Frederick James Halliday
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Sir Frederick James Halliday KCB
(25 December 1806 – 22 October 1901) was a British civil servant and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.
Halliday was born on Christmas Day in 1806, the son of Thomas Halliday and Maria Margaretha Morrice, of Ewell
, Surrey. He was educated at St. Paul's School, Rugby, and the East India College, (Haileybury). His younger brother was General John Gustavus Halliday (1822–1917).
Halliday was the first Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
(India). He was also an eyewitness to the last suttee (ritual burning) carried out before the practice was banned in 1829. He was Member of the Council of India
from 1868 to 1886.
Halliday was also a fine player of the double-bass.
On 25 December 1834 in Calcutta Cathedral, he married Louisa Macgregor, and they had six children: Frederick Mytton, George Thomas, Eliza, Maria, Charles and Ella. George Thomas (b 1841) was later a Lieutenant-General.
Halliday died in 1901 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery
, London.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(25 December 1806 – 22 October 1901) was a British civil servant and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal.
Halliday was born on Christmas Day in 1806, the son of Thomas Halliday and Maria Margaretha Morrice, of Ewell
Ewell
Ewell is a village in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, close to the southern boundary of Greater London. It is located 14 miles south-south-west of Charing Cross and forms part of the suburbia that surrounds Greater London. Despite its growing population it is still referred to as a...
, Surrey. He was educated at St. Paul's School, Rugby, and the East India College, (Haileybury). His younger brother was General John Gustavus Halliday (1822–1917).
Halliday was the first Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
(India). He was also an eyewitness to the last suttee (ritual burning) carried out before the practice was banned in 1829. He was Member of the Council of India
Council of India
The Council of India was the name given at different times to two separate bodies associated with British rule in India.The original Council of India was established by the Regulating Act of 1773 as a council of four formal advisors to the Governor-General at Fort William...
from 1868 to 1886.
Halliday was also a fine player of the double-bass.
On 25 December 1834 in Calcutta Cathedral, he married Louisa Macgregor, and they had six children: Frederick Mytton, George Thomas, Eliza, Maria, Charles and Ella. George Thomas (b 1841) was later a Lieutenant-General.
Halliday died in 1901 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in South West London, England . It is managed by The Royal Parks and is one of the Magnificent Seven...
, London.