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<p> The "Saviour of India," born of Irish parentage at Richmond, Yorkshire; entered the [[Bengal]] Civil [[Service]] in 1829, and on the annexation of the [[Punjab]] was appointed [[Commissioner]] and afterwards Lieutenant-Governor; by his justice and the reforms he carried through he so won the esteem of the [[Sikhs]] that at the Mutiny he was able to disarm the Punjab mutineers, raise 50,000 men, and capture Delhi; returning to [[England]] he received a pension of £1000 a year, was made successively baronet and Privy Councillor, and sent out again as Governor-General of | John Lawrence Lord <ref name="term_75767" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The "Saviour of India," born of Irish parentage at Richmond, Yorkshire; entered the [[Bengal]] Civil [[Service]] in 1829, and on the annexation of the [[Punjab]] was appointed [[Commissioner]] and afterwards Lieutenant-Governor; by his justice and the reforms he carried through he so won the esteem of the [[Sikhs]] that at the Mutiny he was able to disarm the Punjab mutineers, raise 50,000 men, and capture Delhi; returning to [[England]] he received a pension of £1000 a year, was made successively baronet and [[Privy]] Councillor, and sent out again as Governor-General of India in 1863; his rule was characterised by wise policy and sound finance; he disapproved of English interference in Afghan affairs; he was raised to the peerage in 1869 (1811-1879). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_75767"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lawrence,+john,+lord John Lawrence Lord from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75767"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lawrence,+john,+lord John Lawrence Lord from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 15 October 2021
John Lawrence Lord [1]
The "Saviour of India," born of Irish parentage at Richmond, Yorkshire; entered the Bengal Civil Service in 1829, and on the annexation of the Punjab was appointed Commissioner and afterwards Lieutenant-Governor; by his justice and the reforms he carried through he so won the esteem of the Sikhs that at the Mutiny he was able to disarm the Punjab mutineers, raise 50,000 men, and capture Delhi; returning to England he received a pension of £1000 a year, was made successively baronet and Privy Councillor, and sent out again as Governor-General of India in 1863; his rule was characterised by wise policy and sound finance; he disapproved of English interference in Afghan affairs; he was raised to the peerage in 1869 (1811-1879).
