Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, 2nd Baronet (25 October 1822 – 23 November 1882)[1] was a British baronet and soldier.[2]
His father was Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet. His mother was the only daughter of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. He fought in the Punjab Expedition in 1849, the Afridis Expedition in 1850, and the Siege of Delhi in 1858. He was Aide de Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, India. He was promoted to Major in 1858;[3] and ended his military career as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 60th Foot.[4]
On 24th October 1853 in Simla, India, he married Georgiana Charlotte Theophilia Metcalfe, daughter of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Bt.and Felicite Anne Browne. Her 1st cousin was Gen. Sir Sam Browne, VC, inventor of the Sam Browne belt : see wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam Browne ) Sir Thomas was an East India Company civil servant and agent of the Governor General of India at the imperial court of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. (see: Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet)
Sir Edward & Georgiana had 13 children (including 2 sets of twins)
Sir Guy Theophilus Campbell, 3rd Bt. 1854-1931
Pamela Georgina 1855-1857
Charles James Napier, 5th Feb. 1856-1924
Edward Fitzgerald Frederick, 5th Feb. 1856-1902
Annie Charlotte, 1859-1947
Gerald Fitzgerald, 1862-1933
Ven. Colin Arthur Fitzgerald 17 Jun 1863-1916
Rev. Francis Bunbury, 17 Jun 1863-4th Dec 1905
Percy Fitzgerald 1865-1907
Finetta Madelina Julia 1866-1932
Ion Douglas Fitzgerald 1868-1915
Griselda Mary, 1869-1929
George Theophilus, 17 Oct 1872-1924 (His mother died in childbirth on the same day)
References
- ↑ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 25, 1882; pg. 1; Issue 30674
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ London Gazette 19 January 1858
- ↑ London Gazette 23 October 1860
Colonel Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, 2nd Bt.1
M, #43165, b. 25 October 1822, d. 23 November 1882