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Samuel Charles Hill
1857–1926
A British historian of India, he is best remembered for turning archival research into vivid accounts of eighteenth-century Bengal and colonial politics. His books drew deeply on official records, giving readers a documentary view of the period.
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Three Frenchmen in Bengal The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlements in 1757
by Samuel Charles Hill
About the author
Born in Berhampore, Bengal, in 1857, he went on to become a British historian whose work focused on the history of India under the East India Company and the British Raj. Reliable biographical sources describe him as a historian of India, and his surviving bibliography shows a strong interest in eighteenth-century Bengal, French and British rivalry, and figures such as Yusuf Khan.
His writing was closely tied to archival work. Records connected with the India Office and library catalogs identify him as the author or editor of works including Bengal in 1756–1757, Three Frenchmen in Bengal, and Yusuf Khan: The Rebel Commandant. That combination of document-based scholarship and narrative history helped preserve materials that might otherwise have remained obscure.
He died in 1926. A portrait of him appears on his Wikisource author page, which also reflects his continuing presence in the public domain and among readers of historical works today.