Henry Vansittart
Henry Vansittart (3 June 1732 – 1770) was an English colonial administrator, who was the Governor of Bengal from 1759 to 1764.
Henry Vansittart | |
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Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds | |
| Governor of the Presidency of Fort William | |
| In office 1762–1764 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Clive |
| Succeeded by | Robert Clive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1732 Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 1770 (aged 37) Presumed to have died at sea in the Mozambique Channel |
| Alma mater | Reading School Winchester College |
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