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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 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. Goschen was knighted in 1921 and made a GCSI in March 1924. He was also a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
[edit] Early lifeGeorge Joachim Goschen was born to George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen and his wife Lucy Dalley on October 15, 1866.[1] His ancestors had moved to the United Kingdom from Germany.[2] Goschen fell in love with Lady Margaret Evelyn-Gathorne Hardy, the youngest of five daughters of the Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook,[1] who was eight years older than him and desired to marry her.[3]His father, the 1st Viscount, was, however, strongly opposed to their marriage and used his influence to get an appointment for his son as a Private Secretary to Lord Jersey, the Governor of New South Wales in Australia.[3] Goschen calmly obeyed his father's orders and worked in Australia from 1890 to 1892.[3] On his return from Australia, however, he married Margaret on January 26, 1893.[1][3] [edit] Member of Parliament for East GrinsteadGoschen entered politics early in life. In 1895, he was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a Conservative for the then East Grinstead constituency in Sussex and served as a member of parliament for two terms from July 18, 1895 to January 25, 1906.[4] In July 1913, he was elected Chairman of the Council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders which comprised some of he leading financiers in England.[5] Goschen served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from March to June 1918.[6][7] Goschen succeeded his father as Viscount on the latter's death on February 7, 1907.[8] [edit] Tenure as Governor of MadrasGoschen was appointed Governor of Madras in 1924 and he arrived at Madras in May 1924 to take charge.[9] Goschen was awarded the GCSI in March 1924. The Madras Presidency Radio Club started a radio transmission service in Madras, the first in the city, in 1924, under Goschen's patronage. This service lasted from 1924 to 1927. Goschen was also involved in the early stages of the Loyola College, Chennai and presided over its first college day in 1928.[10] The Children's Hospital at Mangalore was refurbished and renamed as Lady Goschen Hospital while the SPG College, Trichinopoly was renamed as Bishop Heber College and Goschen presided over its diamond jubilee celebrations in 1926.[11] In November 1926, the Pykara hydroelectric project across the Moyar river was conceived by Lord Goschen.[12] Goschen maintained friendly relations with the Raja of Panagal who was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency. However, in the 1926 elections to the Madras Legislative Assembly, the Justice Party, to which the Raja belonged, was reduced to a minority winning only 21 out of 98 seats in the assembly.[13] The Raja stepped down as Chief Minister and handed over his resignation to the Governor.[13] Goschen invited S. Srinivasa Iyengar, the leader of the Swarajya Party which had won a majority, to form the government, but he refused as the acceptance of public posts would defeat the very purpose of the Swarajists to disrupt the working of the dyarchy.[13] Goschen, therefore, made an independent, P. Subbarayan, the Chief Minister, and nominated 34 members to the council to support him.[14] As the government was setup by Goschen and all the members nominated by him, it functioned more or less like a puppet government.[14] Subbarayan's government was the subject of much controversy and survived a no-confidence motion on August 23, 1927.[15] Its position became more precarious when the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928.[15] The Swarajya Party moved a resolution exhorting a boycott of the commission and the Justice Party supported them. The motion was passed 65 to 50 with both of Subbarayan's ministers in favor of a boycott.[16] Subbarayan responded by resigning his post.[16] Goschen, however, mediated a settlement with the Raja of Panagal and appointed a Justice Party nominee, Krishnan Nair to the Executive Council.[16] The Justice Party, immediately, withdrew their support to the resolution[16] and welcomed the commission.[17] Just before his retirement from active politics in 1925, the Justice Party insisted upon a gift of land to their leader Theagaroya Chetty from the Madras government but Goschen stuanchly refused to make the grant.[18] [edit] As Acting Viceroy of IndiaLord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, left for London on leave from July 1929. He appointed Goschen to act as the Viceroy during his absence.[19] George Goschen's father, the 1st Viscount, had been offered the Viceroyalty of India by British Prime Minister Ewart Gladstone in 1880 but had declined the offer. Goschen acted as the Viceroy of India from June 29, 1929 to April 18, 1931.[20] He was succeeded by the Earl of Willingdon on April 18, 1931.[20] [edit] Later lifeIn 1933, a group which called itself the Union of Britain and India was formed in London.[21] This group was in favor of an Indian federation.[21] Goschen served as the first President of the union.[21] Goschen also wrote a chapter titled "Provincial Autonomy" in the 1934 book India from a Back Bench where he criticized the dyarchy system regarding it as a failure based on his experience as an administrator in India.[22]
[edit] DeathGoschen died on July 25, 1952 at the age of 85.[23] [edit] Notes
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