Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet (11 November 1784 – 28 January 1846) was an

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n-born British statesman and politician who served as

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of the

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from 1838 to 1841.

Career

Born in

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in 1784, Carnac began nearly three decades of service with the

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in India in 1801 and was a

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of the Company for various periods between 1827 and 1838. He succeeded Robert Grant as

of the

in 1838, serving for three years in that role. He was a

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(MP) for

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from 1837 to 1839 and was elected a

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in May 1838.

Personal life

Born James Rivett, his surname was legally changed to Rivett-Carnac by royal licence in 1801 when his father James, a member of the Bombay Government Council and chairman of the East India Company, was made testamentary by his brother-in-law, General

John Carnac Brigadier-General John Carnac (1716 – 29 November 1800) was a British officer who served three times as Commander-in-Chief of India. The son of Capt. Peter Carnac (1665–1756), and Andrienne, née Lelonte (d. c.1762), he was baptised in Lond ...

, the husband of Elizabeth Rivett (1751–1780). In 1815 he married Anna-Maria Richardes, the eldest daughter of William Richardes of Penglais, and had three sons: John (1818–1893), William (1822–1874) and Charles (1824–1902). His descendants include the sailor

Charles Rivett-Carnac Charles Edward Rivett-Carnac (August 31, 1901 – July 18, 1980) was a Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Biography Early life A descendant of Sir James Rivett-Carnac, Rivett-Carnac, was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England ...

and the Canadian police commissioner

, as well as the colonial administrator

Sir Richard Temple Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet (8 March 1826 – 15 March 1902) was a British colonial administrator in 19th-century India, who served as Governor of Bombay from 1877 to 1880. Early life Temple was the son of Richard Temple (1800–1874) and ...

and his son Sir Richard Carnac Temple and the fashion designer

Lulu Guinness Lucinda "Lulu" Jane Guinness (née Rivett-Carnac; born May 1960) is a British accessories fashion designer. Biography She was born in May 1960, the daughter of Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, 9th Baronet descended from a colonial administrator. In ...

. In 1836 Rivett-Carnac was made a baronet. He died on 28 January 1846 at what was Rookcliff House, Milford-on-Sea. His younger brother, Admiral John Rivett-Carnac (1796–1869), was an early explorer of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivett-Carnac, James Governors of Bombay 1784 births 1846 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1835–1837 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Directors of the British East India Company Fellows of the Royal Society

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British people in colonial India