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Governor Lord Hobart dies in office

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Lord Hobart, Governor of Madras since May 1872, died unexpectedly of typhoid at Government House, Madras.

Vere Henry Hobart, Lord Hobart, had worked in the Board of Trade and the Home Office before his appointment as Governor of Madras. He took office on 15 May 1872. On 27 April 1875 he died unexpectedly of typhoid fever at Government House, Madras, while still governor. His death in office came shortly before the failure of the monsoon of 1876 brought famine to the presidency.

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