Lord Linlithgow

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British politician Viceroy of India colonial administrator human

Lord Linlithgow was a British statesman and colonial administrator best known for serving as Viceroy of India during the critical years leading up to and including much of the Second World War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → Viceroy of India → colonial administrator → human →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
dateOfBirth	1887-09-24 →
dateOfDeath	1952-01-05 →
educatedAt	Christ Church, Oxford → Eton College →
familyName	Hope →
father	John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow →
fullName	Victor Alexander John Hope →
givenName	Victor →
honorificPrefix	The Most Honourable →
honorificSuffix	FRSE → GCIE → GCSI → KG → PC →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Unionist Party (Scotland) →
monarchDuringTerm	George VI →
mother	Hersey Everleigh-de-Moleyns →
nobleTitle	2nd Marquess of Linlithgow →
notableEvent	faced the Quit India Movement in 1942 → issued the August Offer in 1940 → oversaw India’s entry into the Second World War on the side of the Allies →
notableFor	longest-serving Viceroy of India in the 20th century → role in British administration of India during the Second World War →
numberOfChildren	4 →
officeEnd	1943-10-01 →
officeStart	1936-04-18 →
placeOfBirth	Scotland → South Queensferry →
placeOfDeath	Hampshire → United Kingdom →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Royal Commission on Agriculture in India → Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Natural Resources, Trade and Legislation of Certain Portions of His Majesty’s Dominions → Governor-General of India → Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian → Secretary of State for Scotland → Viceroy and Governor-General of India → Viceroy of India →
predecessor	The Earl of Willingdon →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Hopetoun House →
spouse	Dorit Rhys →
successor	The Viscount Wavell →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Viceroy of India →	notableOfficeHolder