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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

Former Governor-General of India
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, GCB, PC 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. Wikipedia
Born: September 8, 1790, United Kingdom
Died: December 22, 1871 (age 81 years), Southam, United Kingdom
Previous offices: President of the Board of Control of a British East India Company (1858–1858), First Lord of the Admiralty of the United Kingdom (1846–1846), Governor-General of India (1842–1844), and more
Spouse: Jane Digby (m. 1824) and Lady Octavia Stewart (m. 1813)
Grandparent: Edmund Law