Arthur Edward Hardinge

Sir Arthur Hardinge
Born	2 March 1828
Died	15 July 1892 Weymouth, Dorset
Buried	Fordcombe, Kent
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Bombay Army
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire

General Sir Arthur Edward Harding KCB CIE (2 March 1828 – 15 July 1892) was Governor of Gibraltar.

Military career

Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41st Regiment of Foot in 1844. He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India. In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards. He went to the Crimea as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1854 and was present at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Balaclava, Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol. He became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe in 1856 and became Equerry to Prince Albert in 1858 and, following Albert's death, he became Equerry to The Queen. He was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army in 1881 and Governor of Gibraltar in 1886.

Family

In 1858 he married Mary Georgina Francis Ellis and together they went on to have one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters.

References

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Henry Warre	C-in-C, Bombay Army 1881–1886	Succeeded by Sir Charles Arbuthnot
Preceded by Sir Thomas Steele	Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1890–1892	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Stephenson
Government offices
Preceded by Sir John Adye	Governor of Gibraltar 1886–1890	Succeeded by Sir Leicester Smyth