Henry St Clair Wilkins | |
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| Born | (1828-12-03)December 3, 1828 |
| Died | December 15, 1896(1896-12-15) (aged 68) Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London |
| Buried | Brookwood Cemetery 51°18′50″N0°34′30″W / 51.314°N 0.575°W /51.314; -0.575 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Bombay Engineers |
| Years of service | 1847–1882 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | Aden Campaign, Abyssinian Campaign |
| Awards | Abyssinian War Medal |
| Alma mater | Addiscombe Military Seminary |
| Spouse | Violet McIntyre (m. 1856) |
GeneralHenry St Clair Wilkins (3 December 1828 – 15 December 1896) was a British army officer who served theEast India Company in India, Aden and later in Abyssinia. He was also a noted architect and is credited with having designed several buildings.[1]
He was the son of George Wilkins,Archdeacon ofNottingham and was born on 3 December 1828.[1] After passing through the military college of theEast India Company atAddiscombe he received a commission as lieutenant in theBombay Engineers on 11 June 1847. He was promoted as captain in 1858, lieutenant-colonel in 1867, colonel in 1868, major-general in 1877, lieutenant-general in 1878 and finally as a general in 1882, when he retired.[1]
He served with the field force fromAden against the Arabs in 1858. He commanded theRoyal Engineers throughout theAbyssinian campaign of 1868, and wasmentioned in dispatches by LordNapier of Magdala for his 'invaluable and important services during the expedition.[2] He was appointedaide-de-camp toQueen Victoria, with the rank ofcolonel in the army, and received the medal.[1]
An accomplisheddraughtsman and artist, Wilkins was employed in architectural and engineering works in thepublic works department ofBritish India, and his designs were remarkable for their fitness and beauty.[1][3][4]
Among them may be noted:[1]
Wilkins published the following books:-
He died suddenly on 15 December 1896 at his residence at Queen's Gate,South Kensington. Wilkins was married in 1856 to Violet, daughter of Colonel Colin Campbell McIntyre, C.B., of the78th Highlanders. He is buried with his wife inBrookwood Cemetery inSurrey.
Architecture by Wilkins:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1900). "Wilkins, Henry St. Clair". InLee, Sidney (ed.).Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 263–264.| International | |
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