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Also Known As Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton
Born March 30, 1785 • Wrotham • England
Died September 24, 1856 (aged 71) • near Tunbridge Wells • England
Title / Office governor-general (1844-1848), India • House of Commons (1820-1844), United Kingdom
Role In Crimean War • Sikh Wars

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