Sir Thomas Rumbold | |
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,_Bt_(by_George_Romney).jpg) painting by George Romney, 1777 | |
| Governor of Madras | |
| In office 8 February 1778 – 6 April 1780 | |
| Preceded by | John Whitehill |
| Succeeded by | John Whitehill |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Joanna Law (daughter of Edmund Law the Bishop of Carlisle)[1] |
Sir Thomas Rumbold, 1st Baronet (15 January 1736 – 11 November 1791) was a British administrator in India and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1770 and 1790. He served as Governor of Madras from 1777 to 1780. He became infamous for his corruption and, for in effect stealing, the ring of the Nawab of Arcot.[2] He brought home from India 1.5 million pagodas (a pagoda was worth eight shillings) or about £600,000 (at that time) and was a classic example of a nabob. Attempts were made to investigate the misdemeanour by Henry Dundas but the case did not make much headway.
- ^ Lawson, Philip; Phillips, Jim (1984). ""Our Execrable Banditti": Perceptions of Nabobs in Mid-Eighteenth Century Britain". Albion. 16 (3). Cambridge University Press: 225–241. doi:10.2307/4048755. JSTOR 4048755. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Nechtman, Tillman W. (2010). Nabobs: Empire and identity in eighteenth century Britain. Cambridge University Press. p. 148.