About Henry Frederick Lockyer
Lived 1797 – 1860 (aged 62–63). Henry Frederick Lockyer was a British military officer.
Major-General Henry Frederick Lockyer, CB, KH (1797–30 August 1860) was an acting Governor of British Ceylon.
He saw much service, including as commander of the 97th Regiment of Foot, being promoted from Colonel to Major-General of that regiment in 1858. He was appointed acting Governor of Ceylon on 30 June 1860 and was acting Governor until 30 July 1860. On his return journey home, he died aboard the SS Ripon. He was succeeded by Charles Edmund Wilkinson.
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Who was Henry Frederick Lockyer?
British Army general and colonial administrator
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Henry Frederick Lockyer was born in 1797.
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Henry Frederick Lockyer died on 30 August 1860.
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Henry Frederick Lockyer was a military officer.
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Henry Frederick Lockyer was British.
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