Law , Edward , 1790-1871 , 1st Earl of Ellenborough , politician and governor-general of India

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Law , Edward , 1790-1871 , 1st Earl of Ellenborough , politician and governor-general of India

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        Edward Law was educated at Eton College and at St John's College Cambridge, before becoming MP for the borough of St Michael's, Cornwall, in 1813. On his father's death in 1818 he entered the House of Lords as 2nd Baron Ellenborough, and served as a cabinet minister and member of the India Board for several years. His second wife (whom he divorced in 1830) was the notorious Jane Elizabeth Digby. From 1841 to 1844 Law served as Governor-General of India, an office which involved him in wars in Afghanistan, Sindh and Gwalior. On his return to Britain he was created Viscount Southam and Earl of Ellenborough. He re-entered domestic politics for a few years but left office in 1858; however, he maintained a strong interest in India for the rest of his life.

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