Person Jervois; Sir; William Francis Drummond (1821 - 1897) Jervois William Francis Drummond Sir 1821 - 1897 British Male Cowes, Isle of Wight, England Burial: Virginia Water, Surrey (16 August 1897)

Government House, Wellington, New Zealand (1885)

Military engineering Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Career: Commission in the Royal Engineers (1839); went to the Cape of Good Hope (1841); served against the Kaffirs (1846-1847); returned to England (1848); Assistant Inspector General of Fortifications, War Office (1856); Secretary, Royal Commission on the defence of the United Kingdom (1859-1860); Director of Works for fortifications (1862); Governor of the Straits Settlements (1875); Governor of South Australia (1877-1883); Lieutenant General, Royal Engineers; Governor of New Zealand (1883-1889); died after a carriage accident Honours: CB 1863; KCMG 1874; GCMG 1878 Fellow 07/06/1888 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1897-1898 vol 62 pp xxxvii-xl signed by C W W References: Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 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 Notes: F A Abel has signed election certificate twice 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 10 Sep 1821 - 16 Aug 1897 NA8064 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 33852a11-6910-431c-be3c-ee7a39442969