Lord Auckland

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Lord Auckland was a 19th-century British statesman and Governor-General of India best known for his central role in initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Governor-General of India
human
appointedBy William IV
birthDate 1784-08-25
birthPlace Beckenham, Kent, England
burialPlace Bishop Auckland
surface form: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1849-01-01
deathPlace The Grange, Albury, Surrey, England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
era 19th century
familyName Eden
father Lord Auckland self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
fullName Viscount Eden
surface form: George Eden
givenName George
knownFor Initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
militaryConflictInvolved First Anglo-Afghan War
mother Eleanor Elliot
namesake New Zealand subantarctic islands
surface form: Auckland Islands

Auckland
surface form: Auckland, New Zealand
nobleTitle Lord Auckland self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Earl of Auckland

Baron Auckland
notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
notableWork Policy leading to the First Anglo-Afghan War
occupation colonial administrator
statesman
officeEnd Governor-General of India term ended in 1842
officeStart Governor-General of India term began in 1836
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Droitwich
Newark
Woodstock
policyFocus The Great Game
surface form: Great Game in Central Asia
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Viceroy of India
surface form: Governor-General of India

Warden of the Royal Mint
surface form: Master of the Mint

Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
President of the Board of Trade
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata)
surface form: Government House, Calcutta
servedUnderMonarch Queen Victoria
William IV
sibling Emily Eden
Fanny Eden

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Anglo-Afghan Wars significantPerson Lord Auckland
Mount Eden namedAfter Lord Auckland
this entity surface form: George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Emily Eden sibling Lord Auckland
this entity surface form: George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Emily Eden relative Lord Auckland
this entity surface form: George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Lord Auckland nobleTitle Lord Auckland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Auckland
Lord Auckland father Lord Auckland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland