Lord Sinha

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Lord Sinha was an Indian lawyer, politician, and statesman who became the first Indian member of the British House of Lords and a prominent figure in the late colonial administration.

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instanceOf Indian independence-era politician
barrister
colonial administrator
lawyer
member of the House of Lords
peer of the United Kingdom
person
politician
statesman
associatedWith British Raj
linked to: British India

Indian National Congress
countryOfCitizenship British India
United Kingdom
educatedAt Lincoln's Inn
University of Calcutta
ethnicGroup Bengali
familyName Sinha
fieldOfWork colonial administration
law
politics
fullName Satyendra Prasanno Sinha
givenName Satyendra
honorificTitle Baron Sinha
languageSpoken Bengali
English
Hindi
legalTraining called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn
nobleTitle Baron Sinha of Raipur
linked to: Baron Sinha
notableAchievement first Indian to be raised to the hereditary peerage in Britain
notableFor being the first Indian member of the British House of Lords
service in late British colonial administration
occupation barrister
lawyer
politician
statesman
participatedIn late British colonial governance in India
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
politicalAlignment Indian National Congress
positionHeld Advocate-General of Bengal
Governor of Bihar and Orissa
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India
member of the House of Lords
member of the Viceroy's Executive Council
president of the Indian National Congress
regionOfActivity Bengal
Bihar and Orissa
London
linked to: London, England

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