Thomas McCauley

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public education
Social reforms
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:born 1800
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_McCauley
gptkbp:contributedTo The Westminster Review
The Quarterly Review
gptkbp:contribution Indian Penal Code
gptkbp:criticism Conservatism
Imperialism
gptkbp:died 1859
gptkbp:famousFor Historical writing
Educational reforms
Political essays
gptkbp:field History
Literature
Politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas McCauley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
British_colonial_policy
Liberalism_in_Britain
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Edmund_Burke
gptkbp:involvedIn Indian_reform_policies
gptkbp:knownFor Reform_of_the_British_education_system
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Promotion of liberal values in governance
Impact_on_educational_policy_in_India
Influence_on_modern_British_historiography
gptkbp:nationality British
Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork The History of England
gptkbp:occupation Historian
Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Calcutta,_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kensington,_London
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_India
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Edinburgh_Review
Critical and Historical Essays
The History of England from the Accession of James II
gptkbp:spouse Lady Trevelyan
gptkbp:supported Women's education
Abolition of slavery
Civil service reform
gptkbp:wrote Essays on History and Literature