John St George
General Sir John St. George GCB (18 January 1812 – 17 March 1891) was a British Army officer.
Sir John St. George | |
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| Born | 18 January 1812 |
| Died | 17 March 1891 |
| Buried | Brompton Cemetery, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, John St. George was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1828.[1] He was decorated for his conduct during the Crimean War, where he commanded the siege train at the fall of Sevastopol in 1855.[2]
From 1859 to 1869 he was successively President of the Ordnance Committee and then Director of Ordnance at the War Office.[1]
He was Master Gunner, St. James's Park, the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from 1884 to 1891,[1] and was appointed Colonel Commandant of the 21st and 26th (Royal Arsenal) Kent Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1864.[3]
He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[1]
Ancestry
He was born on 18 January 1812, the eldest son of Lieutenant-colonel John St. George of Parkfield, Birkenhead, by Frances, daughter of Archibald Campbell, M.D.[1][4]
His coat of arms was painted in watercolours and is blazoned as: Lt Gen Sir John St. George KC – Arms: Quarterly of six, 1st Argent a chief Azure overall a lion rampant Gules ducally crowned Or (St. George), 2nd Argent a cross flory Sable (St. George ancient), 3rd Gules three covered cups Or (Argentine),[5] 4th Argent a fess between six annulets Gules (Avenel),[6] 5th Azure a fess dancetty between six escallops Or (Engaine), 6th Argent a sun of sixteen points Gules (Delahay). Crest: A demi lion rampant gules ducally crowned Or armed and langued Azure. Motto: Firmitas in Coelo (Stability in Heaven).[7]
Family
In 1860 he married Elizabeth Marianne Evans (b. 1829, bapt. 5 April 1829 in Selsey, Sussex),[1][8] daughter of Thomas Evans, esquire (b. about 1795 in Hampreston, Dorset) and his wife Margaret Harris (m. 16 Feb 1819 in St Marylebone Parish, Middlesex).[9]
Their son, Capt. Baldwin John St George KCB (16 Feb 1862 in Knightsbridge, Middlesex[8] – 6 November 1912 in Worcester, Worcestershire[10]), married Susan Sybil Staplehurst (1862 in Maresfield or Uckfield, Sussex – 13 September 1939 in Worcestershire),[11] daughter of George Staplehurst, on 13 July 1894 at Holy Trinity, Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea, England.[12]
References
- "John St. George at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Obituary. The Times, 19 March 1891.
- Army Lists.
- Wikisource: St. George, John (DNB00), accessed 31 July 2020.
- Note: sometimes spelled d'Argentein or Argentyn.
- Note: (Avenel of Cambridgeshire) instead could be one of the many (Lucas) branches.
- Heraldry Online Blog: St George and Scudamore Armorial Watercolours, authored by Stephen J F Plowman at 14:04 on 19 January 2011. Accessed 31 July 2020.
- Elizabeth M St George K C B in the 1871 England Census, accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 31 July 2020.
- Elizabeth Marianne Evans in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 31 July 2020.
- Baldwin John St. George in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Susan Sybil St.George in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Baldwin John St George in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p84/tri2/022. Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 31 July 2020.
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by Poole England |
Master Gunner, St. James's Park 1884–1891 |
Succeeded by Sir Collingwood Dickson |