Richard Keigwin (colonial administrator)

Captain
Richard Keigwin
Died21 June 1690
Basseterre
Occupation(s)Governor of St Helena (before 1676)
Head of Bombay East India Charter military forces (1677–1681)
Rebel Governor of Bombay (1683-84)
Captain of HMS Reserve (1650), then HMS Assistance

Captain Richard Keigwin (died 21 June 1690) was a rebel governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1683–84 during the East India Company's charter over Bombay. He was never recognized in this position by the Company. He acted as governor of Bombay with the support of the militia, whose salaries had been cut by the Governor, Joshua Child.[1] He was also supported by the population at large who welcomed the withdrawal of trade monopolies during this period.[2]

  1. ^ Strachey, Ray; Oliver Strachey Keigwin's Rebellion (1683-4): An Episode in the History of Bombay Oxford Clarendon Press, 1916
  2. ^ Chaudhuri, Sashi Bhusan; Civil disturbances during the British Rule in India, 1765-1857, World Press, 1955, p.1; (also Strachey, p.82)