Elihu Yale was a British-American colonial administrator,and philanthropist. Although born in Boston,Massachusetts,he only lived in America as a child,spending the rest of his life in England,Wales,and India. He became a clerk for the East India Company at Fort St. George,and eventually rose to the Presidency of the settlement. He was later removed from the post under charges of corruption for self-dealing and had to pay a fine. In 1699,he returned to Britain with a considerable fortune,around £200,000,mostly made by selling diamonds,and spent his time and wealth in philanthropy and art collecting. He is best remembered as the primary benefactor of Yale College,which was named in his honor,following a donation of books,portrait,and textiles under the request of Rev. Cotton Mather,a Harvard graduate. He had no male heir,and no descendants of his have survived past his grandchildren.
Sir Streynsham Master was an English colonial administrator who was one of the 17th-century pioneers of the English East India Company. He served as the Agent of Madras from 27 January 1678 to 3 July 1681,and is credited with having introduced the first administrative reforms in the Madras Government. He banned sati and prohibited the burning of a Hindu widow in 1680 in what is the first official British response to sati. He made English the sole official language and language of court in the Madras Presidency,replacing the Portuguese,Tamil and Malayalam languages.
Thomas Pitt was an English merchant,colonial administrator and politician who served as the president of Fort St. George from 1698 to 1709. Born in Blandford Forum,Dorset,he eventually went to the Indian subcontinent in the service of the English East India Company (EIC) and rose to a senior position in the Presidency of Fort St. George,administering the EIC's affairs within the region. After a lucrative career in India,Pitt returned to England and entered into a political career,being elected six times to the Parliament of Great Britain. His descendants would go on to found a political dynasty,with Pitt's grandson and great-grandson both serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai,India. Founded in 1639,it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity,in what was originally an uninhabited land. Thus,it is a feasible contention to say that the city evolved around the fortress. The fort currently houses the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and other official buildings.
Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He is commonly regarded as the founder of the city of Calcutta;however,this view is challenged,and in 2003 the Calcutta High Court declared that he ought not to be regarded as the founder. There may have been inhabitants in the area since the first century CE. The High Court was right in claiming that villages that constituted colonial Calcutta were not established by Charnock or the British Raj itself,but Charnock’s ambition-driven doggedness toward setting up a East Indian Company frontier along the Eastern border of India that he could control on his own terms played a huge role in the creation of present day city of Calcutta.
Chennai,formerly known as Madras,is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 8.9 million (2014),the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
Madras Day is a festival organised to commemorate the founding of the city of Madras in Tamil Nadu,India. It is celebrated on 22 August every year,22 August 1639 being the widely agreed date for the purchase of the village of Madraspatnam or Chennapatnam by East India Company factors Andrew Cogan and Francis Day from Damarla Venkatadri Nayaka,the viceroy of the Vijayanagar Empire.
Edward Winter (?1622–1686) was an English administrator employed by the East India Company (EIC).
Joseph Collett (1673–1725) was a British administrator in the service of the British East India Company. He served as the deputy-governor of Bencoolen from 1712 to 1717 and as governor of the Madras Presidency from 1717 to 1720. He re-built Hertford Castle in England and stood for election to the British Parliament.
Sir William Langhorne,1st Baronet was the Agent of Madras from January 1670 to 27 January 1678.
Nathaniel Higginson was an English politician and a scion of the Higginson family of Salem,Massachusetts who served as the first Mayor of Madras,and later as the President of the colony from 3 October 1692 to 7 July 1698.
William Fraser was a British merchant and administrator who was the Acting President of Madras from 14 November 1709 to 11 July 1711.
The History of Pulicat revolves around the early role of Pulicat as a seaport in one of the few natural harbours on the Coromandel Coast of South India. Pulicat is in Tamil Nadu at the mouth of Pulicat lake. Worth a visit to AARDE Pulicat Museum located in Kottai Kuppam road at Pazhaverkadu will give the detailed account on the history of Pulicat.
The Anglo-Mughal war,also known as Child's war,was the first Anglo-Indian war on the Indian subcontinent.
Chennakesava Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the George Town neighbourhood of Chennai city,Tamil Nadu,India. It is dedicated to Chenna Kesava Perumal. There is the nearby Chenna Malleeswarar Temple. They are twin temples. The temple was the first to be built in the new settlement;since the construction of Madras city by the British East India Company. Chennakesava Perumal is a manifestation of the Hindu god Vishnu. And considered as the patron deity of Chennai,Chenna pattanam may be named after the Chenna Kesava Perumal Temple. The word 'chenna' in Telugu means fair not to be confused with tamil word chinna,and the temple was regarded as the main place of the city.
Mallikesvarar Temple or Mallikarjunar Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the neighbourhood of George Town in the city of Chennai,India. It is one of the first Hindu temples to be constructed in the British settlement of Madrasapatnam. There is the nearby Chenna kesava perumal Temple. They are twin temples. This is also called Chenna Malleeswarar temple. Chenna pattanam may be named after this deities. The word 'chenni' in Tamil means face,and the temple was regarded as the face of the city.
Bantam Presidency was a presidency established by the British East India Company and based at the Company factory at Bantam in Java. Founded in 1617,the Presidency exercised its authority over all the Company factories in India,including the agencies of Madras,Masulipatnam and Surat. The factors at Bantam were instrumental in founding the colony of Madraspatnam in 1639 with the Fort St. George,which later grew into the modern city of Madras. The Presidency of Bantam was twice downgraded,first in 1630 before being restored in 1634 and for the second time in 1653,when owing to the hostility of Dutch traders,the Presidency was shifted to Madras.
Walter Clavell was an English administrator employed by the East India Company as Chief of the factories in the Bay of Bengal.
Sir Matthias Vincent was a British administrator for the East India Company (EIC) before becoming MP for Lostwithiel.
