Lynedoch Gardiner

General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner (1820–1897) was a British knight and British Army general who served in the Royal Artillery and was on the Royal Commission for the Defence of Canada in 1861.[1]

He was born in 1820, a son of General Sir Robert Gardiner, and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, entering the Royal Artillery in 1837, and subsequently serving in Canada and in India.[2]

He was Equerry to Queen Victoria from 1872 to 1896.[3] The Queen granted him use of Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Park as a grace and favour residence. From 1896 to 1897 he was King of Arms of the Order of the Bath and Commandant of the Horse Artillery.[2]

There is a photograph of Gardiner and his daughter in the Royal Collection.[3] His diaries – covering the years 1837 and 1839–68 – are held at Cambridge University Library.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner: Diaries". Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives. 1837–1868. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Obituary". New York Times. 16 December 1897.
  3. 1 2 "Colonel Lynedoch Gardiner and his daughter. 1874. Royal Household Portraits. Volume 55.". Collection. Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Diaries: Gardiner, Sir Henry Lynedoch (1820–1897) Knight General". Discovery. The National Archives (United Kingdom). Retrieved 23 July 2016.
Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Admiral Lord Frederic Kerr		 King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
1896–97 		Succeeded by
Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeil
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