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Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of (kĭnĭn`mənd), 1845–1914, British colonial administrator. He entered the army in 1867, eventually becoming (1884) military secretary to Lord Lansdowne, governor-general of Canada. As a popular governor-general himself (1898–1904) Minto maintained cordial relations with the Canadian prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Laurier, Sir Wilfrid (lô`rēā, Fr. lōryā`), 1841–1919, Canadian prime minister. He studied law at McGill Univ. ..... Click the link for more information. . He then served (1905–10) as viceroy of India. He worked with John Morley Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 1838–1923, English statesman and man of letters. ..... Click the link for more information. to produce the Morley-Minto reforms (1909), which increased native membership on the advisory legislative councils of the viceroy and began India's advance to self-rule. BibliographySee study by S. R. Wasti (1964). |
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Minto, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th earl of
