List of governors of Bengal
Presidents, 1700–1758
Under the leadership of Robert Clive, British troops and their local allies defeated the nawab on 23 June 1757 at the Battle of Plassey.

List of governors of Bengal

Section Title: Presidents, 1700–1758
Table Section Text: Under the leadership of Robert Clive, British troops and their local allies defeated the nawab on 23 June 1757 at the Battle of Plassey.

Name	Took office	Left office

Charles Eyre	1700	1701

John Beard	1701	1705

Edward Littleton	1705	1705

'Ruled by a council'	1705	1710

Anthony Weltden	1710	1711

John Russell	1711	1713

Robert Hedges	1713	1718

Samuel Flake	1718	1723

John Deane	1723	1726

Henry Frankland	1726	1728

Edward Stephenson	1728	1728

John Deane	1728	1732

John Stackhouse	1732	1739

Thomas Broddyll	1739	1746

John Forster	1746	1748

William Barwell	1748	1749

Adam Dawson	1749	1752

William Fytche	1752	1752

Roger Drake	1752	1756

Sentence(s)

William Barwell served as President of Bengal from 1748 to 1749.

final_sentence: William Barwell served as President of Bengal from 1748 to 1749.