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Britten, Cornwallis, and all the rest get in not because of their abundant presence in texts, but because lexicographers feel that the bearers of these names are important folk.
(Cornwallis is unequivocally British to everyone but the French.)
With a well-paid civil service, Clive’s successors — Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis — avoided the collectors by padding their salaries with private deals.
With the new title of Governor-General, Hastings and then Cornwallis were responsible to the British government rather than the Company.
Indians were removed from key positions in the administration because Cornwallis considered them not yet up to the stricter ethical standards that were being introduced.