About Henry Richard Abadie
Lived 1841 – 1915 (aged 74). Henry Richard Abadie was a British military officer and politician.
Major-General Henry Richard Abadie (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer. He was GOC (General officer commanding) Eastern District at the end of the 19th century and the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey for four years thereafter.
Background Abadie was the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who lived in the castle of Pellepoix, at Beaumont-de-Lomagne, in France. He was married first to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883 to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.
Military career Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia, where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala. an artist whom he met while living in Jersey.
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British Army officer
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Henry Richard Abadie was born on 25 March 1841.
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Henry Richard Abadie died on 9 May 1915.
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Henry Richard Abadie was a military officer and politician.
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