General Sir Edward Earle Gascoyne Bulwer GCB (22 December 1829 – 8 December 1910) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Sir Edward Bulwer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1829 Heydon, Norfolk |
| Died | 8 December 1910 (aged 80) London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1849–1896 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
editEducated at Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] Bulwer was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1849.[2] He served in the Crimea War and took part in the Battle of Alma in 1854.[2] He then took part in the Relief of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny.[2] He was appointed Assistant Inspector of Reserve Forces in Scotland in 1865, Assistant Adjutant-General for Recruiting in Scotland in 1870 and Assistant Adjutant-General for Auxiliary Forces at Army Headquarters in 1873.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Chatham District in 1879, Inspector-General of Recruiting at Army Headquarters in 1880 and Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1886.[2][3]
He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1889.[4] He retired in 1896.[2] In retirement he was Colonel of the Royal Welch Fusiliers[2] and Honorary Colonel of the 3rd (1st Norfolk Militia) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.[5]
Family
editIn 1863, he married Isabella Buxton; they had one son and four daughters.[2] Edward Bulwer was the nephew of Henry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer, nephew of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton and brother of Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bulwer, Edward (Earle) Gascoyne (BLWR848E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bulwer, Sir Edward Earle Gascoyne". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32168. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Lee-Warner, William (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ World Statesmen
- ^ Army List, various dates.