William Wake | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:St_Andrew,_Thurning_-_Wall_monument_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2592502.jpg) Monument to William Wake in St Andrew's Church in Thurning, Norfolk | |
| Governor of Bombay | |
| In office 26. November 1742 – 17 November 1750 | |
| Preceded by | John Geekie |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bourchier |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1750 South Africa |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Elwin |
| Children | Margaret Wake Tryon |
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William Wake (died 1750) was Governor of Bombay for the English East India Company from 26 November 1742 to 17 November 1750.
He married Elizabeth Elwin (d.1759), a daughter of Fountain Elwin of Thurning, Norfolk, where she is buried. Two mural monuments, one to Wake the other to his wife, survive in St Andrew's Church, Thurning.[1] He had issue an only daughter:[2]
- Margaret Wake (c.1732-1819), wife of Col. William Tryon (1729-1788), Governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765–1771) and of the Province of New York (1771–1780).
Wake died in 1750 in South Africa during his return voyage to England.
- ^ Memorial to Elizabeth Wake in St Andrew's church Thurning file:St Andrew, Thurning - Wall monument - geograph.org.uk - 2592498.jpg
- ^ As stated on monument in St Andrew's Church, Thurning