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Sir John Holkell (died 28 June 1771) was an English governmental functionary.^[1] He was the Acting Governor of Bombay for a short time at the start of 1760; he was relieved of his command by the arrival of Charles Crommelin on 28 February 1760.^[2]

Holkell married Blandina (or Mary) Bayard (1743-1801) in October 1758; they had no children. He died at Bombay on 28 June 1771.^[3] He was buried at St. Thomas's in the Fort.

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^ "Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ British Provinces: Bombay - 1760. Accessed 18 February 2017
^ WeRelate.org Blandina Bayard; John Holkell. Accessed 18 February 2017

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Preceded by Richard Bourchier	Governor of Bombay 1760	Succeeded by Charles Crommelin

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[1] "Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] British Provinces: Bombay - 1760. Accessed 18 February 2017

[3] WeRelate.org Blandina Bayard; John Holkell. Accessed 18 February 2017

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	</ref> He was the Acting [[Governor of Bombay]] for a short time at the start of 1760; he was relieved of his command by the arrival of [[Charles Crommelin]] on 28 February 1760.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm British Provinces: Bombay - 1760]. Accessed 18 February 2017</ref>		</ref> He was the Acting [[Governor of Bombay]] for a short time at the start of 1760; he was relieved of his command by the arrival of [[Charles Crommelin]] on 28 February 1760.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm British Provinces: Bombay - 1760]. Accessed 18 February 2017</ref>