Thomas Chambers (Agent of Madras)

Sir Thomas Chambers
Agent of Fort St George (Madras)
In office 1658–1661 or 1662
Preceded by	Thomas Greenhill
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Winter

Thomas Chambers was an English administrator and factor of the Honourable East India Company who served as the Agent of Madras from 1658 to 1661 or 1662.

Tenure as Agent of Madras

As soon as Thomas Chambers became Agent, he was instructed by the authorities in England to make decisions based on a majority vote and not on his private discretion. In the case of a stalemate, the Agent was allowed to cast the deciding vote.^[1]

References

1. Ogborn, Miles (2007). Indian Ink: Script and Print in the Making of the English East India Company. University of Chicago Press. p. 77. 0226620417.