Warren Hastings
/ˌwɒrən ˈheɪstɪŋz/
/ˌwɔːrən ˈheɪstɪŋz/
- (1732-1818) an important figure in the East India Company who later became the first governor general of India. When he returned to Britain in 1785, he was accused of corruption but was found not guilty after a trial lasting seven years.