Henry Darling
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Major-General Sir Henry Charles Darling KCB
(Uppingham
, 28 February 1780 – 11 February 1845). Major General
in the British Army. Lt Governor to Tobago
(1833–45).
Married before 1808 Isabella Cameron, eldest dau of Charles Cameron, sometime Governor of the Bahamas and Lady Margaret Hay.
He was brother of General Sir Ralph Darling
. He was father of Sir Charles Henry Darling
, KCB.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
, 28 February 1780 – 11 February 1845). Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
in the British Army. Lt Governor to Tobago
Tobago
Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...
(1833–45).
Married before 1808 Isabella Cameron, eldest dau of Charles Cameron, sometime Governor of the Bahamas and Lady Margaret Hay.
He was brother of General Sir Ralph Darling
Ralph Darling
General Sir Ralph Darling, GCH was a British colonial Governor and Governor of New South Wales from 1825 to 1831.-Early career:...
. He was father of Sir Charles Henry Darling
Charles Henry Darling
Sir Charles Henry Darling KCB was a British colonial governor.He was born at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, the son of Major-General Henry Darling and nephew of General Sir Ralph Darling....
, KCB.