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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

1790 - 1871

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough is the 17,134th most popular politician (down from 16,261st in 2024), the 5,410th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,747th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ranks 17,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Zahradil, Maia Panjikidze, Roberts Zīle, Janusz Lewandowski, Enrique Peñalosa, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. After him are Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Herbert Morrison, Connie Hedegaard, Cajetan von Felder, and François Baroin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ranks 55. Before him are John Ross, Abel P. Upshur, Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, and Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero. After him are Mzilikazi, and John Eaton. Among people deceased in 1871, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ranks 73. Before him are Arvid August Afzelius, Castro Alves, George Grote, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Thomas Ewing, and Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero. After him are Alexander Keith Johnston, and John Slidell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ranks 5,412 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Gordon (1983), Tom Roberts (1856), Sean Pertwee (1964), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), Dorothy Shirley (1939), and Alan Kennedy (1954). After him are Robert Del Naja (1966), Herbert Morrison (1888), Stuart Taylor (1980), Monty Norman (1928), Naomi Scott (1993), and Chris Dreja (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ranks 622. Before him are Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), Titus Oates (1649), Tom Clarke (1858), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), and John Swinney (1964). After him are Herbert Morrison (1888), Michael Portillo (1953), John Graves Simcoe (1752), Peter Mandelson (1953), Denis Healey (1917), and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742).

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