Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis

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British peer colonial administrator human politician

Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis was a British peer and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notable as the son of Robert Clive (“Clive of India”) and for serving as Governor of Madras.

Aliases (1)

Edward Clive, 2nd Earl of Powis ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British peer → colonial administrator → human → politician →
burialPlace	St Mary’s Church, Welshpool →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1754-03-07 →
dateOfDeath	1839-05-16 →
educatedAt	Christ Church, Oxford → Eton College →
endTime	Governor of Madras 1803 →
familyName	Clive →
father	Robert Clive → surface form: "Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive"
givenName	Edward →
honorificPrefix	The Right Honourable →
memberOf	House of Commons of Great Britain → House of Lords →
militaryRank	colonel →
mother	Margaret Clive, Baroness Clive →
nobleFamily	Clive family → Herbert family →
nobleTitle	Baron Clive → Earl of Powis →
notableRelative	Robert Clive → surface form: "Robert Clive (“Clive of India”)"
notableWork	administration of Madras Presidency →
officeContested	British House of Commons seat for Ludlow →
parliamentaryTerm	MP for Ludlow 1774–1794 →
placeOfBirth	London, England → surface form: "London"
placeOfDeath	London, England → surface form: "London"
positionHeld	Governor of Madras → Lord Lieutenant → surface form: "Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire" Lord Lieutenant → surface form: "Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire" Lord Lieutenant → surface form: "Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire" Lord Lieutenant → surface form: "Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire" Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire Militia colonel → Lord Lieutenant → surface form: "Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire" Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire → Member of Parliament for Ludlow →
religion	Church of England →
residence	Powis Castle, Powys → Walcot Hall, Shropshire →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Henrietta Herbert, Countess of Powis →
startTime	Governor of Madras 1798 → created Earl of Powis 1804 →
titleCreatedFor	marriage into the Herbert family of Powis →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Clive → child → Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis →

Clive → hasNotableBearer → Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis →

surface form: "Edward Clive, 2nd Earl of Powis"