| Sir Herbert Chermside GCMG, CB | |
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| In office March 24, 1902 – October 10, 1904 |
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| Monarch | King Edward VII |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lamington |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Chelmsford |
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| Born | July 31, 1850 Wilton, Wiltshire, England, UK |
| Died | September 24, 1929 (aged 79) London, England, UK |
| Nationality |  British |
| Spouse | Geraldine Katharine Webb (1899–1910) Clementine Maria Reuter (from 1920) |
| Profession | British Army soldier |
Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Charles Chermside GCMG, CB (31 July 1850 – 24 September 1929) was a British soldier who served as Governor of Queensland in Australia from 1902 to 1904. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie 2nd Baron Lamington, GCMG, GCIE (29 July 1860 &ndash 16 September 1940 was a British politician and Frederic John Napier Thesiger 1st Viscount Chelmsford, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, PC (12 August 1868 - 1 April 1933 was a British Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Please see " Lieutenant General " for other countries which use this rank Lieutenant-General ( Lt Gen) is a senior rank The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on
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Early life and education
Chermside was born in the town of Wilton in Wiltshire in 1850. Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, (of which it was once the County town) England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link He was a scholar at Eton College and then attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich where he graduated at the top of his year and was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in 1870. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The Royal Military Academy ( RMA) at Woolwich, in south-east London, was a British Army Military academy for the training of Commissioned The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps [1]
Military career
In 1871, Chermside and several other officers visited Paris during the Paris Commune, and were accused of supporting the Communards, narrowly escaping execution. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May The Communards were members and supporters of the short-lived 1871 Paris Commune formed in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War and France's defeat After a posting in Ireland, he joined Benjamin Leigh Smith's expedition to the Arctic in 1873. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Benjamin Leigh Smith, b 1828 – d 1913 was a British yachtsman and Arctic explorer The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. [2]
In 1876, Chermside was sent to Turkey to work with the Turkish forces after Serbia and Montenegro declared war on the country in July. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! He was working as a military attaché to Turkey in 1877, when Russia also declared war. A military attaché is a Military Expert who is part of a Diplomatic mission; this post is normally filled by a high-ranking officer Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending After six months with the Turkish boundary commission, he was appointed Military Vice Consul to Anatolia in July 1879. A Vice Consul a subordinate officer authorized to exercise consular functions in some particular part of a district controlled by a consulate. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black [2]
In 1882, Chermside was promoted to Captain, and appointed to the British Army's intelligence staff in Egypt. Please see " Captain " for other versions of this rank Captain is a rank in the British armed forces that is used in the Army, Royal Navy The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. He was given command of the Egyptian Army's 1st Battalion by the army's Sirdar, Evelyn Wood, and spent four years in Egypt where he took part in the British expedition in Suakin, against Muhammad Ahmad's Mahdist forces and served as governor-general of the Red Sea littoral. Sardar ( Persian: سردار) (Sɐrdar is a title of Persian origin used for military or political leaders Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood VC GCB GCMG (9 February 1838 - 2 December 1919 was a British Field Marshal and Suakin is a port in north eastern Sudan, on the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port on the Red Sea but is now a secondary port to Port Sudan Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Muhammad Ahmed Al Mahdi Arabic:محمد أحمد المهدي ( August In Islamic eschatology the Mahdi ( ar مهدي, also Mehdi; "Guided One" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. Littoral refers to the coast of an ocean or sea or to the banks of a river lake or estuary He was transferred to Wadi Halfa in October 1886, and spent the next two years repelling Mahdist incursions at Sarras. Wadi Halfa ( Arabic: وادي حلفا is a town in the northern Sudanese state of Northern on the shores of Lake Nubia (the Sudanese section [2]
Although still a captain in the Royal Engineers, Chermside was brevetted major (1883), lieutenant-colonel (1884) and colonel (1887). In the UK and US military brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a Commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily but usually without receiving In 1888 he returned to consular duties, spending a year in Kurdistan and seven years as military attaché to Constantinople. History See also History of the Kurdish people Ancient period See also Hurrians, Guti, Mannaeans, Medes Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS He then was assigned to reorganise the gendarmerie of the newly-autonomous Republic of Crete, later taking command of the British troops there and serving as military commissioner. [2]
In 1899, Chermside returned to Britain, briefly commanding the Curragh Camp in Ireland before commanding the 14th brigade and the 3rd division in South Africa during the Second Boer War. The Curragh Camp is an army base and military college located in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: In 1901, he resumed command at the Curragh, but in that same year was appointed the first post-Federation Governor of Queensland in Australia. The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australia's monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [2]
Governor of Queensland
Chermside arrived in Brisbane on 24 March 1902 to find Queensland in the grip of a drought and economic recession. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply A recession is a contraction phase of the Business cycle. The U He immediately volunteered to forgo 15 per cent of his gubernatorial salary, and his sacrifice and approachable nature made him a popular figure amongst the Queensland public. However, concerned by the parliamentary attitude to the role of governor, Chermside decided to resign in 1904, although he delayed the announcement until a political crisis had been dealt with by granting a dissolution of parliament to Premier Sir Arthur Morgan after several failed attempts to establish a stable government. In Parliamentary systems a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a Legislature at the call of an Election. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Sir Arthur Morgan (19 September 1856 – 20 December 1916 was the Premier of Queensland, Australia from 1903 to 1906 Once he had opened the new parliament, Chermside announced his retirement and left Queensland on 8 October on pre-retirement leave. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses [1]
Family and later life
Herbert Chermside was the second son of the rector of Wilton, Reverend Richard Seymour Conway Chermside, and his wife, Emily Dawson. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic His paternal grandfather was the military surgeon Sir Robert Chermside. [2]
Chermside was married twice: to Geraldine Katherine Webb whom he married in 1899, although she died in 1910; and to Clementine Maria Reuter (daughter of Paul Reuter) from 1920. Paul Julius Baron von Reuter ( July 21, 1816 - February 25, 1899) was a German -born British journalist and media owner Both marriages were childless. [1]
Sir Herbert retired from the British Army in 1907 at the rank of Lieutenant-General. Please see " Lieutenant General " for other countries which use this rank Lieutenant-General ( Lt Gen) is a senior rank He died in London, aged 79, on 24 September 1929. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Honours and legacy
Chermside was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1886. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George He was also made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1880, upgraded to Knight Commander (KCMG) in 1897 and Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) in 1899. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George [1]
The Brisbane suburb of Chermside is named after him. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Chermside is a suburb on the north side of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d Paul D. Wilson, Chermside, Sir Herbert Charles (1850 - 1929), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 631-632. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB is a multi-volume project published by Melbourne University Press.
- ^ a b c d e f C. V. Owen, Chermside, Sir Herbert Charles (1850–1929), rev. M. G. M. Jones, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008. The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history published from 1885
- ^ History of Chermside, Our Brisbane (City of Brisbane).
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| Preceded by The Lord Lamington |
Governor of Queensland 1902–1904 |
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