Benjamin L Hughes
1771–1804 (age 33)
Biography
Benjamin L Hughes was born in 1771, during the reign of King George III, at a time of significant imperial expansion and social development. His early life would have been shaped by the American Revolution and the subsequent period of British consolidation. He came of age during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, periods of considerable global upheaval and change.
Hughes passed away in 1804 at the age of 33, his life cut short in what should have been his most productive years. His burial at South Park Street Cemetery in Calcutta indicates his residence in British India, where he would have been engaged in commerce, administration, or military service. His grave remains a poignant reminder of the many lives lost during this period to the challenges of life in the subcontinent.