Historedia
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Financial Compensation After Acquittal

When
1795 (after the verdict; exact date unknown)
Where
British government and East India Company
Part of
Acquittal of Warren Hastings

After the trial Hastings sought government assistance and received from the East India Company a £50,000 loan and a £4,000 annual pension.

Following the verdict, Hastings appealed to the British government for financial assistance. He was eventually compensated by the East India Company with a loan of £50,000 and a pension of £4,000 a year, providing for him after years of prosecution that had followed his impeachment in 1787.

Sources

  1. Impeachment of Warren Hastings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
  2. Warren Hastings Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02

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