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Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet
Sir Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet | |
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 Portrait by Martin Archer Shee, 1819 | |
| Governor of Madras | |
| In office 10 June 1820 – 10 July 1827 | |
| Governors‑General | The Marquess of Hastings The Earl Amhurst |
| Preceded by | Sir George Barlow, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Rumbold Lushington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1761 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 6 July 1827 (aged 65) Pattikonda, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Madras Army |
| Years of service | 1779–1827 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Mysore War Third Anglo-Mysore War Third Anglo-Maratha War |
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Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet KCB (27 May 1761 – 6 July 1827) was a Scottish soldier and British colonial administrator. He served as an East India Company Army officer and statesman, in addition to also being the governor of Madras Presidency.
- ^ Bradshaw, John (1893). Sir Thomas Munro and the British settlement of the Madras Presidency. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 210–212.
- ^ MacLeod, Norman (1871). Peeps at the Far East: A Familiar Account of a Visit to India. London: Strahan & Co. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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