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Francis, Sir Philip 1740-1818
British civil servant
Born in Dublin and educated at St Paul's School, London, he became a member of the Council of Bengal in 1773. In 1780 he fought a duel with Warren Hastings, with whom he was always arguing, and was seriously wounded. In 1781 he returned home with a fortune gained at whist. He entered parliament in 1784. He was energetic in the proceedings against Hastings, wrote many pamphlets, and was made a KCB in 1806. He was devoted to the prince regent, supported William Wilberforce against the slave trade and founded the Friends of the People. In 1814 he married a second wife who believed that he was the author of the Letters of Junius, printed in the Public Advertiser (1769-72).
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