Lord Ellenborough

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Lord Ellenborough was a 19th-century British statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of India and played a prominent role in the later stages of the First Anglo-Afghan War.

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Lord Ellenborough canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Governor-General of India
colonial administrator
human
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
surface form: Ellenborough family vault, Kensal Green Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1790-09-08
dateOfDeath 1871-12-22
educatedAt Eton College
St John’s College, Cambridge
familyName Law
father Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
surface form: Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
fullName Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
givenName Edward
knownFor Aggressive imperial policy in Afghanistan and India
Controversial policies in India
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
monarch Queen Victoria
mother Anne Towry
nobleTitle Baron Ellenborough
Earl of Ellenborough
notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Central India Campaign
surface form: Gwalior Campaign
notableWork Proclamation on the Gates of Somnath (1842)
placeOfBirth Great Britain
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath England
Longdon Hall, Staffordshire
politicalAlignment Conservative Party (UK)
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Governor-General
surface form: Governor-General of India

Governor-General of Bengal
surface form: Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William

Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament for Hedon
Member of Parliament for Rochester
Member of Parliament for St Michael
President of the Board of Control
precededBy Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India
religion Church of England
roleInEvent Directed the final stages of the First Anglo-Afghan War
spouse Jane Digby
Lady Anne Towry
Lady Octavia Stewart
succeededBy Lord Hardinge
surface form: Lord Hardinge as Governor-General of India
termEnd Governor-General of India, 1844
termStart Governor-General of India, 1842

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Anglo-Afghan Wars significantPerson Lord Ellenborough
Governor-General of Bengal officeHolder Lord Ellenborough