Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
The Earl of Ellenborough | |
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Portrait by Frederick Richard Say, c. 1845 | |
| Governor-General of India | |
| In office 28 February 1842 – June 1844 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Auckland |
| Succeeded by | William Wilberforce Bird (acting Governor-General) |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 13 December 1818 – 22 December 1871 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron Ellenborough |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Ellenborough |
| Member of Parliament for Mitchell | |
| In office 1813–1818 | |
| Preceded by | George Hobart |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Staunton |
| President of the Board of Control | |
| In office 6 March 1858 – 5 June 1858 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lyvedon |
| Succeeded by | Lord Stanley |
| In office 4 September 1841 – 23 October 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Jobhouse |
| Succeeded by | The Lord FitzGerald and Vesey |
| In office 18 September 1834 – 23 April 1835 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Glenelg |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Jobhouse |
| In office 17 September 1828 – 1 December 1830 | |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Melville |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Glenelg |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 1846–1846 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Haddington |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Auckland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1790 |
| Died | 22 December 1871 (aged 81) Southam House, Gloucestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory Conservative |
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| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (8 September 1790 – 22 December 1871), was a British Tory politician. He was four times President of the Board of Control and also served as Governor-General of India between 1842 and 1844.