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.
John Tweed was the sculptor of the statue. It was unveiled in 1912 outside Gw...
Belgian soldier in WW1 who died in Britain and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, NW10.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
2111, Herefordshire Regiment. Age 19. He died for his king and country.
Temporary portable harbours developed by the United Kingdom in WW2 for the rapid offloading of vehicles onto beaches. They were used mainly during the Normandy landings in June 1944. Designed by Ma...
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