Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha

Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha of Raipur (24 March 1863 – 5 March 1928) was a prominent lawyer and statesman in British India. He was of Indian ancestry, and set many "first"s:

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24 March - 1863 - 5 March - 1928 - British India - India

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• in 1908, he became the first Indian to be appointed as Advocate-General of Bengal;
• in 1909, he became the first Indian member of the Governor-General of India's Executive Council;
• in 1919, he became the first Indian to be appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India;
• also in 1919, he became the first Indian member of the British House of Lords;
• he was appointed Governor of the Province of Bihar and Orissa in 1920, becoming the first Indian to be appointed governor of an Indian province, but retired on grounds of health in 1921.
 
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