John Beard (colonial administrator)
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Died1685
OccupationColonial Administrator
Knownfor
- President of Bengal
- Author of early account of Gabriel Boughton
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| Died | 1685 |
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John Beard (died 1685) was an administrator of the English East India Company. He served as the Chief Agent and President of Bengal in the late seventeenth century.[1]
Beard wrote one of the earliest accounts of the legend of Gabriel Boughton. He died in Hooghly in 1685.[2]
