Back جيمس برون رامزي Arabic Джэймс Эндру Дальхузі Byelorussian জেমস অ্যান্ড্রু ব্রাউন-র্যামসে, ডালহৌসির প্রথম মার্কুস Bengali/Bangla James Broun-Ramsay, 1. markýz z Dalhousie Czech James Broun-Ramsay, 1. Marquess of Dalhousie German James Broun-Ramsay Spanish James Dalhousie Finnish James Broun-Ramsay French लॉर्ड डलहौजी Hindi James Ramsay Dalhouse ID
The Marquess of Dalhousie | |
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| Governor-General of India | |
| In office 12 January 1848 – 28 February 1856 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell The Earl of Derby The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Hardinge |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Canning |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 5 February 1845 – 27 June 1846 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Clarendon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1812 Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 19 December 1860 (aged 48) Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Spouse | Lady Susan Hay (d. 1853) |
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Doctrine of Lapse |
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie KT PC (22 April 1812 – 19 December 1860), known as the Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
He established the foundations of the colonial educational system in India by adding mass education in addition to elite higher education. He introduced passenger trains to the railways, the electric telegraph and uniform postage, which he described as the "three great engines of social improvement". He also founded the Public Works Department in India.[1] He stands out as the far-sighted Governor-General who consolidated East India Company rule in India, laid the foundations of its later administration, and by his sound policy enabled his successors to stem the tide of rebellion.[2]
His period of rule in India directly preceded the transformation into the Victorian Raj period of Indian administration. He was denounced by many in Britain on the eve of his death as having failed to notice the signs of the brewing Indian Rebellion of 1857, having aggravated the crisis by his overbearing self-confidence, centralizing activity and expansive annexations.[2]
- ^ "History of Public Works". Public Works Department, West Bengal. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b Lee-Warner 1911, p. 764.