Henry Bloomfield (politician)

Lieutenant-General Henry Keane Bloomfield (died 1 February 1870) was an English-Australian soldier and politician.

He was a soldier, being first commissioned as an ensign in 1813 with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. He served at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and in 1816 was transferred to the 11th Regiment of Foot as a corporal. He was further promoted to lieutenant in 1817, captain in 1824, major in 1838 and lieutenant colonel in 1845. He became a colonel in 1854. In 1856, while in command of the army in New South Wales, he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, but he left the colony with the regiment in 1857.[1]

In 1867 he was given the colonelcy for life of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot[2] and in 1868 made Lieutenant-General. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of New South Wales (2008). "Mr Henry Keane Bloomfield ( -1870)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot". regiments. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23422. p. 4995. 15 September 1868. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir James Freeth		 Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
1867–1870 		Succeeded by
Sir Charles Algernon Lewis
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