Edmonstone Family
Edmonstone may refer to: *George Frederick Edmonstone (1813–1864), administrator in India *Edmonstone baronets The Edmonstone Baronetcy, of Duntreath in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created 20 May 1774 for Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet, Archibald Edmonstone, 11th of Duntreath, Member of Parliament fo ... {{Short pages monitor ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

George Frederick Edmonstone
Sir George Frederick Edmonstone, KCB (11 April 1813 – 24 September 1864) was an administrator in India. Life Edmonstone was born in Calcutta, the fourth son of Neil Benjamin Edmonstone (1765–1841), a member of the supreme council in India and a director of the East India Company. In 1829 Edmonstone went to the East India College at Haileybury, the precursor of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, before proceeding to Bengal in 1831. He held various positions in the Indian civil service before being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 19 January 1859 to 27 February 1863. One of the houses at Haileybury and Imperial Service College Haileybury is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and, though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enro ... was named after Edmonstone, along with other distinguished ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]