​BARWELL, RICHARD (1741–1804)

Son of William Barwell (who was Governor of Bengal in 1748): born in Calcutta, Oct. 8, 1741, and joined as a "writer" in Bengal under the E.I. Co. in 1758: made a Member of the Supreme Council under the Regulating Act of 1773, which made Warren Hastings Governor-General, and steadily supported him in Council against Francis, Clavering, and Monson: fought a duel with Clavering in April, 1775: resigned his seat in Council on Oct. 1, 1781, retiring with a large fortune, reported to have been irregularly acquired: he appears to have had two houses in Calcutta, one at the present