Edward Clive (British Army general)
Edward Henry Clive | |
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Born | 23 September 1837 |
Died | 1 March 1916 78) | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1854–1898 |
Rank | General |
Commands held |
Staff College, Sandhurst Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
General Edward Henry Clive, DL, JP (23 September 1837 – 1 March 1916) was a British soldier and Liberal politician, the son of George Clive and Ann Sybella Martha, daughter of Sir Thomas Farquhar, 2nd Baronet.[1]
Military career
Educated at Harrow,[2] Clive was commissioned as an ensign in the Rifle Brigade on 18 August 1854[3] and then transferred to the Grenadier Guards as ensign and lieutenant on 8 December that year.[4] He served in the Eastern campaign from 1855 to 1856, after the fall of Sevastopol; this was his only war service.[5] He was appointed an Instructor of Musketry in his regiment on 30 April 1857[6] and purchased his promotion to lieutenant and captain on 17 July.[7] He was promoted to captain and lieutenant-colonel, again by purchase, on 8 March 1864,[8] and on completion of the qualifying period of service was granted brevet rank as colonel on 4 March 1876.[9] He became major in the Grenadier Guards on 11 October 1879[10] and lieutenant-colonel on 7 August 1880,[11] and commanded the regiment from 1880[2] until he was placed on half-pay, 27 July 1885,[12][13] and granted local rank as a brigadier-general while commanding the Brigade of Guards in Cyprus.[14]
Clive was appointed Commandant at the Staff College, Sandhurst, on 21 December 1885[15] and was promoted to major-general on 26 December.[16] He became Governor and Commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst on 12 August 1888,[17] remaining in that post until 1893.[18] He was promoted lieutenant-general on 1 April 1892[19] and general on 12 January 1898,[20] and retired on 19 December 1898.[21] On 30 December 1906 he was made colonel of the King's (Liverpool Regiment).[22]
Political career
Clive succeeded his father (who had been unseated on petition) as Member of Parliament for Hereford in 1869, but only held the seat until 1871,[1] when he resigned through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. He never returned to the House of Commons. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire[23] and County Mayo, and Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire and County Mayo.[2]
Family
Clive married Isabel, daughter of Daniel Hale Webb, in 1867.[1] They had five sons, including Sir Sidney Clive, and four daughters.[1] Clive lived at 25 Ennismore Gardens, SW; at Perrystone Court, Ross; and at Ballycroy, County Mayo. He was a member of the United Service Club and the Travellers' Club.[2] He died in March 1916, aged 78.[1] His wife survived him by six years and died in April 1922.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Profile, ThePeerage.com; accessed May 17, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Clive, Gen. Edward Henry" in Who Was Who, vol. II, p. 206.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21584. p. 2566. 18 August 1854.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21638. p. 3989. 8 December 1854.
- ↑ Hart's Army List for 1898, p. 10, n. 82.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22004. p. 1805. 22 May 1857.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22022. p. 2478. 17 July 1857.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22829. p. 1429. 8 March 1864.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24310. p. 2216. 31 March 1876.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24777. p. 6186. 31 October 1879.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24876. p. 4624. 24 August 1880.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25504. p. 3990. 25 August 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25507. p. 4132. 1 September 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25502. p. 3851. 18 August 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25537. p. 5936. 8 December 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25550. p. 269. 19 January 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25852. p. 4736. 4 September 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26474. p. 176. 9 January 1894.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26277. p. 2168. 12 April 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26936. p. 769. 8 February 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27034. p. 8187. 20 December 1898.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27990. p. 660. 29 January 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26109. p. 6464. 25 November 1890.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Clive
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by George Clive John William Shaw Wylie |
Member of Parliament for Hereford 1869–1871 With: Chandos Wren-Hoskyns |
Succeeded by Chandos Wren-Hoskyns George Arbuthnot |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Charles Creagh-Osborne |
Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst 1885–1888 |
Succeeded by Francis Clery |
Preceded by David Anderson (Governor) Aylmer Cameron (Commandant) |
Governor and Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1888–1893 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil East |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by George Edward Baynes |
Colonel of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1906–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Mackinnon |