POLITICIAN

Henry McMahon

1862 - 1949

Photo of Henry McMahon

Icon of person Henry McMahon

Sir Vincent Arthur Henry McMahon (28 November 1862 – 29 December 1949) was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary in the Government of India from 1911 to 1915 and as the High Commissioner in Egypt from 1915 to 1917. As the Foreign Secretary McMahon conducted the tripartite negotiations between Tibet, China and Britain that led to the Simla Convention. Even though China did not in the end sign the Convention, the agreement governed the British relations with Tibet till 1947. In Egypt, McMahon was best known for the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence with Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, and the Declaration to the Seven in response to a memorandum written by seven notable Syrians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry McMahon is the 5,318th most popular politician (down from 4,313th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from India (down from 145th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Indian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Henry McMahon by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry McMahon ranks 5,318 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro Pires, Saad Zaghloul, Emperor Sushun, Ahmose, Bretislav I, and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. After him are Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Diana Abgar, Paul H. O'Neill, and Ahuitzotl.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Henry McMahon ranks 36. Before him are Mori Ōgai, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ugyen Wangchuck, Loie Fuller, Maurice Barrès, and Georges Feydeau. After him are Victor, Prince Napoléon, Mary Kingsley, Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Anton Ažbe, Vito Cascio Ferro, and Silvio Gesell. Among people deceased in 1949, Henry McMahon ranks 39. Before him are Sarojini Naidu, Nikola Zhekov, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Harry Stack Sullivan, André-Louis Debierne, and Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia. After him are Valentino Mazzola, José Clemente Orozco, John Haigh, Béla Balázs, Joaquín Turina, and Aino Aalto.

Others Born in 1862

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1949

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In India

Among people born in India, Henry McMahon ranks 210 out of 1,861. Before him are S. Jaishankar (1955), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), Sabu Dastagir (1924), Sudha Murty (1950), and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838). After him are V. S. Ramachandran (1951), Bharata Muni (-1000), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Shah Shuja (1616), Vidyapati (1352), and Siraj ud-Daulah (1733).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Henry McMahon ranks 74. Before him are Salmaan Taseer (1944), Vishvamitra (-2000), Mamnoon Hussain (1940), S. Jaishankar (1955), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879). After him are Shah Shuja (1616), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Sikandar Lodi (1450), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), and Birbal (1528).

Indian born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous