John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
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1751 – 1834
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Who was John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth?
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth was a British official of the East India Company who served as Governor-General of India from 1793 to 1797. In 1798 he was created Baron Teignmouth in the Peerage of Ireland.
Shore was the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society. A close friend of the orientalist Sir William Jones, Shore edited a memoir of Jones's life in 1804, containing many of Jones's letters.
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- Born
- Oct 5, 1751
- Also known as
- Lord Teignmouth
- Education
- Harrow School
- Died
- Feb 14, 1834
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on July 23, 2013
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