John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence

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John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, was a prominent 19th-century British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India and played a key role in consolidating British rule after the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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instanceOf Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
British colonial administrator
Viceroy of India
human
areaOfAdministration North-Western Provinces (indirect influence)
Punjab
awardReceived Order of the Bath
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
surface form: Order of the Star of India
birthDate 1811-03-04
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1879-06-27
education East India Company College
surface form: East India Company College, Haileybury

Foyle College
employer Government of British India
surface form: British Government in India

British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
era British India
surface form: British Raj
familyName Lawrence
fullName John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Laird Mair Lawrence
givenName John
honorificTitle John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Baron Lawrence
knownFor administration of the Punjab
policies of non-intervention on the North-West Frontier
role in consolidating British rule in India after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
language English
militaryConflictContext Indian Rebellion of 1857
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
nobleTitle Baron Lawrence
notableEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
occupation civil servant
colonial administrator
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
placeOfBirth Richmond (Yorks)
surface form: Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
politicalAlignment British imperial policy in India
positionHeld Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces
surface form: Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab

Member of the Council of India
Viceroy of India
surface form: Viceroy and Governor-General of India
predecessorAsViceroyOfIndia James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
religion Anglicanism
roleInEvent key British administrator in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in the Punjab
sibling George Lawrence
Henry Lawrence
spouse Harriette Hamilton
successorAsViceroyOfIndia Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
termEndAsViceroyOfIndia 1869
termStartAsViceroyOfIndia 1864

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East India Company College notableAlumni John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence fullName John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Laird Mair Lawrence
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence honorificTitle John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Baron Lawrence
Henry Lawrence sibling John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Baron Lawrence namedAfter John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Baron Lawrence hasTitleHolder John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Baron Lawrence createdFor John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Baron Lawrence associatedWithPerson John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Foyle College hasNotableAlumnus John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence succeeded John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence hasFather John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Harriette Hamilton spouse John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
Harriette Hamilton notableRelative John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
George Lawrence sibling John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
George Lawrence relative John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence