Robert Palk
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Robert Palk was an 18th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of Madras in the East India Company era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Palk canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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Governor of Madras ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appliesTo | term as Governor of Madras ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1717-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ashburton, Devon
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1798-04-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Devon
NERFINISHED
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Haldon House NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford University
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| employer | East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1767 ⓘ |
| familyName | Palk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | 18th-century British politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acquisition of a large fortune in India
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governorship of Madras ⓘ service in the East India Company ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of Madras Presidency
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expansion of East India Company influence in southern India ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | Haldon House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Ashburton
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Member of Parliament for Wareham ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1787 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1767 ⓘ |
| partOf | British rule in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Fort St. George
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Governor of Madras ⓘ Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| relative | Henry Vansittart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Devon
NERFINISHED
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Haldon House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Vansittart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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