History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2013 History
Who was the Governor of Madras in 1661?
AFox Croft ✓ Correct
BStreynsham
CGerald Aungier
DCharles Boone
Correct answer: (A) Fox Croft — George Foxcroft was the Governor of Madras in 1661, so the answer is Fox Croft.
Explanation
★George Foxcroft was the Governor of Madras in 1661, so the answer is Fox Croft.
★He held the office in the early years of the Company at Madras.
★He was preceded in the post by Edward Winter.
★He was succeeded by William Langhorne.
★Madras was one of the earliest English settlements in India.
★Its Fort St. George was a key base of Company power in the south.
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