Henry Richard Abadie
Henry Richard Abadie | |
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A portrait of H. R. Abadie, by John St Helier Lander, 1904 | |
Born | 25 March 1841 |
Died | 9 May 1915 (aged 74) |
Allegiance |
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Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Eastern District |
Battles/wars |
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia Second Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer. He was GOC Eastern District at the end of the 19th century and the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey for four years thereafter.
Background
Abadie was born the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who came from Chateau de Pellepoix in France.[1] He was married firstly to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883, to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.[1]
Military career
Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia,[2] where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala.[1] He was made a captain 1872 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War including the Battle of Kandahar in 1879.[2] He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from 1894 to 1897.[2]
From 1899 to 1900, he commanded Eastern District, during which he was promoted to major-general and awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[2]
Jersey
Thereafter Abadie was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, a post he held until 1904.[2] There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum by John St Helier Lander.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Who was Who 1897-1916. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1920.
- 1 2 3 4 5 C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland, ed. Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized 8 July 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. p. 1.
- ↑ Abadie, painting, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, accessed September 2011
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir William Gatacre |
GOC Eastern District 1899–1900 |
Succeeded by Sir William Gatacre |
Government offices | ||
Preceded by Sir Edward Hopton |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1900–1904 |
Succeeded by Hugh Gough |