Charles Brisbane Ewart
Charles Brisbane Ewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1827 Coventry, West Midlands |
| Died | 8 August 1903 (aged 76) Folkestone, Kent |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1845–1894 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War Sudan Expedition |
| Awards | Companion 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
[edit]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
[edit]In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart;[2] they had three sons and two daughters.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ewart, John Alexander". DNB. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ 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.)
- ^ "No. 27428". The London Gazette. 25 April 1902. p. 2792.
- ^ Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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