Montagu, Edwin Samuel (1879-1924), politician

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Montagu, Edwin Samuel (1879-1924), politician

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Dates of existence

1879-1924

History

Edwin Samuel Montagu reached the summit of his political career as Secretary of State for India, a position he held from 1917 to 1922, and he is best known for his contribution to constitutional reform in that country. However, following the publicationread more

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Montagu, Lilian Helen (1873-1963), feminist and social worker (1873-1963)

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family

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Montagu, Lilian Helen (1873-1963), feminist and social worker is the sibling of Montagu, Edwin Samuel (1879-1924), politician

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Stanley, Beatrice Venetia (1887‒1948), prime minister's confidante (1887‒1948)

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family

Type of relationship

Stanley, Beatrice Venetia (1887‒1948), prime minister's confidante is the spouse of Montagu, Edwin Samuel (1879-1924), politician

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Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Edwin S. Montagu, An Indian Diary, ed. Venetia Montagu (1930)

S. D. Waley, Edwin Montagu (1964)