Charles Younghusband

Charles Younghusband
Born Charles Wright Younghusband
(1821-06-20)20 June 1821
Died 28 October 1899(1899-10-28) (aged 78)
Nationality British

Lieutenant-General Charles Wright Younghusband (20 June 1821 28 October 1899) CB FRS was a British Army officer and meteorologist.

Early life and education

He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Charles Younghusband (1778-1843) and Frances Romer (1789-1843.) His four brothers were also Army officers.

Career

Like his father, he was an officer in the Royal Artillery. Aged 16, he was described as "probably the youngest and smallest officer in the service"[1]

Aged 20, he was appointed acting superintendent of the Magnetic Observatory in Toronto, Canada, and acted as its director from 1841-1844.[1]

He later served in the Crimea and became Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories.

Selected publications

Awards and honours

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society on 3 June 1852.

Personal life

On 2 April 1825 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada, he married Mary Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Jonas Jones, judge and politician.[2] His son, Captain Frank Campbell Younghusband (7 January 1851 - 16 May 1894) was also an Army officer.

His nephew was the explorer Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband.

References

  1. 1 2 Thiessen, A. D. (1941). "Her Majesty's Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 35: 205.
  2. "PARISH REGISTER 0F BROCKVILLE AND VICINITY, 1814-1830". Papers and Records Vol 38. ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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