Charles Craufurd Hay
Lieutenant-General Charles Craufurd Hay (1809–1873) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope.
Charles Craufurd Hay | |
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| Born | 1809 |
| Died | 1873 Isle of Wight |
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| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Military career
Hay was commissioned as an ensign in the 19th Regiment of Foot on 27 June 1824.[1] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1868, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1870, before retiring in September 1873.[2] As acting governor he was sympathetic to the claims of the Griqua Chief, Nicolaas Waterboer, against the Government of the Orange Free State.[3]
He was also colonel of the 58th Regiment of Foot and then of the 93rd Regiment of Foot.[4]
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References
- "No. 18043". The London Gazette. 10 July 1824. p. 1131.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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- "No. 23422". The London Gazette. 15 September 1868. p. 4991.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Fisher Macintosh |
Colonel of the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1868–1873 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry William Stisted |
| Preceded by Edward Buckley Wynyard |
Colonel of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot 1864–1868 |
Succeeded by William Sullivan |
| British occupation 1806–1814 |
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| British colony 1814–1910 |
Those in italics were Acting Governors
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