General Sir St. George Gerald Foley (10 July 1814 – 24 January 1897) was a

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officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career

Born the son of

Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley PC, DL (22 December 1780 – 16 April 1833), was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1833. Background Foley ...

, Foley was commissioned into the

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in 1832. He was sent to

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in 1834. After services as Aide-de-camp to the

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he became Assistant Commissioner at the Headquarters of the

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in the East and was subsequently awarded the Order of the Medjidie for his service during the

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in 1855. He later took part in the

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. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1874. He was also Honorary Colonel of the South Staffordshire Regiment.The Peerage.com
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Family

In 1865 he married Augusta Selina Sturt, daughter of Henry Sturt MP. Lady Foley died 21 February 1901. They had two sons.

References

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