Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir
John Macpherson
Bt MP
Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
Acting
In office
8 February 1785 – 11 September 1786
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byWarren Hastings
Succeeded byThe Earl Cornwallis
Personal details
Born1745 (1745)
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died12 January 1821 (1821-01-13) (aged 76 or 77)
Brompton Grove, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
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Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet (1745 – 12 January 1821), was a British administrator in India. He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786.

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