Lord Glenelg
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British politician
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
colonial administrator
member of the House of Lords
title
Lord Glenelg was a 19th-century British politician and colonial administrator best known for serving as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies during a pivotal period of the British Empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Glenelg canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ title ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBaronInYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1778-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1866-04-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
Magdalene College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | East India Company official ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiddleName | Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversies over Canadian colonial administration
ⓘ
liberal views on colonial governance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Queen Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Glenelg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administration of the British Empire
ⓘ
colonial policy in the 1830s ⓘ |
| officeEnd | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1839 ⓘ |
| officeStart | Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, 1835 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament
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President of the Board of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for War and the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lord Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedConstituency |
Grampound
NERFINISHED
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Inverness-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport (Isle of Wight) NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Lord Normanby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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