George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen
George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen, GCSI, GCIE, CBE, VD, KStJ, PC (15 October 1866 – 24 July 1952), was a British Conservative politician who served as Governor of Madras from 1924 to 1929, and acting Viceroy of India from 1929 to 1931.
His Excellency The Right Honourable The Viscount Goschen GCSI GCIE CBE VD KStJ PC | |
|---|---|
Lord Goschen in 1923 | |
| Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |
| In office 29 June 1929 – 11 November 1929 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | The Lord Irwin |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Irwin |
| Governor of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 14 April 1924 – 29 June 1929 | |
| Governors‑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 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Marlborough |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Clinton |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 February 1907 – 24 July 1952 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Goschen |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Viscount Goschen |
| Member of Parliament for East Grinstead | |
| In office 18 July 1895 – 25 January 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Gathorne-Hardy |
| Succeeded by | Charles Corbett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1866 Hastings, Sussex, England |
| Died | 24 July 1952 (aged 85) Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Margaret Gathorne-Hardy
(m. 1893) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen Lucy Dalley |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Goschen was the son of prominent Conservative (formerly Liberal and Liberal Unionist) politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer, George 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 Presidency, India, and served there from 1924 to 1929. He acted as the Viceroy of India in place of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax from 1929 to 1931. He died in 1952 at the age of 85.
Goschen was knighted the grace of Order of Saint John in 1921 and made a Knight Grand Commander of Order of the Star of India in March 1924. He was also a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.