Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
19th-century British politician and Governor-General of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the governor-general of India. For his father, the Lord Chief Justice, see Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough.
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, GCB, PC (8 September 1790 – 22 December 1871) was a British Tory politician. He was four times President of the Board of Control and also served as Governor-General of India between 1842 and 1844.[1]
Quick Facts Governor-General of India, Monarch ...
The Earl of Ellenborough | |
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Governor-General of India | |
In office 28 February 1842 – June 1844 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
Preceded by | The Earl of Auckland |
Succeeded by | William Wilberforce Bird (Acting Governor-General) |
Member of the House of Lords | |
In office 1818 – 22 December 1871 Hereditary peerage | |
Preceded by | The 1st Baron Ellenborough |
Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Ellenborough |
Member of Parliament for Mitchell | |
In office 1813–1818 | |
Preceded by | George Hobart |
Succeeded by | Sir George Staunton |
President of the Board of Control | |
In office 6 March 1858 – 5 June 1858 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Lyvedon |
Succeeded by | Lord Stanley |
In office 4 September 1841 – 23 October 1841 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Jobhouse |
Succeeded by | The Lord FitzGerald and Vesey |
In office 18 September 1834 – 23 April 1835 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Glenelg |
Succeeded by | Sir John Jobhouse |
In office 17 September 1828 – 1 December 1830 | |
Preceded by | The Viscount Melville |
Succeeded by | The Lord Glenelg |
First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 1846–1846 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Haddington |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Auckland |
Personal details | |
Born | (1790-09-08)8 September 1790 |
Died | 22 December 1871(1871-12-22) (aged 81) Southam House, Gloucestershire |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Tory Conservative |
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Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
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