Ashley Eden

Augustus Rivers Thompson
Personal details
Born	13 November 1831 Administrator

Sir Ashley Eden

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Background and education

Eden was born at Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, the third son of Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, by Mary Hurt, daughter of Francis Edward Hurt, of Alderwasley, Derbyshire. His uncle was George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. He was educated first at Rugby and then at Winchester, until 1849, in which year he received a nomination to the Indian civil service.

Public life

Eden spent 1850 and 1851 at the

's terms of office.

In 1860 Eden accompanied a force ordered to invade the hill state of

In 1871 Eden became the first civilian governor of British

from famine. Eden returned to England and attended the Council of India for the remainder of his life.

Personal life

Eden married Eva Maria Money, daughter of

Rowland Money. They had no children. Eden died suddenly of paralysis on 9 July 1887, aged 55.

Notes

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eden, Sir Ashley". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 923.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Eden, Ashley". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
• Stephens, H. M.; Prior, Katherine. "Eden, Sir Ashley (1831–1887)".
  doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8447. (Subscription or UK public library membership
  required.)

Further reading

• Buckland, Charles Edward (1901). Bengal Under The Lieutenant-Governors. Vol. 2. Calcutta: S. K. Lahiri & Co. pp. 686–759.
• William Ferguson Beatson Laurie (1888). Distinguished Anglo-Indians. pp. 99–124.

Government offices
Preceded by Albert Fytche	Burma 1871–1875	Succeeded by Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson
Preceded by Richard Temple	Lieutenant-governor of Bengal 1877–1882	Succeeded by Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson