Charles Brisbane Ewart | |
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Born | 15 May 1827 Coventry, West Midlands |
Died | 8 August 1903 Folkestone, Kent |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1845 - 1894 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | Crimean War Sudan Expedition |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Charles Brisbane Ewart CB (15 May 1827 – 8 August 1903) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Ewart was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1845.[1] He fought at the Battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[1] He was appointed Deputy Director of Works for Barracks in 1872 and a Member of the Ordnance Committee in 1884.[1] He took part in the Sudan Expedition in 1885 and became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1887 before retiring in 1894.[1]
In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart;[1] they had one son.[2]
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Preceded by Henry Wray |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1887–1892 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Markham |