Person Brooke; Sir; William O'Shaughnessy (1808 - 1889) Brooke William O'Shaughnessy Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy 1808 - 1889 Male Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland October 1808 Southsea, Hampshire 10 January 1889

Surgeon Telegraphy Chemistry Education: MD (1829, Edinburgh) Career: Professor of Chemistry & Natural Philosophy, Medical & Hindu colleges of Calcutta (1835); on sick leave (1843); Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Army; Surgeon (1848); Surgeon Major (1858); Assay Master, Calcutta mint (1844-1851); experimented with submarine telegraphy across the Hooghly, Calcutta; introduced telegraphy into India (1839); Superintendent of Telegraphs, India (1852-1862); wrote on chemistry; died after a short illness Honours: Kt 1856 Believed to have changed his name to Brooke to conceal an affair with Julia Greenly Sabine whilst still married to his second wife. Fellow 16/03/1843 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1889 vol 46 pp xviii-xix signed by W H P References: J A Bridge, 'Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, MD, FRS, FRCS, FSA: A Biographical Appreciation by an Electrical Engineer' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 103-120, plate Mel Gorman, 'Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, FRS (1809-1889), Anglo-Indian Forensic Chemist' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 51-64, plate Neil MacGillivray, 'An Innovative Physician and Scientist in Britain and British India' (2025) 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 Oct 1809 - 10 Jan 1889 NA8150 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 07/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/6278722 9f86766c-d711-4710-a3b1-6230e29f6a1b