Barker, Robert, Sir, approximately 1732-1789, Baronet, army officer in India and politician

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c 1749 arrived in India; 1759-1773 army officer in the East India Company; 1759 captain; 1762 major; 1764 knighted; 1765 colonel; fellow of the Royal Society; 1772 brigadier-general and commander-in-chief of the Bengal army; 1773 returned to England; 1774-1780 Member of Parliament for Wallingford; 1781 baronetcy; 1786 gave evidence on the Rohilla War to the House of Commons.

Epithet: army officer in India and politician

Title: Baronet

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referencedIn Robert Orme papers., 1745-1780 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCVIII (ff. 329). 1758-1772.includes:f. 1 b Major John? Carnac, Brig.-General 1764, of the Bombay Council 1776: Reference to: 1758 (?). f. 5 Bengal: Account of transactions in: circ. 1759-1760. ff. 5-20 Chinsura, Bengal: Account of defeat, et..., 1758-1772 British Library
referencedIn (XIII. ff. 350). 1769, and undated.includes:f. 1 Elizabeth Sarah Da Costa Villa Real: Suit v. Lord Galwty: 1769. f. 1 William Monckton, 2nd Viscount Galway; afterwards Monckton-Arundell: Lawsuits: 1764, 1769. f. 29 Theodore Darley: Suits v. Darley,..., 1769 British Library
referencedIn Vol. iii. July, 1773-June, 1774.Nathaniel Middleton, Resident at Lucknow: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1774-1798.Samuel Middleton, Resident with the Nawab of Oude: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1773, 1774.Sir John Mcpherson, Member of the Coun... British Library
referencedIn Vol. lxi. Undated. A HaDavid Anderson: Correspondence with W. Hastings: 1778-1817.Sweeney Toone, Major: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1817.Edward Baber, Resident at Moidapore: Letters to W. Hastings: 1773-1819.Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet; of Shott..., 1758-1838 British Library
referencedIn COPIES of letters of Warren Hastings to Commanders and Envoys in India; viz.:-1. Brigadier-General Sir Robert Barker; 26 March-17 Aug. 1773, 2. Nathtniel Middilton [Resident with the Nabob Vizier of Oude]; 28 Jan.-6 Nov. 1774, f. 18. 3. Colonel Arth..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Robert Clive papers., 1759-1768 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
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 Papers of Harry Verelst, East India Company servant, Bengal; Governor of Bengal 1767-69, 1761-1785 British Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Murshidabad, Bengal
Murshidabad, Bengal
Hooghly Town, Bengal
Bengal, Asia
Tippera, Bengal
Afghanistan, Asia
Jidda, Saudi Arabia
Chinsura, Bengal
Oudh, India
Chingleput, Madras
Satara, Bombay
Delhi, India
Manila, Philippines
Calcutta, India
India, Asia
Burdwan, Bengal
Netherlands, Europe
Mysore State, India
Bhotan, India
Plassey, India
Hyderabad State, India
Trichinopoly, Madras
Patna, India
Kabul, Afghanistan
Chinsura, Bengal
Bengal, India
Patna, India
Dinajpur, Bengal
India, Asia
Arcot State, India
Cossimbazar, Bengal
Masulipatam, Madras
Chittagong, India
Fort St David, India
Madura, Madras
Surat, Bombay
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Travancore State, India
Midnapore, Bengal
Patna, India
Buxar, Bihar
Calcutta, India
China, Asia
Bihar, India
Bengal, India
Anjengo, Travancore, Madras
Carnatic Region, India
Vellore, Madras
Pondicherry, India
Assam, India
Aleppo, Syria
Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands, Indian Ocean
China, Asia
Bihar, India
Madras, India
India, Asia
Srirangam, Madras
Deccan, India
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Malabar Coast, Madras
Saint Helena, Africa
Oudh, India
Bengal, India
Tanjore, Madras
Chandernagore, Bengal
Bengal, India
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jumna River, India
Basra, Iraq
Bombay, India
Dacca, India
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Birth 1732

Death 1789

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