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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert, Lord Clive, Clive of India
Clive lived here from 1761 until his death, from an overdose of laudanum.
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
The 5 piers on the City Road boundary each carry a golden inscription. We list them here south to north. There is a common misapprehens...
Sculptor. Leonard Stanford Merrifield was born in Gloucestershire. After training he lived in London (and was based in Chelsea for at least some of the time). Speel reviews his work. His statue of ...
November 2014 the plaque was reported as "torn down" but, with promises of a replacement we won't mark it as lost, and hope someone can c...
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