George Morton Eden
Lieutenant-General George Morton Eden (10 May 1806 – November 1862) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.
George Morton Eden | |
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| Born | 10 May 1806 Ashtead, Surrey |
| Died | November 1862 Bern, Switzerland |
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| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Western District |
Military career
Born the fourth son of Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet and Anne Smith, Eden was commissioned into the 84th Regiment of Foot on 18 July 1822.[1] He subsequently transferred into the 52nd Regiment of Foot and then went to Jamaica, a deployment where many troops died through illness, with the 56th Regiment of Foot.[2] He became General Officer Commanding Western District in 1855.[3] He served as Colonel of 50th Regiment of Foot from 1861 to 1862.[4]
References
- "New Army List". 1851. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "Appointment of Major-General Eden". Hansard. 7 June 1861. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "Standing Orders of the Western District". W. V. Harris. 1858. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "Colonels of the 50th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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| Preceded by Sir Harry Smith |
GOC Western District 1855–1859 |
Succeeded by William Hutchinson |
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