William Vesey Brownlow

William Vesey Brownlow
Born(1841-06-12)12 June 1841
Died15 March 1928(1928-03-15) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1859–1926
RankMajor-General
Commands22nd Regimental District (the Cheshire Regiment)
Battles / warsAnglo-Zulu War
First Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General William Vesey Brownlow CB (12 June 1841 – 15 March 1928) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Brownlow was commissioned as an ensign the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot in April 1859.[1] He served in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 and the First Boer War in 1880.[2] At the Battle of Laing's Nek during the First Boer War, he was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him.[3] He was rescued by Private John Doogan who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his action.[4]

Brownlow became assistant commandant and superintendent at the Riding Establishment Cavalry Depot in May 1882[5] and commanded the 22nd Regimental District (the Cheshire Regiment) from 1889 to 1894.[2] He went on to serve as colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1908 to 1926.[6]

He lived at Boughton Hall in Great Boughton, Cheshire.[7] He was also High Sheriff of Monaghan from 1907 to 1908.[2]

Family

Brownlow married Lady Anne Henrietta, daughter of John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair in November 1881.[2] After the death of his first wife, he married Lady Kathleen Susan Emma, daughter of John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley in June 1904.[2]

References

  1. ^ "No. 22256". The London Gazette. 29 April 1859. p. 1766.
  2. ^ a b c d e Massue, Melville, Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval (1911). The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. Heritage Books. p. 349. ISBN 9780788418723.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Cox, David J. (2008). Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Shrewsbury. Wharncliffe Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1845630706.
  4. ^ "No. 25084". The London Gazette. 14 March 1882. p. 1130.
  5. ^ "No. 25104". The London Gazette. 5 May 1882. p. 2076.
  6. ^ "1st King's Dragoon Guards". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Wilson, Richard (2000). Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880. Hambledon Continuum. p. 6. ISBN 978-1852852528.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards
1908–1926 		Succeeded by