Hastings,
Warren 1732-1818; Eng. statesman: 1st governor general of India (1773-84)
city in East Sussex, SE England, on the English Channel: near the site of the decisive battle (, 1066) in the Norman Conquest of England: county district pop. 78,000
See Hastings in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hāˈstĭngz)
A borough of southeast England on the English Channel at the entrance to the Strait of Dover. Hastings is near the site of William the Conqueror's victory over the Anglo-Saxons under Harold II (October 14, 1066). Population: 85,800.
, Thomas 1860-1929.
American architect who with John Merven Carrère formed an important architectural firm whose designs include that of the New York Public Library (1897-1911) and numerous mansions.
, Warren 1732-1818.
British colonial administrator who as governor-general of India (1773-1785) carried out land and legal reforms and instituted British control of the Indian government.