Robert Cowan (died 21 February 1737) was an Irish colonial administrator and the East India Company's Governor of Bombay from 1729 to 1734.
His personal fortune, amassed as governor, became part of the basis of the wealth of the Stewart family for generations.
(34 letters about wine and arak trade) 1721 February Robert Cowan arrives in Goa as EIC representative.
(Teggin 2020, 19) His counterpart was Francis Joseph de Sampayo é Castro, Viceroy of Portuguese India (1720-1723).
(Teggin 2020, 91) 1722 April RC order set of armorial plates [Cowan to Scattergood, Surat, Apr.
Robert Cowan proposes the closing of the Mocha office of East India Company (which then occurs).
1732-1735 travels for RC [destination (ship date)]: Bengal (Carolina Aug 1732); Bengal (Carolina May 1733) Bengal (Edward Feb 1734) Bengal (Aug 1734) Bengal and Mangalore (Balls 31st Oct 1732) Bombay (Royal Guardian Aug 1734) Bussorah (Bussorah Merchant Nov 1733) Bussorah (Peggy Feb 1734) Bussorah (Carolina (Jan 1735) Calcutta (Edward Aug 1733) China (Balls Jul 1732) China/Canton (Nassau Mar 1733) China/Canton (Nassau May 1733) China/Canton (Cowan Frigate Apr 1734) Malabar (Cowan Frigate Aug 1734) Malacca (Edward (Aug 1732) Malacca (Edward (Aug 1732) Malacca (Edward Nov 1732) Malacca (Edward Jul 1733) Malacca (Nassau Jan 1735) Mocha and Malabar (Nassau Oct 1732) Mocha and Malabar (Carolina Oct 1732) Mocha (Edward Oct 1734) Mocha and Bussorah (Carolina Sept 1734) Surat (Carolina Jan 1733) Surat (Nassau Oct 1734) Surat (Wilmington Oct 1734) [Teggin 237] 1734 October instructs John Gould Jr to find a house at St. James’ in London (Teggin 2020, 292) 1735 4 January will of RC.