Henry Burney

Henry Burney (27 February 1792 – 4 March 1845), was a British army officer and diplomat for the British East India Company.

Early life His parents were Richard Thomas Burney, headmaster of the Orphan School at Kidderpore near Calcutta, and Jane Burney. He was a nephew of the English writer Frances Burney.

Career In 1807 Burney joined the East India Company. In 1818, he was promoted to lieutenant and appointed as an adjutant of the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, Penang's acting town-major and military secretary to Governor Bannerman.

By 1834 he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel the niece of the governor John Alexander Bannerman of Penang,

Henry Burney died at sea in 1845 while on his way from Rangoon on sick leave. He was buried in Mission Burial Ground on Park Street in Calcutta.