James Hanson Salmond | |
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| Born | 17 August 1766[1] or 17 November 1766[2] |
| Died | 1 November 1837[1][2] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
Major-General James Hanson Salmond (1766–1837) was an officer in the East India Company's Forces who went on to be Military Secretary to the East India Company.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Salmond, a subaltern in the East India Company's Forces, was commissioned into the British Army in 1796.[3] He was appointed Adjutant of the 1st Regiment of Royal East India Volunteers later that year.[4]
He was appointed Military Secretary to the East India Company in 1809[5] and promoted to Major-General in 1837.[6]
He also wrote a history of the Anglo-Mysore Wars.[7]
Family[edit | edit source]
In 1798 he married Louisa Scott[7] and then in 1808 he married Rachel Mary Ann Constable.[2][8]
By his first wife,[2] he had a son, Lieutenant Colonel James Salmond (1805-1880), who married Emma Isabella Coke (d. 1886), daughter of D'ewes Coke (1774-1856).[2] One of their sons was Sir William Salmond.[2]
By his second wife,[2] he had a son, Edward Salmond (1809-1821).[8][2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Marquis of Ruvigny and Ranieval,"The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume", 1911, p. 206
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Vere Langord, Oliver, "The History of the Island of Antigua", 1899, p. 66
- ↑ "No. 13939". The London Gazette. 8 October 1796. p. 956.
- ↑ "No. 13955". The London Gazette. 26 November 1796. p. 1147.
- ↑ The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
- ↑ "No. 19459". The London Gazette. 20 January 1837. p. 139.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Letter to Prime Minister Henry Addington from Richard Wellesley Whilst Governor General of India
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Descendants of Leonard Belt Roots.web
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by New Post |
Military Secretary to the East India Company 1809–1837 |
Succeeded by Philip Melvill |