Nathaniel Stevenson
Nathaniel Stevenson
Born1840
Died1911
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1858 - 1899
RankGeneral
Commands heldNorthern District

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 General Officer Commanding Northern District in 1889, General Officer Commanding North Eastern District later in the year and 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 was appointed Colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on 8 March 1902.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 22176". The London Gazette. 24 August 1858. p. 3904.
  2. ↑ "No. 22701". The London Gazette. 23 January 1863. p. 379.
  3. ↑ "No. 24858". The London Gazette. 25 June 1880. p. 2646.
  4. ↑ "No. 25407". The London Gazette. 24 October 1884. p. 4589.
  5. ↑ World Leaders
  6. ↑ "No. 26980". The London Gazette. 22 June 1898. p. 3849.
  7. ↑ "No. 27432". The London Gazette. 9 May 1902. p. 3090.
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