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Warren Hastings, oil painting by Tilly Kettle; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Also Known As	governor in chief

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Coen, Jan Pieterszoon

Warren Hastings, oil painting by Tilly Kettle; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Juan José de Austria

prime minister of Spain