Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the Earl of Lytton and Viceroy of India between 1876-1880. He presided
Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the Earl of Lytton and Viceroy of India between 1876-1880. He presided over a terrible famine in India that killed between 6 and 10 million people. A believer in laissez-faire economics, he refused to intervene, believing that helping British colonial subjects during a famine would “lead to the doctrine that they are entitled to relief at all times.” -- source link
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