| Authorised form of name | Chesney; Francis Rawdon (1789 - 1872) |
| Dates | 1789 - 1872 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Annalong, County Down |
| Date of birth | 16 March 1789 |
| Place of death | Mourne, County Down |
| Date of death | 30 January 1872 |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Career:
Commission in the Royal Artillery (1805), Major General (1855), General (1868); proved the engineering feasibility of the Suez Canal; explored the Euphrates valley and the Tigris (1831-1837); advocated the building of a railway through the Euphrates valley
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/02/1834 |
| Relationships | Son of Alexander Chesney of County Antrim, whose patron was Lord Rawdon (later Marquis of Hastings).
Married: 1) (1822) daughter of John Foster (died 1825), one daughter; 2) (1839) Everilda, daughter of Sir John Fraser (died 1840), no children; 3 (1848) Louisa, daughter of Edward Fletcher, four sons, one daughter |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332
Notes:
James Hosburgh's signature partly obscured by damage to election certificate |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/20586114 |
| Code | NA7496 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/21/33 | Copy of letter from Carl Ritter [to Francis Rawden Chesney] | 25 October 1850 |
| IM/Maull/000826 | Chesney, Francis Rawdon | nd |
| MC/2/285 | Letter from Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney, 3 Down Street, to Captain Francis Beaufort, hydrographer, Admiralty | 11 June 1838 |
| MM/21/32 | Copy of letter from Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt [to Francis Rawden Chesney] | 7 November 1850 |
| EC/1834/01 | Chesney, Francis Rawdon: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/284 | Letter from William Ainsworth to Colonel [Francis Rawdon] Chesney | 9 June 1838 |