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Charles Brisbane Ewart
Born (1827-05-15)May 15, 1827
Died August 8, 1903(1903-08-08) (aged 76)
Place of birth Coventry, West Midlands
Place of death Folkestone, Kent
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army British Army
Years of service 1845 - 1894
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars Crimean War
Sudan Expedition
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General Charles Brisbane Ewart CB (15 May 1827 – 8 August 1903) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career[]

Ewart was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1845.[1] He fought at the Battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[1] He was appointed Deputy Director of Works for Barracks in 1872 and a Member of the Ordnance Committee in 1884.[1] He took part in the Sudan Expedition in 1885 and became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1887 before retiring in 1894.[1]

Family[]

In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart;[1] they had one son.[2]

References[]

Government offices
Preceded by
Henry Wray
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1887–1892
Succeeded by
Sir Edward Markham
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