Charles Brisbane Ewart

Charles Brisbane Ewart
Born	15 May 1827 Coventry, West Midlands
Died	8 August 1903 Folkestone, Kent
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Charles Ewart at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2. ^ The Peerage.com

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

Persondata
Name	Ewart, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	15 May 1827
Place of birth	Coventry, West Midlands
Date of death	8 August 1903
Place of death	Folkestone, Kent