Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
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In office 23 November 1910 – 4 April 1916 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | The Earl of Minto |
Succeeded by | The Lord Chelmsford |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 June 1858 |
Died | 2 August 1944 Winifred Selina Sturt | (aged 86)
Children | 3 |
Parent | |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst,
Background and education
Hardinge was the second son of Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge, and the grandson of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, a former Governor-General of India. He was educated Cheam School, Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]
Career
Hardinge entered the diplomatic service in 1880. He was appointed the first secretary at Tehran in 1896, and the first secretary at
His tenure was a memorable one and included the visit of
Hardinge's efforts paid off in 1914 during the
In 1916, Hardinge returned to his former post in England as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office,[1] serving with Arthur Balfour. In 1920, he became ambassador to France before his retirement in 1922.[citation needed]
Honours
As well as the distinction of being awarded six British knighthoods, he also gained foreign awards:[1]
- Knight of Grace of Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England.
- Grand officer in the Legion of Honour, from France.
- Grand cross of the Crown of Italy.
- Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, from Portugal.
- Order of the Redeemer, from Greece.
- Order of Charles III, from Spain.
- Order of St. Olav, from Norway.
- Order of Alexander Nevsky, from Russia.
- Order of the Dannebrog, from Denmark.
- Order of Vasa, from Sweden.
Personal life
He married his first cousin
The first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst is commemorated at
Styles and honours
Hardinge had the unusual distinction of being a non-royal recipient of six British knighthoods.[12]
- June 1858 – July 1895: The Honourable Charles Hardinge
- July 1895 – April 1903: The Honourable Charles Hardinge CB[13]
- April 1903 – 7 March 1904: The Honourable Charles Hardinge CVO[14]
- 7–26 March 1904: CVO[15]
- 26 March – 28 April 1904: The Right Honourable CVO[16]
- 28 April – 10 May 1904: CVO[17]
- 10 May 1904 – 2 January 1905: His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge CB[18]
- 2 January – 9 November 1905: His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge CB[19]
- 9 November 1905 – June 1906: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge CB
- June 1906 – 23 June 1910: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge
- 23 June – 2 August 1910: The Right Honourable Sir Charles Hardinge
- 2 August – 23 November 1910: The Right Honourable The PC[5]
- 23 November 1910 – 24 March 1916: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst PCViceroy & Governor-General of India
- 24 March – 4 April 1916: His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst PC Viceroy & Governor-General of India[22]
- 4 April 1916 – 27 November 1920: The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst PC
- 27 November 1920 – 1 February 1923: His Excellency The Right Honourable the Lord Hardinge of Penshurst PC HM Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the French Republic[23]
- 1 February 1923 – 2 August 1944: The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst PC
Books written
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e (Hesilrige 1921, p. 444)
- ^ photo at Harrow Photos Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine and cf List of Old Harrovians
- ^ "Hardinge, the Hon. Charles (HRDN876C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Court News". The Times. No. 36951. London. 15 December 1902. p. 10.
- ^ a b "No. 28403". The London Gazette. 2 August 1910. p. 5581.
- ^ "Iconic Hardinge Bridge: A tale of 138 years". The Daily Star. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Lord Hardinge and the Mesopotamia Expedition and Inquiry, 1914–1917; Douglas Goold; The Historical Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec., 1976), pp. 919–945
- ^ for an explanation of this concept, see Alison Weir, Royal Genealogy (1989)
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33703. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
- ^ Daily Telegraph: royal wedding photograph; accessed 28 March 2014.
- required.)
- ^ "No. 26639". The London Gazette. 2 July 1895. p. 3740.
- ^ "No. 27560". The London Gazette. 2 June 1903. p. 3524.
- ^ "No. 27655". The London Gazette. 8 March 1904. p. 1521.
- ^ "No. 27662". The London Gazette. 29 March 1904. p. 2025.
- ^ "No. 27674". The London Gazette. 6 May 1904. p. 2923.
- ^ "No. 27675". The London Gazette. 10 May 1904. p. 3000.
- ^ "No. 27750". The London Gazette. 3 January 1905. p. 22.
- ^ "No. 27926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1906. p. 4462.
- ^ "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement to the London Gazette Extraordinary). 24 June 1910. p. 4476.
- ^ "No. 29519". The London Gazette. 24 March 1916. p. 3175.
- ^ "No. 32145". The London Gazette. 30 November 1920. p. 11794.
- ISBN 978-1013702396.
- ^ Hardinge of Penshurst, Lord (1948). My Indian Years 1910-1916: the Reminiscences of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst. John Murray. p. 150.
Sources
- ISBN 9780208018304.
- Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1947). The Reminiscences of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst. London.
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Articles
- Goold, Douglas (1976). "Lord Hardinge and the Mesopotamia Expedition and Inquiry, 1914–1917". The Historical Journal. 19 (4): 919–945. S2CID 162259136.
Further reading
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )
- Manhar Kuvarbā, Maharani of Panna (1916). Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, C.I., vice-reine of India: A Tribute to her Memory.
- Hardinge Bridge
External links
- Hardinge of Penshurst, Baron (UK, 1910), genealogy
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
- Newspaper clippings about Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
- Hardinge's entry at Who's Who
- ^ Authority Of The Council (1913). Indian Army List For January I -1913.