Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
Francis Edward RawdonHastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings KG PC , styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, as The Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, and known as The Earl of Moira between 1793 and 1816, was an AngloIrish British politician and military officer who served as GovernorGeneral of India from 1813 to 1823. He had also served with British forces for years during the American Revolutionary War and in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He took the additional surname Hastings in 1790 in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle, Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon.
Hastings was born at Moira, County Down, the son of John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira and Elizabeth Hastings, 13th Baroness Hastings. He grew up there and in Dublin, Ireland. He joined the British Army onAugust 1771 as an ensign in the 15th Foot. He was at Harrow School and matriculated at University College, Oxford, but dropped out. He became friends there with Banastre Tarleton. With his uncle Lord Huntington, he went on the Grand Tour. OnOctober 1773, he was promoted to lieutenant in the 5th Foot. He returned to England to join his regiment, and sailed for America onMay 1774.
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