Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (January 30, 1785 – September 5, 1846), Indian and colonial administrator, was born at Calcutta. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

He was the second son of Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, then a major in the Bengal army, who afterwards became a director of the British East India Company, and was created a baronet in 1802. Having been educated at Eton, he in 1800 sailed for India as a writer in the service of the Company. After studying Oriental languages as the first student at Lord Wellesley's College of Fort William, he, at the age of nineteen, was appointed political assistant to General Lake, who was then conducting the final campaign of the Mabratta war against Holkar. The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a British title, known as a baronetcy. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... Fort William is a British Raj fort in the Indian city of Calcutta and was named after King William of Orange. ... Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (July 27, 1744 - February 20, 1808), was a British general. ... The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803 - 1805) was a second conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India. ...

In 1808 he was selected by Lord Minto for the responsible post of envoy to the court of Ranjit Singh at Lahore; here, on April 25, 1809, he concluded the important treaty securing the independence of the Sikh states between the Sutlej and the Jumna. Four years afterwards he was made resident at Delhi, and ~fl 1819 he received from Lord Hastings the appointment of secretary in the secret and political department. From 1820 to 1825 Sir Charles (who succeeded his brother in the baronetcy in 1822) was resident at the court of the nizam, and afterwards was summoned in an emergency to his former post at Delhi. 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, 1st Earl of Minto (23 April 1751 - June 21, 1814) was an English politician and diplomat. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (called The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore Lahore (لاەور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ... The river Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ... This article deals with the city of Delhi. ... Warren Hastings (December 6, 1732 - August 22, 1818) was the first governor-general of British India, from 1773 to 1786. ... Nizam-ul-Mulk was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad state from 1724 to 1949. ...

In 1827 he obtained a seat in the supreme council, and in March 1835, after he had acted as the first governor of the proposed new presidency of Agra, he provisionally succeeded Lord William Bentinck in the governor-generalship. During his brief tenure of office (it lasted only for one year) he carried out several important measures, including that for the liberation of the press, which, while almost universally popular, complicated his relations with the directors at home to such an extent that he resigned the service of the Company in 1838. 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Taj Mahal Agra is an ancient city on the Yamuna River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... The Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, known as Lord William Bentinck (14 September 1774 - 17 June 1839) was a British statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. ...

In the following year he was appointed by the Melbourne administration to the governorship of Jamaica, where the difficulties created by the recent passing of the Negro Emancipation Act had called for a high degree of tact and ability. Sir Charles Metcalfe's success in this delicate position was very marked, but unfortunately his health compelled his resignation and return to England in 1842. Arms of Lord Melbourne The Right Honourable William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC (15 March 1779–24 November 1848) was a British Whig statesman who served as home secretary (1830-1834) and prime minister (1834 and 1835-1841) of Britain, and mentor of Queen Victoria. ...

Six months afterwards he was appointed by the Peel ministry to the post of Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Canada West and Canada East from 1843-1845 with instructions to resist further development of responsible government. A clash soon emerged between Metcalfe and the leaders of the legislative assembly, Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. Despite suffering from worsening cancer, he fought to preserve the prerogatives of the Crown and the governor's control over the administration and patronage. He nonetheless had to make some concessions to win support, and the most notable of these was persuading the Colonial Office to grant amnesty to the rebels of 1837-38, and to abandon forced anglicization of the French-speaking population. His success in carrying out the policy of the home goyernment was rewarded with a peerage shortly after his return in 1845. But his success did not endure and responsible government would be conceded by his successor James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. He died of cancer at Malshanger, near Basingstoke, on the 5th of September 1846. For other people named Robert Peel, see Robert Peel (disambiguation). ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces of Canada. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Canada West was the western portion of the Province of Canada. ... Canada East (French: Canada-Est) was the eastern portion of the Province of Canada. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ... Robert Baldwin (12 May 1804 – 9 December 1858), Canadian statesman, was born at York (now Toronto). ... Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. ... The Crown is a term which is used to separate the government authority and property of the state in a kingdom from any personal influence and private assets held by the current Monarch. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 in response to frustrations in political reform and ethnic conflict. ... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ... James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1811 – November 20, 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... Location within the British Isles View from Basingstoke railway station forecourt; the chrome yellow buildings stand on the site of older office buildings that have been demolished to build apartments. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Province of Canada
• List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario
• List of Lieutenant Governors of Quebec

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References

Kaye, J.W. Life and Correspondence of Charles Lord Metcalfe (London, 1854).