Sir John Holkell (died 28 June 1771) was an English governmental functionary. He was the Acting
Governor of Bombay
Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is unclear—historians tr ...
for a short time at the start of 1760; he was relieved of his command by the arrival of
Charles Crommelin on 28 February 1760.
Holkell married Mary Bray (1743–1801) in October 1758; they had no children. He died at Bombay on 28 June 1771.
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Accessed 18 February 2017 He was buried at St. Thomas's in the Fort.
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Governors of Bombay
Year of birth unknown
1771 deaths
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