Henry Wylie Norman GCB GCMG (1826 - 1904)

Born 2 Dec 1826 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Husband of Selina Eliza (Davidson) Norman — married 14 Apr 1853 in Peshawar, Bengal, India

Husband of Jemima Ann (Knowles) Norman — married 29 Sep 1864 in Simla, Bengal, India

Husband of Alice Claudine (Sandys) Norman — married 1 Mar 1870 in Bhaugulpore, India

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1904 at age 77 in Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, England

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Preceded by Sir Anthony Musgrave KCMG

7th Governor of Queensland 1st May 1889 to 31st December 1895

Succeeded by The Right Honourable Lord Lamington GCMG GCIE

Biography

Henry Norman GCB GCMG is Notable.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman GCB GCMG CIE was a senior Indian Army officer and colonial administrator. He served in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, the campaign against the Kohat Pass Afridis, the suppression of the Santhal rebellion, and the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. He became military member of the Viceroy's Council (in effect Minister for War in India) in 1870, in which role he maintained the policy of ensuring that the Indian Army were less well armed than British troops there to deter another mutiny. As a result, he became a member of the Council of India; and in his later years he became Governor of Jamaica and then Governor of Queensland.

Henry Wylie Norman was born on 2nd December 1826, one of two sons (his brother was Francis Booth Norman) of James Norman, a merchant who had conducted most of his business in Cuba before moving to Calcutta, and his wife Charlotte Norman (née Wylie). He was christened on 11th January 1827.^[1] Young Norman joined the family firm in Calcutta in 1842 and then set about persuading his father to let him join the Bengal Army. Firstly obtaining a cadetship in the Bengal Native Infantry, Norman was then commissioned as an ensign in the 1st Bengal Native Infantry on 1st March 1844.

He married 21-year old Selina Davidson on 14th April 1853 in Peshawar, Bengal, India.^[2] They had three daughters: Mary, Hellen and Annie. Selina passed away in 1862.

He married a second time, to widow Jemima Temple nee Knowles, on 29th September 1864 at Simla, Bengal.^[3] She passed away the following year.

A third marriage was to Alice Sandys, daughter of Teignmouth Sandys of the Bengal Civil Service, on 1st March 1870 at Bhaugulpore, Bengal.^[4] They had two sons and a daughter.

He was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 24th May 1873, promoted to Lieutenant General on 1st October 1877 and returned to London to become a member of the Council of India in February 1878.

In 1883 Norman was appointed Governor of Jamaica. After six years, he was appointed seventh Governor of Queensland, Australia, succeeding Sir Anthony Musgrave who had died at the post. In 1893, he became Viceroy for India, for 4 days, before declining the post. In 1896, he was especially appointed as a commissioner to enquire into the conditions and prospects of the West India sugar-growing colonies. In 1901, he became governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Having been promoted to Field Marshal on 26th June 1902, he was appointed as a commissioner to inquire into the military preparations for the Second Boer War in September 1902.

He passed away on 26th October 1904 in the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, England, and was buried in Brompton Cemetery, England.^[5]

Probate was granted on 29 November to his wife, for 11,574 pounds.

Sources

1. ↑ British India Office Birth and baptismal certificates in Cadet Papers Transcription
   First name(s) Henry Wylie
   Last name Norman
   Birth year 1826
   Birth date 2 Dec 1826
   Baptism year 1843
   Baptism date 11 Jan 1827
   Age - Birth town Saint Luke, Finsbury, London.
   Birth county Middlesex
   Birth country England
   
   
2. ↑ British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription
   First name(s) Henry Wylie
   Last name Norman
   Marriage year 1853
   Marriage date 14 Apr 1853
   Spouse's first name Selina Eliza
   Spouse's last name Davidson
   Place Peshawar
   Presidency Bengal
   Groom's age 26
   Bride's age 21
   Groom's father's first name James
   Groom's father's last name Norman
   Bride's father's first name Alexander
   Bride's father's last name Davidson
   Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, : 1713-1948
   
   
3. ↑ British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription
   First name(s) Jemima Ann
   Last name Temple
   Marriage year 1864
   Marriage date 29 Sep 1864
   Spouse's first name Henry Wylie
   Spouse's last name Norman
   Place Simla
   Presidency Bengal
   Groom's father's first name James
   Groom's father's last name Norman
   Bride's father's first name Frederick
   Bride's father's last name Knowles
   Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, : 1713-1948
   
   
4. ↑ British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription
   First name(s) Henry Wylie
   Last name Norman
   Marriage year 1870
   Marriage date 1 Mar 1870
   Spouse's first name Alice Claudine
   Spouse's last name Sandys
   Place Bhaugulpore
   Presidency Bengal
   Groom's father's first name James
   Groom's father's last name Norman
   Bride's father's first name Teignmouth
   Bride's father's last name Sandys
   Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, : 1713-1948
   
   
5. ↑ UK FreeBMD Death Index Dec qtr 1904, vol 1a, page 291

See also

• Wikipedia:_Henry_Wylie_Norman