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1842 In India
Events in the year 1842 in India. Incumbents *The Earl of Ellenborough, Governor-General, 1842-44. Events * 1st Afghan War, 1837-42. Law Births *16 January – Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer (died 1901). Deaths * Undated ** William Francis Thompson, British India civil servant, magistrate and philologistUniversity of Toronto, Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry, online at: https://jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca/author/details/thompson-william-francis/21590. References India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... Years of the 19th century in India {{India-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Law, 1st Earl Of Ellenborough
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. Background and education Ellenborough was the eldest son of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, and Anne Towry, daughter of George Towry. He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge. Political career, 1813–1842 Ellenborough represented the subsequently disfranchised rotten borough of St Michael's, Cornwall, in the House of Commons, until the death of his father in 1818 gave him a seat in the House of Lords. In the Duke of Wellington's government of 1828, Ellenborough was made Lord Privy Seal; he also took part in the business of the foreign office, as an unofficial assistant to Wellington, who recognised his talents. He hoped to be Foreign Secretary, but had to be content with the presidency of the Board of Control, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Mahadev Govind Ranade (18 January 1842 – 16 January 1901), popularly referred to as Justice Ranade, was an Indian scholar, social reformer, judge and author. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress party and owned several designations as member of the Bombay legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre, and judge of the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra. As a well known public figure, his personality as a calm and patient optimist influenced his attitude towards dealings with Britain as well as reform in India. During his life he helped to establish the ''Poona Sarvajanik Sabha'', Maharashtra Granthottejak Sabha and the ''Prarthana Samaj'', and edited a Bombay Anglo-Marathi daily paper, the '' Induprakash'', founded on his ideology of social and religious reform. He was given the title of Rao Bahadur. Early life and family Mahadev Govind Ranade was born into a Chitpavan Brahmin family in Niphad, a taluka town in Nashik dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In India
Events in the year 1901 in India. Incumbents * Empress of India – Queen Victoria until 22 January * Emperor of India – Edward VII from 22 January * Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Events * National income - 7,666 million * The first reliable census in India is taken. Law *Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act Births *2 July – Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist (died 1991). Deaths *16 January – Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer (born 1842). *16 June – Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (born 1838) References India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... Years of the 20th century in India {{India-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Thompson (1810-42)
William Francis Thompson (1810–1842) was a British India civil servant, magistrate and philologist who was born in London, England, and died in Ghazipur, India. Biography Thompson attended the Haileybury and Imperial Service College before joining the Bengal Civil Service. He was first appointed as an assistant magistrate in Bareilly, and later served in Bundelkhand, Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ... and Hissar. Taking medical leave in Australia in 1835, he subsequently returned to India where he died in 1842. Thompson is known for his translation of the ''Akhlāq-i Jalālī'', published in 1839 under the title ''Practical Philosophy of the Muhammadan People.'' He was also a poet and published ''India: A Poem, in Three Cantos'', a work critical of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1842 In India
Events in the year 1842 in India. Incumbents *The Earl of Ellenborough, Governor-General, 1842-44. Events * 1st Afghan War, 1837-42. Law Births *16 January – Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer (died 1901). Deaths * Undated ** William Francis Thompson, British India civil servant, magistrate and philologistUniversity of Toronto, Jackson Bibliography of Romantic Poetry, online at: https://jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca/author/details/thompson-william-francis/21590. References India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ... Years of the 19th century in India {{India-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1842 By Country
__NOTOC__ Year 184 (Roman numerals, CLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 937 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 184 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place China * The Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion break out in China. * The Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions ends. * Zhang Jue leads the peasant revolt against Emperor Emperor Ling of Han, Ling of Han of the Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han Dynasty. Heading for the capital of Luoyang, his massive and undisciplined army (360,000 men), burns and destroys government offices and outposts. * June – Ling of Han places his brother-in-law, He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
