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James Leith
Sir James Leith
British Army officer.
Wikipedia | James Leith (British Army Officer, Born 1763)
Statements about
James Leith
Instance Of
Human
Sex or Gender
Male
Cause of Death
Yellow Fever
Award Received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Army Gold Medal
Commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword
Order of Military Merit
(1816)
Subject Named As
:
Croix du mérite militaire
Point in Time
:
1816
Date of Birth
1763
8/8/1763
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
Date of Death
10/16/1816
Given Name
James
Image
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Occupation
Military Personnel
Place of Death
Barbados
Described by Source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Leith, James (DNB00)
Educated At
University of Aberdeen
Family Name
Leith
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of Birth
Leith Hall
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Aberdeenshire
Country
:
Kingdom of Great Britain
Father
John Leith of Leith Hall
Mother
Harriot Steuart
Spouse
Lady Augusta Forbes
(2/14/1798 - )
Start Time
:
2/14/1798
Position Held
Colonial Governor of Guadeloupe
(8/11/1815 - 7/24/1816)
Nature of Statement
:
Acting
Replaces
:
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Replaced By
:
Antoine Philippe De Lardenoy
Start Time
:
8/11/1815
End Time
:
7/24/1816
List of Governors of the Leeward Islands
(1814 - 10/16/1816)
Replaces
:
Hugh Elliot
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
:
1814
End Time
:
10/16/1816
List of Governors of Barbados
(5/10/1815 - 10/16/1816)
Replaces
:
George Beckwith
End Cause
:
Death
Start Time
:
5/10/1815
End Time
:
10/16/1816
Start of Work Period
1780
End of Work Period
1816
Place of Burial
Westminster Abbey
External Pages About James Leith
ISNI
UK National Archives
Wikidata
