Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, was a 19th-century British Conservative politician who served as Governor-General of India and held several senior government offices, including First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party (UK) politician
Governor-General of India
human
affiliation British government
aristocraticTitle peer of the United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
educatedAt Eton College
Lincoln's Inn
St John’s College, Cambridge
familyName Law
father Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
fieldOfWork colonial administration
politics
gender male
genre conservative politics
givenName Edward
hasHonorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
memberOf Conservative Party (UK)
House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
William IV
nobleTitle Earl of Ellenborough
notableFor service as First Lord of the Admiralty
service as Governor-General of India
service as President of the Board of Control
notableWork administration of British India
occupation politician
statesman
politicalAlignment Conservatism
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India

Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
President of the Board of Control
residence United Kingdom
spouse Jane Digby

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Lord Ellenborough fullName Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Lord Ellenborough father Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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Secretary of State for War and the Colonies positionHeldBy Lord Ellenborough, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
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Thomas Law sibling Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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1st Marquess of Dalhousie precededBy The Earl of Ellenborough
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Anne Towry child Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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Anne Towry relative Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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Baron Ellenborough namedAfter Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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Baron Ellenborough hasTitleHolder Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
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Longdon Hall, Staffordshire associatedWith Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Lady Octavia Stewart spouse Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Earl of Ellenborough hasFirstHolder Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Earl of Ellenborough hasFirstHolderTitle 1st Earl of Ellenborough
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Earl of Ellenborough associatedWithPerson Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough