Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Lytton KG GCSI GCIE PC DL |
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The Earl of Lytton.
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| Governor of Bengal | |
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In office 1922–1927 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Earl of Ronaldshay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Stanley Jackson |
| Acting Viceroy of India | |
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Assumed office 1926 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Reading |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Irwin |
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| Born | 9 August 1876 Simla, British India |
| Died | 25 October 1947 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Chichele-Plowden |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton KG GCSI GCIE PC DL (9 August 1876 – 25 October 1947), styled Viscount Knebworth from 1880 to 1891, was a British politician and colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Bengal between 1922 and 1927 and was briefly Acting Viceroy of India in 1926. He headed the Lytton Commission for the League of Nations, in 1931-32, producing the Lytton Report which condemned Japanese aggression against China in Manchuria.
Lytton was the fourth but eldest surviving son of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton and Edith Villiers, daughter of Edward Ernest Villiers and granddaughter of George Villiers. He was born in Simla in British India, during the time when his father was Viceroy of India. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was secretary of the University Pitt Club. In 1905 he was President of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club and gave the Toast to Sir Walter at the club's annual dinner.
Victor Bulwer-Lytton's six siblings were :
Lytton started off his official career by filling up various posts in the Admiralty between 1916 and 1920, before being appointed Under-Secretary of State for India, a post which he held between 1920 and 1922. He was also made a Privy Counsellor in 1919. On 16 February 1922 he was posted as Governor of Bengal, remaining there until 3 March 1927. For a short while, when there was a vacancy caused by change in incumbents in 1926, he also functioned as Viceroy, his father's old post. After this he filled miscellaneous positions in various capacities, when matters concerning India came up. He wrote two books, the first being a life of his grandfather Lord Lytton, while the other book dealt with his experiences in India and was called Pundits and Elephants, published in 1942. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1933.
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