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| Date transcribed | 2011-08-00 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work. |
| | Surname | Northbrook | | | First Name(s) | Thomas George Baring | | | Titles, Honours, etc. | First Earl of | | | Birth Year | 1826 | | | Death Year | 1904 | | | Entry | Governor-General and Viceroy : born Jan. 22, 1826 : son of the first Baron Northbrook : educated at Christ Church, Oxford : was Private Secretary successively to Mr. Labouchere (Lord Taunton) at the Board of Trade, Sir George Grey at the Home Office, Sir C. Wood (Lord Halifax) at the India Office and Admiralty : M.P. for Falmouth and Penryn, 1857-66 : Junior Lord of the Admiralty, 1857-8 : Under Secretary for India, 1859-61 and 1861-4 : Under Secretary for the Home Department, 1864-6, and for War, 1868- 72 : Viceroy and Governor-General of India, May, 1872 to April, 1876 : made an Earl : First Lord of the Admiralty, 1880-5 : during this time he was sent on a special mission to Cairo : G. C.S.I. : G.C.I.E. : P.C. : D.C.L. : LL.D. : F.R.S. : Lord Lieutenant, and Chairman of the County Council of Hampshire. His Viceroyalty was comparatively uneventful. The Amir of Afghanistan sent an Envoy, Nur Muhammad Shah, to make requests for assistance and protection, which Lord Northbrook was not authorized to concede. The Bengal famine occurred in 1874, which he controlled with vigour and success, not going up to Simla during the whole year : he refused to prohibit the exportation of grain from India, but imported enormous quantities of rice to feed the famine-stricken : he sanctioned the Sone canal and N. Bengal railway as relief works. He had the Gaekwar of Baroda tried for an attempt on the life of the Resident, and deposed for misgovernment : he entertained H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on his visit to Calcutta, Dec. 1875 : he abolished the Income Tax : and disagreed with the Secretary of State about the cotton duties, and resigned. He paid special attention to Finance. He was greatly respected and esteemed by all classes, and his memory is held in high regard to this day. The business of the Government was never better performed than in his time. His statue is in Calcutta. He founded and presided over the Northbrook Indian Club in London. He died Nov. 15, 1904. |
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