Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

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Governor-General of India
In office 1844–1848
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel Lord John Russell
Preceded by	William Wilberforce Bird As Acting Governor-General
Succeeded by	The Earl of Dalhousie
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office 30 July 1830 – 15 November 1830
Prime Minister	The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by	Lord Francis Leveson-Gower
Succeeded by	Edward Smith Stanley
Member of Parliament
In office 1820–1844
Personal details
Born	(1785-03-30)30 March 1785 Wrotham, Kent, England
Died	24 September 1856(1856-09-24) (aged 71) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Spouse	Lady Emily Jane Stewart
Children	4
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1799–1856
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the British Army
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Waterloo Campaign First Anglo-Sikh War Crimean War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, GCB, PC, (30 March 1785 – 24 September 1856) was a British Army officer and politician. After serving in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign he became Secretary at War in Wellington's ministry. After a tour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1830 he became Secretary at War again in Sir Robert Peel's cabinet. He went on to be Governor-General of India at the time of the First Anglo-Sikh War and then Commander-in-Chief of the Forces during the Crimean War.