Lord Auckland

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Lord Auckland was a 19th-century British statesman and Governor-General of India best known for his central role in initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Governor-General of India
human
appointedBy William IV
birthDate 1784-08-25
birthPlace Beckenham, Kent, England
burialPlace Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
linked to: Bishop Auckland
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1849-01-01
deathPlace The Grange, Albury, Surrey, England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
era 19th century
familyName Eden
father William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland
fullName George Eden
linked to: Viscount Eden
givenName George
knownFor Initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
militaryConflictInvolved First Anglo-Afghan War
mother Eleanor Elliot
namesake Auckland Islands
Auckland, New Zealand
linked to: Auckland
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland

Baron Auckland
notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
notableWork Policy leading to the First Anglo-Afghan War
occupation colonial administrator
statesman
officeEnd Governor-General of India term ended in 1842
officeStart Governor-General of India term began in 1836
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Droitwich
Newark
Woodstock
policyFocus Great Game in Central Asia
linked to: The Great Game
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India

Master of the Mint
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
President of the Board of Trade
religion Anglicanism
residence Government House, Calcutta
servedUnderMonarch Queen Victoria
William IV
sibling Emily Eden
Fanny Eden

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Anglo-Afghan Wars significantPerson Lord Auckland
Mount Eden namedAfter George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland
Emily Eden sibling George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland
Emily Eden relative George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland
Lord Auckland nobleTitle 1st Earl of Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland
Lord Auckland father William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland
linked to: Lord Auckland