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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

Edward Law

British Tory politician, Governor-General of India (1790-1871).

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Place of Death

Gloucestershire

Date of Death

12/22/1871

Date of Birth

9/8/1790

Member of Political Party

Tories

Educated At

St John's College
Eton College

Instance Of

Human

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Position Held

Member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Term
:
5th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Governor-General of India
 (2/28/1842 - June 1844)
Replaces
:
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Replaced By
:
William Wilberforce Bird
Start Time
: 2/28/1842
End Time
: June 1844
Member of the House of Lords
End Time
: unknown value
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Lord Privy Seal
 (1828 - 1829)
Replaces
:
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
Replaced By
:
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
Start Time
: 1828
End Time
: 1829
First Lord of the Admiralty
 (1846 - 1846)
Start Time
: 1846
End Time
: 1846

Given Name

Edward

Award Received

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Occupation

Politician

Described by Source

Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Law, Edward (1790-1871) (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24506230
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Ellenborough, Edward Law, Earl of
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ellenborough, Edward Law, Earl Of
Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Spouse

Jane Digby
 (10/15/1824 - )
End Time
: unknown value
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 10/15/1824
Latest Date
: 1871
Octavia Stewart
 (12/11/1813 - )
End Time
: unknown value
Series Ordinal
:1
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
: 12/11/1813
Latest Date
: 1819

Work Location

London

Name in Native Language

Edward Law, 1. Earl of Ellenborough

Place of Birth

London

Father

Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough

Sibling

William Towry Law
Elizabeth Susan Law
Frances Henrietta Law
Charles Ewan Law

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Kingdom of Great Britain
 ( - 1/1/1801)
End Cause
:
Acts of Union 1800
End Time
: 1/1/1801

Noble Title

Count
Earl of Ellenborough
 (10/22/1844 - 12/22/1871)
Series Ordinal
:1
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
: 10/22/1844
End Time
: 12/22/1871

Sex or Gender

Male

Family Name

Law

Child

Arthur Dudley Law

Mother

Anne Law, Lady Ellenborough

Depicted By

Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

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