Earl of Edward Law Ellenborough

Born in London on September 8, 1790, Edward Law was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. He inherited the title of Baron Ellenborough in 1818 after the death of his father, the judge Edward Law, and later became 1st Earl of Ellenborough in 1844.

He was a leading Tory politician who served several times as President of the Board of Control, the cabinet post responsible for overseeing British affairs in India. His best-known office was Governor-General of India from 1842 to 1844, a period that included the end of the First Anglo-Afghan War and the annexation of Sind.

Ellenborough also served as First Lord of the Admiralty and remained an active figure in public life for decades. He died on December 22, 1871, at Southam Delabere in Gloucestershire, leaving behind a reputation as an energetic, striking, and often divisive imperial politician.