George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland

The Right Honourable The Earl of Auckland GCB PC
Governor-General of India
In office 4 March 1836 – 28 February 1842
Monarchs	William IV Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Charles Metcalfe (acting)
Succeeded by	The Lord Ellenborough
President of the Board of Trade
In office 22 November 1830 – 5 June 1834
Prime Minister	The Earl Grey
Preceded by	John Charles Herries
Succeeded by	Charles Poulett Thomson
Personal details
Born	25 August 1784 (1784-08-25) Beckenham, Kent, England
Died	1 January 1849 (1849-02) (aged 64) Hampshire, England
Political party	Whig
Parent(s)	William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, Eleanor Elliot
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Profession	Lawyer, politician

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, GCB, PC (25 August 1784 – 1 January 1849) was an English Whig politician and colonial administrator. He was thrice First Lord of the Admiralty and also served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842. The province of Auckland, which includes the present regions of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne along with the city of Auckland, in New Zealand, was named after him.

Lord Auckland signed the Tripartite Treaty in June 1838 with Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire and Shah Shuja of Afghanistan.