Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

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Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office
23 November 1910 – 4 April 1916
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Earl of Minto
Succeeded byThe Lord Chelmsford
Personal details
Born20 June 1858 (1858-06-20)
Died2 August 1944 (1944-08-03) (aged 86)
Winifred Selina Sturt
Children3
Parent
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst,

PC[1] (20 June 1858 – 2 August 1944) was a British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India
from 1910 to 1916.

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

1912 assassination attempt on Lord Hardinge.
Statue of Lord Hardinge at Coronation Park, Delhi

Hardinge entered the diplomatic service in 1880. He was appointed the first secretary at Tehran in 1896, and the first secretary at

Viceroy of India.[citation needed
]

Hardinge and his wife Winifred during his term as Viceroy of India, ca. 1910–1916.

His tenure was a memorable one and included the visit of

Mohandas Gandhi and criticism of the South African government's anti-Indian immigration policies.[citation needed]. Hardinge founded the Dhamrai Hardinge High School and College in 1914. The Hardinge Railway Bridge, now in Bangladesh, was constructed and inaugurated (1915) in his tenure.[6]
It has continued to serve a crucial a role in the country's railway network.

Hardinge's efforts paid off in 1914 during the

First World War. Improved colonial relationships allowed Britain to deploy nearly all of the British troops in India as well as many native Indian troops to areas outside India. In particular, the British Indian Army played a significant (though initially mismanaged) role in the Mesopotamian campaign.[7]

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]

Personal life

Asaf Jah VII
)

He married his first cousin

Alexander[1] (1894–1960), who succeeded him as Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
.

The first Baron Hardinge of Penshurst is commemorated at

Styles and honours

Shield of Arms of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, KG, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, ISO, PC, DL

Hardinge had the unusual distinction of being a non-royal recipient of six British knighthoods.[12]

Books written

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e (Hesilrige 1921, p. 444)
  2. ^ photo at Harrow Photos Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine and cf List of Old Harrovians
  3. ^ "Hardinge, the Hon. Charles (HRDN876C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Court News". The Times. No. 36951. London. 15 December 1902. p. 10.
  5. ^ a b "No. 28403". The London Gazette. 2 August 1910. p. 5581.
  6. ^ "Iconic Hardinge Bridge: A tale of 138 years". The Daily Star. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ Lord Hardinge and the Mesopotamia Expedition and Inquiry, 1914–1917; Douglas Goold; The Historical Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec., 1976), pp. 919–945
  8. ^ for an explanation of this concept, see Alison Weir, Royal Genealogy (1989)
  9. required.)
  10. ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
  11. ^ Daily Telegraph: royal wedding photograph; accessed 28 March 2014.
  12. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 3 April 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  13. ^ "No. 26639". The London Gazette. 2 July 1895. p. 3740.
  14. ^ "No. 27560". The London Gazette. 2 June 1903. p. 3524.
  15. ^ "No. 27655". The London Gazette. 8 March 1904. p. 1521.
  16. ^ "No. 27662". The London Gazette. 29 March 1904. p. 2025.
  17. ^ "No. 27674". The London Gazette. 6 May 1904. p. 2923.
  18. ^ "No. 27675". The London Gazette. 10 May 1904. p. 3000.
  19. ^ "No. 27750". The London Gazette. 3 January 1905. p. 22.
  20. ^ "No. 27926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1906. p. 4462.
  21. ^ "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement to the London Gazette Extraordinary). 24 June 1910. p. 4476.
  22. ^ "No. 29519". The London Gazette. 24 March 1916. p. 3175.
  23. ^ "No. 32145". The London Gazette. 30 November 1920. p. 11794.
  24. .
  25. ^ Hardinge of Penshurst, Lord (1948). My Indian Years 1910-1916: the Reminiscences of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst. John Murray. p. 150.
Viceroy's Cabinet list from 1910 to 1915[1]

Sources

Articles

Further reading

External links

Government offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Minto
Viceroy of India
1910–1916
Succeeded by
The Lord Chelmsford
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Charles Stewart Scott
British Ambassador to Russia

1904–1906
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs

1906–1910
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs

1916–1920
Succeeded by
Preceded by
British Ambassador to France

1920–1922
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
1910–1944
Succeeded by
Alexander Hardinge
  1. ^ Authority Of The Council (1913). Indian Army List For January I -1913.