Charnock, JOB, went to India about 1655, and as head of the factory at Húglí, transferred the headquarters to Calcutta (thus founding the city) in 1686-90. He died in 1693.
Charnock, JOB
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 124
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