Charles Younghusband

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Charles Younghusband
Born
Charles Wright Younghusband

(1821-06-20)20 June 1821
Died28 October 1899(1899-10-28) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish

Lieutenant-General Charles Wright Younghusband (20 June 1821 – 28 October 1899) CB FRS was a British Army officer and meteorologist.

Early life and education[]

He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Charles Younghusband (1778–1843) and Frances Romer (1789–1843). His four brothers were also Army officers.

Career[]

Like his father, he was an officer in the Royal Artillery. Aged 16, he was described as "probably the youngest and smallest officer in the service".[1]

Aged 20, he was appointed acting superintendent of the Magnetic Observatory in Toronto, Canada, and acted as its director from 1841to 1844.[1]

He later served in the Crimea and became superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories.

Selected publications[]

  • "Magnetical and Meteorological Observations at Lake Athabasca and Fort Simpson", with John Henry Lefroy (1855)
  • "Observations on Days of Unusual Magnetic Disturbance: Made at the British Colonial Magnetic Observatories, Under The Departments of the Ordnance And Admiralty", with Sir Edward Sabine

Awards and honours[]

He was made a fellow of the Royal Society on 3 June 1852.

Personal life[]

On 2 April 1825 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada, he married Mary Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Jonas Jones, judge and politician.[2] His son, Captain Frank Campbell Younghusband (7 January 1851 – 16 May 1894) was also an Army officer.

His nephew was the explorer Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Thiessen, A. D. (1941). "Her Majesty's Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 35: 205.
  2. ^ "Parish Register of Brockville and Vicinity, 1814–1830". Papers and Records Vol 38. Ontario Historical Society. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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