Alexander Nelson (British Army officer)

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Sir Alexander Nelson
Born30 June 1814
Walmer, Kent
Died28 September 1893 (1893-09-29) (aged 79)
Reading, Berkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1835–1883
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldConquest of Sindh
Morant Bay rebellion
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Abercromby Nelson KCB JP (30 June 1814 – 28 September 1893) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career[]

Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Nelson was commissioned into the 40th Regiment of Foot as an ensign in 1835.[1] He served in Kandahar and in Afghanistan in 1841 and 1842 and took part in the Battle of Hyderabad in 1843 during the Conquest of Sindh.[1] He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Portsmouth in 1854 and subsequently became brigade major there before being made Deputy Adjutant-General in Jamaica in 1864.[1] He was responsible for putting down the Morant Bay rebellion there, ordering the trial of George Gordon who was subsequently hanged in 1865.[1] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General for Cork district in 1867 and Adjutant-General in Gibraltar in 1873.[1] He became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1879.[2]

Family[]

In 1846 he married Emma Georgiana Hibbert.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Stearn, Roger T. (2004). "Alexander Nelson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19875. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ World Statesmen
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir St. George Foley 		Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
1879–1883 		Succeeded by
Henry Sarel
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