , he joinedClive of India and helped in the retaking ofBengal , for which he was praised by the Court of Directors of the British East India Company. Cartier's career accelerated after theBattle of Plassey . In 1761 Cartier became chief of the Dacca factory. By 1767 he was Second in theCalcutta Council.Governor of Bengal
On
December 26 ,1769 Cartier succeeded Harry Verelst as Governor ofBengal . Cartier was governor at time of theBengal famine of 1770 , during which one-third of the populace died. Cartier was blamed for ignoring warnings about the impending disasterIslam, "Cartier, John".] but was able to use a magazine of grain to feed fifteen thousand people every day for some months.citation|last=Bernstein|first=Jeremy|title="Dawning of the Raj: The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings" - Chapter One|date=2000-06-11 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/bernstein-raj.html|accessdate=2007-11-13] In response to the crisis, the Court of Directors sent a three-person commission to Bengal to assess the situation. En route, however, the ship carrying the three members foundered at sea.Malleson, pp. 95-96.] The Court of Directors did not send a replacement and recalled Cartier.Warren Hastings was selected as his replacement; he took office onApril 13 ,1772 .Cartier became a
High Sheriff of Kent in 1789. Unusually the previous encumbent, James Bond, continued from the year before and Cartier served only for the latter part of the year. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53762 British History on line] accessed17 November 2007]Cartier died in
Bedgbury ,Kent onJanuary 25 ,1802 . He was eulogized byEdmund Burke for his government of Bengal. His wife, Stephana, survived him and died aged 80 also inBedgbury on22 August 1825. [ [http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=Ln6gPYTqE8YC&pg=PA373&dq=%22john+cartier%22+bengal&ei=wrM8R4fPOY706gK_wMTsCQ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, 1825, p373] accessed15 November 2007]Notes
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