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Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of
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Son of the Earl of Moira; entered the army 1771, and served against the Americans in the War of Independence; created Baron Rawdon in 1783; succeeded to his father's title 1793; entered political life under Fox, and was Governor-General of India 1813-23, in which period fell the Goorkha War, for the successful negotiations subsequent on which he was created Marquis of Hastings; his administration encouraged native education and freedom of the press; from 1824 he was Governor of Malta till his death at Naples (1754-1826).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/moira-francis-rawdon-hastings-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/moira-francis-rawdon-hastings-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.