John Deane (colonial administrator)

John Deane
Occupation	Colonial Administrator
Known for	President of Bengal

John Deane was an administrator of the English East India Company. He served as President of Bengal in the early eighteenth century. ^{[1] [ self-published source? ]}

For over twenty years, he lived with an Indian mistress, Mussumaut Matloob Brish, with whom he had six children. ^[2]

Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Flake	President of Bengal 17 January 1723 – 30 January 1726	Succeeded by Henry Frankland
Preceded by Edward Stephenson	President of Bengal 18 September 1728 – 25 February 1732	Succeeded by John Stackhouse

References

1. Provinces of British India - World Statesmen
2. Ghosh, Durga (2006). Sex and the family in colonial India: The Making of Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 123. ISBN   978-0-521-85704-8.