NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Barnes, Edward, Sir, 1776-1838 NRA: Barnes Sir Edward (1776-1838) Knight Lieutenant General Governor of Ceylon DNB: Barnes, Sir Edward (1776–1838), army officer LBT ID: EdBarne1838 | B/BAP: 1776 DIED: 1838-03-19 |
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Military officer; after service in the West Indies he was a staff officer under
Wellington in the Peninsular War and was severely wounded at Waterloo; he was Governor of
Ceylon (1824-31). | |