Charles Brisbane Ewart

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Charles Brisbane Ewart
Born15 May 1827
Coventry, West Midlands
Died8 August 1903 (1903-08-09) (aged 76)
Folkestone, Kent
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1845–1894
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsCrimean War
Sudan Expedition
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Charles Brisbane Ewart CB (15 May 1827 – 8 August 1903) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Life[]

He was the son of Lt General John Frederick Ewart and his wife, Lavinia Brisbane, daughter of the military hero, Charles Brisbane. His brother was General Sir John Alexander Ewart.[1]

Ewart was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1845.[2] He fought at the Battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[2]

He was appointed Deputy Director of Works for Barracks in 1872 and a Member of the Ordnance Committee in 1884.[2] He took part in the Sudan Expedition in 1885 and became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1887 before retiring in 1894.[2]

Ewart was appointed Colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers on 30 March 1902, succeeding General Sir Andrew Clarke.[3]

Family[]

In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart;[2] they had three sons and two daughters.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ewart, John Alexander". DNB. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e R. H. Vetch, rev. James Falkner. "Ewart, Charles Brisbane". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33055. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "No. 27428". The London Gazette. 25 April 1902. p. 2792.
  4. ^ Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1912). "Ewart, Charles Brisbane" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1887–1892
Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
1902–1903
Succeeded by
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