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Residents of Hawke s Bay town named after unstable sociopath could ask for name change
17 Jan, 2021 12:06 AM
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The town of Clive was named after controversial historic figure Robert Clive, he was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency . Photo / Warren Buckland
The town of Clive was named after controversial historic figure Robert Clive, he was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency . Photo / Warren Buckland
A Hawke s Bay historian has backed the notion that a town named after an unstable sociopath could revert to its original Māori name – but only if residents call for change.
An elite private school has renamed Clive of India house over the military leader s links to colonialism and Empire.
Robert Clive was a notoriously wealthy military leader in the 18th century and attended Merchant Taylor s School for Boys in Hertfordshire for one year before being expelled for fighting.
A low-born Clive went on to become a clerk for the East India Company before rising up to a high position within the British military, reported The Telegraph.
The school s headmaster Simon Everson wrote a letter to its old boys reading: Robert Clive has always been a controversial figure.
Robert Clive (pictured) was a notoriously wealthy military leader in the 18th century and attended Merchant Taylor s School for Boys in Hertfordshire for one year before being expelled for fighting
Clive of India s name dropped from house at his former school over links to British Empire
The East India Company leader was expelled from Merchant Taylors boys school
Robert Clive has been credited with helping to establish British rule in India
Clive of India s name has been stripped from a house at his former private school over his links to empire, sparking warnings from professors about the “craven” trend of erasing history
The Merchant Taylors day school for boys in Hertfordshire briefly educated the low-born Robert Clive before he was expelled for fighting.
The East India Company clerk rose to become a notoriously wealthy military leader who led British expansion on the subcontinent, and was been blamed for mass famine and plundering.