Nathaniel Stevenson

Nathaniel Stevenson
Nathaniel Stevenson
Born	1840
Died	1911
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1858 - 1899
Rank	Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General Nathaniel Stevenson (1840–1911) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career

Stevenson was commissioned as an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1858.^[1] In 1863 he was transferred to the 87th Regiment of Foot.^[2] He was appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General for Cork District in 1880^[3] and then, having served as Assistant-Adjutant and Quartermaster-General on the Staff, he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland in 1884.^[4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1894.^[5] It was in that capacity that he went to Westminster Abbey in 1898 to attend former Prime Minister Gladstone's funeral.^[6] He later became Colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.^[7]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: no. 22176. p. 3904. 24 August 1858. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
2. ^ London Gazette: no. 22701. p. 379. 23 January 1863. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 24858. p. 2646. 25 June 1880. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
4. ^ London Gazette: no. 25407. p. 4589. 24 October 1884. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
5. ^ World Leaders
6. ^ London Gazette: no. 26980. p. 3849. 22 June 1898. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
7. ^ London Gazette: no. 27432. p. 3090. 9 May 1902. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Bulwer	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1894–1899	Succeeded by Michael Saward

Persondata
Name	Stevenson, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	1840
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Date of death	1911
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