Fowke, Joseph, 1716-1800, Indian administrator and diamond merchant

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1736-1752 East India Company servant, Madras; appointed governor of Madras (not taken up); 1771-1781 diamond trader in India; 1781-1787 senior merchant with East India Company

Epithet: Indian administrator and diamond merchant

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referencedIn Vol. ii. Jan. 1772-June, 1773.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sir John Mcpherson, Member of the Council, afterwards Governor-General of India: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1786.includes:ff. 1-207, passim Joseph Fow... British Library
referencedIn Correspondence of the Fowke, Benn, Walsh and Maskelyne families, 1751-1819 British Library
referencedIn Vol. xix. Aug.-Sept. 1781.William Popham, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1779-1794.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letter... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxii. Feb.-March, 1782.Alexander Davidson, of the Council of Fort St George: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1780, 1781.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence wit... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xxiii. April-June, 1782.Charles Chapman, Resident at Nangpoor: Correspondence with W. Hastings and others: 1779-1795.John Caillaud, Brigadier-General: Letters to W. Hastings: 1772-1808.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Alex... British Library
referencedIn Francis Collection: official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), member of Governor-General's Council 1774-80; also notes, dated 1819-40, by Lady Francis., 1764-1813 British Library
creatorOf Fowke Collection: correspondence of Joseph Fowke (1716-1800), East India Company servant, Madras 1736-52, free merchant trading in diamonds 1771-81, senior merchant with Company 1781-87; of his son Francis (1754-1820), Resident at Benares 1775-76, 17..., 1771-1849 British Library
referencedIn Vol. i. 1758-1771.includes:ff. 1-98 Luke Scrafton, Member of the Council at Fort William: Letters to W. Hastings: 1758-1759. f. 99 Francis Penyston: Letters to W. Hastings: 1759, 1795. f. 101 Richard Becher, Member of the Council of Fort William: L..., 1758-1771 British Library
referencedIn Vansittart Collection: papers of George Vansittart (1745-1825), East India Company servant, Bengal 1762-76; factor (1767), junior merchant (1769), and Resident at Midnapore; second (1770) and Chief (1772) in Revenue Council at Patna; member of Counci..., 1763-1824 British Library
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Calcutta, India
Patna, India
Oudh, India
Madras, India
Bengal, India
Burdwan, Bengal
Benares, India
Bombay, India
India, Asia
Madras, India
India, Asia
Midnapore, Bengal
Gohad, Gwalior State
Dinajpur, Bengal
Poona, India
India, Asia
Calcutta, India
Arcot State, India
Bengal, India
Bihar, India
Bengal, India
Poona, India
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