Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

British politician

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1785

Place of Birth: Wrotham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1856

Profession: military personnel, politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

  • Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, (30 March 1785 – 24 September 1856) was a British Army officer and politician.
  • After serving in the Peninsula War and the Waterloo Campaign he became Secretary at War in Wellington's ministry.
  • After a tour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1830 he became Secretary at War again in Sir Robert Peel's cabinet.
  • He went on to be Governor-General of India at the time of the First Anglo-Sikh War and then Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Crimean War.

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