Person Lefroy; Sir; John Henry (1817 - 1890) Lefroy John Henry Sir army officer and meteorologist 1817 - 1890 British Male Ashe, Hampshire, England 28 January 1817 Lewarne, near Liskeard, Cornwall 11 April 1890 Burial: Crondall, Hampshire

Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (entered 1831) Career: Officer in the Royal Artillery; Lieutenant (1837); made magnetic observations at St Helena and the Cape of Good Hope (1839-1842); was transferred to Toronto, Canada and made expeditions to Athabasca and the Mackenzie River (1844); Captain (1845); Director of the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto (by 1848); returned to London (1853); was sent to Constantinople (1855); Liuetenant Colonel (1855); Inspector General of army schools (1857); Director General of Ordnance (1868); Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bermudas (1871-1877); Governor of Tasmania (1880-1882); retired and lived in London, then moved to Cornwall Honours: CB 1870; KCMG 1877 Memberships: FSA Son of J H G Lefroy, Rector of Ashe. Married: 1) (1846) Emily Merry, dayghter of Sir John Beverley Robinson of Toronto (she died 1859); 2) Charlotte Anna, daughter of Colonel Armine Simcol Henry Mountain Fellow 09/06/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org 28 Jan 1817 - 11 Apr 1890 NA7669 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 13/05/2026 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/56913901 a7ef46e6-45ab-49cf-a9a5-4de458bd092b