Person:George Eden (1)

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George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
b.25 Aug 1784
d.1 Jan 1849
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  1. Eleanor Agnes Eden1777 - 1851
  2. Hon Elizabeth Charlotte Eden1780 - 1847
  3. William Frederick Elliot Eden1782 - 1810
  4. George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland1784 - 1849
  5. Emily Eden1797 - 1869
  6. Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland1799 - 1870
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Name George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Aug 1784
Death[1] 1 Jan 1849
Reference Number? Q335224?


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George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842. The province of Auckland, which includes the present regions of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne along with the city of Auckland, in New Zealand, was named after him.

Lord Auckland signed the Tripartite Treaty in June 1838 with Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire and Shah Shuja of Afghanistan.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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