Henry Edward Bunbury
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Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, 7th Baronet (4 March 1778 – 13 April 1860), was a British soldier.
Sir Henry, son of the famous caricaturist, Henry William Bunbury, he was educated at Westminster, and served in the army from 1795-1809 in which he distinguished himself at the Battle of Maida in 1806. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1809-16. He was promoted to the rank of Major-General and awarded the KCB in 1815. He was responsible for informing Napoleon of his sentence of deportation to St Helena. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1821 on the death of his uncle.
He was an active Member of Parliament for Suffolk from 1830 to 1832, and the author of several historical works of value;
His second son, Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury, also a member of parliament, was well known as a geographer and archaeologist, and author of a History of Ancient Geography.
Another son Henry William St Pierre Bunbury was an explorer in Western Australia.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Cara Cammilleri, Bunbury, Henry William St Pierre (1812 - 1875), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, Australian National University, ISSN 1833-7538, accessed December 28 2006
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Charles Bunbury |
Baronet 1821–1860 |
Succeeded by Charles Bunbury |
