William Hornby (baptised 11 March 1723, Snaith, died 18 November 1803, The Hook, near Titchfield, Hampshire) was an English Governor of Bombay from 1771 to 1784.
Governorship
William Hornby joined the East India Company as a writer (clerk) in 1740, and rose to become Governor of Bombay in 1771.
References
- William Hornby