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| The Lord Teignmouth | |
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| Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William | |
| In office 1793–1797 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl Cornwallis |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alured Clarke As Acting Governor-General |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1751 |
| Died | 14 February 1834 |
| Alma mater | Harrow |
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (5 October 1751 – 14 February 1834) was a British politician who served as Governor-General of India from 1793 to 1797.
He married Charlotte Cornish, daughter of James Cornish of Teignmouth, on 14 February 1786. He was shortly afterwards offered a place on the Supreme Council in Calcutta, returning in 1790.
In 1792, he was appointed Governor-General of India and made a baronet. He served as Governor-General until 1797 and in 1798 was created Baron Teignmouth in the Peerage of Ireland.
Shore was the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society.[1]
A close friend of the orientalist Sir William Jones (1746–1794), Shore edited a memoir of Jones's life in 1804, containing many of Jones's letters.
His title passed on his death to his eldest son Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth.
[edit] References
- ^ Ainslie T. Embree (September 2004). "Oxford Biography Index entry John Shore". Oxford. http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025452/. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
[edit] Further reading
- Memoir of the life and correspondence of John, Lord Teignmouth, by his son, Lord Teignmouth. 2v. London: Hatchard, 1843
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| Preceded by The Marquess Cornwallis |
Governor-General of India 1793–1797 |
Succeeded by Sir Alured Clarke, acting |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baron Teignmouth 1798–1834 |
Succeeded by Charles Shore |
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