Alexander Nelson (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Abercromby Nelson KCB JP (30 June 1814 – 28 September 1893) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Sir Alexander Nelson | |
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| Born | 30 June 1814 Walmer, Kent |
| Died | 28 September 1893 (aged 79) Reading, Berkshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1835–1883 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Conquest of Sindh Morant Bay rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Nelson was commissioned into the 40th Regiment of Foot as an ensign in 1835.[1] He served in Kandahar and in Afghanistan in 1841 and 1842 and took part in the Battle of Hyderabad in 1843 during the Conquest of Sindh.[1] He was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Portsmouth in 1854 and subsequently became brigade major there before being made Deputy Adjutant-General in Jamaica in 1864.[1] He was responsible for putting down the Morant Bay rebellion there, ordering the trial of George Gordon who was subsequently hanged in 1865.[1] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General for Cork district in 1867 and Adjutant-General in Gibraltar in 1873.[1] He became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1879.[2]
Family
In 1846 he married Emma Georgiana Hibbert.[1]
References
- Stearn, Roger T. (2004). "Alexander Nelson". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19875. Retrieved 5 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- World Statesmen