Warren Hastings

Andrew McCann (Dartmouth College)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born 6 Dec 1732
Died 22 Aug 1818
Activity 1750-1797

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Born in England
Active in England; India

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The names and the careers of Warren Hastings and Edmund Burke are today irrevocably as irrevocably linked as they were in the late eighteenth century. In fact Hastings is as much a figment of Edmund Burke's histrionic oratorical style as he is an historical entity in his own right. Without doubt Burke's parliamentary speeches are the most readily accessible source material we have for Hastings' career, and also the most biased against Hastings. The relationship between the two men entered the public domain most emphatically in 1788 when the House of Lords began impeachment proceedings against Hastings for “high crimes and misdemeanours” in his role as Governor-General of Bengal.

Hastings was born in 1732 in Daylesford, Worcestershire. The misfortunes of his immediate family, rather

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Citation: McCann, Andrew. "Warren Hastings". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 January 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2026, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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