Soldier and administrator. Born Shropshire. With the East India Company he effectively founded the British Empire. Spent much of his adult life in India, making his fortune there and becoming Governor of Bengal. Back at home in Berkeley Square he died by suicide with an overdose of laudanum after being accused of financial irregularities.
He has been accused of actions leading to famines and other atrocities towards native populations.
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Robert, Lord Clive, Clive of India
Clive lived here from 1761 until his death, from an overdose of laudanum.
Killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb - not killed outright but was mortally wounded, dying 12 days later, aged 29 years.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
A Battalion that was part of the United Kingdom's Territorial Force which served in WW1 and became part of the Territorial Army in October 1921. Their Wikipedia page gives details of how the Battli...
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