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Richard Clive

bap. 1792 d. 1831

Civil servant. Eldest son of William Clive of Styche. Served in the Indian Civil Service. Chief Secretary to the Government at Madras in 1831. Died in India. Cousin of Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis.

Sources

British India Office wills and administrations, Madras 1780–1938 (Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 22 June 2017)

England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 22 June 2017)

Eton school lists

Bibliography

Eton school lists: The Eton school lists, from 1791 to 1850. With short notes by H. E. C. Stapylton. 2d edition. London: Williams. 1864.

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