Arthur Edward Hardinge
| Sir Arthur Hardinge | |
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| Born | 2 March 1828 |
| Died | 15 July 1892 Weymouth, Dorset |
| Buried at | Fordcombe, Kent |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Arthur Edward Harding KCB CIE (2 March 1828 – 15 July 1892) was Governor of Gibraltar.
Military career [edit]
Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41st Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1] He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India.[1] In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards.[2]
In 1854 he went to the Crimea as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General and was present at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Balaclava, Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol.[1]
In 1856 he became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe and in 1858 he became Equerry to Prince Albert and, following Albert's death, to the Queen.[1]
He was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army in 1881 and Governor of Gibraltar in 1886.[1]
Family [edit]
In 1858 he married Mary Georgina Francis Ellis and together they went on to have one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Arthur Edward Hardinge at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Announcement War Office, 22 June 1849
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| Preceded by Sir John Adye |
Governor of Gibraltar 1886–1890 |
Succeeded by Sir Leicester Smyth |
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