James Andrew Broun-Ramsay

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James Andrew Broun-Ramsay was a 19th-century British statesman who served as Governor-General of India and played a major role in expanding British rule on the subcontinent.

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James Andrew Broun-Ramsay canonical 3
James Broun-Ramsay 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
Marquess ⓘ
human ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lord Dalhousie ⓘ
The Marquess of Dalhousie ⓘ
birthDate 1812-04-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Dalhousie Castle ⓘ
Midlothian ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
burialPlace Dalhousie Castle ⓘ
causeOfDeath ill health ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1860-12-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Dalhousie Castle ⓘ
Midlothian ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
Harrow School ⓘ
endTime 1856 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Broun-Ramsay ⓘ
father George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie ⓘ
fullName James Andrew Broun-Ramsay ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party ⓘ
mother Christian Broun of Coalstoun ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Marquess of Dalhousie ⓘ
notableEvent oversaw annexation of Awadh (Oudh) ⓘ
oversaw annexation of Punjab ⓘ
notableFor Doctrine of Lapse policy in India ⓘ
linked to: Doctrine of Lapse

annexation of several Indian princely states ⓘ
development of railways in India ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ
introduction of telegraph in India ⓘ
public works and infrastructure reforms in India ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime 1856 ⓘ
officeStartTime 1848 ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency Haddingtonshire ⓘ
linked to: East Lothian
parliamentaryTermStart 1847 ⓘ
positionHeld Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India

Governor-General of the Bengal Presidency ⓘ
Governor-General of the Presidency Towns of India ⓘ
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
President of the Board of Trade ⓘ
Scottish peer ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
spouse Susan Hay ⓘ
startTime 1848 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Dalhousie → fullName → James Andrew Broun-Ramsay ⓘ
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay → fullName → James Andrew Broun-Ramsay ⓘ
Governor-General of the Presidency Towns of India → officeHolder → James Broun-Ramsay ⓘ
linked to: James Andrew Broun-Ramsay
1st Marquess of Dalhousie → name → James Andrew Broun-Ramsay ⓘ