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George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Goschen
GCSI GCIE CBE VD PC
George Goschen the younger.jpg
Governor of Madras Presidency
In office
14 April 1924 – 29 June 1929
Governor-General The Marquess of Reading
The Earl of Halifax
Premier Raja of Panagal,
P. Subbarayan
Preceded by Sir Charles Todhunter
Succeeded by Sir Norman Majoribanks
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
26 March 1918 – 18 June 1918
Prime Minister David Lloyd-George
Preceded by Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded by Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton
Member of Parliament
for East Grinstead
In office
18 July 1895 – 25 January 1906
Monarch Queen Victoria,
Edward VII
Prime Minister Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury,
Henry Campbell-Bannerman,
Arthur Balfour
Preceded by Alfred Hardy
Succeeded by Charles Corbett
Personal details
Born (1866-10-15)15 October 1866
Hawkhurst, United Kingdom
Died 24 July 1952(1952-07-24) (aged 85)
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Lady Margaret Evelyn-Gathorne Hardy
Religion Christian

George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen GCSI GCIE CBE VD PC (15 October 1866 – 24 July 1952) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1895 to 1906 and as Governor of Madras from 1924 to 1929.

George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount was the son of prominent Conservative (formerly Liberal and Liberal Unionist) politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen. He had his early education in the United Kingdom and served as Secretary to Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, the Governor of New South Wales in Australia from 1890 to 1892. In 1895 and 1900, he was elected to the House of Commons from East Grinstead and served as a Member of Parliament from 1895 to 1906 and as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from March to June 1918. In 1924, he was appointed Governor of Madras, India and served as the Governor of Madras from 1924 to 1929 and acted as the Viceroy of India from 1929 to 1931. George Goschen died in 1952 at the age of 85.


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