Lieutenant-General Charles Wright Younghusband (20 June 1821 – 28 October 1899) CB FRS was a British Army officer and meteorologist.
Charles Younghusband | |
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| Born | Charles Wright Younghusband 20 June 1821 |
| Died | 28 October 1899 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
Early life and education
editHe was the son of Maj.-Gen. Charles Younghusband (1778–1843) and Frances Romer (1789–1843). His four brothers were also Army officers.
Career
editLike his father, he was an officer in the Royal Artillery. Aged 16, he was described as "probably the youngest and smallest officer in the service".[1]
Aged 20, he was appointed acting superintendent of the Magnetic Observatory in Toronto, Canada, and acted as its director from 1841 to 1844.[1]
He later served in the Crimea and became superintendent of the Royal Gun Factory.
Selected publications
edit- "Magnetical and Meteorological Observations at Lake Athabasca and Fort Simpson", with John Henry Lefroy (1855)
- "Observations on Days of Unusual Magnetic Disturbance: Made at the British Colonial Magnetic Observatories, Under The Departments of the Ordnance And Admiralty", with Sir Edward Sabine
Awards and honours
editHe was made a fellow of the Royal Society on 3 June 1852.
Personal life
editOn 2 April 1825 at Brockville, Ontario, Canada, he married Mary Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Jonas Jones, judge and politician.[2] His son, Captain Frank Campbell Younghusband (7 January 1851 – 16 May 1894) was also an Army officer.
His nephew was the explorer Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband.
References
edit- ^ a b Thiessen, A. D. (1941). "Her Majesty's Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto". Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 35: 205.
- ^ "Parish Register of Brockville and Vicinity, 1814–1830". Papers and Records Vol 38. Ontario Historical Society. Retrieved 2 May 2013.