George Eden Biography and Timeline

Birth of George Eden

Birth of George Eden, second son of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

Member of Parliament

Returned to Parliament for Woodstock

President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint in Lord Grey's government.

Role range: 1830-1834

First Lord of Admiralty

Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty

First Lord of Admiralty

Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty

Governor

Appointed of Governor of General of India

Manifesto

The manifesto states that in order to ensure the welfare of India, the British must have a trustworthy ally on Indias western frontier. The Governor of General of India Lord Auckland issues the Simla Manifesto in October 1838, setting forth the necessary reasons for British intervention in Afghanistan. Lord Auckland decided on war, and on 1 October 1838 in Simla published a manifesto dethroning Dost Mahommed Khan

Role range: 1839-1842

Simla Manifesto

The manifesto states that in order to ensure the welfare of India, the British must have a trustworthy ally on Indias western frontier. The Governor of General of India Lord Auckland issues the Simla Manifesto in October 1838, setting forth the necessary reasons for British intervention in Afghanistan. Lord Auckland decided on war, and on 1 October 1838 in Simla published a manifesto dethroning Dost Mahommed Khan

Role range: 1839-1842

Invasion of Afghanistan

The official British position that their troops were merely supporting Shah Shujas small army in retaking what was once his throne was generally seen (at the time, as well as now) as pretext for incorporating Afghanistan into the British empire

Role range: 1839-1842

Invasion of Afghanistan

The official British position that their troops were merely supporting Shah Shujas small army in retaking what was once his throne was generally seen (at the time, as well as now) as pretext for incorporating Afghanistan into the British empire. The British denied that they were invading Afghanistan, instead claiming they were merely supporting its legitimate Shuja Government "against foreign interference and factious opposition"

Role range: 1839-1842

Auckland

Gives a commission to William Hobson to sail for the East Indies, which Hobson ultimately rewarded in the naming of his new town Auckland, New Zealand in 1840