Lord Hardinge

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Lord Hardinge was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, overseeing key events in the late British Raj.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
awardReceived Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of Merit
birthDate 20 June 1858
birthPlace England
London
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 2 August 1944
deathPlace England
Kent
Penshurst
era late British Raj
family Hardinge family
fullName Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificTitle Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
memberOf House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm George V
name Charles Hardinge
nobleTitle Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
notableWork Administration of British India during the Delhi Durbar and capital transfer
occupation civil servant
colonial administrator
diplomat
officeEndTime 1916
officeEndTimeAsViceroyOfIndia 4 April 1916
officeStartTime 1910
officeStartTimeAsViceroyOfIndia 23 November 1910
oversawEvent Construction planning of New Delhi
Delhi Durbar of 1911
Early years of the First World War in India
Transfer of the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi
parent Charles Hardinge (father)
positionHeld British Ambassador to Russia
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
predecessor Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
spouse Winifred Selina Sturt
successor Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lord Hardinge ("Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst")
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Lord Hardinge ("Charles Hardinge")
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Viceroy of India
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