India Minto and Morley 1905-1910

by Mary Countess of Minto, Gilbert Elliot 4th Earl of Minto (Correspondence)

Account of the development of the Indian Councils Act 1909, better known as the Morley-Minto Reforms that provided for a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. The book takes the form of correspondence between the Viceroy of India, Gilbert Elliot, 4th Earl of Minto and the Liberal Secretary of State for India, John Morley. The book is written by the Viceroy's wife, Mary, Countess of Minto and also includes excerpts from her Indian Journal providing an account of some of their life in India,

447 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1935

About the author

Mary Caroline Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Countess of Minto née Grey; (13 November 1858 – 14 July 1940) was a British aristocrat, Vicereine of India, and courtier to Queen Mary.

On 28 July 1883, Mary Caroline Grey married Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, becoming countess of Minto. In 1898, Lady Minto's husband was appointed Governor-General of Canada. Lady Minto was a hockey fan and a keen figure-skater, co-founding the Minto Skating Club with her husband in Ottawa in 1904.

She was also a prominent healthcare campaigner in Canada and India, respectively.