Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet
British army officer, politician and Orientalist (1810–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, GCB FRS KLS (5 April 1810 – 5 March 1895) was a British East India Company army officer, politician, and Orientalist, sometimes described as the Father of Assyriology. His son, also Henry, was to become a senior commander in the British Army during the First World War.
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Henry Rawlinson | |
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President of the Royal Geographical Society | |
In office 1871–1873; 1874–1876 | |
Preceded by | Sir Roderick Murchison |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Frere |
Member of Parliament for Frome | |
In office 1865–1868 | |
Preceded by | Lord Edward Thynne |
Succeeded by | Thomas Hughes |
Member of Parliament for Reigate | |
In office February – October 1858 | |
Preceded by | William Hackblock |
Succeeded by | William Monson |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Creswicke Rawlinson (1810-04-05)5 April 1810 Chadlington, England |
Died | 5 March 1895(1895-03-05) (aged 84) London, Middlesex, England |
Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Relatives | George Rawlinson (brother) |
Employer | British East India Company |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Rank | Major-general |
Wars | First Anglo-Afghan War |
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