Background
Richard Jenkins was born at Cruckton, near Shrewsbury, on 18 February 1785, the eldest son of Richard Jenkins of Bicton Hall, Shropshire.
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Richard Jenkins
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Career
He was also Chairman of the East India Company in 1839. Jenkins was at the battle of Seetabuldee and also the capture of Nagpore. He served in the Bombay Civil Service from 1800 to 1828 and was the British Resident at Nagpur from 1807 to 1827.
He was East India Company Director from 1832 to 1853.
Achievements
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Sir Richard was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath) in 1838, and awarded the Third Mahratta War medal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and, in 1841, a Fellow of the Royal Society, for which his candidature citation read that he was a deserving applicant for his "Eminence as a Political Character in India. Foreign his acquaintance with Oriental Literature. Foreign his variable reports to the Government of India. & for his administration of the affairs of Berar".
Membership
Royal Society; 9th United Kingdom Parliament. 10th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament.
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1853 (aged 67) -
Nationality
United Kingdom