Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Edward Osborne Hewett (25 September 1835 – 3 June 1897) was a British Army officer and member of the Royal Engineers who was the first Commandant of the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

. He chose the Royal Military College's motto, "Truth, Duty, Valour". Hewett was born in

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

to John Hewett, deputy lieutenant of Glamorgan and Frances Thornewell, daughter of Thomas Thornewell, deputy lieutenant of Staffordshire. He was educated at

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Hugget ...

and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1883 Birthday Honours.

Personal life

Hewett married Catherine Mary Biscoe in Toronto in 1864. They had four sons and eight daughters.''1881 England Census''''1891 England Census''''Ontario, Canada Births, 1869–1911'' Sir Arthur Edward Grasett was his grandson. *Catherine Frances Hewett (1866–1941), married Arthur Wanton Grasell, mother of Sir Arthur Grasett *Lt Col. Edward Vincent Osborne Hewett (1867–1953) *Mary Louisa Hewett (1868–1911) *Eleanor Clare Hewett (1870–1950) *Edith Cecilia Hewett (1871–1925) *Capt. Henry Meyrick Hewett (1874 – 30 April 1916), killed in Dublin during the Easter Rising *Margaret Agnata Hewett (1876–1971) *Gwendolen Elizabeth Hewett (1877–1964), married

William Garnett Braithwaite Brigadier General William Garnett Braithwaite, (21 October 1870 – 15 October 1937) was a British Army officer who participated in the Boer War and the First World War. Born in England in 1870, he joined the British Army in 1891. He served w ...

*Rhoda Sophia Hewett (1878–1962), married Rear-Admiral Arthur David Ricardo *Constance Thornewill Hewett (1880–1956) *Cmdr George Osborne Hewett (1884–1964) At age 61, Hewett died at Royal Military Academy Woolwich after breaking his leg playing tennis.

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1835 births 1897 deaths Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Royal Engineers officers People from Southsea People educated at Cheltenham College Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Commandants of the Royal Military College of Canada {{British-Army-bio-stub