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George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland

1784 - 1849

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland is the 16,064th most popular politician (up from 16,556th in 2019), the 4,587th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,974th in 2019) and the 565th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ranks 16,064 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Moray, Julio Herrera y Obes, Thomas Massie, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Roger Kolo, and Gouverneur Morris. After him are Eduardo Santos, Jean Lassalle, Lothar Späth, Fred Akuffo, Bernd Mayländer, and Jacques-Édouard Alexis.

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Among people born in 1784, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ranks 50. Before him are Charles Dupin, Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, Christopher Hansteen, Leopoldo Nobili, José María Pérez de Urdininea, and William Yarrell.  Among people deceased in 1849, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ranks 63. Before him are Mariano Paredes, Ján Hollý, William Townsend Aiton, José María Carreño, Francisco Ramón Vicuña, and Edward Hicks. After him is Charlotte von Ahlefeld.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ranks 4,588 out of 8,785. Before him are John Foxx (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Belle Moore (1894), Robert Moray (1609), Gordon Strachan (1957), and Basil Hume (1923). After him are Barney Greenway (1969), Jonathan Coe (1961), Jack Grealish (1995), Steve Hillage (1951), Callum Wilson (1992), and Geoffrey Unsworth (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland ranks 565. Before him are John Francis Davis (1795), John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690), Lindsay Hoyle (1957), Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773), and Robert Moray (1609). After him are Charles Rosher (1885), John Hunter (1737), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), and Leander Starr Jameson (1853).

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