Lord William Bentinck, Indian Governor- Generals.
Lord William Bentinck voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1838 with 320 passengers. Convict Description Convicted At; John Abell: John Abell, one of 320 convicts transported on the Lord William Bentinck, 11 April 1838: Southampton Assizes: Edmund (The Younger) Adcock: Edmund Adcock (The younger), one of 320 convicts transported on the Lord William Bentinck, 11 April 1838: Norfolk.
Lord William Bentinck assumed the office of the Governor- General in 1828. Born in 1774 he commenced his career as a soldier and later at the young age of twenty two he became a Member of Parliament. He was appointed the Governor of Madras in 1803. He supported Sir Thomas Munroe on revenue administration. The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 had resulted in Bentinck’s recall.
Some of the British administrators like Lord William Bentinck had evinced personal interest in the matter. There were primarily two areas in which laws were enacted, laws pertaining to women emancipation and the caste system. Social Laws Concerning Wome: The condition of women, by the time the British established their rule, was not encouraging. Several evil practices such as the practice of.
Lord William Bentinck. This vessel, a barque of 444 tons, was built in 1832, and spent her early career as a passenger ferry on the Ganges river in India. She was hired and fitted out for her hew role as emigrant ship during 1840, and made four voyages to New Zealand with passengers and cargo. The first of these was to Wellington - she left Gravesend on 7 January 1841 under Captain Crow and.
Lord William Bentinck assumed the office of the Governor- General in 1828. Born in 1774 he commenced his career as a soldier and later at the young age of twenty two he became a Member of Parliament. He was appointed the Governor of Madras in 1803. He supported Sir Thomas Munroe on revenue administration. The Vellore Mutiny of 1806 had resulted in Bentinck’s recall. However, his appointment.
Lord Dalhousie had introduced a number of reforms in the field of education. The Government did not take any step for the promotion of vernacular education. In 1854 Sir Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control sent his recommendations known as “Wood’s Despatch of 1854” to India reorganizing the whole structure of education.
Of course, his single biggest contribution was to influence the thinking of the British administrators in abolishing Sati. He campaigned vociferously with the Lord Bentinck, and the Sati was abolished in 1829, just a year after the Brahmo Samaj was formed. This was truly the age of reforms. The British had grand plans of ruling India. The.