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Sir James Hayes Sadler (21 May 1827 – 9 January 1910) was a British

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and

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Early life and education

Sadler was born to the Reverend James-Hayes Sadler (5 January 1785 – 26 August 1845) and Anne Sadler (née Rich, died 27 September 1847) in Keynsham Bury, Gloucester, England. He was educated at Eton and Oxford.

Career

In 1854 Sadler was commissioned into the

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, a newly formed part-time home defence unit of the

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(RA). (It was retitled the 3rd Brigade, Cinque Ports Division, RA, in 1882 and Sussex Artillery (Eastern Division) RA in 1889, before becoming the Sussex

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(Militia) in 1902.). He was promoted

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the following year and

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in 1858. He was promoted to Honorary

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in 1874, and full Major and Honorary

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in 1879. He resigned his commission in 1882, and was appointed Honorary Colonel of the unit. Following his retirement from the militia, Sadler became a diplomat. Following a term as Consul in Panama, he became Consul, based at

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, for most of the Midwestern American States in 1887. After serving as Consul-General in Valparaiso, Chile from 1895 he was made a

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(KCMG) in the

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. He was elected a

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in 1896 as "Hayes-Sadler." Sadler died in 1910, and is buried in

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, London. On 17 December 1850, he had married Sophia Jane Taylor (24 September 1823 – 12 February 1902), who died on 12 February 1902, and is buried next to him. Their son, also named Sir James Hayes Sadler (1851–1922) was a colonial administrator, who also a military man and was also awarded the KCMG.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, James Hayes 1827 births 1910 deaths British Militia officers Sussex Militia officers Burials at Brompton Cemetery Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Royal Artillery officers Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society People educated at Eton College Alumni of the University of Oxford